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'''Bender''' may refer to:
=== People ===
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 or Cooper. It is an occupational name in both English and German forms.
==== Art, music, film, television and radio ====
* [[Aimee Bender]], American novelist
* [[Darren Bender]]
* [[David Bender]], political activist and host of the radio show "Politically Direct" on Air America Radio
* [[David L. Bender]] (born 1936), American writer and editor
* [[Dawn Bender]] (born 1935), American film, stage, and radio actress
* [[Hank Bender]], Irving, Texas-based trucker and syndicated advice columnist
* [[Hy Bender]], author
* [[Jack Bender]], American film and television director
* [[Lawrence Bender]] (born 1958), Hollywood movie producer
* [[Lionel Bender]] (1934-2008), American expert in Northeast African (especially Ethiopian) languages
* [[Arik Bender]], Israeli journalist. Parliamentry reporter with Maariv daily newspaper.
* [[Russ Bender]] (1910–1969), Hollywood film and television actor in the 1950s and '60s
* [[Stephen Bender]], American actor
* [[Steve Bender]] (1946–2006), German musician and record producer, formerly of the group Dschinghis Khan
* [[Ted Bender]] (born 1925)
* [[Tim Bender]], American drummer for the hardcore punk band, Death by Stereo
==== Military and politics ====
* [[Austin Letheridge Bender]], mayor of Chattanooga, Tennessee from 1969 to 1971
* [[Birgitt Bender]] (born 1956), German politician
* [[Brian Bender]]
* [[Chester R. Bender]] (1914–1996), fourteenth Commandant of the United States Coast Guard
* [[Kate Raphael Bender]], American Jewish lesbian peace activist
* [[Riley A. Bender]], Republican presidential candidate
* [[Ryszard Bender]], Polish nationalist author and politician
==== Sciences ====
* [[Albert K. Bender]], UFO researcher
* [[Barbara Bender]], archaeologist
* [[Carl M. Bender]], Professor of Physics at Washington University in St. Louis
* [[George H. Bender]] (born 1896–1961), Republican politician
* [[Hans Bender]] (1907–1991), German lecturer on the subject of parapsychology
* [[Harold S. Bender]] (1897–1962), professor of theology at Goshen College and Goshen Biblical Seminary
* [[Lauretta Bender]], child neuropsychiatrist, developer of the Bender-Gestalt Test
* [[Margaret Bender]], American anthropologist
* [[Mark Bender Gerstein]], American physical and biological scientist
* [[Tom Bender]]
==== Sports ====
* [[Bob Bender]] (born 1958)
* [[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), former NBA player
* [[Josh Bender]], freeride mountain biker
* [[Manfred Bender]] (born 1966), German football player and coach
* [[Peter Bender]], (born 1947) Canadian psychologist, teacher and professional hockey coach
* [[Tim Bender (racer)]], NASCAR and snowmobile racer
* [[Todd Bender]]
==== Other ====
* [[Jason Bender]]
* [[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]], president of One Laptop Per Child Software and Content
=== Fiction ===
* [[Bender (Futurama)]], a character on ''Futurama''
* [[Elaine Bender]], detective from ''Blue Murder''
* [[John Bender (character)]], a character from ''The Breakfast Club'' played by Judd Nelson
* [[Ostap Bender]], a fictional antihero by [[Ilf and Petrov]]
* Sally Bender Hyde, film character played by Jane Fonda in ''[[Coming Home]]'' (1978)
* An [[Airbender]], [[Waterbender]], [[Firebender]], or [[Earthbender]] off of the fictional Nickelodeon series ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''
=== Places ===
* [[Bender, Moldova]] (also known as ''Tighina'' or ''Bendery'') fourth-largest city in Moldova, controlled by [[Transnistria]]
* [[Bender Arena]], a multi-purpose arena in Washington, D.C.
* [[Bender Hamlet]], a [[Baron Maurice de Hirsch]] sponsored Jewish farm colony in the interlake region of Manitoba, Canada
* [[Bender Qassim International Airport]]
=== Objects ===
* [[B-Bender]]
* [[Bending brake]], a sheet metal bender machine
* [[Bender tent]], a type of makeshift shelter made using bended tree branches
* [[Mind Bender (Six Flags Over Georgia)]], a steel roller coaster located at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta, Georgia
=== Slang ===
* An expression for a [[Binge drinking]] spree, referring to the act of bending over to vomit, or now used also for going on a legal or illegal binge drug spree, such as large use of cocaine or heroin in short amount of time.
* Former British slang for a [[sixpence]]
* A derogatory British slang for a male [[homosexual]]
* An expression used in hockey for a player who can't skate, as his ankles cave or bend in.
=== Other ===
* [[Bender (band)]]
* [[FC Dinamo Bender]], a Moldovan football club based in Bendery (also known as ''Tighina'' or ''Bender'')
* [[Gardner Bender]], a manufacturer of professional electrician's tools and supplies
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