American writer, novelist, musician, composer and critic who is often considered the first American existentialist. In the ’90s, he was the subject of a Bertolucci…
American singer-songwriter and actress, who was the runner-up on the ninth season of American Idol in 2010. She was the first female finalist in three…
George Bowering: A Literary Luminary with a Unique Human Design George Bowering, a Canadian professor and prolific writer, has etched his name in the annals…
American actor, writer, and producer. He also worked as a program director for NBC. He died of emphysema in Englewood, New Jersey on 12 March…
American athlete, a top ranking major league baseball pitcher, who played for the New York Yankees (1962–1968), Seattle Pilots (1969), Houston Astros (1969–1970) and Atlanta…
French painter and illustrator, recognised as a leading figure of the 19th century’s golden era of children’s book illustration, best known for his watercolours for…
French writer of historical studies and magazine articles on fashion and other topics. Something of a dandy, Boutet de Monvel was engaged with the fashion…
Dutch poet, classicist, and mystic. After finishing the Gymnasium Middelburg, he began to study classical languages in 1890 at the University of Utrecht, and graduated…
French writer, critic, film historian and director, also known as Emmanuel Le Lauraguais and Roger Mijema. He died on 14 May 2001 at Bassanne. Link…
French government employee; appointed General Secretary of the Vichy police by Prime Minister Pierre Laval during WW II, 1942, a post he held until the…
American sportswriter, formerly a professional ice hockey player (AHL’s Bridgeport Sound Tigers, 2007-2008), he has additionally coached professionally, most recently as an assistant coach for…
French cartoonist and comic book writer. He died in Paris on 12 June 1997. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Chris Bourne: A Musical Journey and Human Design Insight Chris Bourne, born on November 21, 1992, in Southend-On-Sea, England, is a renowned British singer and…
American photographer, photojournalist and war correspondent with a dramatic life. The second child of a successful New York engineer and designer and his socially progressive…
French film director and screenwriter. His film Sundays and Cybele won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1962. Link to Wikipedia biography
French criminal profiler and writer. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
Jean-Loup Bourget: A Prolific French Writer and Film Critic Jean-Loup Bourget, born on December 24, 1944, in Dole, France, is a renowned French writer and…
French novelist, playwright, poet, writer, director, journalist, literary critic and photographer. His work is influenced by Sade and Georges Bataille. His friends included Man Ray…
German singer and songwriter noted as the writer (or co-writer) of several notable songs including Rihanna’s “Bitch Better Have My Money” and “Higher”, and Nick Brewer’s “Talk…
French informatician and astrologer, he created the program “Infociel” in 1988. Also writer and photographer.
Claude Bourdet: A Trailblazing French Writer and Politician Claude Bourdet, born on October 28, 1909, in the vibrant city of Paris, France, was a multifaceted…
Belgian writer and poet as well as a militant Walloon early twentieth century. He had won on the battlefield his lieutenant star and was made…
Brazilian politician, activist and writer, a member of the National Coordination of Homeless Workers’ Movement (MTST). Boulos joined the Socialism and Liberty Party (PSOL) in…
French writer famous for “The Bridge Over the River Kwai,” 1954, which was made into an award winning film in 1957. He earned a degree…
Pierre Boulez: A Revolutionary Maestro and His Human Design Pierre Boulez, born on March 26, 1925, in Montbrison, France, was a renowned French composer and…
French chef, restaurateur, and the author of cookery books that popularised French cuisine in the English-speaking world. Boulestin was the first television chef, broadcasting for…
Canadian musician, a song-writer and lead singer of “Offenbach,” a major Quebec rock group. They released an English-language LP “Never Too Tender.” After the group…
French humourist, comedian, film director, and screenwriter, born in a jewish tunisian family. He won the César for Best supporting actor in 1986, playing in…
French writer, film critic and television producer. He died on 29 May 2011 in Paris. Link to Wikipedia biography (French)
French screenwriter, actor, and novelist. He won a Best Screenplay Oscar nomination for “That Man From Rio” 1964. Link to Wikipedia biography
American lawyer, writer, and lecturer specializing in the U.S. criminal justice system and Latin American policy. He has served as the 29th district attorney of…
French magistrate and writer. Pierre Bouchardon published numerous books on criminal cases, what we now call “true crime” stories. He died on 10 November 1950…
American singer-songwriter and tambourine-player with Oh Honey, an American indie pop band from Brooklyn, New York formed by her and singer-songwriter Mitchy Collins in 2013.…
French lyricist and composer. Married to actress-writer Nathalie Rheims in 1981. He died on 27 June 2008. Link to Wikipedia biography
French singer-songwriter, poet and playwright. He is best known for his popular songs about his native Brittany, of which the most famous is ‘La Paimpolaise.’…
American-European writer, Professor Emeritus at Boston University and editor of News from the Republic of Letters. Botsford’s work as a novelist is divided into two…
Dutch journalist and writer. He followed the Gymmnasium in Zwolle and studied French Letters in Lausanne and Paris. In 1889 he wrote artcles about the…
American writer, the author of “Same Sex Unions in Pre-modern Europe.” He was a major figure in the study of gay-lesbian relationships. Died of AIDS…
American astrologer and writer.
Scottish poet, antiquary, song writer, and the first surviving son of Samuel Johnson’s friend and biographer James Boswell of Auchinleck. Alexander Boswell used the funds…
Pierre Bost: A Creative Force in French Literature and Cinema Pierre Bost, born on September 5, 1901, in Lasalle, France, was a distinguished French screenwriter,…
Indian Bengali polymath, physicist, biologist, botanist, archaeologist, as well as an early writer of science fiction. He pioneered the investigation of radio and microwave optics,…
Brazilian composer, songwriter, record producer and journalist. He was very active and significant in the creation and development of the Bossa nova style in Brazil.…
Henri Bosco: A Literary Visionary Guided by Human Design Born on November 16, 1888, in the enchanting city of Avignon, France, Henri Bosco emerged as…
French writer, he obtained the “Grand Prix de l’Académie Française” for his first novel “Constellation”, in 2014, inspired by a plane crash. Link to Wikipedia…