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
• 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.
• 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

• 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
• Lars Bender, German footballer, twin brother of Sven Bender
• Manfred Bender (born 1966), German football player and coach
• Sven Bender, German footballer, twin brother of Lars Bender
• Todd Bender

Other

• Jason Bender, computer game designer
• 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

• Bendery (also known as Tighina or Bender) 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, a guitar accessory that allows the player to change the pitch of one or more strings 'on the fly'
• Bending brake, a sheet metal bender machine
• Bender tent, a type of makeshift shelter made using bended tree branches
• "Mind Bender", 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, derived from the practice of bending over to permit buggery.
• 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