title: Ben-Ami
text: # Ben-Ami
  
  Ben-Ami (Hebrew: בֶּן עַמִּי; means "Son of my People") is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  Given name:
  
  * Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, founder of The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem
  * Ben-Ami Kadish (1923–2012), U.S. Army mechanical engineer
  
  Surname:
  
  * Daniel Ben-Ami, British journalist
  * Doron Ben-Ami, Israeli archaeologist
  * Didi Benami (born 1986), American singer/songwriter
  * Jacob Ben-Ami (1890–1977), Russian-born stage actor
  * Jeremy Ben-Ami, chairman of U.S. Israel advocacy group J Street
  * Joseph Ben-Ami, head of the Canadian Centre for Policy Studies
  * Moshe Ben-Ami (1898–1960), an Israeli politician and lawyer
  * Naomi Ben-Ami (born 1960), Israeli diplomat and head of Nativ
  * Shlomo Ben-Ami (born 1943), Israeli diplomat, politician and historian
  