Last name Besant (Besant 
, بيسنت 
, בסנט 
) , in the entire world, is a rare family name. The cognomen Besant is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Australia, where it is a rare surname, and the United Kingdom. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the United Kingdom, the United States, and Germany. Much less frequently, Besant is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Besant | United Kingdom, Australia, United States, Germany, Canada |
| بيسنت | Palestinian Territory |
| בסנט | Israel |
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walter besant English novelist and historian (1836-1901), GB (b. 1836) |
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annie besant British socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator (1847-1933), GB (b. 1847) |
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| charles besant (1824-1878) (b. 1824) |
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| w. h. besant British mathematician (1828-1917) (b. 1828) |
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| john william besant botanist (1878-1944) (b. 1878) |
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| [dorothy] thelma helen besant (1910-1995) (b. 1910) |
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| besant c. raj Management and Financial consultant, IN (b. 1933) |
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| derek michael besant Canadian artist, CA (b. 1950) |
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| besant ravi Indian actor, IN (b. 1970) |
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| john charles eldridge besant Peerage person ID=401554 |
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| blanche sophia besant (died 1963) |
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| jona besant German association football player, DE |
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| henry besant (b. 1972) |
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| liesel besant |
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