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

Benjamin Benjamin ( ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the younger of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel, and Jacob's twe ...

, Benedict, Bennett, Benson or Ebenezer, and is also a given name in its own right. Ben meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as ''Ben'' (dialectal Arabic) or ''bin'' (بن), ''Ibn''/''ebn'' (ابن). Ben (賁/便嗯 ) is a

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...

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 Benjamin Michael Askren (born July 18, 1984) is an American former professional mixed martial artist, professional boxer and Olympic wrestler. He was the former Bellator and ONE Welterweight Champion, remaining undefeated for over a decade ...

(born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist * Ben Axtman (born 1933), American politician * Ben Bailey (born 1970), American comedian and game show host *

Ben Banogu Benjamin Chinomso Banogu (born January 19, 1996) is a Nigerian professional American football defensive end. He played college football at Louisiana-Monroe and TCU. Early life Born in Nigeria, Banogu's family moved to U.S. six months after hi ...

(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 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 Sander ...

(born 1964), German actor *

Ben Bentil Benjamin Bentil (born March 29, 1995) is a Ghanaian professional basketball player for ASVEL Basket, LDLC ASVEL of the French LNB Élite and the EuroLeague. He played two seasons of college basketball for Providence Friars men's basketball, Provi ...

(born 1995), Ghanaian basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the

Israeli Basketball Premier League Ligat HaAl (, lit., ''Supreme League or Premier League''), or the Israeli Basketball Premier League, is a professional basketball league in Israel and the highest level of basketball in the country. The league's name is abbreviated as either BSL ...

Ben Bernanke Ben Shalom Bernanke ( ; born December 13, 1953) is an American economist who served as the 14th chairman of the Federal Reserve from 2006 to 2014. After leaving the Federal Reserve, he was appointed a distinguished fellow at the Brookings Insti ...

(born 1953), American chair of the Federal Reserve Bank *

Ben Bishop Benjamin Manning Bishop III (born November 21, 1986) is an Americans, American former professional ice hockey goaltender. Bishop previously played for the St. Louis Blues, Ottawa Senators, Tampa Bay Lightning, Los Angeles Kings, and Dallas Star ...

(born 1986), American ice hockey player *

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

(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 Unive ...

(born 1953), American basketball coach *

Ben Bredeson Ben Bredeson (born February 20, 1998) is an American professional football guard for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). He was an All-American at the University of Michigan, and drafted by the Ravens in the 2020 N ...

(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 (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 Chiu (Hong Kong singer) (born 1997), Hong Kong dancer * 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, 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 (born 2000), Thai footballer * Ben DiNucci (born 1996), American football player * Ben Domenech (born 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), Luxembourgish politician * Ben Folami (born 1999), Australian footballer * Ben Ford (chef) (born 1966), American chef * 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 Goldsmith (musician), American singer-songwriter * 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 Hardy (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Harper (born 1969), American musician * Ben Harvey (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Herbert (born 1979), American football coach and former player * 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), American professional pickleball player * Ben Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Ben Jonson Benjamin Jonson ( 11 June 1572 – ) was an English playwright, poet and actor. Jonson's artistry exerted a lasting influence on English poetry and stage comedy. He popularised the comedy of humours; he is best known for the satire, satirical ...

(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 * Ben Kinsella (1991–2008), British murder victim * Ben Knapen (born 1951), Dutch politician and journalist * Ben Kramer (1913–1999), American basketball player * Ben Kweller (born 1981), American rock musician * Ben Labrosse (born 1999), Canadian football player * Ben Lane (born 1997), English badminton player * Ben Laughlin, American ten-pin bowler * Ben Lawson (born 1980), Australian actor * Ben Leber (born 1978), American football player * Ben Lord, American drummer * 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 (born 1995), American basketball player * 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 Platt (born 1993), American actor and singer-songwriter * 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 Saraf (born 2006), Israeli basketball player * Ben Sauls (born 2001), American football player * 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. According to ''The Guinness Book of World Records,'' Selvin recorded more musical si ...

(1898–1980), American jazz musician and bandleader * Ben Shneiderman (born 1947), American computer scientist * Ben Simm (disambiguation), multiple people, including Sim, Sims, Simms * Ben Simmons (born 1996), Australian basketball player * Ben Sinnott (born 2002), American football player *

Ben Shapiro Benjamin Aaron Shapiro (born January 15, 1984) is an American Conservatism in the United States, conservative political commentator, media host, and attorney. He writes columns for Creators Syndicate, ''Newsweek'', and ''Ami Magazine'', an ...

(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 T H So (born 1990), apprentice horse racing jockey * 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 Stokes (born 1991), English cricketer born in New Zealand * Ben Swagerman (born 1959), Dutch politician * Ben Talley (born 1972), American football player * 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 Ben Denis Unwin (15 August 1977 – 14 August 2019) was an Australian actor, best known for portraying Jesse McGregor on the television soap opera ''Home and Away ''Home and Away'' (''H&A'') is an Australian television soap opera. It was ...

(1977–2019), Australian actor * Ben Vautier (born 1935), French artist * Ben Verweij (1895–1951), Dutch footballer * 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 Wiegers, Dutch curling coach * Ben Wildman-Tobriner (born 1984), American swimmer * Ben Wilson (disambiguation), multiple people * Ben Woodburn (born 1999), Welsh footballer * Ben Wooldridge, American football player * Ben (South Korean singer) (born 1991), South Korean singer

Fictional characters

* Ben, a character in the 2019 Canadian horror comic series '' Witch Creek Road'' * 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'' * Ben, a rat in the novel '' Ratman's Notebooks'', films '' Willard'' and '' Ben'', and theme song sung by Michael Jackson on his LP ''Ben'' * Benjamin Florian/Ben, a protagonist of the Descendants franchise (2015–2019) * Gentle Ben, 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'' * Ben Geller-Willick-Bunch, the son of Ross Geller and Carol and Susan in NBC sitcom ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' * Ben Grimm, also known as the Thing, from ''Marvel Comics'' * Ben Gunn, from

Robert Louis Stevenson Robert Louis Stevenson (born Robert Lewis Balfour Stevenson; 13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, essayist, poet and travel writer. He is best known for works such as ''Treasure Island'', ''Strange Case of Dr Jekyll ...

's '' Treasure Island'' * Ben Harper, major character in the comedy series ''My Family'' * Ben Nooper, a coastguard and supporting character in the animated series '' Fireman Sam'' * Ben Kenobi, an alias of Obi-Wan Kenobi, major character in the film saga, ''Star Wars'' * Ben Lawman/BEN, an antagonist of the '' Ben Drowned'' series (2010–20) * Ben, or Benny, the " 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'' * Ben Parker, the uncle of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) from ''Marvel Comics'' * Ben, minor character of '' The Grudge 3'' * Ben, Bill's twin 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 Sodor (fictional island), Island of Sodor. There are 42 books in the series, the first published in May 1945 by Wi ...

'' 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, 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, character from ''Parks and Recreation'' * Talking Ben, a brown dog and a protagonist of the Talking Tom & Friends media franchise * Ben Taylor, from '' Postman Pat'' * Ben Hargreeves, main character in the comic book/Netflix series ''

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an Absurdist fiction, absurdist Superhero fiction, superhero comic book series created by writer Gerard Way and artist Gabriel Bá. It follows a dysfunctional family of adopted superhero siblings with bizarre powers a ...

'' * Ben Elf, the titular protagonist in the British cartoon ''Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom'' * Ben Stone, a father in the TV series ''Manifest'' * Ben Bigger, a playable character from the video game ''

Zenless Zone Zero ''Zenless Zone Zero'' is a free-to-play action role-playing game developed and published by miHoYo (with publishing outside mainland China under HoYoverse, Cognosphere, d/b/a ''HoYoverse''). The game was released on Windows, iOS, Android (oper ...

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