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:

Benito

Pronunciation	Spanish: [beˈnito] Italian: [beˈniːto]
Gender	Male
Origin
Meaning	"blessed"
Other names
Related names	Benedict

People with the given name "Benito" 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