
Benjamin
Meaning
From the Hebrew name בִּנְיָמִין (Binyamin) which means "son of the south" or "son of the right hand
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Famous People Named Benjamin
Benjamin Britten
Edward Benjamin Britten, Baron Britten (22 November 1913 – 4 December 1976) was an English composer, conductor, and pianist.
Benjamin D'Israeli (merchant)
Benjamin D'Israeli (1730–1816) was an Italian-born English merchant and financier, the grandfather of the British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield.
Benjamin Thorpe
Benjamin Thorpe (1782 – 19 July 1870) was an English scholar of Anglo-Saxon literature.
Benjamin Sisko
Benjamin Lafayette Sisko is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise.
Benjamin Schumacher
Benjamin "Ben" Schumacher is an American theoretical physicist, working mostly in the field of quantum information theory.
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