What is "benoist"

Benoist is both a French surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

People with the surname Benoist

• Alain de Benoist (b. 1943), French academic and philosopher
• Antoine Benoist (1632–1717), French artist who was painter and sculptor to Louis XIV
• 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
• Gabriel Benoist (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 (b. 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 Guilhelmine Benoist (1768–1826), French neoclassical, historical and genre painter.
• Melissa Benoist (b. 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

People with the given name Benoist

• Benoist Simmat (b. ? ), French author and journalist
• Benoist Stehlin (ca. 1732-1774), French harpsichord builder

Benoist is a type of British-style tea marketed in Japan. The brand was greatly popularised by the Japanese movie Densha Otoko, where sales reportedly tripled as a result of being featured in the movie. The drama claimed that Benoist is the only tea company to hold a set of three Royal Warrants, specifically by Her Majesty the Queen, HRH The Prince of Wales, and HM the Queen Mother. However, there is no evidence to support this claim, and a search of the Royal Warrant Holders Association website reveals this to actually be true of R. Twining & Co.

Benoist is both a given name and a surname.

Benoist may also refer to: