Benard or Bénard is a surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:
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Abraham-Joseph Bénard (1750–1822), French actor of the Comédie-Française
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Aimé Bénard
Aimé Bénard (November 21, 1873 – January 8, 1938) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served as interim leader of the provincial Conservatives in 1915, and was later appointed to the Senate of Canada.
Life and career
Bénard was ...
(1873–1938), Canadian politician
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Alexander Benard
Alexander Benard is an American private equity investor and lawyer.
Early life and education
Benard grew up in the U.S. and in Austria. He holds a BA from Claremont McKenna College and a JD from Stanford Law School.
Career
Benard is a Senior ...
, American businessman
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André Bénard (1922–2016), French industrialist
* Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard (1928–2010), better known as
Cécile Aubry
Cécile Aubry (3 August 1928 – 19 July 2010) was a French film actress, author, television screenwriter and director.
Life and career
Born Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard, Aubry began her career as a dancer. At age 20, she was signe ...
, French actress
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Catherine Éléonore Bénard (1740–1769), French lady-in-waiting
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Cheryl Benard (born 1953), American academic
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Chris Benard (born 1990), American track and field athlete
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Claude Bénard (born 1926), French athlete
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Dominique Bénard
Dominique Bénard of Bogève, France (born April 19 http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/profile.php?id=736356479&v=info&viewas=713770169 ) is former :wikt:deputy, Deputy Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in G ...
, French Deputy Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement
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Émile Bénard
Henri Jean Émile Bénard (June 23, 1844 – October 15, 1929) was a French architect and painter.
Bénard was the winner of the 1899 International Competition for the Phoebe A. Hearst Architectural Plan to design the campus of the University o ...
(1844–1929), French architect and painter
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Henri Bénard (1874–1939), French physicist, best known for his research on convection
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Laurent Bénard (1573–1620), French chief founder of the Maurist Congregation
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Marcos Abel Flores Benard
Marcos Abel Flores Benard (; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Argentina, Argentine professional Association football, footballer who last played for, and captained, Adelaide City FC, Adelaide City.
Biography
Unión de Santa Fe
On 17 April 20 ...
(born 1985), Argentine footballer
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Marcus Benard
Marcus Benard (born July 26, 1985) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Jackson State.
Professional career
Cleveland Browns
Benard wa ...
(born 1985), American football linebacker
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Marvin Benard
Marvin Larry Benard (born January 20, 1970) is a Nicaraguan former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Francisco Giants.
Personal life
Benard moved to Los Angeles with his mother and father wh ...
(born 1970), Major League Baseball outfielder, batting and throwing left-handed
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Maurice Benard
Maurice Benard (born March 1, 1963) is an American actor. In 1993, he was cast as Sonny Corinthos on the ABC soap opera ''General Hospital''.
Early life and career
Benard was born Mauricio José Morales in Martinez, California, the son of Martha ...
(born 1963), American actor
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Michel Bénard
Michel Bénard ( – ?) was a councillor of the Conseil Supérieur of New France.
From 1736 to 1748, Bénard was first secretary to the Intendant of New France, Gilles Hocquart
Gilles Hocquart was born in 1694, in Sainte-Croix, Mortagne-au-P ...
(born c. 1713), councillor of the Conseil Supérieur of New France
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Paulo Bénard Guedes (1892–1960), Governor-General of Portuguese India
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Pierre Bénard (1898–1946), French journalist
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Raoul Bénard (1881–1961), French sculptor
* Raymond Benard, stage name of
Ray "Crash" Corrigan
Ray "Crash" Corrigan (born Raymond Benitz; February 14, 1902 – August 10, 1976) was an American actor most famous for appearing in many B-Western movies (among these the Three Mesquiteers and Range Busters film series). He also was a st ...
(1902–1976), American actor
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Benard E. Aigbokhan (born 1951), Nigerian academic
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Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu
Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu (born 13 April 1960) was the fifth and past President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization
The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, ) is a specialized agency of the United Nations ...
(born 1960), Nigerian President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization
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Benard Ighner
Benard Ighner (January 18, 1945 – August 14, 2017) was an American jazz singer, musician, songwriter and record producer.
Biography
Ighner was born in Houston, Texas. After graduating in 1962 he moved with his parents to San Diego, Califor ...
(1945–2017), American jazz musician
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Benard Keter
Benard Kiplangat Keter (born May 25, 1992) is an American athlete who competes primarily in the 3000 metres steeplechase.
Personal life
Born in Molo, Kenya, Keter attended Tengecha Boys High School in Kapkatet, Kenya. His brother is Tareq Muba ...
(born 1992), American athlete
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Benard Kimeli
Benard Kimeli (born 10 September 1995) is a Kenyan long-distance runner. In 2020, he competed in the men's race at the 2020 World Athletics Half Marathon Championships held in Gdynia, Poland.
In 2017, he won the Singelloop Utrecht held in Utrech ...
(born 1995), Kenyan long-distance runner
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Benard Kipkorir Ngeno
Benard Kipkorir Ngeno (born 10 August 1996) is a Kenyan long-distance runner
Long-distance running, or endurance running, is a form of continuous running over distances of at least . Physiologically, it is largely Aerobic exercise, aerobic ...
(born 1996), Kenyan long-distance runner
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Benard Nkanjo
Benard Nkanjo (born September 28, 1970) is a Zimbabwean sculptor.
Born in the Highfield area of Harare, Nkanjo would visit his relative Garrison Machinjili while he was in school. Machinjili was a sculptor, and Nkanjo studied with him for thre ...
(born 1970), Zimbabwean sculptor
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Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe
Jean-Baptiste Bénard de la Harpe (4 February 1683 in Saint-Malo – 26 September 1765) was a French explorer who is credited with the discovery of Little Rock, Arkansas. He was the first known French explorer to set foot in the future state of Ok ...
(1683–1765), French explorer
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Benard Kwaku Mensah
Benard Kwaku Mensah is a Ghanaian
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in Ghana†...
(born 1924), Ghanaian politician
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Benard Otieno Okoth
Benard Otieno Okoth is a Kenyan politician. He is a Member of Parliament of Kenya, representing Kibra Constituency, Nairobi County.
In September 2019, he was named the Orange Democratic Movement
The Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) is a cen ...
, Kenyan politician
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Bernard
Bernard (''Bernhard'') is a French and West Germanic masculine given name. It is also a surname.
The name is attested from at least the 9th century. West Germanic ''Bernhard'' is composed from the two elements ''bern'' "bear" and ''hard'' "brav ...
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Besnard
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