Banting

Banting is a surname of English origin. The most prominent bearer is Sir Frederick Banting (1891–1941), a Canadian physician and physiologist who co-discovered insulin.

Discovered in 1921 at the University of Toronto with Charles Best and under the supervision of John Macleod, insulin revolutionized the treatment of diabetes and is considered one of the major medical breakthroughs of the 20th century. Banting, Best, and Macleod were awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1923; Best did not receive the prize. Banting died in 1941 in an aviation accident while serving with the Royal Canadian Air Force.

Banting House in London, Ontario, is a National Historic Site that commemorates Banting's work and the insulin discovery. The Banting name also appears in various Canadian toponyms and institutions named in his honor.