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Also known as Benjamin Solomon "Ben" Carson, Sr., Dr. Ben Carson, Benjamin S. Carson, Sr., Benjamin S. Carson, Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr., Dr. Carson, Doctor Carson, Doctor Ben Carson

medico statunitense

Film & TV

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon, author, and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. He was a candidate for President of the United States in the 2016 Republican primaries. He is considered a pioneer in the field of neurosurgery. Carson became the Director of Pediatric…

Known for

  • Star Spangled Adventures - The Movie! — Ben Carson (voice)2026
  • The Tucker Carlson Show — Self2024
  • Walt's Disenchanted Kingdom — Self2023
  • Uncle Tom II: An American Odyssey — Self2022
  • Takeaways with Kirk Cameron — Self2021
  • The Accidental President — Self (archive footage)2020
  • The Issue Is — Self2018
  • Axios — Self2018
  • Revive Us 2 — Self2017
  • PACmen — Self2017

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Key facts

President
Donald Trump
Secretary
Brooke Rollins
Preceded by
Position established
Deputy
Pam Patenaude , Brian D. Montgomery
Succeeded by
Marcia Fudge
Born
Benjamin Solomon Carson , ( 1951-09-18 ) September 18, 1951 (age 74) , Detroit , Michigan , U.S.
Party
Republican (1981–1999, since 2014)
Other political affiliations
Democratic (before 1981), Independent (1999–2014)
Spouse
Candy Rustin ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1975 ) ​
Education
Yale University ( BA ), University of Michigan ( MD )
Awards
Presidential Medal of Freedom (2008), Spingarn Medal (2006)
Profession
Neurosurgeon
Institutions
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine , National Academy of Medicine
Sub specialties
Pediatric neurosurgery , Achondroplasia , Craniosynostosis , Epilepsy , Trigeminal neuralgia
Research
Hemispherectomy , Conjoined twins separation

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Carson
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Detroit
Occupation
writer
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
American English
Academic degree
Doctor of Medicine
Official website
www.bencarson.com
Image
Ben Carson 2025.jpg
Number of children
3
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Commons category
Ben Carson
date of birth
1951-09-18
birth name
Benjamin Solomon Carson
name in native language
Ben Carson
ethnic group
African Americans
medical condition
COVID-19
affiliation
Mannatech
social media followers
514000
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Article · Italiano

Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (Detroit, 18 settembre 1951) è un medico e politico statunitense, dal 2017 al 2021 Segretario della Casa e dello Sviluppo Urbano nell'amministrazione Trump. Dal 1984 al 2013 fu direttore del dipartimento di Neurochirurgia Pediatrica al Johns Hopkins Hospital. Nel 2008 ha ricevuto dal Presidente George W. Bush la medaglia presidenziale della libertà, una delle maggiori onorificenze civili negli Stati Uniti. Il suo patrimonio era di 26 milioni di dollari nel 2016. Annunciò che avrebbe tentato di ottenere la nomination del Partito Repubblicano per le elezioni presidenziali del 2016, ma si ritirò dalla campagna elettorale durante le votazioni.

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