Bane may refer to:

Fictional characters

Bane (DC Comics) Bane is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Chuck Dixon and artist Graham Nolan, he made his debut in ''Batman: Vengeance of Bane'' #1 (January 1993). Bane is usually depicted as a dangerous ...

, an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy *

Bane the Druid ''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive, then Square Enix Europe after 2009. The first title, '' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain ...

, a Guardian in the ''Legacy of Kain'' franchise *

Darth Bane Darth Bane is a fictional character in the '' Star Wars'' franchise. He was created by George Lucas, within the ''Star Wars'' canon where he is first mentioned in a deleted scene from '' Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace'', where Bane ...

, a Sith Lord from the ''Star Wars'' franchise *

Cad Bane Cad Bane is a fictional character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, the character was introduced to serve as a recurring antagonist in the 2008 computer animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone ...

, famous bounty hunter from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * The Bane, a character in ''The Underland Chronicles'' novel series * Bane, a character in ''

Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western (genre), Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery (actor), George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton (actor), John Sutton. Its cinematography was no ...

'' (1942)

Music

* Bane (band), a hardcore punk band formed in 1995 * ''Bane'', a Joey Arkenstat album produced in 2004 by Mike Gordon * "Bane", a song by D12 from ''

Shady XV ''Shady XV'' (stylized as ''SHADYXV'') is a hip hop compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records. The double disc album was released on November 24, 2014, by Shady Records and Interscope Records. The album was released in honor ...

'', 2014 * "Bane", a song by alt-J from '' The Dream'', 2022

Places

Africa

Bane, Nigeria Bane is a town in Ogoni territory of Rivers State, Nigeria. Located within the Ken-Khana kingdom, Bane was the birthplace of chief Jim Wiwa and forms the immediate eastern coastal boundaries between Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. The main boundar ...

, a village in Nigeria *

Bané Department Bané is a Departments of Burkina Faso, department or commune of Boulgou Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Bané. According to the 1996 census the department has a total population of 22,923. Towns and villages ...

, one of the 13 departments of the Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso ** Bané, a town in the Bané Department

Asia

Bane, Iran Baneh ( fa, بانه, Bāneh, ku, بانە, translit=Bane) is a city and capital of Baneh County, Kurdistan Province, in Iran's western border. Baneh is bordered by Saqqez to the east, Marivan to the south, Sardasht to the west, and is approxim ...

, a city in Kurdistan Province *

Bane, Lebanon Bane () is a Christian village located in the North Governorate of Lebanon. The inhabitants are Maronite Christians. It is situated in north of Lebanon as a very holy and spiritually dearly held location – The Valley of Qadisha also known as ...

, a village in Bsharri District

Elsewhere

Bane, West Virginia Bane is an Unincorporated area, unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. References

Unincorporated communities in West Virginia Unincorporated communities in Wetzel County ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Bane, Velike Lašče Bane () is a small remote settlement on the Rute Plateau ( sl, Rutarska planota) in the hills west of Velike Lašče in Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in ...

, a village in the Municipality of Velike Lašče, southern Slovenia

Other uses

* Bane (plant), an element in the common names of several species of plants, referring to their poisonous nature, whether actual or imagined * "Bane" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' *

Bane people The Beti-Pahuin are a Bantu ethnic group located in rain forest regions of Cameroon, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and São Tomé and Príncipe. Though they separate themselves into several individual clans, they all shar ...

, a Central African ethnicity

People with the name

Given name or nickname

* Bane (), a nickname for the Slavic given name

Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...

Bane Jelic Bane Jelić born 1967, is a Serbian rock musician, painter, and writer. Early life Bane Jelic was born in Belgrade, Serbia. From an early age he was attracted to musical instruments and music. At the age of ten he started to play the acoustic ...

(born 1967), Serbian musician, painter, and writer *

Branislav Kerac Branislav "Bane" Kerac (born September 7, 1952, Novi Sad) is a Serbian comic book creator, known best for his series '' Cat Claw''. In the US he also published under his pseudonym H.M. Baker. Credits in American comics include '' The Black Pearl'' ...

(born 1952), Serbian comic book creator * Branislav Prelević (born 1966), Serbian basketball player * Branislav Sekulić (1906 – 1968), Serbian football player *

Branislav Trifunović Branislav "Bane" Trifunović ( sr-cyr, Бранислав "Бане" Трифуновић; born 16 January 1978), is a Serbian actor and film producer. Trifunović made numerous award-winning appearances in films, including '' Goose Feather'', ' ...

(born 1978), Serbian actor and film producer *

Bane Vasic Bane Vasic is an engineer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for his contributions to coding theory and its applications in data storage systems and o ...

, American engineer

Surname

Charles A. Bane Charles Arthur Bane (May 1, 1913 – April 5, 1998) was an American lawyer and civil rights activist who was a former federal judicial nominee to the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and who also was the first president of the ...

(1913 – 1998), American lawyer and civil rights activist *

Charles Bane Jr. Charles Bane Jr. (born 1951) is an American poet, noted for his romantic use of language to explore humanistic themes. The ''Huffington Post'' said of Bane that his "work does not only stand on the shoulders of giants, it shrinks them" Diana ...

(born 1951), American poet *

Cormac Bane Cormac Bane is an Irish Gaelic footballer from Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a city in the West of Ireland, in the province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lough Cor ...

, Irish football player *

Desmond Bane Desmond Michael Bane (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. Early life After he was born, ...

, American basketball player *

Eddie Bane Edward Norman Bane (born March 22, 1952) is a former professional baseball pitcher and executive, who played from 1973 to 1976 for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). Career Bane attended Westminster High School then Arizona ...

(born 1952), American baseball player *

Honey Bane Honey Bane (born Donna Tracy Boylan, 1964, London) is an English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off". Early life and career Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 ...

(born 1964), English singer and actress *

Howard Bane Howard Thomas Bane (August 5, 1927July 27, 2007) was an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. He started his career with the United States Department of the Army, running an operation to recover downed airmen during the Korean Wa ...

(1927-2007), American intelligence officer *

James Bane James Bane (or Ben or Bennet) (died 1332) was Bishop of St. Andrews for a brief period in the early 14th century. In his earlier career, James had been a canon of Aberdeen and prebendary of Cruden. James rose to the position of Archdeacon of S ...

(died 1332), Bishop of St. Andrews *

Jonas Bane Jonas Bane, (born 14 September 1987) is a Swedish actor who first appeared on TV (in 2007) as the 16-year-old Kim Dahlberg in Swedish Television SVT’s drama series ''Andra Avenyn''. Biography Bane grew up in Sollentuna, in the northern par ...

(born 1987), Swedish actor *

Jonathan Bane Jonathan Bane (born September 4, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League (NAL). He played college football at Dakota Wesleyan. Early years Bane first played high school football for the R ...

(born 1991), American football player *

Margaret Bane Margaret Bane also called ''Clerk'' (1542 – 25 March 1597), was a Scottish people, Scottish midwife and prominent victim of The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597. Margaret Bane lived in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeen, Scotland with her hus ...

(1542 – 1597), Scottish midwife and alleged witch *

Mary Jo Bane Mary Jo Bane is an American political scientist who focuses on children and welfare. She is currently the Thornton Bradshaw Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, and formerly the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Malco ...

, American political scientist * Tom Bane (1913 – 1999), American politician