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Bogdan Bogdanović (Богдан Богдановић) (basketball)

Bogdan Bogdanović (Богдан Богдановић), Serbian shooting guard born 1992 in Belgrade; Partizan and Fenerbahçe star, 2014 first-round pick, NBA guard for Kings, Hawks, Clippers, Rockets; Serbia's all-time leading scorer with Olympic silver and bronze.

Bogdan Guskov (Богдан Владимирович Гуськов)

Bogdan Guskov (Богдан Гуськов), nicknamed "Hitman", is an Uzbek light heavyweight UFC fighter born 1992 in Dukent, with an 18-4-1 record of all stoppage wins, 13 first-round finishes, and the first Uzbek to headline a UFC card.

Bogdan Kiselevich

Bogdan Aleksandrovich Kiselevich (Богдан Киселевич), Russian defenseman born 1990; Olympic gold 2018, Gagarin Cup 2022 with CSKA and 2025 with Lokomotiv; 32 NHL games with Florida; retired 2026, now Severstal development deputy director.

Bogdan Musiol

Bogdan Musiol, born 1957 in Świętochłowice, Poland, is a German former bobsledder who won a record seven Olympic bobsleigh medals, including gold at Lake Placid in 1980.

Boggle

Boggle: Allan Turoff's 1972 Parker Brothers word game, now Hasbro's; 16 letter cubes shaken into a 4x4 grid, 3-minute timer, adjacency-based word scoring, variants Big and Super Big Boggle.

Boglarka Kapas

Boglárka Kapás (Kapás Boglárka), Hungarian swimmer born 1993 in Debrecen: Olympic 800m freestyle bronze at Rio 2016, 200m butterfly world champion at Gwangju 2019, seven-time European champion, five Olympians 2008–2024, retired December 2024 in Budapest.

Bogoljub Marković (Богољуб Марковић)

Bogoljub Marković (Богољуб Марковић), born 2005 in Užice, Serbia, is a 6'11" forward drafted 47th overall in 2025 by the Milwaukee Bucks after playing for Mega Superbet and OKK Beograd.

Bohdan Makuts

Bohdan Makuts (Богдан Макуц), born 1960 in Lviv, is a Ukrainian former Soviet artistic gymnast: 1980 Moscow Olympic team champion, 1980 World Cup all-around winner, two-time world and four-time European champion, later an international judge for Ukraine.

Bohemia Interactive

Bohemia Interactive, Czech independent studio founded 1999 by the Španěl brothers and Slavomír Pavlíček; creator of Arma, DayZ, Vigor, and the Enfusion engine; HQ in Czechia with offices in Thailand and the Netherlands.

Bohemian Grove

Bohemian Grove: 2,700-acre redwood campground on the Russian River, Monte Rio, Sonoma County, owned by the all-male Bohemian Club (founded 1872) and host of its 18-day July encampment with the Cremation of Care ritual, Grove Play, and Lakeside Talks.

Bohnanza

Bohnanza: Uwe Rosenberg's 1997 AMIGO bean-trading card game (3-5 players, 45 minutes) with fixed hand order, forced negotiation, bean fields, and Beanometer gold scoring; Rio Grande English editions play 2-7.

Bohumil Kudrna

Bohumil Kudrna (1920-1991), Czechoslovak sprint canoeist, Olympic C2 1000 m champion at London 1948 and silver medalist at Helsinki 1952 with Jan Brzák-Felix; double world champion at Copenhagen 1950.

Bohunka Sramkova

Bohunka Šrámková, Czech pair figure skater born 1946 in Ostrava; with her brother Jan Šrámek she placed 10th in pairs at the 1968 Grenoble Olympics and won pairs gold at the 1968 Innsbruck Winter Universiade.

Boise State Broncos football

Boise State Broncos football: Boise State University's FBS program in Boise, Idaho, known for the blue turf (since 1986) at Albertsons Stadium, the 2007 Fiesta Bowl win, a 2024 College Football Playoff berth, and a 2026 move to the Pac-12.

Boise Whitewater Park

The Boise Whitewater Park is an engineered stretch of the Boise River in Boise, Idaho, with adjustable waves for kayaking and river surfing, opened in 2012.

Bojan Bogdanović

Bojan Bogdanović, Croatian forward born 1989 in Mostar, distinct from Serbian guard Bogdan Bogdanović; NBA 2014-2025 with Nets, Wizards, Pacers, Jazz, Pistons, Knicks; retired June 2025.

Bojan Krkić

Bojan Krkić (born 1990, Linyola, Spain) is a retired Spanish forward, Barcelona's record youth scorer with 423 goals, youngest La Liga debutant at 17, later at Roma, Milan, Ajax, Stoke, Montreal, and Vissel Kobe; now Barcelona football coordinator.

Bokken (木剣)

Bokken (木剣), or bokutō (木刀), is a solid wooden Japanese training sword for kata and suburi, distinct from the bamboo shinai; it emerged in modern form in the Muromachi period and is used in kendo, iaido, and jodo.

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django

Boktai 2: Solar Boy Django (Zoku Bokura no Taiyō) is Konami's 2004 GBA action RPG sequel with a cartridge solar sensor, day-night clock, melee weapons, and a Metascore of 78.

Bol Bol

Bol Bol (born 1999, Khartoum, Sudan) is a 7'3" Sudanese-American NBA center-forward, son of Manute Bol; Oregon one season, drafted 44th in 2019, played for the Nuggets, Magic, and Suns.

Bola Sete Billiards

Bola Sete Billiards, a billiards hall in Alagoinha, Pernambuco, Brazil; named for the bola sete, the black 7 ball of Brazilian billiards; related to Bola Sete Snooker Bar, São Caetano do Sul, operating since 1982 with 13 snooker tables.

Boleyn Ground

The Boleyn Ground, commonly known as Upton Park, was West Ham United's stadium in east London from 1904 to 2016, hosting 2,398 matches over 112 years.

Bolivia national football team

Bolivia national football team, La Verde, Bolivia's men's FIFA/CONMEBOL side since 1926; three World Cups (1930, 1950, 1994), Copa América champions 1963, runners-up 1997, famed for high-altitude home venues in La Paz and El Alto.

Bologna FC 1909

Bologna FC 1909 is an Italian professional football club founded in 1909, based in Bologna, that has won seven Italian titles and returned to the Champions League in 2024.

Bolton Wanderers F.C.

Bolton Wanderers F.C., English club founded 1874 (Christ Church FC), Football League founder 1888, four-time FA Cup winners (1923, 1926, 1929, 1958), promoted to the Championship via the 2026 League One play-offs.

Bomberman

Bomberman (Bomber Man, Dynablaster) is Hudson Soft's grid-based bomb-placement action-puzzle franchise, begun as a 1980 tech demo, famous for plus-shaped blasts, chain reactions, and multiplayer up to 64 players, now owned by Konami with 70+ titles.

Bomberman (ボンバーマン) (1985 video game)

Bomberman (ボンバーマン) is a single-player maze action game developed by Hudson Soft for the Famicom, released in Japan in 1985; the player bombs through 50 floors to find hidden exits.

Bomin Choi

Choi Bomin (최보민, born 1984) is a South Korean archer who won recurve team gold at the 2007 World Championships and compound gold at the 2014 Asian Games.

Bone ace

Bone ace (Bone-Ace) was a 17th-century English gambling card game related to One and Thirty, first recorded in Florio 1611; highest face-up card won the bone, then players drew toward 31, an ancestor of blackjack.

Bones Hyland

Bones Hyland (Nah'Shon Hyland, born 2000) is an American NBA guard, 6'2", from Wilmington, Delaware; drafted 26th in 2021 by Denver, All-Rookie Second Team, now with the Minnesota Timberwolves after stints with the Clippers.