- Bennett (name)
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pronunciation = |meaning = "blessed"
region =England |language = English
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footnotes =Bennett is an
English language surname derived from the medievalgiven name Benedict (Latin, "Benedictus", "blessed"). The oldest public record of the surname is dated 1208 inCounty Durham . [cite web |url=http://www.surnamedb.com/surname.aspx?name=Bennett |title=Surname: Bennett |accessdate=2008-05-12 |publisher=surnamedb.com] People with the name include:Surname
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Abram Bennett (1898-1985), American psychiatrist
*Alan Bennett , English author and actor
*Alfred Rosling Bennett (1850-1928), English electrical engineer and author of "The Chronicles of Boulton's Siding", published in 1927
*Arnold Bennett , English novelist
*Anthony Bennett (disambiguation) (also Tony Bennett)
*Bobby Bennett , "American Idol" contestant
*Brea Bennett
*Brian Bennett , English musician
*Brian T. Bennett , American journalist
*Brooke Bennett , American swimmer
*Caroline Bennett , English artist and sculptor
*Charles Bennett (disambiguation)
*Clay Bennett (born 1958), American editorial cartoonist
*Clayton Bennett , American businessman
*Colin Bennett (disambiguation)
*Constance Bennett , American actress
*Cornelius Bennett , former American football player
*David Bennett (coach) , American football coach
*Dick Bennett , basketball coach
*Don Bennett , leader of the Pathfinder force, RAF, World War II
*Drew Bennett , NFL wide receiver
*Edwin Keppel Bennett , English academic
*Edward Turner Bennett (Francis Bennett), zoologist
*Eric Bennett , rugby league footballer
*Fleur Bennett , English television actress
*Frank Bennett , Australian jazz singer
*Frank Bennett (baseball) , baseball player
*Gareth Bennett , Anglican clergyman and academic
*Gordon Bennett , referring to one of a number of prominent people by that name
**Gordon Bennett (expression) , an exclamation used in British English
*Granville G. Bennett , American lawyer and politician
*Harry Bennett , Ford Motor Company executive
* Lt.Henry Boswell Bennett of the 45th Regiment of Foot, the first officer to die in the service of Queen Victoria (May 31, 1838)
*Hywel Bennett , Welsh actor
*Jack Arthur Walter Bennett (better known as J. A. W. Bennett), scholar of Middle English literature
*James Bennett (disambiguation) (also Jim Bennett)
*Jeff Bennett , American voice actor
*Jill Bennett (disambiguation)
*Joan Bennett , American actress
*John Bennett (disambiguation)
*Jonathan Bennett (disambiguation)
*Ken Bennett , American politician
*Bennett (London cricketer) ("Little" and "Tall" Bennett), two London Club cricketers in the 1740s and 1750s
*Lorna Bennett , Actress
*Meg Bennett , American TV writer
*Nick Bennett , Australian television announcer
*Nigel Bennett , English actor
*Nigel Harvie Bennett (b. 1912), English cricketer, captained Surrey
*Paris Bennett
*Pete Bennett , winner of series 7 of "Big Brother UK"
*Phillip R. Bennett , former CEO of Refco
*R. B. Bennett , former Prime Minister of Canada
*Richard Bennett, Colonial Governor of Virginia
*Richard Rodney Bennett , English composer
*Tara Bennett , awesome Bio teacher
*Tony Bennett , singer
*W. A. C. Bennett , former Premier of British Columbia, Canada
*Wayne Bennett (disambiguation)
*William Bennett (disambiguation) Given name
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Bennett Cerf , publisher
*Bennett Miller , American film directorReferences
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