'''Bannister''' is a variant spelling of banister. However, it is a relatively common proper name as well.
==People== People whose surname is or was '''Bannister''' include:
*Alan Bannister (cyclist) (1922–2007), British silver medallist at the 1948 Summer Olympics *Alan Bannister (born 1951), American baseball player *Alex Bannister (born 1979), American football player *Arthur Bannister (1875–1958), English cricketer *Billy Bannister (1879–1942), English footballer *Brian Bannister (born 1981), American baseball player *Brown Bannister, music producer and songwriter *Bruce Bannister (born 1947), British football player *Calvin Bannister (born 1984), Canadian football player *Carys Bannister (1935–2010), British neurosurgeon *Charles Bannister (1738–1804), British stage actor *Charlie Bannister (1879–1952), English footballer *Clive Bannister (born 1958), British, Chair Museum of London *Drew Bannister (born 1974), Canadian ice hockey player *Edward Bannister QC, British judge *Edward Mitchell Bannister (c.1828–1901), Canadian-American painter *Ernest Bannister, English footballer *Floyd Bannister (born 1955), American baseball player *Freddy Bannister, British concert promoter *Gary Bannister (born 1960), English football player *Geoffrey Bannister (born 1946), English-American educator and geographer *Grace Bannister (died 1986), Northern Ireland politician *Harry Bannister (1889–1961), American actor *Jack Bannister (1930–2016), English cricketer and sports reporter *Jack Bannister, Australian actor in the 2023 film ''Birdeater'' *Jack Bannister (footballer) (born 1942), English footballer *Jarrod Bannister (born 1984), Australian javelin thrower *Jenny Bannister Australian fashion designer *Jim Bannister (1929–2007), English footballer *Jimmy Bannister (1880–1953) English football player *Jo Bannister (born 1951), British crime fiction novelist *John Bannister (disambiguation) *Jordan Bannister (born 1982), Australian rules football umpire and former player *Joseph Bannister, English pirate *Keith Bannister (footballer, born 1923), English footballer *Keith Bannister (footballer, born 1930), English footballer *Ken Bannister (born 1960), American basketball player *Matthew Bannister (born 1957), British media executive and broadcaster. *Matthew Bannister (musician) (born 1962), New Zealand musician, journalist, and academic *Michael Bannister, Scottish musician *Mike Bannister (born 1949), chief pilot of British Airways' Concorde fleet *Miriam Bannister (1817–1928), English-American supercentenarian *Monica Bannister (1910–2002), American actress *Neil Bannister (born 1973), English cricketer *Neville Bannister (born 1937), English footballer *Nonna Bannister (1927–2004), Soviet-born American author *Paul Bannister (born 1947), English footballer *Reggie Bannister (born 1945), American actor and musician *Richard Bannister Hughes (1810–1875), British businessman, active in Uruguay *Roger Bannister (1929–2018), British athlete, the first man to run a four-minute mile *Saxe Bannister (1790–1877), British-Australian lawyer and writer *Steve Bannister (born 1987), English rugby player *Thomas Bannister (1799–1874), British-Australian soldier and explorer *Trevor Bannister (1934–2011), English actor *Turpin Bannister (1904–1982), American architectural historian
==Places== *Bannister, Michigan *Bannister, Missouri *Bannister, Western Australia *North Bannister, Western Australia *Bannister River, Western Australia *Bannister Green, Essex, England
==Ships== {{MV|Bannister}}, British coaster previously named ''Empire Lundy''
==See also== *Banister (surname) * Banister
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