Overview
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given names Benjamin, 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/贲) is a Chinese surname.
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, 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 (b.
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