List of People From Delaware - B

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• Walter W. Bacon (1879–1962), Mayor of Wilmington and Governor of Delaware
• John Backus (1924–2007), computer scientist, invented Fortran and Backus–Naur Form
• L. Heisler Ball (1861–1932), U.S. Representative and Senator from Delaware
• Phineas Banning (1830–1885), businessman and entrepreneur in Delaware and California
• Richard Bassett (1745–1815), U.S. Senator and Governor of Delaware
• Alice M. Batchelder (born 1944), attorney and judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
• Martin W. Bates (1786–1869), State Representative and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (1918–1985), veteran of World War II and Lieutenant Governor of Delaware
• James A. Bayard, Sr. (1767–1815), U.S. Representative and Senator from Delaware
• James A. Bayard, Jr. (1799–1880), U.S. Attorney and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Richard H. Bayard (1796–1868), Chief Justice and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Thomas F. Bayard (1828–1898), U.S. Senator from Delaware and U.S. Secretary of State
• Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (1868–1942), U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Gunning Bedford, Sr. (1742–1797), Revolutionary officer and Governor of Delaware
• Gunning Bedford, Jr. (1747–1812), lawyer and Continental Congressman from Delaware
• Caleb P. Bennett (1758–1836), Revolutionary officer and Governor of Delaware
• Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (born 1942), 47th Vice President of the United States and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• Joseph R. "Beau" Biden III (born 1969), lawyer and Attorney General of Delaware
• Sheena Benton (born 1982), Miss Delaware USA in 2005
• Valerie Bertinelli (born 1960), actress (One Day at a Time, Hot in Cleveland)
• Benjamin T. Biggs (1821–1893), U.S. Representative and Governor of Delaware
• Cedella Booker (1926–2008), Singer and Jamaica native, mother of the singer Bob Marley
• Nicole Bosso (born 1986), Miss Delaware USA 2007
• J. Caleb Boggs (1909–1993), Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• William H. Boyce (1855–1942), Justice of the Superior Court and U.S. Representative from Delaware
• Madison Brengle, (born 1990) Tennis player and 2007 Juniors Wimbledon runner-up
• Jay Briscoe, (born 1984) Professional wrestler and 8 time Ring Of Honor tag team champion with his brother Mark.
• Mark Briscoe (born 1985) Professional wrestler and 8 time Ring Of Honor tag team champion with his brother Jay.
• Dennis Brockenborough, trombone player
• Franklin Brockson (1865–1942), State Representative and U.S. Representative from Delaware
• James M. Broom (1776–1850), lawyer and U.S. Representative from Delaware
• Hugh T. Broomall (born 1948], Major General, Delaware Air National Guard
• Clifford Brown (1930–1956), influential jazz trumpeter
• C. Douglass Buck (1890–1965), Governor and U.S. Senator from Delaware
• David P. Buckson (born 1920), Attorney General and Governor of Delaware
• Colin Burns, (born 1982), professional soccer player in Norway
• Hiram R. Burton, (1841–1927), physician and U.S. Representative from Delaware
• William Burton, (1789–1866), physician and Governor of Delaware
• William Sharp Bush (17??–1812), U.S. Marine award winner in the War of 1812