# 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:

## People with the given name "Benito" include

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### 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 Duce

### 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