Zhang Benren (; 28 May 1929 – 1 November 2016) was a Chinese geochemist.
Born on 28 May 1929 in Huaiyuan County, Anhui, Zhang studied geology at Nanjing University, graduating in 1952. He then earned a degree from the Beijing Institute of Geology in 1956 and later became a faculty member.[1] Zhang was elected an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1999 and received the State Natural Science Award.[2]
Zhang died at the age of 87 in 2016.[2]