The surname Bender derives from both British and German origin. In England, it derives from old Benden or Benbow. In Germany, it is a form of Fassbinder (Cooper). It is an occupational name in both English and German forms.
Art, music, film, television and radio
Aimee Bender (born 1969), American novelist
Darren Bender, became known in the UK TV industry for launching several long running new film maker's initiatives (Coming Up & The Other Side) at broadcaster Channel 4
David Bender, political activist and host of the radio show "Politically Direct" on Air America Radio
David A. Bender, academic & author
Dawn Bender (born 1935), American film, stage, and radio actress
Dragan Bender (born 1997), Croatian basketball player.
Hy Bender, author
Jack Bender, American film and television director
Lawrence Bender (born 1957), Hollywood movie producer
Lionel Bender, American author and linguist
Steve Bender (1946–2006), German musician and record producer, formerly of the group Dschinghis Khan
Military and politics
Austin Letheridge Bender (1916–1980), mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1969 to 1971
Birgitt Bender (born 1956), German politician
Brian Bender (born 1949), retired British civil servant
Chester R. Bender (1914–1996), fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), Republican presidential candidate
Ryszard Bender (born 1932), Polish nationalist author and politician
Hans-Wilhelm Bender (1916–1982), German Luftwaffe bomber pilot and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross during World War II
Carl M. Bender (born 1942), Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis
George H. Bender (1896–1961), Republican politician
Hans Bender (1907–1991), German lecturer on the subject of parapsychology
Harold H. Bender (1882–1951), professor of philology at Princeton University
Harold S. Bender (1897–1962), professor of theology at Goshen College and Goshen Biblical Seminary
Lauretta Bender (1897–1987), child neuropsychiatrist, developer of the Bender-Gestalt Test
Margaret Bender, American anthropologist
Mark Bender Gerstein, American physical and biological scientist
Marvin Lionel Bender (1934–2008), American linguist
Tom Bender, one of the American founders of the "green architecture" and "sustainability" movements
Wesley C. Bender (1908-1995), Professor of economics at Notre Dame University
Chief Bender (1884–1954), (actually Charles Albert Bender) Hall of Fame U.S. baseball pitcher of the early 20th century
Gary Bender, American sportscaster
Jacob Bender (born 1985), NFL offensive tackle
Jakob Bender (1910–1981), German footballer
John R. Bender, college football and basketball coach
Jonathan Bender (born 1981), NBA player
Lars Bender, German footballer, twin brother of Sven Bender
Manfred Bender (born 1966), German football player and coach
Sven Bender, German footballer, twin brother of Lars Bender
Todd Bender, from Alpharetta, Georgia
Thomas Bender (born 1993), Welsh Footballer
Bob Bender (born 1957), basketball coach, currently working as an assistant with the NBA's Atlanta Hawks
Lou Bender (1910–2009), American basketball player who helped turn the sport into a popular success in New York City during the Great Depression and helped make Madison Square Garden a destination for the sport
Jules Bender (1914–1982), American collegiate and professional basketball player
Walter Bender (Canadian football) (born 1961), American player of gridiron football
Jo Bender, Minnesota-based beauty queen
Levi Yitzchok Bender (1897–1989), rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in both Uman and Jerusalem
Steven Bender, serial entrepreneur
Walter Bender (born 1956), president of One Laptop Per Child Software and Content
Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers
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