Benito (name)

Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.

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Pronunciation
Male
"blessed"
Benedetto, Benedict, Bento, Baruch, Mubarak

Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.

  • 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 known as "Bad Bunny"

  • Benito Archundia (born 1966), Mexican football referee

  • Benito Armiñán, Spanish soldier

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Benito Elizalde (born 1961), Spanish rower

  • Benito Espinós (1748–1818), Spanish painter

  • Benito Floro (born 1952), Spanish football manager

  • Benito Gennaro Franceschetti (1935–2005), Italian archbishop

  • 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

  • Benito Huerta (born 1952), American artist

  • 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

  • Benito Kemble (born 1968), Dutch footballer

  • 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

  • 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

  • Benito Nardone (1906–1964), Uruguayan journalist

  • Benito Natividad (1875–1964), Filipino military officer

  • Benito Orgiana (1938–2021), Italian politician

  • Benito Owusu Bio (born 1968), Ghanaian politician

  • Benito Pabón y Suárez de Urbina (1895–1958), Spanish lawyer and trade unionist

  • Benito Pastoriza Iyodo (1954–2022), 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.

  • 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

  • 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

  • Benito Tiamzon (1951–2022), Filipino political organizer

  • Benito Totti (1914–1940), Italian boxer

  • Benito Urteaga (1941–1976), Argentine revolutionary

  • 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

  • Benito Zambrano (born 1965), Spanish screenwriter

  • Benito Alessi, character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours

  • Benito, in some Spanish-speaking countries, comical character equivalent to Little Johnny

  • 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 Sánchez 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

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