Benjamin Davis

Benjamin or Ben Davis may refer to:

People

Entertainment

• Ben Davis (art critic) (fl. 2005–2013), American art critic and author of 9.5 Theses on Art and Class
• Ben Davis (cellist) (fl. 2003–2007), British jazz cellist
• Ben Davis (cinematographer) (born 1961), British cinematographer
• Ben Davis (writer), British writer of young adult books
• Benjamin Byron Davis (born 1972), American actor
• Benjamin Lazar Davis (born 1986), American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter
• Benny Davis (1895–1979), vaudeville performer
• Benny Davis, member of the musical comedy trio The Axis of Awesome
• Ben Davis, former drummer of punk band Sugarcult

Military

• Benjamin Franklin Davis (1832–1863), American Civil War cavalry officer
• Benjamin O. Davis Sr. (1877–1970), first African-American general in the U.S. Army, father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
• Benjamin O. Davis Jr. (1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen
• Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012), U.S. Air Force general

Politics

• Ben Davis (Minnesota politician) (born 1977), Minnesota state representative

Sports

• Ben Davis (American football) (born 1945), American football player
• Ben Davis (Australian footballer) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer
• Ben Davis (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball player
• Ben Davis (baseball) (born 1977), American former catcher and pitcher
• Ben Davis (footballer, born 2000), Thai footballer

Other people

• Ben Davis (journalist) (born 1974), Australian sports journalist
• Ben G. Davis (born 1970), professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford
• Benjamin J. Davis Jr. (1903–1964), New York Communist city councilman and Communist Party USA leader imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act

Schools

• Ben Davis High School, an American high school in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana
• Benjamin Davis Elementary School, Alabama
• Benjamin Davis, Jr. High School

Other uses

• Ben Davis (apple), a type of apple
• Ben Davis (clothing), a United States–based work clothing line

See also

• Benjamin Davies (disambiguation)
• Benjamin Davis Jr. (disambiguation)
• List of people with surname Davis