Bane may refer to:

Fictional characters

Bane (DC Comics) Bane is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by Chuck Dixon, Doug Moench, and Graham Nolan, the character first appeared in ''Batman: Vengeance of Bane'' #1 (January 1993). He is regarded as one of Batman ...

, an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy *

Bane the Druid ''Legacy of Kain'' is a series of dark fantasy action-adventure video games primarily developed by Crystal Dynamics and formerly published by Eidos Interactive. The first title, '' Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain'', was created by Silicon Knights in ...

, a Guardian in the ''Legacy of Kain'' franchise *

Darth Bane Darth Bane is a fictional character created by George Lucas in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. In the ''Star Wars'' universe, Darth Bane is a powerful Sith Lord who lived one thousand years before the events of the films and is known for being the o ...

, a Sith Lord from the ''Star Wars'' franchise *

Cad Bane Cad Bane is a character in the ''Star Wars'' franchise. Created by George Lucas, Dave Filoni and Henry Gilroy, he first appeared in the animated series '' Star Wars: The Clone Wars'' (voiced by Corey Burton). Burton would return to voice Ban ...

, famous bounty hunter from the ''Star Wars'' franchise * The Bane, a character in ''The Underland Chronicles'' novel series * Bane, a character in ''

Ten Gentlemen from West Point ''Ten Gentlemen from West Point'' is a 1942 American Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring George Montgomery, Maureen O'Hara and John Sutton. Its cinematography was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943. George Montgomery replac ...

'' (1942)

Music

Bane (band) Bane is an American hardcore punk band that began in 1995 as a side project between Aaron Dalbec (then of Converge) and Damon Bellorado. Dalbec approached Matt Firestone to sing and they played under the moniker of Gateway for a few shows, befo ...

, a hardcore punk band formed in 1995 * ''Bane'', a Joey Arkenstat album produced in 2004 by

Mike Gordon Michael Eliot Gordon (born June 3, 1965) is an American bass guitarist and vocalist most recognized as a founding member of the band Phish. In addition to bass, Gordon plays banjo, piano, and guitar. He is a filmmaker ('' Rising Low'', '' Outs ...

* "Bane", a song by D12 from ''

Shady XV ''Shady XV'' (stylized as ''SH∀DYXV'', pronounced 'shady fifteen) is a hip hop compilation album performed by various artists of Shady Records. The double disc album was released on November 24, 2014, by Shady Records and Interscope Records. ...

'', 2014 * "Bane", a song by alt-J from ''

The Dream A dream is a succession of images, ideas, emotions, and sensations that usually occur involuntarily in the mind during certain stages of sleep. Dream may also refer to: Art Paintings * ''The Dream'' (Detaille), an 1888 painting by Édouard D ...

'', 2022

Places

Africa

Bane, Nigeria Bane is a town in Ogoni territory of Rivers State, Nigeria. Located within the Ken-Khana kingdom, Bane was the birthplace of chief Jim Wiwa and forms the immediate eastern coastal boundaries between Rivers State and Akwa Ibom State. The main bou ...

, a village in Nigeria *

Bané Department Bané is a department or commune of Boulgou Province in eastern Burkina Faso. Its capital lies at the town of Bané. According to the 2019 census the department has a total population of 34,507. Towns and villages * Bané (1 095 inhabitants ...

, one of the 13 departments of the Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso **

Bané Bané is a town in the Bané Department of Boulgou Province in south-eastern Burkina Faso Burkina Faso is a landlocked country in West Africa, bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

, a town in the Bané Department

Asia

Bane, Iran Baneh () is a city in the Central District of Baneh County, Kurdistan province, Iran, serving as capital of both the county and the district. Baneh is approximately 30 km (18 miles) from Kurdistan Region in Iraq. History Historica ...

, a city in Kurdistan Province *

Bane, Lebanon Bane () is a Maronite Christian village located in the Bsharri District,in the North Governorate of Lebanon. History The village is located in the north of Lebanon, in the Valley of Qadisha (also known as The Valley Of The Saints). The village ...

, a village in Bsharri District

Elsewhere

Bane, West Virginia Bane is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The Un ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States *

Bane, Velike Lašče Bane () is a small remote settlement on the Rute Plateau () in the hills west of Velike Lašče in Slovenia. The entire Municipality of Velike Lašče is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola and is now included in the Central Slovenia ...

, a village in the Municipality of Velike Lašče, southern Slovenia

Other uses

Bane (plant) The term bane (from , meaning "thing causing death, poison"), in botany, is an archaic element in the common names of plants known to be toxic or poisonous. In the Middle Ages, several poisonous plants of the genus ''Aconitum'' were thought to ha ...

, an element in the common names of several species of plants, referring to their poisonous nature, whether actual or imagined * "Bane" (''Stargate SG-1''), an episode of the television series ''Stargate SG-1'' *

Bane people The Beti-Pahuin are a Bantu ethnic group located in Center region of Cameroon. Though they separate themselves into several individual clans, they all share a common origin, history and culture. Estimated to be well over 8 million individuals i ...

, a Central African ethnicity

People with the name

Given name or nickname

* Bane (), a nickname for the Slavic given name

Branislav Branislav () is a Czech, Croatian, Russian, Slovak, Serbian, Slovene and Ukrainian given name. It also appears in Polish as Bronisław, in Russian as ''Bronislav,'' and Ukrainian as ''Boronyslav.'' The name is derived from the Slavic elements bran ...

Bane Jelic Bane may refer to: Fictional characters * Bane (DC Comics), an adversary of Batman * Bane (''Harry Potter''), a centaur in the ''Harry Potter'' series * Bane (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film trilogy * Bane the Druid, a Gua ...

(born 1967), Serbian musician, painter, and writer *

Branislav Kerac Branislav Kerac (; born September 7, 1952, Novi Sad) is a Serbian comic book creator, known best for his series '' Cat Claw''. In the US he also published under his pseudonym H.M. Baker. Credits in American comics include '' The Black Pearl'' and ...

(born 1952), Serbian comic book creator *

Branislav Prelević Branislav Prelević or Mpranislav Prelevits ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав Прелевић, ; born 19 December 1966) is a retired Serbian professional basketball player and coach. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Bane ( sr-Cyrl, Бане ...

(born 1966), Serbian basketball player *

Branislav Sekulić Branislav "Bane" Sekulić (; 29 October 1906 – 24 September 1968) was a Yugoslav football manager and player. Career He began playing with the youth team of Javor Beograd before moving to Dušanovac. Being only 15 he became senior and the yo ...

(1906 – 1968), Serbian football player *

Branislav Trifunović Branislav "Bane" Trifunović ( sr-Cyrl, Бранислав "Бане" Трифуновић; born 16 January 1978), is a Serbian actor and film producer. Trifunović made numerous award-winning appearances in films, including '' Goose Feather'', ...

(born 1978), Serbian actor and film producer *

Bane Vasic Bane Vasic is an engineer at the University of Arizona, Tucson. He was named a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2012 for his contributions to coding theory and its applications in data storage Dat ...

, American engineer

Surname

* Charles A. Bane (1913 – 1998), American lawyer and civil rights activist * Charles Bane Jr. (born 1951), American poet * Cormac Bane, Irish football player * Desmond Bane, American basketball player * Eddie Bane (born 1952), American baseball player *

Honey Bane Honey Bane (born Donna Tracy Boylan, 1964) is an English singer and actress, possibly best known for her 1981 UK Top 40 single "Turn Me On Turn Me Off". Early life and career Honey Bane began her musical career at the age of 14 in 1978 when s ...

(born 1964), English singer and actress *

Howard Bane Howard Thomas Bane (August 5, 1927July 27, 2007) was an American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer. He started his career with the United States Department of the Army, running an operation to recover downed airmen during the Korean Wa ...

(1927-2007), American intelligence officer *

James Bane James Bane (or Ben or Bennet) (died 1332) was Bishop of St. Andrews for a brief period in the early 14th century. In his earlier career, James had been a canon of Aberdeen and prebendary of Cruden. James rose to the position of Archdeacon of St ...

(died 1332), Bishop of St. Andrews *

Jonas Bane Jonas Bane, (born 14 September 1987) is a Swedish actor who first appeared on TV (in 2007) as the 16-year-old Kim Dahlberg in Swedish Television SVT’s drama series '' Andra Avenyn''. Biography Bane grew up in Sollentuna, in the northern pa ...

(born 1987), Swedish actor * Jonathan Bane (born 1991), American football player *

Margaret Bane Margaret Bane also called ''Clerk'' (1542 – 25 March 1597), was a Scottish midwife and prominent victim of The Great Scottish Witch Hunt of 1597. Margaret Bane lived in Kincardine O'Neil, Aberdeen, Scotland with her husband. Together t ...

(1542 – 1597), Scottish midwife and alleged witch *

Mary Jo Bane Mary Jo Bane is an American political scientist who focuses on children and welfare. She is currently the Thornton Bradshaw Professor at Harvard Kennedy School, and formerly the Malcolm Wiener Professor of Social Policy and Director of the Malco ...

, American political scientist *

Tom Bane Tom Bane (December 28, 1913 – April 11, 1999) was an American politician who served in the California State Assembly from 1959 to 1965 and from 1974 to 1992. Early life and education Bane was born on December 28, 1913, in Los Angeles and grad ...

(1913 – 1999), American politician * William Patterson Bane (1843 – 1912), American soldier, claimed to be the tallest one to have fought in the American Civil War