Namesakes
Benjamin
(m) 
Biblical Characters Gen. 35:18
Benjamin
(m)
Biblical Characters 1 Chr. 7:10
Benjamin
(m)
Biblical Characters Ezra 10:32
Benjamin
(m)
Biblical Characters Neh. 12:34
Benjamin
(m) ?-424
Saints
Benjamin I
(m) 5xx-662
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 623-662
Benjamin of Tudela
(m) 1130-1173
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Benjamin II
(m) 12xx-1339
Coptic Popes and Patriarchs of Alexandria 1327-1339
Ben Jonson
(m) 1572-1637
Notable Writers
Benjamin Franklin
(m) 1706-1790
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Benjamin Thompson
(m) 1753-1814
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Benjamin Disraeli
(m) 1804-1881
British Prime Ministers 1868; 1874-1880
Benjamin Bristow
(m) 1832-1896
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Benjamin Harrison
(m) 1833-1901
American Presidents 1889-1893
Georges Clemenceau
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1841-1929
French Presidents and Prime Ministers 1906-1909; 1917-1920 (prime minister)
Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant
(m) 1852-1924
Nobel Prize Winners 1909 (peace)
Ben Gunn
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1883 Treasure Island
Ben Taylor
(m) 1888-1953
Hall-of-Famers 2006 (baseball)
Ben Adams
(m) 1890-1961
Olympic Medalists 1912 high jump - standing; long jump - standing (silver/bronze)
Jack Benny
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1894-1974
Emmy Award Winners 1959 The Jack Benny Show (actor)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Bunny
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1904 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
Benny Friedman
(m) 1905-1982
Hall-of-Famers 2005 (football)
Benny Goodman
(m) 1909-1986
Notable Musicians
Ben Eastman
(m) 1911-2002
Olympic Medalists 1932 400 m (silver)
Robert Flemyng
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1912-1995
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Britten
(m) 1913-1976
Notable Musicians
John Ireland
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1914-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Johnson
(m) 1918-1996
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 1972 The Last Picture Show (actor)
Dick Haymes
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1918-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Benjamin Button
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1922 The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button
Benjy Compson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1929 The Sound and the Fury
Basil Heatley
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1933-2019
Olympic Medalists 1964 marathon (silver)
Ben E. King
(m) 1938-2015
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1988 The Drifters
Benjamin Mkapa
(m) 1938-2020
Other Leaders 1995-2005 Tanzania (president)
Ben Jipcho
(m) 1943-2020
Olympic Medalists 1972 3000 m steeplechase (silver)
Ben Stein
(m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Kogo
(m) 1945-2022
Olympic Medalists 1968 3000 m steeplechase (silver)
Ben Vereen
(m) 1946-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Orr
(m) 1947-2000
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2018 The Cars
Benjamin Netanyahu
(m) 1949-
Israeli Presidents and Prime Ministers 1996-1999; 2009-2021; 2022- (prime minister)
Benjamin Hendrickson
(m) 1950-2006
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benmont Tench
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1953-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2002 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Benny Brown
(m) 1953-1996
Olympic Medalists 1976 4x400 m relay (gold)
Benjamin Zephaniah
(m) 1958-2023
Notable Writers
Ben Cartwright
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1959 Bonanza
Ben Johnson
(m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Benjamin Bratt
(m) 1963-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Weston
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Ben Stiller
(m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Miles
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Braddock
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1967 The Graduate
Benjamin List
(m) 1968-
Nobel Prize Winners 2021 (chemistry)
Ben Shenkman
(m) 1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Mendelsohn
(m) 1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Walton
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1971 The Homecoming: A Christmas Story
Fictional Characters from Television 1972 The Waltons
Benjamin King
(m) 1971-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Affleck
(m) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Filmmakers
Seth Green
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1974-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Seth Wescott
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1976-
Olympic Medalists 2006; 2010 snowboarding (gold)
Ben McKenzie
(m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
B. J. Novak
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1979-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Whishaw
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Salisbury
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Foster
(m) 1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Carrington
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981 Dynasty
Ben Barnes
(m) 1981-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Benjamin Walker
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Matthew Brown
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1982-
Olympic Medalists 2008 baseball (bronze)
Benh Zeitlin
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1982-
Notable Filmmakers
Ryan Rowland-Smith
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2004 baseball (silver)
Ben Maher
(m) 1983-
Olympic Medalists 2012 equestrian (gold)
Benjamin "Macklemore" Haggerty
(m) 1983-
Grammy Award Winners 2014 (best new artist)
Notable Musicians
Benjamin Kayser
(m) 1984-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Ben Seaver
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1985 Growing Pains
Benjamin Weß
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 field hockey (gold)
Benjamin Kleibrink
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 fencing (gold/bronze)
Benjamin Karl
(m) 1985-
Olympic Medalists 2010; 2014 snowboarding (silver/bronze)
Ben Aldridge
(m) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ben Matlock
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1986 Matlock
Ben Smith
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Benjamin Angoua
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Benny Blanco
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m) 1988-
Notable Musicians
Ben McCalman
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Cristopher Toselli
(middle name Benjamín) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Benjamin Moukandjo
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ben Edwards
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
Ben Morgan
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Ben Youngs
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Ben Stone
(a.k.a. Benjamin) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1990 Law & Order
Ben Halloran
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ben Davies
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Benjamin Kigen
(m) 1993-
Olympic Medalists 2020 3000 m steeplechase (bronze)
Joshua Brenet
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1994-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Nathan Aké
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 1995-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Ben Covington
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1998 Felicity
Josh Green
(middle name Benjamin) (m) 2000-
Olympic Medalists 2020 basketball (bronze)
Ben Linus
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2004 Lost
Benjamin "C-Note" Franklin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Prison Break
Ben Henrickson
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Big Love
Benjamin Breeg
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2006 The Reincarnation of Benjamin Breeg
Ben Harmon
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 American Horror Story: Murder House