363 illustrations of famous people including: Johann Sebastian Bach, Francis Bacon, Phineas Barnum, Clara Barton, Pierre Beauregard, Ludwig von Beethoven, Alexander Graham Bell, Giovanni Bellini, Thomas H. Benton, Anne Boleyn, Napoleon Bonaparte, Daniel Boone, John Wilkes Booth, Lord Henry Brougham, John Brown, James Buchanan, Edmund Burke, General Ambrose Burnside, and more

(1783-1830) Simon Bolivar was a patriot for South American Independence. He fought against the Spanish for his country of Venezuela. The southern part of Peru was named Bolivia, in honor of him.

Simon Bolivar

(1783-1830) Simon Bolivar was a patriot for South American Independence. He fought against the Spanish…

The first assistant corresponding secretary of the Woman's National Christian Temperance Union.

Sarah Knowles Bolton

The first assistant corresponding secretary of the Woman's National Christian Temperance Union.

"The celebrated warrior and Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, was born at Ajaccio, in the island of Corsica." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Napoleon Bonaparte

"The celebrated warrior and Emperor of the French, Napoleon Bonaparte, was born at Ajaccio, in the island…

(1769-1821) King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine, born Napoleone di Buonaparte.

Napoleon Bonaparte

(1769-1821) King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of…

A military and political leader of France in the early 19th century.

Napoleon Bonaparte

A military and political leader of France in the early 19th century.

The Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814.

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Emperor of France from 1804 to 1814.

First Governor of Illinois

Shadrach Bond

First Governor of Illinois

(1822-1899) Marie Bonheur was a famous animal painter.

Marie R. Bonheur

(1822-1899) Marie Bonheur was a famous animal painter.

(1822-1899) French Realist painter.

Rosa Bonheur

(1822-1899) French Realist painter.

(1822-1899) Marie-Rosalle Bonheur, also called Rosa Bonheur, was a French realist painter and sculptor.

Rosa Bonheur

(1822-1899) Marie-Rosalle Bonheur, also called Rosa Bonheur, was a French realist painter and sculptor.

(672-754) Saint Boniface was the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid or Wynfrith, was a missionary who propogated Christianity in the Frankish Empire during the 8th century. He was murdered in Frisia.

Saint Boniface

(672-754) Saint Boniface was the Apostle of the Germans, born Winfrid or Wynfrith, was a missionary…

Reporter, known for working on the <em>Courant, Republican, Mirror,</em> and <em>Merchant's Ledger.</em>

Robert Bonner

Reporter, known for working on the Courant, Republican, Mirror, and Merchant's Ledger.

Boone first reached Kentucky in the fall of 1767 when on a long hunt with his brother Squire Boone, Jr.

Daniel Boone's First Sight of Kentucky

Boone first reached Kentucky in the fall of 1767 when on a long hunt with his brother Squire Boone,…

(1734-1820) Archetype of the American frontiersman.

Daniel Boone

(1734-1820) Archetype of the American frontiersman.

(1734-1820) Archetype of the American frontiersman.

Daniel Boone

(1734-1820) Archetype of the American frontiersman.

An American pioneer and hunter

Daniel Boone

An American pioneer and hunter

(1734-1820) American pioneer and hunter.

Daniel Boone

(1734-1820) American pioneer and hunter.

Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes of the United States. Boone is most famous for his exploration and settlement of what is now the U.S. state of Kentucky.

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk…

Daniel Boone as a hunter when he was a boy

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone as a hunter when he was a boy

Boone trying to eat

Daniel Boone

Boone trying to eat

Daniel Boone escapes

Daniel Boone

Daniel Boone escapes

Famous 19th century actor, and brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Lincoln. Booth played in <em>Richard III</em> and many Shakespearean tragedies.

Edwin Booth

Famous 19th century actor, and brother of John Wilkes Booth, who assassinated President Lincoln. Booth…

John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. on April 14, 1865.

John Wilkes Booth

John Wilkes Booth was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of…

Founder of The Salvation Army.

Rev. William Booth

Founder of The Salvation Army.

A British Methodist preacher who founded the Salvation Army.

William Booth

A British Methodist preacher who founded the Salvation Army.

First Governor of West Virginia

Arthur J. Boreman

First Governor of West Virginia

Brian Boroimhe, King of Munster.

Boroimhe

Brian Boroimhe, King of Munster.

Bossuet.

Bossuet

Bossuet.

(1703-1770) French painter and a proponent of Rococo taste, known for idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories representing the arts or pastoral occupations, and intended as a sort of two-dimensional furniture.

Francois Boucher

(1703-1770) French painter and a proponent of Rococo taste, known for idyllic and voluptuous paintings…

French general and politician

General George Ernest Boulanger

French general and politician

(1814-1874) French writer and archaeologist.

Charles Etienne Brasseur de Bourbourg

(1814-1874) French writer and archaeologist.

La Bourdonnais.

Bourdonnais

La Bourdonnais.

John Parker Boyd (1764 &ndash; 1830) was an officer in the United States Army, from various periods from 1786 to the end of the War of 1812. He commanded the troops defeated at the Battle of Crysler's Farm in late 1813.

John Parker Boyd

John Parker Boyd (1764 – 1830) was an officer in the United States Army, from various periods…

(1849-1895) Norwegian writer that wrote Gunnar, Goethe and Schiller

Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen

(1849-1895) Norwegian writer that wrote Gunnar, Goethe and Schiller

(1627-1691) An Irish natural philosopher noted for his physics and chemistry. Dr. Boyle was known for <em>The Sceptical Chymist</em>.

Robert Boyle

(1627-1691) An Irish natural philosopher noted for his physics and chemistry. Dr. Boyle was known for…

General Braddock was commander-in-chief of the British and colonial forces.

Braddock

General Braddock was commander-in-chief of the British and colonial forces.

General Edward Braddock (1695 &ndash; July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War.

General Edward Braddock

General Edward Braddock (1695 – July 13, 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for…

Famous English politician, in the House of Commons.

Charles Bradlaugh

Famous English politician, in the House of Commons.

Portrait of General Bragg. General Bragg was in command at Pensacola, with a force of 7,000 men from Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Florida.

General Bragg

Portrait of General Bragg. General Bragg was in command at Pensacola, with a force of 7,000 men from…

Lawyer and congressman who served during the Civil War for the Union.

General E. S. Bragg

Lawyer and congressman who served during the Civil War for the Union.

Astronomer

Tycho Brache

Astronomer

(1546-1601) Danish nobleman best known as an early astronomer, though in his lifetime he was also well known as an astrologer and alchemist.

Tycho Brahe

(1546-1601) Danish nobleman best known as an early astronomer, though in his lifetime he was also well…

Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 - October 24, 1601), was a Danish nobleman famed for his accurate and comprehensive astronomical and planetary observations. Hailing from Scania, then part of Denmark, now part of modern-day Sweden, Brahe was well known in his lifetime as an astronomer and alchemist.

Tycho Brahe

Tycho Brahe, born Tyge Ottesen Brahe (December 14, 1546 - October 24, 1601), was a Danish nobleman famed…

(1444-1514) Italian architect who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance style to Rome with his most famous work, St. Peter's Basilica.

Donato Bramante

(1444-1514) Italian architect who introduced the Early Renaissance style to Milan and the High Renaissance…

(1782-1863) Branch served as Florida's sixth territorial governor (1844-1845).

John Branch

(1782-1863) Branch served as Florida's sixth territorial governor (1844-1845).

(1842-1927) Georg Morris Cohen Brandes was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian literature from th 1870s through the turn of the 20th century.

Georg Brandes

(1842-1927) Georg Morris Cohen Brandes was a Danish critic and scholar who had great influence on Scandinavian…

(1457-1521) German humanist and satirist.

Sebastian Brandt

(1457-1521) German humanist and satirist.

"General Brannan, born in the District of Columbia in 1819, was graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1841, and stationed at Plattsburg, N. Y., in 1841-'42. During the Mexican War he was first lieutenant in the First Artillery. He took part in the battles of Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, La Hoya, Contreras and Churubusco, and for gallant and meritorious conduct was brevetted captain on August 28th, 1847. During the next fourteen years he performed much arduous service on the frontier, and from 1856 till 1858 took a gallant part in the campaign against the Seminoles. On September 28th, 1861, he was promoted to be brigadier general of volunteers, serving in the far South until January 24th, 1863. On October 10th, 1863, he became chief of artillery of the Department of the Cumberland, and held that position till June 25th, 1865. On March 13th, 1865, he was brevetted brigadier general in the regular army for his part in the capture of Atlanta, and major general for gallant and meritorious services during the war." &mdash;Leslie, 1896

General John M. Brannan

"General Brannan, born in the District of Columbia in 1819, was graduated from the United States Military…

John Brant was a Mohawk chief and government official in Upper Canada, and he was the son of Joseph Brant

John Brant

John Brant was a Mohawk chief and government official in Upper Canada, and he was the son of Joseph…

A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.

Joseph Brant

A British military officer during the American Revolutionary War as well as a Mohawk leader.

(1742-1807) A Mohawk who held a colonel's commission from the King. After the revolution he returned from England to assist the Mohawk people.

Joseph Brant (Thayendanegea)

(1742-1807) A Mohawk who held a colonel's commission from the King. After the revolution he returned…

A famous German humanist and satirist, famous for <em>Das Narrenschiff</em>.

Sebastian Brant

A famous German humanist and satirist, famous for Das Narrenschiff.

(1821-1875) Vice president to President Pierce

John C. Breckenridge

(1821-1875) Vice president to President Pierce

(1821-1875) American soldier, statesman, and vice president to President Buchanan.

John Cabell Breckenridge

(1821-1875) American soldier, statesman, and vice president to President Buchanan.

General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky, the 14th Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the Civil War and the last Confederate Secretary of War.

John C. Breckinridge

General John C. Breckinridge (1821 - 1875) was a lawyer, U.S. Representative and Senator from Kentucky,…

John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of the United States, Southern Democratic candidate for President in 1860, a Confederate general in the American Civil War, and the last Confederate Secretary of War.

John Cabell Breckinridge

John Cabell Breckinridge was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, Senator from Kentucky, Vice President of…

(1801-1865) Fredrika was a Swedish writer and feminist activist.

Fredrika Bremer

(1801-1865) Fredrika was a Swedish writer and feminist activist.

(1827-1906) A 19th-century French Realist painter. Breton is famous for painting <em>The Song of the Lark</em>, <em>The End of the Working Day</em>

Jules Breton

(1827-1906) A 19th-century French Realist painter. Breton is famous for painting The Song of the

(--1815) American Patriot who helped troops in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

Rebecca Brewton

(--1815) American Patriot who helped troops in South Carolina during the Revolutionary War.

Lomenie de Brienne.

Brienne

Lomenie de Brienne.