Benedetto

Last updated August 06, 2025

Benedetto is a common Italian name, the equivalent of the English name Benedict. Notable people named Benedetto include:

People with the given name

Benedetto Accolti (disambiguation), several people
Benedetto Aloi (1935–2011), American mobster
Benedetto Antelami (c. 1150–c. 1230), Italian architect and sculptor
Benedetto Bonfigli (c. 1420–c. 1490), Italian painter
Benedetto Bordone (1460–1531), Italian manuscript editor, miniaturist and cartographer
Benedetto Brin (1833–1898), Italian naval administrator and politician
Benedetto Cairoli (1825–1889), Italian statesman
Benedetto Castelli (1578–1643), Italian mathematician
Benedetto Cotrugli (1416–1469), Ragusan merchant, economist, scientist, diplomat and humanist
Benedetto Croce (1866–1952), Italian philosopher and politician
Benedetto da Maiano (1442–1497), Italian sculptor
Benedetto Della Vedova (born 1962), Italian politician
Benedetto Dei (1417–1492), Italian poet and historian
Benedetto Ferrari (c. 1600–1681), Italian composer
Benedetto I Zaccaria (c. 1230–1307), Italian admiral
Benedetto Justiniani (1550–1622), Italian theologian
Benedetto Luti (1666–1724), Italian painter
Benedetto Marcello (1686–1739), Italian composer, writer, advocate, magistrate, and teacher
Benedetto Pistrucci (1783–1855), Italian engraver
Benedetto Santapaola (born 1938), Italian mafioso
Benedetto Spera (born 1934), Italian mafioso
Benedetto Stay (1714–1801), Croatian Roman Catholic churchman
Benedetto Varchi (c. 1500–1565), Italian humanist, historian, and poet

Antonio Benedetto Carpano (1764–1815), Italian distiller
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (1609–1664), Italian artist, painter, printmaker, and draftsman
Giuseppe Benedetto Cottolengo (1786–1842), Italian saint
Stefano Benedetto Pallavicino (1672–1742), Italian poet