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| Name | Lifetime | Nationality | Notable as | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa B | b. ? | Canadian | Poet | B |
| Jamie Babbit | b. 1970 | American | Film and television director | L |
| Paul Babeu | b. 1969 | American | Politician | G |
| Babydaddy | b. 1976 | American | Rock musician | G |
| Peter Bacanovic | b. 1962 | American | Stockbroker, defendant in ImClone trial | G |
| Dirk Bach | 1961–2012 | German | Actor, comedian | G |
| Don Bachardy | b. 1934 | American | Artist | G |
| Ruth Badger | b. 1978 | English | Reality show contestant, television presenter, business consultant | L |
| Joan Baez | b. 1941 | American | Folk musician | B |
| Bai Ling | b. 1966 | American | Actress | B |
| Paul Bailey | b. 1937 | British | Writer | G |
| Sheryl Bailey | American | Jazz musician | L | |
| Simon Bailey | 1955–1995 | English | Anglican priest | G |
| Jon Robin Baitz | b. 1961 | American | Playwright, television producer | G |
| Jack Baker | b. 1942 | American | Attorney, LGBT rights activist | G |
| James Robert Baker | 1946–1997 | American | Author | G |
| Josephine Baker | 1906–1975 | American | Entertainer | B |
| John Roman Baker | b. ? | British | Playwright | G |
| Marina Baker | b. 1967 | English | Writer, politician | B |
| John Balance | 1962–2004 | English | Rock and experimental musician | G |
| Kuwasi Balagoon | 1946—1986 | American | Black Panther, writer | B |
| Clare Balding | b. 1971 | English | BBC sports journalist | L |
| Long John Baldry | 1941–2005 | English | Blues-rock musician | G |
| James Baldwin | 1924–1987 | American | Writer | G |
| Oliver Baldwin, 2nd Earl Baldwin of Bewdley | 1899–1958 | English | Politician | G |
| Tammy Baldwin | b. 1962 | American | Member of the United States House of Representatives (D – Wisconsin) | L |
| Cristobal Balenciaga | 1885–1972 | Spanish | Fashion designer | G |
| Alan Ball | b. 1957 | American | Screenwriter | G |
| Amy Balliett | b. 1982 | American | LGBT rights activist | L |
| Ann Bancroft | b. 1955 | American | First woman to reach the North Pole | L |
| Herman Bang | 1857–1912 | Danish | Writer | G |
| Tallulah Bankhead | 1902–1968 | American | Actress | B |
| Azealia Banks | b. 1991 | American | Musician | B |
| Briana Banks | b. 1978 | American | Porn star | B |
| Christopher Banks | b. 1977 | New Zealander | Music producer, journalist | G |
| Kaushalya Bannerji | b. ? | Canadian | Poet | L |
| Ann Bannon | b. 1932 | American | Author | L |
| Patricia Barber | b. 1956 | American | Jazz musician | L |
| Samuel Barber | 1910–1981 | American | Classical music composer | G |
| Jillian Barberie | b. 1966 | American | Television host | B |
| Paris Barclay | b. 1956 | American | Television director | G |
| Alexander Bard | b. 1961 | Swedish | Pop musician | B |
| Jean-Pierre Barda | b. 1967 | Swedish | Musician, actor | B |
| Clive Barker | b. 1952 | English | Author, film director | G |
| Gregory Barker | b. 1966 | English | Politician | G |
| R. H. Barlow | 1918–1951 | American | Writer, anthropologist | G |
| Djuna Barnes | 1892–1982 | American | Writer | B |
| Fred Barnes | 1885–1938 | English | Entertainer | G |
| Hazel Barnes | b. 1915 | American | Philosopher | L |
| Micah Barnes | b. 1960 | Canadian | Pop musician | G |
| Rev. Paul Barnes | b. 1954 | American | Clergy | G |
| Richard Barnes | b. ? | English | Politician | G |
| James Barnett | b. 1986 | American | Activist | G |
| Lisa A. Barnett | 1958–2006 | American | Science Fiction and fantasy writer | L |
| Tim Barnett | b. 1958 | New Zealander | Member of the Parliament of New Zealand | G |
| Natalie Clifford Barney | 1876–1972 | American | Writer | L |
| Frank A. Barnhart | b. ? | American | Actor, producer, director | G |
| Andrew Barr | b. 1973 | Australian | Politician | G |
| Jean Barraqué | 1928–1973 | French | Classical music composer | G |
| Amanda Barrett | b. ? | American | Pop musician | L |
| Amanda Barrie | b. 1935 | English | Actress | B |
| John Barrowman | b. 1967 | Scottish | Actor | G |
| Drew Barrymore | b. 1975 | American | Actress | B |
| Michael Barrymore | b. 1952 | English | Entertainer | G |
| Richmond Barthé | 1901–1989 | American | Sculptor | G |
| Paul Bartel | 1938–2000 | American | Actor, writer, director | G |
| Roland Barthes | 1915–1980 | French | Literary theorist | G |
| Chris Bartlett | b. 1966 | American | Activist | G |
| Neil Bartlett | b. 1958 | English | Playwright | G |
| Jason Bartlett | b. ? | American | Politician | G |
| Lance Bass | b. 1979 | American | Pop musician | G |
| Bruce Bastian | b. 1948 | American | Businessman | G |
| Alan Bates | 1934–2003 | English | Actor | B |
| Katharine Lee Bates | 1859–1929 | American | Songwriter | L |
| Baton Bob | b. ? | American | Performance artist | G |
| Bryan Batt | b. 1963 | American | Actor | G |
| Deborah Batts | b. 1947 | American | Federal District Judge | L |
| Robert Bauman | b. 1937 | American | Politician | G |
| Bruce Bawer | b. 1956 | American | Writer | G |
| Meredith Baxter | b. 1947 | American | Actress | L |
| Howard Bayless | b. ? | American | Politician | G |
| Jaime Bayly | b. 1965 | Peruvian | Writer | B |
| Gary Beach | b. 1947 | American | Actor | G |
| Rikki Beadle-Blair | b. 1962 | English | Actor, writer | G |
| Simon Russell Beale | b. 1961 | English | Actor | G |
| Billy Bean | b. 1964 | American | Baseball player | G |
| James Beard | 1903–1985 | American | Chef and food writer | G |
| Amanda Bearse | b. 1958 | American | Actress, director | L |
| Cecil Beaton | 1904–1980 | English | Photographer | G |
| Bianca Beauchamp | b. 1977 | Canadian | Adult model | B |
| William Lygon, 7th Earl Beauchamp | 1872–1938 | British | Peer of the Realm, Liberal politician, Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports | B |
| Edward Douglas-Scott-Montagu, 3rd Baron Montagu of Beaulieu | b. 1926 | British | Peer of the Realm, Conservative politician, founder of National Motor Museum | B |
| Binkie Beaumont | 1908–1973 | British | Theatre manager, producer | G |
| Simone de Beauvoir | 1908–1986 | French | Author, philosopher | B |
| Alison Bechdel | 1960 | American | Cartoonist | L |
| Martha Beck | 1962 | American | Sociologist and life coach | L |
| Volker Beck | 1960 | German | Politician | G |
| Albrecht Becker | 1906–2002 | German | Photographer | G |
| Antoine Bédard | b. 1978 | Canadian | Musician | G |
| Sybille Bedford | 1911–2006 | English | Writer | B |
| Lucius Beebe | 1902–1966 | American | Photographer, railroad historian | G |
| Eve Beglarian | b. 1958 | American | Contemporary classical music performer-composer | L |
| Chad Beguelin | b. 1969 | American | Playwright and lyricist | G . |
| Brendan Behan | 1923–1964 | Irish | Author, poet, playwright | G |
| Aphra Behn | 1640–1689 | English | Writer | B |
| Frieda Belinfante | 1904–1995 | Dutch | Classical musician and conductor, member of the Dutch resistance | L |
| Andy Bell | b. 1964 | English | Rock musician (Erasure) | G |
| Arthur Bell | ?–1984 | American | Journalist (Village Voice); founding member of the Gay Activists Alliance | G |
| Simone Bell | b. ? | American | Politician | L |
| Jason Bellini | b. ? | American | Journalist | G |
| Paul Bellini | b. 1963 | Canadian | Comedy writer | G |
| Linda Bellos | b. 1950 | English | Black and LGBT activist, former London politician. | L |
| Sotiria Bellou | 1921–1997 | Greek | Rebetiko musician | L |
| Birgitt Bender | b. 1956 | German | Politician | L |
| Bruce Benderson | b. 1946 | American | Writer | G |
| Fernando Bengoechea | 1965–2004 | Brazilian | Photographer | G |
| Alan Bennett | b. 1934 | English | Author, actor | G |
| Bryce Bennett | b. 1984 | American | Politician | G |
| Jill Bennett | b. 1975 | American | Actress | L |
| Michael Bennett | 1943–1987 | American | Creator, director, and choreographer of A Chorus Line | G |
| Trevor Bentham | b. 1943 | English | Screenwriter, partner of actor Nigel Hawthorne | G |
| Gladys Bentley | 1907–1960 | American | Blues musician | L |
| Anita Berber | 1899–1928 | German | Dancer, actress | B |
| A. Scott Berg | b. 1949 | American | Writer | G |
| Marianne Berg | b. 1954 | Swedish | Politician | L |
| Helmut Berger | b. 1944 | Austrian | Actor | B |
| Cyrano de Bergerac | 1619–1655 | French | French dramatist and duelist | G . |
| David Bergman | b. ? | American | Writer | G |
| Kajsa Bergqvist | b. 1976 | Swedish | High Jumper | B |
| Humphry Berkeley | 1926–1994 | English | Politician | G |
| Nate Berkus | b. 1971 | American | Interior designer | G |
| Greg Berlanti | b. 1972 | American | Television writer and producer | G |
| Josh Berman | b. ? | American | Television writer, producer | G |
| Rodney Berman | b. 1969 | Scottish | Politician | G |
| Leonard Bernstein | 1918–1990 | American | Classical music conductor and composer | B |
| Samuel Bernstein | 1970 | American | Writer | G |
| Michael Berresse | b. 1964 | American | Actor, choreographer | G |
| Al Berto | 1948–1997 | Portuguese | Artist | G |
| Betty Berzon | 1928–2006 | American | Author, psychotherapist | L |
| Sarah Bettens | b. 1972 | Belgian | Rock musician | L |
| Clive Betts | b. 1950 | English | Politician | G |
| Ole von Beust | b. 1955 | German | Politician | G |
| Thomas Bezucha | b. 1964 | American | Screenwriter, director | G |
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