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Bennett M. Shapiro
Bennett M. Shapiro was a biochemist, professor and chairman of biochemistry at the University of Washington, known for the phosphorylcreatine shuttle model of sperm energy transport.
Bennett Miller
Bennett Altman Miller (born 1966, New York City), American film director of The Cruise (1998), Capote (2005), Moneyball (2011), and Foxcatcher (2014); two Best Director Oscar nominations, Cannes 2014 Best Director; later AI-themed art at Gagosian.
Bennett Monolith
The Bennett Monolith is the largest complete stone sculpture of the Tiwanaku civilization, a sandstone figure excavated in 1932 and named for archaeologist Wendell C. Bennett.
Bennett Stirtz
Bennett Stirtz (born 2003) is an NBA guard for the Oklahoma City Thunder, drafted 16th in 2026. A zero-offer recruit, he rose from Division II Northwest Missouri State to MVC Player of the Year at Drake and All-Big Ten at Iowa under Ben McCollum.
Bennett T. McCallum
Bennett T. McCallum, also known as Bennett Tarlton McCallum, was an American monetary economist at Carnegie Mellon University, best known for the nominal GDP targeting rule called the McCallum rule.
Bennett Van Houten
Bennett Van Houten, known as Ben Van Houten, is an American molecular biologist at the University of Pittsburgh who studies how cells detect and repair DNA damage.
Bennettitales
Bennettitales, or cycadeoids, are extinct Mesozoic seed plants with cycad-like foliage and flower-like cones, ranging from the Triassic to an Oligocene relict, and central to angiosperm-origin debates.
Bennetts Lane Big Band
The Bennetts Lane Big Band was an 11-piece contemporary jazz ensemble founded in 2001 by Nick Haywood, Eugene Ball, and Andrea Keller as resident band at Melbourne's Bennetts Lane Jazz Club.
Benni McCarthy
Benni McCarthy (Benedict Saul McCarthy, born 1977, Cape Town), South African striker, Bafana Bafana's all-time top scorer with 31 goals, 2004 Champions League winner with Porto, later Manchester United first-team coach and Kenya head coach.
Bennie and the Jets
"Bennie and the Jets" (also "Benny and the Jets") is a 1973 Elton John song with Bernie Taupin lyrics from Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, produced by Gus Dudgeon as a studio fake-live recording with processed handclaps and Hendrix concert crowd noise; US number one in 1974.
Bennie Demps
Bennie Eddie Demps (1950-2000), Florida death row inmate executed by lethal injection June 7, 2000; sentenced to death in 1971 (Lake County murders, commuted after Furman) and again in 1978 for the 1976 prison murder of inmate Alfred Sturgis.
Bennie Gutierrez
Bennie Gutierrez (Benito T. Gutierrez, 1935-2024), American professional polo player, 8-goaler, 1972 U.S. Open winner, 1969 Cup of the Americas USA team member, Polo Hall of Fame 2003, USPA first Chief Umpire, model for the original Polo Ralph Lauren logo.
Bennie Thompson
Bennie G. Thompson, Democratic U.S. representative for Mississippi's 2nd District since a 1993 special election succeeding Mike Espy; former Homeland Security chair and January 6 Committee chairman, now ranking member, seeking a 17th term in 2026.
Benningen
Benningen (Benningen am Neckar) is a municipality in the Ludwigsburg district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, with a Roman fort on the Neckar-Odenwald Limes built around 85 CE, garrisoned by the cohors XXIV voluntariorum, plus the medieval Annakirche.
Bennington College
Bennington College: private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, founded 1932 as a women's college, co-educational since 1969. Known for the self-designed Plan curriculum and the annual Field Work Term internship requirement.
Benno Müller‐Hill
Benno Müller-Hill (1933–2018) was a German molecular biologist, professor of genetics at the University of Cologne, who co-isolated the lac repressor at Harvard in 1966.
Bennu
Bennu: near-Earth asteroid (101955) Bennu, OSIRIS-REx sample-return target, B-type, rubble pile, samples returned 2023; also the Egyptian benu-bird, Heliopolis solar deity and phoenix prototype, source of the asteroid's name.
Benny & Joon
Benny & Joon is a 1993 MGM romantic comedy-drama directed by Jeremiah Chechik, starring Johnny Depp, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Aidan Quinn; a Keaton-inspired oddball enters a mechanic's household, grossing $23.1 million.
Benny Afroe
Benny Afroe, born Benny Riba, is a South African AfroPop singer and songwriter from Limpopo, known for the single "Hello Baby!" and his 2021 debut EP, Yours Truly, on Vth Season.
Benny Agbayani
Benny Agbayani (Benny Peter Agbayani, Jr.), Hawaiian outfielder for the Mets, Rockies, Red Sox, and Japan's Chiba Lotte Marines; 2000 Mets playoff hero with Tokyo Dome grand slam, NLDS walk-off, and Subway Series go-ahead double.
Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson (born 1946, Stockholm), Swedish keyboardist and songwriter of the Hep Stars and ABBA, co-writer with Björn Ulvaeus of ABBA's songs and of the musicals Chess, Kristina från Duvemåla, and Mamma Mia!
Benny Bass
Benny Bass, born Benjamin Baruch J. Bass (1904–1975), was an American boxer from Philadelphia, nicknamed "Little Fish", who held NBA featherweight and world junior lightweight titles.
Benny Behanan
Benny Behanan, born 1952, is an Indian National Congress politician who has represented Kerala's Chalakudy constituency in the Lok Sabha since 2019, after earlier serving in the Kerala Legislative Assembly.
Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi (Marco Benassi, born 1967, Milan) is an Italian electro-house DJ and producer; with cousin Alle he made "Satisfaction" (2002, UK #2), won a 2008 Grammy for remixing Public Enemy's "Bring the Noise," and released albums Hypnotica, Electroman, and Feel The Bass.
Benny Binion
Benny Binion (Lester Binion, 1904-1989), Texas gambler and Dallas racketeer who founded Binion's Horseshoe Casino in Las Vegas in 1951 and hosted the first World Series of Poker in 1970.
Benny Blanco
Benny Blanco (Benjamin Joseph Levin, born 1988), American record producer, songwriter, and artist behind pop hits like TiK ToK, Teenage Dream, and Moves Like Jagger; solo artist since Eastside (2018), married to Selena Gomez.
Benny Brown
Benny Brown (Benjamin Gene Brown, 1953–1996), American quarter-miler; 1975 NCAA 400m champion for UCLA and 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in the 4x400m relay (2:58.65); killed in a car accident.
Benny Dayal
Benny Dayal (born 1984, UAE) is an Indian playback singer known for 'Badtameez Dil', 'Kaise Mujhe' and 'Bang Bang'; over 3,500 songs in 19+ languages, discovered by A.R. Rahman via the band S5.
Benny Gantz
Benny Gantz (בני גנץ), born 1959, Israeli retired general, 20th IDF Chief of Staff 2011–2015, defense minister 2020–2022, and leader of Blue and White and the National Unity party; resigned from Netanyahu's war cabinet June 9, 2024.
Benny Golson
Benny Golson (1929-2024), Philadelphia-born jazz tenor saxophonist and composer, wrote standards Killer Joe, I Remember Clifford, and Whisper Not, co-led the Jazztet with Art Farmer, and scored film and TV.