Benjamin is a figure in the Hebrew Bible.

Benjamin may also refer to:

Benjamin as sole name, or religious name

  • Tribe of Benjamin, one of the Tribes of Israel
  • Benjamin (Khazar), ruler during the 9th–10th centuries CE
  • Saint Benjamin (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Benjamin of Tudela (1130–1173), 12th century Spanish rabbi
  • Benjamin II, pen name of J. J. Benjamin (1818–1864), Romanian-Jewish historian and traveller; in allusion to Benjamin of Tudela
  • Pope Benjamin I of Alexandria (590–661), Coptic Pope
  • Pope Benjamin II of Alexandria (died 1339), Coptic Pope
  • Benjamin (Fedchenkov) (1880–1961), Russian orthodox bishop
  • Benjamin (born 1974), pen name of manhua artist Zhang Bin
  • King Benjamin, a figure in the Book of Mormon
  • Benjamin (singer) (born 1997), Finnish recording artist

People with the first name or surname Benjamin

  • Benjamin (name)

Tribe of Benjamin members

Occasionally called as members of the tribe of Benjamin are:

  • Queen Esther, also known as Hadassah, the cousin of Mordecai the Jew - see the Book of Esther
  • Mordecai the Jew, from the Tribe of Benjamin - see Esther 2:5
  • Paul of Tarsus, from the Tribe of Benjamin - see Romans 11:1 and Phillipians 3:5
  • Saul, the first king of Israel - see 1 Samuel 9

Fictional characters

  • Benjamin (Animal Farm), a character in George Orwell's Animal Farm
  • Benjamin (Final Fantasy Mystic Quest), the protagonist of Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
  • Benjamin Sisko, Commanding Officer of Deep Space Nine in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine television series
  • Benjamin Kirby Tennyson, the real name of a protagonist of Cartoon Network media franchise Ben 10
  • Benjamin Lawson, the full name of the antagonist of the web serial and web series Ben Drowned
  • Benjamin "Ben" Gross, a character portrayed by Jaren Lewison in the Netflix series Never Have I Ever

Other

  • Benjamin, Missouri, a community in the United States
  • Benjamin, Texas, a community in the United States
  • Benjamin tree (disambiguation), a tree that produces benzoin that can be used in perfumery
  • Benjamin the thylacine (died 1936), a Tasmanian tiger or thylacine
  • Benjamin (1968 film), French film
  • Benjamin (2018 British film), a comedy-drama feature film
  • Benjamin (2018 American film), a comedy feature film
  • Benjamin (automobile), a French manufacturer of cyclecars
  • Benjamin, 2005 Beanie Baby bear produced by Ty, Inc.
  • United States one-hundred-dollar bill, after the person pictured thereon, Benjamin Franklin

See also

  • Ben (disambiguation)
  • Benyamin (disambiguation)
  • Benjamina (disambiguation)
  • The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (disambiguation)