Benard

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
André Bénard (1922–2016), French industrialist
Anne-José Madeleine Henriette Bénard (1928–2010), better known as Cécile Aubry, French actress
Catherine Éléonore Bénard (1740–1769), French lady-in-waiting
Cheryl Benard (born 1953), American academic
Chris Benard (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 (1874–1939), French physicist, best known for his research on convection
Laurent Bénard (1573–1620), French chief founder of the Maurist Congregation
Marcos Abel Flores Benard (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 (1892–1960), Governor-General of Portuguese India
Pierre Bénard (1898–1946), French journalist
Raoul Bénard (1881–1961), French sculptor
Raymond Benard, stage name of Ray "Crash" Corrigan (1902–1976), American actor

Benard E. Aigbokhan (born 1951), Nigerian academic
Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu (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 (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 (1683–1765), French explorer
Benard Kwaku Mensah (born 1924), Ghanaian politician
Benard Otieno Okoth, Kenyan politician