Famous People with Name Bennett

Bennett Lester Carter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bennett Lester Carter: was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King (coined by Ben Webster). In 1958, performed with Billie Holiday at the legendary Monterey Jazz Festival.

Bennett Chenene            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Bennett Chenene: is a South African football (soccer) midfielder for Premier Soccer League club Orlando Pirates and South Africa.His vision and passing have earned praise from many observers during the last two seasons with his pace and trickery, a dribbling wizard with an unorthodox style of play leaves defenders for dead with relative ease. His pin point crossing and passing has helped Orlando Pirates with many assists mainly for Excellent Walaza. He combines well with Teko Modise in the Bucs engine room serving as a second playmaker.

Murray John Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Murray John Bennett: Bennett made promising start to his career as a left arm orthodox bowler by making a successful foray into Sydney Grade Cricket for St. George in 1973–74 and was selected for New South Wales' combined schoolboy team. However, the bespectacled Bennett was unable to break through to first class level for the next decade until making his Sheffield Shield debut in the 1982-83 season at the age of 26. Known for his accuracy and his well disguised arm ball, he quickly formed an integral part of the bowling attack that made the state the dominant domestic team in the Sheffield Shield in the 1980s. Forming a spin oriented attack with Bob Holland (leg spin) and Greg Matthews (off spin), Bennett was part of the team that won the squad which won the Sheffield Shield in 1982–83, 1984–85 and 1986–87.[1] After a prolific season in 1984–85, including 6/32 in a tour match victory over the world champion West Indies cricket team, both Holland and Bennett were selected to make their debuts for the fifth Test at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Gordon Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Gordon Bennett: an Australian Aboriginal artist.Growing up, Bennett was surrounded and confronted by images of Aboriginal Australians inflicting harm on others or being violent in some form of the word. However, Bennett wanted to change the way Australia and the world saw Indigenous Australians so he took global issues and made them into artworks. The Notes to Basquiat: 911 series and the Camouflage series, eagerly reflect on the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 and the war in Iraq respectively, highlight Bennett’s global perspective

Wayne James Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Wayne James Bennett: is an Australian professional rugby league football coach, and former player. He is the current head coach for the St. George Illawarra Dragons of the NRL. A former Australian Kangaroos player and Queensland Police officer, he became a Brisbane Rugby Leag

Hamish Kyle Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Hamish Kyle Bennett: is a New Zealand cricketer who plays for Canterbury in the State Championship. He played in the Under-19 Cricket World Cup in Sri Lanka in 2006.

Walter Gordon Bennett            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Walter Gordon Bennett: was a rugby union player who represented Australia.Bennett, a scrum-half, was born in Brisbane, Queensland and claimed a total of 4 international rugby caps for Australia.