Benard or Bénard is a surname or given name. Notable people with the name include:
Surname Benard (surname) Bénard (surname) Paulo Bénard Guedes (1892–1960), Governor-General of Portuguese India
Given name 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 (1924–?), Ghanaian politician Benard Otieno Okoth, Kenyan politician
See also Bernard Besnard