Birth Name: Ben Hamilton Johnston
Occupation: Composer
Born In: Georgia
Birthdate: March 15, 1926
Age: 98 years old (as of 2025)
Ethnicity: White
Nationality: Scottish
Sexuality: Straight
Ben Johnston was born on the 15th of March, 1926. He is best known for being a Composer. He encountered such avant-garde musicians as La Monte Young, Iannis Xenakis, and John Cage while teaching composition and theory at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 1951 until 1986. Ben Johnston’s age is 98. Skilled composer who was known for writing contemporary music in just intonation. He contributed greatly to microtonal music.
The 98-year-old composer was born in Georgia. He worked with composer and music theorist Harry Partch, from whom he learned just intonation. He would later expand upon the theories Partch taught him. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1959, a National Council on the Arts and the Humanities grant in 1966, and received commissions from the Smithsonian Institution.
Ben Johnston is a Pisces and his 99th birthday is in .
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Childhood
Ben Johnston was born in 1920s. The 1920s represented an era of change and growth. The decade was one of learning and exploration. The economic boom and the Jazz Age were over, and America began the period called the Great Depression. Discover what happened on this day.
Ben Hamilton Johnston is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
While we don't know Ben Johnston birth time, but we do know his mother gave birth to his on a Monday. People born on a Monday tend to be a bit sensitive and emotional. They have imagination and don't like planning things in advance. They're flexible and good at improvising.
Education
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Family
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Personal Life
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The 98-year-old Scottish was born in the Silent Generation and the Year of the Tiger
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Ben Hamilton Johnston |
| NICKNAME: | Ben |
| MARTIAL STATUS: | Pending |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| TATTOOS: | N/A |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Pisces |
| BIRTH DAY: | Monday |
| DAYS SINCE BIRTH: |
Net Worth
The 98-year-old Scottish composer has done well thus far. Majority of Ben’s money comes from being a composer. CelebsMoney has recently updated Ben Johnston’s net worth.
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Ben Johnston is a Pisces. People of this zodiac sign like romance, to sleep, spiritual themes and dislike the know-it-all, to be criticized, and cruelty of any kind. The strengths of this sign are being compassionate, artistic, gentle, wise, while weaknesses can be to be fearful, overly trusting and desire to escape reality. The greatest overall compatibility with Pieces is Virgo and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Ben Johnston was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are thought to be brave and independent. They're respected for their deep thoughts and courageous actions, but sometimes show off when accomplishing something.
Ruling Planet: Ben Johnston has a ruling planet of Neptune and has a ruling planet of Neptune. Back the early 2,000 B.C. the outer planets, Uranus and Pluto, were not yet discovered, since the telescope had not yet been invented. Astrologers and astronomers could only work with planets visible to the eye.
Ben Johnston’s birth sign is Pisces and he has a ruling planet of Neptune.
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