Arts and Music

• Benjamin Britten (born 1913, died 1976)

  English composer of operas, orchestral works, and choral music.

  • Composed the opera Gloriana for the coronation of Elizabeth II (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
• Benjamin Nelson (born 1938)

  American singer and musician.

  • Ben E. King (see list of Nicknames of Musicians)
• Benjamin Thompson
  • 1992 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)

Leadership

• Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (born 1904, died 1996)

  Nigerian statesman.

  • First president of Nigeria (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
  • Anticolonialist journalist who launched five newspapers which stirred up nationalism in Nigeria and West Africa (see list of Activists and Educators)
• Benjamin Brown

  Civil rights activist.

  • Killed in civil rights movement May 12, 1967 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• Benjamin N. Cardozo (born 1870, died 1938)

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1932-38 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Benjamin R. Curtis (born 1809, died 1874)

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1851-57 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Benjamin Disraeli (born 1804, died 1881)

  British statesman and novelist of Jewish descent.

  • British prime minister, 1868, 1874-80 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Benjamin Franklin (born 1706, died 1790)

  American statesman, scientist, publisher, and philosopher.

  • Member of the Constitutional Convention; U.S. representative in negotiations with the British and French (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Benjamin Harrison (born 1833, died 1901)

  Twenty-third President of the U.S. Grandson of President William Henry Harrison.

  • U.S. President, 1889-93 (see list of Presidents of the United States)
• Benjamin Harrison (born 1726, died 1791)

  American statesman.

  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Virginia (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Benjamin M. Rosen
  • CEO of Fortune 500 company Compaq Computer (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
• Benjamin Rush (born 1745, died 1813)

  American physician and politician.

  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Pennsylvania (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)

Miscellaneous

• Benjamin

  Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel.

  • Appears in Genesis (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Benjamin L. Hooks (born 1925)

  American clergyman and civil-rights leader.

  • 1986 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• Benjamin Elijah Mays (born 1895, died 1984)

  American clergyman and educator.

  • 1982 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
• Benjamin Elam Snipes
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)

Science and Philosophy

• C. Benjamin Eielson

  American pilot, who made the first crossing of the Arctic Ocean in 1928.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Benjamin D. Foulois

  Early U.S. Army test pilot.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. (born 1912)

  American Air Force general.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Benjamin McLane Spock (born 1903, died 1998)

  American pediatrician.

  • His 1946 Common Sense Book of Baby Care sold over eleven million copies worldwide (see list of Medical Practitioners)

Stage and Screen

• Benjamin Hendrickson
  • Actor on soap opera ''''As the World Turns'''' (see list of Performers on ''As The World Turns'')
• Benjamin Horne

  Fictional character.

  • Portrayed by Richard Beymer (see list of Characters on ''Twin Peaks'')
• Benjamin ''Hawkeye'' Pierce

  Fictional character.

  • Protrayed by Alan Alda (see list of Characters on ''M*A*S*H*'')
• Benjamin Sisko

  Fictional character. Commander of the space station Deep Space Nine.

  • Portrayed by Avery Brooks (see list of Characters on ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'')

The Literary World

• Benjamin Lawrence Reid
  • 1969 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for The Man From New York: John Quinn and His Friends (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)