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Ben Foster

Ben Foster is best known for his turns as a bad guy in movies such as Hostage (2005), Alpha Dog (2006) and 3:10 to Yuma (2007). Born in Massachusetts but raised in Iowa, Foster quit school at 16 and…

Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro is an American media celebrity who made his name with blunt arguments in favor of conservative politics. Long popular with the right for his tell-it-like-it-is pronouncements, Shapiro is…

Ben Kingsley

Name at birth: Krishna BhanjiOne of England's most respected stage actors, Ben Kingsley became internationally famous after his Oscar-winning performance as Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi in Richard…

Ben Hecht

Ben Hecht was a jack-of-all-trades writer who became famous as the go-to script guy in Hollywood during the 1930s and '40s, from The Front Page (1931) and Scarface (1932), to Wuthering Heights (1939…

Ben Carson

Dr. Ben Carson was a pediatric neurosurgeon who became famous as an outspoken political figure and Republican presidential candidate in 2016. Carson then became head of the Department of Housing and…

Ben Bradlee

Name at birth: Benjamin Crowninshield BradleeBen Bradlee of The Washington Post was one of the few celebrity newspaper editors in America, thanks mostly to his role in guiding reporters Carl…

Ben Bernanke

Name at birth: Ben Shalom BernankeBen Bernanke became chairman of the Federal Reserve Board in January of 2006. As chairman, he leads a board of seven governors of the Federal Reserve System (often…

Ben Stiller

The son of the New York comedy team Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller, Ben Stiller went from making short comedy films in the early 1990s to starring in box office hits such as There's Something About…

Brewer's: Ben

The Neptune of the Saxons. Ben (a theatrical word). Benefit. “A big ben,” a good or bumping benefit. Big Ben of Westminster. A name given to the large bell, which weighs 13 tons 10…

Ben Hogan

Ben HoganBorn: Aug. 13, 1912Golfer 4-time PGA Player of Year; one of only five players to win all four Grand Slam titles (others are Nicklaus, Player, Sarazen and Woods); won 4 U.S. Opens, 2…