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Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin (name), Benjamin, Benedict (given name), Benedict, Bennett (name), Bennett or Benson (given name), Benson, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben (Hebrew), Ben (in he, בֶּן, ''son of'') forms part of Hebrew surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham ( he, אברהם בן אברהם). Bar (Aramaic)#Aramaic, Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic language, Aramaic, 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 (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 * Ben Affleck (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter * Ben Ashkenazy (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 (born 1989), Australian rugby player * Ben Barnes (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Bartch (born 1998), American football player * Ben Bartlett, British composer * Ben Becker (born 1964), German actor * Ben Bernanke (born 1953), American chair of the Federal Reserve Bank * Ben Bishop (born 1986), American ice hockey player * Ben Bradlee (1921–2014), American newspaper editor * Ben Braun (born 1953), American basketball coach * Ben Bredeson (born 1999), American football player * Ben Browder (born 1962), American actor * Ben Burman (1896–1984), American author * Ben Burr-Kirven (born 1997), American football player * Ben Carson (born 1951), American surgeon and politician * Ben Carter (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Chase (1923–1998), American football player * Ben Chilwell (born 1996), English footballer * Ben Cleveland (born 1998), American football player * Ben Clime (1891–1973), American football player * Ben Cohen (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Coleman (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Collins and Luke Piotrowski, Ben Collins, American screenwriter * Ben Cousins (born 1978), Australian rules footballer * Ben Crenshaw (born 1952), American golfer * Ben Crompton (born 1974), English actor * Ben Cross (1947–2020), English actor * Ben Curtis (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Cutting (born 1987), Australian cricketer * Ben Daley (born 1988), Australian rugby player * Ben Davis (footballer, born 2000), Ben Davis (born 2000), Thai footballer * Ben DiNucci (born 1996), American football player * Ben Domenech (b. 1982), American news commentator, publisher of ''The Federalist'' * Ben Eager (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player * Ben Edwards (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Eisenhardt (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player * Ben Ellefson (born 1996), American football player * Ben Fayot (born 1937), Luxembourgian politician * Ben Feldman (actor) (born 1980), American actor * Ben Folds (born 1966), American singer-songwriter *Ben Fordham (born 1976), Australian journalist, sports reporter and radio presenter * Ben Franklin (1706-1790), Prominent figure in the American Revolution * Ben Garland (born 1988), American football player * Ben Gedeon (born 1994), American football player * Ben Gibbard (born 1976), American lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie * Ben Gibson (born 1993), English footballer * Ben Gillies (born 1979), Australian drummer of Silverchair * Ben Godfrey (born 1998), English footballer * Ben Gordon (born 1983), British-born American basketball player * Ben Gottschalk (born 1992), American football player * Ben Guez (born 1987), American baseball player * Ben Hannant (born 1984), Australian rugby player * Ben Harper (born 1969), American musician * Ben Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Hogan (1912–1997), American golfer * Ben Helfgott (born 1929), Polish-born British weightlifter * Ben Howard (born 1987), British singer/songwriter * Ben Hunt (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Jeby (1909–1985), American boxer * Ben Jelen (born 1979), American singer * Ben Johns (born 1999), an American professional pickleball player * Ben Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Jonson (1572–1637), English poet * Ben Kane (born 1970), English novelist * Ben Kasica, American musician, lead guitarist for Skillet * Ben Keays (born 1997), Australian rules footballer * Ben E. King (1938–2015), American soul and R&B singer * Ben Kingsley (born 1943), British actor * Murder of Ben Kinsella, Ben Kinsella (1991–2008), British murder victim * Ben Knapen (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 (born 1985), Australian rugby player * Ben Mason (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Mendelsohn (born 1969), Australian actor * Ben Miller (born 1966), English actor and comedian * Ben Moody (born 1981), American musician *Ben Moore (basketball), Ben Moore (born 1995), American basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League * Ben Roy Mottelson (1926–2022), Danish American physicist * Ben Mulroney (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 (1989–1991), British infant who disappeared in Greece * Ben Needham (American football), American football linebacker * Ben Nicholson (1894–1982), English artist * Ben Niemann (born 1995), American football player * Ben Ownby, American kidnap victim * Ben J. Pierce (born 1999), American YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor * Ben Plucknett (1954–2002), American discus thrower * Ben Powers (American football) (born 1997), American football player * Ben Richards (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Roethlisberger (born 1982), American football player * Ben Sahar (born 1989), Israeli footballer * Ben Schwartz (born 1981), American actor * Ben Selvin (1898–1980), American jazz musician and bandleader * Ben Shneiderman (born 1947), American computer scientist * Ben Simmons (born 1996), Australian basketball player * Ben Shapiro (born 1984), American conservative political commentator * Ben Sheets (born 1978), American baseball player * Ben Silverman (golfer) (born 1987), Canadian golfer * Ben Skowronek (born 1997), American football player * Ben Smith (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Spijkers (born 1961), Dutch judoka * Ben Stein (born 1944), American law professor, economist, writer and actor * Ben Stiller (born 1965), American actor, writer and director * Ben Swagerman (born 1959), Dutch politician * Ben Talley (born 1972), American football player * Ben Tapper, American social media influencer and chiropractor * Ben Templeton (born 1940), American co-creator of the comic strip Motley's Crew * Ben Te'o (born 1987), New Zealand rugby player * Ben Thatcher (born 1975), English footballer * Ben Tulfo (born 1955), Filipino television and radio personality * Ben Underwood (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Unwin (1977–2019), Australian actor * Ben Vautier (born 1935), French artist * Ben Verweij (1895–1951), Dutch footballer * Ben Wallace (basketball), Ben Wallace (born 1974), American basketball player * Ben Wanger (born 1997), American-Israeli baseball pitcher, Team Israel * Ben Way (born 1980), English entrepreneur * Ben Whishaw (born 1980), English actor * Ben Wildman-Tobriner (born 1984), American swimmer * Ben Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Woodburn (born 1999), Welsh footballer * Ben (South Korean singer) (born 1991), South Korean singer


Fictional characters

* Ben, a character in the 2007 Canadian-American television series ''Sushi Pack'' * Ben, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''He's Just Not That Into You (film)#Cast, He's Just Not That Into You'' * Ben, a rat in Ben (film), the eponymous movie, and Ben (song), theme song sung by Michael Jackson on his LP ''Ben'' * Benjamin Florian/Ben, a protagonist of the Descendants (franchise), Descendants franchise (2015–2019) * Gentle Ben, a bear featured in an eponymous 1965 novel, and in television and movie adaptations * Soldier Boy, Ben C. L. / Soldier Boy, major character in the third season of ''The Boys'' * Ben Harper (My Family), Ben Harper, 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'' series (2010-20) * Ben, or Benny, the "Lego Space#"Classic" Space (1978–1987), 1980-something space guy" from ''The Lego Movie'' * Old Ben, 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'' * Uncle Ben, Ben Parker, the uncle of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) from ''Marvel Comics'' * Ben, minor character of ''The Grudge 3'' * Ben, Bill's brother in ''The Railway Series'' and the spinoff TV series ''Thomas and Friends'' * Ben Richards, main character of ''The Running Man (1987 film), The Running Man'' * Stuart Gibbs, Ben Ripley, a major protagonist of the young-adult series, Spy School * Ben Skywalker, a major character in the ''Star Wars'' expanded universe * Ben Solo, major character in the ''Star Wars'' sequel trilogy * Ben Tennyson, protagonist of the Cartoon Network's ''Ben 10'' media franchise * Ben Urich, investigative journalist for ''The Daily Bugle'' in the Marvel Universe * Ben Wyatt (Parks and Recreation), Ben Wyatt, character from ''Parks and Recreation'' * Talking Ben, a protagonist of the ''Talking Tom and Friends'' media franchise * Ben Taylor from Postman Pat * List of The Umbrella Academy characters#Ben Hargreeves, Ben Hargreeves, main character in the comic book/Netflix series ''The Umbrella Academy'' * Ben Elf, the titular protagonist in the British cartoon Ben & Holly's Little Kingdom, Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom


See also

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