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, Bernhard, or Benedict, may refer to:

People

Surname

* Amy Benz (born 1962), American golfer *

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

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

Carl Benz Carl (or Karl) Friedrich Benz (; born Karl Friedrich Michael Vaillant; 25 November 1844 – 4 April 1929) was a German engine designer and automotive engineer. His Benz Patent-Motorwagen from 1885 is considered the first practical modern automob ...

(1844–1929), German engineer, inventor, and entrepreneur who built the first patented automobile * Derek Benz (born 1971), American author of fantasy fiction for children * Edward J. Benz, Jr., professor of genetics * Gerold Benz (1921–1987), German politician * Gary R. Benz, producer of the GRB Studios *

Joe Benz Joseph Louis Benz (January 21, 1886 – April 22, 1957) was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in the Major League Baseball, major leagues from 1911 to 1919, for the Chicago White Sox. Benz's two main pitches were the spitball ...

(1886–1957), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Joseph Benz (born 1944), Swiss former bobsledder, Olympic and world champion * Julie Benz (born 1972), American actress * Kafi Benz (born 1941), American author, artist, and environmental and historic preservationist * Larry Benz (born 1941), American former National Football League player * Laura Benz (born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player * Maria Benz (1906–1946), birth name of Nusch Éluard, German-born model who married Paul Éluard * Mathilde Benz (1901–1977), birth name of Lee Parry, German actress * Paul Benz (born 1986), Australian Paralympic athlete * Richard Benz (1884–1966), German historian and writer * Roland Benz (born 1943), German biophysicist * Sara Benz (born 1992), Swiss ice hockey player * Walter Benz (1931–2017), German mathematician known for his work on geometric planes * Wolfgang Benz (born 1941), German historian

Ring or stage name

* Nikki Benz (born 1981), stage name of Alla Montchak, Canadian pornographic actress and director * Spragga Benz (born 1969), stage name of Carlton Grant, Jamaican deejay and musician

Places

* Benz (Usedom), Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, a municipality * Benz, Nordwestmecklenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, a municipality * Benice, West Pomeranian Voivodeship (Benz in German), Poland, a village * Benz Pass, Trinity Peninsula, Antarctica

Mathematics and science

* Benz (unit), a proposed unit of velocity * Benz, an abbreviated form of Benzo, a functional group in chemistry * Benz plane, in geometry

Other uses

* Benz & Cie., a manufacturer of steam engines co-founded by Carl Benz in 1883 *

Benz (group) Benz were a British musical group from Hackney, London, Hackney which consisted of Ben Ofoedu, B.I.G. Ben (Benedict Spencer Ofoedu), Overlord X, Tim Shade (Benjamin Balogun), and Anthony Benedict Thompson, Darkboy (Anthony Benedict Thompson). Thei ...