Bénard is a French surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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 courtier Claude Bénard (1926–2025), French athlete Dominique Bénard, French Scout Movement executive Édouard Bénard (born 1995), French politician Émile Bénard (1844–1929), French architect and painter Félix-Antoine Bénard, Canadian actor Henri Bénard (1874–1939), French physicist known for his research on convection Laurent Bénard (1573–1620), French Benedictine monk Michel Bénard (born c.1713), councillor of the Conseil Supérieur of New France Pierre Bénard (1898–1946), French journalist Raoul Bénard (1881–1961), French sculptor
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