Benoist

For other uses, see Benoist (disambiguation).

Benoist is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surnames

• Alain de Benoist (born 1943), French academic and philosopher
• Antoine Benoist (painter) (1632–1717), French artist who was painter and sculptor to Louis XIV
• Antoine Benoist (engraver) (by 1721–1770), French draughtsman and engraver in London
• Antoine-Gabriel-François Benoist (1715–1776), French soldier
• Élie Benoist (1640–1728), French Protestant minister, known as an historian of the Edict of Nantes
• Félix Benoist (1818–1896), French painter and lithographer
• François Benoist (1794–1878), French organist, composer, and pedagogue
• Françoise-Albine Benoist (1724–1808 or 1809), French writer
• Gabriel Benoist (1891–1964), a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language
• Grégory Benoist (born 1983), Belgian jockey based in France
• Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–1770), French line-engraver
• Jacques Benoist-Méchin (1901–1983), French politician and writer
• Joseph Roger de Benoist (1923–2017), French missionary, journalist, and historian
• Lance Benoist (born 1988), American mixed martial artist
• Louis Auguste Benoist (1803–1867), pioneering American banker and financier
• Luc Benoist (1893–1980), French essayist
• Marcel Benoist (died 1918), French lawyer who established the Swiss Marcel Benoist Prize
• Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768–1826), French neoclassical, historical and genre painter
• Melissa Benoist (born 1988), American actress and singer
• Michel Benoist (1715–1774), French Jesuit scientist noted for his service to the Chinese Empire
• Raymond Benoist (1881–1970), French zoologist and botanist
• Robert Benoist (1895–1944), French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War II secret agent
• Thomas W. Benoist (1874–1917), American aviator, aircraft manufacturer, and airline entrepreneur

Given names

• Benoist Simmat, French author and journalist
• Benoist Stehlin (c. 1732 – 1774), French harpsichord builder

See also

• Condé Benoist Pallen (1858–1929), American Catholic editor and author
• Benois
• Benoit (disambiguation)