Names
- Barrymore, John, 1882-19421
- Barzun, Jacques, 1907-20121
- Beard, Charles A (Charles Austin), 1874-19481
- BeneĢt, William Rose, 1886-19501
- Bentley, Eric, 1916-1
- Berlin, Isaiah, 1909-19971
- Berlioz, Hector, 1803-18691
- Berryman, John, 1914-19721
- Bessie, Alvah Cecil, 1904-19851
- Bogan, Louise, 1897-19701
- Booth, Philip1
- Bourne, Randolph Silliman, 1886-19181
- Bowen, Catherine Drinker, 1897-19731
- Boyesen, Hjalmar Hjorth, 1848-18951
- Boyle, Kay, 1902-19921
- Bradbury, Ray, 1920-20121
- Brooks, Cleanth, 1906-19941
- Brooks, Van Wyck, 1886-19631
- Buckley, William F., Jr., 1925-20081
- Bundy, McGeorge1