Alain de Benoist, born 11 December 1943, is a French academic, philosopher, a founder of the Nouvelle Droite (New Right), and head of the French think tank GRECE.
Benoist is opposed to Christianity, the United States, free markets, neoliberalism, democracy, and egalitarianism. His work has been influential with the alt-right movement in the United States, and he presented a lecture on identity at a National Policy Institute conference hosted by Richard B. Spencer; however, he has distanced himself from the movement.
