Photo: Tony Webster from Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Benjamin Crump occupies a singular place in American public life, the lawyer who shows up beside grieving families whose names become national reckonings: Trayvon Martin, George Floyd, Breonna Taylor. What interests me is how he has turned the courtroom into an instrument of social change, giving legal voice to people the system too often ignores. Rising from small-town Lumberton to a Time 100 honoree is no accident; it reflects a deliberate, sustained commitment to civil rights work that wears on a person. I respect advocates who choose the hard, exhausting fights on principle. To me, he is justice made tangible.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Benjamin Crump
- Name (Japanese)
- ベンジャミン・クランプ
- Reading
- べんじゃみん・くらんぷ
- Born
- October 10, 1969 (age 56)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Rooster
- Origin
- Lumberton, North Carolina, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- lawyer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South Plantation High School
- University
- Florida State University
Awards & achievements
- 2021 Time 100
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Official sitehttps://bencrump.com/
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/attorneycrump/
- Xhttps://x.com/attorneycrump
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin%20Crump
Frequently asked questions
When was Benjamin Crump born?
Born October 10, 1969 (age 56).
Where is Benjamin Crump from?
Benjamin Crump is from Lumberton, North Carolina, United States.
What does Benjamin Crump do?
Benjamin Crump works as lawyer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-20
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.