Famous People with Name Benoist

Benoist Apparu            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Benoist Apparu: is Secretary of State for Housing under the Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development, Transport and Housing, Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, in the François Fillon III government, and a member of the National Assembly of France. He represents the Marne de

Robert Marcel Charles Benoist            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Robert Marcel Charles Benoist: was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero.Looking for excitement in the post-war world, Benoist joined the de Marçay car company as a test driver. He then moved on to Salmson and was very successful in cyclecar races before being signed to

Antoine Benoist            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Antoine Benoist: was a French painter and sculptor and served as personal painter to King Louis XIV. He was accepted as a member of the Académie Royale, Paris in 1681. Benoist’s fame grew after he exhibited forty-three wax figurines of the French “Royal Circle” at his residence in Paris. Thereafter, the king authorized the figurines to be shown throughout France. His work became so highly regarded that James II of England invited him to visit England in 1684. There he executed works of the English king and members of his royal court.

Alain De Benoist            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Alain De Benoist: is a French academic, philosopher,[1] a founder of the Nouvelle Droite (English: New Right) and head of the French think tank GRECE. Benoist bills himself as a critic of liberalism, free markets and egalitarianism.[2]

Michel Benoist            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Michel Benoist: was a Jesuit scientist, who stood in the service of the Chinese Qianlong Emperor for thirty years and is most noted for the waterworks he constructed for the emperor.