30+ Famous People And Celebrities Named Beau Or Bo
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- 1Bo Derek, born as Mary Cathleen Collins in Long Beach, California on November 20, 1956, is renowned globally for her successful career as an actress and film producer. Her journey into Hollywood began when she was merely a teenager, taking her first step under the guidance of film director John Derek, who later became her husband. In the year 1979, Bo Derek rose to international fame with her breakthrough performance in the film 10. Her portrayal of the character Jenny Hanley not only demonstrated her acting prowess but also turned her into an enduring sex symbol. This role earned her recognition, and she secured a Golden Globe nomination for New Star of the Year in 1980. Throughout her career, Bo Derek appeared in numerous films such as Tarzan, the Ape Man, Bolero and Ghosts Can't Do It, all of which were directed by her husband, John Derek. Beyond her acting pursuits, Bo Derek has had substantial societal influence. She is an active animal rights activist and has served on the California Horse Racing Board. Bo Derek also devotes considerable time and effort towards the Special Olympics, reflecting her commitment to social causes.
- Birthplace: Long Beach, California, USA
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- 2Bolero101 Votes
- 3Tarzan, the Ape Man80 Votes
- 2Bo Jackson, born Vincent Edward Jackson on November 30, 1962, in Bessemer, Alabama, is an iconic figure in the realm of sports, having made a mark in both professional football and baseball. His athletic prowess was evident from his high school days when he excelled in multiple sports, including football, baseball, and track. His exceptional talent earned him a scholarship to Auburn University, where he became a standout in both football and baseball, ultimately winning the Heisman Trophy in 1985. Jackson's professional career began with a stint in baseball, playing for the Kansas City Royals. His incredible speed, strength, and skill led to many memorable moments, such as hitting a 448-foot home run in his first at-bat and running up the wall to make a spectacular catch. In 1989, he was selected for the All-Star Game and named its Most Valuable Player. Despite his success in baseball, Jackson also pursued a career in football, playing for the Los Angeles Raiders during the baseball off-season. His dual-sport ability was unprecedented and garnered significant attention, making him one of the most popular athletes of his time. However, Jackson's illustrious career was cut short by a hip injury sustained during a football game in 1991. The injury required a hip replacement and ended his football career, while severely impacting his performance in baseball. Despite the setback, Jackson returned to play for the Chicago White Sox and later the California Angels, before retiring in 1994. Post-retirement, Jackson has remained active in various pursuits, including acting and business ventures. His life and career have been the subject of numerous documentaries and books, underlining his status as a legendary figure in American sports history.
- Birthplace: Bessemer, Alabama, USA
- 3William Hopkins, known as Bo Hopkins, is an American actor of stage, film and television.
- Birthplace: Greenville, South Carolina, USA
- 4Beau Jack (born Sidney Walker; April 1, 1921 ā February 9, 2000) was an American lightweight boxer and two-time world lightweight champion in the 1940s. One of the most popular fighters during the War Years, he headlined at Madison Square Garden on twenty one occasions, a record that still stands. He was considered "The greatest lightweight ever" by Cus D'Amato, famous boxing trainer and manager.
- Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
- 5Comedian Bo Burnham's uproarious - and sometimes uncomfortable - comedy songs made him a YouTube sensation while still in his teens, but unlike many of his social media peers, he parlayed the success into a critically acclaimed stand-up comedy career and a well-regarded debut as writer-director on the independent comedy-drama "Eighth Grade" (2018). Born Robert Pickering Burnham on August 21, 1990 in Hamilton, Massachusetts, he was the youngest of three children by construction company owner Scott Burnham and his wife, Patricia, who worked as a nurse. While a student at St. John's Preparatory School in Danvers, Masssachusetts, the teenaged Burnham began writing and performing satirical songs, including "My Whole Family (Thinks I'm Gay)" and "Klan Kookout." Though the topics were decidedly - and deliberately - outrageous and politically incorrect, Burnham's faux-wholesome delivery and button-down appearance, as well as the choice of his own bedroom and family as backdrop, did much to defang the potentially offensive nature of the material. He began posting the songs to YouTube and other social media sites in 2006, where they garnered millions of hits. Their popularity led to a contract with Comedy Central, which yielded his television debut at 18 on a segment of the 2008 special "The World Stands Up" and his self-titled debut comedy album in 2009. Writer-director Judd Apatow soon tapped him to collaborate on a parody of the popular "High School Musical" franchise (Disney Channel, 2004-07), and while the project did not come to fruition, Burhnam made his feature film debut with a cameo in Apatow's "Funny People" (2009). After recording his first one-hour comedy special, "Bo Burnham: Words, Words, Words" (Comedy Central, 2010), Burnham began work on developing a comedy series, "Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous" (MTV, 2013); the comedy, about a naĆÆve teenager who sets out to become a celebrity despite his lack of discernable talent, debuted on MTV in 2013 but lasted only a season. Undaunted, Burnham returned to a steady schedule of touring and recording comedy albums and specials, including 2013's what. and 2016's "Bo Burnham: Make Happy" (Netflix), while also expanded his acting resume with supporting roles in the critically acclaimed "The Big Sick" (2017) and "Rough Night" (2017). The following year, he scored a personal and professional triumph by writing and directing "Eighth Grade" (2018). The comedy-drama, inspired by his own teenage years, followed a socially anxious teen (played by Elsie Fisher) as she navigated the emotional upheaval prior to high school through a series of comic advice vlogs. The film earned Burnham an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay and the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding First-Time Feature and Writers Guild Award for Best Original Screenplay. The success of the film led to a diverse array of assignments, from writing songs for a "Sesame Street" (PBS/HBO, 1969- ) movie musical to acting in "Promising Young Woman" (2019) an ensemble drama starring Carey Mulligan for director Emerald Fennell ("Killing Eve," BBC America, 2016- ).
- Birthplace: Hamilton, Massachusetts, USA
- 6At 6'5," with broad shoulders and blond hair, Bo Svenson is the American image of the big, lumbering Swede, a part he played in his first American series, "Here Come the Brides" (ABC, 1968-70). Svenson left his native Sweden at age 17 and moved to Wisconsin where he worked on a cousin's farm before joining the US Marines (1959-65). After his military service, Svenson settled in Florida, where he earned his living in various jobs, including professional race car driver. A role in the chorus of a production of "South Pacific" and a guest stint on an episode of "Flipper" convinced Svenson to relocate to NYC to pursue an acting career. After making minor appearances in off-off-Broadway productions, he landed a role in "Pigeons Don't Cry" which led him to Hollywood.
- Birthplace: Gothenburg, Sweden
- 7Born one of five children to a wealthy retail magnate who lost his fortune in the Great Depression, Goldman served in the Army for several years after graduating from Princeton. He worked as an associate producer on "Playhouse 90" for CBS from 1958 to 1960 and also wrote the lyrics for a Broadway show, "First Impressions" (1959), based on Jane Austen's classic "Pride and Prejudice." Despite some subsequent work on TV, his career stalled as his decade of labor on a planned stage musical about the Civil War never came to fruition.
- Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, USA
- 8Born on December 9, 1941, Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director who has made significant waves in the entertainment industry. The son of famed actor Lloyd Bridges and elder brother of Jeff Bridges, Beau was destined for a career in show business right from the early stages of his life. He hails from Los Angeles, California, where he grew up and kicked off his acting career as a child star during the 1940s. Bridges's acting prowess can be traced back to his debut role in the film Force of Evil. His breakthrough performance came in 1969 when he starred in The Landlord, earning him a Golden Globe Award nomination. Over the years, Beau's diverse range of roles across multiple genres of film, television, and even stage, have earned him consistent critical acclaim. Among his most notable works are Norma Rae, The Fabulous Baker Boys, and The Descendants. Not to mention, his remarkable portrayal of different characters has fetched him two Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Aside from his acting career, Bridges has also carved a niche for himself behind the camera. He directed several episodes of the series The Outer Limits and Deadwood, showcasing his versatility in the industry.
- Birthplace: Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- 1Swashbuckler8 Votes
- 2Norma Rae22 Votes
- 3The Incident7 Votes
- 9Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. ( SHEM-bek-lÉr; April 1, 1929 ā November 17, 2006) was an American football player, coach, and athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234ā65ā8. Only Nick Saban, Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games as a coach in major college football. In his 21 seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, Schembechler's teams amassed a record of 194ā48ā5 and won or shared 13 Big Ten Conference titles. Though his Michigan teams never won a national championship, in all but one season they finished ranked, and 16 times they placed in the final top ten of both major polls. Schembechler played college football as a tackle at Miami University, where in 1949 and 1950 he was coached by Woody Hayes, for whom he served as an assistant coach at Ohio State University in 1952 and from 1958 to 1962. In his first ten years at Michigan, Schembechler's teams squared off in a fierce rivalry against Hayes's Buckeyes squads. During that stretch in the MichiganāOhio State football rivalry, dubbed the "Ten-Year War," Hayes and Schembechler's teams won or shared the Big Ten Conference crown every season and usually each placed in the national rankings. In 1988, Schembechler assumed the role of athletic director at Michigan, succeeding Don Canham, the man who hired him as football coach in 1969. Schembechler retired as head football coach after the 1989 season. His longtime assistants, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr, helmed the team for the next 18 years. Schembechler left the University of Michigan in 1990 to take a job as president of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers, which he held until 1992. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1993. During his later years, Schembechler remained in Southeast Michigan and hosted a sports radio show. He died in 2006 at the age of 77 on the eve of that year's MichiganāOhio State football game, a historic No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown.
- Birthplace: Barberton, USA, Ohio
- 10Charles "Bo" Outlaw (born April 13, 1971) is an American professional retired basketball player. Outlaw was known for his athleticism, tenacious defensive approach and sub-par free-throw shooting (.521 for his career).
- Birthplace: San Antonio, Texas
- 11Bo Gunnar Widerberg (8 June 1930 ā 1 May 1997) was a Swedish film director, writer, editor and actor.
- Birthplace: Sweden, Malmƶ Municipality
- 12Baudilio JosĆ© DĆaz Seijas (March 23, 1953 ā November 23, 1990) was a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Cleveland Indians, Philadelphia Phillies, and Cincinnati Reds from 1977 to 1989. DĆaz was the first Venezuelan to play regularly as a major league catcher.
- Birthplace: CĆŗa, Venezuela
- 13From fashion to film, California-born actress-model Beau Garrett went from photography shoots to motion picture sets. Signed on with the Elite Modeling Agency while still in high school, Garrett was hired by fashion label GUESS in the late-1990s. The model began picking up small roles on various television series and gained significant attention for her work in an episode of "Entourage" (HBO, 2004-2011). Feature film roles soon followed in genre projects like the vacation horror flick "Turistas" (2006) and "Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" (2007), in which she played the combustive girlfriend of Johnny "The Human Torch" Storm. Additional supporting roles came in the romantic-comedy, "Made of Honor" (2008), the highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel, "Tron: Legacy" (2010) and the crime thriller, "Freelancers" (2012), starring Robert De Niro. Garrett brought that skill set to television with her co-starring role in the cable drama "Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce" (Bravo 2014- ). Bringing more than just a pretty face to her roles, Garrett remained a fan favorite in film and television projects of every stripe.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
- 14Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who was the runner-up against Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of American Idol. Prior to auditioning for American Idol, Bice released a solo album as well as a few albums with his bands while performing in the night club circuit. Bice charted in 2005 at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of "Inside Your Heaven" from American Idol. He released the album The Real Thing after American Idol to minor success before being dropped by RCA Records. He started his own record label Sugar Money and subsequently released two more albums, See the Light and 3. He was also the lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears.
- Birthplace: USA, Alabama, Huntsville
- 15Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 ā May 30, 2015) was an American attorney, officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps, and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was the eldest of three children from the marriage of former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden and his first wife, Neilia Biden. He served as the Attorney General of Delaware, a major in the Delaware Army National Guard.
- Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, USA
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Bo Svensson
08/04/1979Bo Svensson (born 4 August 1979) is a retired Danish professional football defender. He is currently youth coach at Mainz 05. He has played three games for the Denmark national football team.- Birthplace: SkĆørping, Denmark
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Bo Schultz
09/25/1985Bo Schultz is a baseball player.- Birthplace: Dallas, Texas
- 18Bo Diddley, born as Ellas McDaniel on December 30, 1928, in McComb, Mississippi, was a pioneering figure in the rock 'n' roll genre. His original sound and style, characterized by a syncopated "hambone" rhythm that would later be termed the "Bo Diddley beat," played a crucial role in shaping popular music during the mid-20th century. Diddley's influence extended beyond his rhythm, as he also introduced novel guitar effects and theatrical stage antics, which would later inspire generations of musicians. Diddley's journey into the music industry began in Chicago, where he moved with his family at a young age. He took violin lessons as a child, but his fascination with the guitar led him to switch instruments. His first single, "Bo Diddley," released in 1955, established his distinctive rhythmic style and became an instant hit. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Diddley produced a string of influential songs such as "Who Do You Love?" and "I'm a Man." These tracks not only cemented his position in the music industry but also influenced several artists, including Buddy Holly and the Rolling Stones. Throughout his career, Bo Diddley received numerous accolades for his contributions to music. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm and Blues Foundation in 1996. Despite his death in 2008, Diddley's legacy lives on, with his unique rhythm and innovative guitar playing continuing to influence contemporary musicians. His enduring impact on rock 'n' roll is a testament to his creativity, originality, and enduring appeal.
- Birthplace: McComb, Mississippi, USA
- 19Bo Welch has become established as one of the most gifted and versatile production designers in contemporary cinema. He has forged significant collaborations with a number of top directors, earning four Oscar nominations along the way and earning his own turns behind the camera.
- Birthplace: Yardley, Pennsylvania, USA
- 20William Beau Mirchoff (;) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his role in the MTV series Awkward.
- Birthplace: USA, Washington, Seattle
- 21Beau Daniel Bennett (born November 27, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey right winger who is currently playing under contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bennett attended the University of Denver until 2012. He was drafted into the National Hockey League (NHL) by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the first round, 20th overall, in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Bennett is the highest-drafted Californian born-and-trained player in NHL history and became the first California born-and-trained player to win the Stanley Cup when he won it as a member of the Penguins in 2016. However, his name was not engraved on the Cup due to not meeting NHL requirements for number of games played during the season.
- Birthplace: Gardena, California
- 22Taylor Michael Rotunda (born May 25, 1990) is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Bo Dallas.Rotunda is a third generation professional wrestler; his grandfather Blackjack Mulligan, father Mike Rotunda and uncles Barry and Kendall Windham were all professional wrestlers. His brother Windham Rotunda is also a professional wrestler, better known as Bray Wyatt.While in WWE's developmental territories Florida Championship Wrestling (FCW) and NXT, he was a three-time FCW Florida Heavyweight Champion, a two-time FCW Florida Tag Team Champion with his older brother Bray Wyatt, and the youngest NXT Champion in WWE history at age 22. He has since teamed with Curtis Axel as part of The B-Team, with whom he has held the Raw Tag Team Championship once.
- Birthplace: Brooksville, Florida
- 23Beau Burchell (born December 17, 1978) is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, California. He currently plays guitar and sings backup vocals in the band Saosin, and was previously in the bands Kosmos Express and Open Hand. Also a prolific producer, he has been credited on over thirty albums (see discography). He also owns the record label Death Do Us Part.
- Birthplace: USA, California
- 24Baron Bo Gustaf Bertelsson Carpelan (25 October 1926 ā 11 February 2011) was a Finnish poet and author. He published his first book of poems in 1946, and received his Ph.D. in 1960. Carpelan, who wrote in Swedish, composed numerous books of verse, as well as several novels and short stories.In 1997, he won the Swedish Academy Nordic Prize, known as the 'little Nobel'. He was the first person to have received the Finlandia Prize twice (in 1993 and 2005). He won the 2006 European Prize for Literature. His poem, Winter was Hard, was set to music by composer Aulis Sallinen. He also wrote the libretto for Erik Bergman's only opera, Det sjungande trƤdet.Carpelan died of cancer on 11 February 2011. He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. He was a member of the Finnish noble family Carpelan.
- Birthplace: Helsinki, Finland
- 25Robert "Bo" Belinsky (December 7, 1936 ā November 23, 2001) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball, who became an instant southern California celebrity as a rookie with the Los Angeles Angels, especially when the fourth of his season-opening four straight wins was a no-hitter against his former organization, the Baltimore Orioles. Belinsky is one of only two pitchers in Angels franchise history to start his career with a four-game winning streak or better (the other being Jered Weaver).
- Birthplace: New York City, USA, New York
- 26Dwight "Bo" Lamar (born April 7, 1951) is a former professional American basketball player. Born and raised in Columbus, Ohio, he graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana, now the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Lamar was a leading NCAA scorer and was the No. one overall pick in the 1973 American Basketball Association Draft.
- Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
- 27Mark Anthony "Bo" Pelini (born December 13, 1967) is the American football head coach for the Youngstown State Penguins football team at Youngstown State University. He served as head coach of the Nebraska Cornhuskers from December 2007 until November 2014. Prior to leading the football program at Nebraska, he was the defensive coordinator for the LSU Tigers, Oklahoma Sooners, and the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
- Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio
- 28Marquis Donnell "Bo" Porter (born July 5, 1972) is a former MLB player. He is also a coach who was most recently a special assistant to GM and former third base/outfield and base running coach for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Porter previously served as manager of the Houston Astros for two seasons until his termination on September 1, 2014. During spring training in 2018 he ran the Major League Baseball Players Association free agent camp. In 2019, he became a television broadcaster for the Washington Nationals on the Mid-Atlantic Sports Network.
- Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
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Bo Rothstein
06/12/1954Bo Abraham Mendel Rothstein (born 12 June 1954) is a Swedish political scientist. He is a former Professor of Government and Public Policy at University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government.Rothstein is a contributor to Swedish public debate about politics and academic freedom. He has been especially critical of what he perceives as politicized research at some universities in Sweden. In 2003, he received the Swedish Association of University Teachers' prize for academic freedom. Rothstein received the prize for having "in the public debate argued for the importance of independent university teaching and research".Rothstein is a critic of postmodernism and identity politics.- Birthplace: Sweden
- 30William Francis "Bo" Ryan Jr. (born December 20, 1947) is an American former college basketball coach and player. He was the head coach of the University of WisconsināMadison Badgers men's basketball team from 2001 to December 2015. Ryan served as the head men's basketball coach at the University of WisconsināPlatteville from 1984 to 1999 and at the University of WisconsināMilwaukee from 1999 to 2001. On December 15, 2015, Ryan announced his retirement, effective immediately.
- Birthplace: Chester, Pennsylvania
- 31Beau Mark Bokan (born November 30, 1981) is an American musician and singer best known as the lead vocalist of Blessthefall, and the former vocalist of Take the Crown.
- Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
- 32Although he's appeared in countless films and television shows since the mid 1970s, Beau Billingslea is best known for his voice work--namely, the character Jet Black, from the Japanese anime series "Cowboy Bebop." Billingslea was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and it appeared as though he would be either a baseball or football player early on (as he was offered a contract by the Kansas City Athletics baseball team, as well as a football scholarship). After he attended the University of Connecticut (and served in the military), Billingslea's sports aspirations took a backseat to acting, resulting in small, one-off appearances on such late-1970s television shows as "Barnaby Jones" and "Mrs. Columbo." While Billingslea would continue landing acting roles throughout the years, it was during the late 1970s that he began doing voice work for Japanese anime television programs, the first of which was 1979's "Lupin the Third: The Castle of Cagliostro." Billingslea would continue to land anime roles, including supplying voices for such shows as 1989's "Gundam 0080: A War in the Pocket," the aforementioned "Cowboy Bebop" (from 1998 to 1999), and 2001's "JAG," among many others.
- Birthplace: Charleston, South Carolina, USA
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Bo Molenda
02/20/1905John Joseph "Bo" Molenda (February 20, 1905 ā July 20, 1986) was an American football player, primarily a fullback, who played for the University of Michigan and nine seasons in the NFL. He played for two Big Ten Conference championship teams and four NFL championship teams (three with the Green Bay Packers and one with the New York Giants) and later became a football coach.- Birthplace: Oglesby, Illinois
- 34Bo Spellerberg (born 24 July 1979) is a Danish handball player, currently playing and coach for Swiss Handball League side TSV St. Otmar St. Gallen. He is a two-time European Champion with the Danish national team, after winning both the 2008 and 2012 championships in Norway and Serbia.In 2011, he also won silver medal at the World Championships in Sweden. He emulated this achievement at the 2013 World Championships in Spain.
- Birthplace: Gladsaxe Municipality, Denmark
