Banister may refer to:

Handrail, a rail that is designed to be grasped by the hand so as to provide safety or support

People Surname

Cyan Banister, American angel investor and entrepreneur Guy Banister, FBI agent and private investigator Jeff Banister, American former professional baseball player and manager John Banister (composer), English musical composer and violinist John Banister (lawyer), American Founding Father, lawyer, planter, and slave owner from Petersburg, Virginia Scott Banister, American entrepreneur, startup founder, and angel investor

Given name Banister Fletcher (junior), English architect and architectural historian Banister Fletcher (senior), English architect and surveyor and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1886

See also Bannister