Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin,

Benedict Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures * Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chu ...

, Bennett or

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

, and is also a given name in its own right.

Ben Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, ...

(in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g.

Abraham ben Abraham Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם, lit. "Avraham the son of Avraham") (c. 1700 – 23 May 1749), also known as Count Valentine (Valentin, Walentyn) Potocki (Pototzki or Pototski), was a purported Polish nobleman (''szlachta'' ...

( he, אברהם בן אברהם). Bar-, "son of" in

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba ( he, שמעון בר כוכבא). Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن).

People with the given name

Ben Adams Benjamin “Ben” Edward Stephen Adams (born 22 November 1981) is a British singer and songwriter from Ascot, England, best known as a member of the British-Norwegian boy band A1. Early life Born in Ascot, Adams attended Westminster Under ...

(born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 *

Ben Affleck Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and a Volpi Cup. Affleck began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS education ...

(born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter *

Ben Ashkenazy Ben Ashkenazy (born 1968/69) is an American billionaire real estate developer. He is the founder, CEO, and majority owner of Ashkenazy Acquisition Corporation, which has a $12 billion property portfolio. Early life Ashkenazy was born in Israel, ...

(born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer * Ben Askren (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Banogu (born 1996), American football player *

Ben Barba Ben Barba (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He primarily played as a or . He was banned by both the NRL and Rugby Football League in February ...

(born 1989), Australian rugby player *

Ben Barnes (disambiguation) Ben Barnes may refer to: * Ben Barnes (actor) (born 1981), English actor * Ben Barnes (Texas politician) (born 1938), American politician and lobbyist in Texas * Ben Barnes (Shawnee) The Shawnee Tribe is a federally recognized Native American t ...

, multiple people *

Ben Bartch Ben Bartch (born July 22, 1998) is an American football guard for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Saint John's (MN). Early life and high school Bartch grew up in McMinnville, Oregon a ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Ben Bartlett Ben Bartlett (born in 1965) is a British composer known for his numerous Film and Television scores including '' Walking with Dinosaurs'', ''Vera'', ''The Tunnel'' and ''Lucky Man''. Working and living in London, Ben Bartlett was educated th ...

, British composer *

Ben Becker Ben Becker (born 19 December 1964) is a German film, theatre and voice actor. Biography Becker was born in Bremen, the son of actress Monika Hansen and actor Rolf Becker. He is the brother of actress Meret Becker and the stepson of Otto San ...

(born 1964), German actor * Ben Bernanke (born 1953), American chair of the Federal Reserve Bank *

Ben Bishop Benjamin Manning Bishop III (born November 21, 1986) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender under contract to the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL). Bishop previously played for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Se ...

(born 1986), American ice hockey player *

Ben Bradlee Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee (, 1921 – , 2014) was an American journalist who served as managing editor, then as executive editor of ''The Washington Post'', from 1965 to 1991. He became a public figure when the ''Post'' joined ''The New Y ...

(1921–2014), American newspaper editor *

Ben Braun Benjamin Abraham Braun (born November 25, 1953) is an American former men's college basketball coach and college basketball analyst. He served as the head men's basketball coach at Siena Heights University (1977–1985), Eastern Michigan Univers ...

(born 1953), American basketball coach *

Ben Bredeson Ben Bredeson (born February 20, 1998) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan. Bredeson attended Arrowhead High School, where he was named the Gatorade Hig ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Ben Browder Robert Benedict Browder (born December 11, 1962) is an American actor, writer and film director, known for his roles as John Crichton in ''Farscape'' and Cameron Mitchell in '' Stargate SG-1''. Early life Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Browder ...

(born 1962), American actor *

Ben Burman Ben Lucien Burman (December 12, 1895 – November 12, 1984) was an American author and journalist born in Covington, Kentucky. He also fought in both World War I and World War II, and graduated from Harvard University. He was married to Alice Cad ...

(1896–1984), American author * Ben Burr-Kirven (born 1997), American football player *

Ben Carson Benjamin Solomon Carson Sr. (born September 18, 1951) is an American retired neurosurgeon and politician who served as the 17th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development from 2017 to 2021. A pioneer in the field of neurosurgery, he ...

(born 1951), American surgeon and politician * Ben Carter (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ben Chase Benjamin Semple Chase III (March 18, 1923 – March 6, 1998) was an American football guard who played one season with the Detroit Lions of the National Football League. He played college football at the United States Naval Academy and attended ...

(1923–1998), American football player *

Ben Chilwell Benjamin James Chilwell (born 21 December 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for club Chelsea and the England national team. Beginning his career at Leicester City, Chilwell had a loan spell with Huddersfie ...

(born 1996), English footballer *

Ben Cleveland Benjamin Keith Cleveland (born August 25, 1998) is an American football offensive guard for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia, and was drafted by the Ravens in the third round of the ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Ben Clime Benjamin Sidney Clime (October 14, 1891 – January 13, 1973) was an American football guard who played two seasons in the American Professional Football Association with the Rochester Jeffersons. He played college football at Swarthmore Coll ...

(1891–1973), American football player *

Ben Cohen (disambiguation) Ben Cohen may refer to: * Ben Cohen (bridge) (1907–1971), English bridge player and author * Ben Cohen (businessman) (born 1951), American businessman, co-founder of Ben & Jerry's * Ben Cohen (rugby union) (born 1978), English LGBT activist and ...

, multiple people * Ben Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Collins, American screenwriter *

Ben Cousins Benjamin Luke Cousins (born 30 June 1978) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for and in the Australian Football League (AFL). Cousins is listed by journalist Mike Sheahan as one of the fifty greatest players of ...

(born 1978), Australian rules footballer *

Ben Crenshaw Ben Daniel Crenshaw (born January 11, 1952) is a retired American professional golfer who has won 19 events on the PGA Tour, including two major championships: the Masters Tournament in 1984 and 1995. He is nicknamed '' Gentle Ben''. Profession ...

(born 1952), American golfer *

Ben Crompton Benjamin Lorton Crompton (born 1974) is an English actor and standup comedian, best known for his performance on the BBC sketch show ''Man Stroke Woman'' and as Colin in the BBC Three sitcom ''Ideal''. From 2012 to 2019, Crompton portrayed Edd ...

(born 1974), English actor *

Ben Cross Harry Bernard Cross (16 December 1947 – 18 August 2020) was an English stage and film actor. He was best known for playing Billy Flynn in the original West End production of the musical ''Chicago'', and his portrayal of the British Ol ...

(1947–2020), English actor *

Ben Curtis (disambiguation) Benjamin or Ben Curtis may refer to: * Benjamin Robbins Curtis (1809–1874), American jurist * Ben Curtis (golfer) (born 1977), American golfer * Ben Curtis (actor) (born 1980), American actor * Benjamin Curtis (musician) (1978–2013), American ...

, multiple people *

Ben Cutting Benjamin Colin James Cutting (born 30 January 1987) is an Australian cricketer who plays as an all-rounder. Cutting represented Australia in one-day internationals and T20 matches, and at the 2006 U-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka. Cutting pl ...

(born 1987), Australian cricketer *

Ben Daley Ben Daley (born 27 June 1988) is a former Australia national rugby union team, national representative ’Wallabies’ rugby union footballer who played professionally for the Melbourne Rebels. Daley also previously played for the Queensland Red ...

(born 1988), Australian rugby player * Ben Davis (born 2000), Thai footballer * Ben DiNucci (born 1996), American football player *

Ben Domenech Ben Domenech (born January 1, 1982) is an American writer, blogger, editor, and television commentator. He is the co-founder and publisher of ''The Federalist'' and host of ''The Federalist Radio Hour'', and writes ''The Transom'', a daily subs ...

(b. 1982), American news commentator, publisher of ''The Federalist'' *

Ben Eager Benjamin Arthur Eager (born January 22, 1984) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He won the Stanley Cup with the Chicago Blackhawks in 2010. Playing career Eager was drafted in the first round, 23rd overall, by the A ...

(born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player *

Ben Edwards (disambiguation) This list includes people with given names Ben and Benjamin. Benjamin Edwards may refer to: * Benjamin Edwards (artist) (born 1970), American visual artist and writer * Benjamin Edwards (Maryland politician) (1753–1829), American merchant and pol ...

, multiple people *

Ben Eisenhardt Ben Eisenhardt (בן אייזנהארט; December 3, 1990) is an American-Israeli professional basketball player who plays for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League, at the power forward/center positions. Personal life Eise ...

(born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player *

Ben Ellefson Benjamin Ellefson (born September 1, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for North Dakota State. College career Ellefson played college football ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Ben Fayot Ben Fayot (born 25 June 1937 in Luxembourg City) is a Luxembourgish politician from the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP). Fayot sat in the Chamber of Deputies for five years from 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 198 ...

(born 1937), Luxembourgian politician *

Ben Feldman (actor) Ben Feldman (born May 27, 1980) is an American actor and producer. Throughout his career, Feldman has undertaken roles on stage, including the Broadway play ''The Graduate'' along with more prominent roles in television series such as his role ...

(born 1980), American actor * Ben Folds (born 1966), American singer-songwriter *

Ben Fordham Ben Fordham (born 29 November 1976) is an Australian journalist, sports reporter and radio presenter. Fordham currently hosts ''Ben Fordham Live'' on Sydney radio station 2GB. Career Fordham began his career on Sydney's 2UE radio station, for ...

(born 1976), Australian journalist, sports reporter and radio presenter *

Ben Franklin Benjamin Franklin ( April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher, and political philosopher. Encyclopædia Britannica, Wood, 2021 Among the leading intel ...

(1706-1790), Prominent figure in the American Revolution *

Ben Garland Benjamin N. Garland (born April 6, 1988) is a former American football center. He played college football at the United States Air Force Academy and attended Central High School in Grand Junction, Colorado. He has also been a member of the Denve ...

(born 1988), American football player *

Ben Gedeon Benjamin Gedeon (born October 16, 1994) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Michigan and was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. College career Gedeon appeared in 51 g ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Ben Gibbard Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums, and as a membe ...

(born 1976), American lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie *

Ben Gibson Benjamin James Gibson (born 15 January 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Norwich City. Having graduated from Middlesbrough's Academy, Gibson enjoyed loan spells with Plymouth Argyle, York City an ...

(born 1993), English footballer *

Ben Gillies Benjamin David Gillies (born 24 October 1979) is an Australian musician, best known as the drummer of Australian rock band Silverchair from 1992 until the band went on hiatus in 2011. In 2003, Gillies formed Tambalane with Wes Carr, initiall ...

(born 1979), Australian drummer of Silverchair *

Ben Godfrey Benjamin Matthew Godfrey (born 15 January 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Everton and the England national team. Early and personal life Godfrey was born in York, North Yorkshire, and attended ...

(born 1998), English footballer *

Ben Gordon Benjamin Ashenafi Gordon (born April 4, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. Gordon played for 11 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA), and he played college basketball for the University of Connecticut, ...

(born 1983), British-born American basketball player *

Ben Gottschalk Ben Gottschalk (born February 15, 1992) is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He played college football at SMU, and subsequently played in the National Football League (NFL) with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Early life G ...

(born 1992), American football player *

Ben Guez Benjamin James Guez (born January 24, 1987) was drafted by the Tigers in 2008, and has played in Detroit's organization from to 2008-2014. He played in the Milwaukee Brewers organization from 2014-2016. In 2012, he was named an MiLB.com Organiza ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Ben Hannant Benjamin Hannant (born 31 December 1984), also known by the nickname of "Polar Bear", is an Australian rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Burleigh Bears in the Intrust Super Cup. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian inter ...

(born 1984), Australian rugby player *

Ben Harper Benjamin Chase Harper (born October 28, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae, and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live perfo ...

(born 1969), American musician *

Ben Harvey (disambiguation) Ben or Benjamin Harvey may refer to: *Benjamin Harvey, English shopkeeper and founder of the predecessor of Harvey Nichols Harvey Nichols is a British luxury department store chain founded in 1831, at its flagship store in Knightsbridge, London ...

, multiple people *

Ben Hogan William Ben Hogan (August 13, 1912 – July 25, 1997) was an American professional golfer who is generally considered to be one of the greatest players in the history of the game. He is notable for his profound influence on golf swing theory an ...

(1912–1997), American golfer *

Ben Helfgott Sir Ben Helfgott (born 22 November 1929) is a Polish-born British Holocaust survivor, Olympian and former champion weightlifter. He is one of two Jewish athletes known to have competed in the Olympics after surviving the Holocaust, along with ...

(born 1929), Polish-born British weightlifter *

Ben Howard Benjamin John Howard (born 24 April 1987) is an English singer-songwriter, musician and composer. His self-released debut EP ''Games in the Dark'' (2008) was followed by two more EPs, '' These Waters'' (2009) and '' Old Pine'' (2010). Signed t ...

(born 1987), British singer/songwriter *

Ben Hunt (disambiguation) Ben Hunt may refer to: *Ben Hunt (baseball) (1888–1927), American Major League Baseball pitcher in the 1910s *Ben Hunt (basketball) (born 1978), Australian basketball player *Ben Hunt (footballer) (born 1990), English footballer *Ben Hunt (rugby ...

, multiple people *

Ben Jackson (disambiguation) Ben or Benjamin Jackson may refer to: *Ben Jackson (musician) (born 1963), American guitarist from Crimson Glory *Ben Jackson (footballer, born 1985), English footballer * Ben Jackson (footballer, born 2001), English footballer * Ben Jackson (espor ...

, multiple people *

Ben Jeby Ben Jeby (born Benjamin Morris Jebaltowsky, in 1909), was an American world champion middleweight boxer from the Lower East Side of New York City. He was managed by the legendary Hymie Caplin.Silver, Mike, "Stars in the Ring", (2016), Roman and ...

(1909–1985), American boxer *

Ben Jelen Benjamin Ivan Jelen (born 8 July 1979) is a Scottish-born American former singer-songwriter who plays the piano, violin, and guitar. He has lived in Scotland, England, Texas, New Jersey and New York. His career has been characterized by near-st ...

(born 1979), American singer * Ben Johns (born 1999), an American professional pickleball player *

Ben Johnson (disambiguation) Ben, Benjamin or Benny Johnson may refer to: In sports Association football *Ben Johnson (footballer, born 2000), English footballer * Ben Johnson (soccer) (born 1977), American soccer player Other codes of football * Ben Johnson (Australian foot ...

, multiple people *

Ben Jonson Benjamin "Ben" Jonson (c. 11 June 1572 – c. 16 August 1637) was an English playwright and poet. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence upon English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for t ...

(1572–1637), English poet * Ben Kane (born 1970), English novelist * Ben Kasica, American musician, lead guitarist for Skillet *

Ben Keays Ben Keays (born 23 February 1997) is a professional Australian rules footballer playing for the Adelaide Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). His great-grandfather Fred Keays represented both and in the Victorian Footbal ...

(born 1997), Australian rules footballer *

Ben E. King Benjamin Earl King (né Nelson; September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015) was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer. He is best known as the singer and co-composer of " Stand by Me"—a US Top 10 hit, both in 1961 and later ...

(1938–2015), American soul and R&B singer *

Ben Kingsley Sir Ben Kingsley (born Krishna Pandit Bhanji; 31 December 1943) is an English actor. He has received various accolades throughout his career spanning five decades, including an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, a Grammy Award, and tw ...

(born 1943), British actor * Ben Kinsella (1991–2008), British murder victim *

Ben Knapen Hubertus Petrus Maria "Ben" Knapen (born 6 January 1951) is a Dutch historian and politician serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs since 24 September 2021 to 10 January 2022. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA), he previously was S ...

(born 1951), Dutch politician and journalist * Ben Kweller (born 1981), American rock musician * Ben Lawson (born 1980), Australian actor * Ben Leber (born 1978), American football player *

Ben Lowe Ben Lowe (born 13 March 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played his whole career with the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL. He primarily played lock and second-row, but could also fill in as a centre. E ...

(born 1985), Australian rugby player *

Ben Mason (disambiguation) Ben Mason may refer to: * Ben Mason (American football) (born 1999), NFL fullback * Ben Mason (golfer) (born 1977), English professional golfer *Ben Mason, see List of Falling Skies characters This is a list of characters from the TNT television ...

, multiple people *

Ben Mendelsohn Paul Benjamin Mendelsohn (born 3 April 1969) is an Australian actor. He first rose to prominence in Australia for his breakout role in ''The Year My Voice Broke'' (1987) and since then he has had roles in films such as '' Animal Kingdom'' (2010) ...

(born 1969), Australian actor *

Ben Miller Bennet Evan Miller (born 24 February 1966) is an English actor, comedian, and author. He rose to fame as one half of the comedy duo Armstrong and Miller. Miller is also known for playing the lead role of DI Richard Poole in the first two serie ...

(born 1966), English actor and comedian *

Ben Moody Benjamin Robert Moody II (born January 22, 1981) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He is best known as co-founder, former guitarist and co-songwriter of rock band Evanescence from its inception in 1995 to his departure in ...

(born 1981), American musician * Ben Moore (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League *

Ben Roy Mottelson Ben Roy Mottelson (9 July 1926 – 13 May 2022) was an American-Danish nuclear physicist. He won the 1975 Nobel Prize in Physics for his work on the non-spherical geometry of atomic nuclei. Early life Mottelson was born in Chicago, Illinois o ...

(1926–2022), Danish American physicist *

Ben Mulroney Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he ...

(born 1976), Canadian television personality * Ben Murdoch-Masila (born 1991), New Zealand rugby player * Ben Navarro (born 1962/1963), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group *

Ben Needham Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( ...

(1989–1991), British infant who disappeared in Greece *

Ben Needham (American football) Ben Needham (born c. 1959) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football for the University of Michigan from 1978 to 1979 and in 1981 and professional football in the United States Football League (USFL) for the Boston/N ...

, American football linebacker *

Ben Nicholson Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscape and still-life. Background and training Nicholson was born on 10 April 1894 in De ...

(1894–1982), English artist * Ben Niemann (born 1995), American football player *

Ben Ownby Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, Benedict, Bennett or Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, ...

, American kidnap victim *

Ben J. Pierce Ben J. Pierce (born February 19, 1999), also known as Miss Benny, is an American singer, YouTuber and actor. Early life Ben J. Pierce was born in Dallas, Texas on February 19, 1999. They lived as a closeted teenager before coming out. As Pi ...

(born 1999), American YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor *

Ben Plucknett Walter Harrison ("Ben") Plucknett (April 13, 1954 in Beatrice, Nebraska – November 17, 2002 in Essex, Missouri) was an American track and field athlete, known primarily for the discus throw. Plucknett qualified for the 1980 U.S. Olympic team but ...

(1954–2002), American discus thrower *

Ben Powers (American football) Ben Powers (born October 29, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. High school Powers attended high school in Wichita, Kansas at Kap ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Ben Richards (disambiguation) Ben Richards or Benjamin Richards may refer to: * Ben Richards (actor) (born 1972), British stage and television actor * Ben Richards (writer) (born 1964), British author and screenwriter * Benjamin Wood Richards (1797–1851), American lawyer * ...

, multiple people *

Ben Roethlisberger Benjamin Todd Roethlisberger Sr. (; born March 2, 1982), nicknamed "Big Ben", is an American former football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 18 seasons with the Pittsburgh Steelers. He played college football ...

(born 1982), American football player *

Ben Sahar Ben Sahar ( he, בן שׂהר, changed the Hebrew spelling of his surname from ; born 10 August 1989) is an Israeli professional footballer who plays as a striker for Maccabi Haifa and the Israel national team. At 16, Sahar was the equivalent ...

(born 1989), Israeli footballer * Ben Schwartz (born 1981), American actor *

Ben Selvin Benjamin Bernard Selvin (March 5, 1898 – July 15, 1980) was an American musician, bandleader, and record producer. He was known as the Dean of Recorded Music. Selvin was born in New York City, United States, the son of Jewish Russian immigran ...

(1898–1980), American jazz musician and bandleader *

Ben Shneiderman Ben Shneiderman (born August 21, 1947) is an American computer scientist, a Distinguished University Professor in the University of Maryland Department of Computer Science, which is part of the University of Maryland College of Computer, Mathem ...

(born 1947), American computer scientist * Ben Simmons (born 1996), Australian basketball player *

Ben Shapiro Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American attorney, businessman, columnist, conservative political commentator, and media personality. At age 17, he became the youngest nationally syndicated columnist in the United States. ...

(born 1984), American conservative political commentator *

Ben Sheets Ben Michael Sheets (born July 18, 1978) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball. Sheets is a four-time MLB All-Star (2001, 2004, 2 ...

(born 1978), American baseball player * Ben Silverman (golfer) (born 1987), Canadian golfer *

Ben Skowronek Bennett William Skowronek ( ; born June 27, 1997) is an American football wide receiver for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Northwestern and Notre Dame, and was drafted by the Rams i ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Ben Smith (disambiguation) Ben or Benjamin Smith may refer to: Arts and entertainment *Ben Smith (musician) (1905–?), American alto saxophonist and clarinetist * Ben Fox Smith (born 1978), singer of band Serafin * Benjamin Smith (actor) (born 1989), television actor *Benj ...

, multiple people *

Ben Spijkers Bernhard ("Ben") Hendrikus Martinus Spijkers (born 10 March 1961 in Nijmegen, Gelderland) is a retired judoka from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics (1984, 1988 and 1992). He won the bronz ...

(born 1961), Dutch judoka * Ben Stein (born 1944), American law professor, economist, writer and actor *

Ben Stiller Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. He is the son of the comedians and actors Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Stiller was a member of a group of comedic actors colloquially known ...

(born 1965), American actor, writer and director *

Ben Swagerman Ben Swagerman (born 7 July 1959) is a Dutch politician and former prosecutor. Swagerman was a member of the Senate for the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy between June 2011 and June 2015 and served once more from November 2015 to July ...

(born 1959), Dutch politician *

Ben Talley Benjamin Jermaine Talley (born July 14, 1972) is a former American football linebacker who played two seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the New York Giants and Atlanta Falcons. He was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round ...

(born 1972), American football player *

Ben Tapper Benjamin Tapper is an American social media influencer, conspiracy theorist, and chiropractor, based in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. Tapper is one of the "disinformation dozen" responsible for 65% of COVID-19 anti-vaccine misinformation and conspiracy ...

, American social media influencer and chiropractor *

Ben Templeton Ben Templeton (born c. 1940) is the co-creator of the classic comic strip ''Motley's Crew ''Motley's Crew'' was an American newspaper comic strip by Ben Templeton and Tom Forman with satirical social commentary. With readership spread amon ...

(born 1940), American co-creator of the comic strip Motley's Crew * Ben Te'o (born 1987), New Zealand rugby player *

Ben Thatcher Benjamin David Thatcher (born 30 November 1975) is a former professional footballer who played as a left-back. He played for a number of English clubs, and has featured in more than 300 English league games, all of which were in the top two ...

(born 1975), English footballer *

Ben Tulfo Bienvenido Teshiba Tulfo (; born March 15, 1955), professionally known as Ben Tulfo, is a Filipino television and radio personality, entrepreneur and production company executive. Ben and his ''BITAG'' program have won numerous awards for their ...

(born 1955), Filipino television and radio personality *

Ben Underwood (disambiguation) Ben Underwood may refer to: * Ben Underwood (footballer) (1901–1958), English footballer * Ben Underwood (1992–2009), American echolocator Diagnosed with retinal cancer at the age of two, Ben Underwood had his eyes removed at the age of t ...

, multiple people *

Ben Unwin Ben Denis Unwin (15 August 1977 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian actor and music video director, best known for portraying Jesse McGregor on the television soap opera ''Home and Away'' from 1996 until 2000, and again from 2002 to 2005. For ...

(1977–2019), Australian actor *

Ben Vautier Ben Vautier, also known simply as Ben (born 18 July 1935 in Naples, Italy), is a French artist. Vautier lives and works in Nice, where he ran a record shop called ''Magazin'' between 1958 and 1973. Biography Benjamin Vautier was born on 18 Ju ...

(born 1935), French artist *

Ben Verweij Bernard ("Ben") Willem Jan Verweij (31 August 1895 in Medan, Sumatra – 14 July 1951 in Amsterdam) was a football (soccer) player from the Netherlands, who represented his home country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1920. At ...

(1895–1951), Dutch footballer * Ben Wallace (born 1974), American basketball player * Ben Wanger (born 1997), American-Israeli baseball pitcher, Team Israel *

Ben Way Ben Way is a serial entrepreneur and author best known for his appearance on ''Secret Millionaire'', '' The Startup Kids'' and as a cast member on '' Start-Ups: Silicon Valley'', he started his first company at the age of 15. He went on to raise ...

(born 1980), English entrepreneur *

Ben Whishaw Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor and producer. After winning a British Independent Film Award for his performance in ''My Brother Tom'' (2001), he was nominated for an Olivier Award for his portrayal of the titl ...

(born 1980), English actor *

Ben Wildman-Tobriner Benjamin Marshall Wildman-Tobriner (born September 21, 1984) is an American competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. Early life Wildman-Tobriner was born in San Francisco to Michael Tobriner and Stephanie Wil ...

(born 1984), American swimmer *

Ben Wilson (disambiguation) Benjamin, Benny, Bennie, or Ben Wilson may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Benjamin Wilson (painter) (1721–1788), English painter and scientist * Ben F. Wilson (1876–1930), American actor, director, screenwriter and producer * Ben Wilso ...

, multiple people * Ben Woodburn (born 1999), Welsh footballer *

Ben (South Korean singer) Lee Eun-young (born July 30, 1991), better known by her stage name Ben, is a South Korean singer and songwriter. She made her official debut in October 2012, with their first extended play ''147.5''. As of 2020 she released one studio album, fiv ...

(born 1991), South Korean singer

Fictional characters

* Ben, a character in the 2007 Canadian-American television series ''

Sushi Pack ''Sushi Pack'' is an animated action-adventure television series created by Studio Espinosa and developed by Tom Ruegger and Nicholas Hollander. Produced by DIC Entertainment Corporation and CloudCo, Inc. that aired for two seasons and 52 episod ...

'' * Ben, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie '' He's Just Not That Into You'' * Ben, a rat in the eponymous movie, and

theme song Theme music is a musical composition that is often written specifically for radio programming, television shows, video games, or films and is usually played during the title sequence, opening credits, closing credits, and in some instances at ...

sung by Michael Jackson on his LP ''Ben'' * Benjamin Florian/Ben, a protagonist of the Descendants franchise (2015–2019) *

Gentle Ben Gentle Ben is a bear character created by author Walt Morey and first introduced in a 1965 children's novel, ''Gentle Ben''. The original novel told the story of the friendship between a large male bear named Ben and a boy named Mark. The story pr ...

, a bear featured in an eponymous 1965 novel, and in television and movie adaptations * Ben C. L. / Soldier Boy, major character in the third season of ''The Boys'' *

, major character in the comedy series ''My Family'' * Ben Kenobi, an alias of Obi-Wan Kenobi, major character in the film saga, ''Star Wars'' * Ben Lawson/BEN, an antagonist of the ''

Ben Drowned ''Ben Drowned'' (originally published as ''Haunted Majora's Mask Cartridge'') is a three-part multimedia alternate reality game (ARG) web serial and web series created by Alexander D. "Jadusable" Hall. Originating as a creepypasta based on the 2 ...

'' series (2010-20) * Ben, or Benny, the " 1980-something space guy" from ''The Lego Movie'' *

Old Ben ''Old Ben'' is a 1970 book by Jesse Stuart, illustrated by Richard Cuffari. It was selected for the 1970 Lewis Carroll Shelf Award. Summary The story of Shan, a Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a ...

, a bear at the center of the William Faulkner story ''The Bear'' * Ben Packer, one of the five main protagonists in ''

Bureau of Alien Detectors ''Bureau of Alien Detectors'' (commonly initialized as ''BAD'') is a 1996 American animated series by Saban Entertainment that aired on the UPN network's weekend-morning cartoon block UPN Kids. It was touted as "X-Files meets the A-Team," and only ...

'' * Ben Parker, the uncle of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) from ''Marvel Comics'' * Ben, minor character of ''

The Grudge 3 ''The Grudge 3'' is a 2009 American supernatural horror film and the third and final installment in ''The Grudge'' original trilogy. Toby Wilkins, who had previously directed the successful film ''Splinter'' and the short film series '' Tales fro ...

'' * Ben, Bill's brother in ''

The Railway Series ''The Railway Series'' is a series of British books about a railway known as the North Western Railway, located on the fictional Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by the Rev. Wilbert Awdry. Tw ...

'' and the spinoff TV series ''Thomas and Friends'' * Ben Richards, main character of '' The Running Man'' * Ben Ripley, a major protagonist of the young-adult series, Spy School *

Ben Skywalker The Skywalker family is a fictional legendary human family in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. Within the series' fictional universe, the Skywalkers are presented as a bloodline with strong inherent capabilities related to the Force and sometimes ...

, a major character in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe * Ben Solo, major character in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy *

Ben Tennyson Benjamin Kirby "Ben" Tennyson, commonly known as Ben 10, is a fictional superhero and the title protagonist of the ''Ben 10'' franchise. An initially normal 10-year-old boy, until, during his summer vacation, he encountered the Omnitrix, an alien ...

, protagonist of the Cartoon Network's ''Ben 10'' media franchise *

Ben Urich Benjamin "Ben" Urich is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character usually appears in comic books featuring Daredevil and Spider-Man. Urich is a chain-smoking, tough-as-nails investigative jo ...

, investigative journalist for ''The Daily Bugle'' in the Marvel Universe * Ben Wyatt, character from ''Parks and Recreation'' * Talking Ben, a protagonist of the ''Talking Tom and Friends'' media franchise * Ben Taylor from

Postman Pat ''Postman Pat'' is a British stop-motion animated television series first produced by Woodland Animations. The series follows the adventures of Pat Clifton, a postman who works for Royal Mail postal service in the fictional village of Greendal ...

* Ben Hargreeves, main character in the comic book/Netflix series ''

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betw ...

'' * Ben Elf, the titular protagonist in the British cartoon

Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom ''Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom'' is a British preschool animated television series. The show was created by Neville Astley and Mark Baker, and produced by Astley Baker Davies and Entertainment One (the companies responsible for ''Peppa Pig' ...

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