# Benoist

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

==Surnames==
* [Alain de Benoist](/source/Alain_de_Benoist) (born 1943), French academic and philosopher
* [Antoine Benoist (painter)](/source/Antoine_Benoist_(painter)) (1632–1717), French artist who was painter and sculptor to Louis XIV
* [Antoine Benoist (engraver)](/source/Antoine_Benoist_(engraver)) (by 1721–1770), French draughtsman and engraver in London
* [Antoine-Gabriel-François Benoist](/source/Antoine-Gabriel-Fran%C3%A7ois_Benoist) (1715–1776), French soldier
* [Élie Benoist](/source/%C3%89lie_Benoist) (1640–1728), French Protestant minister, known as an historian of the Edict of Nantes
* [Félix Benoist](/source/F%C3%A9lix_Benoist) (1818–1896), French painter and lithographer
* [François Benoist](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Benoist) (1794–1878), French organist, composer, and pedagogue
* [Françoise-Albine Benoist](/source/Fran%C3%A7oise-Albine_Benoist) (1724–1808 or 1809), French writer
* [Gabriel Benoist](/source/Gabriel_Benoist) (1891–1964), a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language
* [Grégory Benoist](/source/Gr%C3%A9gory_Benoist) (born 1983), Belgian jockey based in France
* [Guillaume Philippe Benoist](/source/Guillaume_Philippe_Benoist) (1725–1770), French line-engraver
* [Jacques Benoist-Méchin](/source/Jacques_Benoist-M%C3%A9chin) (1901–1983), French politician and writer
* [Jean Benoist](/source/Jean_Benoist) (1929–2025), Canadian-French doctor and anthropologist
* [Joseph Roger de Benoist](/source/Joseph_Roger_de_Benoist) (1923–2017), French missionary, journalist, and historian
* [Lance Benoist](/source/Lance_Benoist) (born 1988), American mixed martial artist 
* [Louis Auguste Benoist](/source/Louis_Auguste_Benoist) (1803–1867), pioneering American banker and financier
* [Luc Benoist](/source/Luc_Benoist) (1893–1980), French essayist
* Marcel Benoist (died 1918), French lawyer who established the Swiss [Marcel Benoist Prize](/source/Marcel_Benoist_Prize)
* [Marie-Guillemine Benoist](/source/Marie-Guillemine_Benoist) (1768–1826), French neoclassical, historical and genre painter
* [Melissa Benoist](/source/Melissa_Benoist) (born 1988), American actress and singer
* [Michel Benoist](/source/Michel_Benoist) (1715–1774), French Jesuit scientist noted for his service to the Chinese Empire
* [Raymond Benoist](/source/Raymond_Benoist) (1881–1970), French zoologist and botanist
* [Robert Benoist](/source/Robert_Benoist) (1895–1944), French Grand Prix motor racing driver and World War II secret agent
* [Thomas W. Benoist](/source/Thomas_W._Benoist) (1874–1917), American aviator, aircraft manufacturer, and airline entrepreneur

==Given names==
* [Benoist Simmat](/source/Benoist_Simmat), French author and journalist
* [Benoist Stehlin](/source/Benoist_Stehlin) ({{circa|1732}}{{snd}}1774), French harpsichord builder

==See also==
* [Condé Benoist Pallen](/source/Cond%C3%A9_Benoist_Pallen) (1858–1929), American Catholic editor and author
* [Benois](/source/Benois)
* [Benoit (disambiguation)](/source/Benoit_(disambiguation))

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