Ben
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[edit] Current use
Ben is most often a shortened version of the given name Benjamin, Ben or Benedict. It can also refer to:
- Ben (1972 film), a 1972 film about a young boy and his pet rat, Ben
- Ben (song), a song by Michael Jackson recorded for the film
- Ben (album), the album containing the song and others, by Michael Jackson.
- Ben, an anglicized version of the Gaelic word beinn (meaning mountain), as in Ben Nevis
- BEN, a transliteration of БЕН, the letters seen on the uniforms of the members of the Cobra Unit in the stealth-based game Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater
- BenQ is a company specialising in the manufacturing of computing, communications, and consumer electronics devices.
- Bennie and the Jets, a #1 Elton John song (however, 'Bennie' is a female)
- "(Ben)", a song by Avail from their 1996 album 4am Friday
[edit] Famous Bens
- Ben Adams, member of the British boy band a1.
- Ben Affleck, American actor and screenwriter
- Ben Brafman renowned criminal defense attorney
- Ben Burnley of the band Breaking Benjamin.
- Ben Cohen, co-creator of Ben & Jerry's.
- Ben Crenshaw, PGA Tour golfer.
- Ben Folds, famous singer-songwriter.
- Ben Franklin, American inventor and founding father.
- Ben Gibbard, lead singer from the indie-pop band Death Cab for Cutie
- Benny Goodman, American jazz musician and bandleader.
- Ben Grimm, "The Thing" in the comic book series Fantastic Four.
- Ben Harper, American musician.
- Ben Harper, a fictional character in the British sitcom My Family.
- Ben Hogan, PGA Tour golfer.
- Ben Kenobi, also known as Obi-Wan, a fictional character in the Star Wars universe.
- Ben Kingsley, English actor.
- Ben Kowalewicz, Lead singer of Canadian punk band Billy Talent.
- Ben Kweller, American rock musician.
- Ben Ley, Australian CS:S Pro.
- Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback.
- Ben Sheets, major league baseball pitcher.
- Ben Stein, law professor, economist, writer, actor.
- Ben Stiller, American actor, writer and director.
- Ben Templeton, co-creator of the comic strip, Motley's Crew
- Ben Tennyson is a fictional character from Ben 10, a Cartoon Network show, by Sam Register.
- Ben Brown, Hero Legend at exploris
- Ben Ownby, a thirteen-year-old boy from Missouri who gained media attention after being kidnapped.
- Ben Linus, a fictional character in the television show Lost; leader of the Others.
[edit] Other uses
- Ben is a city in Chahar Mahaal and Bakhtiari, Iran.