Benoît () is a French male

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. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word , which means "blessed", 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

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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

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: بندكتوس * Aragonese: Benedet * Asturian: Benitu *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Beñat *

Breton Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally **Breton people **Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Gale ...

: Beneat * Catalan : Benet * Croatian : Benedikt * Danish: Benedikt, Bendt *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus *Czech (surnam ...

: Benedikt, Beneš * Dutch: Benedictus, Benoot * English: Benedict * Finnish: Benediktus, Pentti * Galician : Bieito *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Benedikt *

Greek Greek may refer to: Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor of all kno ...

: Βενέδικτος (Venediktos) * Hungarian: Benedek * Irish: Bennett *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

: Benedetto, Benito *

Latin Latin ( or ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic languages, Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally spoken by the Latins (Italic tribe), Latins in Latium (now known as Lazio), the lower Tiber area aroun ...

: Benedictus * Latvian: Benedikts, Bendiks, Benis * Lithuanian: Benediktas * Norwegian: Benedikt, Bendik * Polish: Benedykt * Portuguese: Benedito, Bento * Provençal: Bénézet *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language ***Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language **Romanian cuisine, traditional ...

: Benedict *

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

: Венедикт * Slovak: Benedikt, Beňadik * Slovenian: Benedikt *

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Benedicto, Benito * Swedish: Benedikt, Bengt * Ukrainian: Бенедикт, Венедикт *

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

: Benesh

Benoist as a given name

* Benoist Simmat, French author and journalist * Benoist Stehlin (1774), French harpsichord builder

Benoît as a given name

* Benoît Assou-Ekotto (born 1984), Cameroonian footballer *

Benoît Badiashile Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya (born 26 March 2001) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for both club Chelsea and the France national team. Early life Benoît Ntambue Badiashile Mukinayi Baya was born on ...

(born 2001), French 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 Cassart (born 1970), Belgian politician *

Benoît Charest Benoît Charest (; born in 1964) is a Canadian guitarist and film score composer from Quebec. He is best known for the soundtrack of the animated film '' The Triplets of Belleville (Les Triplettes de Belleville)'' (2003), for which he won a Cés ...

(born 1964), Canadian guitarist and film score composer *

Benoit Charette Benoit Charette (born July 19, 1976) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2008 provincial election for Deux-Montagnes. He was a member of the Parti Québécois, but left the party on June 21, 2011 to protest the party's focus on s ...

(born 1976), Canadian politician *

Benoît Paul Émile Clapeyron Benoît () is a French male given name. It is less frequently spelled Benoist. The name comes from the Latin word , which means "blessed", equivalent in meaning to Bénédicte or the English name Benedict. A female derivative of the name is Ben ...

(1799–1864), French engineer and physicist *

Benoît-Constant Coquelin Benoît-Constant Coquelin (; 23 January 184127 January 1909), known as Coquelin aîné ("Coquelin the Elder"), was a French actor, "one of the greatest theatrical figures of the age." Biography Coquelin was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Pas-de-Cala ...

(1841–1909), French stage and film actor *

Benoît David Benoît Gérard Guy David (; born 19 April 1966) is a Canadian retired singer best known as the lead vocalist in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes from 2009 to 2012. He was also lead singer of the band Mystery (band), Mystery f ...

(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 Bord ...

(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. In July 2024, Jacquot was charged with rape, including of a minor, and was barred from directing and having cont ...

(born 1947), French film director * Benoît Lacroix (1915–2016), Canadian theologian, philosopher, Dominican priest, professor and historian *

Benoît Hamon Benoît Hamon (; born 26 June 1967) is a French politician known for his former role within the Socialist Party (PS) and Party of European Socialists (PES) and his political party Génération.s. Hamon joined the Socialist Party in 1988 an ...

(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 Benoit B. Mandelbrot (20 November 1924 – 14 October 2010) was a Polish-born French-American mathematician and polymath with broad interests in the practical sciences, especially regarding what he labeled as "the art of #Fractals and the ...

(1924–2010), French mathematician, the "father of fractal geometry" *

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

(born 1989), French professional tennis player * Benoît Pedretti (born 1980), French football (soccer) player *

Benoît Peeters Benoît Peeters (; born 28 August 1956) is a French comics writer, novelist, and comics scholar. Biography After a degree in Philosophy at Université de Paris I, Peeters prepared his Master's at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences So ...

(born 1956), French comics writer, novelist, and critic *

Benoît Poelvoorde Benoît Poelvoorde (, ; born 22 September 1964) is a Belgian actor and comedian. Early life His mother was a grocer and his father a driver, who died when Poelvoorde was still a minor. He attended the Collège Saint-Paul (Godinne), Jesuit Boar ...

(born 1964), Belgian actor *

Benoît de Sainte-Maure Benoît de Sainte-Maure (; died 1173) was a 12th-century French poet, most probably from Sainte-Maure-de-Touraine near Tours, France. The Plantagenets' administrative center was located in Chinon, west of Tours. ''Le Roman de Troie'' His 40,000 ...

(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 Benoît Jean-Marie Tréluyer (; born 7 December 1976) is a French professional racing driver. Early career Beginning his motorsport career in motocross and karting, Alençon-born Tréluyer switched to single-seaters in Formula Renault Campus for ...

(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 Melissa Marie Benoist ( ; born October 4, 1988) is an American actress and singer. Her first major role was Marley Rose on the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox musical comedy drama ''Glee (TV series), Glee'' (2012–2014), in which she was a serie ...

(born 1988), American actress and singer *

Alain de Benoist Alain de Benoist ( ; ; born 11 December 1943), also known as Fabrice Laroche, Robert de Herte, David Barney, and other pen names, is a French political philosopher and journalist, a founding member of the ''Nouvelle Droite'' (France's European Ne ...

(born 1943), French academic and philosopher * Antoine Benoist (painter) (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 a 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 (1818–1896), French painter and lithographer * François Benoist (1794–1878), French organist, composer, and pedagogue *

Gabriel Benoist Gabriel Benoist (11 July 1891 – 27 October 1964) was a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language. He is best known for the Thanase Pequeu stories of which three volumes were published in the 1930s. He was born at Gournay-en- ...

(1891–1964), a French writer in the Cauchois dialect of the Norman language * Guillaume Philippe Benoist (1725–1770), French line-engraver * Jacques Benoist-Méchin (1901–1983), French politician and writer * Joseph Roger de Benoist (b. ? ), 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 The Marcel Benoist Prize, offered by the Marcel Benoist Foundation, is a monetary prize that has been offered annually since 1920 to a scientist of Swiss nationality or residency who has made the most useful scientific discovery. Emphasis is pl ...

* Marie Guilhelmine Benoist (1768–1826), French neoclassical, historical and genre painter. *

Michel Benoist Michel Benoist (, 8 October 1715 in Dijon, France – 23 October 1774 in Beijing, China) was a Jesuit scientist who served for thirty years in the court of the Qianlong Emperor (1735 - 1796) during the Qing dynasty, known for his architectural ...

(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 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 (born 1984), Canadian hockey player *

Avril Benoit Avril Benoît is the executive director of Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières in the United States (MSF-USA) (as of June 2019). Previously, Ms. Benoît served as Director of Communications and Fundraising with Médecins Sans Fronti� ...

(before 1990), Canadian broadcast journalist * Bob Benoit (horse racing) (1927–2008), general manager of the Hollywood Park race track * Brian Benoit (before 1999), American metal-core guitarist *

Chris Benoit Christopher Michael Benoit ( ; May 21, 1967 – June 24, 2007) was a Canadian Professional wrestling, professional wrestler. He worked for various pro-wrestling promotions during his 22-year career, but is notorious for Chris Benoit double-murd ...

(1967–2007), Canadian professional wrestler * Clinton Benoit (born 1973), Haitian musician * Christine Benoit (born 1972), Seychellois Anglican priest * David Benoit (basketball) (born 1968), American basketball player * David Benoit (musician) (born 1953), American jazz fusion pianist * Georges Benoît (1883–1942), French cinematographer and actor *

Germaine Benoit Germaine Benoit (9 October 1901 – April 1983)

(1901–1983) French

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, known for contributions to the study of sympathomimetic drugs. * Hubert Benoit (born 1963), Canadian politician * Hubert Benoit (psychotherapist) (1904–1992) French psychotherapist * Jason Benoit (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 (1951–2016), American law enforcement officer and politician * Justin-Mirande René Benoit (1844–1922), French physicist * Kelly Benoit-Bird (born 1976), American scientist *

Leon Benoit Leon Earl Benoit (born July 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. Career Benoit was a Conservative Party of Canada Member of Parliament in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Vegreville—Wainwright from 2004 to 2015, Lak ...

(born 1950), Canadian politician * Luigi Benoit (1804–1890), Italian ornithologist and conchologist * Maurice Benoit ("Moe") (1932–2013), Canadian professional hockey player * Michel Benoit (chess player) (born 1949), French chess player *

Nancy Benoit Nancy Elizabeth Benoit (formerly Daus, Sullivan, Toffoloni; May 17, 1964 – June 22, 2007) was an American professional wrestling manager and model. She appeared in Florida Championship Wrestling, Extreme Championship Wrestling, and World Cham ...

(1964–2007), American professional wrestling valet and wife of Chris Benoit * Nicole Schnyder-Benoit (born 1973), Swiss beach volleyball player *

Paul Benoit (composer) Dom Paul Marie-Joseph Benoit, OSB (9 December 1893 – 10 April 1979) was a Benedictine monk, organist, and composer. Biography Paul Benoit was born December 9, 1893, in Nancy, France. During World War I, Benoit first began to feel called to the ...

(1893–1979), French monk and composer of organ music *

Pedro Benoit Pedro Benoit (February 18, 1836 – April 4, 1897) was an Argentine architect, engineer, and urbanist best known for designing the layout of La Plata City. Life and times Pedro Benoit was born in Buenos Aires in 1836 to María Josefa de las ...

(1836–1897), Argentine architect, engineer and urbanist * Peter Benoit (1834–1901), Belgian composer *

Pierre Benoit (archaeologist) Maurice Benoit, also Pierre-Maurice and Maurice-Marie Benoit (3 August 1906 – 23 April 1987),Pierr ...

(1906–1987), born Maurice Benoit, French theologian *

Pierre Benoit (MLA) Pierre Benoit (; 30 April 1824 – 26 August 1870) was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec. He practised his profession as a notary in Saint-Rémi, Quebec from 1846 to 1861. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of the Provi ...

(1824–1870), Quebec politician *

Pierre Benoit (novelist) Pierre Benoit (; 16 July 1886 – 3 March 1962) was a French novelist, screenwriter and member of the Académie française. He is perhaps best known for his second novel ''Atlantida (novel), L'Atlantide'' (1919) that has been filmed several times. ...

(1886–1962), French novelist * Pierre Benoit (Ontario politician) (born 1939), Canadian lawyer and politician, former mayor of Ottawa, Ontario *

Pierre Basile Benoit Pierre Basile Benoit (October 8, 1837 – November 11, 1910) was a Quebec farmer and political figure. He represented Chambly in the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative member from 1867 to 1874 and from 1876 to 1886. He was born in L ...

(1837–1910), Canadian farmer and political figure * Ryan Benoit (born 1989), American mixed martial artist * Silvia Benoit, Swiss female curler, European champion * Simon Benoit (born 1998), Canadian ice hockey player * 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 (born 1996), English model and activist {{DEFAULTSORT:Benoit French masculine given names Masculine given names French-language surnames Surnames from given names