Sport
- John Bennett (athlete) (born 1930), long jumper, Olympic silver medal winner (1956)
- John Bennett (coach), Canadian football
- John Bennett (Derbyshire cricketer) (1864–1928), English cricketer
- John Bennett (diver) (1959–2004), first scuba diver beyond 1,000 feet
- John Bennett (field hockey) (1885–1973), British Olympic field hockey player
- John Bennett (footballer) (born 1946), former professional footballer in England
- John Bennett (Hampshire cricketer) (1777–1857), cricketer
- John Bennett (rugby league), rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s for Great Britain, England, Rochdale Hornets, and Wigan
- John Bennett (hurler) (born 1934), Irish retired hurler
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“Drag racing is a sport of egos, and its all male egos.”
—Shirley Cha Cha Muldowney (b. 1940)
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—Edward Hoagland (b. 1932)
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