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Joel Benjamin

1964 - Today

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Joel Lawrence Benjamin (born March 11, 1964) is an American chess player and author who holds the FIDE title of Grandmaster (GM). In 1998, he was voted "Grandmaster of the Year" by the U.S. Chess Federation. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Joel Benjamin is the 337th most popular chess player (up from 341st in 2024), the 17,013th most popular biography from United States (up from 17,079th in 2019) and the 18th most popular American Chess Player.

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Among CHESS PLAYERS

Among chess players, Joel Benjamin ranks 337 out of 461. Before him are Qin Kanying, Natalia Pogonina, Gukesh D, Étienne Bacrot, Arkadij Naiditsch, and Jacob Aagaard. After him are Peng Zhaoqin, Vasilios Kotronias, Curt Hansen, Tan Zhongyi, Zhang Zhong, and Mohammed Al-Modiahki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1964, Joel Benjamin ranks 1,056. Before him are Doug Ducey, Trisha Yearwood, Eckhardt Schultz, Mary T. Meagher, Nicolas Hénard, and Tibor Gécsek. After him are Kim Jong-song, Vasilios Kotronias, Jiří Rohan, Denean Howard, Gadis Arivia, and Curt Hansen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Joel Benjamin ranks 17,020 out of 20,380. Before him are Connie Mack III (1940), Brittney Reese (1986), Miko Hughes (1986), Michael De Luca (1965), Patty Fendick (1965), and Chief Keef (1995). After him are Steve Pearce (1947), Kermit Washington (1951), Maria Kanellis (1982), Martha McSally (1966), Anthony Pettis (1987), and Vermin Supreme (1961).

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Among CHESS PLAYERS In United States

Among chess players born in United States, Joel Benjamin ranks 18. Before him are Isaac Kashdan (1905), Arnold Denker (1914), Fabiano Caruana (1992), Joshua Waitzkin (1976), Levy Rozman (1995), and Hans Niemann (2003). After him are Alexandra Botez (1995), Sam Shankland (1991), Jennifer Shahade (1980), Abhimanyu Mishra (2009), Samuel Sevian (2000), and Jeffery Xiong (2000).

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