Benz, an old Germanic clan name dating to the fifth century (related to "bear", "war banner", "gau", or a "land by a waterway") also used in German () as an alternative for names such as

Berthold Berthold or Berchtold is a Germanic given name and surname. It is derived from two elements, ''berht'' meaning "bright" and ''wald'' meaning "(to) rule". It may refer to: *Bertholdt Hoover, a fictional List_of_Attack_on_Titan_characters, character ...

Bernhard Bernhard is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name *Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar (1604–1639), Duke of Saxe-Weimar *Bernhard, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen (1901–1984), head of the House of Saxe-Meiningen 1946 ...

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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 Chu ...

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People

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Amy Benz Amy Benz (born May 12, 1962) is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour. As an amateur, Benz won the 1982 AIAW National Championship, was an AIAW Southern Methodist University All-American and was part of the team that won t ...

(born 1962), American golfer *

Bertha Benz Bertha Benz (; ; 3 May 1849 – 5 May 1944) was a German automotive pioneer and inventor. She was the business partner and wife of automobile inventor Carl Benz. On 5 August 1888, she was the first person to drive an internal-combustion-engined a ...

(1849–1944), German marketing entrepreneur who was the first to drive an automobile for a long distance, wife of Karl Benz *

Derek Benz ''Derek Benz'' (born October 27, 1971)"Biography of Derek Benz"
''Derek Benz''. Giselle Camp ...

(born 1971), American author of fantasy fiction for children * Edward J. Benz, Jr., professor of genetics *

Joe Benz Joseph Louis Benz (January 21, 1886 – April 22, 1957) was an American pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1911 to 1919. He played for the Chicago White Sox. Benz's two main pitches were the spitball and the knuckleball. Benz pitched a no-hit ...

(1886–1957), American Major League Baseball pitcher *

Joseph Benz Joseph "Josef" or "Sepp" Benz (20 May 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Two-man: 1980), two silvers (Four-man ...

(born 1944), Swiss former bobsledder, Olympic and world champion *

Julie Benz Julie Benz (born May 1, 1972) l is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Darla on ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel'' (1997–2004), and as Rita Bennett on '' Dexter'' (2006–2010), for which she won the 2006 Satellite Awar ...

(born 1972), American actress *

Kafi Benz Kafi Benz (born 1941) is an American author and artist who began participation in social entrepreneurship through environmental preservation and regional planning in 1959 as a member of the ''Jersey Jetport Site Association'', which opposed plans ...

(born 1941), American author, artist, and environmental and historic preservationist *

Karl Benz Carl Friedrich Benz (; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929), sometimes also Karl Friedrich Benz, was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent Motorcar from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automobile and fir ...

(1844–1929), German engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who built the first patented automobile *

Larry Benz Larry Walker Benz (born January 28, 1941) is a former professional American football safety in the National Football League. He played three seasons for the Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football team bas ...

(born 1941), American former National Football League player *

Laura Benz Laura Benz (born 25 August 1992) is a Swiss ice hockey defender. International career Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five games, scoring a goal. Benz has a ...

(born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player * Maria Benz (1906–1946), birth name of

Nusch Éluard Nusch Éluard (born Maria Benz; 21 June 1906 – 28 November 1946) was a French performer, model and surrealist artist. Born Maria Benz in Mulhouse (then part of the German Empire), she met Swiss architect and artist Max Bill in the Odeon Café ...

, German-born model who married Paul Éluard * Mathilde Benz (1901–1977), birth name of

Lee Parry Lee Parry (born Mathilde Charlotte Benz, 14 January 1901 – 24 January 1977) was a German film actress of the silent era. She appeared in more than 40 films between 1919 and 1939. Biography Lee Parry was born Mathilde Charlotte Benz on 14 Jan ...

, German actress *

Paul Benz Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...

(born 1986), Australian Paralympic athlete *

Richard Benz Richard Benz (12 June 1884, Reichenbach im Vogtland – 9 November 1966, Heidelberg) was a historian and writer. He came to Heidelberg in 1902, where he was made honorary citizen in 1954. The historian, son of a pastor, is not related to the a ...

(1884–1966), German historian and writer *

Roland Benz Roland Benz (born 1943 in Singen, Baden-Württemberg) is a German biophysicist. Early life and education Benz studied mathematics, chemistry, and physics at the University of Würzburg. In 1972, he obtained his Ph.D. in biology, with Peter Lä ...

(born 1943), German biophysicist *

Sara Benz Sara Benz (born 25 August 1992 in Zürich, Switzerland) is a Swiss ice hockey forward. International career Benz was selected for the Switzerland national women's ice hockey team in the 2010 Winter Olympics. She played in all five game ...

(born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player *

Walter Benz Walter Benz (May 2, 1931 Lahnstein – January 13, 2017 Ratzeburg) was a German mathematician, an expert in geometry. Benz studied at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz and received his doctoral degree in 1954, with Robert Furch as his ad ...

(1931–2017), German mathematician known for his work on geometric planes *

Wolfgang Benz Wolfgang Benz (born 9 June 1941) is a German historian from Ellwangen. He was the director of the Center for Research on Antisemitism of the Technische Universität Berlin between 1990 and 2011. Personal life Benz studied history, political sc ...

(born 1941), German historian

Ring or stage name

* Nicky Benz (born 1980), ring name of

Nick Berk Nicholas K. Berk (born May 11, 1980), also known by his ring name Nicky Benz, is an American independent professional wrestler, best known for his work in Combat Zone Wrestling, where he is a former CZW World Heavyweight and Iron Man Champion ...

, American wrestler *

Nikki Benz Alla Montchak (born December 11, 1981), known professionally as Nikki Benz, is a Ukrainian-born Canadian pornographic actress. She was also a 2010 Penthouse Pet who was selected as the 2011 Pet of the Year. Early life Benz was born in Mariupol, ...

(born 1981), stage name of Alla Montchak, Canadian pornographic actress and director *

Spragga Benz Carlton Errington Grant (born 30 May 1969), better known as Spragga Benz, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay. Career He began his career around 1991. He was once known to his friends as "Spaghetti" (tall and slim), but this was later shortened to ...

(born 1969), stage name of Carlton Grant, Jamaican deejay and musician

Places

Benz (Usedom) Benz is a municipality on the island of Usedom in the Vorpommern-Greifswald district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. In an area that has been occupied since the Stone Age, the first documentation of the village dates to 1229 and during histor ...

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, a municipality *

Benz, Nordwestmecklenburg Benz is a municipality in the Nordwestmecklenburg district, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe af ...

, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, a municipality *

Benice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship Benice (german: Benz) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kamień Pomorski, within Kamień County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately south-east of Kamień Pomorski and north of the re ...

(Benz in German), Poland, a village *

Benz Pass Benz Pass () is a narrow pass between the cliffs of Drenta Bluff in the southern extremity of Louis Philippe Plateau and Gigen Peak in the northwest part of the Erul Heights, situated northeast of the head of Russell East Glacier, Trinity Peninsu ...

, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica

Mathematics and science

Benz (unit) The metre per second is the unit of both speed (a scalar quantity) and velocity (a vector quantity, which has direction and magnitude) in the International System of Units (SI), equal to the speed of a body covering a distance of one metre in ...

, a proposed unit of velocity * Benz, an abbreviated form of

Benzo Benzodiazepines (BZD, BDZ, BZs), sometimes called "benzos", are a class of depressant drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring. They are prescribed to treat conditions such as anxiety disorders, i ...

, a functional group in chemistry *

Benz plane In mathematics, a Benz plane is a type of 2-dimensional geometrical structure, named after the German mathematician Walter Benz. The term was applied to a group of objects that arise from a common axiomatization of certain structures and split int ...

, in geometry

Other uses

* Benz & Cie., a manufacturer of steam engines co-founded by Carl Benz in 1883 * Benz (group), a British band * ''Benz series'', a series of paintings and drawings created by