title: Benkert
text: # Benkert
  
  Benkert is a surname, and may refer to:
  
  * Franz Georg Benkert (1790–1859), German Roman Catholic theologian and historical writer
  * Heinie Benkert (1901–1972), American football player
  * Joseph Benkert, United States Naval officer and George W. Bush administration official
  * Karl-Maria Benkert, aka Karl-Maria Kertbeny (1824–1882) Austrian-born Hungarian journalist, memoirist and human rights campaigner, coiner of "homosexual"
  * Kurt Benkert (born 1995), American football player
  