Ben Gu (name in Chinese order: Gu Ben; simplified Chinese: 顾犇; traditional Chinese: 顧犇 or 頋犇; Pinyin: Gù Bēn; born in Shanghai, China, on 11 December 1961) is a librarian, translator and library science researcher. He received his M.S. degree in Mathematics in Fudan University in 1987, and got his Ph.D. degree in Information Science in Renmin University of China (The People’s University of China) in 2000. He translated many scholarly works in musicology, philosophy, history and library science, and compiled several books in library acquisitions and library cataloging. He was awarded by the State Council for his special contributions in library science.