Charbonnier is a surname, meaning "someone who sales or makes charcoal", and may refer to: Gaëtan Charbonnier (born 1988), French footballer Janine Charbonnier (1926–2022), French composer Jean-Baptiste Charbonnier (1764–1859), composer and organist Jean-Baptiste-Frézal Charbonnier (1842–1888), a Catholic missionary who was Vicar Apostolic of Tanganyika from January 1887 to March 1888 Jean-François Charbonnier (1959–2020), French footballer Jean-Philippe Charbonnier (1921–2004), French photographer Lionel Charbonnier (born 1966), French football coach Louis Charbonnier (1754–1833), French general during the French Revolutionary Wars Nicolas Charbonnier (born 1981), French sailor and Olympic athlete Prosper Charbonnier (1862–1936), French naval officer and ballistics expert Stéphane Charbonnier (1967–2015), French caricaturist and journalist