| Abraham Jacob van der Aa | Abraham | Aa | 1792-12-07 | Amsterdam | 1857-03-21 | Gorinchem | | | 11568 | | 7 December 1792 | 21 March 1857 |
| Robert Abdy | Robert | Abdy | 1688-04-08 | | 1748-08-27 | | Politician, Baronet | | 15117 | Q7528692 | 8 April 1688 | 27 August 1748 |
| Giovanni Francesco Abela | Giovanni Fancesco | Abela | 1582 | Valletta | 1655-05-04 | Valletta | Nobility, Historian, High Official | | 1797 | | 1582 JL | 4 May 1655 |
| François-André Abot de Bazinghen | François-André | Abot de Bazinghen | 1711 | | 1791 | Boulogne | Jurist, Mint Master | | 10352 | | 1711 | 1791 |
| Claudio Achillini | Claudio | Achillini | 1574-09-28 | Bologna | 1640-10-01 | Bologna | Jurist, Writer, Poet, Collector | | 2783 | | 18 September 1574 JL | 1 October 1640 |
| Hendrik d'Acquet | Hendrik | Acquet | 1632-06-21 | Delft | 1706-08-12 | Delft | Physician, Surgeon, Mayor, Collector, Bibliophile | | 3492 | | 21 June 1632 | 12 August 1706 |
| Jacob Acéré de Marmande | Jacob | Acéré de Marmande | 1651 | | 1703 | | Collector, Nobility | | 8256 | | 1651 | 1703 |
| Robert Adam | Robert | Adam | 1728-07-03 | Kirkcaldy | 1792-03-03 | London | Architect | | 16542 | Q312635 | 3 July 1728 | 3 March 1792 |
| Francesco Raimondo Adami | Francesco | Adami | 1711 | Livorno | 1792 | Livorno | Theologian, Collector | | 15809 | | 1711 | 1792 |
| Joseph Addison | Joseph | Addison | 1672-05-01 | Milston | 1719-06-17 | Kensington | Poet, Writer, Politician, High Official | | 1600 | Q206384 | 1 May 1672 | 17 June 1719 |
| Jacob Georg Christian Adler | Jacob Georg Christian | Adler | 1756-12-08 | Arnis | 1834-08-22 | Giekau | | | 11861 | | 8 December 1756 | 22 August 1834 |
| Antoine Agard | Antoine | Agard | 1585 | | 1609 | | | | 12194 | | 1585 | 1609 |
| Michael Gottlieb Agnethler | Michael Gottlieb | Agnethler | 1719-06-10 | Sibiu | 1752-06-15 | Helmstedt | Botanist, Philosopher, Physician, Antiquarian, Academician, Entomologist, Nobility | | 5762 | Q830730 | 10 June 1719 | 15 June 1752 |
| Leonardo Agostini | Leonardo | Agostini | 1593-09-18 | Grosseto | 1670-08 | Rome | Dealer, Antiquary | | 324 | | 18 September 1593 | August 1670 |
| Georgius Agricola | Georgius | Agricola | 1494-04-02 | Glauchau | 1555-12-01 | Chemnitz | Mineralogist, Metallurgist | Georg Bauer, Georg Pawer | 5793 | Q76579 | 24 March 1494 JL | 21 November 1555 JL |
| Antonio Agustin | Antonio | Agustin | 1516-03-07 | Zaragoza | 1586-05-31 | Tarragona | Cleric, Bishop, Philologist, Jurist, Theologian, Antiquary, High Official | Augustinus | 98 | | 26 February 1516 JL | 31 May 1586 |
| Robert Ainslie | Robert | Ainslie | 1730 | Bordeaux | 1812-07-21 | Bath | Diplomat, Collector, Nobility | | 3071 | | 1730 | 21 July 1812 |
| Robert Ainsworth | Robert | Ainsworth | 1660-09 | Clifton | 1743-04-04 | Poplar | Lexicographer, Grammarian, Philologist | | 5695 | Q3434406 | September 1660 | 4 April 1743 |
| François d'Aix de La Chaise | François | Aix de La Chaise | 1624-08-25 | Saint-Martin-la-Sauveté | 1709-01-20 | Paris | Cleric, Jesuit, High Official | | 3525 | | 25 August 1624 | 20 January 1709 |
| Alessandro Albani | Alessandro | Albani | 1692-10-15 | Urbino | 1779-12-11 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector | | 1300 | Q540338 | 15 October 1692 | 11 December 1779 |
| Carlo Albani | Carlo | Albani | 1749-09-13 | Rome | 1817-01-19 | Modena | Nobility, Prince | | 1106 | | 13 September 1749 | 19 January 1817 |
| Johannes Alberti | Johannes | Alberti | 1698-03-06 | Assen | 1762-08-13 | Leiden | Cleric, Philologist, Professor | | 1110 | | 6 March 1698 | 13 August 1762 |
| Jan Chrzciciel Albertrandi | Jan Chrzciciel | Albertrandi | 1731-12-07 | Warsaw | 1808-08-10 | Warsaw | Cleric, Jesuit, Bishop, Historian | Albertrandy, Giovanni Battista Albertrandi | 1119 | | 7 December 1731 | 10 August 1808 |
| Rinaldo degli Albizzi | Rinaldo | Albizzi | 1651-01-21 | Bologna | 1710-08-23 | | Nobility, Collector | | 6646 | | 21 January 1651 | 23 August 1710 |
| Girolamo Albrizzi | Girolamo | Albrizzi | | | | Venice | Publisher, Typographer | | 6830 | | | |
| Andrea Alciati | Andrea | Alciati | 1492-05-17 | Alzate Brianza | 1550-01-22 | Pavia | Lawyer, Jurist, Philologist | Andrea Alciati, André Alciat | 5788 | | 8 May 1492 JL | 12 January 1550 JL |
| Bernardo de Alderete | Bernardo | Alderete | 1560-09-02 | Malaga | 1641-09-28 | Cordoba | Cleric, Antiquarian, Historian, Archaeologist, Canon, Poet | Aldret, Aldrete | 3926 | | 23 August 1560 JL | 28 September 1641 |
| Alessandro Aldobrandini | Alessandro | Aldobrandini | 1667-05-10 | Florence | 1734-08-14 | Ferrara | | | 11622 | | 10 May 1667 | 14 August 1734 |
| Ulisse Aldrovandi | Ulisse | Aldrovandi | 1522-09-21 | Bologna | 1605-05-04 | Bologna | Naturalist, Nobility, Scientist, High Official | | 11358 | Q321358 | 11 September 1522 JL | 4 May 1605 |
| Girolamo Aleandro | Girolamo | Aleandro | 1574-08-08 | Motta di Livenza | 1629-03-09 | Rome | Cleric, Philologist, Poet, Secretary | | 583 | | 29 July 1574 JL | 9 March 1629 |
| Ottavio Alecchi | Ottavio | Alecchi | 1670 | Verona | 1730-04-10 | Verona | Antiquary, Theologian, Epigraphist | | 6650 | | 1670 | 10 April 1730 |
| Francesco Alfani | Francesco | Alfani | | | 1798 | Naples | Cleric, Collector | | 7203 | | | 1798 |
| Guillaume Allen | Guillaume | Allen | | | | | | | 1126 | | | |
| Stefano Alli | Stefano | Alli | | | | | | | 15025 | | | |
| Antão de Almada | Antão | Almada | 1573 | | 1644-12-17 | Elvas | Diplomat, Ambassador | 7th Count of Avranches | 15622 | Q9618476 | 1573 JL | 17 December 1644 |
| Michael Alram | Michael | Alram | 1956-04-18 | Vienna | | | | | 5101 | Q15450050 | 18 April 1956 | |
| Henrique Alvarez | Henrique | Alvarez | | | | | Jeweller, Coin Collector | | 11161 | | | |
| Alfonso Alvarotti | Alfonso | Alvarotti | 1687 | Ferrara | 1720 | Padua | Nobility, Collector, Bibliophile, Count | | 7440 | | 1687 | 1720 |
| Gian Giacomo Amadei | Gian Giacomo | Amadei | 1707 | | 1768 | | | Giovanni Giacomo Amadei | 348 | | 1707 | 1768 |
| Giovanni Cristofano Amaduzzi | Giovanni Crsitofano | Amaduzzi | 1740-08-09 | Savignano | 1792-01-21 | Savignano | Cleric, Professor, Philologist, Theologian | | 2460 | | 9 August 1740 | 21 January 1792 |
| Giovanni Maria Amato | Giovanni | Amato | 1660-07-15 | Palermo | 1736 | Palermo | Jesuit, Historian, Philosopher, Archaeologist | | 14542 | | 15 July 1660 | 1736 |
| Angelo Poliziano | Agnolo | Ambrogini | 1454-07-23 | Montepulciano | 1494-10-03 | Florence | Poet, Philologist | Angelo Poliziano | 2921 | | 14 July 1454 JL | 24 September 1494 JL |
| Antoine-Jean Amelot de Chaillou | Antoine-Jean | Amelot de Chaillou | 1732-11-17 | Paris | 1783-11-18 | Paris | Nobility, Academician, High Official | | 1269 | | 17 November 1732 | 18 November 1783 |
| Basilius Amerbach | Basilius | Amerbach | 1533-12-11 | Basel | 1591-04-25 | Basel | Jurist, Collector | | 3194 | | 1 December 1533 JL | 25 April 1591 |
| Bonifacius Amerbach | Bonifacius | Amerbach | 1495-10-20 | Basel | 1562-05-04 | Basel | Composer, Jurist, Collector | | 9825 | Q892504 | 11 October 1495 JL | 24 April 1562 JL |
| Joseph Ames | Joseph | Ames | 1689-07-22 | Yarmouth | 1759-10-07 | London | Collector, Bibliophile, Antiquarian | | 1141 | | 22 July 1689 | 7 October 1759 |
| Vito Maria Amico | Vito Maria | Amico | 1607-02-15 | Catania | 1762-12-05 | Catania | Cleric, Benedictine, Historiographer, Archaeologist, Historian | Vitus Maria Amico et Statella | 7523 | | 15 February 1607 | 5 December 1762 |
| Jakob Amiet | Jakob | Amiet | 1817-12-25 | Solothurn | 1883-09-09 | Solothurn | Jurist, Writer | | 12196 | | 25 December 1817 | 9 September 1883 |
| Taddeo Amonio | Taddeo | Amonio | 1647 | | 1713 | Bologna | Cleric, Canon | | 307 | | 1647 | 1713 |
| Ciriaco d'Ancona | Ciriaco | Ancona | 1391 | Ancona | 1452 | Cremona | Antiquarian, Philologist, Traveller, Dealer, Epigraphist, Archaeologist | Ciriaco di Filippo Pizzicolli, Cyriacus, Kyriacus Picenicolles, Kyriacus de Piceni collibus | 10563 | | 1391 JL | 1452 JL |
| Øjvind Andreasen | Øjvind | Andreasen | 1944-10-12 | Oslo | | | | | 13324 | | 12 October 1944 | |
| Pietro Andrea Andreini | Pietro Andrea | Andreini | 1650 | Florence | 1729 | Florence | Cleric, Collector, Writer, Antiquary | | 914 | | 1650 | 1729 |
| Juan Andrés | Juan | Andres y Morell | 1740-02-15 | Planes | 1817-01-10 | Rome | Cleric, Jesuit, Librarian, Archaeologist | | 1164 | | 15 February 1740 | 10 January 1817 |
| Carlos Andrés | Carlos | Andrés | 1753 | Planes | 1820-01-05 | Valencia | Politician, Lawyer, Philosopher, Writer | Carles Andrés i Morell, Carlos Andrés y Morell | 9679 | | 1753 | 5 January 1820 |
| Francesco Angeloni | Francesco | Angeloni | 1587 | Terni | 1652-11-29 | Rome | Historian, Collector, Antiquary | | 921 | Q1102576 | 1587 | 29 November 1652 |
| Amilcare Anguissola | Amilcare | Anguissola | 1494 | Cremona | 1573 | Cremona | | | 4734 | | 1494 JL | 1573 JL |
| Jean Anisson | Jean | Anisson | 1642 | | 1721-11-13 | Paris | Publisher, Printer | | 11123 | Q3170377 | 1642 | 13 November 1721 |
| Caroline of Ansbach | Caroline | Ansbach | 1683-03-01 | Ansbach | 1737-11-20 | London | Nobility, Queen, Coin Collector | Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach, Queen Caroline of Great Britain | 14211 | Q76961 | 1 March 1683 | 20 November 1737 |
| Marco Antonio Ansidei | Marco Antonio | Ansidei | 1671-09-01 | Perugia | 1730-02-14 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector, Bibliophile | | 5325 | Q3290038 | 1 September 1671 | 14 February 1730 |
| John Anstis | John | Anstis | 1669-08-29 | St Neots | 1744-03-04 | Mortlake | Antiquary, Politician, Heraldist | | 15611 | Q6219173 | 29 August 1669 | 4 March 1744 |
| Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé d'Effiat | Antoine | Antoine Coëffier de Ruzé d'Effiat | 1581 | Effiat | 1632-07-27 | Lutzelstein | Nobility, Marshal, Military, Marquis, Coin Collector | | 11139 | | 1581 JL | 27 July 1632 |
| Silvio Antoniano | Silvio | Antoniano | 1541-01-10 | Rome | 1603-08-16 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Poet, Philologist | | 6925 | Q2077568 | 31 December 1540 JL | 16 August 1603 |
| Pietro Aquila | Pietro | Aquila | 1630 | Marsala | 1692 | Alcamo | Painter, Engraver | | 13587 | | 1630 | 1692 |
| Ferdinand II of Aragon | Ferdinand | Aragon | 1452-03-19 | Sos del Rey Católico | 1516-02-02 | Madrigalejo | Aragon, Castile | | 12303 | | 10 March 1452 JL | 23 January 1516 JL |
| John Arbuthnot | John | Arbuthnot | 1667-04-29 | Arbuthnott | 1735-02-27 | London | Physician, Mathematician, Traveller, Writer | | 3155 | | 29 April 1667 | 27 February 1735 |
| Alberico Archinto | Alberico | Archinto | 1668-11-08 | Milan | 1758-09-30 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector | | 7116 | Q1233001 | 8 November 1668 | 30 September 1758 |
| Giovanni Archinto | Giovanni | Archinto | 1736-08-10 | Milan | 1799-02-08 | Milan | Cleric, Cardinal | | 9691 | Q323369 | 10 August 1736 | 8 February 1799 |
| Michele Arditi | Michele | Arditi | 1746-09-13 | Presicce | 1838-04-23 | Naples | | | 1173 | | 13 September 1746 | 23 April 1838 |
| Nicola Ardizi | Nicola | Ardizi | | | | | | | 858 | | | |
| Filippo Argelati | Filippo | Argelati | 1685-12 | Bologna | 1755-01-25 | Milano | Librarian, Historian | | 1835 | | December 1685 | 25 January 1755 |
| Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy d'Argenson | Marc-Pierre de Voyer de Paulmy | Argenson | 1696-08-16 | Paris | 1764-08-26 | Paris | Nobility, Marquis, Minister, High Official | | 1177 | | 16 August 1696 | 26 August 1764 |
| Giuseppe Ariosti | Giuseppe | Ariosti | 1689 | Bologna | 1766-09-28 | Vienna | Nobility, Military, Archaeologist, Count | | 6818 | Q110225646 | 1689 | 28 September 1766 |
| Joseph Arneth | Joseph | Arneth | 1791-08-12 | Leopoldschlag | 1863-10-31 | Karlsbad | Numismatist, Archaeologist | | 12192 | Q78777 | 12 August 1791 | 31 October 1863 |
| Christoph Arnold | Christoph | Arnold | 1627-12-04 | Hersbruck | 1685-06-30 | Nurnberg | Theologian, Philologist, Historian, Professor | | 9861 | | 4 December 1627 | 30 June 1685 |
| Paul Arnold | Paul | Arnold | 1936-03-02 | Plauen | | | Dresden | | 13462 | | 2 March 1936 | |
| Onorio Arrigoni | Onorio | Arrigoni | 1668 | Venice | 1758-03-20 | Venice | Collector, Nobility, Antiquarian | | 4502 | | 1668 | 20 March 1758 |
| Charles III de Croÿ, duke of Arschot | Charles III | Arschot | 1560-07-11 | Beaumont | 1612-01-12 | Beaumont | Nobility, Prince, Collector | | 528 | | 1 July 1560 JL | 12 January 1612 |
| Laurent d'Arvieux | Laurent | Arvieux | 1635-06-21 | Marseille | 1702-10-03 | Marseille | Diplomat, Nobility, Merchant, Traveller, Orientalist | | 9796 | | 21 June 1635 | 3 October 1702 |
| Ferdinando III di Asburgo Lorena | Ferdinando III | Asburgo Lorena | 1769-05-06 | Florence | 1824-06-18 | Florence | Nobility, Collector, Grand Duke | Grand duke of Tuscany | 7022 | | 6 May 1769 | 18 June 1824 |
| Roger Ascham | Roger | Ascham | 1515 | Kirby Wiske | 1569-01-02 | London | Writer, Scholar, Philologist, Professor | | 12227 | Q965811 | 1515 JL | 23 December 1568 JL |
| Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury | Anthony | Ashley-Cooper | 1671-02-26 | London | 1713-02-04 | Naples | Politician, Nobility, Philosopher, Author, Collector | 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury | 16486 | Q335112 | 26 February 1671 | 4 February 1713 |
| Elias Ashmole | Elias | Ashmole | 1617-05-23 | Lichfield | 1692-05-18 | Lambeth | Antiquarian, Politician, Astronomer, Collector | | 3042 | | 23 May 1617 | 18 May 1692 |
| Basilio Asquini | Basilio | Asquini | 1682 | Udine | 1745 | Udine | Barnabite, Historian | | 12650 | | 1682 | 1745 |
| Simone Assemani | Simone | Assemani | 1752-02-19 | Tripoli | 1821-04-07 | Padua | Orientalist, Librarian, Professor | | 2473 | | 19 February 1752 | 7 April 1821 |
| Camillo Astalli | Camillo | Astalli | 1616-10-21 | Rome | 1663-12-21 | Catania | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector | | 2215 | | 21 October 1616 | 21 December 1663 |
| Louis Aubery du Maurier | Louis | Aubery du Maurier | 1609-07-24 | | 1687 | La-Fontaine-Saint-Martin | Historian, High Official | | 1182 | | 24 July 1609 | 1687 |
| John Aubrey | John | Aubrey | 1626-03-12 | Malmesbury | 1697-06-07 | Oxford | Antiquarian, Author | | 13994 | Q356317 | 12 March 1626 | 7 June 1697 |
| Nicolas Audibert | Nicolas | Audibert | 1720 | Toulouse | 1770 | Toulouse | Cleric, Historian | | 1276 | | 1720 | 1770 |
| Giovanni Battista Audiffredi | Giovanni | Audiffredi | 1714-02-02 | Saorge | 1794-07-04 | Rome | Numismatist, Astronomer, Librarian, Bibliophile, Naturalist | | 12034 | | 2 February 1714 | 4 July 1794 |
| Everardo Audrich | Everardo | Audrich | 1715-09-19 | Livorno | 1801-04-09 | Florence | Philosopher | | 12120 | | 19 September 1715 | 9 April 1801 |
| David Auerbach | David | Auerbach | 1599-09-02 | Jesewitz | 1647-04-14 | Borna | Cleric, Theologian | | 1185 | | 2 September 1599 | 14 April 1647 |
| Louis-Marie-Victor d'Aumont | Louis-Marie-Victor | Aumont | 1632-12-09 | Saint-Gervais (Paris) | 1704-03-19 | Paris | Nobility, Academician, Military, Antiquarian | duc d'Aumont | 5482 | | 9 December 1632 | 19 March 1704 |
| Leopold Wilhelm of Austria | Leopold Wilhelm | Austria | 1614-01-05 | Wiener Neustadt | 1662-11-20 | Vienna | Nobility, Archduke, Collector, Art Protector | Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria | 6148 | Q437295 | 5 January 1614 | 20 November 1662 |
| Giovanni Andrea Averoldi | Giovanni | Averoldi | | Brescia | | | | | 4736 | | | |
| Giulio Antonio Averoldi | Giulio | Averoldi | 1651-01-06 | Brescia | 1717-06-05 | Brescia | Nobility, Lawyer, Collector, High Official | | 1187 | | 6 January 1651 | 5 June 1717 |
| Joseph Avril | Joseph | Avril | 1690 | Limoges | 1751 | Blois | Cleric, Benedictine, Saint-Maur | | 1198 | | 1690 | 1751 |
| Bartosz Awianowicz | Bartosz | Awianowicz | | | | | Professor, Poland, Torun | | 13861 | | | |
| Honoré Aycard | Honoré | Aycard | | | 1637-05-01 | Toulon | | | 10461 | | | 1 May 1637 |
| Salomon Azubi | Salomon | Azubi | | | | Carpentras | Cleric, Rabbi | Schelomo Ezobhi ben Jeoudah | 10588 | | | |
| Decio Azzolini | Decio | Azzolini | 1623-04-11 | Fermo | 1689-06-08 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector | | 2620 | | 11 April 1623 | 8 June 1689 |
| Benedetto Bacchini | Benedetto | Bacchini | 1651-08-31 | Borgo San Donnino | 1721-09-01 | Bologna | Cleric, Benedictine, Librarian, Philologist | | 1209 | | 31 August 1651 | 1 September 1721 |
| John Bagford | John | Bagford | 1650-05-01 | Fetter Lane, London | 1617-05-05 | Islington | Bookseller, Antiquary | | 15495 | Q6220242 | 1 May 1650 | 5 May 1617 |
| Johann Jacob Baier | Johann Jacob | Baier | 1677-06-14 | Jena | 1735-07-14 | Altdorf bei Nürnberg | Physician, Botanist, Naturalist | | 9191 | Q107808 | 14 June 1677 | 14 July 1735 |
| Reginald Bainbrigg | Reginald | Bainbrigg | 1545 | | 1613 | | Antiquarian, Teacher | | 15241 | Q7308587 | 1545 JL | 1613 |
| Thomas Baker | Thomas | Baker | 1656-12-14 | Lanchester | 1740-07-02 | London | Antiquary, Scholar | | 15515 | Q7787323 | 14 December 1656 | 2 July 1740 |
| Albrecht von Baldinger | Albrecht | Baldinger | 1666 | | 1729-11-29 | Ulm | | | 5166 | | 1666 | 29 November 1729 |
| Gian Francesco Baldini | Gian Francesco | Baldini | 1677-02-04 | Brescia | 1764-06-14 | Tivoli | Cleric, Collector, Academician | | 838 | | 4 February 1677 | 14 June 1764 |
| Elizabeth Ballard | Elizabeth | Ballard | 1704 | | | | Coin Collector | | 14267 | | 1704 | |
| George Ballard | George | Ballard | 1706 | Chipping Campden | 1755-06 | Oxford | Biographer, Antiquarian, Bibliophile | | 5436 | Q5536659 | 1706 | June 1755 |
| Jean-Georges de Ballonfeaux | Jean-Georges | Ballonfeaux | 1658 | Luxemburg city | 1726 | Oetrange | Nobility, Antiquarian, Collector | | 3394 | | 1658 | 1726 |
| Emmanuel Ballyet | Emmanuel | Ballyet | 1702-11-18 | Marnay | 1774-04-03 | Bagdad | Cleric, Bishop, Consul, Collector | Baillet, Balliet | 5504 | | 18 November 1702 | 3 April 1774 |
| Etienne Baluze | Etienne | Baluze | 1630-11-24 | Tulle | 1718-07-20 | Paris | Cleric, Librarian, Historian, Jurist, Professor | | 3556 | | 24 November 1630 | 20 July 1718 |
| Vincenzo Banchieri | Vincenzo | Banchieri | | Pistoia | | | | | 8169 | | | |
| Anselmo Maria Banduri | Anselmo Maria | Banduri | 1675-08-18 | Dubrovnik (Ragusa) | 1743-01-04 | Paris | Cleric, Benedictine, Philologist | | 341 | | 18 August 1675 | 4 January 1743 |
| Francesco Barbarano | Francesco | Barbarano | 1596 | Vicenza | 1656 | Vicenza | Cleric, Capucine, Historian | Francesco Barbarano de Mironi | 7649 | | 1596 | 1656 |
| Gregorio Barbarigo | Gregorio | Barbarigo | 1625-09-16 | Venice | 1697-06-18 | Padua | Cleric, Cardinal, Saint, Bishop, Diplomat, Historian | | 11062 | Q558136 | 16 September 1625 | 18 June 1697 |
| John Barber | John | Barber | 1675 | | 1741 | | Painter, Politician, Mayor | | 14645 | Q19043058 | 1675 | 1741 |
| Antonio Barberini | Antonio | Barberini | 1607-08-05 | Rome | 1671-08-03 | Nemi | Cleric, Cardinal, Art Protector | | 6160 | | 5 August 1607 | 3 August 1671 |
| Francesco Barberini | Francesco | Barberini | 1597-09-23 | Florence | 1679-12-10 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Collector, Diplomat | | 876 | | 23 September 1597 | 10 December 1679 |
| Maffeo Barberini | Maffeo | Barberini | 1568-04-15 | Florence | 1644-07-29 | Rome | Cleric, Pope, Collector | Pope Urbanus VIII | 962 | | 5 April 1568 JL | 29 July 1644 |
| Jean-Denis Barbié du Bocage | Jean-Denis | Barbié du Bocage | 1760-04-28 | Paris | 1825-12-28 | Paris | Academician, Geographer, Cartographer | | 1318 | | 28 April 1760 | 28 December 1825 |
| Emmanuel Barbosa | Emmanuel | Barbosa | 1548 | Guimaraes | 1638 | | Jurisconsult, Jurist | | 5384 | | 1548 JL | 1638 |
| John Bargrave | John | Bargrave | 1610 | | 1680 | | Author, Cleric, Traveller | | 14105 | Q6220668 | 1610 | 1680 |
| André Barthélemy de Courçay | André | Barhélemy de Courçay | 1744 | Aubagne | 1799-10 | Paris | Antiquarian, Librarian | | 1436 | | 1744 | October 1799 |
| Paul Barillon | Paul | Barillon | 1630 | | 1691-07-23 | Paris | Nobility, Diplomat | Jean-Paul de Barillon, seigneur d'Amoncourt, marquis de Branges | 7917 | Q15493126 | 1630 | 23 July 1691 |
| George Hollington Barker | George | Barker | 1735 | | 1802 | Birmingham | Lawyer, Collector | | 6461 | | 1735 | 1802 |
| John Barkham | John | Barkham | 1571 | Exeter | 1642-03-25 | | Cleric, Antiquarian, Art Historian, Coin Collector | Barcham | 14118 | Q6220714 | 1571 JL | 25 March 1642 |
| Caspar Barlaeus | Caspar | Barlaeus | 1584-02-12 | Antwerp | 1648-02-14 | Amsterdam | Polymath, Theologian, Poet, Historian | Gaspard van Baerle | 5798 | Q728991 | 12 February 1584 | 14 February 1648 |
| Thomas Barlow | Thomas | Barlow | 1607 | | 1691-10-08 | | Librarian, Cleric, Theologian, Bishop, Scholar | | 15488 | Q7787391 | 1607 | 8 October 1691 |
| Thomas Hanmer, 4th Baronet | Thomas | Baronet | 1677-09-24 | Bettisfield | 1746-05-07 | Sussex | Nobility, Baronet, Politician, Editor | | 14663 | Q3525188 | 24 September 1677 | 7 May 1746 |
| Bernardino Baroni | Bernardino | Baroni | 1694-11-13 | Lucca | 1781-02-20 | Lucca | Historian, Antiquarian | | 1261 | | 13 November 1694 | 20 February 1781 |
| Cesare Baronio | Cesare | Baronio | 1538-11-09 | Sora | 1607-06-30 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Historian | | 1692 | | 30 October 1538 JL | 30 June 1607 |
| Thomas Barrett | Thomas | Barrett | 1698 | | 1757-01 | | Collector, Antiquarian | | 4532 | | 1698 | January 1757 |
| Isaac Barrow | Isaac | Barrow | 1630-10 | London | 1677-05-04 | London | Cleric, Theologian, Mathematician, Physicist, Scholar | | 14373 | Q207718 | October 1630 | 4 May 1677 |
| Jean-Jacques Barthélemy | Jean-Jacques | Barthélemy | 1716-01-20 | Cassis | 1795-04-30 | Paris | Cleric, Antiquarian, Philologist, Writer | | 1179 | Q2418816 | 20 January 1716 | 30 April 1795 |
| Giuseppe Bartoli | Giuseppe | Bartoli | 1717-02-27 | Padua | 1788-11-21 | Paris | Cleric, Professor, Historian | | 1444 | | 27 February 1717 | 21 November 1788 |
| Pietro Santi Bartoli | Pietro Santi | Bartoli | 1635 | Perugia | 1700-11-07 | Rome | Artist, Engraver, Painter, Antiquarian | Petrus Sanctus Bartolus | 5169 | Q1106798 | 1635 | 7 November 1700 |
| Philip Barton | Philip | Barton | 1695 | | 1761 | | Cleric, Canon | | 14982 | | 1695 | 1761 |
| Niccolò Baruffaldi | Niccolò | Baruffaldi | 1645 | | 1741 | | Cleric | | 16531 | | 1645 | 1741 |
| Jacques Bary | Jacques | Bary | | | | | Diplomat, Collector | | 3421 | | | |
| Jacques Basnage de Beauval | Jacques | Basnage de Beauval | 1653-08-08 | Rouen | 1723-12-22 | The Hague | Cleric, Theologian, Historian, Diplomat | | 3177 | | 8 August 1653 | 22 December 1723 |
| Apollonio Bassetti | Apollonio | Bassetti | 1631-06-13 | Florence | 1699-04-23 | Florence | Cleric, High Official | | 1685 | | 13 June 1631 | 23 April 1699 |
| Ercole Basso | Ercole | Basso | | | | | | | 1446 | | | |
| Friedrich Jakob Bast | Friedrich | Bast | 1771-03-16 | Buschwiler | 1811-11-13 | Paris | Diplomat, Philologist | | 1484 | | 16 March 1771 | 13 November 1811 |
| Marteen de Bast | Maarten | Bast | 1753-10-12 | Ghent | 1825-04-11 | Ghent | Cleric, Academician, Historian, Canon, Collector | | 1170 | | 12 October 1753 | 11 April 1825 |
| Pietro Bastianelli | Pietro | Bastianelli | 1728 | | | | Florence, Medici, Curator | | 13382 | | 1728 | |
| John Bateman | John | Bateman | | | 1728-09-17 | | Physician | | 15605 | | | 17 September 1728 |
| Ralph Bathurst | Ralph | Bathurst | 1620 | Theddingworth | 1704-06-14 | Oxford | Scholar, Theologian, Cleric, Physician | | 15501 | Q5567104 | 1620 | 14 June 1704 |
| John Battely | John | Battely | 1646 | | 1708 | | Cleric, Antiquarian | | 14075 | Q15493874 | 1646 | 1708 |
| Charles-César Baudelot de Dairval | Charles-César | Baudelot de Dairval | 1648-11-29 | Paris | 1722-06-27 | Paris | Collector, Nobility, Lawyer, Antiquarian | | 1341 | | 29 November 1648 | 27 June 1722 |
| Antonio Baulani | Antonio | Baulani | | Toffia | | Toffia | | | 1536 | | | |
| Siegmund Jakob Baumgarten | Siegmund Jakob | Baumgarten | 1706-03-14 | Wolmirstedt | 1757-07-04 | Halle | Cleric, Bibliophile, Theologian, Publisher | | 5764 | Q70333 | 14 March 1706 | 4 July 1757 |
| Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria | Maximilian II Emanuel | Bavaria | 1662-07-11 | Munich | 1726-02-26 | Munich | Nobility, Collector, High Official | | 1767 | | 11 July 1662 | 26 February 1726 |
| Wilhelm V, duke of Bavaria | Wilhelm V | Bavaria | 1548-10-09 | Landshut | 1626-02-07 | Munich | Nobility, Duke, Collector | | 769 | | 29 September 1548 JL | 7 February 1626 |
| Ottavio Antonio Bayardi | Ottavio Antonio | Bayardi | 1695-06-10 | Parma | 1764-03-07 | Rome | Cleric, Archaeologist, Bishop | | 1537 | | 10 June 1695 | 7 March 1764 |
| Gottlieb Siegfried Bayer | Gottlieb Siegfried | Bayer | 1694-01-05 | Königsberg | 1738-02-10 | St Petersburg | Sinologist, Philologist, Professor | Theophilus Siegfried Bayer | 5979 | Q1539888 | 5 January 1694 | 10 February 1738 |
| Pierre Bayle | Pierre | Bayle | 1647-11-18 | Carla-Bayle | 1706-12-28 | Rotterdam | Philosopher, Writer, Lexicographer | | 1533 | Q214816 | 18 November 1647 | 28 December 1706 |
| Louis de Beaufort | Louis | Beaufort | 1703-10-03 | The Hague | 1795-08-11 | Maaestricht | Historian | | 1546 | | 3 October 1703 | 11 August 1795 |
| Louis-Auguste-Félix de Beaujour | Louis-Auguste-Félix | Beaujour | 1765-12-28 | Callas | 1836-07-01 | Paris | Diplomat, Historian, High Official | | 1555 | | 28 December 1765 | 1 July 1836 |
| Guillaume Beauvais | Guillaume | Beauvais | 1698-08-07 | Dunkerque | 1773-09-29 | Orléans | | | 340 | | 7 August 1698 | 29 September 1773 |
| Henri Basnage de Beauval | Henri | Beauval | 1657-08-07 | Rouen | 1710-05-29 | The Hague | Historian, Lexicographer, Academician | | 4718 | Q3130625 | 7 August 1657 | 29 May 1710 |
| Marc de Beauvau-Craon | Marc | Beauvau-Craon | 1679-04-29 | Nancy | 1754-03-10 | Haroué | Nobility, Collector, Diplomat, High Official | | 1557 | | 29 April 1679 | 10 March 1754 |
| Henri de Beauveau | Henri | Beauveau | | | 1740 | Ieper | | | 6509 | | | 1740 |
| Osmund Beauvoir | Osmund | Beauvoir | 1722 | | 1789-07-01 | Bath | Cleric | | 1588 | | 1722 | 1 July 1789 |
| William Bedford | William | Bedford | | | 1747-07-10 | | Physician | | 14221 | Q21166550 | | 10 July 1747 |
| Esmond Samuel De Beer | Esmond | Beer | 1895-09-15 | Dunedin | 1990-10-03 | Stoke Hammond | Philologist, Bibliophile, Philanthropist | | 13289 | | 15 September 1895 | 3 October 1990 |
| Lorenz Beger | Lorenz | Beger | 1653-04-19 | Heidelberg | 1705-02-20 | Berlin | Antiquarian, Historian, Librarian, Writer, Cleric | Begerus | 1184 | Q91124 | 19 April 1653 | 20 February 1705 |
| Michel Begon | Michel | Begon | 1638-09-25 | Blois | 1710-03-14 | Rochefort | Collector, Bibliophile, High Official | | 1590 | | 25 September 1638 | 14 March 1710 |
| Beaupré Bell | Beaupré | Bell | 1704 | | 1741-09-06 | Bath | | | 1594 | | 1704 | 6 September 1741 |
| Augustin Belley | Augustin | Belley | 1697-12-19 | Sainte-Foy-de-Montgommery | 1771-11-26 | Paris | Librarian, Academician, Philologist, Cleric | | 1368 | Q21042274 | 19 December 1697 | 26 November 1771 |
| Valerio Belli | Valerio | Belli | 1468 | Vicenza | 1546 | | Artist, Jeweller, Medallist | Valerio Vicentino | 6907 | Q716539 | 1468 JL | 1546 JL |
| Stefano Bellini | Stefano | Bellini | 1740-09-06 | Osimo | 1807-03-23 | Fossombrone | Cleric, Bishop, Antiquarian | | 8039 | | 6 September 1740 | 23 March 1807 |
| Vincenzo Bellini | Vincenzo | Bellini | 1708-01-22 | Gambulaga | 1783-02-27 | Gambulaga | Cleric, Abbot, Historian | | 8021 | | 22 January 1708 | 27 February 1783 |
| Giovanni Pietro Bellori | Giovanni Pietro | Bellori | 1613-01-15 | Rome | 1696-02-19 | Rome | Archaeologist, Artist, Painter, Librarian, Art Historian | | 325 | | 15 January 1613 | 19 February 1696 |
| Girolamo Bellotti | Girolamo | Bellotti | | | 1747 | Venice | Cleric, Abbot, Collector | | 6723 | | | 1747 |
| Pietro Bembo | Pietro | Bembo | 1470-05-29 | Venice | 1547-06-21 | Rome | Cleric, Cardinal, Writer, Poet, Philologist, Nobility | | 1029 | | 20 May 1470 JL | 11 June 1547 JL |
| Torquato Bembo | Torquato | Bembo | 1525 | | 1595-03-01 | Padua | Cleric, Canon, Collector, Bibliophile | | 4740 | | 1525 JL | 1 March 1595 |
| Antonio Benedetti | Antonio | Benedetti | 1715-03-09 | Fermo | 1788 | Fermo | Cleric, Jesuit, Professor, Antiquarian, Coin Collector | | 12700 | Q22025744 | 9 March 1715 | 1788 |
| Francesco Benedetti | Francesco | Benedetti | 1670 | Lucca | 1735 | | Cleric | | 15914 | | 1670 | 1735 |
| Natalizio Benedetti | Natalizio | Benedetti | 1559-02-13 | Foligno | 1614-10-27 | Foligno | Cleric, Collector, Antiquary | | 509 | | 3 February 1559 JL | 27 October 1614 |
| Paolo Benedetti | Paolo | Benedetti | | | | Venice | | | 6720 | | | |
| Henry Bennet, 1st Earl of Arlington | Henry | Bennet | 1618 | | 1685-07-28 | | Diplomat, Politician, Nobility | 1st Earl of Arlington | 15906 | Q953718 | 1618 | 28 July 1685 |
| Charlotte Sophie van Aldenburg Bentinck | Charlotte Sophie | Bentinck | 1715-08-05 | Varel | 1800-02-04 | Hamburg | Nobility, Count, Writer, Woman | | 1130 | | 5 August 1715 | 4 February 1800 |
| Henry Bentinck | Henry | Bentinck | 1682-03-17 | | 1762-07-04 | Spanish Town | Nobility, Politician, Governor | 1st Duke of Portland | 14571 | Q126107 | 17 March 1682 | 4 July 1762 |
| Willem Bentinck | Willem | Bentinck | 1704-11-06 | Whitehall, London | 1774-10-13 | The Hague | Nobility, Count, Diplomat, Politician, Minister | | 8815 | Q768108 | 6 November 1704 | 13 October 1774 |
| Ulisse Bentivogli | Ulisse | Bentivogli | | | | | | | 1623 | | | |
| Guido Bentivoglio | Guido | Bentivoglio | 1577-10-14 | Ferrara | 1644-09-07 | Rome | Cleric, Nobility, Collector, Diplomat, Historian | | 10262 | Q1364155 | 4 October 1577 JL | 7 September 1644 |
| Erik Benzelius | Erik | Benzelius the Elder | 1632-09-16 | Luleå | 1709-02-17 | Uppsala | Cleric, Antiquarian, Professor, Historian, Theologian | | 10763 | | 16 September 1632 | 17 February 1709 |
| Alfonso Berardi | Alfonso | Berardi | | | | | | | 8162 | | | |
| Gédéon Berbier du Metz | Gédéon | Berbier du Metz | 1626 | Rosnay | 1709-09-10 | Paris | Nobility, High Official | Bzerbier du Mets | 7920 | | 1626 | 10 September 1709 |
| Carl Reinhold Berch | Carl Reinhold | Berch | 1706-01-29 | Stockholm | 1777-12-22 | Stockholm | Antiquarian, High Official | | 1627 | | 29 January 1706 | 22 December 1777 |
| Francesco Giovanni Beretta | Francesco | Beretta | 1678-05-21 | Udine | 1768-12-19 | Udine | Politician, Collector | | 15982 | | 21 May 1678 | 19 December 1768 |
| Friedrich Reinhold von Berg | Friedrich | Berg | 1736-12-26 | Erlaa | 1809-01-05 | Rodenpois | Nobility, Antiquary | | 7094 | Q1461684 | 26 December 1736 | 5 January 1809 |
| Giuseppe Bergantini | Giuseppe Giacinto Maria | Bergantini | 1691-10-10 | Venice | 1774-09-18 | Venice | Servite, Librarian | | 12724 | | 10 October 1691 | 18 September 1774 |
| Frank Berger | Frank | Berger | | | | | | | 13453 | | | |
| Peter Berghaus | Peter | Berghaus | 1919-11-20 | Hamburg | 2012-11-16 | Münster | | | 12208 | | 20 November 1919 | 16 November 2012 |
| Nicolas Bergier | Nicolas | Bergier | 1567-03-11 | Reims | 1623-08-18 | Grignon (château) | Archaeologist, Historian, Historiographer | | 9959 | Q3340095 | 1 March 1567 JL | 18 August 1623 |
| Joseph Bergmann | Joseph | Bergmann | 1796-11-13 | Hittisau | 1872-07-29 | Graz | Historiographer, Curator, Historian, Coin Cabinet (vienna), Philologist | Joseph von Bergmann | 13505 | | 13 November 1796 | 29 July 1872 |
| George Berkeley | George | Berkeley | 1685-03-12 | Kilkenny | 1753-01-14 | Oxford | Cleric, Bishop, Theologian, Philosopher | | 16501 | Q82049 | 12 March 1685 | 14 January 1753 |
| Charles-Claude Bernard de Blancey | Charles-Claude | Bernard de Blancey | 1699-08-24 | Dijon | | | | | 1908 | | 24 August 1699 | |
| Edward Bernard | Edward | Bernard | 1638 | Paulerspury | 1697-01-12 | Oxford | Astronomer, Mathematician, Professor | | 1634 | | 1638 | 12 January 1697 |
