Lucien Besnard (19 January 1872, Nonancourt – 1955) was a French playwright and drama critic. He held a doctorate in law and was graduated in Russian from the École des langues orientales.
The Académie Française awarded Lucien Besnard two prizes:
In 1932, he adaptated in French The White Horse Inn, German operetta by Ralph Benatzky.
Lucien Besnard is buried at cimetière de Vaugirard in Paris.