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Ben Bass (actor)
Ben Bass (Benjamin Langer Bass, born 1968) is a Canadian-American actor born in Baltimore, best known as Detective Sam Swarek on Rookie Blue (2010-2015), with Gemini and Canadian Screen Award nominations and stage work at Stratford.
Ben Batt
Ben Batt is an English actor born 1986 in Wigan, known as Joe Pritchard in Shameless, DC Kevin Lumb in Scott & Bailey, Ted Burgess in The Go-Between, and Stanley in A Streetcar Named Desire.
Ben Berkhout
Ben Berkhout, also known as Benjamin Berkhout, is a Dutch molecular virologist and professor at Amsterdam UMC known for HIV-1 Tat-TAR research, discovering coronavirus HCoV-NL63 in 2004, and CRISPR-based HIV cure work.
Ben Bernanke
Ben Bernanke, American economist and Federal Reserve chairman 2006–2014, led the Fed's response to the 2007–09 financial crisis with quantitative easing and liquidity programs; 2022 Nobel laureate for Great Depression and financial-accelerator research.
Ben Bisconti
Ben Bisconti is a technology private equity investor, co-founder and co-CEO of Red Iron Group, and previously a general partner at Accel-KKR from 2003 to 2014.
Ben Bishop
Ben Bishop (born 1986, Denver) is a retired American NHL goaltender, 6'7", who played for St. Louis, Ottawa, Tampa Bay, Los Angeles, and Dallas, was a three-time Vezina finalist (2014, 2016, 2019), and retired in 2021-23 from a knee injury.
Ben Blackmore
Ben Blackmore is a software engineer who is chief technology officer and co-founder of Dash0, an observability platform founded in 2023 and headquartered in New York.
Ben Blume
Ben Blume is a British venture capital investor and Partner at Atomico, where he invests in AI and enterprise software, including Graphcore, SmartNews, and Hinge Health.
Ben Bowman (Oregon politician)
Ben Bowman is an American Democratic politician from Tigard, Oregon, serving as Majority Leader of the Oregon House of Representatives. Elected in 2022, he previously chaired the Tigard-Tualatin School Board.
Ben Bradlee
Ben Bradlee (Benjamin Crowninshield Bradlee, 1921 to 2014) was executive editor of The Washington Post from 1968 to 1991, leading its Pentagon Papers and Watergate coverage.
Ben Bradlee Jr.
Ben Bradlee Jr. (born 1948), American journalist, Boston Globe deputy managing editor who supervised the Pulitzer-winning Spotlight Catholic Church abuse investigation, son of Ben Bradlee Sr., and author of a Ted Williams biography.
Ben Brereton Díaz
Ben Brereton Díaz (born Benjamin Anthony Brereton, 1999, Stoke-on-Trent) is an English-born Chilean forward; Blackburn Rovers cult hero, Copa América 2021 debutant via Football Manager discovery, later Villarreal, Southampton, Derby and Sheffield United loans.
Ben Broggio
Ben Broggio (Benjamin David Broggio, born 2007, Sutton Coldfield) is an English right-footed winger, 1.81 m, at Stevenage on loan from Aston Villa; FA Youth Cup winner, Falkirk loan 5 goals.
Ben Brooks
Ben Brooks, born Benjamin T. Brooks, Sr., is an American Democrat in the Maryland State Senate for District 10 since 2023, after serving in the House of Delegates.
Ben Browder
Ben Browder (Robert Benedic Browder, born 1962, Memphis) is an American actor known as John Crichton in Farscape and Colonel Cameron Mitchell in Stargate SG-1, plus Landman and Doctor Who roles.
Ben Brown (Missouri politician)
Ben Brown is an American politician and Republican member of the Missouri Senate from the 26th district, elected in 2022 after chairing the Franklin County Central Committee.
Ben Bruce
Ben Bruce (Benjamin Paul Bruce) is the English guitarist who founded Asking Alexandria in Dubai in 2006, wrote its songs through eight albums, and left in January 2024; distinct from a Seattle singer-songwriter of the same name.
Ben Bumgarner
Ben Bumgarner is an American Republican politician in the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 63 after serving on the Flower Mound Town Council and as Mayor Pro Tem of Flower Mound.
Ben Burtt
Ben Burtt (Benjamin Burtt Jr., born 1948) is the American sound designer who created Star Wars' lightsaber hum, R2-D2's voice, Darth Vader's breathing, and Chewbacca's vocals from field recordings, voiced WALL-E, won four Oscars, and received Lucasfilm's first 50-year service award.
Ben C. Gerwick Jr.
Ben C. Gerwick Jr. (1919–2006) was an American civil engineer and UC Berkeley professor elected to the National Academy of Engineering, known for pioneering prestressed and marine concrete construction.
Ben Cabango
Ben Cabango (Benjamin George Cabango, born 2000, Cardiff) is a Welsh centre-back for Swansea City and Wales; Swansea academy graduate, club captain since 2025, Euro 2020 and 2022 World Cup squads.
Ben Caplan (actor)
Ben Caplan (born 1974, Hammersmith, London) is an English actor, director, and writer, known as Cpl. Walter 'Smokey' Gordon in Band of Brothers and Sgt Peter Noakes in Call the Midwife, with West End and Globe theatre credits.
Ben Cardin
Ben Cardin, born Benjamin Louis Cardin in 1943, is a Democratic politician who represented Maryland in the US House and Senate, leaving office in 2025.
Ben Carroll
Ben Carroll, born 1975, is an Australian Labor politician and the 50th Premier of Victoria, sworn in on July 28, 2026 after replacing Jacinta Allan.
Ben Carson
Ben Carson (born 1951), retired pediatric neurosurgeon and HUD Secretary 2017-2021; led the first successful 1987 separation of head-conjoined twins at Johns Hopkins, ran for president in 2016, and was later named for a second Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Bến Cát
Bến Cát is a former city in Bình Dương province, southern Vietnam, about 50 km north of Ho Chi Minh City and a major industrial center.
Ben Chaplin
Ben Chaplin (born 1970, birth name Benedict John Greenwood) is an English actor, unrelated to Charlie Chaplin, known for The Truth About Cats & Dogs (1996), The Thin Red Line (1998), Olivier and Tony nominations, and September 5 (2024).
Ben Chapman (baseball)
Ben Chapman (William Benjamin Chapman, 1908-1993), American MLB outfielder and Phillies manager, four-time AL stolen-base leader, notorious for racist taunting of Jackie Robinson in 1947; distinct from Ray Chapman and Aroldis Chapman.
Ben Chien
Ben Chien (简铭达, also Chien Ming-Ta) is a Taiwanese-American pharmaceutical executive, founder, chairman, and CEO of Foresee Pharmaceuticals, a Taiwan biotech making long-acting injectable drugs.
Ben Chilwell
Ben Chilwell, born 1996 in Milton Keynes, is an English left-back with 21 England caps, a Leicester academy graduate, 2021 Champions League winner with Chelsea, now at Crystal Palace after a September 2026 permanent transfer.