Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name

Benjamin Benjamin ( he, ''Bīnyāmīn''; "Son of (the) right") blue letter bible: https://www.blueletterbible.org/lexicon/h3225/kjv/wlc/0-1/ H3225 - yāmîn - Strong's Hebrew Lexicon (kjv) was the last of the two sons of Jacob and Rachel (Jacob's thir ...

or, less commonly,

Benedict Benedict may refer to: People Names *Benedict (given name), including a list of people with the given name *Benedict (surname), including a list of people with the surname Religious figures *Pope Benedict I (died 579), head of the Catholic Chur ...

Bennett Bennett may refer to: People *Bennett (name), including a list of people with the surname and given name Places Canada * Bennett, Alberta *Bennett, British Columbia * Bennett Lake, in the British Columbia and Yukon Territory **Bennett Range **Benn ...

, Benito,

Benson Benson may refer to: Animals *Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain Places Geography Canada *Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet United Kingdom * Benson, Oxfordshire ...

, Bernice,

Ebenezer Ebenezer may refer to: Bible * Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel People * Ebenezer (given name), a male given name Places Australia * Ebenezer, New South Wales * Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich * Ebeneze ...

or Bernard.

People

Bennie

Given name

Bennie M. Bunn Bennie Maurice Bunn (November 7, 1907 – July 10, 1943) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps officer. Early life and "banana wars" Bennie M. Bunn was born in Charles City, Iowa, on November 9, 1907. He graduated from Charles City H ...

(1907–1943), American Marine officer, Navy Cross recipient *

Bennie Cunningham Bennie Lee Cunningham, Jr. (December 23, 1954 – April 23, 2018 Matt Connolly ''The State'', April 23, 2018 ) was an American football tight end. Cunningham was drafted out of the Clemson University in the 1976 NFL Draft by the Pittsburgh ...

(born 1954), American retired National Football League player *

Bennie Daniels Bennie Daniels Jr. (born June 17, 1932), is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Pittsburgh Pirates (–) and Washington Senators (–). During his playing days, Daniels stood , wei ...

(born 1932), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Bennie L. Davis Bennie Luke Davis (May 12, 1928September 23, 2012) was a United States Air Force General (United States), general who served as the List of commanders-in-chief of the Strategic Air Command, commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command, and as the d ...

(1928–2012), United States Air Force general and commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command *

Bennie Ellender Bennie Ellender Jr. (March 2, 1925 – December 22, 2011) was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Arkansas State University from 1963 to 1970 and at Tulane University from 1971 to 1975, compiling a career ...

(1925–2011), American college football player and head coach *

Bennie Goods Bennie Goods (born February 28, 1968) is a US-born former Canadian Football League defensive tackle. Goods was born in Pattison, Mississippi, and played eleven seasons for two different teams. Goods also played in the Arena Football League for ...

(born 1968), American retired Canadian Football League player * Bennie Green (1923–1977), American jazz trombonist and bandleader *

Bennie Logan Bennie Cordell Logan (born December 28, 1989) is a former American football nose tackle. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft. He played college football at Louisiana State (LSU). Early years Logan ...

(born 1989), American National Football League player *

Bennie Maupin Bennie Maupin (born August 29, 1940) is an American jazz multireedist who performs on various saxophones, flute, and bass clarinet. Maupin was born in Detroit, Michigan, United States. He is known for his participation in Herbie Hancock's Mwandi ...

(born 1940), American jazz musician * Bennie Muller (born 1948), Dutch former footballer *

Bennie Purcell Bennie Allen Purcell (December 10, 1929 – February 12, 2016) was a basketball player who became a tennis coach at Murray State University, coaching the Racers for 28 years. His teams won 11 Ohio Valley Conference men's tennis championships, an ...

(born 1929), American college basketball and Washington Generals (Harlem Globetrotters) player and college tennis coach *

Bennie Thompson Bennie Gordon Thompson (born January 28, 1948) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 1993. A member of the Democratic Party, Thompson has been the chair of the Committee on Homeland Security since 2019 and from ...

(born 1948), American politician * Bennie Thompson (American football) (born 1963), American retired National Football League player * Bennie Wallace (born 1946), American post bop, swing music and jazz tenor saxophonist and composer

Surname

* Bob Bennie (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1945), Scottish footballer with St Mirren and Newcastle (uncle of two following) * Peter Bennie (1899–1981), Scottish footballer with Albion Rovers, Burnley, Bradford City * Bob Bennie (1900–1972), Scottish footballer with Third Lanark, Airdrieonians, Hearts :* Bennie Railplane, invented by George Bennie

Benny

* Göran Bror ''Benny'' Andersson (born 1946), Swedish musician and member of the pop group ABBA *

Benny Davis Benny Davis (August 21, 1895 - December 20, 1979) was a vaudeville performer and writer of popular songs. Biography Davis started performing in vaudeville in his teens. He began writing songs when working as an accompanist for Blossom Seeley. In ...

(1895–1979), vaudeville performer * Benny Davis, member of the musical comedy trio The Axis of Awesome * Benny Dayal (born 1984), a UAE- Indian playback singer for films * Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), Brazilian/American soccer player *

Benny Friedman (singer) Benzion Hakohen "Benny" Friedman ( he, בנציון הכהן פרידמן; born 1984)Besser, Yisroel. "On the Mic: Benny Friedman". ''Mishpacha'' Special Supplement: "Heart Beats", Sukkos 5777 (Fall 2016), pp. 43–46. is an American Hasidic J ...

(born 1985), American Hasidic Jewish singer *

Benny Gantz Benjamin Gantz ( he, בִּנְיָמִין "בֵּנִי" גַּנְץ, Transliterated: ; born 9 June 1959) is an Israeli politician and retired army general serving as the minister of Defense since 2020 and deputy prime minister of Israel sin ...

, Israeli Chief of the General Staff and politician *

Benny Giay Benny Giay (born 12 January 1955, in the village Onago, Waketei district, in what was then Netherlands New Guinea) is a theologian, a social anthropologist, and an activist, known for his activities in reconciliation to protect the rights of the ...

(born 1955), Indonesian Christian theologian, social anthropologist and human rights activist *

Benny Goldberg Bennie Goldberg (25 December 1918 – 29 September 2001) was a Polish-born American bantamweight boxer and a top rated contender for the Bantamweight title for a five-year stretch in the 1940s. His professional boxing career spanned from 1937 to ...

(1918–2001), Polish-American boxer * Benny Hill (1924–1992), stage name of British comedian and actor Alfred Hawthorne Hill * Benny Johnson (American football) (1948–1988), American National Football League player *

Benny Krueger Benny Krueger (June 17, 1899 – April 29, 1967) was an American jazz saxophonist. After a short stint with Ross Gorman's band, Krueger's joined the Acme Sextette in New York, which included Miff Mole on trombone, Ernie Holst on violin, and Edw ...

(1899–1967), American jazz saxophonist *

Benny Lindelauf Benny Lindelauf (born 15 December 1964) is a Dutch writer of children's literature. Career Lindelauf made his debut in 1998 with the book ''Omhoogvaldag'', a collection of sixteen short stories. Lindelauf has written various stories for child ...

(born 1964), Dutch writer *

Benny Moré Bartolomé Maximiliano Moré Gutiérrez (24 August 1919 – 19 February 1963), better known as Benny Moré (also spelled Beny Moré), was a Cuban singer, bandleader and songwriter. Due to his fluid tenor voice and his great expressivity, he was k ...

(1919–1963), Cuban singer and musician * Benny Nielsen (swimmer) (born 1966), Danish butterfly swimmer *

Benny Rubinstein Benny Rubinstein (בני רובינשטיין) is an Israeli former footballer and current real estate developer. He played soccer for Maccabi Netanya and Hapoel Netanya. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games, Rubinstein played soccer for Israel, win ...

, Israeli footballer *

Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen Benny Sophie Caroline Andrea Cederfeld de Simonsen née Treschow (1865–1952) was a Danish peace activist. She is remembered as an effective member of ''Danske Kvinders Fredskæde'', the Danish branch of the Women's International League for Peace ...

(1865–1952), Danish peace activist *

Benny Snell Benjamin Snell Jr. (born February 26, 1998) is an American football running back for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kentucky. Snell is the great-nephew of former New York Jets runnin ...

(born 1998), American football player *

Benny Spellman Benny Spellman (December 11, 1931 – June 3, 2011) was an American R&B singer, best known for the 1962 single " Lipstick Traces (on a Cigarette)" and its B-side "Fortune Teller", both written by Allen Toussaint (credited as Naomi Neville). "Lip ...

(1931–2011), American R&B singer * Benny Urquidez (born 1952), American kickboxer and fight choreographer * Benny Yau (born 1980), Canadian actor and television presenter * Marco Benny Benassi also known as Benny Benassi, Italian musician

Benjamin

Bennie McRae Benjamin Prince "Bennie" McRae (December 8, 1939November 22, 2012) was an American football player. A native of Newport News, Virginia, McRae played college football as a halfback at the University of Michigan from 1959 to 1961 and profession ...

(1939–2012), American National Football League player * Bennie Moten (1894–1935), American jazz pianist and bandleader * Bennie Oosterbaan (1906–1990), American college football, basketball and baseball player and head coach *

Benny Bass Benjamin "Benny" Baruch J. Bass (December 4, 1904 – June 25, 1975), known as "Little Fish", was an American boxer. He was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, with his family emigrating to the United States in 1906; choosing to settle in Philadelphia, Penns ...

(1904–1975), American Hall-of-Fame world champion featherweight and junior lightweight boxer *

Benny Begin Ze'ev Binyamin "Benny" Begin, (; born 1 March 1943) is an Israeli geologist and politician. He was a member of the Knesset for New Hope, having previously served as a member for Likud and Herut – The National Movement. He is the son of former ...

(born 1943), Israeli politician *

Benny Friedman Benjamin Friedman (March 18, 1905 – November 24, 1982) was an American football player and coach, and athletic administrator. A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Friedman played college football as a halfback and quarterback for the University of ...

(1905–1982), American football quarterback, member of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame *

Benny Goodman Benjamin David Goodman (May 30, 1909 – June 13, 1986) was an American clarinetist and bandleader known as the "King of Swing". From 1936 until the mid-1940s, Goodman led one of the most popular swing big bands in the United States. His co ...

(1909–1986), American jazz clarinetist and bandleader *

Benny Leonard Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was a Jewish American professional boxer who held the world lightweight championship for eight years, from 1917 to 1925. Widely considered one of the all-time greats, he was r ...

(1896–1947), American world champion Hall-of-Fame lightweight boxer born Benjamin Leiner * Benny Parsons (1941–2007), American NASCAR driver and color commentator

Other

* Horacio Benedict

Bennie Blades Horatio Benedict "Bennie" Blades Sr. (born September 3, 1966) is a former American football cornerback and safety in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami. College career Blades played a big ...

(born 1966), American retired National Football League player * Bernhard

Bennie Borgmann Bernhard Borgmann Jr. (November 22, 1898 – November 11, 1978) was a professional basketball player and coach. Born in Haledon, New Jersey, he played for 17 years between 1919 and 1936, and is mostly known for his time with the Kingston Colonia ...

(1900–1978), pioneering professional basketball player and head coach * Henry Bennett

Bennie Tate Henry Bennett Tate (December 3, 1901 – October 27, 1973) was a catcher in Major League Baseball for the Washington Senators (1924–30), Chicago White Sox (1930–32), Boston Red Sox (1932) and Chicago Cubs (1934). He helped the Senators win t ...

(1901–1973), American Major League Baseball catcher * Bennett Benny Carter (1907–2003), American jazz musician and bandleader * Bernard

Benny Gallagher Bernard Joseph "Benny" Gallagher (born 10 June 1945, in Largs, Ayrshire) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, most famous as half of the popular duo Gallagher and Lyle. Career The son of Irish parents, Gallagher atten ...

(born 1945), Scottish singer-songwriter and half of the duo

Gallagher and Lyle Gallagher and Lyle were a Scottish people, Scottish musical duo, comprising singer-songwriters Benny Gallagher and Graham Lyle. Their style consisted mainly in pop, soft rock, soft and folk rock oriented songs. Their first recognition came in ...

* Jergen Benny Nielsen (footballer, born 17 March 1951) (born 1951), Danish footballer

Fictional characters

* Benny, a

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in 2006

Disney The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October ...

animated film '' The Wild'' * Benny the Bull, in the children's animated television series '' Dora the Explorer'' *

Benny the Cab ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a media franchise owned by The Walt Disney Company and Amblin Entertainment, that began with the 1988 film, ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'', itself based on a book titled ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wolf. ...

, who first appeared in ''

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'' *

Benny Shaw Benny Shaw is the protagonist of two children's literature novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer. The first book in the series, ''Benny and Omar'', sees Benny move from Ireland to Tunisia and befriend a local boy. The second book, ''Benny and Babe ...

, protagonist in two children's novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer *

Bernice Summerfield Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who ...

, companion of the Seventh Doctor in the expanded ''Doctor Who'' universe * Benny, a blue 1980s style spaceman from The Lego Movie. *Benny, the secondary antagonist of Fallout: New Vegas * Benny Hawkins, played by Paul Henry in the British soap opera

Crossroads Crossroads, crossroad, cross road or similar may refer to: * Crossroads (junction), where four roads meet Film and television Films * ''Crossroads'' (1928 film), a 1928 Japanese film by Teinosuke Kinugasa * ''Cross Roads'' (film), a 1930 Brit ...