Ben-Porat () is a Hebrew language surname. The name is associated with the line "Ben Porat Yosef" from the Book of Genesis, Chapter 49, Verse 22, which is commonly used as a protection against the evil eye.

Notable people with the surname include:

Miriam Ben-Porat (1918–2012), Israeli jurist Mordechai Ben-Porat (born 1923), Israeli politician Pinchas Ben-Porat (1914–1955), Israeli aviator Yoram Ben-Porat (1937–1992), Israeli economist and president of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Ziva Ben-Porat, Israeli literary theorist

See also Manasseh of Ilya, pseudonym

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