Ben-Hur or Ben Hur may refer to:

Fiction

*'' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'', an 1880 novel by American general and author Lew Wallace ** ''Ben-Hur'' (play), a play that debuted on Broadway in 1899 ** ''Ben Hur'' (1907 film), a one-reel silent film adaptation produced by Kalem Studios of New York ** ''Ben-Hur'' (1925 film), an MGM silent film adaptation starring Ramon Novarro ** ''Ben-Hur'' (1959 film), an MGM sound film adaptation starring Charlton Heston; winner of eleven Academy Awards ** ''Ben Hur'' (2003 film), an animated direct-to-video film adaptation featuring the voice of Charlton Heston ** ''Ben Hur'' (miniseries), a television miniseries that aired in 2010 ** ''Ben-Hur'' (2016 film), directed by Timur Bekmambetov and starring Jack Huston **

Judah Ben-Hur Judah Ben-Hur, shortened to Ben-Hur, is a fictional character, the title character and protagonist from Lew Wallace's 1880 novel '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ''. The book covers the character's adventures and struggle against the Roman Empire ...

, the main character of the novel and adaptations

People

* Ben-Hur Baz (1906–2003), a Mexico painter of pin-up art * Ben-Hur (footballer) (born 1977), a Brazilian football midfielder * Benhur Salimbangon (born 1945), a Filipino politician *

Ben Hur Villanueva Ben-Hur Gorospe Villanueva (pronounced as ben hur) (October 28, 1938 – January 25, 2020) was a Filipino sculptor, painter, educator, lecturer, and art entrepreneur based in Baguio. He has also served as a president for the Society of Philippi ...

(1938–2020), a Filipino sculptor

Places

* Ben Hur, Arkansas, an unincorporated community in Newton County, Arkansas *

Ben Hur, California Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, ...

, an unincorporated community in Mariposa County, California *

Ben Hur, Texas Ben Hur or Benhur is an unincorporated community in Limestone County, Texas, United States, located about 25 miles east of Waco. Named "Cottonwood" when it was founded in the late 19th century, it changed its name to "Ben Hur" (possibly in hono ...

, a town * Ben-Hur, a settlement in the district capital of the

Kalahari Constituency Kalahari Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Omaheke Region of eastern central Namibia. It had 9,234 inhabitants in 2004 and 5,294 registered voters . The constituency covers the rural area east of Gobabis as well as Gobabis' Nosso ...

, Namibia * Ben Hur, Virginia, an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia

Other uses

* ''Ben Hur'' (album), an album by Bitch Magnet * Ben-Hur Museum, renamed the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum *

Club Sportivo Ben Hur Club Sportivo Ben Hur is an Argentine sports club from Rafaela, Santa Fe Province. The club was founded in 1940 and is mostly known for its basketball and football teams. Other sports practised in the club are aerobics, bowls, chess, field hock ...

, a sports club in Argentina *

Ben Hur (automobile) The Ben-Hur Motor Company was incorporated in 1916 in the state of Delaware, with the cars being built by L. L. Allyn in Willoughby, Ohio. Features * Chassis with a wheelbase of 126 inches * Buda Six-cylinder engine, six cylinder engine with spla ...

, an early car *

Ben Hur trailer Ben Hur trailer was the nickname of the World War II U.S. Army Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, cargo, and the Trailer, 1-ton payload, 2-wheel, water tank, 250 gallon ( U.S. Army Ordnance Corps Supply catalogue designations G-518 and G-527 respec ...

, a nickname for the World War II G-518 one-ton U.S. Army trailer *

Tribe of Ben-Hur The Tribe of Ben-Hur was a fraternal organization based on the novel '' Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ'' by Lew Wallace. In 1930 it became the Ben-Hur Life Association. History The idea of starting a fraternal organization based on ''Ben-Hur'' ha ...

, an authorized fraternal order based on the book, later an insurance company *

Paradelta Ben Hur The Paradelta Ben Hur is an Italian single-place paraglider that was designed and produced by Paradelta Parma of Parma Parma (; egl, Pärma, ) is a city in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna known for its architecture, musi ...

, an Italian paraglider design

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