| Date | Person | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1649 | Aleni, Giulio | Died in Nanping |
| 1613 – | Aleni, Giulio | Missionary in China |
| 1641 – 1646 | Aleni, Giulio | Vice-provincial in China |
| 1805 | de Almeida, José Bernardo | Died in Beijing |
| 1759 – 1805 | de Almeida, José Bernardo | Various offices in China |
| 1653 | Amieu, Jean | Died in Beirut |
| 1793 | Amiot, Jean Joseph-Marie | Died in Beijing |
| 1750 – 1793 | Amiot, Jean Joseph-Marie | Cartographer in China |
| 1750 – 1793 | Amiot, Jean Joseph-Marie | Occupied himself with astronomical observations, magnetism in China |
| 1726 | Bayle, Anselme | Died in Istanbul |
| Bayle, Anselme | Occupied himself with astronomical observations in Istanbul | |
| 1774 | Benoist, Michel | Died in Beijing |
| 1744 – 1774 | Benoist, Michel | Cartographer in China |
| 1694 | de Bèze, Claude | Died in Chandannagar |
| 1687 – 1691 | de Bèze, Claude | Missionary in Asia |
| 1693 – 1694 | de Bèze, Claude | Missionary in Asia |
| 1712 | Biel, Joseph | Born in Montalbán |
| 1615 – | Borri, Cristòforo | Missionary in Asia |
| 1759 – 1763 | Bošković, Rudjer | Travelling scholar in Paris, London, Istanbul, Venice, Saint Petersburg, Warsaw, Kraków |
| Boudier, Claude Stanislas | Missionary in India |