List of Famous people with last name Benes

Edvard Beneš, was a Czech politician and statesman who was President of Czechoslovakia from 1935 to 1938 and again from 1945 to 1948. He also led the Czechoslovak government-in-exile 1939 to 1945, during World War II. As President, Beneš faced two major crises which both resulted in his resignation.

Marijan Beneš was a Yugoslav boxer. He is considered one of the best boxers in Yugoslav history. After a brilliant amateur career, culminating in the gold medal in European Amateur Boxing Championships in Belgrade, he turned professional in 1977, and won the European Boxing Union title in the light welterweight in 1979. Beneš withdrew from the ring in 1983, after a severe eye injury.

László Bénes is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club FC Augsburg on loan from Borussia Mönchengladbach.

Svatopluk Beneš was a Czechoslovak film actor. He appeared in 90 films and television shows between 1934 and 2003.

Václav Edvard "Vic" Beneš is a Czech-American mathematician, known for his contributions to the theory of stochastic processes, queueing theory and control theory, as well as the design of telecommunications switches.

Pavel Beneš was a chief designer at ČKD-Praga, one of the largest engineering companies in the former Czechoslovakia and today's Czech Republic.