Famous People with Name Benedict

Benedict Jay Poquette            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benedict Jay Poquette: is a former National Basketball Association player. He graduated from East Lansing High School and Central Michigan University. He was drafted by the Detroit Pistons in the 2nd round (14th pick) of the 1977 NBA Draft, and played for them in 1978–79. He also played for the Utah Jazz in 1980–83, the Cleveland Cavaliers in 1984–87, and the Chicago Bulls in 1987. He retired from the NBA after that season.

Benedict Joseph Zientara            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benedict Joseph Zientara: was an infielder in Major League Baseball, playing mainly as a second baseman for the Cincinnati Reds (1941, 1946–48). Listed at 5'9", 165 lb., he batted and threw right-handed.A native of Chicago, Illinois, Zientara was one of many major leaguers who saw his baseball career interrupted by a military stint during World War II. In parts of four seasons, he was a .254 hitter (230-for-906) with two home runs and 49 RBI in 278 games, including 106 runs, 29 doubles, five triples, and five stolen bases.

Bruce Edwin Benedict            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bruce Edwin Benedict: (born August 18, 1955 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a former Major League Baseball catcher who played 12 seasons for the Atlanta Braves from 1978 to 1989.

Dirk Benedict            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Dirk Benedict: s an American movie, television and stage actor, perhaps best known for playing the characters Lt. Templeton "The Faceman" Peck in The A-Team television series and Lieutenant Starbuck in the original Battlestar Galactica television series. He was born in Helena, Montana[1], and grew up in White Sulphur Springs, Montana.

Clare Benedict            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clare Benedict: was an American–Swiss chess patron.She was born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. Her great-grandmother was a sister of James Fenimore Cooper, the well-known American writer and novelist. She was also niece of Constance Fenimore Woolson, an American expatriate Vic

Cleveland Keith Benedict            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Cleveland Keith Benedict: better known as Cleve Benedict, is a retired Republican politician from West Virginia.Benedict held several appointed positions in the Republican state administration of Arch Moore from 1969 to 1977. In 1970, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the state

Henry Stanley Benedict            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Henry Stanley Benedict: was a U.S. Representative from California. He attended the University of Southern California College of Law, Los Angeles, California. He was admitted to the bar in 1910 and commenced practice in Los Angeles, California. He served as member of the State ho