[Botzaris], one of the heroes of the war of Greek independence (1789-1823).
[Bouchardon], a celebrated French sculptor (1698-1762).
[Boucher], a French painter, born at Paris (1703-1770).
[Boucher de Perthes], French naturalist and anthropologist, born in Ardennes (1783-1868).
[Boucicault, Dion], a dramatic writer, author of popular Irish pieces, as "The Colleen Bawn" and "The Shaughraun" (1822-1890).
[Boucicaut, Marshal de], one of the bravest and noblest of French soldiers, born at Tours; distinguished in several famous battles; was taken captive by the English at Agincourt; died in England (1364-1421).
[Boufflers, Chevalier de], field-marshal of France, courtier and author (1737-1815).
[Boufflers, Marquis de], marshal of France, distinguished for his defence of Namur (1695) and of Lille (1708), and his masterly retreat from Malplaquet (1645-1711).
[Bougainville, Louis Antoine de], a French navigator, born in Paris; voyaged round the world, which occupied him two years and a half; his "Travels" had a remarkably stimulating effect on the imaginations of the "philosophies," as described by him in "Un Voyage autour du Monde" (1729-1811).
[Bough, Sam], landscape painter, born at Carlisle, and settled in Edinburgh for 20 years (1822-1878).