Australian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Ben Chifley   1945-1949  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 character
Ben Gunn   1883   Treasure Island  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 2 characters
Ben Walton   1971   The Homecoming: A Christmas Story  
Obi-Wan Kenobi (a.k.a. Ben)   1977   Star Wars  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 2 characters
(character) Ben   1972   Ben  
(character) Ben   1988   Ben's Song  
Fictional Characters from Television: 16 characters
Ben Cartwright   1959   Bonanza  
Ben Weston   1965   Days of Our Lives  
Ben Walton   1972   The Waltons  
Ben Carrington   1981   Dynasty  
Ben Seaver   1985   Growing Pains  
Ben Matlock   1986   Matlock  
Ben Edwards   1989   Baywatch  
Ben Stone   1990   Law & Order  
Ben Kinkirk   1996   7th Heaven  
Ben Covington   1998   Felicity  
Ben Hall   2001   McLeod's Daughters  
Ben Faulkner   2004   Desperate Housewives  
Ben Linus   2004   Lost  
Ben Henrickson   2006   Big Love  
Ben Harmon   2011   American Horror Story: Murder House  
Ben Murphy   2016   The Family  
Hall-of-Famers: 1 baseball, 1 basketball
(baseball) Ben Taylor   2006  
(basketball) Ben Wallace   2021  
Nobel Prize Winners: 1 chemistry, 1 economics, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(physics) Ben Roy Mottelson   1975  
(medicine) Stanley B. Prusiner (a.k.a. Ben)   1997  
(chemistry) Ben Feringa   2016  
(economics) Ben Bernanke   2022  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 21 actors
Ben Johnson   1918-1996  
Ben Gazzara   1930-2012  
Ben Kingsley   1943-  
Ben Stein   1944-  
Ben Vereen   1946-  
Ben Cross   1947-2020  
Ben Browder   1962-  
Ben Daniels   1964-  
Ben Stiller   1965-  
Ben Miles   1966-  
Ben Shenkman   1968-  
Ben Mendelsohn   1969-  
Ben Chaplin   1969-  
Ben Affleck   1972-  
Ben McKenzie   1978-  
Ben Lawson   1980-  
Ben Feldman   1980-  
Ben Savage   1980-  
Ben Whishaw   1980-  
Ben Barnes   1981-  
Ben Aldridge   1985-  
Notable Athletes: 6 rugby, 5 soccer, 1 golf
(golf) Ben Hogan   1912-1997  
(soccer) Ben Wijnstekers   1955-  
(soccer) Ben Foster   1983-  
(rugby) Ben Franks   1984-  
(rugby) Ben Smith   1986-  
(rugby) Ben McCalman   1988-  
(rugby) Ben Morgan   1989-  
(rugby) Ben Youngs   1989-  
(rugby) Ben Volavola   1991-  
(soccer) Nassim Ben Khalifa   1992-  
(soccer) Ben Halloran   1992-  
(soccer) Ben Davies   1993-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Ben Cohen   1951-  
Notable Filmmakers: 2 directors
Ben Sombogaart   1947-  
Ben Affleck   1972-  
Notable Musicians: 1 singer
Ben E. King   1938-2015  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 1 economist
Ben Bernanke   1953-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician, 1 statesperson
Benjamin Franklin (a.k.a. Ben)   1706-1790  
Ben Bot   1937-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 1 physicist
Ben Roy Mottelson   1926-2022  
Notable Writers: 1 author, 1 playwright
Ben Jonson   1572-1637  
Ben Okri   1959-  
Olympic Medalists: 4 silver, 3 gold, 2 bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(silver/bronze) Ben Adams   1912   high jump - standing; long jump - standing  
(silver) Ben Hedges Jr   1928   high jump  
(silver) Ben Eastman   1932   400 m  
(silver) Ben Jipcho   1972   3000 m steeplechase  
(bronze) Ben Johnson   1984   100 m; 4x100 m relay  
(bronze) Ben Spijkers   1988   judo  
(gold) Ben Sheets   2000   baseball  
(silver) Ben Wigmore   2004   baseball  
(gold) Ben Wildman-Tobriner   2008   swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay  
(silver/gold) Ben Ainslie   1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012   sailing  
(gold) Ben Maher   2012   equestrian  
Oscar Award Winners: 2 actors
(actor) Ben Johnson   1972   The Last Picture Show  
(actor) Ben Kingsley   1983   Gandhi  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 1 musician
Ben E. King   1988   The Drifters