Eugène Benoist (28 November 1831, Nangis – 23 May 1887, Paris) was a French classical philologist.
From 1852 he studied at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, followed by work as a schoolteacher at the lycée in Marseille.
In 1862 he obtained his doctorate, and five years later became a lecturer of ancient literature in Nancy.
In 1869 he attained the title of professor, and from 1871, taught classes in foreign literature at the University of Aix-en-Provence.
In 1874 he returned to Paris as a professeur suppléant of Latin poetry at the Sorbonne, where in 1876 he gained a full professorship.