Beneš

Beneš (feminine: Benešová) is a Czech surname. The name originated as a pet form of the given names Benedikt and Benjamin. The Germanised form is Benesch and the Anglicised form is Benesh. Notable people with the surname include:

Sports Alan Benes (born 1972), American baseball pitcher Andy Benes (born 1967), American baseball pitcher Hana Benešová (born 1975), Czech athlete Ivan Beneš (born 1960), Czech basketball player and coach Iveta Benešová (born 1983), Czech tennis player Jan Beneš (orienteer) (born 1987), Czech orienteer Ladislav Beneš (born 1943), Czech handball player Luděk Beneš (1937–2016), Czech slalom canoer Marijan Beneš (1951–2018), Bosnian boxer Petr Beneš (born 1974), Czech volleyball player Vít Beneš (born 1988), Czech footballer

Other Bedrich Benes (born 1967), Czech-American computer scientist Bernardo Benes (1934-2019), Jewish Cuban lawyer, banker, journalist and civic leader Božena Benešová (1873–1936), Czech writer and poet Edvard Beneš (1884–1948), Czech politician, president of Czechoslovakia Emilie Beneš Brzezinski (1932–2022), Swiss-American sculptor Jan Beneš (writer) (1936–2007), Czech writer, translator and publicist Josef Beneš (1902–1984), Czech linguist Juraj Beneš (1940–2004), Slovak composer and pianist Libuše Benešová (born 1948), Czech politician Lubomír Beneš (1935–1995), Czech animator, director and author Marie Benešová (1948–2024), Czech politician and lawyer Pavel Beneš (1894–1956), Czech aircraft engineer Svatopluk Beneš (1918–2007), Czech actor Thomas A. Benes (1951–2014), American military leader Václav Beneš Třebízský (1849–1884), Czech novelist Václav E. Beneš (born 1931), Czech-American mathematician Vojta Beneš (1878–1951), Czech educator and political leader

Fictional characters Elaine Benes, a character in Seinfeld Jan Benes, a character in Fantastic Voyage Sandra Benes, a character in Space: 1999

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