Behn may refer to:
People
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Aphra Behn
Aphra Behn (; baptism, bapt. 14 December 1640 – 16 April 1689) was an English playwright, poet, prose writer and translator from the Restoration (England), Restoration era. As one of the first English women to earn her living by her writ ...
(' 1640 – 1689), English dramatist
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Ari Behn
Ari Mikael Behn (; , or ; 30 September 1972 – 25 December 2019) was a Norwegian author, playwright, and visual artist, best known for his marriage to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway from 2002 to 2017. He held no title or special status, an ...
(1972–2019), Norwegian author and husband to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway
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Friedl Behn-Grund (1906–1989), German cinematographer
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Hernán Behn (died 1933), Puerto Rican businessman; brother of Sosthenes Behn
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Harry Behn (also known as Giles Behn; 1898–1973), U.S. screenwriter and children's author
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Jerry Behn (born 1954), U.S. politician
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Noel Behn (1928?–1998), U.S. novelist, screenwriter, and theatrical producer
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Richard R. Behn (fl. 1978-2007), NOAA rear admiral
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Robin Behn (born 1958), U.S. poet and professor
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Sarla Behn (born Catherine Mary Heilman; 1901–1982), English Gandhian social activist
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Sosthenes Behn (1882–1957), Puerto Rican businessman; brother of Hernan Behn
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Wilhelm Friedrich Georg Behn (1808–1878), German anatomist and zoologist
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Behn Wilson
Bevan Alexander Behn Wilson (born December 19, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey
Ice hockey (or simply hockey in North America) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an Ice rink, ice skating rink with Ice ho ...
(born 1958), Canadian ice hockey player
Other
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Behn River, a river of Western Australia
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Behn's bat (''Glyphonycteris behnii''), a rare South American bat species
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Waldemar Behn, usually called just BEHN, a German alcoholic beverage company
See also
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Benn, a surname and given name
{{disambiguation, given name, surname
German-language surnames
Surnames from given names