Names
- Benedict, Ruth, 1887-19481
- Bentley, Eric, 1916-1
- Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-19971
- Berlioz, Hector, 1803-18691
- Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-19791
- Blau, Peter M., 1918-20021
- Bly, Robert1
- Boas, Franz, 1858-19421
- Booth, Philip1
- Bowen, Catherine Drinker, 1897-19731
- Boyle, Kay, 1902-19922
- Bradbury, Ray, 1920-20121
- Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-19941
- Brown, Christy, 1932-19811
- Brown, Claude, 1937-1
- Buchwald, Art1
- Buck, Pearl S (Pearl Sydenstricker), 1892-19731
- Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-20082
- Bundy, McGeorge1
- Burns, James MacGregor1