Benedicto is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Benedicto Caldarella (born 1939), Argentine motorcycle road racerBenedicto Godoy Véizaga, Bolivian footballer who played in the 1950 World CupBenedicto Kiwanuka (1922-1972), first Prime Minister of UgandaBenedicto de Moraes Menezes (1906-?), Brazilian footballerBenedicto Magnum Membrere (born 1982), Filipino basketball playerBenedicto Villablanca (born 1957), Chilean former professional boxerJoaquín Dicenta Benedicto (1862–1917), Spanish journalist, novelist, playwright and poetJosé E. Benedicto, Treasurer of Puerto RicoLourdes Benedicto (born 1974), American actress