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