# Ben > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ben.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben > Source revision: 1356230753 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Male given name This article is about the name. For other uses, see [Ben (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_(disambiguation)). Ben Gender Male Origin Word/name Semitic languages Meaning "Son of" Region of origin Middle East Other names Related names Benjamin, Benedict, Bengt, Bennett, Benoit, Benvolio, Benito, Benson, Ebenezer **Ben** is a masculine given name. It is often short for [Benjamin](/source/Benjamin_(name)), [Benedict](/source/Benedict_(given_name)), [Bennett](/source/Bennett_(name)), [Benson](/source/Benson_(given_name)), and [Ebenezer](/source/Ebenezer_(given_name)). **Ben** meaning "son of" is also found in Arabic as *Ben* (dialectal Arabic) or *bin* (بن), *Ibn*/*ebn* (ابن). [Ben](/source/Ben_(surname)) (賁/便嗯 ) is a [Chinese surname](/source/Chinese_surname). ## People with the given name - [Ben Adams](/source/Ben_Adams) (born 1981), member of the British boy band A1 - [Ben Affleck](/source/Ben_Affleck) (born 1972), American Academy Award-winning actor and screenwriter - [Ben Ashkenazy](/source/Ben_Ashkenazy) (born 1968/69), American billionaire real estate developer - [Ben Askren](/source/Ben_Askren) (born 1984), American sport wrestler and mixed martial artist - [Ben Axtman](/source/Ben_Axtman) (born 1933), American politician - [Ben Bailey](/source/Ben_Bailey) (born 1970), American comedian and game show host - [Ben Banogu](/source/Ben_Banogu) (born 1996), American football player - [Ben Barba](/source/Ben_Barba) (born 1989), Australian rugby player - [Ben Barnes (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Barnes_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Bartch](/source/Ben_Bartch) (born 1998), American football player - [Ben Bartlett](/source/Ben_Bartlett) (1965–2026), British composer - [Ben Becker](/source/Ben_Becker) (born 1964), German actor - [Ben Bentil](/source/Ben_Bentil) (born 1995), Ghanaian basketball player for [Hapoel Tel Aviv](/source/Hapoel_Tel_Aviv_B.C.) of the [Israeli Basketball Premier League](/source/Israeli_Basketball_Premier_League) - [Ben Bernanke](/source/Ben_Bernanke) (born 1953), American chair of the Federal Reserve Bank - [Ben Bishop](/source/Ben_Bishop) (born 1986), American ice hockey player - [Ben Bradlee](/source/Ben_Bradlee) (1921–2014), American newspaper editor - [Ben Braun](/source/Ben_Braun) (born 1953), American basketball coach - [Ben Bredeson](/source/Ben_Bredeson) (born 1999), American football player - [Ben Browder](/source/Ben_Browder) (born 1962), American actor - [Ben Burman](/source/Ben_Burman) (1896–1984), American author - [Ben Burr-Kirven](/source/Ben_Burr-Kirven) (born 1997), American football player - [Ben Cardin](/source/Ben_Cardin) (born 1943), American lawyer and former politician - [Ben Carson](/source/Ben_Carson) (born 1951), American surgeon and politician - [Ben Carter (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Carter_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Chase](/source/Ben_Chase) (1923–1998), American football player - [Ben Chilwell](/source/Ben_Chilwell) (born 1996), English footballer - [Ben Chiu](/source/Ben_Chiu) (born 1970), Taiwanese-American and Canadian computer programmer - [Ben Chiu (Hong Kong singer)](/source/Ben_Chiu_(Hong_Kong_singer)) (born 1997), Hong Kong dancer - [Ben Chukwuma](/source/Ben_Chukwuma) (born 2001), Nigerian-American football player - [Ben Cleveland](/source/Ben_Cleveland) (born 1998), American football player - [Ben Clime](/source/Ben_Clime) (1891–1973), American football player - [Ben Cohen (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Cohen_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Coleman (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Coleman_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Collins](/source/Ben_Collins_and_Luke_Piotrowski), American screenwriter - [Ben Cousins](/source/Ben_Cousins) (born 1978), Australian rules footballer - [Ben Crenshaw](/source/Ben_Crenshaw) (born 1952), American golfer - [Ben Crompton](/source/Ben_Crompton) (born 1974), English actor - [Ben Cross](/source/Ben_Cross) (1947–2020), English actor - [Ben Curtis (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Curtis_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Cutting](/source/Ben_Cutting) (born 1987), Australian cricketer - [Ben Daley](/source/Ben_Daley) (born 1988), Australian rugby player - [Ben Davis](/source/Ben_Davis_(footballer%2C_born_2000)) (born 2000), Thai footballer - [Ben DiNucci](/source/Ben_DiNucci) (born 1996), American football player - [Ben Domenech](/source/Ben_Domenech) (born 1982), American news commentator, publisher of *The Federalist* - [Ben Eager](/source/Ben_Eager) (born 1984), Canadian ice hockey player - [Ben Edwards (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Edwards_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Eisenhardt](/source/Ben_Eisenhardt) (born 1990), American-Israeli basketball player - [Ben Ellefson](/source/Ben_Ellefson) (born 1996), American football player - [Ben Fayot](/source/Ben_Fayot) (born 1937), Luxembourgish politician - [Ben Feldman](/source/Ben_Feldman) (born 1980), American actor - [Ben Ferencz](/source/Ben_Ferencz) (1920–2023), American lawyer - [Ben Fergusson](/source/Ben_Fergusson) (born 1980), British writer - [Ben Folami](/source/Ben_Folami) (born 1999), Australian footballer - [Ben Ford (chef)](/source/Ben_Ford_(chef)) (born 1966), American chef - [Ben Folds](/source/Ben_Folds) (born 1966), American singer-songwriter - [Ben Fordham](/source/Ben_Fordham) (born 1976), Australian journalist, sports reporter and radio presenter - [Ben Franklin](/source/Ben_Franklin) (1706–1790), Prominent figure in the American Revolution - [Ben Garland](/source/Ben_Garland) (born 1988), American football player - [Ben Gedeon](/source/Ben_Gedeon) (born 1994), American football player - [Ben Gibbard](/source/Ben_Gibbard) (born 1976), American lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie - [Ben Gibson](/source/Ben_Gibson) (born 1993), English footballer - [Ben Gillies](/source/Ben_Gillies) (born 1979), Australian drummer of Silverchair - [Ben Godfrey](/source/Ben_Godfrey) (born 1998), English footballer - [Ben Goldsmith (musician)](/source/Ben_Goldsmith_(musician)), American singer-songwriter - [Ben Gordon](/source/Ben_Gordon) (born 1983), British-born American basketball player - [Ben Gottschalk](/source/Ben_Gottschalk) (born 1992), American football player - [Ben Guez](/source/Ben_Guez) (born 1987), American baseball player - [Ben Hannant](/source/Ben_Hannant) (born 1984), Australian rugby player - [Ben Hardy (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Hardy_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Harper](/source/Ben_Harper) (born 1969), American musician - [Ben Harvey (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Harvey_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Herbert](/source/Ben_Herbert) (born 1979), American football coach and former player - [Ben Hogan](/source/Ben_Hogan) (1912–1997), American golfer - [Ben Helfgott](/source/Ben_Helfgott) (1929–2023), Polish-born British weightlifter - [Ben Howard](/source/Ben_Howard) (born 1987), British singer/songwriter - [Ben Hunt (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Hunt_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Jackson (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Jackson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Jeby](/source/Ben_Jeby) (1909–1985), American boxer - [Ben Jelen](/source/Ben_Jelen) (born 1979), American singer - [Ben Johns](/source/Ben_Johns) (born 1999), American professional pickleball player - [Ben Johnson (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Johnson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Jonson](/source/Ben_Jonson) (1572–1637), English poet - [Ben Kane](/source/Ben_Kane) (born 1970), English novelist - [Ben Kasica](/source/Ben_Kasica), American musician, lead guitarist for Skillet - [Ben Keays](/source/Ben_Keays) (born 1997), Australian rules footballer - [Ben E. King](/source/Ben_E._King) (1938–2015), American soul and R&B singer - [Ben Kingsley](/source/Ben_Kingsley) (born 1943), British actor - [Ben Kinsella](/source/Murder_of_Ben_Kinsella) (1991–2008), British murder victim - [Ben Knapen](/source/Ben_Knapen) (born 1951), Dutch politician and journalist - [Ben Kramer](/source/Ben_Kramer) (1913–1999), American basketball player - [Ben Kudrna](/source/Ben_Kudrna) (born 2003), American baseball player - [Ben Kweller](/source/Ben_Kweller) (born 1981), American rock musician - [Ben Labrosse](/source/Ben_Labrosse) (born 1999), Canadian football player - [Ben Lane](/source/Ben_Lane) (born 1997), English badminton player - [Ben Laughlin](/source/Ben_Laughlin_(ten-pin_bowler)), American ten-pin bowler - [Ben Lawson](/source/Ben_Lawson) (born 1980), Australian actor - [Ben Leber](/source/Ben_Leber) (born 1978), American football player - [Ben Lord](/source/Ben_Lord), American drummer - [Ben Lowe](/source/Ben_Lowe) (born 1985), Australian rugby player - [Ben Mason (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Mason_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Mendelsohn](/source/Ben_Mendelsohn) (born 1969), Australian actor - [Ben Miller](/source/Ben_Miller) (born 1966), English actor and comedian - [Ben Moody](/source/Ben_Moody) (born 1981), American musician - [Ben Moore](/source/Ben_Moore_(basketball)) (born 1995), American basketball player - [Ben Roy Mottelson](/source/Ben_Roy_Mottelson) (1926–2022), Danish American physicist - [Ben Mulroney](/source/Ben_Mulroney) (born 1976), Canadian television personality - [Ben Murdoch-Masila](/source/Ben_Murdoch-Masila) (born 1991), New Zealand rugby player - [Ben Navarro](/source/Ben_Navarro) (born 1962/1963), American billionaire, founder and CEO of Sherman Financial Group - [Ben Needham](/source/Ben_Needham) (1989–1991), British infant who disappeared in Greece - [Ben Needham (American football)](/source/Ben_Needham_(American_football)), American football linebacker - [Ben Nicholson](/source/Ben_Nicholson) (1894–1982), English artist - [Ben Nighthorse Campbell](/source/Ben_Nighthorse_Campbell) (1933–2025), American and Northern Cheyenne politician and rancher - [Ben Niemann](/source/Ben_Niemann) (born 1995), American football player - [Ben Ownby](/source/Ben_Ownby), American kidnap victim - [Ben J. Pierce](/source/Ben_J._Pierce) (born 1999), American YouTuber, singer-songwriter, and actor - [Ben Platt](/source/Ben_Platt) (born 1993), American actor and singer-songwriter - [Ben Plucknett](/source/Ben_Plucknett) (1954–2002), American discus thrower - [Ben Powers (American football)](/source/Ben_Powers_(American_football)) (born 1997), American football player - [Ben Ray Luján](/source/Ben_Ray_Luj%C3%A1n) (born 1972), American politician - [Ben Richards (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Richards_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Roethlisberger](/source/Ben_Roethlisberger) (born 1982), American football player - [Ben Ruthman](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ben_Ruthman&action=edit&redlink=1) (born 2006), Israeli guitarist and composer - [Ben Sahar](/source/Ben_Sahar) (born 1989), Israeli footballer - [Ben Saraf](/source/Ben_Saraf) (born 2006), Israeli basketball player - [Ben Sasse](/source/Ben_Sasse) (born 1972), American academic administrator and politician - [Ben Sauls](/source/Ben_Sauls) (born 2001), American football player - [Ben Schwartz](/source/Ben_Schwartz) (born 1981), American actor - [Ben Selvin](/source/Ben_Selvin) (1898–1980), American jazz musician and bandleader - [Ben Shneiderman](/source/Ben_Shneiderman) (born 1947), American computer scientist - [Ben Shapiro](/source/Ben_Shapiro) (born 1984), American conservative political commentator - [Ben Sheets](/source/Ben_Sheets) (born 1978), American baseball player - [Ben Silverman (golfer)](/source/Ben_Silverman_(golfer)) (born 1987), Canadian golfer - [Ben Simm (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Simm_(disambiguation)), multiple people, including Sim, Sims, Simms - [Ben Simmons](/source/Ben_Simmons) (born 1996), Australian basketball player - [Ben Sinnott](/source/Ben_Sinnott) (born 2002), American football player - [Ben Skowronek](/source/Ben_Skowronek) (born 1997), American football player - [Ben Smith (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Smith_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben T H So](/source/Ben_T_H_So) (born 1990), apprentice horse racing jockey - [Ben Spijkers](/source/Ben_Spijkers) (born 1961), Dutch judoka - [Ben Stein](/source/Ben_Stein) (born 1944), American law professor, economist, writer and actor - [Ben Stiller](/source/Ben_Stiller) (born 1965), American actor, writer and director - [Ben Stokes](/source/Ben_Stokes) (born 1991), English cricketer born in New Zealand - [Ben Swagerman](/source/Ben_Swagerman) (born 1959), Dutch politician - [Ben Talley](/source/Ben_Talley) (born 1972), American football player - [Ben Templeton](/source/Ben_Templeton) (born 1940), American co-creator of the comic strip Motley's Crew - [Ben Te'o](/source/Ben_Te'o) (born 1987), New Zealand rugby player - [Ben Thatcher](/source/Ben_Thatcher) (born 1975), English footballer - [Ben Tulfo](/source/Ben_Tulfo) (born 1955), Filipino television and radio personality - [Ben Underwood (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Underwood_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Unwin](/source/Ben_Unwin) (1977–2019), Australian actor - [Ben Vautier](/source/Ben_Vautier) (1935–2024), French artist - [Ben Verweij](/source/Ben_Verweij) (1895–1951), Dutch footballer - [Ben Wallace](/source/Ben_Wallace_(basketball)) (born 1974), American basketball player - [Ben Wanger](/source/Ben_Wanger) (born 1997), American-Israeli baseball pitcher, Team Israel - [Ben Way](/source/Ben_Way) (born 1980), English entrepreneur - [Ben Whishaw](/source/Ben_Whishaw) (born 1980), English actor - [Ben Wiegers](/source/Ben_Wiegers), Dutch curling coach - [Ben Wildman-Tobriner](/source/Ben_Wildman-Tobriner) (born 1984), American swimmer - [Ben Willbond](/source/Ben_Willbond) (born 1973), British actor - [Ben Wilson (disambiguation)](/source/Ben_Wilson_(disambiguation)), multiple people - [Ben Woodburn](/source/Ben_Woodburn) (born 1999), Welsh footballer - [Ben Wooldridge](/source/Ben_Wooldridge) (born 1999), American football player - [Ben Yurosek](/source/Ben_Yurosek) (born 2002), American football player - [Ben (South Korean singer)](/source/Ben_(South_Korean_singer)) (born 1991), South Korean singer ## Fictional characters - Ben, a character in the 2019 Canadian horror comic series *[Witch Creek Road](/source/Witch_Creek_Road)* - Ben, a character in the 2007 Canadian-American television series *[Sushi Pack](/source/Sushi_Pack)* - Ben, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie *[He's Just Not That Into You](/source/He's_Just_Not_That_Into_You_(film)#Cast)* - Ben, minor character of *[The Grudge 3](/source/The_Grudge_3)* - Ben, Bill's twin brother in *[The Railway Series](/source/The_Railway_Series)* and the spinoff TV series *[Thomas and Friends](/source/Thomas_%26_Friends)* - Ben, a rat in the novel *[Ratman's Notebooks](/source/Ratman's_Notebooks)*, films *[Willard](/source/Willard_(1971_film))* and *[Ben](/source/Ben_(1972_film))*, and [theme song](/source/Ben_(song)) sung by Michael Jackson on his LP *Ben* - Ben, or Benny, the "[1980-something space guy](/source/Lego_Space#"Classic"_Space_(1978–1987))" from *The Lego Movie* - 🅱️en, or Pen, a character from the [first season of *Battle for Dream Island*](/source/Battle_for_Dream_Island_season_1), an animated web series. Pen revealed that his legal name is 🅱️en in BFB 5. - [Old Ben](/source/Old_Ben), a bear at the center of the William Faulkner story *The Bear* - [Gentle Ben](/source/Gentle_Ben), a bear featured in an eponymous 1965 novel, and in television and movie adaptations - [Talking Ben](/source/Talking_Ben), a brown dog and a protagonist of the [Talking Tom & Friends](/source/Talking_Tom_%26_Friends) media franchise - Ben Bigger, a playable character from the video game *[Zenless Zone Zero](/source/Zenless_Zone_Zero)* - Ben Clare, a character from *[The Clifton House Mystery](/source/The_Clifton_House_Mystery)*, portrayed by Robert Craig-Morgan - Ben Elf, the titular protagonist in the British cartoon [*Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom*](/source/Ben_%26_Holly's_Little_Kingdom) - Benjamin Florian/Ben, a protagonist of the [Descendants](/source/Descendants_(franchise)) franchise (2015–2019) - [Ben C. L. / Soldier Boy](/source/Soldier_Boy), major character in the third season of *The Boys* - [Ben Geller-Willick-Bunch](/source/List_of_Friends_and_Joey_characters#Ben_Geller), the son of [Ross Geller](/source/Ross_Geller) and [Carol and Susan](/source/List_of_Friends_and_Joey_characters#Carol_Willick_and_Susan_Bunch) in NBC sitcom *[Friends](/source/Friends)* - [Ben Grimm](/source/Ben_Grimm), also known as the Thing, from *Marvel Comics* - [Ben Gunn](/source/Ben_Gunn_(Treasure_Island)), from [Robert Louis Stevenson](/source/Robert_Louis_Stevenson)'s *[Treasure Island](/source/Treasure_Island)* - [Ben Hamill (Match)](/source/Match_(Marvel_Comics)), a mutant in the Marvel Universe - [Ben Hargreeves](/source/List_of_The_Umbrella_Academy_characters#Ben_Hargreeves), main character in the comic book/Netflix series *[The Umbrella Academy](/source/The_Umbrella_Academy)* - [Ben Harper](/source/Ben_Harper_(My_Family)), major character in the comedy series *My Family* - Ben Kenobi, an alias of [Obi-Wan Kenobi](/source/Obi-Wan_Kenobi), major character in the film saga, *Star Wars* - Ben Lawman/BEN, an antagonist of the *[Ben Drowned](/source/Ben_Drowned)* series (2010–20) - Ben Nooper, a coastguard and supporting character in the animated series *[Fireman Sam](/source/Fireman_Sam)* - Ben Packer, one of the five main protagonists in *[Bureau of Alien Detectors](/source/Bureau_of_Alien_Detectors)* - [Ben Parker](/source/Uncle_Ben), the uncle of Peter Parker (Spider-Man) from *Marvel Comics* - Ben Richards, main character of *[The Running Man](/source/The_Running_Man_(1987_film))* - [Ben Ripley](/source/Stuart_Gibbs), a major protagonist of the young-adult series, Spy School - [Ben Skywalker](/source/Ben_Skywalker), a major character in the *Star Wars* expanded universe - [Ben Solo](/source/Ben_Solo), major character in the *Star Wars* sequel trilogy - Ben Stone, a father in the TV series [*Manifest*](/source/Manifest_(TV_series)) - Ben Taylor, from *[Postman Pat](/source/Postman_Pat)* - [Ben Tennyson](/source/Ben_Tennyson), protagonist of the Cartoon Network's *Ben 10* media franchise - [Ben Urich](/source/Ben_Urich), investigative journalist for *The Daily Bugle* in the Marvel Universe - [Ben Wyatt](/source/Ben_Wyatt_(Parks_and_Recreation)), character from *Parks and Recreation* - Ben Wheeler, the lead character of the American sitcom *[Baby Daddy](/source/Baby_Daddy)* ## See also - [All pages with titles containing *Ben*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/intitle:%22Ben%22) - [All pages containing *Ben*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:Search/~%22Ben%22) Name list This page or section lists people that share the same [given name](/source/Given_name). 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