Cognomen Besnier (Besnier 
) , all over the world, is quite a common family name. The last name Besnier is habitual in France, where it is quite a rare surname, Chile, where it is a rare surname, and Belgium. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in France, Chile, and Mexico. Much less frequently, Besnier is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Besnier | Canada, Mexico, France, United States, Chile |
| pierre besnier FR (b. 1648) |
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| nicolas besnier French goldsmith, FR (b. 1686) |
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| jacques besnier French architect (1686-1754), FR (b. 1686) |
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| jean-étienne besnier French sculptor, FR (b. 1744) |
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ernest henri besnier French dermatologist (1831-1909), FR (b. 1831) |
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| fernand auguste besnier French painter, FR (b. 1850) |
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| maurice besnier French historian, FR (b. 1873) |
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| georges besnier French archivist and historian (b. 1879) |
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| andré besnier French industrialist, FR (b. 1894) |
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| fernand besnier cyclist, FR (b. 1894) |
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| robert besnier French legal historian, FR (b. 1903) |
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patrick besnier FR (b. 1948) |
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| michel besnier French businessperson (1928-2000), FR (b. 1928) |
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| michel besnier French poet and novelist, FR (b. 1945) |
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| jean-michel besnier French philosopher, FR (b. 1950) |
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