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Ben Johnson (sprinter) Benjamin Sinclair "Ben" Johnson CM (born December 30, 1961) is a Canadian former sprinter who enjoyed a high-profile career during much of the 1980s and won 2 Olympic Bronze medals. He was the "fastest man in the world" in winning the 100 m final at the 1988 Summer Olympics in the record time of 9.
Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson ([June 11], [[1572 – August 6, 1637) was an English Renaissance dramatist, poet and actor. A good friend of William Shakespeare, he is best known for his plays Volpone and The Alchemist and his lyric poems.
Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator Ben Jordan: Paranormal Investigator is the main title of a planned series of 8 games made in AGS by Francisco "Grundislav" Gonzalez. To date, there have been 5 games released in the series, each game being a separate "case" investigated by Ben Jordan, the protagonist and player character.
Ben Jorgensen Ben "Slork" Jorgensen (born July 4, 1983 in Teaneck, New Jersey) is the lead singer and guitarist of the New Jersey band Armor for Sleep. He wrote all of the very first Armor For Sleep CD by himself which was recorded for $100 at a local recording studio.
Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah Ben Kalish Ezab and Abdullah (Mohammed Ben Kalish Ezab et Abdallah) are characters from The Adventures of Tintin series of classic comic books drawn and written by Hergé. Ben Kalish Ezab was the gentle Emir of Khemed who has a very spoiled, mischievous, hyperactive son, who is a real nuisance.
Ben Katchor Ben Katchor (born 1951 in Brooklyn, NY) is an American cartoonist. His comic strip Julius Knipl, Real Estate Photographer paints an evocative picture of a slightly surreal, historical New York City with a decidedly Jewish sensibility.
Ben Kelso Ben Kelso (born April 11 1949, in Flint, Michigan) is an American former NBA player for the Detroit Pistons. He is coached basketball for schools in the Detroit area and was involved in a scandal in this capacity.
Ben Kennedy Ben Kennedy (born March 14, 1974), known as "BK", is an Australian professional rugby league player. He represented at State and National levels from 1999 to 2005, touring with the Kangaroos in 2001 and 2004.
Ben Kennedy (goalkeeper) Ben Kennedy (born February 14, 1987 in Newcastle, Australia) is a football (soccer) goalkeeper who currently plays for A-League outfit the Newcastle United Jets. Kennedy has been a train-on player for the Jets but with such obvious potential has been brought into the full squad for the 2006/07 Hyundai A-League season.
Ben Kerkvliet Ben Kerkvliet works across the areas of comparative politics, Southeast Asia and Asian studies. He was born and raised in Montana, surrounded by working-class relatives and friends for whom political discussion and debate were part of life.
Ben Kiernan Benedict F. Kiernan (born 1953 in Melbourne, Australia) is the Whitney Griswold Professor of History, Professor of International and Area Studies and Director of the Genocide Studies Program at Yale University.
Ben Kniest Lambertus Gerhardus ("Ben") Kniest (born August 27, 1927 in Arnhem – died July 18, 1992 in Arnhem) is a former water polo player from The Netherlands, who participated in two Olympic Games: in 1960 and in 1964. On both Olympic tournaments Kniest finished in eighth position with the Dutch Men's Team.
Ben Koller Ben Koller is the current drummer for the metalcore band Converge. Though he may not have the most technical skill compared to all those fags who take jazz lessons or whatever, he is still the best drummer in the entire world, and if you disagree, you're an idiot.
Ben Konop Ben Konop was the Democratic candidate in Ohio's Fourth Congressional District for the United States House of Representatives in 2004, and received the highest percentage vote total of any losing House challenger in congressional races in Ohio that year: 41 percent. His opponent, Representative Mike Oxley, announced his retirement a year later.
Ben L. Salomon Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army surgeon who defended his aid station, allowing the safe evacuation of the wounded, killing 98 enemy troops before being killed during the Battle of Saipan in World War II. In 2002, Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
Ben Laurie Ben Laurie is a founding director of The Apache Software Foundation, a core team member of OpenSSL, a member of the Shmoo Group, a director of the Open Rights Group and Director of Security at The Bunker Secure Hosting. He wrote Apache-SSL, the basis of most SSL-enabled versions of the Apache HTTP Server and is a co-author of OpenPGP:SDK.
Ben Lee Ben Lee (born September 11, 1978 in Sydney, Australia) is a ARIA Award winning Australian musician and actor. Lee began his career as a musician at the age of 14 with the Sydney band Noise Addict, but focused on his solo career when the band broke up.
Ben Lexcen Ben Lexcen, OAM (born 1936 in Newcastle, New South Wales, died May 1, 1988) was an Australian yachtsman and marine architect. He is famous for the winged keel design applied to Australia II which, in 1983, became the first non-American yacht to win the prestigious America's Cup in 132 years.
Ben Liebrand Ben Liebrand (born September 27, 1960 in Nijmegen, The Netherlands) is a dance music DJ who is also highly respected for his production skills. As a prolific record producer and remixer, he has entered many international Dance and Singles Charts over the years, producing for artists such as Forrest and MC Miker G & DJ Sven and remixing tracks by artists such as Bill Withers, Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons and Jeff Wayne.
Ben Linder Benjamin Ernest Linder (July 7, 1959 — April 28, 1987), born in California, was a young American engineer who was killed in Nicaragua by anti-Communist Contras while working on a small hydroelectric dam that was to bring electricity and running water to a village in the middle of Nicaragua's war zone. Linder's death made front-page headlines around the world and polarized opinion in the United States.
Ben Long Ben Long is an American painter, and the grandson of noted artist McKendree Robbins Long. Reared in a family of artists, writers, professors, and university presidents, Long was as precocious in his artistic ability as he was eager to apply it.
Ben Loyal Ben Loyal is an isolated mountain of 764 m in Sutherland, the northwestern tip of the Scottish Highlands. It is a Corbett located south of the Kyle of Tongue, and provides good views of the Kyle, Loch Loyal to the east, and Ben Hope to the west.
Ben Maddow Ben Maddow (1909 - 1992) was a prolific screenwriter and documentarian from the 1930s through the 70s. Educated at Columbia University, Maddow began his career working within the American documentary movement in the 30s.
Ben Maltz Gallery The Ben Maltz Gallery at Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles is a professional art space that presents group and solo exhibitions in a variety of media. The Gallery’s main focus is showcasing contemporary art that pushes the boundaries of form and subject matter in the context of national and international programming.
Ben Mankiewicz Ben Mankiewicz is an American radio personality and is currently one of the hosts of the liberal talk radio show The Young Turks, airing weekday mornings from 6-9AM (Eastern Time) on Air America Radio as of September 18, 2006.
Ben Marcus Ben Marcus (born Chicago, 1967) is a writer of surreal – as distinct from surrealist - fiction. The surreal nature of his work derives in part from the fact that it is comprised of sentences that are exact in their structure and syntax but whose words – though familiar - appear to have abandoned their ordinary meanings; they can be read as experiments in the ways in which language and syntax themselves work to create structures of meaning.
Ben Margulies Ben Margulies is a songwriter and record producer. Together, he and Mariah Carey lobbied record companies with their infamous 5 song demo tape with songs they had co-written and co-produced until Mariah got signed to Sony in 1988.
Ben Maruquin Benjamin ("Ben") Maruquin (born February 26, 1970 in Ventura, California) is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who finished twelfth with the national team at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.
Ben Mathews Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen region of New South Wales. In 2005 he was part of the premiership-winning side that defeated the West Coast Eagles.
Ben Matlock Benjamin Leighton "Ben" Matlock is a fictional character from the television series, Matlock, played by Andy Griffith. Matlock is a renowned, folksy yet cantankerous defense attorney who is worth every penny of his $100,000 fee.
Ben Matthews Ben Matthews (born 21 July 1963 in England) is the guitarist and keyboard player with the hard rock band Thunder. He is also an experienced studio engineer and mixer; he worked with progressive rock act Mostly Autumn as studio engineer on their 2005 album Storms Over Still Water.
Ben McCombs Ben McCombs (b. October 2, 1977), former guitarist for the rock group Outside, and singer, songwriter, guitarist, mandolinist and keyboardist for Uma Floresta, a group with one permanent member (McCombs) and two regular contributors (Justin O'Neill and Devin Anderson) [http://www.
Ben McKay Eric Charles 'Ben' McKay (29 December, 1918 in Cambridge, Tasmania - 11 July, 1976, Hobart) was an independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council from 9 May, 1959 until his death in the Electoral division of Pembroke.
Ben Meiklejohn Ben Meiklejohn is a Maine politician and member of the Maine Green Independent Party, an affiliate of the United States Green Party. He has been an at-large member of the Portland School Committee since 2001, serving in his second term.
Ben Michaelson Ben Michaelson is a swimmer hailing from Seymour, Connecticut. He attended Seymour High school, later continuing his education and career at Southern Connecticut State University under head coach Timothy Quill and assistant coach CJ Moran.
Ben Moon Ben Moon (born 1966-06-13) is a rock climber from England. During the late 1980s and early 1990s, Ben Moon, along with his climbing partner Jerry Moffat drove forward the level of sport climbing in the UK especially, but also throughout the world.
Ben Moreell Admiral Ben Moreell (September 19, 1892 - July 30, 1978) was the chief of the US Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks and of the Civil Engineer Corps. He is most well known for founding the Seabees in 1941 just prior to America's entry into World War II.
Ben Nye Benjamin Emmet Nye, Sr. (born January 12, 1907 in Fremont, Nebraska, died February 9, 1986 in Santa Monica, California) was a renowned makeup artist for the Hollywood film industry for over four decades, from the 1930s to the early 1980s.
Ben oil Ben oil is pressed from the seeds of the Moringa oleifera, known variously as the horseradish tree, ben oil tree, or drumstick tree. The oil is characterized by an unusually long shelf life and a mild, but pleasant taste.
Ben O'Leary Ben O'Leary was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside played by Simon Paul. He was a firefighter who lived on the close and was injured in the Brookside parade explosion of 1998 and left paralysed.
Ben Oda Ben Oda (21 December 1915 - November 1984) was a Japanese–American comic strip letterer. He fought in World War II as a paratrooper and later provided lettering for many leading comic strips, including Apartment 3-G, Big Ben Bolt, Dondi, The Dropouts, Flash Gordon, Little Orphan Annie, Mary Perkins, On Stage, The Phantom, Prince Valiant, Rip Kirby and The Spirit.
Ben Oglivie Benjamin Ambrosio Oglivie Palmer (born February 11 1949 in ColĂłn, Panama) is a former Major League Baseball left fielder for the Boston Red Sox (1971-1973), Detroit Tigers (1974-1977), and the Milwaukee Brewers (1978-1986). He batted and threw left-handed.
Ben Olson Ben Olson (born February 23, 1983 in Thousand Oaks, California) is a redshirt sophomore quarterback for the 2006 UCLA Bruins football team. He excelled in football at Thousand Oaks High School, earning All-American honors in 2002.
Ben patrick johnson Hollywood insider Ben Patrick Johnson is one of the most prolific voice-over actors in entertainment, recording thousands of movie trailers, TV promos and video game voice-overs each year. He is a signature voice of both the FOX and CBS networks.
Ben Paskitti Ben Paskitti (January 11, 1983) played guitar with The Violet Burning in 2006 during the release tour for Drop-Dead. He had previously played with several local artists in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky.
Ben Pepper Ben Pepper born 15 July, 1978 in Geraldton, Western Australia, is an Australian basketball player who currently plays centre for the New Zealand Breakers in the Australian National Basketball League. Pepper began his career with the Newcastle Falcons who he played for in the 1996-1997 season.
Ben Phillips Ben James Phillips 30 September 1974, Lewisham, London, England is an English cricket player, a right handed batsman and right arm fast medium bowler who has played for the cricket teams of Kent and Northamptonshire. He signed for Somerset in September 2006.
Ben Pollack Ben Pollack (June 22, 1903 – June 7, 1971) was a drummer and bandleader from the mid 1920s through the swing era. His eye for talent led him to either discover or employ, at one time or another, musicians such as Benny Goodman, Jack Teagarden, Glenn Miller, Jimmy McPartland and Harry James.
Ben Pomeroy Ben Pomeroy (born January 10, 1984 in Penrith, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. Pomeroy previously played for the Penrith Panthers, his position of choice is at centre.
Ben Price Ben Price (born 1972) is a British actor, who recently found fame after he starred as bisexual Conrad Gates, the captain of Earl's Park football team, in the British television series Footballers' Wives. Price said he loved the role, driving around in expensive cars, living in mansions and working with a good crew, but he was not so keen on the large number of occasions that his posterior was shown.
Ben Ramsey Ben Ramsey (1903-1985) was a Texas politician who served in a succession of offices during the mid-20th century. He served in both Houses of the Texas Legislature, as Texas secretary of state, lieutenant governor, and railroad commissioner.
Ben Reid Ben Reid (born 29 April 1989) is an Australian Rules footballer currently playing for Collingwood Football Club in the AFL. He was taken with Collingwood's first pick in the 2006 AFL National Draft at pick number 8.
Ben Reifel Dr. Benjamin "Ben" Reifel (September 19, 1906 - January 2, 1990), a Lakota Sioux and a Republican United States Congressman from the First District of South Dakota; born on the Rosebud Indian Reservation near Parmelee, Todd County, South Dakota.
Ben Reilly Ben Reilly, also known as the Scarlet Spider and the second Spider-Man, is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics' Universe. He is a clone of Peter Parker, the superhero Spider-Man, and is a prominent character in the Clone Saga.
Ben Reynolds Ben Reynolds (born January 7, 1982 in Lithgow, New South Wales) is an Australian rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League competition, he has also previously played for the Penrith Panthers. His position of choice is at half-back.
Ben Rhydding railway station Ben Rhydding railway station is a railway station in Ben Rhydding, a mile to the west of Ilkley, West Yorkshire, England. On the Wharfedale Line between Ilkley and Leeds City station/Bradford Forster Square, it is served by Class 333 electric trains run by Northern Rail, who also manage the station.
Ben Rich Benjamin Robert Rich (June 18 1925 – January 5 1995) was the second director of Lockheed's Skunk Works from 1975 to 1991, succeeding its founder, Kelly Johnson. Ben Rich was responsible for leading the development of the F-117, the first production stealth aircraft.
Ben Richards Ben Richards (born March 27, 1972, in Rustington) is a British actor. He is best known for playing Bruno Milligan in series 4 and 5 of the British TV Drama Footballers' Wives and in series 1 and 2 of its spin-off Footballers' Wives: Extra Time.
Ben Richards (actor) Ben Richards (born March 27, 1972 in West Sussex, England) is an English actor best known for his role on ITV's Footballers' Wives and BBC1's Holby City. He also has a background in dancing and was a judge in the second series of Strictly Dance Fever in 2006.
Ben Riley Ben Riley (b. 17 July 1933) is an American jazz drummer who has worked with Thelonious Monk, Alice Coltrane, Stan Getz, Woody Herman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Ahmad Jamal, and Kenny Barron, and was a member with Barron of Sphere.
Ben Ross Benjamin David Ross (born May 23, 1980 in Chinchilla, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian rugby league player for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League competition. He has also represented Queensland in the State of Origin on six occasions.
Ben Sanders Alexander Bennett "Ben" Sanders (Born: February 16, 1865 on Catharpin, Virginia; Died: August 29, 1930 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a 19th Century Major League Baseball player. He pitched a total of 5 seasons, debuting on June 6 1888 with the Philadelphia Quakers of the National League.
Ben Sandford Ben Sandford (born March 12, 1979 in Rotorua) is a male skeleton racer from New Zealand, who took part in the 2005/2006 Skeleton World Cup and qualified for the 2006 Winter Olympics. He was the highest ranked New Zealand male on the 2005-2006 world cup circuit as well as the highest ranked male from the southern hemisphere.
Ben Scotti Ben Scotti (born June 9, 1937) is a former American football defensive back. A graduate of the University of Maryland (1959), Scotti played for the Washington Redskins (1959-1961), Philadelphia Eagles (1962-1963), and the San Francisco 49ers (1964).
Ben Selvin Ben Selvin (March 5, 1898 - July 15, 1980), son of Russian-immigrant Jewish parents, started his professional life at age 15 as a fiddle player in New York City night clubs. A husky lad, he looked older than he was and as such was permitted into such establishments.
Ben Shahn Ben Shahn (September 12, 1898 - March 14 1969) was a Lithuanian-born American artist, muralist, social activist, photographer and teacher. He is best known for his works of Social realism, his leftist political views, and his series of lectures published as The Shape of Content.
Ben Sharpa Kgotso Semela aka Ben Sharpa aka Oh Kaptain My Kaptain (born March 25, 1977 in Soweto, South Africa) is a veteran underground rapper and music producer. Considered by many as one of South Africa's most accomplished lyricists, Ben Sharpa is a founding member of cult crews GroundWorks and Audio Visual.
Ben Shaw Ben Shaw is a house music producer, remixer and DJ who has released records under his own name, as well as the monikers Sunscape and Gradient. His DJing career has spanned such styles as acid house, drum & bass, breakbeat and progressive house and has included a monthly residency, "Koosh", at "The Electrowerkz" club in London.
Ben Shemen Ben Shemen (בן שמן) is a moshav in Israel approximately four kms east of Lod in the municipal territory of the Chevel Modiin Regional Council. First founded in 1911, it was refounded in 1952 by Romanian immigrants.
Ben Shephard Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard (born 11 December 1974 in Essex) is an English television presenter. He was educated at Chigwell School, and further achieved a 2:1 BA Honours from Birmingham University in Dance, Drama & Theatre Arts.
Ben Schwartzwalder Ben Schwartzwalder(died 1993) was a Hall-of-fame football coach at Syracuse University. He played center at West Virginia, despite weighting only 146 pounds, and was also a member of the school's wrestling team.
Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy The Ben Schwartzwalder Trophy is a college football trophy that annually goes to the winner of the West Virginia University and Syracuse University football game. The trophy was introduced in 1993 and is named after former WVU football player and Syracuse head coach Ben Schwartzwalder.
Ben Silverman Ben Silverman is the founder and CEO of Reveille Studios, an independent television and film production and distribution company. He is the executive producer of such hit shows as NBC's The Office, The Biggest Loser, and ABC's Ugly Betty, as well as several cable shows, including: Nashville Star, on USA Network; 30 Days, on FX; MTV's Parental Control and Date My Mom; Blow Out on Bravo; and House of Boateng on the Sundance Channel.
Ben Sira The Wisdom of Ben Sira, (or The Wisdom of Yeshua Ben Sira or merely Sirach), formerly called Ecclesiasticus (not to be confused with Ecclesiastes) by some Christians, is a book written circa 180–175 BC. The author, Yeshua ben Sira, was a Jew who had been living in Jerusalem, who may in fact have established his school and written his work in Alexandria (Guillaume).
Ben Smith (rugby league player) Benjamin William Smith (born October 16, 1984) is an Australian rugby league player for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. in an outstanding rookie year in 2005, Smith scored 14 tries for a total of 56 points.
Ben Spees Ben Spees is a software developer and multi-instrumentalist musician born on January 14, 1979. He released the games Harry the Handsome Executive (in 1997) and Ferazel's Wand (in 2000) through Ambrosia Software.
Ben Spies Ben Spies is a motorcycle racer from America who won the AMA Superbike Championship in 2006 (only the second time since 1999 that Mat Mladin has not won it). He took six successive wins early in the season, and staved off a late Mladin fightback to win the title by 649 points to 641.
Ben Stahl Ben Stahl (1915-1998) dedicated much of his life to serving the working class globally and the people of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania locally. After graduating from Central High School in 1932, he entered Temple University, studied briefly at Gratz College, and became a leader of the Young Peoples Socialist League before receiving his B.
Ben Stebbings Ben Stebbings is a British actor, musician and stand-up comedian who rose to fame in the early 21st century thanks to his racey stand-up act and musical style. Stebbings has appeared in minor roles in BBC shows 'Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps' and 'That Mitchell and Webb Look'.
Ben Street Ben Street is a New York-area jazz bass player. He has played with many great jazz artists, notably Kurt Rosenwinkel on the Album "Next Step," Ben Monder on the Album "Dust" and the legendary Sam Rivers on the Album "Violet Violets.
Ben Summerskill Ben Jeffrey Peter Summerskill (born 6 October 1961) is the Chief Executive of the UK-based LGBT lobbying organisation Stonewall, now the largest gay equality body in Europe. He has a lesbian twin sister, Clare, who is a performer at Amherst County Primary School, Sevenoaks School] and [[Merton College, Oxford, he first went into the restaurant trade and was Operations Director from 1987 to 1990 with Kennedy Brookes, a publicly-quoted hospitality company.
Ben Taylor (American football) Ben Taylor (born August 31, 1978 in Bellaire, Ohio) is an American football player and linebacker who currently plays for the Green Bay Packers. Taylor was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Ben Templesmith Ben Templesmith (b. 7 March, 1978) is an Australian commercial artist best known for his work in the American comic book industry - most notably Fell with writer Warren Ellis, published by Image Comics, where he helped pioneer a new format for commercial comics, and 30 Days of Night with writer Steve Niles published by IDW Publishing which provoked a bidding war between film studios for the movie rights when the story was pitched a second time with Templesmith's artwork.
Ben Tillett Ben Tillet (September 11, 1860 - January 27, 1943) was a British socialist, trade union leader and politician. Tillett was born in Bristol and began his working life as a sailor, before travelling to London and taking up work as a docker.
Ben Townley Ben Townley (Dec 12, 1984 -) is a professional motocrosser originating from Taupo, New Zealand. After claiming multiple National championships in his native New Zealand, Townley moved to Europe and began campaigning the 125cc/MX2 World Championships.
Ben Tulfo Ben Tulfo (born October 26, 1968) is a Filipino newspaper columnist, radio newscaster and is part of the infamous "Tulfo Brothers". He is best known for being the host, producer and director of the controversial investigative series Bitag (Trap in Filipino).
Ben Ulenga Ben Ulenga is the president of the Congress of Democrats (CoD), a Namibian political party of the mid nineties, a vibrant party that shook Namibians by taking on the SWAPO party of which Ulenga was not only a member but a member of congress and he played a very influential role in the independence struggle of Namibia against South African apartheid rule. Also one of the many political prisoners who felt in Robben Island where the likes of Nelson Mandela among others.
Ben Unwin Ben Denis Unwin, also known as Jamie Macmillan born (August 15, 1977) in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. He is best known for portraying the character Jesse McGregor on the soap Home and Away from 1996 to 2000 and 2002 to 2005.
Ben Utecht Benjamin Utecht (born June 30, 1981 in Rochester, Minnesota) is an American football player who currently plays tight end for the Indianapolis Colts. A graduate of Hastings, MN, High School, he became a four-year starter at the University of Minnesota, starting 35 of 44 games and playing in the Music City Bowl.
Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond) Ben Vorlich is a Scottish mountain situated between the northernmost section of Loch Lomond and Loch Sloy. It is one of the Arrochar Alps, though it lies separate from the other peaks in the range, as indicated by the large topographic prominence.
Ben Wa balls Ben Wa balls (also known as Burmese bells or Geisha balls) are small, marble-sized metal balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around — used for massage and meditation purposes, as well as for sexual stimulation (by insertion into the vagina). Some may also be solid, or contain clappers or chimes within; other larger versions made of plastic encasing lesser balls are called Duotone balls.
Ben Wada Ben Wada (和田 勉 Wada Ben), born Tsutomu Wada, July 3rd 1930 in Matsusaka, Mie Prefecture, was a producer for Japanese TV channel NHK. After attending Sugamo Middle School and Senior High School, Wada graduated from the Drama department of the Literature Faculty at Waseda University.
Ben Wade Benjamin Styron (Ben) Wade (November 26, 1922 - December 2, 2002) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the Chicago Cubs (1948), Brooklyn Dodgers (1952-1954[start]), St. Louis Cardinals (1954[end]) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1955).
Ben Wallace Ben Wallace (born September 10 1974 in White Hall, Alabama) is an American professional basketball player in the NBA with the Chicago Bulls. Nicknamed Big Ben and The Body, he plays the positions of center and power forward and is listed at and .
Ben Wallace (UK politician) Robert Ben Lobban Wallace known as Ben Wallace (born 15th May, 1970, Farnborough) is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Lancashire constituency of Lancaster and Wyre, elected at the 2005 General Election. He is a four-time winner of the UK Defensive Politician of the Year Award.
Ben Watt Born 6 Dec 1962, London, Ben Watt is half of UK pop-folk-electronica duo Everything But The Girl with a career spanning more than twenty-five years (from acclaimed early 80’s folk-jazz solo recordings on London indie Cherry Red to a global and US Billboard Number 1 - ‘Missing’ - with EBTG in 1995). Since the mid nineties he has risen to international DJ status largely after his and EBTG partner Tracey Thorn's interpretations of electronica in the mid-nineties (‘Walking Wounded’, ‘Protection’ with Massive Attack, ‘Temperamental’).
Ben Webb Benedict Webb (July 11, 1957 – November 20, 2002) was a Canadian journalist best known as editor of Sanity, the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament monthly. After his death from cancer at 45, Britain's Guardian described him as “one of the mainstays of the left press of the 1980s and 1990s”
Ben Webster (businessman) Donald Ben Webster (1930-1997) was a venture capitalist who, after bringing Velcro to North America, started Helix Investments in 1968, making investments into dozens of early stage companies, including Corel, Geac, Mitel, and OpenText.
Ben Weese Benjamin Horace (Ben) Weese (1929, Evanston, Illinois—) is an American architect hailing from Chicago, and member of the architecture group the Chicago Seven. Weese is the younger brother of fellow Chicago architect Harry Weese.
Ben Westlund Ben Westlund (born September, 1949 in Long Beach, California) is a Democratic Oregon state senator representing District 27, which covers most of Deschutes County and includes the city of Bend, Oregon. He ran for Governor of Oregon as an independent in 2006, but dropped out of the race in August.

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