Benito
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Benito may refer to:
- Benito, ManitobaBenito, ManitobaBenito is a village in the Canadian province of Manitoba surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Swan River. The village is situated in the Swan River Valley, 37 kilometres southwest of Swan River, 475 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg 2 kilometres east of the Saskatchewan border...
, Canada - Benito (1993), an Italian film
- Benito AlessiBenito AlessiBenito Alessi is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours, played by George Spartels. He made his first on-screen appearance on 28 July 1992 and remained until 28 May 1993.-Storylines:...
, a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours - Benito RiverBenito RiverThe Benito is a river in Equatorial Guinea. It is known locally as the Mbini River. It divides the country roughly along the middle, running east to west. At the mouth to the Atlantic Ocean lies the town of Mbini, as well as large mangrove stands that extend 20 km inland. Only this 20km portion...
, a river in Equatorial Guinea
People with the given name Benito
- Benito ArchundiaBenito ArchundiaBenito Armando Archundia Téllez is a retired Mexican football referee. He is known in Mexico as Armando Archundia, but appears as Benito Archundia in FIFA records. He has been a professional referee since 1985 and has had his FIFA referee permission since 1993...
(born 1966), football referee - Benito Arias MontanoBenito Arias MontanoBenito Arias Montano , Spanish orientalist and editor of the Antwerp Polyglot, was born at Fregenal de la Sierra, in Extremadura, in 1527. After studying at the universities of Seville and Alcalá, he took orders about the year 1559. He became a clerical member of the Military Order of St...
(1527-1598), Spanish orientalist - Benito BonitoBenito BonitoBenito "Bloody Sword" Bonito is the subject of a legend about a pirate who raided the west coast of the Americas. His career began around 1818 but from there on sources differ. According to one legend his ship was boarded by a British man-o'-war after Bonito exited Port Phillip Bay after hiding...
, pirate - Benito CarboneBenito CarboneBenito known as Benny Carbone is a retired Italian professional footballer and former manager of Serie B club Varese. He played as a forward, winger or midfielder...
(born 1971), retired Italian professional football player - Benito Cereno (writer)Benito Cereno (writer)Benito Cereno is an American comic book writer. He is best known as the writer and co-creator of 2004's Tales From the Bully Pulpit and Hector Plasm. His work first appeared as strips in early issues of Robert Kirkman's comic book Invincible...
, writer of comic books - Benito de San JuanBenito de San JuanBenito de San Juan was a Spanish military officer and a notable commander of the Spanish forces during the Peninsular War. He was the commanding officer of all the Spanish forces during the Battle of Somosierra....
(died 1809), Spanish military officer - Benito de SotoBenito de SotoBenito Soto Aboal was aGalician pirate, and captain of the Burla Negra ....
(circa 1800-1832), Spanish pirate - Benito Floro (born 1952), retired Spanish football manager
- Benito GarozzoBenito GarozzoBenito Garozzo is one of the most famous bridge players in the history of the game. He has won 13 world championship titles with the Italian Blue Team, playing with Pietro Forquet and later Giorgio Belladonna...
(born 1927), Italian bridge player - Benito JacovittiBenito JacovittiBenito Jacovitti was an Italian comic artist.Benito Jacovitti was born in Termoli, Molise in the southern part of the country. He was still a kid when he started drawing on the pavement of the village's streets. The son of a railwayman, Benito entered Macerata's art school at age 11, graduating to...
(1923-1997), Italian comic artist - Benito Jerónimo Feijoo e MontenegroBenito Jerónimo Feijóo e MontenegroFriar Benito Jerónimo Feijóo y Montenegro was a Spanish monk and scholar noted for encouraging scientific and empirical thought in an effort to debunk myths and superstitions....
(1676-1764), Galician neoclassical monk and scholar - Benito JuárezBenito JuárezBenito Juárez born Benito Pablo Juárez García, was a Mexican lawyer and politician of Zapotec origin from Oaxaca who served five terms as president of Mexico: 1858–1861 as interim, 1861–1865, 1865–1867, 1867–1871 and 1871–1872...
(1806-1872), President of Mexico - Benito LegardaBenito LegardaBenito Legarda y Tuason was a Philippine legislator who became a Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands. He was born in Manila, Philippines on September 27, 1853, and attended the Jesuits’ College and the University of Santo Tomas of Manila...
(1853-1915), Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands - Benito LorenziBenito LorenziBenito "Veleno" Lorenzi was an Italian football player born in Borgo a Buggiano, province of Pistoia. He played as a striker....
(1925-2007), Italian football player - Benito LynchBenito LynchBenito Lynch, Argentine novelist and short-story writer, was born in Buenos Aires on 25 July 1885, and died La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, 23 December 1951.-Origins and life:...
(1885-1951), Argentine novelist and short-story writer - Benito MartínezBenito MartínezBenito Martínez Abrogán was a native of Cuba who claimed to be the world's oldest living person. He claimed to have been born on June 19, 1880, near Cavaellon, Haiti; however, he had no documents to verify this and was thus never an officially eligible candidate for this record...
(1880-2006), native of Cuba who claimed to be the world's oldest living person - Benito Martinez (actor)Benito Martinez (actor)Benito Martinez is an American actor most known for his role as police captain David Aceveda in FX Networks' acclaimed crime drama The Shield...
(born 1971), American actor - Benito Martinez (soldier)Benito Martinez (soldier)Corporal Benito Martinez was a United States Army soldier who posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States' highest military decoration — for his actions on the near Satae-ri in Korea during the Korean War. Martinez was mortally wounded while solely defending his outpost...
(1932-1952), United States Army soldier - Benito MederoBenito MederoBenito Medero was an Uruguayan politician.-Background:He was a 5th generation cattle rancher in the Flores Department.He was intendente and council member of Flores...
(1922-2007), Uruguayan politician - Benito MussoliniBenito MussoliniBenito Amilcare Andrea Mussolini was an Italian politician who led the National Fascist Party and is credited with being one of the key figures in the creation of Fascism....
(1883-1945), prime minister and dictator of Italy - Benito Pérez BritoBenito Pérez BritoBenito Pérez Brito de los Ríos y Fernández Valdelomar was a Spanish military officer and colonial official. From March 21, 1812 to November 1812, he was viceroy of New Granada.-Background:...
(1747-1813), Spanish military officer and colonial official - Benito Pérez GaldósBenito Pérez GaldósBenito Pérez Galdós was a Spanish realist novelist. Considered second only to Cervantes in stature, he was the leading Spanish realist novelist....
(1843-1920), Spanish realist novelist - Benito PerojoBenito PerojoBenito Perojo , was a successful Spanish film director and film producer.-Selected Filmography as director:* El Negro que tenía el alma blanca.* Corazones sin rumbo.* La bodega....
(1894-1974), successful Spanish film director and film producer - Benito Quinquela MartínBenito Quinquela MartínBenito Quinquela Martín , 1890 – January 28, 1977) was an Argentine painter born in La Boca, Buenos Aires. Quinquela Martín is considered the port painter-par-excellence and one of the most popular Argentine painters...
(1890-1977), Argentine painter - Benito RosalesBenito RosalesBenito Rosales acted briefly as the 23rd President of Nicaragua between 8 March and 1 April 1849....
, Nicaraguan head of state - Benito SantiagoBenito SantiagoBenito Santiago Rivera is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball player. He played for twenty seasons as a catcher in Major League Baseball from to , most notably for the San Diego Padres...
(born 1965), former MLB baseball catcher - Benito StefanelliBenito StefanelliBenito Stefanelli was an Italian film actor and stuntman who made over 60 appearances in film between 1955 and 1991....
(1929-1999), Italian film actor and stuntman - Benito Vicetto PérezBenito Vicetto PérezBenito Vicetto Pérez was a Galician journalist, historian, playwright and novelist.As a historian, his main work is the Historia de Galicia . He wrote stories, comedies and stories in Spanish, as well as three poems in Galician language....
(19th century), Galacian writer - Benito ZambranoBenito ZambranoBenito Zambrano , is an awarded Spanish screenwriter and film director. His film Habana Blues was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival...
(born 1965), Spanish screenwriter and film director - Cesar Benito CabreraCesar Benito CabreraCésar Benito Cabrera was the former United States Ambassador to the island nations of Mauritius and the Seychelles, both located in the Indian Ocean. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on June 6, 2006. His appointment was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on September 13, 2006...
, present United States Ambassador to the island nations of Mauritius and the Seychelles - Emanuel Benito RivasEmanuel Benito RivasEmanuel Benito Rivarse is an Argentine football midfielder. Rivarse started his career in 1999 with Independiente in the Primera Division Argentina...
(born 1983), Argentine football midfielder
People with the surname Benito
- Elizabeth Odio BenitoElizabeth Odio BenitoElizabeth Odio Benito is a Vice-President of theInternational Criminal Court. She previously served as a judge on theInternational Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, and in her home country...
(born 1939), Vice-President of the International Criminal Court - Teófilo BenitoTeófilo BenitoTeófilo Benito was a Spanish middle distance runner, who specialized in the 1500 metres....
(1966-2004), Spanish middle distance runner
See also
- Benito CerenoBenito CerenoBenito Cereno is a novella by Herman Melville. It was first serialized in Putnam's Monthly in 1855 and later included in slightly revised version in his collection The Piazza Tales .-Plot summary:...
- Benito Juárez (disambiguation)Benito Juárez (disambiguation)Benito Juárez was a Zapotec Amerindian who served five terms as President of Mexico.The name may also refer to:* Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua* Benito Juárez, D.F., a borough of Mexico City* Benito Juárez, Guerrero* Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo...
- Benito Roundleaf BatBenito Roundleaf BatThe Benito Roundleaf Bat is a species of bat in the family Hipposideridae. It is found in Cameroon, Central African Republic, Republic of the Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Sudan, and Togo. Its natural...
- Benito Soliven
- Don BenitoDon BenitoDon Benito is a small Spanish city in the Badajoz province, Extremadura, near the left bank of the Guadiana river.- Overview :Don Benito has 35,564 people, being part of an urban area with the Villanueva de la Serena only 5 km away....
- San Benito (disambiguation)