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Benjamin T. Biggs Benjamin Thomas Biggs (October 1 1821 – December 25 1893) was an American farmer and politician from Middletown, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was veteran of the Mexican-American War and a member of the Democratic Party, who served as U.
Benjamin Taliaferro Benjamin Taliaferro (1750 - September 3, 1821) was a United States Representative from Georgia. He was born in Virginia in 1750 from an English-Italian family, the Taliaferros, who settled in Virginia in the early 17th century.
Benjamin Tannenbaum Benjamin "Benny the Boss" Tannenbaum (c. 1906-February 6, 1941) was a New York mobster involved in narcotics and the fur rackets as well as a mob accountant for labor racketeer Louis "Lepke" Buchalter and Jacob "Gurrah" Shapiro.
Benjamin Thompson (farmer) Benjamin Thompson (April 22, 1806 – January 30, 1890) of Durham, New Hampshire, was a farmer and businessman, and the main benefactor of the University of New Hampshire. Benjamin left the State of New Hampshire his Warner Farm and all his assets totaling $400,000 for the creation of an agricultural college on his property in Durham.
Benjamin Thompson House Benjamin Thompson House, also known as the Count Rumford Birthplace National Historic Landmark, is the birthplace of scientist and inventor Benjamin Thompson (1753-1814), Count Rumford. It is located at 90 Elm Street, North Woburn, Massachusetts, and open several afternoons a week.
Benjamin Tipper Benjamin Claude Cecil Tipper (7 July 1896 - 11 July 1970) was an English cricketer who played five first-class matches for Worcestershire in 1919. All were friendlies, as Worcestershire did not re-enter the County Championship until the following year.
Benjamin von Kállay Benjamin von Kállay (1839-1903), Austro-Hungarian statesman, was born at Budapest on the 22nd of December 1839. His family derived their name from their estates at Nagykálló, in Szabolcs, and claimed descent from the Balogh Semsen tribe, which colonized the counties of Borsod, Szabolcs, and Szatmár, at the close of the 9th century, when the Magyars conquered Hungary.
Benjamin W. Leigh Benjamin Watkins Leigh (June 18, 1781– February 2, 1849) was an American lawyer and politician from Richmond, Virginia. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates and represented Virginia in the United States Senate.
Benjamin Walker Benjamin Walker (November 25, 1913) is the truncated pen name of George Benjamin Walker, who also writes under the pseudonym Jivan Bhakar. He is a British citizen, and an Indian-born author on religion and philosophy, and an authority on esoterica in all its curious forms.
Benjamin Waller Benjamin Waller was descended from a very respectable Virginia family and was bred a lawyer. He was a clerk of the general court for a number of years and, in 1777, he was named presiding judge of the court of admiralty.
Benjamin Ward Richardson Sir Benjamin Ward Richardson (October 1828 – November 21, 1896) was an eminent British physician, anaesthetist, physiologist, sanitarian, and a prolific writer on medical history. He was the recipient of the Fothergill gold medal, awarded by the Medical Society of London in 1854 and of the Astley Cooper triennial prize for an essay in physiology.
Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins (8 February 1807-1889) was an English sculptor and natural history artist renowned for combining both in his work on the life-size models of dinosaurs in Crystal Palace Park, Sydenham, south London. He was also a noted lecturer on zoology and related topics.
Benjamin Watson Benjamin Watson (born December 18, 1980 in Norfolk, Virginia) is an American football player for the New England Patriots. He was the 32nd pick in the first round of the 2004 NFL draft from the University of Georgia.
Benjamin Waugh The Reverend Benjamin Waugh (February 20, 1839 — March 11, 1908) was a Victorian social reformer and campaigner who founded the UK charity, the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) in the late 19th century, and also wrote various hymns.
Benjamin West Clinedinst Benjamin West Clinedinst (1859-1931) was an American illustrator and painter, born at Woodstock, Va. He studied for a year in Baltimore and for five years in Paris under Cabanel and Bonnat and first attracted attention in New York with his illustrations for Leslie's Weekly.
Benjamin Williams Crowninshield Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 – February 3, 1851) served as the fifth United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe.
Benjamin Williams Leader Benjamin Williams Leader (1833-1923) was an English artist. Born in Worcester as Benjamin Leader Williams, he was the son of civil engineer Edward Leader Williams (who was also a keen amateur artist and friend of John Constable) and Quaker Sarah Whiting.
Benjamin Winchester Benjamin Winchester (August 61817–January 251901) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. Winchester was the youngest member of Zion's Camp, an original member of the first Quorum of the Seventy, editor of the first independent Mormon publication, president of one of the largest branches of the church, a zealous missionary who baptized thousands, a Rigdonite Apostle and ultimately a dissenter who repudiated Mormonism altogether.
Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight Benjamin Woodbridge Dwight (1816-1889) was an American educator and author, born in New Haven, Connecticut. He was educated at Hamilton College, New York and at the Yale Theological Seminary, where he graduated in 1838.
Benjamin Zander Benjamin Zander (born March 9, 1939, Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England) is an English-American conductor. He is the music director of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and a faculty member at the New England Conservatory.
Benjamin Zipursky Benjamin Zipursky is a legal scholar and professor at Fordham Law in New York City. He has been interviewed by the Newshour with Jim Lehrer, the Los Angeles Times, The Associated Press on the Vioxx wrongful death cases.
Benjaminas ZelkeviÄŤius Benjaminas ZelkeviÄŤius (born February 6, 1944) was coach of FHK Liepajas Metalurgs football club and a former football striker from Lithuania. 1995-1997 and 2001-2002 was coach of Lithuania national football team.
Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground The Benjaminville Friends Meetinghouse and Burial Ground is located north of the McLean County village of Holder, Illinois. The site of the meetinghouse and burial ground was once the site of a now defunct village called Benjaminville.
Benji Benji is the name of a fictitious dog who was the focus of several movies in the 1970s and 1980s and is also the title of the first film in the series. His character was a lovable mutt who had an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time, usually helping a person overcome a problem.
Benji B Benji B is an influential underground DJ. He presents a radio show called Deviation on BBC 1Xtra every Thursday night from midnight, and has developed a reputation as a skilled DJ, musical tastemaker and award-winning radio producer and presenter.
Benji Marshall Benji Marshall (born February 25 1985 in Whakatane, New Zealand) is a rugby league player for the Wests Tigers in the Australian National Rugby League competition. He has represented New Zealand in internationals.
Benji Schwimmer Benjiman "Benji" Schwimmer (born on January 18, 1984)Schwimmer's profile at Fox website is an American professional swing dancer who has been winning dance competitions since he was a child. On August 16, 2006 he was crowned "America's Favorite Dancer," as the winner of the second season of So You Think You Can Dance, a #1-rated television series.
Benjie Dorango Benjie Dorango - He did the voice of Fei of Cooking Master Boy, Sid of Final Fantasy Unlimited, Grown-up Edward and the first voice of Arthur of Lady Lady, Doumyugi of Hana Yori Dango and Shinn Asuka of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny on Hero TV. He is one of the dubbers of Meteor Garden 1 & 2.
Benjiman Benjiman (full name Benjiman Hulburt) is an American rapper, who operates in Christian hip hop and has collaborated with Kutless and Falling Up—both of which are also signed by BEC Recordings. His first album, Activate, released in 2005, was internationally distributed by BEC Recordings and was well-received among Christian music critics.
Benjy Bronk Benjy Bronk is a producer, comedian and head writer for the Howard Stern Show. Benjy's true birthdate has long been a matter of debate on the Howard Stern Show, and he does an excellent job of evading the question when the topic comes up.
Benjys Benjys are a chain of sandwich shops in the United Kingdom. Most of Benjys sixty branches are located in London and the South East of England with some branches in major cities outside the South East such as in Leeds, Manchester and Birmingham.
Benkestok The Benkestok family (also known as Benkestokk, Benchestoch and similar spellings of the name) is one of the original noble families of Norway and one of the few to survive the Middle Ages. At the height of its power, the family ruled large estates in Bohuslän (now a part of Sweden), in Western Norway, in Northern Norway, and in the Faroe Islands.
Benmont Tench Benjamin Montmorency Tench III (born September 7, 1953) an American keyboardist, best known as a founding member of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, along with Tom Petty, Mike Campbell and Ron Blair of the current lineup.
Benmore Botanic Garden Benmore Botanic Garden is a large botanic garden situated between Dunoon and Loch Eck, in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It features a large square walled gardens, a waterfall, the remains of a fernery, ponds and a lovely climb up the hillside to a hut where you can look out across the Holy Loch, famous for its role in the second world war.
Benmore Dam Benmore Dam is the largest dam within the Waitaki power scheme on the borders of Otago and Canterbury regions in New Zealand's South Island. Benmore Dam is also the starting point of the high voltage DC inter-island 500 MW power connection.
Benn Jordan Benn Jordan is an electronica musician operating under many pseudonyms. Since 1999 his most widely distributed and eclectic music has been released under the name of The Flashbulb, whose songs fall under the breakcore genre.
Benn Levy Benn Levy (7 March, 1900 – 7 December, 1973) was a Labour Party Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. He was first elected at the 1945 general election, for the Eton and Slough constituency, and stood down at the 1950 general election.
Bennekom Bennekom is a village in the municipality of Ede in the eastern Netherlands, lying south of the city from which the municipality takes its name. Bennekom is situated at the border of the Veluwe, a natural park and north of Wageningen and its Rhine.
Bennequin number In knot theory, the Bennequin number, or Thurston-Bennequin number, of a front diagram of a Legendrian knot is defined as the writhe of the diagram minus the number of right cusps. The maximum Bennequin number over all possible front diagrams of the Legendrian knot is an Legendrian isotopy invariant of the knot.
Bennett (London cricketer) Bennett (London cricketer) refers to two English cricketers, probably brothers, who played for the famous London Cricket Club in the 1740s and 1750s. They also played for All-England teams and were prominent in the single wicket variety of the sport, which was hugely popular at that time.
Bennett buggy A Bennett buggy was a term used in Canada during the Great Depression to describe a car which had it's engine and windows taken out and was pulled by a horse. The term was named after Richard Bennett, the Prime Minister of Canada from 1930 to 1935, who was blamed for the nation's poverty.
Bennett Bean Bennett Bean is an American ceramic artist living in Blairstown, New Jersey. Although commonly described as a studio potter, some would characterize him as a sculptor and painter who works primarily in studio pottery.
Bennett Cerf Bennett Alfred Cerf (May 25, 1898 - August 27, 1971) was a publisher and co-founder of Random House, also known for his own compilations of jokes and puns, for regular personal appearances lecturing across the United States, and for his television appearances in the panel game show What's My Line?
Bennett College Bennett College is a four-year liberal arts women's college in Greensboro, North Carolina. Founded in 1873, this historically black institution began as a normal school to provide education to newly emancipated slaves.
Bennett family The Bennett family is a middle class family living in the fictional town of Harmony on NBC's daytime drama Passions. The Bennetts have been on the ruthless Alistair Crane's bad side for years, but they earned Alistair's full wrath in the summer of 2005 when Alistair's granddaughter, Fancy, complained to her grandfather about Sam's son, Noah, infuriating the Crane patriarch, Sam was fired from his position as chief of police.
Bennett King Bennett Alfred King (born December 19, 1964 in Mossman, Queensland, Australia) is an Australian cricket coach who currently coaches the West Indies national cricket team. Before taking over the West Indies coaching role from Gus Logie, Bennett King was the Queensland Bulls' first team coach.
Bennett Law The Bennett Law was a highly controversial state law passed in Wisconsin in 1889, that required the use of English in most schools. It affected the state's German-language private schools (and Norwegian schools), and was bitterly resented by German American communities.
Bennett Miller Bennett Miller (born December 30, 1966) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director. He was born in New York City to a Jewish family, and has known writer Dan Futterman and actor Philip Seymour Hoffman since their childhood.
Bennett Place Bennett Place, the popular name for the farmhouse owned by James and Nancy Bennett (alternatively and probably correctly, Bennitt), was the site of the largest surrender of troops during the American Civil War, on April 26, 1865.
Bennett Road Public School Bennett Road Public School was first established on the 14th of October 1961 with 230 pupils and Mr Warren Kennedy as the principal. The library was opened during 1984 and the hall and a new canteen was later opened during 1986.
Bennett Valley Bennett Valley is a northwest to southeast trending valley approximately one mile wide in its northwestern portion, where the southeast extremity of Santa Rosa, California is located.Santa Rosa Quadrangle, Fifteen minute series, USGS Quadrangle Map, U.
Bennett, British Columbia Bennett, British Columbia, Canada is an abandoned town next to Lake Bennett. It was built during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897–99 at the end of the White Pass and Chilkoot Trails from nearby ports of Skagway and Dyea in Alaska.
Bennetta Slaughter Bennetta Slaughter is a prominent member of the Church of Scientology and current head of several of its organizations, including Applied Scholastics (itself a subsidiary of Scientology's Association for Better Living and Education, Gung Ho Groups, Citizens for a Better Clearwater, and many more. Slaughter is Scientology Patron Meritorious, meaning she's donated more than a quarter of a million dollars to the International Association of Scientologists.
Bennettazhia Bennettazhia ('Bennett's azhdarchid') is the name given to a pterosaur (flying reptile) formerly known as Pteranodon oregonensis (Gilmore, 1928). A section of dorsal vertebrae was unearthed from the Lower Cretaceous beds of Wheeler County, Oregon, USA.
Bennettitales Bennettitales is an order of seed plants in the anthophyte clade that first appeared in the Triassic period and became extinct toward the end of the Cretaceous. It comprises two groups, cycadeoids, which had stout trunks and bisporangiate strobili (cones serving as their reproductive structures), and relatives of Williamsonia and Williamsoniella, which had slender, branching trunks and either bisporangiate or monosporangiate strobili.
Bennetts Bennetts, part of the Budget Group of Companies, is the UK’s number one for motorcycle insurance and insures over 170,000 bikers in the UK (including Northern Ireland). Established in 1930, Bennetts has over 70 years experience in the insurance industry.
Bennetts Associates Bennetts Associates are a British architecture firm, originally founded in 1987 by Rab Bennetts, who had previously worked Arup, and his wife, Denise. They initially came to prominence through the design of large office buildings, with sustainable design as one of the key principles.
Bennettsbridge Bennettsbridge (Droichead Bineád in Irish) is a village in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, 6km south of Kilkenny city in the southeast of Ireland. Located along the River Nore, the village has become, in recent years, the home of several pottery and crafts producers.
Bennie Borgmann Bernard "Bennie" Borgmann (November 22, 1900 in Haledon, New Jersey - November 11, 1978 in Hawthorne, New Jersey) was one of the early pro basketball players. He played for 17 years between 1919 and 1936, and is mostly known for his time with the Kingston Colonials and Original Celtics.
Bennie Joppru Benjamin Paul Joppru (born January 5, 1980 in Dickinson, North Dakota) is an American football tight end for the Seattle Seahawks. He was selected by the Houston Texans in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft out of the University of Michigan.
Bennie Khoapa Bennie Khoapa was a social worker in South Africa during the 1960s and 1970s involved in the resistance to apartheid. He worked for the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA), and was supportive of the young activists of the time, especially the young Steve Biko.
Bennie Moten [Bennie Moten (1894 – 1935) was a noted American jazz pianist and band leader. In 1929 he recruited Count Basie for his band Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra, eventually allowing Basie to take over on piano.
Bennie Purcell Bennie Purcell (born 1929) was a Hall of Fame tennis coach at Murray State University, coaching the Racers for 28 years. His teams won 11 Ohio Valley Conference championships, and he was seven times selected OVC Coach of the Year.
Bennie Tate Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901 - October 27, 1973) born in Whitwell, Tennessee was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1924-30), Chicago White Sox (1930-32), Boston Red Sox (1932) and Chicago Cubs (1934).
Bennifer "Bennifer", a portmanteau, was the nickname given to the celebrity couple Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck by Affleck's friend, Kevin Smith. The couple, who met on the set of their mega-flop Gigli, received a great deal of media attention, similar to that experienced by Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton in the 1960s.
Bennigan's Bennigan's Grill & Tavern, commonly known as Bennigan's is an Irish pub-themed casual dining restaurant chain with locations throughout the United States. Franchises also exist in fourteen countries and 15 territories outside the continental U.
Benning W. Jenness Benning Wentworth Jenness (July 14, 1806 - November 16, 1879) was a United States Senator from New Hampshire. Born in Deerfield, he attended Bradford Academy, Massachusetts and engaged in mercantile pursuits in Strafford, New Hampshire from 1826 to 1856.
Bennington Battle Monument The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306' stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont, very close to the Catamount Tavern where Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys dwelt, and up the street from Robert Frost's grave. It is open 9am to 5pm, 7 days a week, mid-April to October 31.
Bennington Street, East Boston, Massachusetts Bennington Street is one of the main thoroughfares in the Boston, Massachusetts neighborhood of East Boston. The street runs almost the length of the residential section of the community -- as distinguished from Logan International Airport, which makes up almost half of the community's land mass.
Bennison railway station, Victoria Bennison(orignally Frankling River) was a railway station on the South Gippsland line in South Gippsland, Victoria. The station was opened during the 1890s and closed during the 1970's, at a time when many other stations and lines were closing around Victoria.
Benno Besson Benno Besson (born René-Benjamin Besson, November 4, 1922 in Yverdon-les-Bains; died February 23, 2006 in Berlin) was a Swiss actor and director. He had great success as director at Volksbühne Berlin, Deutsches Theater and Berliner Ensemble in East-Berlin, where he went by an invitation of Bertolt Brecht in 1949.
Benno Kuipers Benno Gerrit Valentijn Kuipers (born March 6, 1974 in Ede, Gelderland) is a former breaststroke swimmer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country in two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Benno Ohnesorg Benno Ohnesorg (October 15, 1940 - June 2, 1967) was a German university student killed by a police officer on June 2 1967, during a demonstration in Berlin against the visit of the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, to Germany. It was the first political demonstration that the married student (of Romance and German literature and culture studies) attended as part of the German student movement.
Bennu The Bennu bird serves as the Egyptian correspondence to the phoenix, and is said to be the soul of the Sun-God Ra. Some of the titles of the Bennu bird were “He Who Came Into Being by Himself,” “Ascending One,” and “Lord of Jubilees.
Benny & Joon Benny & Joon is a 1993 romantic comedy about how two misfits, Sam (Johnny Depp) and Juniper (Joon) (Mary Stuart Masterson), find and fall in love with one another. The film is perhaps best known for Depp's numerous stunts and for popularizing the song "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers.
Benny Anders Benny Anders was a high-flying, instant offense machine during his days as a member of Phi Slamma Jamma, the basketball powerhouse at the University of Houston. He was an all state high school player from tiny Bernice, Louisiana and a cousin of Willis Reed.
Benny Andrews Benny Andrews (November 13, 1930 - November 10, 2006) was an American painter, print-maker, creator of collages and educator. He was born November 13, 1930 in Plainview, Georgia and died November 10, 2006 in Brooklyn, New York.
Benny Benack Benny Benack was at the forefront of the Pittsburgh jazz scene in the 1960s and '70s. A talented trumpet player, Benack was made famous by his the song "Beat'em Bucs" and was a staple at Pittsburgh Pirates and Pittsburgh Steelers games.
Benny Benassi Benny Benassi (born Marco Benassi Geneser in Milan, on July 13, 1967) is an Italian disc jockey and a euro house/electroclash artist, who lives in Reggio Emilia, a town in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. He is of Italian and Danish parentage, his Danish parentage comes from the Geneser family.
Benny Bendorff Benny Bendorff (born Joachim Bendorff, Hamburg, Germany, August 1946) is German bass guitarist, vocalist, trumpeter and composer who became best-known for his long tenure as bassist for the James Last Orchestra. Born and raised in Hamburg, his mother Lya Bendorff was an opera singer, and his father Siegfried Bendorff was a ballet dancer, teacher and guitarist.
Benny Benjamin William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25 1925 - April 20 1969), nicknamed Papa Zita, was an American musician, most notable as the main drummer for the Motown studio band known as The Funk Brothers. He was a native of Birmingham, Alabama.
Benny Boom Benny Boom (born on July 22, 1971) is a music video director and current director of Gorilla Flix, Inc. He trained at Temple University's School of Radio, Television, & Film, and also served as a protégé of veteran director Little X and Hype Williams.
Benny Brown (athletics) Benjamin Gene ("Benny") Brown (September 27, 1953 – February 1, 1996) was an Olympic gold-medal winner in the 1976 4x400 Men's Relay running the second leg. He teamed with Herman Frazier, Fred Newhouse and Maxie Parks.
Benny Bufano Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (October 14 1898 - August 16 1970) was a California-based Italian American sculptor, best known for his large-scale -- usually granite -- monuments. His modernist work often featured smoothly rounded animals and relatively simple shapes.
Benny Carter Bennett Lester Carter (August 8 1907 – July 12 2003) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognised as such by other jazz musicians who called him King.
Benny Cuntapay Benjamin "Benny" Cuntapay (born December 29, 1978) is an American professional wrestler better known by his ring name, B-Boy. Cuntapay was previously known as Benny Chong in Ultimate Pro Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Unplugged, but is best known for his time in Pro Wrestling Guerrilla and Combat Zone Wrestling as B-Boy.
Benny Elias Benny Elias (لبني الياس in Arabic) (born November 15, 1963, Tripoli, Lebanon) was a rugby league player, primarily as a hooker. Whilst playing for Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League competition, he was arguably one of the leading hookers for much of the late 1980s and early 1990s.
Benny Fields Benny (Bennie) Fields (born Benjamin Geisenfeld, June 14, 1894 in Milwaukee - died August 16, 1959 in New York City) one half of the legendary Vaudeville team of Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields. Their lives were made into a famous movie, Somebody Loves Me (1952) with Betty Hutton and Ralph Meeker.
Benny Friedman Benjamin "Benny" Friedman (March 18, 1905 — November 24, 1982) was an American football quarterback who played for the University of Michigan (1924-1926), Cleveland Bulldogs (1927), Detroit Wolverines (1928), New York Giants (1929-1931), and Brooklyn Dodgers (1932-1934). He is generally considered the first great passer in pro football.
Benny Goodman Benny Goodman, born Benő Guttman, (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American jazz musician, known as "King of Swing", "Patriarch of the Clarinet", "The Professor", and "Swing's Senior Statesman".
Benny Green Benny Green (1927– June 22, 1998) born in Leeds, Yorkshire in the UK, was a cockney accented British jazz saxophonist, who was most well known by the public for his radio shows and books. His BBC Radio 2 Sunday afternoon record show ran for many years until his death.
Benny Green (pianist) Benny Green (born April 4, 1963 in New York City) is a hard bop jazz pianist who "graduated" from Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers. He has been compared to Bud Powell in style and counts him as an influence.
Benny Hinn Tofik Benedictus "Benny" Hinn (born December 3, 1952) is a televangelist, best known for his regular "Miracle Crusades" – revival meeting/faith healing summits that are usually held in large stadiums in major cities.
Benny Lévy Professor Benny Lévy (aka Pierre Victor: 28 August, 1945 in Egypt – 2003) was, as a young Maoist, an active participant in the Student Revolt in France in May 1968. He helped found the French newspaper Libération, and later studied philosophy under Jean-Paul Sartre and Emmanuel Levinas.
Benny Leonard Benny Leonard (April 17, 1896—April 18, 1947), born Benjamin Leiner, was an American boxer and one of the greatest lightweight fighters of all time and was named as number 8 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years.
Benny Lynch Benny Lynch (April 2, 1913 – August 8, 1946) is considered by some to be one of the finest boxers below the lightweight division in his era and has been described as the greatest fighter that the United Kingdom has ever produced. He was born in the Gorbals area of Glasgow and learned his fighting skills in the carnival booths that were popular in the West of Scotland during the Great Depression.
Benny Mardones Benny Mardones (born November 9, 1946) is an American pop singer and songwriter who is best known for his hit single "Into the Night," which hit the Top 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart twice, in 1980 and again in 1989.
Benny Mathews Benny Mathews is a South Asian director who directed the films Dude, Where's the Party ( 2003), and Santeria ( 2006). When he is not directing independent films, he shoots music videos for aritsts like Scarface, Bun B, and other notorious Texas "Gangster Rap" artists.
Benny Medina Benny Medina (born January 24, 1958) is a talent agent for Handprint Entertainment. His clients have included Jennifer Lopez (ended 2003, when Lopez sued Medina), Brandy (ended 2004), Angela Winbush, Mariah Carey and Tyra Banks (present).
Benny Meyer Bernhard Meyer (January 21, 1885 - February 6, 1974) born in Hematite, Missouri was an Outfielder for the Brooklyn Superbas (1913), Baltimore Terrapins (1914-15), Buffalo Blues (1915) and Philadelphia Phillies (1925).

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