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 * Aimé Bénard (1873–1938), Canadian politician * Alexander Benard, American businessman * André Bénard (1922–2016), French industrialist * Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard (1928–2010), better known as Cécile Aubry, French actress *

Catherine Éléonore Bénard Marie Catherine Éléonore Bénard (Catherine Éléonore Bernard; 1740 - 23 February 1769) was a French lady-in-waiting and alleged ''petite maîtresse'' to King Louis XV of France Louis XV (15 February 1710 – 10 May 1774), known as Louis th ...

(1740–1769), French lady-in-waiting *

Cheryl Benard Cheryl Benard (born in 1953) is an academic scholar, writer, political scientist and novelist. She is the wife of Zalmay Khalilzad, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, Afghanistan and Iraq. She and Khalilzad have two sons, Alexander Be ...

(born 1953), American academic *

Chris Benard Chris Benard (born April 4, 1990) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the triple jump. He holds a personal record of , set in 2016. He was a finalist at the 2016 IAAF World Indoor Championships. Professional Benard made his ...

(born 1990), American track and field athlete * Claude Bénard (born 1926), French athlete * Dominique Bénard, French Deputy Secretary-General of the World Organization of the Scout Movement * Émile Bénard (1844–1929), French architect and painter *

Henri Bénard Henri Claude Bénard (25 October 1874 – 29 March 1939) was a French physicist, best known for his research on convection in liquids that now carries his name, Bénard convection. In addition, the historical surveys of both Tokaty and von Ká ...

(1874–1939), French physicist, best known for his research on convection *

Laurent Bénard Laurent Bénard (1573–1620) was a chief founder of the Congregation of Saint-Maur. Bénard was born in Nevers and joined the Cluniac Benedictines at Nevers, became a Doctor of the Sorbonne and later Prior of the Cluny College, Paris, which he ref ...

(1573–1620), French chief founder of the Maurist Congregation *

Marcos Abel Flores Benard Marcos Abel Flores Benard (; born 23 October 1985) is a retired Argentine professional footballer who last played for, and captained, Adelaide City. Biography Unión de Santa Fe On 17 April 2004, Flores made his senior debut for Argentine cl ...

(born 1985), Argentine footballer * Marcus Benard (born 1985), American football linebacker * Marvin Benard (born 1970), Major League Baseball outfielder, batting and throwing left-handed * Maurice Benard (born 1963), American actor * Michel Bénard (born c. 1713), councillor of the Conseil Supérieur of New France *

Paulo Bénard Guedes Paulo Bénard Guedes (Lisbon, 5 October 1892 – Benguela, 11 September 1960) was the 127th Governor-General of Portuguese India. He was also a general of the Portuguese army. Paulo Bénard Guedes was born in Lisbon in 1892. He began his military ...

(1892–1960), Governor-General of Portuguese India *

Pierre Bénard Pierre Bénard (17 November 1898 – 23 December 1946) was a French journalist. Bénard was born in 1898; his father was clerk to an attorney. He began as a journalist in the 1920s, for ''L'Œuvre'', where he held the judicial brief, and for ''Bon ...

(1898–1946), French journalist * Raoul Bénard (1881–1961), French sculptor * Raymond Benard, stage name of Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), American actor

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Benard E. Aigbokhan Benard E. Aigbokhan is a Nigerian academic, (born October 3, 1951) and an economics educator. He served as the Vice-Chancellor of Samuel Adegboyega University, Nigeria from January 7, 2013 to January 6, 2020. Early life Eronmonsele was born ...

(born 1951), Nigerian academic *

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 Nation ...

(born 1960), Nigerian President of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization * Benard Ighner (1945–2017), American jazz musician * Benard Keter (born 1992), American athlete *

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 * Benard Kipkorir Ngeno (born 1996), Kenyan long-distance runner * Benard Nkanjo (born 1970), Zimbabwean sculptor *

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 ...

(1683–1765), French explorer * Benard Kwaku Mensah (born 1924), Ghanaian politician * Benard Otieno Okoth, Kenyan politician

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