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Bengt Baron
Bengt Baron (born 1962), Swedish swimmer and executive; Olympic gold, 100 m backstroke, Moscow 1980 (56.53), bronze 4x100 free relay 1984; later CEO of Absolut Vodka, V&S Group, and Cloetta.
Bengt Morberg
Bengt Morberg (1897–1968), Swedish gymnast from Västerås GF; won gold in men's team gymnastics, Swedish system, at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; distinct from the 1912 art-competitor namesake.
Bengt Palmquist
Bengt Valdemar Palmquist (1923–1995), Swedish Dragon-class sailor from Göteborgs KSS; three-time Olympian (1956, 1960, 1968), 1956 Melbourne gold in Slaghoken II after a 5,723-point tie, and 1975 Dragon world champion with sons Björn and Johan.
Bengt Sjostedt
Bengt Sjöstedt (Bengt Olof Albert Sjöstedt), Finnish hurdler, 1906-1981, equalled the 110m hurdles world record at 14.4 in Helsinki in 1931, a Finnish record until 1967, and reached the Olympic semi-finals in 1928 and 1932.
Beniamino Bonomi
Beniamino Bonomi (born 1968, Verbania) is an Italian sprint kayaker, five-time Olympian, with K2 1000 m gold at Sydney 2000 with Antonio Rossi, three Olympic silvers, and the 1995 world K2 500 m title with Daniele Scarpa.
Benik Afobe
Benik Tunani Afobe (born 1993, Leyton, London) is a Congolese forward and former Arsenal academy player; 16 clubs including Wolves, Bournemouth, Stoke, Millwall, Trabzonspor; DR Congo international.
Benin national football team
Benin national football team, the Cheetahs (formerly Squirrels), Benin's CAF men's side. Five AFCON appearances since 2004, 2019 quarter-finals, first AFCON win in 2025, coached by Gernot Rohr.
Benita Fitzgerald Brown
Benita Fitzgerald Brown (Benita Fitzgerald Mosley), born 1961, American hurdler who won the 1984 Olympic 100 m hurdles gold in 12.84; first African-American woman to win the event; later USATF, USOC, and SafeSport executive.
Benito Garozzo
Benito Garozzo (born 1927, Naples), Italian bridge player of the Blue Team; 13 world titles, 7 Bermuda Bowls with Forquet, Super Precision co-developer, EBL Hall of Fame 2017.
Benjamin Arthur (footballer)
Benjamin Kristian Arthur (born 2005) is an English centre-back at Brentford, on loan at Portsmouth for 2026/27 after a Celtic loan; England U18-U20 and Ghana-eligible.
Benjamin Asare
Benjamin Asare (born 1992) is a Ghanaian goalkeeper for Accra Hearts of Oak and the Black Stars; former trotro mate, 2025 SWAG honoree, and first GPL goalkeeper to play for Ghana at a World Cup (2026).
Benjamin Brantlind
Benjamin Brantlind, Swedish central midfielder born 2008 in Göteborg; IFK Göteborg academy product and club's youngest-ever player, sold to RC Strasbourg Alsace in July 2026 for a reported 11–20+ million SEK.
Benjamin Gratz
Benjamin Gratz (Benjámin Grátz), Hungarian swimmer born 1996 in Budapest; 2014 Youth Olympic gold medalist, boys' 200 m medley, and 2016 Olympian in the 4x200 m freestyle relay; distinct from the Kentucky Gratz family and Governor Benjamin Gratz Brown.
Benjamin Henrichs
Benjamin Paa Kwesi Henrichs, born 1997 in Bocholt, German right-back for RB Leipzig; ex-Bayer Leverkusen and AS Monaco; 2017 Confederations Cup winner, two-time DFB-Pokal winner, 19 Germany caps.
Benjamin Jamieson
Benjamin Jamieson (1874-1915), Canadian lacrosse player with the Winnipeg Shamrocks; won gold in men's lacrosse at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, beating St. Louis AAA 8-2; later a Canadian Pacific Railway conductor.
Benjamin Karl
Benjamin Martin Karl (born 1985, Sankt Pölten) is an Austrian parallel snowboarder, five-time world champion, and Olympic PGS champion at Beijing 2022 and Milano Cortina 2026, with silver 2010 and bronze 2014.
Benjamin Kleibrink
Benjamin Kleibrink (born 1985, Düsseldorf), German left-handed foil fencer; Olympic individual gold Beijing 2008 beating Yuki Ota 15–9, team bronze London 2012, five-time German champion, later DFB leading national coach for men's foil.
Benjamin Mendy
Benjamin Mendy, born 1994, French left-back; 2018 World Cup winner, Monaco Ligue 1 champion, £52m Manchester City signing; acquitted of all rape charges in 2023; now at Pogoń Szczecin.
Benjamin Pavard
Benjamin Pavard (Benjamin Jacques Marcel Pavard), born 1996 in Maubeuge, is a French defender for Inter Milan; 2018 World Cup winner whose goal of the tournament against Argentina preceded Bayern Munich's 2020 sextuple.
Benjamin Raich
Benjamin Raich, Benni, Der Blitz aus Pitz, Austrian alpine skier born 1978; double Olympic gold medalist (2006 slalom, giant slalom), 2006 overall World Cup winner, 36 World Cup victories, retired 2015, now ORF analyst.
Benjamín Rollheiser
Benjamín Rollheiser, Argentine attacking midfielder/forward born 2000 in Coronel Suárez; ex-River Plate, Estudiantes, Benfica; joined Santos February 2025 for €11m on a contract to 2028; left-footed dribbler, Santos's most-used substitute in 2026.
Benjamin Savsek
Benjamin Savšek, born 1987, is a Slovenian canoe slalom paddler who won the men's C1 gold at Tokyo 2020, Slovenia's first Olympic slalom title, and two world championships.
Benjamin Šeško
Benjamin Šeško (born 2003) is a Slovenian centre-forward for Manchester United and Slovenia. Red Bull Salzburg and RB Leipzig striker, signed by United in August 2025 for about €85 million; 12 goals in his first season.
Benjamin Stambouli
Benjamin Fernand Lucien François Stambouli, French midfielder born 1990 in Marseille; Ligue 1 champion with Montpellier 2012 and PSG 2016, five seasons at Schalke 04, retired 2026 after Metz.
Benjamin Thomas
Benjamin Thomas (Benjamin Davy Ludovic Thomas, born 1995, Lavaur, France) is a French track and road cyclist, Cofidis rider, Olympic omnium champion Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020 Madison bronze, five track world titles.
Benjamin Toniutti
Benjamin Toniutti, born 1989 in Mulhouse, French volleyball setter and captain; led France to Olympic gold at Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024, 407 caps, retired internationally April 2026.
Benjamin Weß
Benjamin Weß (Wess), German field hockey midfielder born 1985 in Moers, two-time Olympic gold medalist (Beijing 2008, London 2012) with Germany, 178 senior caps, brother of Timo Weß, club Rot-Weiss Köln.
Benjani Mwaruwari
Benjani Mwaruwari (Benjani, born 1978) is a Zimbabwean former striker, ex-Warriors captain with 42 caps and 10 goals, who played for Auxerre, Portsmouth, Manchester City, Sunderland, and Blackburn, and later became a coach.
Benji Flowers
Benji Flowers (Benjamin Flowers, born 2011) is an American soccer forward for FC Dallas; youngest homegrown signing in club history, with a reported Chelsea deal at 18 and dual US-Mexico youth eligibility.
Benji Marshall
Benji Marshall (born 1985, Whakatane) is a New Zealand rugby league five-eighth, 2008 World Cup and 2005 NRL premiership winner, record Kiwis captain, and Wests Tigers head coach from 2024.