Last name Bentley (Bentley 
, בנטלי 
, بنتلي, among others...) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The surname Bentley is habitual in Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Fiji, and Isle of Man (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Much less frequently, Bentley is the forename as well as the last name.
| thomas bentley Bentley, Thomas (c.1543x6–1585), literary compiler (b. 1540) |
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| catharine bentley (name in religion Magdalen Augustine) (1591–1659), abbess at Aire in France and translator (b. 1591) |
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richard bentley English classical scholar, critic and theologian and Master of Trinity College, Cambridge (1662-1742), GB (b. 1662) |
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| richard bentley Bentley, Richard (bap. 1645, d. 1697), bookseller (b. 1645) |
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richard bentley British writer and designer, GB (b. 1708) |
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thomas bentley English manufacturer of porcelain, GB (b. 1731) |
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nathaniel bentley English merchant, GB (b. 1735) |
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| thomas bentley English classical scholar (b. 1692) |
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william bentley American journalist and minister, US (b. 1759) |
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| james bentley, of leeds 1712 - Abt 1776 Aberdeen (b. 1712) |
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| richard bentley (b. 1704) |
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elizabeth bentley British writer, GB (b. 1767) |
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richard bentley English publisher, GB (b. 1794) |
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| ezekiel bentley (b. 1738) |
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| john bentley early 19thC British mathematician in India (b. 1750) |
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