Bender (family name)

Bender is a family name .

Origin and meaning

The name Bender is the professional name of the bender or binder, more precisely the cooper .

variants

Variants of the name are Fassbaender , Fassbender , Fasbender , Fassbind , Fassbinder and Binder .

Name bearer

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• Adolf Bender (1903–1997), German painter
• Aimee Bender (* 1969), American writer
• Albert Bender (1866–1941), Irish-American insurance entrepreneur and art collector
• Alfred Bender (1863–1937), South African rabbi and university professor of Irish origin
• Andrea Bender (* 1972), German artist
• Alejandro Bender (* 1976), Argentine judoka
• Angelika Bender (* 1948), German actress and voice actress
• Arnold Bender (pseudonym Mark Philippi ; 1904–1978), German-British writer
• August Bender (chemist) (1847–1926), German chemist and entrepreneur
• August Bender (SS member) (1909–2005), German SS Sturmbannführer and camp doctor in the Buchenwald concentration camp
• Augusta Bender (1846–1924), German writer and women's rights activist

B.

• Bastian Bender (* 1981), German radio presenter
• Bernhard Bender (* 1945), German politician (SPD)
• Birgitt Bender (* 1956), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
• Blasius Bender (abbot) (1672–1727), German clergyman, abbot of St. Blasien
• Blasius Columban von Bender (1713–1798), German officer in Austrian service

C.

• Carl Bender (theologian) (1838–1912), German theologian
• Carl M. Bender (* 1943), American physicist
• Chief Bender (1884–1954), American baseball player
• Christiane Bender (* 1953/1954), German sociologist

D.

• Dawn Bender (born 1935), former actress
• Dieter Bender (rower) (* 1940), German rower
• Dieter Bender (economist) (* 1942), German economist
• Dominik Bender (* 1957), German actor and photographer
• Dragan Bender (* 1997), Croatian basketball player

E.

• Eberhard Bender (* 1927), German civil servant
• Elly Bender (1893 – after 1902), German actress and singer (soprano)
• Erich Bender (composer) (1913–2002), German choir director and film music composer
• Erich Bender (lawyer) , German lawyer
• Erich F. Bender (1909–1983), German director
• Ernst Bender (1889–1970), German Germanist and editor
• Eva Bender (* 1944), Swedish actress
• Ewald Bender , German art historian

F.

• Ferdinand Bender (theologian) (1816–1902), German theologian and preacher
• Ferdinand Bender (politician) (1870–1939), German anarchist and politician (SPD)
• Franz Bender (painter) (1873–1905), German painter and graphic artist
• Franz Bender (historian) (1876–1936), German historian, librarian and university professor
• Franz Bender (District Administrator) (1884–1983), German District Administrator
• Franz Bender (medic) (1922–1994), German medic
• Friedrich Bender (politician) (1826–1908), German politician, MdL Waldeck
• Friedrich Bender (geologist) (1924–2008), German geologist
• Friedrich August Bender (1847–1926), German chemist and entrepreneur, see August Bender (chemist)
• Fritz Bender (1907–1986), German entrepreneur

G

• Gabi Bender (* 1978), German luge athlete
• Georg Bender (1848–1924), German politician, Lord Mayor of Breslau
• George H. Bender (1896–1961), American politician (Ohio)
• Gilbert Bender (* 1952), German artist and radiesthetist
• Gunnar Bender (* 1971), German lawyer and lobbyist
• Gunther Becker-Bender (* 1944), German physicist and university professor

H

• Hans Bender (psychologist) (1907–1991), German psychologist
• Hans Bender (writer) (1919–2015), German writer
• Hans Georg Bender (* 1943), German gynecologist
• Hans-Egon Bender (* 1933), German lawyer
• Hans-Michael Bender (* 1943), German politician (CDU)
• Harold S. Bender (1897–1962), American Anabaptist researcher
• Hedwig Bender (also Helene Bender ; 1854–1928), German philosopher and women's rights activist
• Heidi Bender (* 1957), German badminton player
• Heinrich Bender (athlete) (1902–1943), German rugby player and rower
• Heinrich Bender (conductor) (1925–2016), German conductor, pianist and music teacher
• Heinrich Wolf-Bender (1871–1932), Swiss photographer
• Helga Bender (also Helga König ; 1942-2018), German actress
• Helmut Bender (archaeologist) (* 1940), German provincial Roman archaeologist and university professor
• Helmut Bender (mathematician) (* 1942), German mathematician and university professor
• Hennes Bender (* 1968), German cabaret artist
• Henry Bender (1867–1933), German actor
• Herbert Bender (1898 – after 1950), German Protestant clergyman and writer
• Hermann Bender (philologist) (1835–1897), German classical philologist and author
• Hermann Bender (writer) (1846–1910), German engineer and writer
• Hermann Joseph Bender (1835–1901), German businessman and politician, MdR
• Hilmar Bender (* 1968), German author
• Horst Bender (SS member) (1905–1987), German lawyer and SS Oberführer
• Horst Bender (soccer player) (* 1954), German soccer player

I.

• Ida Bender (1922–2012), Russian-German writer

J

• Jack Bender (* 1949), American television and film director
• Jakob Bender (1910–1981), German football player
• Jan Bender (1909–1994), Dutch composer and church musician
• Jean-Valentin Bender (1801–1873), German-Belgian conductor and composer
• Jennie Bender (* 1988), American cross-country skier and biathlete
• Jochen Bender ( Hans-Joachim Bender ; * 1942), German athlete
• Johann Bender (1792–1850), German lawyer and member of parliament
• Johann Heinrich Bender (1797–1859), German lawyer, writer and member of parliament
• Johannes Bender (1804–1879), German local politician and member of parliament
• Jonathan Bender (born 1981), American basketball player
• Joseph Bender (1815-1893), German historian
• Judith Pauly-Bender (* 1957), German politician (SPD)
• Julius Bender (1893–1966), German theologian and clergyman, regional bishop in Baden
• Justus Bender (Imperial Judge) (1870–1954), German Imperial Judge
• Justus Bender (journalist) (* 1981), German journalist
• Jutta Ströter-Bender (* 1953), German art teacher, artist and university professor

K

• Karl Bender (actor) (1864-1910), German actor
• Karl Bender (politician) (1880–1970), German politician (center), Lord Mayor of Freiburg i. Br.
• Karl Friedrich Bender (1806–1869), German theologian and educator
• Karl Heinz Bender (* 1928), German actor, radio play speaker and presenter
• Karl-Heinz Bender (1936–2017), German Romanist
• Karl Ludwig Bender (1811-1893), German teacher, journalist, landowner and politician (DFP)
• Kim Bender (* 1969), German author
• Klaus Bender (engineer) (* 1943), German information technician
• Klaus W. Bender (* 1938), German journalist
• Kristján Bender (1915–1975), Icelandic author
• Kurt Bender (1885–1960), German manager

L.

• Landry Bender (* 2000), American actress
• Larissa Bender (* 1958), German translator and editor
• Lars Bender (* 1989), German soccer player
• Lars Bender (soccer player, 1988) (* 1988), German soccer player
• Lawrence Bender (* 1957), American film producer
• Lionel Bender (1934-2008), American linguist
• Lon Bender (* before 1977), American sound engineer
• Lou Bender (1910–2009), American basketball player
• Louise Kachel-Bender (1847-1916), German actress
• Ludwig Bender (1908–1973), German film director and screenwriter

M.

• Manfred Bender (* 1966), German soccer player and coach
• Mark Bender (* 1959), German country singer
• Martin Bender (Jesuit) (1731–1791), German Jesuit and dogmatist
• Martin Bender (lawyer) (* 1959), German lawyer
• Maxime Bender (* 1982), Luxembourgish jazz musician
• Melanie Bender (* 1974), German pop singer
• Michael Bender (computer scientist) (* 1970), German computer scientist and university professor
• Michael Benedict Bender (* 1958), German church musician and composer

N

• Nicole Bender (* 1982), German soccer player

O

• Olaf Bender (* 1968), German artist
• Oliver Bender (* 1982), German actor
• Otto Bender (politician, 1847) (1847–1904), German politician, mayor of Gerresheim
• Otto Bender (politician, 1897) (1897–1988), German politician (NSDAP), mayor of Wiesloch

P

• Paul Bender (painter) (1862–1937), German painter and graphic artist
• Paul Bender (singer) (1875-1947), German singer (bass)
• Paul Bender (politician) (1893-1975), German politician (KPD)
• Pete Wyoming Bender (1943–2014), American singer and composer of Native American descent
• Peter Bender (1923–2008), German journalist
• Philip Bender (* 1980), German actor

R.

• Ralf Bender (* 1958), German astronomer
• Reinhold F. Bender (1908–1977), German lawyer and politician (GB / BHE, CDU)
• Rudolf Bender (1860 – after 1941), Prussian construction officer and politician
• Rupprecht Bender (1905–1993), German entomologist
• Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish historian and politician

S.

• Sebastian Bender (* 1991), German actor
• Silvia Bender (* 1970), German agricultural scientist and political officer
• Steffen Bender , German climate scientist
• Stephan Bender (archaeologist) (1965–2019), Limes coordinator for Baden-Württemberg
• Stephan Bender (actor) (* 1989), American film actor
• Steve Bender (1946–2006), German musician
• Sven Bender (* 1989), German soccer player

T

• Tanja Becker-Bender (* 1978), German violinist
• Thomas Schmitz-Bender (1943–2016), German student functionary, director and writer
• Tim Bender (* 1995), German ice hockey player
• Tom Bender (born 1944), Australian basketball player
• Tony Bender , alternative name of Anthony Strollo (1899–1962), American mobster
• Traugott Bender (1927–1979), German politician (CDU), lawyer and theologian

W.

• Walter Bender (1903–1986), German politician (FDP)
• Werner Bender (* 1928), German writer
• Wilhelm Bender (theologian) (1845–1901), German theologian
• Wilhelm Bender (medic) (1900–1960), German medic
• Wilhelm Bender (church musician) (1911–1944), German church musician and composer
• Wilhelm Bender (soccer player) (1915-1944), German soccer player
• Wilhelm Bender (manager) (* 1944), German manager
• William Bender (1930–2014), American music critic
• Wolfgang Bender (theologian) (1931–2017), German Roman Catholic theologian
• Wolfgang Bender (* 1946), German ethnologist

Fictional people

• Bender Bieger Rodriguez , figure in the "Futurama" series, see figures from Futurama #Bender
• Ostap Bender , fictional character from several novels by Ilya Arnoldowitsch Ilf and Evgeni Petrowitsch Katajew

See also

• Bender-Family , American family who collectively killed and looted travelers