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Famous People in History whose Surname begins with 'B' - 4
This category is for famous people in history whose surname begins with the letter 'B'. The names shown on this page are - Robert O'Hara Burke - Fanny Burney - Robert Burns - Edgar Rice Burroughs - Heinrich Theodor Böll.
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Robert O'Hara Burke
(1821-61) Robert O'Hara Burke was an Irish-Australian explorer. He led the first expedition to cross Australia south to north (1860-1).
Fanny Burney
(1752-1840) Fanny Burney (Frances, Madame d’Arblay)
the English novelist was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk. She wrote "Evelina" and "Cecilia".
Robert Burns
(1759-96) Robert Burns was a Scottish poet. He wrote many famous poems and songs including "Auld Lang Syne", "A Red, Red Rose", "Tam O' Shanter" and "To a Mouse".
Edgar Rice Burroughs
(1875-1950) Edgar Rice Burroughs the American novelist was born in Chicago, Illinois. He wrote "Tarzan of the Apes", "The Land that Time Forgot" and "The Lost Continent".
Heinrich Theodor Böll
(1917-1985) Heinrich Theodor Böll the German novelist was born in Cologne. "Billiards at Half-past Nine", "The Clown" and "Group Portrait with Lady". In 1972 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.