Bender 443329 224329069 2008-07-08T10:56:15Z Stardust8212 211101 [[WP:UNDO|Undid]] revision 224315365 by [[Special:Contributions/68.222.117.188|68.222.117.188]] ([[User talk:68.222.117.188|talk]]) {{wiktionary|bender}} {{TOCright}} '''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 {{disambig}} [[de:Bender]] [[es:Bender]] [[it:Bender]] [[nl:Bender]] [[no:Bender]]