The surname Benda may refer to: ;A prominent family of musicians originally from Bohemia, chiefly: * (1686–1757), weaver, musician; married Dorota Brixi (1686–1762) of the noted musical family **

Franz Benda Franz may refer to: People * Franz (given name) * Franz (surname) Places * Franz (crater), a lunar crater * Franz, Ontario, a railway junction and unorganized town in Canada * Franz Lake, in the state of Washington, United States – see Fran ...

(Czech: František Benda; 1709–1786), violin virtuoso and composer *** Maria Carolina Benda (1742–1820), singer, pianist, composer; married German composer

Ernst Wilhelm Wolf Ernst Wilhelm Wolf (baptised 25 February 1735 – 29 or 30 November 1792) was a German composer. Life Wolf was born in Grossen Behringen in Thuringia, today part of the Hörselberg-Hainich municipality. His elder brother Ernst Friedrich was a co ...

(1735–1792) *** Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Benda (1745–1814), violinist, pianist, composer (known for the Singspiel "Das Blumenmädchen"), born in Potsdam *** Karl Hermann Heinrich Benda (1748–1836), violinist, composer **** August Wilhelm Heinrich Ferdinand (1779–1861), Kammerdiener and nobleman ***** , politician ****** Hans Robert Heinrich von Benda (1856–1919) ******* (1888–1972), conductor **** Friedrich August Benda (1786–1854), civil servant and patron of music *** Juliane Benda (1752–1783), singer, pianist, composer; married writer and composer

Johann Friedrich Reichardt Johann Friedrich Reichardt (25 November 1752 – 27 June 1814) was a German composer, writer and music critic. Early life Reichardt was born in Königsberg, East Prussia, to lutenist and ''Stadtmusiker'' Johann Reichardt (1720–1780). Johann Fr ...

(1752–1815) ****

Louise Reichardt Louise Reichardt or Luise Reichardt (11 April 1779 – 17 November 1826) was a German composer and choral conductor. Her German songs or Lieder, written in an accessible style akin to folk music, were popular, and she was influential in the musical ...

(1779–1826), German songwriter and composer **

Johann Georg Benda Jan Jiří Benda, also Johann Georg Benda (baptized 16 April or 30 August 1713 – 1752), was a Bohemian violinist and composer active in Germany. Life Johann Georg Benda was born in Benátky nad Jizerou, the son of a weaver, Jan Jiří Benda and ...

(Czech: Jan Jiří Benda; 1713–1752), violinist, composer ** Viktor Benda (1719–1762), weaver **

Georg Anton Benda Georg Anton Benda ( cz, Jiří Antonín Benda, italic=no, link=no; 30 June 17226 November 1795) was a composer, violinist and Kapellmeister of the classical period from the Kingdom of Bohemia. Biography Born into a family of notable musician ...

(Czech: Jiří Antonín Benda; 1722–1795), kapellmeister, violinist, composer ***

Friedrich Ludwig Benda Friedrich Ludwig Benda ( cz, Bedřich Ludvík Benda; baptized 4 September 1746 in Gotha – 20 or 27 March 1792 in Königsberg) was a German violinist and composer. Benda was the eldest son of Georg Anton Benda. He was appointed concert director ...

(1746–1792), composer, violinist; married singer *** (1754–?), violinist *** (1757–?), singer in Hamburg; married actors 1. 2. Adolph Blanchard **** (1779–?), singer and actor; married actor Maximilian Scholz *** (1759–1805), singer, actor **** (1795–1846), actor; married actor Carl August Schmidt ***** (1825–?), opera singer; married actor and singer ****** Josephina Maria Louise Benda-Baranyai (born 1854) ******* (1884–?), German-American author and journalist *** (1764–1824), singer, actor in Berlin **** (1787–1844), singer and actor **

Joseph Benda Josef Benda, also Joseph Benda (baptized 7 May 1724 in Benátky nad Jizerou – died 22 February 1804 in Berlin), was a Bohemian violinist and composer active in Germany. Life Joseph Benda was born in Benátky nad Jizerou, the son of a weaver Ja ...

(Czech: Josef Benda; 1724–1804), violinist, composer *** Johann Friedrich Ernst Benda (1749–1785), violinist, harpsichordist in Berlin **** Johann Wilhelm Otto Benda (1775–1832), poet and translator *** Karl Friedrich Franz Benda (1754–1816), musician ** (1728–1781), operatic soprano; married Bohemian composer Dismas Hataš (1724–1777) *** Jindřich Krištof Hataš (1739–1808), composer ;Unrelated musician *

Felix Benda Felix Benda (25 February 1708 – 1768) was a Bohemian composer and organist. He was not a member of the Benda musical family. Benda was born in Skalsko. He was a student of Bohuslav Matěj Černohorský. In 1726 he became an organist at ...

(1708–1768), Bohemian composer

Other people named Benda

* Adolf Benda (1845–1878), Bohemian regional historian and jewelry craftsman *

Alice Bendová Alice Bendová, née Veselá (born 1 November 1973, Prague) is a Czech actress and model. Selected filmography Films * ''Báječná léta pod psa'' (1997) * ''John Sinclair'' (German series, 1998) * ''Studená válka'' (Germany, 1998) * '' Lo ...

, Czech actress and model * Andrej Benda, Slovak bobsledder * Antal Benda (1910–1997), Hungarian field handball player *

Arthur Benda Arthur Benda (23 March 1885, in Berlin – 7 September 1969, in Vienna) was a German photographer. From 1907 to 1938 he worked in the photo studio d'Ora in Vienna, from 1921 as a partner of Dora Kallmus and from 1927 under the name d'Ora-Benda as ...

(1885-1969), German photographer *

Břetislav Benda Břetislav Benda (28 March 1897 – 19 August 1983) was a Czech sculptor, student of Josef Václav Myslbek and member of Mánes Union of Fine Arts from 1923. He was born in Sepekov. Benda's bronzes often focused on the female body, being one of t ...

(1897–1983), Czech sculptor *

Christian Benda Christian Benda is a conducting, conductor, composer and violoncello, cellist, descended from the eighteenth-century Benda family of composers. He performs worldwide both as a soloist and a conductor. His numerous recordings include many classical ...

, Czech cellist, composer, and conductor * Madame D'Ora-Benda (1881–1963), or Dora Kallmus, photographer *

Ernst Benda Ernst Benda (15 January 1925 – 2 March 2009) was a German legal scholar, politician and judge. He served as the fourth president of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany from 1971 to 1983. Benda briefly served as Minister of the Interior ...

(1925–2009), German politician and jurist *

Hans von Benda Hans von Benda (22 November 1888, in Strasbourg – 13 August 1972, in Berlin) was a German conductor. A direct descendant of the eighteenth-century composer Franz Benda, he operated in the shadow of better-known German maestri of his genera ...

(1888–1972), German conductor *

Jan Benda Jan Benda (born 28 April 1972) is a Belgian-born German ice hockey coach and retired player. He appeared in a total of nine National Hockey League games for the Washington Capitals and participated in three Olympic Winter Games with the German na ...

(born 1972, Reef, Belgium), Czech-German ice hockey player * Jan Benda (artist) (1897–1967), a Czech artist * (1874–1949), a German violinist *

John Benda John Benda (born July 9, 1947) is an American professional golfer playing on the European Seniors Tour. Benda was born in Sheridan, Wyoming and currently resides in Phoenix, Arizona. His wife, Veronica, is a native of Chile, and they have no ...

(born 1947), American professional golfer playing on the European Seniors Tour *

Julien Benda Julien Benda (26 December 1867 – 7 June 1956) was a French philosopher and novelist, known as an essayist and cultural critic. He is best known for his short book, ''La Trahison des Clercs'' from 1927 (''The Treason of the Intellectuals'' or '' ...

(1867–1956), Jewish French philosopher and novelist *

Marek Benda Marek Benda (born 10 November 1968) is a Czech politician and member of the Civic Democratic Party. He is currently the longest serving member of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic. He is the son of Václav Benda. Biography Benda stud ...

, Czech politician * Nancy Tribble Benda (1930 - 2015), actress and educator *

Petr Benda Petr Benda (born March 25, 1982) is a Czech professional basketball player, who currently plays for Basketball Nymburk. He also represented the senior Czech Republic national team. Benda plays at the power forward and center positions. Professi ...

, Czech basketball player * (1926–2003), a Swiss pianist and composer *

Václav Benda Václav Benda (August 8, 1946, Prague – June 2, 1999) was a Czech Roman Catholic activist and intellectual, and mathematician. Under Communist rule in Czechoslovakia, Benda and his wife were rare in being believings Christians among the leadershi ...

(1946–1999), Czech political activist and mathematician * Władysław Teodor "W.T." Benda (1873–1948), Polish-American painter and illustrator {{surname, Benda Czech-language surnames