Big Ben (disambiguation)
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Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell in the Clock Tower of the Palace of Westminster and is often extended to refer to the clock or the clock tower as well.
Big Ben may also refer to:
As a nickname, it may refer to:
Big Ben may also refer to:
- Big Ben (Heard Island)Big Ben (Heard Island)Big Ben is a volcanic massif that dominates the geography of Heard Island in the southern Indian Ocean. It is a composite cone with a diameter of approximately 25 kilometres. Its highest peak is Mawson Peak, which is 2,745 m above sea level. Much of it is covered by ice, including 14...
, a massif on Heard Island - Big Ben (horse)Big Ben (horse)Big Ben was a world champion show jumping horse.-Birth and Acquisition by Ian Millar:First named "Winston", Big Ben was born at the van Hooydonk Farm in Kalmthout . Although his dam was only 15 hh, Big Ben grew to be a very large horse of 17.3 hands high...
, a Canadian show jumping horse - Big Ben (solitaire)Big Ben (solitaire)Big Ben is a solitaire card game which uses two decks of playing cards mixed together. It is basically a large-scale, two-deck version of Grandfather's Clock and is probably named after Big Ben, the colloquially used nickname for the clock face at the tower of the Palace of Westminster in...
, a solitaire card game resembling Clock Patience - Big Ben (comics)Big Ben (comics)Big Ben is a comic book character who first appeared during Alan Moore's run on Marvelman in Warrior and then went on to star in an eponymous series in the same title, written by the character's creator Dez Skinn.-Overview:...
, a fictional British superhero featured in comic books and a planned animated TV show - Big Ben (album)Big Ben (album)Big Ben is the fourth album by Brazilian artist Jorge Ben, originally released in 1965.-Track listing:All tracks written by Jorge Ben, except where noted# "Na Bahia Tem" - 3:15# "Patapatapatá" - 2:45# "Bom Mesmo é Amara" - 3:05...
, a 1965 album by Brazilian musician Jorge Ben - Project Big BenProject Big Ben"Big Ben" was the World War II code name for the British project to reconstruct and evaluate captured German missiles such as the V-2 rocket. On July 31, 1944, after the UK agreed to exchange Supermarine Spitfires for the wreckage of a V-2 in Sweden during World War II, experts at Farnborough...
, a British WWII operation to reconstruct and evaluate captured missiles such as the V-2 - West Virginia Route 193, also called the "Big Ben" Bowen Highway
- Big Ben, a whale in the stop-motion animated special Rudolph's Shiny New YearRudolph's Shiny New YearRudolph's Shiny New Year is the 1976 stop-motion animated sequel to the 1964 television special Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, produced by Rankin/Bass.-Plot:...
- Big Ben (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
- A model of alarm clock manufactured by WestcloxWestcloxWestclox was a former manufacturer and is a current brand of clocks and alarm clocks.-Early history as United Clock Company:Charles Stahlberg and others from Waterbury, Connecticut originally formed as "United Clock Company" on December 5, 1885 in Peru, Illinois, intending to manufacture clocks...
- A series of 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzles, made by Milton BradleyMilton Bradley CompanyThe Milton Bradley Company is an American game company established by Milton Bradley in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 1860. In 1920, it absorbed the game production of McLoughlin Brothers, formerly the largest game manufacturer in the United States, and in 1987, it purchased Selchow and Righter,...
- A brand of meat pies sold in Australia and New Zealand
- A brand of chewing tobaccoChewing tobaccoChewing tobacco Chewing tobacco Chewing tobacco (also known colloquially as hoobastank, backy, tobac, doogooos,Hogleg, chewpoos, chits, chewsky, chawsky, dip, flab, chowers, guy, or a wad, as well as referred to as dipsky, snuff, a pinch, a yopper, a Packing a bomb, a tobbackey or packing a...
in the 1930s
As a nickname, it may refer to:
- Ben BowenBen BowenBenjamin David "Ben" Bowen , commonly called Big Ben Bowen, was a young Huntington, West Virginia boy who was diagnosed with an aggressive brain tumour in 2004. His family has used his story to raise awareness of childhood cancer and to raise almost $4,000,000 for St...
(2002–2005), American cancer patient - Ben DunkelmanBen DunkelmanBenjamin Dunkelman was a Canadian Jewish officer who served in the Canadian Army in World War II and the Israel Defense Forces in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War. In Israel, he was called Benjamin Ben-David....
(1913–1997), Canadian veteran of the Second World War and other conflicts - Ben Gordon (born 1983), British-American basketball player
- Ben Johnson, Jamaican-Canadian sprinter
- Ben MallerBen MallerBenjamin "Big Ben" Maller is an American sports radio host, for Fox Sports Radio where he hosts a program on weekend nights, and previously The Third Shift. Maller is also one of the original sports bloggers, with his popular website BenMaller.com, Ben has broken numerous stories over the...
, American national sports radio host - Ben McDonaldBen McDonaldLarry Benard McDonald is a former Major League Baseball pitcher.-High school:McDonald prepped at Denham Springs High School, which is about 10 minutes east of Baton Rouge, and was both a basketball and baseball standout.-College:A collegiate star at Louisiana State University in both basketball...
(born 1967), former Major League Baseball pitcher - Ben RoethlisbergerBen RoethlisbergerBenjamin Todd "Ben" Roethlisberger , nicknamed Big Ben, is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Steelers in the first round in the 2004 NFL Draft...
(born 1982), American football player - Ben WallaceBen WallaceBen Camey Wallace is an American basketball center for the Detroit Pistons of the NBA. A native of Alabama, Wallace attended Cuyahoga Community College and Virginia Union University and signed with the Washington Bullets as an undrafted free agent in 1996...
(born 1974), American basketball player - The 100 US dollarUnited States one hundred-dollar billThe United States one hundred-dollar bill is a denomination of United States currency. U.S. statesman, inventor and diplomat Benjamin Franklin is currently featured on the obverse of the bill. On the reverse of the banknote is an image of Independence Hall. The time on the clock according to the...
banknote, after 1996 when the portrait of Benjamin Franklin was enlarged.