Original meaning

• Bane (plant)

In fiction

• Bane (comics), an adversary of Batman
• Bane (Matrix character), a character in the Matrix film trilogy
• Bane (god), a deity in the Forgotten Realms fictional universe
• Bane (Harry Potter), a centaur in the Harry Potter series
• Darth Bane, a Star Wars character
• Bane (Stargate SG-1), an episode of the television series Stargate SG-1
• Bane, and alien race that invades Earth in Invasion of the Bane.
• Durin's Bane, a Balrog, a fictional being from the writings of J. R. R. Tolkien.
• Bane the Druid, a Guardian in the Legacy of Kain franchise.
• Prince Bane , cunning 10year old human prince from The Death Gate Cylcle series, by Margaret Weiss and Tracy Hickman.

Other uses

• The Bane ethnic group of Cameroon
• Bane, Nigeria, a town in Nigeria
• Bane, Lebanon, a village in Bsharri District, Lebanon
• Bane, one of the 8 departments of the Boulgou Province of Burkina Faso.
• Bane (graffiti), a tag used by graffiti artists
• Bane (band), a hardcore punk band
• Bane (album), a Joey Arkenstat album produced by Mike Gordon
• Baneh, Iran