Black, Asian and minority ethnic sitters

Sadik Beg

active 1824-died 1842
Merchant; translator
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Nadia Begum

1996-
Finance Assistant
Sitter in 1 portrait

Rumi Begum

1967-
Primary School Supervisor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Shahida Begum

1973-
Factory Worker
Sitter in 1 portrait

Johnson Gideon Beharry

1979-
Soldier; recipient of the Victoria Cross
Sitter in 2 portraits

Harry Belafonte

1927-2023
Singer, actor and activist
Sitter in 36 portraits

Robert ('Kool') Bell

1951-
Musician; bassist for Kool and The Gang
Sitter in 1 portrait

Linda Bellos

1950-
Campaigner; leader of Lambeth Council
Sitter in 1 portrait

Charley ('H.') Bembridge

active 1979-1981
Musician; drummer for The Selecter
Sitter associated with 1 portrait

Mohammed ben Haddu Ottur (Hamet)

active 1682
Moroccan Ambassador to England
Sitter in 2 portraits

Woollarawarre Bennelong

circa 1765-1813
Wangal man; clan leader; intermediary between Aboriginal and European peoples
Sitter in 1 portrait

Nawab Azam Jah, Prince of Berar

1907-1970
Son of the Nizam of Hyderabad
Sitter in 5 portraits

Princess Dürrühsehvar, Princess of Berar

1914-2006
Wife of Prince of Berar; daughter of Caliph Abdulmecid Khan II of Turkey
Sitter in 3 portraits

Be-she-kee ('Buffalo')

Head Chief of Leech Lake Chippewa
Sitter in 1 portrait

Esmé Christiana Beswick (née Coleman)

1938-
Pentecostal minister; Secretary General, Joint Council for Anglo Caribbean Churches
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Vrijendra Sawai Kishan Singh Bahadur Bahadur Jang, Maharaja of Bharatpur

1899-1929
Reigned 1918-1929
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sanjeev Bhaskar

1963-
Comedian and actor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Phya Bhaskarawongse

active 1879
Ambassador of the King of Siam
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Bhawani Singh Bahadur, Maharaja Rana of Jhalawar

1874-1929
Indian ruler
Sitter in 11 portraits

Raja of Bhor

1878-1951
Raja of Bhor
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Joseph William Bhore

1878-1960
Indian civil servant
Sitter in 5 portraits

Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree

1851-1933
Lawyer and Conservative politician; MP for Bethnal Green North East
Sitter in 7 portraits

Sir Bhupinder Singh, Maharaja of Patiala

1891-1938
Indian ruler
Sitter in 18 portraits

Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

1928-1979
Prime Minister of Pakistan; lawyer
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Bijay Chand Mahtab, Maharaja Bahadur of Burdwan

1881-1941
Indian ruler
Sitter in 1 portrait

Sir Sulman Bin Hamad, Sheikh of Bahrain

1895-1961
Ruler of Bahrain
Sitter in 3 portraits

Sheikh Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa

born 1911
Son of Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Sheikh of Bahrain
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sheikh Duaij Bin Hamad Al-Khalifa

1915-1969
Chief Justice and President of the Law Courts; son of Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Sheikh of Bahrain
Sitter in 2 portraits

Sir Hamad Bin Isa Al-Khalifa, Sheikh of Bahrain

circa 1872-1942
Ruler of Bahrain
Sitter in 7 portraits

Prince Birabongse Bhanudej Bhanubandh (also called 'Prince Bira of Siam' and 'B. Bira')

1914-1985
Thai prince; Formula 1 racing driver
Sitter in 1 portrait

Minah Bird

1950-1995
Fashion model and actress
Sitter in 1 portrait

Bitter Man

Chief of Pillager band of Chippewas
Sitter in 1 portrait

Pauline Black (Belinda Magnus)

1953-
Singer, actress and author
Sitter in 1 portrait

Malorie Blackman

1962-
Children's writer
Sitter in 2 portraits

Harold Blundell

Visitor Services Supervisor, National Portrait Gallery
Sitter in 1 portrait

Christopher B-Lynch

1947-
Physician and surgeon
Sitter in 2 portraits

Ozwald Boateng

1967-
Fashion designer
Sitter in 4 portraits

Paul Boateng

1951-
Labour politician; MP for Brent South
Sitter in 4 portraits

Andrew Bogle

active 1873
Servant to Sir Edward Doughty, 9th Bt; witness in the trial of the Tichborne Claimant
Sitter in 2 portraits

Koto Bolofo

1959-
Photographer
Sitter in 1 portrait