Behnke
Behnke is a family name that is derived from Behn, the Low German short form for Bernhard .
Name bearer
- Carola Behnke (* 1962), German amateur actress
- Christa Behnke , German accordionist and composer
- Cornelia Spiegel-Behnke (* 1971), German geoscientist
- Erich Behnke (1893–1977), German politician (KPD / SED) and journalist
- Frank Behnke (musician) (* 1955), German musician, speaker and filmmaker
- Frank Behnke (director) (* 1962), German director and dramaturge
- Frank Behnke (actor) (* 1962), German actor
- Fritz Behnke (1888–1932), German painter, graphic artist and textile artist
- Gunther Behnke (* 1963), German basketball player
- Heinrich Behnke (1898–1979), German mathematician
- Heinz-Dietmar Behnke (* 1937), German biologist
- Joachim Behnke (* 1962), German political scientist
- Julia Behnke (* 1993), German handball player
- Kathleen Behnke (* 1965), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Kerstin Behnke (* 1969), German conductor
- Klaus Behnke (1950–2015), German psychologist and author
- Kurt Behnke (1899–1964), German administrative lawyer, 1953–1964 President of the Federal Disciplinary Court
- Martin Behnke (* 1978), German screenwriter
- Nathalie Behnke (* 1973), German political scientist
- Otto Friedrich Behnke , German restaurateur, founder of the Willkomm-Höft ship welcoming system
- Robert J. Behnke (1929–2013), American fisheries biologist
- Silvia Behnke (* before 1981), German ballet dancer
- Simone Behnke (* 1967), German writer
- Wilhelm Behnke (1914–1979), German politician (KPD, SED), MdV