Researching Benny Elias
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 971 people with the Elias surname? In that year Elias was ranked number 2617 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Benny means "Form of BENJAMIN - son of the right hand" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Benny Elias on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Benny Elias and the Elias Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1493 people with the Elias surname in the UK? Elias is now ranked number 2692 for popularity in the UK. |
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Some Famous People called Benny Elias
Benny Elias
Ben Elias (Arabic: بن الياس; born 15 November 1963 in Tripoli, Lebanon), also known by the nickname of "Backdoor Benny", is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played primarily as a for Balmain in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership. He was one of the leading hookers from the mid-1980s until his retirement at the end of the 1994 season. Along with Wayne Pearce, Paul Sironen and Steve Roach, Elias and his Balmain teammates formed one of the best forward packs in the modern era during the late 1980s.
Since his retirement as a player, Elias has pursued media and business interests. He is the uncle of former Wests Tigers and now Parramatta Eels five-eighth Mitchell Moses.
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