Benoît () is a French male

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. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word , which means "the one who says the good", equivalent in meaning to Bénédicte or the English name Benedict. A female derivative of the name is Benoîte. The personal name Benoît is to be distinguished from Benoit as a family name, which is usually spelled without the

circumflex The circumflex () is a diacritic in the Latin and Greek scripts that is also used in the written forms of many languages and in various romanization and transcription schemes. It received its English name from la, circumflexus "bent around"a ...

accent. Early form of the name was spelled with an "s" (Benoist), but as with many words in the French language, the "s" was eventually replaced with a circumflex accent over the "i".

Benoît in other languages

* Aragonese: Benedet * Asturian: Benitu * Basque: Beñat * Breton: Beneat *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...

: Benet *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: Benedikt * Danish: Benedikt, Bendt * Czech: Benedikt, Beneš * Dutch: Benedictus, Benoot * English: Benedict * Finnish: Benediktus, Pentti * Galician : Bieito * German : Benedikt * Greek: Βενέδικτος (Venediktos) * Hungarian: Benedek * Irish: Bennett * Italian: Benedetto, Benito * Latin: Benedictus * Latvian: Benedikts, Bendiks, Benis * Norwegian: Benedikt, Bendik * Polish: Benedykt * Portuguese: Benedito, Bento *

Provençal Provençal may refer to: *Of Provence, a region of France * Provençal dialect, a dialect of the Occitan language, spoken in the southeast of France *''Provençal'', meaning the whole Occitan language *Franco-Provençal language, a distinct Roman ...

: Bénézet * Romanian: Benedict * Russian: Венедикт * Slovak: Benedikt, Beňadik * Slovenian: Benedikt * Spanish: Benedicto, Benito *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Benedikt, Bengt * Ukrainian: Бенедикт, Венедикт *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: Benesh

Benoist as a given name

* Benoist Simmat , French author and journalist *

Benoist Stehlin Benoist Stehlin (c.1732 – 11 July 1774) was a French harpsichord builder. Stehlin was born in the Alsatian village of Jettingen; by 1750 he was living and working in Paris. He married Françoise Lemaire, daughter of a merchant from Péronne, ...

(c. 1732 – 1774), French harpsichord builder

Benoît as a given name

Benoît Assou-Ekotto Benoît Pierre David Assou-Ekotto (born 24 March 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a left back. Born in France, he represented the Cameroon national team. Assou-Ekotto began his career at Lens and in 2006 was signed by T ...

(born 1984), Cameroonian footballer * Benoit Benjamin (born 1964), American basketball player * Benoît Bouchard (born 1940), Canadian public official and former politician * Benoît Brunet (born 1968), Canadian retired hockey player * Benoît Charest (born 1964), Canadian guitarist and film score composer * Benoit Charette (born 1976), Canadian politician *

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron (; 26 January 1799 – 28 January 1864) was a French engineer and physicist, one of the founders of thermodynamics. Life Born in Paris, Clapeyron studied at the École polytechnique, graduating in 1818.Milton Ke ...

(1799–1864), French engineer and physicist * Benoît-Constant Coquelin (1841–1909), French stage and film actor *

Benoît David Benoît Gérard Guy David (; born 19 April 1966) is a Canadian singer best known as the lead vocalist in the English progressive rock band Yes from 2008 to 2012, replacing long-time vocalist and founding member Jon Anderson. He was also lead ...

(born 1966), Canadian singer * Benoît Dorémus (born 1980) French singer-songwriter *

Benoît Ferreux Benoît Ferreux (; born 29 September 1955) is a French film, television and stage actor who is possibly best recalled internationally for his role in the 1971 film ''Murmur of the Heart''. Career as a child actor Benoît Ferreux was born in Bordea ...

(born 1955), French film actor *

Benoît Jacquot Benoît Jacquot (; born 5 February 1947) is a French film director and screenwriter who has had a varied career in European cinema. Life and career Born in Paris, Jacquot began his career as assistant director of Marguerite Duras films, inclu ...

(born 1947), French film director * Benoît Lacroix (1915– 2016), Canadian theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor and historian * Benoît Hamon (born 1967), French former MEP and current spokesperson for the Socialist Party of France * Benoît Hogue (born 1966), Canadian retired hockey player * Benoît Magimel (born 1974), French actor * Benoît Mandelbrot (1924–2010), French mathematician, the "father of fractal geometry" *

Benoît Paire Benoît Paire (; born 8 May 1989) is a French professional tennis player. His best result in a Grand Slam has been reaching the fourth round, which he has achieved on four occasions. He has won three singles titles, at the 2015 Swedish Open, t ...

(born 1989), French professional tennis player * Benoît Pedretti (born 1980), French football (soccer) player * Benoît Peeters (born 1956), French comics writer, novelist, and critic * Benoît Poelvoorde (born 1964), Belgian actor * Benoît de Sainte-Maure (before 1160 – 1173), medieval French poet *

Benoît Sokal Benoît Sokal (28 June 1954 – 28 May 2021) was a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series ''Inspector Canardo'', and the ''Syberia'' adventure game franchise. Biography Benoît Sokal was born in Brussels ...

(1954–2021), Belgian comic artist and video game developer * Benoît Tréluyer (born 1976), French race car driver * Benoît Tremblay (born 1948), former member of the Canadian House of Commons * Benoît Vaugrenard (born 1982), French professional cyclist

Benoist as a family name

* Melissa Benoist (b. 1988), American actress and singer * Alain de Benoist (b. 1943), French academic and philosopher *

Antoine Benoist (painter) Antoine Benoist (24 February 1632, Joigny – 8 April 1717) was a French painter and sculptor who served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist's fame grew after he ...

(1632–1717), French artist who was painter and sculptor to Louis XIV * Antoine-Gabriel-François Benoist (1715–1776), French soldier *

Élie Benoist Élie Benoist (20 January 1640 – 15 November 1728), was a French Protestant minister, known as an historian of the Edict of Nantes. Benoist was born in Paris to parents who were servants of the Protestant family of La Trémoille. He displayed a ...

(1640–1728), French Protestant minister, known as an historian of the Edict of Nantes *

Félix Benoist Félix Benoist (15 April 1818, Saumur – 1896, Nantes) was a French painter and lithographer. Some of his works are in the Pushkin Museum The Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts (russian: Музей изобразительных искусст� ...

(1818–1896), French painter and lithographer *

François Benoist François Benoist (10 September 1794 – 6 May 1878) was a French organist, composer, and pedagogue. Benoist was born in Nantes. He took his first music lessons under Georges Scheuermann. Benoist studied music at the Conservatoire de Paris and ...

(1794–1878), French organist, composer, and pedagogue * Gabriel Benoist (1891–1964), a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language *

Guillaume Philippe Benoist Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–70) was a French engraver, who spent the later part of his life in England. Life Benoist was born near Coutances, Normandy, in 1725. He lived in London during the later part of his life, and died there in 1770. ...

(1725–1770), French line-engraver *

Jacques Benoist-Méchin Jacques Michel Gabriel Paul Benoist-Méchin (1 July 1901 – 24 February 1983) was a French far right politician and writer. He was born and died in Paris. Well known as a journalist and historian, he later became prominent for his collaboration ...

(1901–1983), French politician and writer * Joseph Roger de Benoist (b. ? ), French missionary, journalist, and historian *

Lance Benoist Lance Benoist (born August 26, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist. He currently fights for the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their welterweight division. Mixed Martial Arts career Early career Benoist went undefeated in his amateur ca ...

(b. 1988), American mixed martial artist *

Louis Auguste Benoist Louis Auguste Benoist (1803–1867) was an American pioneer banker and financier. He was born August 13, 1803, in St. Louis, Missouri, then a French settlement in Louisiana, and soon to become a possession of the United States under the Louisi ...

(1803–1867), pioneering American banker and financier *

Luc Benoist Luc Benoist born ''Luc Didier Marie Benoist-Lucy'' (1893–1980) was a French essayist and art historian. He published many books about the art history. His interests were centered on spirituality and symbolism. Biography He became assistant c ...

(1893–1980), French essayist * Marcel Benoist (died 1918), French lawyer who established the Swiss Marcel Benoist Prize * Marie Guilhelmine Benoist (1768–1826), French neoclassical, historical and genre painter. * Michel Benoist (1715–1774), French Jesuit scientist noted for his service to the Chinese Empire *

Raymond Benoist Raymond Benoist (10 June 1881, Vendresse – 17 January 1970) was a French botanist and entomologist. He is known for his research involving the plant family Acanthaceae. He studied botany in Paris, receiving his doctorate in 1912. Following g ...

(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 Thomas W. Benoist (December 29, 1874 – June 14, 1917) was an American aviator and aircraft manufacturer. In an aviation career of only ten years, he formed the world's first aircraft parts distribution company, established one of the leading e ...

(1874–1917), American aviator, aircraft manufacturer, and airline entrepreneur

Benoit as a family name

André Benoit André Benoit (born January 6, 1984) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played for several professional teams including the Ottawa Senators, Colorado Avalanche, Buffalo Sabres and the St. Louis Blues of the Nation ...

(born 1984), Canadian hockey player * Avril Benoit (before 1990), Canadian broadcast journalist *

Bob Benoit (horse racing) Robert P. (Bob) Benoit (1927–2008) was chief operating officer and general manager of the Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. In 2004, he became the first recipient of the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award, given by Hollywood Park to a person ...

(1927–2008), general manager of the Hollywood Park race track *

Brian Benoit Brian Benoit is a former guitarist for The Dillinger Escape Plan.Harkness, Geoff"Quintet overcomes tragedy" ''Lawrence Journal-World'', September 7, 2000, p. Mag-2. Retrieved on May 30, 2013. Before playing in Dillinger, Brian played in Jesuit wit ...

(before 1999), American metal-core guitarist * Chris Benoit (1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler *

Clinton Benoit Clinton Benoit (born Clinton Benoit-Jean on July 20, 1973) is a Haitian musician and singer-songwriter. Notable associated acts include Tabou Combo and Magnum Band, which are Haitian kompa musical groups based in the United States. Early life an ...

(born 1973), Haitian musician * Christine Benoit (born 1972), Seychellois Anglican priest *

David Benoit (basketball) David Benoit (born May 9, 1968) is an American former professional basketball player, in the small forward position. During his career, he played eight years in the National Basketball Association (NBA), six as a member of the Utah Jazz. ...

(born 1968), American basketball player * David Benoit (musician) (born 1953), American jazz fusion pianist *

Georges Benoît Georges Benoît (27 November 1883 – 1942) was a French cinematographer who worked on more than sixty films during his career. During the silent era, he was employed mostly in Hollywood. Later he worked in his native France on films such as J ...

(1883–1942), French cinematographer and actor *

Hubert Benoit Hubert Benoit (born February 25, 1963) is a politician from Quebec, Canada. He was an Action démocratique du Québec Member of the National Assembly for the electoral district of Montmorency from 2007 to 2008. Benoit holds a diploma from th ...

(born 1963), Canadian politician *

Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist) Hubert Benoit (1904–1992) was a 20th-century French psychotherapist whose work foreshadowed subsequent developments in integral psychology and integral spirituality. His special interest and contribution lay in developing a pioneering form of ...

(1904-1992) French psychotherapist *

Jason Benoit Jason Benoit is a country music singer-songwriter from Fox Island River, in western Newfoundland. Benoit began pursuing his professional music career in 2013. His first single was a country rendition of the Armin van Buuren and Trevor Guthrie ...

(born 1984), Canadian Country Music Singer/Songwriter * Joan Benoit (born 1957), American first women's Olympic marathon champion * Joaquín Benoit (born 1977), Dominican professional baseball pitcher *

John J. Benoit John Joseph Benoit (December 27, 1951 – December 26, 2016) was an American law enforcement officer and politician; serving in the California State Legislature from 2002 to 2009 and the Riverside County, California Board of Supervisors from 200 ...

(1951-2016), American law enforcement officer and politician *

Justin-Mirande René Benoit Justin-Mirande René Benoit or Jean-René Benoit (29 November 1844 – 5 May 1922) was a French physicist who was involved in establishing metric standards as director of the International Bureau of Weights and Measures (Bureau International des Po ...

(1844–1922), French physicist *

Kelly Benoit-Bird Kelly Benoit-Bird is a marine scientist and senior scientist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Benoit-Bird uses acoustics to study marine organisms and was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2010. Work and discoveries Benoit-Bird's re ...

(born 1976), American scientist * Leon Benoit (born 1950), Canadian politician *

Luigi Benoit Luigi Benoit (8 February 1804, in Avola – 19 December 1890, in Messina) was an Italian naturalist. Luigi Benoit studied at the military school "Nunziatella di Napoli" in Naples then began his career in the Agenzia delle Dogane in Messina wher ...

(1804–1890), Italian ornithologist and conchologist *

Maurice Benoît Joseph Maurice Leo "Moe" Benoit (July 26, 1932 – December 10, 2013) was a Canadian professional hockey defenceman. Benoit was born in Valleyfield, Quebec and started playing professional hockey in 1948 for the Montreal Royals. Afte ...

("Moe") (born 1933), Canadian professional hockey player *

Michel Benoit (chess player) Michel Benoit (born 18 January 1949), is a French chess player, French Chess Championship winner (1973). Biography From the late 1960s to the early 1980s, Michel Benoit was among the leading French chess players. In 1973, in Vittel he won French ...

(born 1949), French chess player * Nancy Benoit (1964–2007), American professional wrestling valet and wife of Chris Benoit *

Nicole Schnyder-Benoit Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born March 13, 1973 in Magglingen) is a retired professional beach volleyball player from Switzerland, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Partnering Simone Kuhn she claimed t ...

(born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player * Paul Benoit (composer) (born 1893), French monk and composer of organ music * Pedro Benoit (1836–1897), Argentine architect, engineer and urbanist * Peter Benoit (1834–1901), Belgian composer * Pierre Benoit (archaeologist) (1906–1987), born Maurice Benoit, French theologian * Pierre Benoit (MLA) (1824–1870), Quebec politician * Pierre Benoit (novelist) (1886–1962), French novelist *

Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician) Joseph Jean Pierre Benoit (born March 2, 1939) was mayor of Ottawa from 1972 to 1974. He was a lawyer by career but subsequently pursued a variety of interests. Benoit studied law at the University of Ottawa and played Canadian football with th ...

(born 1939), Canadian lawyer and politician, former mayor of Ottawa, Ontario * Pierre Basile Benoit (1837–1910), Canadian farmer and political figure *

Ryan Benoit Ryan Michale Benoit (born August 25, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to as Vale Tudo is a fu ...

(born 1989), American mixed martial artist *

Silvia Benoit Silvia Benoit is a former Swiss curler. She played lead Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin ) and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal that is denser than most common materials. Lead is soft and malleable, ...

, Swiss female curler, European champion * Tab Benoit (born 1967), American blues guitarist *

Ted Benoit Thierry "Ted" Benoit (25 July 1947 – 30 September 2016) was a French comic artist, graphic novelist and prominent figure in the stylish Franco-Belgian ligne claire comics scene in the 1980s. His influences included Edgar P. Jacobs, Moebius, ...

(1947 - 2016), French comics artist, graphic novelist *

Yasmin Benoit Yasmin Benoit (born 10 June 1996) is an English model, activist, and writer. She has promoted the visibility of asexuality, aromanticism, and of LGBTQ+ people of colour and has worked as a lingerie and alternative model. As ''Aislin Magazine'' w ...

(born 1996), English model and activist {{DEFAULTSORT:Benoit French masculine given names French-language surnames Surnames from given names