Namesakes
Australian Prime Ministers:
1 prime minister
Ben Chifley 1945-1949 
Bishops of Rome and the Popes:
15 popes, 2 antipopes
Benedict I 575-579
Benedict II 684-685
Benedict III 855-858
Benedict IV 900-903
Benedict V 964
Benedict VI 973-974
Benedict VII 974-983
Benedict VIII 1012-1024
Benedict IX 1032-1045; 1045-1046; 1047-1048
Benedict 1058-1059
Benedict XI 1303-1304
Benedict XII 1334-1342
Benedict 1394-1423
Benedict XIII 1724-1730
Benedict XIV 1740-1758
Benedict XV 1914-1922
Benedict XVI 2005-2013
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
4 actors
Ben Browder 1962-
Ben Chaplin (a.k.a. Benedict) 1969-
Benedict Cumberbatch 1976-
Benedict Samuel 1988-
Olympic Medalists:
1 silver/gold
(silver/gold) Ben Ainslie 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012 sailing
Saints:
17 saints, 4 blessed
Saint Benedict of Nursia 480-547
Saint Benedict the Hermit ?-550
Saint Benedict 628-690
Saint Benedict II 635-685
Saint Benedict ?-654
Saint Benedict Crispus ?-725
Saint Benedict of Aniane 750-821
Saint Benedict ?-820
Saint Benedict of Macerac ?-845
Saint Benedict Revelli ?-900
Saint Benedict of Benevento ?-1005
Saint Benedict of Szkalka ?-1012
Blessed Benedict of Coltiboni ?-1107
Saint Benedict of Cagliari ?-1112
Saint Benedict 1163-1184
Blessed Benedict XI 1240-1304
Saint Benedetto the Black (a.k.a. Benedict) 1526-1589
Blessed Benedetto of Urbino (a.k.a. Benedict) ?-1625
Saint Benoît-Joseph Labré (a.k.a. Benedict) 1748-1783
Saint Benedetto Menni (a.k.a. Benedict) 1841-1914
Blessed Benedict Daswa 1946-1990