Banister (surname) explained
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
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