Banister (surname)

Banister is a French surname, and may refer to;

Banister comes from the Old French or Old Norman banastre which was a type of wicker basket also related to the Modern French banne and to Occitan banasta.

• Barbara Banister, English artist
• Cyan Banister (born 1977), American investor and entrepreneur
• Frederick Banister, English civil engineer
• Guy Banister (1901–1964), a career employee of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and a private investigator
• Henry Banister (politician), English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and in 1625
• Henry Charles Banister (1831–1897) English author, composer and professor at Royal Academy of Music
• Jeff Banister (born 1964), American professional baseball player and coach
• John Riley Banister, American law officer, cowboy and Texas Ranger
• Richard Banister, English oculist of Stamford, Lincolnshire
• Scott Banister (born 1975), American entrepreneur

See also

• Banister Fletcher (junior) (1866–1953), English architect and architectural historian
• Banister Fletcher (senior) (1833–1899), English architect, surveyor and politician
• John Banister (disambiguation)
• Thomas Banister (disambiguation)
• William Banister (disambiguation)
• Bannister (disambiguation)
• Roger Bannister, English former athlete, physician and academic