Famous People with Name Benjamin

Benjamin Libet            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Libet: was a researcher in the physiology department of the University of California, San Francisco, and a pioneering scientist in the field of human consciousness

Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benjamin Nighthorse Campbell: is an American politician. He was a U.S. Senator from Colorado from 1993 until 2005 and was for some time the only Native American serving in the U.S. Congress. Campbell was a three term U.S. Representative from 1987 to 1993, when he was sworn into office as a Senator following his election on November 3, 1992. He was only the 3rd Native American to serve in the U.S. Senate in history. Campbell also serves as one of forty-four members of the Council of Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe.

Benjamin Abalos            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Benjamin Abalos: is a politician and was a former chairman of the Philippine Commission on Election. He was also a former MMDA Chairman and Mandaluyong City Mayor. He is the father of current Mandaluyong City mayor Benhur Abalos.

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah: Zephaniah was raised in Jamaica and the Handsworth district of Birmingham,[3] which he called the "Jamaican capital of Europe.He writes that he had left full-time education by the time he was thirteen, and that his poetry emerged from the rhythms of Jamai

Benjamin Charles Elton            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Benjamin Charles Elton: He became a stand-up comedian and comedy writer shortly after leaving university in 1980, and was a central figure in the alternative comedy scene in the 1980s. More recently he has achieved success writing lyrics for and producing musicals, and as an aut

Phyllis Jean Benjamin            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Phyllis Jean Benjamin: was a member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council in the electorate of Hobart from 10 May 1952 until retirement in 1976.She was the first Australian woman to lead an upper house of Parliament, and was the longest serving female politician in Australian po

Sir Benjamin Benjamin            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Sir Benjamin Benjamin: was an Australian businessman and politician. In 1870 he was elected to the Melbourne City Council in the Albert ward, becoming an Alderman in 1881 and Mayor between 1887 and 1889. He was the second Jewish Mayor of Melbourne, with his brother-in-law Edwar

François Benjamin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

François Benjamin: is a politician in Quebec. He was an Action démocratique du Québec (ADQ) Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Berthier from 2007 to 2008.Benjamin was first elected to the National Assembly in the 2007 election with 42% of the vote. Parti Québécois (PQ) incumbent Alexandre Bourdeau finished second with 35% of the vote. He took office on April 12, 2007 [1] and became the Official Opposition's Shadow Minister for Culture and Communications on April 19, 2007.

Perez Martain Benjamin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Perez Martain Benjamin: was a farmer and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Horton township in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1836 to 1840 and from 1843 to 1847 as a Reformer.

Kurlson Benjamin            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Kurlson Benjamin: is a Dominican footballer who currently plays for Dominican side Bath Estate and the Dominica national football team. He plays as a striker. He is currently his country's all-time top goalscorer with 12 goals. He made his debut for Dominica on 18 January 2008 against Guadeloupe. It took him until his fourth game to score, when he netted in a 4–0 win over the British Virgin Islands. He netted his second goal, in a 2–0 win over Barbados in a friendly. Just a day later he scored all three of Dominica's goals as he scored a hat-trick against the same team. On 15 October 2010, he scored five in a 10–0 win over the British Virgin Islands in the Caribbean Cup, he scored another two later in the tournament as Dominica were beaten 4–2 by Cuba.