All articles starting with B

Brandon Sklenar

Brandon Sklenar (born 1990, Dover, New Jersey) is an American actor known for Spencer Dutton in Yellowstone prequel 1923 and films It Ends with Us, Drop, and The Housemaid.

Brandon Douglas Slay (born 1975, Amarillo, Texas) is an American freestyle wrestler, 2000 Sydney Olympic gold medalist at 167.5 lbs, and USA Wrestling national coach, later PRTC and SportsLife Wrestling/G1 Training Center executive director.

Brandon Smith (Kentucky senator)

Brandon Smith is an American politician and Republican member of the Kentucky Senate representing the 30th district in eastern Kentucky, where he co-chairs the Interim Joint Committee on Natural Resources and Energy.

Brandon Soo Hoo

Brandon Soo Hoo (born 1995, Pasadena, California) is an American actor and martial artist known for Tran in Tropic Thunder, Scott Fuller in From Dusk till Dawn: The Series, Beast Boy in DC animated films, and Mech Cadets.

Brandon Spikes

Brandon Spikes, Florida Gators linebacker 2006-09, two-time BCS champion, school-record 4 interception-return TDs, 307 tackles; Patriots 2010 second-round pick, six NFL seasons with Patriots and Bills.

Brandon Staley

Brandon Staley, NFL coach from Perry, Ohio; Rams defensive coordinator 2020 (No. 1 defense), Chargers head coach 2021-23 (24-24, fired Dec 2023), 49ers 2024, Saints defensive coordinator 2025; known for Fangio-style two-high defense and aggressive fourth-down analytics.

Brandon Starc

Brandon Starc (born 1993) is an Australian high jumper, brother of cricketer Mitchell Starc; 2018 Commonwealth Games gold, 2018 Diamond League champion, Australian record holder at 2.36m, three-time Olympian.

Brandon Storm

Brandon Storm is an American politician and attorney serving as a Republican Kentucky senator from the 21st district, chairing the Senate Judiciary Committee and sponsoring 2026 AMBER Alert legislation.

Brandon T. Jackson

Brandon T. Jackson (Brandon Timothy Jackson, born 1984, Detroit) is an American actor and stand-up comedian known for Junior in Roll Bounce, Alpa Chino in Tropic Thunder, and Grover Underwood in the Percy Jackson films.

Brandon Tartikoff

Brandon Tartikoff (1949-1997), American TV executive, president of NBC Entertainment 1980-1991; rebuilt last-place NBC into the top-rated network with Cheers, The Cosby Show, Hill Street Blues, Miami Vice; later Paramount chairman; died of Hodgkin's disease at 48.

Brandon Teena

Brandon Teena (Teena Renae Brandon), 21, a Nebraska transgender man raped December 25, 1993 and murdered December 31 with Lisa Lambert and Phillip Devine; Lotter and Nissen convicted, sheriff found negligent in Brandon v. County of Richardson.

Brandon Valenzuela

Brandon Ivar Valenzuela, Mexican catcher and first baseman for the Toronto Blue Jays; born 2000 in Hermosillo, signed by the Padres in 2017, traded for Will Wagner in 2025, debuted April 5, 2026 as the 153rd Mexican-born MLB player.

Brandon Vera

Brandon "The Truth" Vera (born 1977) is a retired Filipino-American MMA heavyweight, former UFC fighter and inaugural ONE Heavyweight World Champion, who retired in December 2022 after a loss to Amir Aliakbari.

Brandon Victor Dixon

Brandon Victor Dixon (born 1981, Gaithersburg, Maryland) is an American actor, singer, and producer: Tony nominee for The Color Purple, Shuffle Along, and Hell's Kitchen, Broadway's Aaron Burr in Hamilton, Emmy-nominated Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar Live, and Tony-winning producer of Hedwig and Moulin Rouge!.

Brandon Vongsawad

Brandon Vongsawad is a General Partner and Chief Legal Officer at B Capital, previously a corporate M&A partner at Kirkland & Ellis and a senior lawyer at TPG.

Brandon Wade

Brandon Wade is an American politician and the 2026 Democratic nominee for the US House in Oklahoma's 2nd District, facing Republican Josh Brecheen in the general election.

Brandon Weeden

Brandon Weeden, born 1983, former minor league pitcher drafted by the Yankees in 2002, became Oklahoma State quarterback and the oldest first-round NFL pick ever (28 years, 195 days), Browns 22nd overall in 2012, later Cowboys and Texans.

Brandon Williams (footballer)

Brandon Paul Brian Williams (born 2000), English full-back, Manchester United academy product with 51 senior appearances, later Norwich and Ipswich loans, Hull City 2025-26, and a suspended sentence for dangerous driving.

Brandon Wilson (actor)

Brandon Wilson (born 1993, Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actor, not the 1971 producer-director Brandon David Wilson. Best known as Turner in Nickel Boys (2024), winning the Gotham Breakthrough Performer award and 2025 BAFTA Breakthrough US selection.

Brandon Woodard

Brandon Woodard is an American Democratic politician who serves in the Kansas House of Representatives, elected Minority Leader in December 2024 as the first openly LGBTQ+ caucus leader in the Kansas Legislature.

Brandon Young (baseball)

Brandon Young (baseball), Brandon Wayne Young, Orioles right-handed pitcher. Undrafted in the 2020 COVID-shortened draft out of Louisiana-Lafayette; Tommy John surgery 2022; MLB debut April 19, 2025; 2026: 9-6, 3.56 ERA.

Brandon, Florida

Brandon, Florida: unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, a suburb east of Tampa. Named for settler John Brandon (1856); 114,626 residents at the 2020 census, 33.14 square miles.

Brandon, Manitoba

Brandon, Manitoba: western Manitoba's second-largest city on the Assiniboine River, incorporated 30 May 1882 as a CPR divisional point; 2021 population 51,313, trading population 180,000, home of Brandon University.

Brands Hatch

Brands Hatch is a Kent motor racing circuit founded in 1926, with Indy (1.208 mi) and Grand Prix (2.433 mi) layouts, a former British Grand Prix host now run by MSV and joining Formula E's 2026/27 calendar.

Brandsteig (Schenkenzell)

Brandsteig, locally called Schänzle, is a Black Forest pass and Roman archaeological site in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a walled temple precinct beside the Roman road built around 74/75 AD.

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Brandt F. Eichman

Brandt F. Eichman is an American structural biologist at Vanderbilt University known for discovering that the DNA repair enzyme AlkD excises damaged bases without base flipping.

Brandt Snedeker

Brandt Snedeker (born 1980, Nashville) is an American PGA Tour golfer, 2012 FedEx Cup champion, and 10-time tour winner, most recently the 2026 ONEflight Myrtle Beach Classic, and captain of the 2026 US Presidents Cup team.

Brandub

Brandub (Brandubh, "black raven") is the Irish tafl board game, a 7×7 asymmetric reconstruction with 8 attackers versus 4 defenders and a king who escapes to a corner; rules are reconstructed from medieval Irish texts, poems, and the Ballinderry board.

Brandun Schweizer

Brandun Schweizer is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives from the 104th district, appointed in December 2023 to fill the vacancy left by retiring Rep. Mike Marron.