Ben or Benjamin Smith may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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Ben Smith (artist) Ben or Benjamin Smith may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
*Ben Smith (artist), Australian artist, finalist in List of Archibald Prize 2024 finalists, the 2024 Archibald Prize
*Ben Smith (musician) (1905–?), American alto saxophonist and clarine ...
, Australian artist, finalist in
the 2024 Archibald Prize
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Ben Smith (musician)
Benjamin J. Smith (born March 1, 1905, date of death unknown) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, tenor saxophonist and clarinetist. He was born in Memphis.
Early career
In the early 1920s, Smith played with local Memphis jazz bands before ...
(1905–?), American alto saxophonist and clarinetist
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Ben Fox Smith (born 1978), singer of band Serafin
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Benjamin Smith (actor)
Benjamin Smith (born 27 December 1989) is an English actor.
Smith's most known famous role is Damien Trotter in ''Only Fools and Horses''.
Among Smith's other early roles are ''Holby City'', '' Goodnight Mister Tom'' and ''Second Sight''. ...
(born 1989), television actor
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Benjamin Smith (engraver) (1754–1833), British engraver
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Bennie Smith
Bennie Smith (October 5, 1933 in St. Louis, Missouri – September 10, 2006 in St. Louis, Missouri) was an American, St. Louis blues guitarist, considered to be one of the city's patriarchs of electric blues.
His sound was emblematic of a St. Lo ...
(1933–2006), guitarist
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Doc Brown (rapper)
Benjamin Harvey Bailey Smith (born 21 September 1977), professionally known as Doc Brown, is an English actor, comedian, rapper, screenwriter, songwriter, producer and voiceover artist. He portrayed DS Joe Hawkins in the television series '' La ...
(Benjamin Harvey Bailey Smith, born 1977), British entertainer
Media
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Ben Smith (journalist)
Benjamin Eli Smith is an American journalist who is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of '' Semafor'', a news website he formed with Justin Smith in early 2022. He was previously a media columnist at ''The New York Times'' from 2020 to 2022. F ...
(Benjamin Eli Smith, born 1976), journalist, co-founder and editor-in-chief of news website ''Semafor'' in 2022
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Benjamin Eli Smith (1857–1913), editor of the ''Century Dictionary''
Politics
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Benjamin Smith (Whig politician)
Benjamin Leigh Smith (1783 – 12 April, 1860) was a British Whig politician who represented the constituencies of Sudbury and Norwich.
Smith was one of five sons and five daughters of William Smith, the famous MP and abolitionist. Of his sist ...
(1783–1860), British politician, MP for Sudbury, 1835–1837, and then Norwich, 1838–1847
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Ben Smith (Labour politician)
Sir Benjamin Smith (29 January 1879 – 5 May 1964) was a Labour Party politician in England.
A driver of one of London's first taxicabs,"The Taxi-Driver M.P.— Labour's New M.P.", ''Daily Herald'' (London), March 14, 1924, p.4 Smith became ...
(1879–1964), British politician and government minister
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Benjamin Smith (North Carolina politician) (1756–1826), U.S. politician and Governor of North Carolina
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Benjamin A. Smith II (1916–1991), U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, 1960–1962
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Benjamin H. Smith (1797–1887), American politician in Virginia and West Virginia
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Benjamin Smith (Nova Scotia politician) (1786–1873), Canadian farmer, land surveyor and political figure in Nova Scotia
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Benjamin Franklin Smith (1865–1944), Canadian produce dealer and political figure in New Brunswick
Sports
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Ben Smith (cornerback)
Benjamin Joseph Smith (born May 14, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive back in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles, the Denver Broncos, and the Arizona Cardinals. He played co ...
(born 1967), former NFL player
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Ben Smith (curler)
Ben Smith (born 1 October 1999) is a New Zealand curler from Ranfurly. He currently plays third on the New Zealand men's national team.
Career Juniors
Smith was a member of the New Zealand junior men's team from 2016 to 2020, playing second ...
(born 1999), New Zealand curler
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Ben Smith (English cricketer) (born 1972), English cricketer
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Ben Smith (New Zealand cricketer) (born 1991), New Zealand cricketer
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Ben Smith (end)
Benjamin Harris Smith Jr. (June 16, 1911 – February 23, 1941) was an American football end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Green Bay Packers
The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green B ...
(1911–1941), American football player
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Ben Smith (footballer, born 1978)
Benjamin Peter "Ben" Smith (born 23 November 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Career
Born in Chelmsford, Smith began his career at Arsenal where he signed his first professional contract for the 1995–96 sea ...
, English footballer
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Ben Smith (footballer, born 1986)
Benjamin James Smith (born 5 September 1986) is an English football goalkeeper who last played for Southport. He also made senior appearances in the Football League for Doncaster Rovers and Lincoln City, and was part of the Shrewsbury Town s ...
, English football goalkeeper
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Ben Smith (ice hockey, born 1988)
Benjamin Alexander Smith (born July 11, 1988) is an American professional ice hockey player who is currently an unrestricted free agent. He most recently played for the EHC Red Bull München in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He previously pl ...
, American NHL ice hockey player
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Ben Smith (ice hockey coach)
Benjamin Atwood Smith III is a former American ice hockey player and Olympic coach. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2016, and the United States Hockey Hall of Fame in 2017.
Early life
Smith was born in Gloucester, Massachusetts. ...
(born 1946), Harvard University alumni, US Olympic team coach
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Ben Smith (rugby league)
Benjamin William Smith (born 16 October 1984) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and for the Parramatta Eels in the NRL.
Early life
Smith was born in Quirindi, New South Wales, playing for his junior ...
(born 1984), Australian rugby league player
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Ben Smith (rugby union)
Benjamin Robert Smith (born 1 June 1986) is a retired New Zealand rugby union player, currently working for Super Rugby side Highlanders' management team. He formerly played for the in the Super Rugby competition, in the ITM Cup, Pau in the ...
(born 1986), New Zealand rugby union player
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Ben Smith (squash player)
Ben Smith (born 15 May 2002) is an English professional squash player. He reached a career high ranking of 68 in the world during May 2024.
Biography
Smith, born in Grimsby
Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, Eng ...
(born 2002), English squash player
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Benjamin Leigh Smith
Benjamin Leigh Smith (12 March 1828 – 4 January 1913) was an English Arctic explorer and yachtsman. He was the grandson of the abolitionist William Smith.
Early life
He was born in Whatlington, Sussex, the extramarital child of Ann ...
(1828–1913), British yachtsman and explorer
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Ben Smith (golfer)
Benjamin Sandipher Smith (March 16, 1921 – July 21, 2009) was an American golfer.
Smith was born in Fort Myers, Florida. In 1938 and 1939 he won the Florida State High School Championship, and was offered a golf scholarship to go to Tulane Uni ...
(1921–2009), American golfer
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Ben Smith (CrossFit)
Ben Smith (born May 16, 1990) is a professional CrossFit athlete from Virginia, United States. He has competed at the CrossFit Games every year from 2009 to 2019, finishing on the podium four times: first place in 2015, second in 2016, and thi ...
(born 1990), American CrossFit competitor
Others
*Benjamin F. Smith (1831–1868), Union Brevet Brigadier General, see
Siege of Corinth Union order of battle
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Benjamin B. Smith (1784–1884), Episcopal presiding bishop
*Benjamin Nathaniel Smith (1978–1999), perpetrator of the
1999 Independence Day weekend shootings
During the weekend of July 4, 1999, white supremacist Benjamin Smith targeted Orthodox Jews and members of racial and ethnic minorities in a three-day drive-by shooting rampage in the U.S. states of Illinois and Indiana, after which he committed ...
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Benjamin Roxburgh-Smith (1884–1951), British fighter ace
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Benjamin Smith (priest) (1819–1900), Archdeacon of Maidstone
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Benjamin Smith (political scientist)
Benjamin Smith (born July 24, 1970) is a political scientist and Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Florida. His research focuses on the developing world, with a particular focus on resource wealth and politics, e ...
(born 1970), political scientist and academic at the University of Florida
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Benjamin Smith (executive) (born 1971), airline executive, CEO of Air France-KLM
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Benjamin Smith (slave trader)
Benjamin Smith (1717 – 1770) was an American slave trader, planter, shipowner, merchant, banker and politician who served as speaker of the South Carolina House of Assembly from 1755 to 1763.
Biography
He was born in St James Goose Creek ne ...
(1717–1770), early American slave trader, plantation owner, shipowner, merchant banker and politician
See also
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Ben Roberts-Smith
Benjamin Roberts-Smith (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian former soldier, who is a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia—the highest award for gallantry in battle that can be awarded to a member of the Australian armed forces� ...
(born 1978), Australian soldier and recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia
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