Benko, Benkó (pron. ''
enko') or Benkö, Benkő (pron. ') may refer to:
Arts and entertainment
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Filip Benko
Filip Benko (born 4 March 1986) is a Swedish actor of Croatians, Croatian descent. While Benko studied at upper secondary technical school he recorded his first feature movie in 2004, ''Sandor slash Ida'' based on the novel with the same name by S ...
(born 1986), Swedish actor
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Gregor Benko
Gregor Benko (born August 4, 1944 Cleveland, Ohio, United States) is an American writer, lecturer, record producer, and collector-historian whose primary focus is classical piano performance documented on recordings from (or having to do with) the ...
(born 1944), American writer, lecturer, record producer, and collector-historian
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Gyula Benkő (1918–1997), Hungarian actor
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Péter Benkő (born 1947), Hungarian actor
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Tina Benko
Tina Benko is an American actress and acting teacher known for her roles in film, theatre, and television.
Early life
Benko was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Career
Benko was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her portrayal of Jacq ...
, American actress
Games and sport
Chess
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Francisco Benkö
Francisco (Franz) Benkö (Benkő, Benko) (24 June 1910 – 11 January 2010) was a German–Argentine chess master and problemist.
He was born in Berlin into a Jewish family. His father, Richard Wilhelm Benkö, came from Hungary, and his mothe ...
(1910–2010), German-Argentine chess player and problemist
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Pal Benko
Pál C. Benkő ( hu, Benkő Pál; July 15, 1928 – August 26, 2019) was a Hungarian Americans, Hungarian-American chess player, author, and Chess composer, composer of Endgame study, endgame studies and chess problems.
Early life
Benko was ...
(1928–2019), Hungarian-American chess player, author, and composer of endgame studies and chess problems
Football
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Aleksandar Benko
Aleksandar Benko (16 February 1925 – 26 May 1991) was a Croatian footballer who played one game internationally for both the Yugoslavia and Croatia national teams.
CLub career
A striker, he began his career with NK Čakovec in 1943, and in 19 ...
(1925–1991), Croatian footballer
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Fabian Benko
Fabian Benko (born 5 June 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bayernliga Süd club FC Pipinsried. Born in Germany, Benko has represented both Germany and Croatia internationally at the junior level.
Club career
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(born 1998), German-Croatian footballer
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Günter Benkö (born 1955), retired football (soccer) referee from Austria
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Jože Benko (born 1980), Slovenian football striker
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Leon Benko
Leon Benko (; born 11 November 1983) is a Croatian professional footballer who plays as a forward for NK Varteks.
A product of NK Varteks youth academy, Benko had spells abroad in the German Bundesliga with 1. FC Nürnberg and in Belgium wit ...
(born 1983), Croatian football striker
Sprint canoeing
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Katalin Benkő (born 1941), Hungarian sprint canoeist, competed in the 1960s
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Tamás Benkő, Hungarian sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1970s
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Zoltán Benkő (born 1983), Hungarian sprint canoeist, competed since the mid-2000s
Other
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Gregory Benko (born 1952), retired Australian foil fencer
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Lindsay Benko
Lindsay Dianne Benko (born November 29, 1976), also known by her married name as Lindsay Mintenko, is an American former competition swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, and former world record-holder. She represented the United States at the 2000 Su ...
(born 1976), U.S. Olympic and former World Record holding freestyle swimmer
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Tibor Benkő (1905–1988), Hungarian fencer and modern pentathlete
Other
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Andrés Benkö (born 1943), founder and president of the Universidad Americana of Paraguay
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René Benko (born 1977), Austrian property investor and founder of Signa Holding
See also
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Benko Gambit, chess opening
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Benko Opening
The King's Fianchetto Opening or Benko's Opening (also known as the Hungarian Opening, Barcza Opening, or Bilek Opening) is a chess opening characterized by the move:
:1. b:Chess Opening Theory/1. g3, g3
White's 1.g3 ranks as the fifth most popula ...
, chess opening
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Benkow
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