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Ben Foster
Actor
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: Irish, English, French, distant Welsh and Scottish [likely converted to Judaism]
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Ben Gillies
Musician
Father: Scottish, possibly other · Mother: English, one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, some Irish, possibly some Welsh
Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Ben Harper
Musician
*50% African-American *37.5% Ashkenazi Jewish *12.5% English
Claremont, Los Angeles, California, United States
Ben Lyons
TV Personality
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: Austrian, Slovak
New York City, New York, U.S.
Ben Mankiewicz
TV Personality
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: English, some Scottish, German, Welsh, and Scots-Irish/Northern Irish
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Ben McKenzie
Actor
*75% British Isles [English, Scottish] *25% Dutch Jewish [Ashkenazi Jewish, Sephardi Jewish]
Austin, Travis, Texas, U.S.
Ben Mendelsohn
Actor
Ashkenazi Jewish (paternal grandfather), one eighth Greek, as well as Scottish, English, Irish, Northern Irish, and 1/32 German
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Ben Rappaport
Actor
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: French-Canadian, English, Irish [likely converted to Judaism]
Arlington, Tarrant, Texas, U.S.
Ben Rosenfield
Actor · Musician
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: English, Scottish, German, Danish, Irish [possibly converted to Judaism]
Montclair, New Jersey, U.S.
Ben Stiller
Actor · TV Personality
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: Irish [converted to Judaism]
New York City, New York, U.S.
Benh Zeitlin
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, French, German
New York City, New York, U.S.
Benjamin Goldwasser
Musician
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: English, German, Scottish, Irish
Mishawaka, Indiana, U.S.
Benny Feilhaber
Athlete
Father: Ashkenazi Jewish · Mother: Brazilian, including Portuguese
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Benny Fine and Rafi Fine (Fine Brothers)
Actor
Ashkenazi Jewish
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S. (both)