Top Celebrity Names Starting With Benjamin

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   Benjamin Bratt

   Age 48 Male
   

   Actor

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   Benjamin Bratt is an American actor. He is most famous for his role as Rey Curtis on the TV series Law & Order; and his appearances in the movies Miss Congeniality, Demolition Man, Blood in Blood Out, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Traffic, and Piñero.… read more

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   Benjamin Netanyahu

   Age 62 Male
   

   Prime Minister of Israel

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   Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the current Prime Minister of Israel. He serves also as the Chairman of the Likud Party, as a Knesset member, as the Health Minister of Israel, as the Pensioner Affairs Minister of Israel and as the Economic Strategy Minister of Israel. Netanyahu is the first Israeli prime minister born in Israel after the founding of the state.… read more

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   Benjamin Fondane

   1898 - 1944 Male
   

   Romanian-french Writer

   
   

   Benjamin Fondane or Benjamin Fundoianu was a Romanian and French poet, critic and existentialist philosopher, also noted for his work in film and theater.

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   Benjamin Franklin

   1706 - 1790 Male
   

   Printer, Writer, Politician

   
   

   Benjamin Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A noted polymath, Franklin was a leading author, printer, political theorist, politician, postmaster, scientist, musician, inventor, satirist, civic activist, statesman, and diplomat. As a scientist, he was a major figure in the American Enlightenment and the history of physics for his discoveries and theories regarding electricity.… read more

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   Benjamin Banneker

   1731 - 1806 Male
   

   Astronomer, Mathematician, Surveyor

   
   

   Benjamin Banneker was a free African American astronomer, mathematician, surveyor, almanac author and farmer.

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   Benjamin Drake Wright

   Age 86 Male
   

   Physicist

   
   
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   Benjamin Harrison

   1833 - 1901 Male
   

   Union Army General23rd President of the United States

   
   

   Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd President of the United States (1889–1893). Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there. During the American Civil War, he served the Union as a Brigadier General in the XX Corps of the Army of the Cumberland.… read more

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   Benjamin Britten

   1913 - 1976 Male
   

   Composer

   
   

   Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten, OM CH was an English composer, conductor, and pianist; and one of the central figures of 20th century British classical music. He showed talent from an early age, and first came to public attention with the a cappella choral work A Boy Was Born in 1934. With the premiere of his opera Peter Grimes in 1945, he leapt to international fame.… read more

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   Benjamin Disraeli

   1804 - 1881 Male
   

   Politician

   
   

   Benjamin Disraeli, 1st Earl of Beaconsfield, KG, PC, FRS, was a British Prime Minister, parliamentarian, Conservative statesman and literary figure. He served in government for three decades, twice as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Although his father had him baptised to Anglicanism at age 12, he was nonetheless Britain's first and thus far only Prime Minister who was born into a Jewish family—originally from Portugal.… read more

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    Benjamin Franklin Fairless

    1890 - 1962 Male
    

    President, U.S. Steel Corporation

    
    

    Benjamin Franklin Fairless was an American steel company executive. He was president of a wide range of steel companies during a turbulent and formative period in the American steel industry.

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    Benjamin Lucraft

    1809 - 1897 Male
    

    Politician, Craftsman, President

    
    

    Benjamin Lucraft was a famous craftsman chair-carver in London where his radical inclinations led him to be involved in many political movements. Lucraft was a public advocate of Chartism and a founder member, and sometime chairman, of the "General Council of First International" of the International Workingmen's Association. He was the only working-class man elected to the first London School Board in 1870 where he campaigned for free education for all, among other issues.… read more

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    Benjamin Fish Austin

    1850 - 1933 Male
    

    Educator, Minister

    
    

    Benjamin Fish Austin was a nineteenth century Canadian educator, Methodist Minister, and Spiritualist. He served as the principal of Alma College girl school from 1881 to 1897 during which time that institution was regarded as one of the most prestigious centres of female education in Canada. B. F.… read more

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    Benjamin Henry Latrobe

    1764 - 1820 Male
    

    Architect, Mathematician, Scientist

    
    

    Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was a British-born American neoclassical architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol, along with his work on the Baltimore Basilica, the first Roman Catholic Cathedral in the United States. Latrobe was one of the first formally-trained, professional architects in the United States, drawing influences from his travels in Italy, as well as British and French Neoclassical architects such as Claude Nicolas Ledoux.… read more

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    Benjamín Rojas

    Age 27 Male
    

    Singer, Actor, Musician

    
    

    Benjamín Rojas Pessi. His nickname is Benja or Nano. He is an Argentine actor, singer, musician and former occasionally model. He is perhaps the best known for his roles in Chiquititas, Rebelde Way, Floricienta, Alma Pirata, Casi Ángeles and Jake & Blake. Rojas also appeared in several films, most notably Chiquititas: Rincón de Luz and Erreway: 4 Caminos.… read more

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    Benjamin Abalos

    Age 76 Male
    

    Phillipne Politician

    
    

    Benjamin S. Abalos, Sr. is a politician and is a former chairman of the Philippine Commission on Election. He was also a MMDA Chairman and Mandaluyong City Mayor. He is the father of current Mandaluyong City mayor Benjamin "Benhur" Abalos, Jr..… read more

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    Benjamin Morrell

    1795 - 1839 Male
    

    Explorer

    
    

    Benjamin Morrell was an American sealing captain and explorer who between 1823 and 1831 made a series of voyages, mainly to the Southern Ocean and the Pacific Islands, which are recorded in a colourful memoir A Narrative of Four Voyages. Morrell's reputation among his peers was for untruth and fantasy, and claims in his partly ghost-written account, especially those relating to his Antarctic experiences, have been disputed by geographers and historians.… read more

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    Benjamin Ginsberg

    Age 65 Male
    

    Political Scientist, Libertarian, Professor

    
    

    Benjamin Ginsberg is a libertarian political scientist and professor at Johns Hopkins University who is notable for his criticism of American politics in which citizens have become "marginalized as political actors" and political parties weakened while state power has grown. His assessment of the futility of voting along with his notion that the public has an illusion of control over government has caused controversy, and sometimes his explanations have been criticized.… read more

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    Benjamin Ladner

    Age 70 Male
    

    Politician, Academic, President

    
    

    Benjamin Mance Ladner, Ph.D. is an academic expert in the fields of philosophy and religion. He was president of the National Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Sciences from 1980–1994 and American University from 1994-2005. His areas of professional interest and research are international relations and the role of higher education; education administration; religion and contemporary culture; and NCAA collegiate athletics.… read more

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    Benjamin Ogle Tayloe

    1796 - 1868 Male
    

    Businessman, Diplomat

    
    

    Benjamin Ogle Tayloe was an American businessman, bon vivant, diplomat, and influential political activist in Washington, D.C. during the first half of the 19th century. Although he never held elective office, he was a prominent Whig and influential in presidential electoral politics in the 1840s and 1850s.… read more

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    Benjamin Franklin Butler

    1818 - 1893 Male
    

    Union Army General, Lawyer, Politician

    
    

    Benjamin Franklin Butler was an American lawyer and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States House of Representatives and later served as the 33rd Governor of Massachusetts. During the American Civil War, he served as a major general in the Union Army.… read more

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    Benjamin Speed

    Age 32 Male
    

    Musician, Songwriter, Composer

    
    

    Benjamin Peter Speed is an Australian musician who composes scores for film, television and theatre. He performs and records as Mister Speed and was vocalist and songwriter in the Australian alternative, electronic and hip hop band The New Pollutants.… read more

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    Benjamin Rush

    1746 - 1813 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Benjamin Rush was a Founding Father of the United States. Rush lived in the state of Pennsylvania and was a physician, writer, educator, humanitarian and a Christian Universalist, as well as the founder of Dickinson College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Rush was a signatory of the Declaration of Independence and attended the Continental Congress. He served as Surgeon General in the Continental army, and advocated the removal of George Washington as General.… read more

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    Benjamin Foulois

    1879 - 1967 Male
    

    First Military Aviator

    
    

    Benjamin Delahauf Foulois was a United States Army general who learned to fly the first military planes purchased from the Wright Brothers. He became the first military aviator as an airship pilot, and achieved numerous other military aviation "firsts". He led strategic development of the Air Force in the United States.… read more

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    Benjamin F. James

    1885 - 1961 Male
    

    Politician and United States Army Officer

    
    

    Disambiguation: Benjamin James redirects here. For the footballer see David Benjamin James. Error creating thumbnail: Unable to create destination directory This article does not cite any references or sources. Benjamin Franklin James was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.… read more

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    Benjamin Cruz

    Age 61 Male
    

    Politician

    
    

    Benjamin "BJ" Cruz is an American judge and politician from Guam.