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Beatitudes
The Beatitudes, also called Macarisms, are the blessing sayings of Jesus that open the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew 5:3–12 and the Sermon on the Plain in Luke 6:20–26.
Beatrice Borromeo
Beatrice Borromeo (Beatrice dei Principi Borromeo Arese Taverna), born 1985 in San Candido, is an Italian journalist and documentary director, wife of Pierre Casiraghi, known for the Netflix docuseries Il Principe and for Il Fatto Quotidiano reporting.
Beatrice of Naples
Beatrice of Naples (Beatrice d'Aragona) was an Aragonese princess who was queen of Hungary from 1476 as the wife of Matthias Corvinus, and brought Italian Renaissance taste to Buda.
Beatrix of the Netherlands
Beatrix (born 1938, eldest daughter of Juliana and Prince Bernhard) reigned as Queen of the Netherlands from 1980 until abdicating 30 April 2013 in favor of her son King Willem-Alexander; married German diplomat Claus von Amsberg in 1966.
Beatriz Kimpa Vita
Beatriz Kimpa Vita, also known as Dona Beatriz, was a Kongolese noblewoman and prophet who claimed possession by Saint Anthony and founded the Antonian movement, burned in 1706.
Beau Bayh
Beau Bayh (Birch Evans Bayh IV), Indiana attorney, Marine veteran captain, and 2026 Democratic nominee for Indiana Secretary of State; son of Evan Bayh and grandson of Birch Bayh.
Beau Biden
Beau Biden (Joseph R. Biden III, 1969–2015), eldest son of President Joe Biden, was Attorney General of Delaware 2007–2015 and a Delaware Army National Guard Major who served in Iraq 2008–2009; he died of brain cancer at 46.
Beau Harrison
William "Beau" Harrison is an American government official serving as Assistant to the President and White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, named to the post by Donald Trump in January 2025.
Beaumont Independent School District
Beaumont Independent School District (Beaumont ISD) is a Southeast Texas public district in Jefferson County with 25 campuses and about 16,300 students, placed under a TEA-appointed Board of Managers and Superintendent Sandi Massey in April 2026 after consecutive failing campus ratings.
Beautiful Festival of the Valley
The Beautiful Festival of the Valley, or Beautiful Feast of the Valley, was an annual Theban festival in which Amun's statue crossed the Nile to visit mortuary temples.
Beauty
Beauty in Western philosophy: a value ranked with goodness, truth, and justice, central to aesthetics. Covers the objectivity-subjectivity debate, classical, Kantian, and Santayana's theories, the antinomy of taste, and the concept's twentieth-century decline and revival.
Beauty salon
A beauty salon, also known as a beauty parlor or aesthetic salon, is a retail service establishment where clients pay for hair, skin, and nail treatments.
Beaver Wars
Beaver Wars, also called Iroquois Wars or French and Iroquois Wars: 17th-century North American conflicts in which the Five Nations Iroquois fought Huron, Erie, and other nations and New France over fur trade, captives, and firearms, ending with the 1701 Peace of Montreal.
Beazley
Beazley plc is a British specialty insurance group and Lloyd's managing agent that grew from one syndicate into a global insurer before its 2026 acquisition by Zurich.
Bebe Nanaki
Bebe Nanaki (ਬੇਬੇ ਨਾਨਕੀ), also written Bibi Nanaki, was the elder sister of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikhism, and is regarded as the first Sikh.
Bebest (比博斯特)
Bebest (比博斯特) is a Chinese automotive-electronics startup founded in May 2021 by Liu Xiaohui with Tsinghua professors, developing by-wire chassis and braking systems for passenger cars.
Bebi (vizier)
Bebi was a high official of ancient Egypt's 11th Dynasty who served as vizier to King Mentuhotep II, known only from a relief caption at Deir el-Bahari.
Bebiankh
Bebiankh, throne name Seuserenre, was a king of the Theban 16th Dynasty during Egypt's Second Intermediate Period, recorded in the Turin King List with a 12-year reign.
Bebnum
Bebnum, also read Babnum, was a poorly attested king of the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt, a Nile Delta dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period, known only from the Turin King-list.
Becca Balint
Becca Balint, born 1968, is an American Democrat who has represented Vermont's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House since 2023, after serving as Vermont Senate President Pro Tempore.
Becca Bloom
Becca Bloom, real name Rebecca Ma, is an American fintech professional and TikTok influencer (@beccaxbloom) who joined TikTok in January 2025 and became a leading #RichTok figure, daughter of Camelot Information Systems founders, TIME100 Creators 2025 honoree.
Becca Rausch
Becca Rausch is an American Democratic member of the Massachusetts Senate representing the Norfolk, Worcester, and Middlesex District since 2019, chairing committees on environment and municipalities.
Bechdel test
Bechdel test (Bechdel-Wallace test): three-criterion measure of female representation in film from Alison Bechdel's 1985 comic strip, credited to Liz Wallace; two named women talk about something other than a man; inspired Vito Russo and Mako Mori tests.
Beck Anxiety Inventory
The Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) is a 21-item self-report questionnaire measuring anxiety symptom severity in adults, introduced by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues in 1988, scoring 0 to 63.
Beck Hopelessness Scale
The Beck Hopelessness Scale is a 20-item true/false self-report questionnaire measuring negative expectations about the future, introduced by Aaron T. Beck and colleagues in 1974.
Beckman Coulter
Beckman Coulter, formerly Beckman Instruments, is a clinical diagnostics and life science instruments company founded by Arnold Beckman in 1935 and owned by Danaher since 2011.
Beckman revolt
The Beckman revolt (Revolta de Beckman) was a 1684 uprising in Maranhão, northern Brazil, led by Manuel Beckman against the Jesuits and the estanco trade monopoly.
Becky (slang)
Becky is slang for a white woman stereotyped as privileged, 'basic', or obliviously racist; popularized by Sir Mix-a-Lot's 1992 'Baby Got Back', amplified by Beyoncé's 2016 'Sorry' and 'BBQ Becky' memes.
Becky Massey
Becky Massey is a Republican member of the Tennessee Senate from the 6th district, covering parts of Knoxville, elected in 2011 and chairing the Senate Transportation and Safety Committee.
Becky Stille
Becky Stille is an American politician and Democratic nominee for the U.S. House in Nebraska's 3rd district in 2026, a quality manager at Ag Processing Inc. running against incumbent Rep. Adrian Smith.