Benedicto is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Benedicto Caldarella (born 1939), Argentine motorcycle road racer
Benedicto Godoy Véizaga, Bolivian footballer who played in the 1950 World Cup
Benedicto Kiwanuka (1922-1972), first Prime Minister of Uganda
Benedicto de Moraes Menezes (1906-?), Brazilian footballer
Benedicto Magnum Membrere (born 1982), Filipino basketball player
Benedicto Villablanca (born 1957), Chilean former professional boxer
Joaquín Dicenta Benedicto (1862–1917), Spanish journalist, novelist, playwright and poet
José E. Benedicto, Treasurer of Puerto Rico
Lourdes Benedicto (born 1974), American actress