Bender (surname)

The surname Bender derives from both English and German origin.

In England, it derives from old Benden or Benbow. In Germany, it is a form of Fassbinder or Fassbender (Cooper). It is an occupational name in both English and German forms.

Academics

Arts and entertainment

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

Sports

Other

  • Brian Bender (born 1949), retired British civil servant
  • Bryan Bender (born 1972), American journalist
  • 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), president of One Laptop Per Child Software and Content
  • 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 written 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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