Ben Nelson was a U.S. senator and governor from Nebraska.

Ben Nelson may also refer to:

Ben Nelson (businessman), founder of Minerva Project and University and former head of Snapfish.com Ben Nelson (Australian footballer) (born 1977), AFL and SANFL Australian rules footballer Ben Nelson (footballer, born 2004), association football player Ben Nelson (American football) (born 1979), American football player Ben Nelson (field hockey), Irish field hockey player See also Benjamin Nelson (1911–1977), American sociologist Ben E. King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson; 1938–2015), American singer