Behm is a
surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community.
Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name ...
of Germanic origin. The name refers to:
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Alexander Behm
Alexander Behm (11 November 1880, in Sternberg (Mecklenburg) – 22 January 1952, in Tarp (Schleswig-Flensburg)) was a German physicist who developed working ocean echo sounder in Germany at the same time Reginald Fessenden was doing so in ...
(1880–1952), German physicist
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Art Behm (b. 1932), American politician from North Dakota; state legislator
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Charles Behm (1883–?), Luxembourgian Olympic gymnast
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Cornelia Behm (b. 1951), German politician from Brandenburg
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Ernst Behm
Ernst Behm (4 January 1830 – 15 March 1884) was a German geographer and statistician who was a native of Gotha.
After leaving the Ernestine Gymnasium, Gotha, Behm studied medicine and sciences at the Universities of Jena, Berlin and WÃ ...
(1830–1884), German geographer and statistician
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Forrest Behm
Forrest Edwin Behm (July 31, 1919 – June 29, 2015) was an American football player. He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.
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(1919–2015), American college football player
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Magnus von Behm (1727–1806), Russian governor of Kamchatka
**Eponym of the
Behm Canal Behm Canal is a natural channel in the Alexander Archipelago, in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Alaska.
About long, Behm Canal separates Revillagigedo Island from the mainland. From the Clarence Strait, Behm Canal extends north and n ...
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Marc Behm
Marc Behm (12 January 1925 in Trenton, New Jersey – 12 July 2007 in Fort-Mahon-Plage, France) was an American novelist, actor, and screenwriter, who lived as an expatriate in France. Behm wrote the script for The Beatles' ''Help!'' (1965) and ...
(1925–2007), American novelist, actor and screenwriter
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Roger Behm (1929–2005), Luxembourgian Olympic boxer
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Rita Behm, (b. 1994) Finnish singer
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Boehm
Boehm () is a German surname, transliterated from Böhm (literally: Bohemian, from Bohemia) or reflective of a spelling adopted by a given family before the introduction of the umlaut diacritic. It may refer to:
* Aleksandra Ziółkowska-Boehm (b ...
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Bohm
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German-language surnames