Besant
Besant is the family name of the following people:
- Annie Besant (1847–1933), English free thinker and theosophist
- Mabel Besant-Scott (1870–1952), English theosophist, Rosicrucian and Freemason
- Walter Besant , English author of socially critical novels
In heraldry , the "Besant" (also "Bezant") means
- Byzantine coin , a heraldic figure
- a Byzantine , a gold coin referring to booty from the Crusades.
