Benjamin or Ben Davis may refer to:

People

Entertainment

Ben Davis (art critic) Ben A. Davis is an American art critic who is known for his writing on politics, economics, and contemporary art, and for his book ''9.5 Theses on Art and Class'' (2013). In 2022, Haymarket Books published his second book, ''Art in the After-Cult ...

(fl. 2005–2013), American art critic and author of ''9.5 Theses on Art and Class'' *

Ben Davis (cellist) Ben Davis is a cellist from the United Kingdom known for his improvisation. His group Basquiat Strings was nominated for the Mercury Prize in 2007. He is a member of the F-IRE Collective. His group, Basquiat Strings, originated as a standard ...

(fl. 2003–2007), British jazz cellist *

Ben Davis (cinematographer) Benjamin Davis (born 6 September 1961) is a British cinematographer. His major works include '' Kick-Ass'' (2010), ''Hannibal Rising'' (2007) and the Marvel Studios films ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' (2014), '' Avengers: Age of Ultron'' (2015), ' ...

(born 1961), British cinematographer * Ben Davis (writer), British writer of young adult books * Benjamin Byron Davis (born 1972), American actor *

Benjamin Lazar Davis Benjamin Lazar Davis is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, arranger, composer and record producer. He is a member of several bands including Okkervil River and Cuddle Magic. Davis attended New England Conservatory of Music. E ...

(born 1986), American multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter *

Benny Davis Benny Davis (August 21, 1895 - December 20, 1979) was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. Biography Davis started performing in vaudeville in his teens. He began writing songs when working as an accompanist for Blossom Seeley. In ...

(1895–1979), vaudeville performer * Benny Davis, member of the musical comedy trio

The Axis of Awesome The Axis of Awesome was an Australian comedy music act with members Jordan Raskopoulos, Lee Naimo and Benny Davis, that performed from 2006 to 2018. The trio covered a wide variety of performance styles, and perform a combination of original m ...

* Ben Davis, former drummer of punk band

Sugarcult Sugarcult is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California formed in 1999. The band currently consists of Tim Pagnotta (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Airin Older (bass guitar, backing vocals), Marko DeSantis (lead guitar), and Kenny Living ...

Military

Benjamin Franklin Davis Benjamin Franklin "Grimes" Davis (October, 1831 – June 9, 1863) was an American military officer who served in Indian wars, and then led Union cavalry in the American Civil War before dying in combat. He led a daring escape from the Confe ...

(1832–1863), American Civil War cavalry officer *

Benjamin O. Davis Sr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr. (May 28, 1880 – November 26, 1970) was a United States Army general. In 1940, he became the first African-American to rise to the rank of brigadier general. He was the father of Air Force General Benjamin O. Davis Jr ...

(1877–1970), first African-American general in the U.S. Army, father of Benjamin O. Davis Jr. *

Benjamin O. Davis Jr. Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. (December 18, 1912 – July 4, 2002) was a United States Air Force (USAF) general and commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen. He was the first African-American brigadier general in the USAF. On December 9, 1998, h ...

(1912–2002), American general, commander of the World War II Tuskegee Airmen *

Bennie L. Davis Bennie Luke Davis (May 12, 1928September 23, 2012) was a United States Air Force General (United States), general who served as the List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command, commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command, and as the d ...

(1928–2012), U.S. Air Force general

Sports

* Ben Davis (American football) (born 1945), American football player * Ben Davis (Australian footballer) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer *

Ben Davis (basketball) Ben Jerome Davis (born December 26, 1972) is an American former professional basketball player who played with the NBA's Phoenix Suns and New York Knicks. Davis attended Oak Hill Academy, University of Kansas, the University of Florida, Hutchin ...

(born 1972), American basketball player *

Ben Davis (baseball) Mark Christopher "Ben" Davis (born March 10, 1977), is an American former professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Seattle Mariners, and Chicago White Sox, between and . Davis began his ca ...

(born 1977), American former catcher and pitcher * Ben Davis (footballer, born 2000), Thai footballer

Other people

Ben Davis (journalist) Ben Davis (born 1974) is an Australian sports presenter and reporter. Davis is currently a sports presenter and reporter on ''Seven News Brisbane''. He has previously been a drive presenter on 4BC in Brisbane. Career Davis started his career ...

(born 1974), Australian sports journalist * Ben G. Davis (born 1970), professor of chemistry at the University of Oxford *

Benjamin J. Davis Jr. Benjamin Jefferson Davis Jr. (September 8, 1903 – August 22, 1964), was an African-American lawyer and communist who was elected in 1943 to the New York City Council, representing Harlem. He faced increasing opposition from outside Harlem a ...

(1903–1964), New York Communist city councilman and Communist Party USA leader imprisoned for violations of the Smith Act

Schools

Ben Davis High School Ben Davis High School (BDHS) is a three-year high school in Indianapolis, Indiana. History Ben Davis was first established in 1892. The current school building was constructed in 1965. The school underwent extensive construction and renovation fr ...

, an American high school in Marion County, Indianapolis, Indiana *

Benjamin Davis Elementary School The Decatur City Schools is a school system located in the city of Decatur, Alabama, and is home to seven of Alabama's International Baccalaureate schools. The school system is also the second largest employer in Decatur. Basic Overview Decatur ...

, Alabama * Benjamin Davis, Jr. High School

Other uses

Ben Davis (apple) The Ben Davis, originally trademarked by the Stark Brothers Nursery as the "Black Ben Davis", is an apple cultivar. History During the 19th century and early 20th century it was a popular commercial apple due to the ruggedness and keeping quali ...

, a type of apple *

Ben Davis (clothing) Ben Davis is an American workwear brand, founded in 1935, in San Francisco, California with headquarters in San Rafael, California. The company founder, Ben Davis' grandfather, Jacob Davis was the inventor of the original Levi's riveted jeans, a ...

, a United States-based work clothing line