Ben
Ben is frequently used as a shortened version of the given name Benjamin (as well as Benedict, Bengt, Bennett, Benoit, Benvolio, or Ebenezer, among other names). It is also used as a given name in its own right.
Ben (in Hebrew: בֶּן, Son of) forms part of surnames, e.g. Abraham ben Abraham (Hebrew: אברהם בן אברהם). Bar-, "son of" in Aramaic, is also seen, e.g. Simon bar Kokhba (Hebrew: שמעון בר כוכבא). The Arabic "Bin" (بن) or "Ibn" (ابن), also meaning "son of" is an obvious cognate.
People with the given name Ben
Ben (singer), German singer (Bernhard Albrecht Matthias Lasse Blümel)
Ben Adams, member of the British boy band A1
Ben Affleck, American actor and screenwriter
Ben Barba, Australian Rugby League player
Ben Barnes (disambiguation), multiple people
Ben Bernanke, Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank
Ben Bishop, American professional ice hockey goaltender
Ben Bova, American science fiction author and editor
Ben Browder, American actor
Ben Carson, American surgeon and motivational speaker