| Jean Bénabou | |
| Birth Place: | Rabat, French Protectorate in Morocco, France |
| Death Place: | France |
| Nationality: | French |
| Alma Mater: | University of Paris |
| Thesis Title: | Structures algebriques dans les categories |
| Thesis Url: | http://www.numdam.org/item/CTGDC_1968__10_1_1_0/ |
| Thesis Year: | 1966 |
| Doctoral Advisor: | Charles Ehresmann |
| Relatives: | Marcel Bénabou (cousin) |
Jean Bénabou (1932 – 11 February 2022) was a French mathematician, known for his contributions to category theory. He directed the Research Seminar in Category Theory at the Institut Henri Poincaré and Institut de mathématiques de Jussieu from 1969 to 2001.