Bender (surname) explained

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

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
Eleanor Bender, American actress^[1]
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
Lawrence Bender (born 1957), Hollywood movie producer
Lon Bender, American Oscar-winning 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
Ryszard Bender (1932–2016), Polish politician and historian
Silvia Bender (born 1970), 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

Notes and References

Web site: Eleanor Bender Bio. glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com.