Benitez
Benítez (Spanish: [beˈniteθ], in Latin America: [beˈnites]; meaning "son of Benito") is a surname of Spanish origin. It is thought to have originated in Asturias, in the north of Spain. Notable people with the surname include:
Argentina
- Andrea Benítez (born 1986), Argentine professional tennis player
- Jorge José Benítez (born 1950), Argentine professional football player and coach
- Leandro Benítez (born 1981), Argentine professional football player
Colombia
- Hernando Urriago Benítez (born 1974), Colombian poet and essayist
Cuba
- Antonio Benítez-Rojo (1931–2005), Cuban-American professor
Dominican Republic
- Armando Benítez (1972–), Dominican professional baseball player
Ecuador
- Christian Benítez (also known as Chucho Benitez) (1986–2013), Ecuadoran professional football player
Mexico
- Elsa Benítez (born 1977), Mexican supermodel
Paraguay
- Arsenio Benítez (born 1971), Paraguayan professional football player
- Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910–2004), Paraguayan professional football player
- Gustavo Benítez (born 1953), Paraguayan professional football player
- José de La Cruz Benítez (born 1952), Paraguayan professional football player
- Miguel Ángel Benítez (born 1970), Paraguayan professional football player
- Pedro Benítez (born 1981), Paraguayan professional football player
Philippines
- Paz Márquez-Benítez (1894–1983), Filipina short-story writer
Puerto Rico
- Alejandrina Benítez de Gautier (1819–1879), Puerto Rican poet
- Eddie Benitez (born 1962), Puerto Rican jazz musician
- Félix Benítez (1886–1975), Puerto Rican architect of the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Jaime Rexach Benítez (1908–2001), Puerto Rican author, academic, and politician
- José Gautier Benítez (1848–1880), Puerto Rican poet of the Romanticism Era
- Lucecita Benítez (Luz Esther Benítez) (born 1942), Puerto Rican singer
- María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1873), Puerto Rican poet and playwright
Spain
- El Cordobés (Manuel Benítez Pérez) (born 1936), Spanish matador
- Juan Manuel Benitez, reporter and host of NY1 Noticias, a 24-hour local news Spanish-language station in New York City
- Rafael Benítez (born 1960), Spanish professional football player and manager
United States of America
- Gio Benitez, Journalist.
- Joe Benitez (born 1971), American comic book artist
- John Benitez (better known as Jellybean Benitez) (born 1957), American musician, DJ, and music producer
- Wilfred Benítez (born 1958), American world champion professional boxer
Venezuela
- Héctor Benítez (1918–2011), Venezuelan professional baseball player
See also
- Casas de Benítez, municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport serving Santiago, Chile
- United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 2004 US Supreme Court decision on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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