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- Brenda BenetBrenda BenetBrenda Benet was an American television and film actress. Benet was best known for her roles on the soap operas The Young Marrieds and Days of our Lives.-Early life and career:...
(1945–1982), American actress - Christie BenetChristie BenetChristie Benet was a Democratic Party politician who briefly represented the state of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate in 1918....
(1879–1951), American politician from South Carolina - Eric BenétEric BenétEric Benét, is an American singer. His duet with Tamia, "Spend My Life With You" was a number one song for three weeks on the US Billboard R&B chart and was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2000....
(born 1966), American R&B and gospel singer - Juan BenetJuan Benet-Early life:Benet was born in Madrid. At the start of the Spanish Civil War, his father died, and he left for San Sebastian with his family to find refuge. They stayed there until 1939, when they returned to the capital. In 1944, he completed his high school education and in 1948 he entered into...
(1927–1993), Spanish writer - John Benet, english madrigal school composer, see John BennetJohn BennetJohn Bennet was a composer of the English madrigal school. His madrigals include All creatures now as well as Weep, O Mine Eyes. The latter is a homage to John Dowland, using part of Dowland's most famous piece, Flow my Tears, also known in its pavane form as Lachrymae Antiquae.- Media :-External...
- JonBenét RamseyJonBenét RamseyJonBenét Patricia Ramsey was an American child beauty pageant contestant who was murdered in her home in Boulder, Colorado, in 1996. The six-year-old's body was found in the basement of the family home nearly eight hours after she was reported missing. She had been struck on the head and strangled...
(1990–1996), American child murdered in her home 1996 - Mordecai BenetMordecai BenetMordecai ben Abraham Benet was a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia born at Csurgó, a small village in the county of Stuhlweissenburg, Hungary.-A Gifted Child:...
(1753–1829) a Talmudist and chief rabbi of Moravia - Robert BenetRobert BenetRobert Benet was a 16th century Mayor of Windsor in the English county of Berkshire.Benet was a zealous Protestant who fell foul of William Simonds, an equally zealous Catholic in Windsor, who had a powerful friend in Bishop Gardiner's agent, Dr John London. Benet was arrested in 1543, along with...
, English Protestant martyr, one of the Windsor MartyrsWindsor MartyrsThe Windsor Martyrs were 16th century English Protestants martyred at Windsor in Berkshire. Their names were Robert Testwood, Anthony Pearson and Henry Filmer.... - Stephen Vincent BenétStephen Vincent BenétStephen Vincent Benét was an American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist. Benét is best known for his book-length narrative poem of the American Civil War, John Brown's Body , for which he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929, and for two short stories, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" and "By...
(1898–1943), American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist - Sula BenetSula BenetSula Benet , also known as Sara Benetowa, was a Polish anthropologist of the 20th century who studied Polish and Judaic customs and traditions.-Biography:...
(1903–1982), Polish anthropologist - Thomas BenetThomas BenetThomas Bennet was an Oxford academic and administrator. He was an undergraduate, Fellow, and Master of University College, Oxford....
- Thomas Benet (martyr)Thomas Benet (martyr)Thomas Benet from Cambridge, was an English Protestant martyr during the reign of Henrty VIII. He was executed by burning 15 January 1531, for heresy, near Exeter, southwest England. He is said to have died with his hands and eyes to heaven, saying "Lord, receive my spirit!"-References:...
, English Protestant martyr - William Rose BenétWilliam Rose BenétWilliam Rose Benét was an American poet, writer, and editor.He was the older brother of Stephen Vincent Benét....
(1886–1950), American poet, writer and editor; brother of Stephen Vincent Benét - Wilo BenetWilo BenetWilo Benet is a Puerto Rican celebrity chef. He is the chef owner of the Pikayo, Varita and Payá restaurants as well as the president and owner of Museum Restaurant Group.-Early years:...
(contemporary), Puerto Rican celebrity chef and restaurateur
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- Benet, VendéeBenet, VendéeBenet is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France.The former communes of Lesson, Sainte-Christine and Aziré were joined to the commune of Benet in 1973.-Geography:...
, a communeCommunes of FranceThe commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...
of the VendéeVendéeThe Vendée is a department in the Pays-de-la-Loire region in west central France, on the Atlantic Ocean. The name Vendée is taken from the Vendée river which runs through the south-eastern part of the department.-History:...
department in France - Benet AcademyBenet AcademyBenet Academy is a co-educational, college-preparatory, Benedictine high school in Lisle, Illinois, United States, overseen by the Diocese of Joliet. Founded in 1887, the school was initially established in Chicago as the all-boys St. Procopius College and Academy by Benedictine monks, who also...
, a Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Lisle, Illinois, USA - Benet LaboratoriesBenet LaboratoriesBenét Laboratories, part of the United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center, is the US Army's primary design, development, engineering and production & field support facility for large caliber armament systems, including Cannons, mortars, and recoilless rifles...
, U.S. Army center of expertise for technology of large caliber armament systems - Benet's Reader's EncyclopediaBenet's Reader's EncyclopediaBenet's Reader's Encyclopedia is a reference work devoted to world literature. The first volume appeared in 1948, edited by Pulitzer Prize-winner William Rose Benét, older brother of the writer Stephen Vincent Benét. It was based on Ebenezer Cobham Brewer's classic Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,...
, a reference work devoted to world literature, published 1948 - Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gunHotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gunThe Hotchkiss M1909 machine gun was a French designed light machine gun of the early 20th century, developed and built by Hotchkiss et Cie. It was also known as the Hotchkiss Mark I and M1909 Benet-Mercie....
, a .30-caliber machine gun used by the US Army before WWI - St. Benet's AbbeySt. Benet's AbbeySt Benet's Abbey is a ruined abbey of the Order of Saint Benedict situated on the River Bure within The Broads in Norfolk England. It is also known as St Benet's at Holme or Hulme.-Background:...
, a ruined abbey within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England - St Benet's Hall, OxfordSt Benet's Hall, OxfordSt Benet's Hall is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford. It is located at the northern end of St Giles' on its western side, close to the junction with Woodstock Road.-Composition and status:...
, a permanent private hall for Benedictines at the University of Oxford - St Benet Paul's WharfSt Benet Paul's WharfThe Church of St Benet Paul's Wharf is the Welsh church of the City of London. Since 1555, it has also been the church of the College of Arms, and many officers of arms are buried there. The current church was designed by Sir Christopher Wren.-History:...
, the Welsh church of the City of London - a trade name for the anti-osteoporosis drug risedronic acid