The surname Bender derives from German origin.
In Germany, it is a form of Fassbinder or Fassbender (Cooper). It is an occupational name.
Academics Carl M. Bender (born 1943), American applied mathematician and mathematical physicist David A. Bender, nutritional biochemist Harold H. Bender (1882–1951), professor of philology at Princeton University Harold S. Bender (1897–1962), professor of theology Lauretta Bender (1897–1987), American child neuropsychiatrist, developer of the Bender-Gestalt Test Lionel Bender (1934–2008), American linguist Margaret Bender, American anthropologist Mark Bender Gerstein, American physical and biological scientist
Tom Bender (architect) (), American architect, one of the American founders of the "green architecture" and "sustainability" movements
Arts and entertainment Aimee Bender (born 1969), American novelist Chris Bender (film producer) (born 1971), American film producer Chris Bender (singer) (1972–1991), American R&B singer Darren Bender, known in the UK TV industry for launching several long running new filmmaker initiatives Dawn Bender (born 1935), American actress Howard Bender (born 1951), American comics artist Jack Bender (born 1949), American film and television director, television producer and former actor Karen Bender, American fiction and nonfiction writer Landry Bender (born 2000), American actress Lawrence Bender (born 1957), American film producer Lon Bender (), American sound editor, businessman and inventor Steve Bender (1946–2006), German musician and record producer, formerly of the group Dschinghis Khan William Bender (1930–2014), American music critic
Military Chester R. Bender (1914–1996), fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard Hans-Wilhelm Bender (1916–1982), German World War II Luftwaffe bomber pilot Stanley Bender (1909–1994), United States Army staff sergeant awarded the Medal of Honor
Politics Austin Letheridge Bender (1916–1980), mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee (1969–1971) Birgitt Bender (born 1956), German politician David Bender, political activist and host of the radio show "Politically Direct" on Air America Radio George H. Bender (1896–1961), Republican politician John Bender (Ohio politician), member of the Ohio House of Representatives (1993–2000) Lisa Bender (born 1978), American politician and city planner Osvaldo Bender (1934–2024), Brazilian businessman and politician Riley A. Bender (1890–1973), Republican presidential candidate Robert Bender (1936–2025), American politician Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish politician and historian Silvia Bender (born 1970), German politician Mario Bender (born 1966), German politician
Sports Anthony Bender (born 1995), American baseball player Bob Bender (born 1957), American National Basketball Association assistant coach Charles Chief Bender (1884–1954), American Hall-of-Fame baseball pitcher Denise Bender (), American retired soccer player Dragan Bender (born 1997), Croatian basketball player in the Israeli Basketball Premier League Garrett Bender (born 1991), American rugby union player Gary Bender (born 1940), American retired sportscaster Jacob Bender (born 1985), National Football League player Jakob Bender (1910–1981), German footballer John R. Bender (1882–1928), American football player and coach of college football, basketball, and baseball Jonathan Bender (born 1981), American retired National Basketball Association player Jules Bender (1914–1982), American basketball player Lars Bender (born 1989), German footballer, twin brother of Sven Bender Lars Bender (footballer, born 1988), German footballer Lou Bender (1910–2009), American basketball player Manfred Bender (born 1966), German football manager and former player Sven Bender (born 1989), German footballer, twin brother of Lars Bender Tim Bender (born 1957), American former snowmobile and NASCAR driver Todd Bender, American skeet shooter Tom Bender (footballer) (born 1993), Welsh footballer Walter Bender (Canadian football) (born 1961), American player of gridiron football
Other
Sir Brian Bender (1949–2021), British civil servant Bryan Bender (born 1972), American journalist Charles Bender (1896–1993), Canadian rabbi Doris Marie Bender (1911–1991), American social worker Frank Bender (1941–2011), American forensic artist Hans Bender (1907–1991), German parapsychologist Levi Yitzchok Bender (1897–1989), rabbi and leader of the Breslov community in both Uman and Jerusalem Michael L. Bender (born 1942), former Chief Justice of the Colorado Supreme Court Steven Bender (1950–2010), American serial entrepreneur Walter Bender (born 1956), American software engineer and expert in electronic publishing
Fictional characters and nicknames Bloody Benders, a family of serial killers Ostap Bender, a fictional con man who appeared in the novels The Twelve Chairs and The Little Golden Calf by Soviet authors Ilya Ilf and Yevgeni Petrov
See also Anthony Strollo (1899–1962), New York mobster also known as "Tony Bender"
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