Ben Thigpen (November 16, 1908 – October 5, 1971) was an American jazz drummer.
Ben Thigpen played piano as a child, having been trained by his sister Eva.
He played in South Bend, Indiana with Bobby Boswell in the 1920s, and then moved to Chicago to study under Jimmy Bertrand.
While there he played with many noted Chicago bandleaders and performers, including Doc Cheatham.
Following this he spent time in Cleveland with J. Frank Terry, and then became the drummer for Andy Kirk's Clouds of Joy, where he stayed from 1930 to 1947.