Benny or Bennie is a given name or a shortened version of the given name Benjamin or, less commonly, Benedict, Bennett, Benito, Benson, Bernice, Ebenezer or Bernard. People Bennie Given name Bennie M. Bunn (1907–1943), American Marine officer, Navy Cross recipient Bennie Cunningham (born 1954), American retired National Football League player Bennie Daniels (born 1932), American former Major League Baseball pitcher Bennie L. Davis (1928–2012), United States Air Force general and commander-in-chief of Strategic Air Command Bennie Ellender (1925–2011), American college football player and head coach Bennie Goods (born 1968), American retired Canadian Football League player Bennie Green (1923–1977), American jazz trombonist and bandleader Bennie Logan (born 1989), American National Football League player Bennie Maupin (born 1940), American jazz musician Bennie Muller (born 1948), Dutch former footballer Bennie Purcell (born 1929), American college basketball and Washington Generals (Harlem Globetrotters) player and college tennis coach Bennie Thompson (born 1948), American politician Bennie Thompson (American football) (born 1963), American retired National Football League player Bennie Wallace (born 1946), American post bop, swing music and jazz tenor saxophonist and composer Surname Bob Bennie (footballer, born 1873) (1873–1945), Scottish footballer with St Mirren and Newcastle (uncle of two following) Peter Bennie (1899–1981), Scottish footballer with Albion Rovers, Burnley, Bradford City Bob Bennie (1900–1972), Scottish footballer with Third Lanark, Airdrieonians, Hearts Bennie Railplane, invented by George Bennie Benny Göran Bror Benny Andersson (born 1946), Swedish musician and member of the pop group ABBA Benny Davis (1895–1979), vaudeville performer Benny Davis, member of the musical comedy trio The Axis of Awesome Benny Dayal (born 1984), a UAE- Indian playback singer for films Benny Feilhaber (born 1985), Brazilian/American soccer player Benny Friedman (singer) (born 1985), American Hasidic Jewish singer Benny Gantz, Israeli Chief of the General Staff and politician Benny Giay (born 1955), Indonesian Christian theologian, social anthropologist and human rights activist Benny Goldberg (1918–2001), Polish-American boxer Benny Hill (1924–1992), stage name of British comedian and actor Alfred Hawthorne Hill Benny Johnson (American football) (1948–1988), American National Football League player Benny Krueger (1899–1967), American jazz saxophonist Benny Lindelauf (born 1964), Dutch writer Benny Moré (1919–1963), Cuban singer and musician Benny Nielsen (swimmer) (born 1966), Danish butterfly swimmer Benny Rubinstein, Israeli footballer Benny Cederfeld de Simonsen (1865–1952), Danish peace activist Benny Snell (born 1998), American football player Benny Spellman (1931–2011), American R&B singer Benny Urquidez (born 1952), American kickboxer and fight choreographer Benny Yau (born 1980), Canadian actor