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Bobby Beausoleil
Bobby Beausoleil (Robert Kenneth Beausoleil, born 1947) is an American musician and convicted Manson Family associate serving a life sentence since 1970 for the 1969 murder of Gary Hinman; his death sentence was commuted in 1972, and he remains at California Medical Facility, Vacaville, repeatedly denied parole. Distinct from BeauSoleil the Cajun band and the French commune Beausoleil.
Bobby Benson
Bobby Benson (Robert John Benson, 1894–1965), Canadian defenseman with the Winnipeg Falcons; won the first Olympic ice hockey gold at Antwerp 1920, later played eight NHL games for the Boston Bruins.
Bobby Berk
Bobby Berk is an American interior designer, author, and TV host, best known as the design expert on eight seasons of Netflix's Queer Eye and now fronting HGTV's Junk or Jackpot?, with a book Right at Home and his own design firm.
Bobby Bland
Bobby "Blue" Bland (Robert Calvin Brooks, 1930-2013) was an American blues and soul singer from Rosemark, Tennessee, known for his hoarse crying vocal style, Duke Records hits like "Farther Up the Road" and "I Pity the Fool," and work with B.B. King.
Bobby Bonds
Bobby Bonds (1946-2003), American MLB outfielder 1968-1981, father of Barry Bonds; five 30-30 seasons, 332 home runs, 461 stolen bases, three Gold Gloves, grand slam in 1968 debut.
Bobby Bones
Bobby Bones (Bobby Estell, born April 2) is an American radio host from Mountain Pine, Arkansas, whose nationally syndicated Nashville country morning show The Bobby Bones Show is distinct from the TV series Bones.
Bobby Bonilla
Bobby Bonilla (Roberto Martin Antonio Bonilla), born 1963, former MLB switch-hitting third baseman/outfielder, 2,010 hits, 287 HR, 1997 World Series champion; famous for the Mets' $1.19 million annual July 1 deferred payments through 2035.
Bobby Bowden
Bobby Bowden (Robert Cleckler Bowden, 1929-2021), American college football head coach at Samford, West Virginia, and Florida State; won 1993 and 1999 national championships, 377-129-4 Division I record, second-winningest Division I coach.
Bobby Brazier
Bobby Jack Brazier (born 2003, Westminster, London) is an English actor and model, eldest son of Jade Goody and Jeff Brazier. He played Freddie Slater in EastEnders 2022–2025, won the 2023 Rising Star NTA, and was Strictly Come Dancing 2023 runner-up with Dianne Buswell.
Bobby Briggs
Robert "Bobby" Briggs, Twin Peaks character created by David Lynch and Mark Frost, played by Dana Ashbrook; Laura Palmer's boyfriend and murder suspect turned sheriff's deputy in the 2017 revival.
Bobby Brown
Bobby Brown (Robert Barisford Brown, born 1969, Boston) is an American R&B singer, New Edition member and new jack swing star whose 1988 album Don't Be Cruel sold seven million copies; ex-husband of Whitney Houston.
Bobby Buntrock
Bobby Buntrock (Robert Willard Buntrock, 1952-1974), American child actor who played Harold "Sport" Baxter on the sitcom Hazel (1961-1966); retired 1967, died at 21 in a 1974 bridge accident in Keystone, South Dakota.
Bobby Burgess
Bobby Burgess (Robert Wilkie Burgess, born 1941) is an American dancer and original Mickey Mouse Club Mouseketeer (1955-1959) who danced on The Lawrence Welk Show from 1961 to 1982 with three partners, later teaching cotillion dance in Southern California.
Bobby Byrd
Bobby Byrd (Bobby Howard Byrd, 1934–2007), Toccoa, Georgia soul singer, pianist and songwriter who founded the Famous Flames, launched James Brown, co-wrote "Sex Machine", and recorded the much-sampled "I Know You Got Soul"; distinct from Bobby Day.
Bobby Caldwell
Bobby Caldwell (Robert Hunter Caldwell, 1951-2023), American blue-eyed soul singer-songwriter of "What You Won't Do for Love" (1978, No. 9 Hot 100); white singer mistaken for Black; heavily sampled by 2Pac, Biggie, Common; huge in Japan.
Bobby Caldwell discography
The Bobby Caldwell discography spans 1978 to 2019, anchored by his 1978 debut album and the hit single "What You Won't Do for Love," which reached number nine on the Billboard Hot 100.
Bobby Campo
Bobby Campo (Robert Joseph Camposecco, born 1983), American actor from Wheeling, West Virginia. Known for Nick O'Bannon in The Final Destination (2009) and Seth Branson in Scream: The TV Series, plus Hallmark holiday movies.
Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale, American actor born 1970 in Union City, New Jersey; two-time Emmy winner (Will & Grace, Boardwalk Empire's Gyp Rosetti), Tony-nominated Broadway actor, partner of Rose Byrne, father of Jake Cannavale.
Bobby Capo
Bobby Capó, born Félix Manuel Rodríguez Capó, was a Puerto Rican singer and composer of boleros and tropical music, best known for "Piel canela" and "Soñando con Puerto Rico".
Bobby Charlton
Sir Bobby Charlton (1937–2023), English footballer; Manchester United deep-lying forward, 758 games and 249 goals, 1968 European Cup captain; England 106 caps, 49 goals, 1966 World Cup winner and Ballon d'Or holder.
Bobby Clarke
Bobby Clarke (Robert Earle Clarke, born 1949) is a Canadian former NHL centre who played 15 seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers, captained the 1974 and 1975 Stanley Cup teams, won three Hart Trophies, and later served as Flyers general manager.
Bobby Cox
Bobby Cox (Robert Joe Cox, 1941–2026), Hall of Fame MLB manager of the Atlanta Braves and Toronto Blue Jays; 2,504 wins (fourth all-time), record 14 straight division titles 1991–2005, 1995 World Series champion, record 158 ejections.
Bobby Cummines
Bobby Cummines (Robert Cummines, 1951–2026), British reformed armed robber, Parkhurst Category A prisoner, and chief executive of the ex-offenders' charity Unlock; OBE 2011, adviser to Commons committees and the Zahid Mubarek inquiry.
Bobby Darin
Bobby Darin, born Walden Robert Cassotto (1936-1973), American singer, songwriter, and actor; hits "Splish Splash," "Mack the Knife," "Beyond the Sea"; two 1959 Grammys, Oscar nomination, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990.
Bobby Darling (पाखी शर्मा)
Bobby Darling (Pakhi Sharma, पाखी शर्मा), born Pankaj Sharma in 1974, is an Indian trans actress of Hindi films and TV, debut Taal 1999, Limca record of 18 gay roles, Bigg Boss 1 contestant, SRS 2015.
Bobby Davro
Bobby Davro (Robert Christopher Nankeville), English comedian, impressionist, and actor born 1958 or 1959, star of 1980s ITV shows Bobby Davro on The Box and TV Weekly, later EastEnders' Vinnie Monks and a prostate cancer awareness advocate.
Bobby Dean
Bobby Dean (born 1990) is the Liberal Democrat MP for Carshalton and Wallington, elected in July 2024 with a 7,905 majority, and the party's Shadow Leader of the House of Commons since October 2025.
Bobby DeBarge
Bobby DeBarge (Robert DeBarge Jr., 1956-1995), American falsetto singer, keyboardist, and producer; lead singer of Motown funk band Switch ("There'll Never Be") and older brother/mentor behind the family group DeBarge.
Bobby Deen
Bobby Deen, younger son of Paula Deen and brother of Jamie Deen, is an American TV cook and author. Known for Road Tasted, Not My Mama's Meals, and Holiday Baking Championship; remade Southern comfort food lighter.
Bobby Deol (बॉबी देओल)
Bobby Deol (बॉबी देओल), born Vijay Singh Deol, son of Dharmendra and brother of Sunny Deol, is a Hindi film actor whose 1990s stardom (Barsaat, Gupt, Soldier) collapsed into years without work before a streaming-era and Animal-driven comeback as Bollywood's leading antagonist.