Benn
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Benn is a surname
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Fictional characters:
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, and may refer to:
- A. W. BennA. W. BennAlfred William Benn was an agnostic and an honorary associate of the Rationalist Press Association. His book A History of Modern Philosophy was published in the Thinker's Library series in 1930....
(1843-1915), British rationalist/humanist writer - Arrelious BennArrelious Benn-External links:**...
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wide receiverWide receiverA wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
for the Tampa Bay BuccaneersTampa Bay BuccaneersThe Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West... - Arthur Shirley Benn (1858-1937), British politician, later Baron Glenravel
- Brindley BennBrindley BennBrindley Horatio Benn, CCH was a teacher, choirmaster, politician, and one of the key leaders of the Guyanese independence movement. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of the first elected government of Guyana....
(born 1923), Guyanese politician - Carl Benn, historian
- Caroline BennCaroline BennCaroline Middleton DeCamp Benn , formerly Viscountess Stansgate, was an educationalist and writer, and wife of the British Labour politician Tony Benn ....
(1926-2000), British writer, wife of Tony Benn - Charles Benn, orientalist
- Emily BennEmily BennEmily Sophia Wedgwood Benn is the eldest child and only daughter of Stephen Benn and Nita Clarke . Four generations of her family have served as Members of Parliament — her uncle Hilary Benn, grandfather Tony Benn, great-grandfather William Wedgwood Benn, and great-great-grandfathers John...
(born 1989), British Labour Party PPC, granddaughter of Tony Benn - Gottfried BennGottfried BennGottfried Benn was a German essayist, novelist, and expressionist poet. A doctor of medicine, he became an early admirer, and later a critic, of the National Socialist revolution...
(1886-1956), German poet - Hilary BennHilary BennHilary James Wedgwood Benn is a British Labour Party politician who has been the Member of Parliament for Leeds Central since 1999. He served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for International Development from 2003 to 2007 and as the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs...
(born 1953), British politician, son of Tony Benn - James R. BennJames R. BennJames R. Benn is an American author, best known for the Billy Boyle World War II Mystery Series.-Personal life:James Robert Benn was born September 5, 1949 in New York City, New York to parents Harold Joseph and Gertrude Ross Benn and grew up in Southington, Connecticut...
(born 1949), American mystery writer - Sir John Benn, 1st Baronet (1850-1922), British politician, father of publisher Ernest Benn and William Wedgwood Benn
- Sir Ernest Benn, 2nd Baronet, British publisher
- Mitch BennMitch BennMitch Benn is a British musician and stand-up comedian known for his humorous songs performed on BBC radio. He is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 4's satirical programme The Now Show, and has hosted other radio shows.Benn has performed at several music festivals, and at the Edinburgh Festival...
(born 1970), British musician and stand-up comedian - Nigel BennNigel BennNigel Benn , known as "The Dark Destroyer", is a British former boxer who held world titles in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions....
(born 1964), British boxer - Piers BennPiers BennPiers Benn is a lecturer in philosophy, member of the British Humanist Association. His research interests include ethics and medical ethics in particular. He is also interested in religion.- Work :...
, British philosopher - Stephen Benn, British Political Officer, Eldest Son of Tony Benn
- Sulieman BennSulieman BennSulieman Jamaal Benn is a West Indian cricketer who plays international cricket for the West Indies and first-class cricket for Barbados....
, West Indian spin bowler - Tony BennTony BennAnthony Neil Wedgwood "Tony" Benn, PC is a British Labour Party politician and a former MP and Cabinet Minister.His successful campaign to renounce his hereditary peerage was instrumental in the creation of the Peerage Act 1963...
(born 1925), British politician, in the past known as Anthony Wedgwood Benn and Viscount Stansgate - William Benn (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters:
- Mr BennMr BennMr Benn is a character created by David McKee who appears in several children's books, and an animated television series of the same name transmitted by the BBC in 1971 and 1972. Whether in a book, or on television, Mr Benn's adventures take on a similar pattern...
See also
- Ernest Benn Limited, publishers
- Aphra BehnAphra BehnAphra Behn was a prolific dramatist of the English Restoration and was one of the first English professional female writers. Her writing contributed to the amatory fiction genre of British literature.-Early life:...
(1640-1689), British novelist and playwright