Name
- Bacon, Francis, Viscount St Albans,, Lord Chancellor, politician and philosopher, 1561-16262
- Balde, François, the elder; merchant, at Frankfort, fl 16542
- Bamfield, Samuel, of Honiton, Devon; author and teacher of mathematics, fl 17622
- Barrère, Pierre, French physician and naturalist, 1690-17552
- Bell, Beaupré, the younger; antiquary2
- Beverland, Adrian, Dutch jurist and philosopher, d 17122
- Beverningh, Hieronymus, Dutch envoy to England, 1614-16902
- Bond, John, MD2
- Bonnefons, Jean, the elder; French poet, d 16142
- Borlase, William, FRS; Vicar of Ludgvan and St Just; antiquary2
- Bose, Georg Matthias, German mathematician2
- Bossuet, Jacques Bénigne, Bishop of Meaux2
- Brandenburg, Elector of. Frederick William2
- Brosterhuizen, Jan, Professor of Greek at Breda2
- Brouncker, William, 2nd Viscount Brouncker, Chancellor and Keeper of the Great Seal to Queen Catherine, 1620?-16842
- Browne, Edward, MD, FRS; traveller, d 17082
- Brun, MD; of Montpellier2
- Brydone, Patrick, traveller and author2
- Burnet, Gilbert, Bishop of Salisbury, 1643-17152
- Buxtorf, Johann, the younger; German scholar2