Benoist

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

Surnames[edit]

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[edit]

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

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