Famous Bens

Polymath and founding father of the United States

American actor who married Jennifer Lopez

Star of Zoolander, Meet the Parents and Night at the Museum

English actor perhaps best known for starring in Sherlock

Contemporary of Shakespeare known for his satirical plays "The Alchemist" and "Every Man in his Humour"

Actor who played the title role in the 1982 Richard Attenborough biopic Gandhi

Jazz clarinetist and big band leader perhaps best known for his swing hit "Sing, Sing, Sing"

Israeli Prime Minister who was indicted for war crimes by the International Criminal Court in 2024

American economist who was Chairman of the Federal Reserve during the 2007-08 financial crisis

23rd President of the United States whose administration was sandwiched by the two non-consecutive terms of Grover Cleveland

English composer who created "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra"

Soul singer who rose to fame as one of the lead vocalists in The Drifters

Abrasive conservative political commentator and podcaster who was editor-at-large of Breitbart News from 2012 to 2016

Voice of Paddington Bear in the recent films of the same name

'Il Duce'

'Primrose Day' celebrates the life of this man, who was the first Jewish Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Former neurosurgeon who briefly ran to be Republican nominee for President in the 2016 US election

Captain of the England cricket team from 2022 onwards

Former general and Israeli defence minister who served in the Israeli war cabinet following the 7th October attacks in 2023

Alexander Armstrong's comedy partner

'Turncoat' military officer who famously defected to the British during the American War of Independence

English comedian whose eponymous show was known for its slapstick and double entendres

Former British Member of Parliament who served as Secretary of State for Defence under Prime Ministers Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

Anarchist dub poet who famously turned down an OBE in 2003

French professional footballer who has played for Lorient and Manchester City, and was charged with sexual offences in 2021