Benny

Benny is a short form of the following male names:

Benedetto
Benedict
Benjamin

Benny is the first name of the following persons:

Benny Andersson ( born 1946 ), Swedish musician, composer and music producer, member of the pop group ABBA
Benny Barnes ( 1934/1936-1985/1987 ), American country musician
Benny Chan (born 1969 ), Hong Kong screenwriter, film director and producer
Benny De Schrooder ( born 1980 ), Belgian cyclist
Benny de Weille (1915-1977), German clarinetist, composer, arranger and orchestra leader
Benny Feilhaber ( born 1985 ), American football player
Benny Golson ( born 1929 ), American tenor saxophonist and composer
Benny Green ( pianist ) ( b. 1963 ), American pianist
Benny Harris (1919-1975), an American trumpeter
Benny Kaltenbach (* 1987), German comedian
Benny Kohlberg (born 1954 ), Swedish cross-country skiers
Benny Lennartsson ( b. 1942 ), Swedish football player
Benny Lévy (1945-2003), French philosopher and writer
Benny Lindt (* 1978), German handball player
Benny Lynch (1913-1946), Scottish flyweight boxer
Benny Mardones ( born 1946 ), American singer, songwriter and composer
Benny Meroff (1901-1973), American musician
Benny Morris ( born 1948 ), Israeli historian
Benny Morton (1907-1985), American jazz trombonist
Benny Parsons (1941-2007), American NASCAR driver
Benny Peiser ( b. 1957 ), Israeli culture scientists
Benny Soderling (1941-2009), Swedish bandy, ice hockey and soccer players
Benny Tetamashimba († 2009), Zambian politicians
Benny Urquidez ( born 1952 ), American martial artist, trainer and actor
Benny Vansteelant (1976-2007), Belgian duathlete
Benny Wendt ( born 1950 ), Swedish football player
Benny digit ( born 1953 ), Israeli journalist, writer and translator

Benny is the artist name or the nickname of the following persons:

Jack Benny (1894-1974), actually Benjamin Kubelsky, American entertainer and actor
Black Benny (around 1890-1924 ), jazz drummer in the New Orleans Jazz
Bob Benny (1926-2011), actually Emilius Wagemans, Belgian singer
Benny Bailey (1925-2005), actually Ernst Harold Bailey, American jazz trumpeter
Benny Benassi (1967 ), actually Marco Benassi, Italian singer and DJ
Benny Benjamin (1925-1969), actually William Benjamin, American session drummer
Benny Carter (1907-2003), actually Bennett Lester Carter, American jazz musician
Benny Dagan, actually Benjamin Dagan, Israeli diplomat
Benny Goodman (1909-1986), actually Benjamin David Goodmanwar, American jazz musician
Benny Green (1927-1998), actually Bernard Green, a British jazz musician, radio host and author
Benny Henderson Jr. ( born 1975 ), actually Benedict Henderson, American heavyweight boxer and boxing reporter
Benny Hill (1924-1992), actually Alfred Hawthorn Hill, British actor, comedian and singer
Benny Hinn ( born 1952 ), actually Toufik Benedictus Hinn or muchel ibn Harum, American televangelists
Benny Leonard (1896-1947), actually Benjamin Leiner, American boxer
Benny Moré (1919-1963), actually Bartolomé Moré, Cuban singer
Benny Moten (1916-1977), actually Clarence Lemont Moten, American jazz bassist
Benny Neyman (1951-2008), actually Wilhelmus Albertus Neyman, Dutch singer
Benny Paret (1937-1962), actually Bernardo Paret, a Cuban boxer
Benny Powell (1930-2010), actually Benjamin Gordon Powell, American jazz trombonist
Benny Quick (1943-1999), actually Rolf Müller, German pop singer
Benny Rebel (* 1968), German photographer and environmentalist
Benny Schnier ( born 1957 ), actually Hans Jürgen Schnier, German pop singer, actor and presenter
Benny Waters (1902-1998), actually Benjamin Waters, American jazz musician

Benny is a surname, and may refer to:

Allan Benny (1867-1942), American politician

Benny is part of the following designations:

Benny and Joon, an American movie from 1993
Benny's Video, an Austrian- Swiss film of 1992