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 Jean Benoist (1929–2025), Canadian-French doctor and anthropologist 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 (1774), French harpsichord builder
See also Condé Benoist Pallen (1858–1929), American Catholic editor and author Benois Benoit (disambiguation)