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 (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 (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, 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 (born 1964), Dutch writer * Benny Moré (1919–1963), Cuban singer and musician * Benny Nielsen (swimmer) (born 1966), Danish butterfly swimmer * Benny Rubinstein, Israeli footballer * Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen (1865–1952), Danish peace activist * Benny Snell (born 1998), American football player * Benny Spellman (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 (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 (1904–1975), American Hall-of-Fame world champion featherweight and junior lightweight boxer * Benny Begin (born 1943), Israeli politician * Benny Friedman (1905–1982), American football quarterback, member of the Pro Football Hall-of-Fame * Benny Goodman (1909–1986), American jazz clarinetist and bandleader * Benny Leonard (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 (born 1966), American retired National Football League player * Bernhard Bennie Borgmann (1900–1978), pioneering professional basketball player and head coach * Henry Bennett Bennie Tate (1901–1973), American Major League Baseball catcher * Bennett Benny Carter (1907–2003), American jazz musician and bandleader * Bernard Benny Gallagher (born 1945), Scottish singer-songwriter and half of the duo Gallagher and Lyle * Jergen Benny Nielsen (footballer, born 17 March 1951) (born 1951), Danish footballer

Fictional characters

* Benny, a eastern gray squirrel, squirrel in 2006 Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, Disney animated film ''The Wild'' * Benny the Bull, in the children's animated television series ''Dora the Explorer'' * Benny the Cab, who first appeared in ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' * Benny Shaw, protagonist in two children's novels by Irish author Eoin Colfer * Bernice Summerfield, 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 (actor), Paul Henry in the British soap opera Crossroads_(British_TV_series), Crossroads.