Benito (name)
Benito is the Spanish form of Benedict and is both a masculine given name and a surname.[1] Notable people with the name include:
| 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 (??–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 (??–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
References
- Albaigès, Josep M.; Olivart, J. M. A. (1993). Diccionario de nombres de personas (in Spanish). Universitat de Barcelona. p. 57. ISBN 978-84-475-0264-6. Retrieved 2018-11-20.
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