List of Famous people with last name Bennett

"Vernie" Bennett is an English singer. She is a founding member of R&B girl group Eternal, with her sister Easther Bennett also a member. The original line up included Kéllé Bryan and Louise Redknapp. The band was formed in 1991 and released their first single 'Stay' in 1993 which achieved their first top ten hit in the UK and their first top 20 hit on the American Billboard Hot 100 Chart. Nominated for four Brit Awards, Vernie and her bandmates went on to sing the lead soundtrack for the Disney movie 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' and achieve many more top ten hits thereafter. They sang for the Pope in the Vatican, took part in the apartheid movement by performing in Johannesburg's biggest ever outdoor concert with Midnight Oil, Sting and other well-known artists in South Africa and have also featured on a Pepsi campaign early on in their careers. The band have sold over 10 million records and achieved their first number one in 1997. A total number of five albums were released throughout the band's career; Always and Forever, Power of a Woman, Before the Rain, Greatest Hits, and Eternal. The latter self entitled album only included Vernie and her sister Easther and included their first release "What'cha Gonna Do" before the group disbanded altogether. Soon after this, Vernie Bennett returned to her studies and completed her law degree. She went on to complete her Bar finals and has since settled down to family life with husband Bryan. Vernie has been voted one of the top 50 sexiest women in FHM, and in 1998 featured on the front cover of Pride Magazine. She has presented Songs of Praise, 'Gala Bingo' and at MTV Awards. In 2013, Vernie re-joined her bandmates Easther and Kelle for a brief reunion on a show called the 'Big Reunion'. This led to the group performing a number of select gigs like 'Cardiff Gay Pride' 2014 before disbanding one last time. In 2014, Vernie talked to The Express newspaper about her anguish over losing her brother to lung cancer. That same year she walked half a marathon for charity on the 'Shine Walk' raising money in his honour. In 2015, Bennett appeared with her husband Bryan on ITVs All Stars Mr & Mrs and raised a further £30,000 for charity, which she donated to Cancer Research and CMV Action UK. She took her debut acting role on stage in Jack and the Beanstalk as the 'Spirit of the Beans', and continues to be a great supporter of the charity known as CMV Action UK.

Davina Bennett is a Jamaican model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Jamaica 2017. She represented Jamaica at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant,

Brenda Bennett is an American singer from Rhode Island and is best known as a member of the American group Vanity 6. Prince gave her a "tough-girl, cigarette-smoking" persona and enlisted her in the girl group that he was attempting to create in 1982. Bennett was married to Prince's lighting and set-designer/director Roy Bennett, and she had worked as Prince's "wardrobe mistress." Bennett started off as a member of a Columbia Records band called Ken Lyon and Tombstone, which toured with Mott the Hoople and Queen.

Ryan Bennett is an English professional footballer who mostly recently played as a centre back for EFL Championship club Swansea City.

Carolyn Ann Bennett is a Canadian physician and politician. She has served as the Member of Parliament for the riding of Toronto—St. Paul's, a constituency located in Toronto, Ontario, since 1997. She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and was formerly a candidate for its leadership. During the Paul Martin government, Bennett, who was a family physician for twenty years before entering politics, was Minister of State for Public Health and established the Public Health Agency of Canada. She was appointed Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the 29th Canadian Ministry, and retained the position after it was renamed Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs. In 1986, Bennett received the Royal Life Saving Society Service Cross, a Commonwealth award recognizing her more than twenty years of distinguished service.

Antonia Bennett is an American singer of adult alternative music, standards, and jazz.

Sir William Sterndale Bennett was an English composer, pianist, conductor and music educator. At the age of ten Bennett was admitted to the London Royal Academy of Music (RAM), where he remained for ten years. By the age of twenty, he had begun to make a reputation as a concert pianist, and his compositions received high praise. Among those impressed by Bennett was the German composer Felix Mendelssohn, who invited him to Leipzig. There Bennett became friendly with Robert Schumann, who shared Mendelssohn's admiration for his compositions. Bennett spent three winters composing and performing in Leipzig.

Shannon Bennett is an Australian chef and author. He is best known as the head chef of restaurant Vue de monde, at Melbourne's Rialto Tower as well as many appearances as a guest judge on the popular cooking show MasterChef Australia.

Bryce Bennett is an American World Cup alpine ski racer who specializes in the downhill event.

Robert Foster Bennett was an American politician and businessman. He was a United States Senator from Utah as a member of the Republican Party. Bennett held chairmanships and senior positions on a number of key Senate committees, including the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee; Appropriations Committee; Rules and Administration Committee; Energy and Natural Resources Committee; and Joint Economic Committee.