Bente (name)

Bente is a given name, a variant of Benedicte in Danish and Norwegian. Notable people with the name include:

• Bente Angell-Hansen (born 1951), Norwegian diplomat
• Bente Bakke (born 1942), Norwegian politician
• Bente Børsum (born 1934), Norwegian actress
• Bente Clod (born 1946), Danish poet and writer
• Bente Engesland (born 1962), Norwegian editor
• Bente Erichsen (born 1949), Norwegian director
• Bente Estil (born 1970), Norwegian politician
• Bente Halkier (born 1964), Danish sociologist
• Bente Hammer (born 1950), Danish textile designer
• Bente Hansen (1940–2022), Danish writer and editor
• Bente Hansen (gymnast) (born 1953), Norwegian gymnast
• Bente Juncker (born 1944), Danish politician
• Bente Kahan (born 1958), Norwegian musician
• Bente Kvitland (born 1974), Norwegian footballer
• Bente Stein Mathisen (born 1956), Norwegian politician
• Bente Haukland Næss (born 1954), Norwegian politician
• Bente Nordby (born 1974), Norwegian footballer
• Bente Scavenius (born 1944), Norwegian art historian
• Bente Skari (born 1972), Norwegian cross-country skier
• Bente Thorsen (born 1958), Norwegian politician