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Ben Sauls

Ben Sauls (born 2001) is an American NFL placekicker for the New York Giants, formerly a record-setting left-footed kicker at Pittsburgh (2020-24) with 278 career points.

Ben Savage

Ben Savage (Bennett Joseph Savage, born 1980) is an American actor, brother of Fred Savage, known as Cory Matthews on Boy Meets World (1993–2000) and Girl Meets World, later a Democratic candidate for West Hollywood City Council and California's 30th Congressional District.

Ben Scheres

Ben Scheres (born 1960) is a Dutch plant developmental biologist who established how the stem cell niche at the Arabidopsis root tip is specified and maintained.

Ben Schnetzer

Ben Schnetzer (born 1990, New York City) is an American actor trained at London's Guildhall School, known for Pride, The Book Thief, Warcraft, Y: The Last Man, and Van Davis in Taylor Sheridan's The Madison.

Ben Schwartz

Ben Schwartz (born 1981, Bronx, New York) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and improviser known as Jean-Ralphio on Parks and Recreation, Clyde Oberholt on House of Lies, and the voice of Sonic the Hedgehog in the film series.

Ben Shahn

Ben Shahn (1898–1969) was a Lithuanian-born American painter, muralist, and photographer, a leading Social Realist who depicted workers and social injustice from the Great Depression onward.

Ben Shapiro

Ben Shapiro, American conservative commentator, lawyer, and co-founder of The Daily Wire (2015), host of The Ben Shapiro Show, formerly the top conservative podcast; known for rapid-fire debate style and feuds with Carlson, Owens, and Bannon.

Ben Shattuck

Ben Shattuck (born 1984) is an American writer and artist, author of Six Walks (2022) and The History of Sound (2024), which won the 2025 Mark Twain Award and became a Cannes film. He runs Davoll's General Store, South Dartmouth, built 1793.

Ben Sheets

Ben Sheets (born 1978, Baton Rouge) is an American right-handed pitcher, 2000 Olympic baseball gold medalist who shut out Cuba, and Milwaukee Brewers ace (2001-08) with 94-96, 3.78 ERA career.

Ben Sheldon

Ben C. Sheldon is a British-based ornithologist at Oxford who directs the long-running great tit study in Wytham Woods and was elected a Royal Society Fellow in 2022.

Ben Shelton

Ben Shelton (born 2002, Atlanta) is an American left-handed tennis player, 2022 NCAA singles champion for Florida, son of coach Bryan Shelton; career-high No. 4, two-time Canadian Masters 1000 champion, 2026 US Open finalist.

Ben Shelton career statistics

The Ben Shelton career statistics cover the American tennis player's rise to No. 4 in ATP singles, two Masters 1000 titles, and his first major final at the 2026 US Open.

Ben Shen

Ben Shen (沈奔) is a chemist known for natural products biosynthesis and drug discovery, especially enediyne antitumor antibiotics, and directs the Natural Products Discovery Center at The Wertheim UF Scripps Institute.

Ben Shenkman

Ben Shenkman (born 1968, New York) is an American actor, Brown graduate with an NYU MFA, known as Louis Ironson in HBO's Angels in America (Emmy and Golden Globe nominations), Tony-nominated for Proof, and in Fish in the Dark.

Ben Shephard

Ben Shephard (Benjamin Peter Sherrington Shephard, born 1974) is an English TV presenter hosting ITV's This Morning with Cat Deeley since March 2024, Tipping Point since 2012, and formerly Good Morning Britain and GMTV.

Ben Shepherd

Ben Shepherd, Soundgarden bassist and songwriter from 1990, played on Badmotorfinger, Superunknown, and Down on the Upside, led Hater and Wellwater Conspiracy, and is finishing the band's final Cornell-era album.

Ben Shneiderman

Ben Shneiderman, born in 1947, is an American computer scientist and University of Maryland professor known for direct manipulation, the Eight Golden Rules, and treemaps.

Ben Silbermann

Ben Silbermann, born 1982, is an American technology executive who co-founded Pinterest, was CEO from 2008 and President from 2012 until June 2022, and now serves as non-Executive Chair.

Ben Silverman

Ben Silverman (born 1970), American TV producer and executive; adapted foreign formats like The Office and Ugly Betty, led Reveille, co-chaired NBC Entertainment 2007–2009, then founded Electus and Propagate.

Ben Simmons

Ben Simmons, Australian NBA guard-forward (born 1996), first overall 2016 draft pick, Rookie of the Year 2018, three-time All-Star, later Brooklyn, Clippers, and Sacramento Kings after back injuries and a 2025-26 hiatus.

Ben Stanway

Ben Stanway is a British fintech entrepreneur who co-founded the London savings-and-investing app Moneybox in 2015, serving as Co-CEO until becoming Executive Chair in 2024.

Ben Stein

Ben Stein (Benjamin Jeremy Stein, born 1944) is an American lawyer, economist, writer, and actor, a speechwriter for Nixon and Ford, the monotone teacher in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Emmy-winning host of Win Ben Stein's Money.

Ben Stiller

Ben Stiller, full name Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller, is an American actor, comedian, and director born in 1965 to comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, known for hit comedies.

Ben Stokes

Ben Stokes (born 1991, Christchurch, New Zealand) is an English all-rounder, 2019 World Cup final Man of the Match, Headingley 135 hero, England Test captain from 2022 under Bazball, retired from international cricket 28 June 2026 with 7,273 Test runs and 252 Test wickets.

Ben Sun

Ben Sun is an American venture capitalist, cofounder and General Partner of New York seed firm Primary Venture Partners, best known for his investment in Coupang.

Ben Swift

Ben Swift (Benjamin Swift, born 1987, Rotherham) is a British road and track cyclist, 2012 scratch race world champion, Milan-Sanremo 2014 third, two-time British road race champion, riding for Netcompany INEOS.

Ben Tsiang

Ben Tsiang (Benjamin Tsiang) is an internet entrepreneur who co-founded the overseas-Chinese news site Sinanet in 1995 and later served as an executive of Sina.

Ben UFO

Ben UFO (Ben Thomson), British DJ and co-founder of Hessle Audio (Leeds, 2007, with Pearson Sound and Pangaea); known for genre-crossing house, techno, bass and jungle sets, Rinse FM radio, and DJ-only output.

Ben Urich

Ben Urich (Benjamin Urich), Marvel Comics investigative journalist created by Roger McKenzie and Gene Colan, debuting in Daredevil #153 (1978) at the Daily Bugle; knows Daredevil's identity, investigates Kingpin and Norman Osborn, later publishes Front Line; played by Vondie Curtis-Hall in Netflix Daredevil, killed by Fisk.

Ben Vereen

Ben Vereen (Benjamin Augustus Vereen), born 1946 in Miami, is an American actor-singer-dancer who won the 1973 Tony for Pippin's Leading Player and played Chicken George in Roots, distinct from namesakes like neuroscientist Ben Rein.