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Aphra Behn Aphra Behn (; bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writing, she broke cultural barrie ...

(' 1640 – 1689), English dramatist *

Ari Behn Ari Mikael Behn (; , or ; 30 September 1972 – 25 December 2019) was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist. Known as Mikael Bjørshol until 1996, Behn achieved early literary success with his 1999 short story collection ''Trist so ...

(1972–2019), Norwegian author and husband to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway * Friedl Behn-Grund (1906–1989), German cinematographer * Hernán Behn (died 1933), Puerto Rican businessman; brother of Sosthenes Behn *

Harry Behn Harry Behn (September 24, 1898September 6, 1973) was an American screenwriter and children's author. He was involved in writing scenes and continuities for a number of screenplays, including the war film ''The Big Parade ''in 1925, and '' Hel ...

(also known as Giles Behn; 1898–1973), U.S. screenwriter and children's author *

Jerry Behn Jerry Behn (born January 31, 1954) is an American politician who served as a member of the Iowa Senate for the 24th district from 1997 to 2021. Career Behn served as a Boone County supervisor from 1995 to 1996. Behn served on the Senate Ap ...

(born 1954), U.S. politician *

Noel Behn Noel Ira Behn (Chicago, January 6, 1928 – New York, July 27, 1998) was an American novelist, screenwriter and theatrical producer. His first novel, ''The Kremlin Letter'', drawn from his work in the US Army's Counterintelligence Corps, was pub ...

(1928?–1998), U.S. novelist, screenwriter, and theatrical producer * Richard R. Behn (fl. 1978-2007), NOAA rear admiral * Robin Behn (born 1958), U.S. poet and professor * Sarla Behn (born Catherine Mary Heilman; 1901–1982), English Gandhian social activist *

Sosthenes Behn Sosthenes Behn (January 30, 1884 – June 6, 1957) was an American businessman, and the founder of ITT. He held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army. Biography Early years Sosthenes Behn was born in the island of St. Thomas, then pa ...

(1882–1957), Puerto Rican businessman; brother of Hernan Behn *

Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Behn Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Behn (25 December 1808, Kiel – 14 May 1878, Dresden) was a German anatomist and zoologist. For eight years he was president of the German Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. From 1828 he studied medicine at the Universities o ...

(1808–1878), German anatomist and zoologist

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Behn Wilson Bevan Alexander Behn Wilson (born December 19, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played nine seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Philadelphia Flyers and Chicago Black Hawks. He played in the 1980 ...

(born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player

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* Behn River, a river of Western Australia *

Behn's bat Behn's bat, Behn's big-eared bat, or Behn's graybeard bat (''Glyphonycteris behnii'') is a species of bat in the family Phyllostomidae found in Brazil and Peru. It is known only from six specimens and is considered rare. It feeds on insects and ...

(''Glyphonycteris behnii''), a rare South American bat species * Waldemar Behn, usually called just BEHN, a German alcoholic beverage company

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