Benito (name)

Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

A

 * Benito Manuel Agüero (1624–1668), Spanish painter
 * Benito Alazraki (1921–2007), Mexican film director
 * Benito Andion, Salvadorian diplomat
 * Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio (born 1994), Puerto Rican singer
 * Benito Archundia (born 1966), Mexican football referee
 * Benito Armiñán, Spanish soldier

B

 * Benito Báez (born 1977), Dominican baseball player
 * Benito Baranda (born 1959), Chilean psychologist
 * Benito Bello de Torices (1660–1714), Spanish composer
 * Benito Boldi (1934–2021), Italian footballer
 * Benito Bollati (1926–2023), Italian lawyer and politician
 * Benito Pérez Brito (1747–1813), Spanish military officer
 * Benito Buachidze (1905–1937), Georgian literary critic

C

 * Benito Cabanban (1911–1990), Filipino bishop
 * Benito Cabrera (born 1963), Spanish composer
 * Benito Calderón (1902–??), Cuban baseball player
 * Benito Canónico (1894–1971), Venezuelan composer
 * Benito Carbone (born 1971), Italian footballer
 * Benito Carvajales (1913–??), Cuban footballer
 * Benito Castro (1946–2023), Mexican musician
 * Benito Cereno (writer), American comic book writer
 * Benito Cocchi (1934–2016), Italian bishop
 * Benito Contreras (1905–1972), Mexican footballer
 * Benito Corghi (1938–1976), Italian truck driver
 * Benito Rebolledo Correa (1880–1964), Chilean painter

D

 * Benito de Jesús (1912–2010), Puerto Rican songwriter
 * Benito T. de Leon (born 1960), Filipino military officer
 * Benito R. de Monfort (1800–1871), Spanish photographer
 * Benito de Rivas (died 1668), Puerto Rican prelate
 * Benito de San Juan (1727–1809), Spanish military officer
 * Benito Fernández de Santa Ana (1707–1761), Spanish friar
 * Benito de Soto (1805–1835), Spanish pirate
 * Benito Díaz (1898–1990), Spanish footballer
 * Benito di Paula (born 1941), Brazilian singer-songwriter

E

 * Benito Elizalde (born 1961), Spanish rower
 * Benito Espinós (1748–1818), Spanish painter

F

 * Benito Floro (born 1952), Spanish football manager
 * Benito Gennaro Franceschetti (1935–2005), Italian archbishop

G

 * Benito Pérez Galdós (1843–1920), Spanish novelist
 * Benito Garozzo (born 1927), Italian bridge player
 * Benito Caballero Garza (born 1965), Mexican politician
 * Benito Guerra Jr. (born 1985), Mexican rally driver
 * Benito Gutmacher (born 1950), Argentinian actor

H

 * Benito Huerta (born 1952), American artist

J

 * Benito Jacovitti (1923–1997), Italian comic artist
 * Benito Serrano Jiménez (1850–1945), Costa Rican politician
 * Benito Joanet (1935–2020), Spanish footballer and manager
 * Benito Jones (born 1997), American football player
 * Benito Juárez (1806–1872), Mexican politician

K

 * Benito Kemble (born 1968), Dutch footballer

L

 * Benito Legarda (1853–1915), Filipino legislator
 * Benito J. Legarda (1926–2020), Filipino historian
 * Benito Lertxundi (born 1942), Spanish singer-songwriter
 * Benito Lopez (born 1994), American mixed martial artist
 * Benito Lopez (politician) (1877–1908), Filipino politician
 * Benito Lorenzi (1925–2007), Italian football player
 * Benito Lynch (1885–1951), Argentine novelist

M

 * Benito Madueño y Ramos (1654–1739), Spanish prelate
 * Benito Quinquela Martín (1890–1977), Argentine painter
 * Benito Martinez (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Benito Masilevu (born 1989), Fijian rugby union footballer
 * Benito Medero (1922–2007), Uruguayan politician
 * Benito Messeguer (1930–1982), Spanish-Mexican artist
 * Benito Montalvo (born 1985), Argentine football coach
 * Benito Arias Montano (1527–1598), Spanish orientalist
 * Benito Chávez Montenegro (born 1947), Mexican politician
 * Benito Jerónimo Feijoo e Montenegro (1676–1764), Galician monk
 * Benito Morales (1803–1889), Nicaraguan politician
 * Benito Mussolini (1883–1945), Italian dictator

N

 * Benito Nardone (1906–1964), Uruguayan journalist
 * Benito Natividad (1875–1964), Filipino military officer

O

 * Benito Orgiana (1938–2021), Italian politician
 * Benito Owusu Bio (born 1968), Ghanaian politician

P

 * Benito Pabón y Suárez de Urbina (1895–1958), Spanish lawyer and trade unionist
 * Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (born 1954), Puerto Rican author
 * Benito Pavoni (1936–2023), Italian politician
 * Benito Vicetto Pérez (1824–1878), Galician writer
 * Benito Perojo (1894–1974), Spanish film director
 * Benito Pocino (born 1958), Spanish actor
 * Benito Prats (born 1980), Cuban American psychic, realtor, Award winning exotic dancer.

R

 * Benito Raman (born 1994), Belgian footballer
 * Benito Ramírez (born 1995), Spanish footballer
 * Benito Ramos (1918–??), Mexican fencer
 * Benito F. Reyes (1914–1992), Filipino academic administrator
 * Benito Rigoni (1936–2021), Italian bobsledder
 * Benito Romano (born 1950), Puerto Rican-American politician
 * Benito Ros (born 1981), Spanish mountain cyclist
 * Benito Rosales, Nicaraguan politician

S

 * Benito Salas (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Benito Santiago (born 1965), Puerto Rican baseball player
 * Benito Santiago Jr. (born 1989), Puerto Rican basketball player
 * Benito Sanz y Forés (1828–1895), Spanish cardinal
 * Benito Sarti (1936–2020), Italian footballer
 * Benito Skinner (born 1993), American comedian
 * Benito Stefanelli (1929–1999), Italian film actor and stuntman
 * Benito Sylvain (1868–1915), Haitian journalist

T

 * Benito Tiamzon (1951–2022), Filipino political organizer
 * Benito Totti (1914–1940), Italian boxer

U

 * Benito Urteaga (1941–1976), Argentine revolutionary

V

 * Benito Rodríguez Valtodano (died 1629), Nicaraguan bishop
 * Benito van de Pas (born 1993), Dutch darts player
 * Benito Salas Vargas (1770–1816), Colombian military officer
 * Benito Vázquez (1738–1810), Spanish soldier and explorer
 * Benito Vergara (1934–2015), Filipino plant scientist
 * Benito Villegas (1877–1952), Argentine chess master
 * Benito Vines (1837–1893), Cuban cleric

Z

 * Benito Zambrano (born 1965), Spanish screenwriter

Fictional characters

 * Benito Alessi, character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours

People with the surname

 * Alberto Benito (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Álvaro Benito (born 1976), Spanish footballer
 * Amado Benito Jr. (born 1992), Filipino fighter
 * Asier Benito (born 1995), Spanish footballer
 * Azucena Sanchez Benito (born 1978), Spanish cyclist
 * Carl Benito (born 1954), Canadian politician
 * Cesar Benito, Spanish composer
 * Diego Benito (born 1988), Spanish footballer
 * Don Benito (pirate), Spanish pirate
 * Eduardo Benito (1891–1981), Spanish illustrator and painter
 * Elizabeth Odio Benito (born 1939), Costa Rican judge
 * Gabriel R. G. Benito (born 1960), Norwegian economist
 * Goyo Benito (1946–2020), Spanish footballer
 * Iker Benito (born 2002), Spanish footballer
 * Jordi Benito (1951–2008), Spanish artist
 * Loris Benito (born 1992), Swiss footballer
 * Marie Benito (born 1965), Guaman long-distance runner
 * Miguel Ángel Benito (born 1993), Spanish cyclist
 * Mireia Benito (born 1996), Spanish cyclist
 * Pedro Benito (born 2000), Spanish footballer
 * Sergio Benito (born 1999), Spanish footballer
 * Teófilo Benito (1966–2004), Spanish middle-distance runner