Benedict is a patronymic surname, referring to the given name Benedict, which comes from the Latin word meaning "blessed". The name was popularized by Saint Benedict of Nursia, the founder of the Order of Saint Benedict and thereby of Western Monasticism (Benedictine).
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People with the surname Benedict
Bertram Benedict (c. 1892–1978), American author and editor
Brooks Benedict (1896–1968), American actor
Bruce Benedict (born 1955), American baseball player, coach and scout
Burton Benedict (1923–2010), American anthropologist
Charles Benedict (disambiguation), multiple people
Cleve Benedict (born 1935), American politician from West Virginia
Clare Benedict (1870–1961), American author
Clint Benedict (1892–1976), Canadian ice hockey player
Dirk Benedict (pseudonym, born 1945), American actor
Ed Benedict (1912–2006), American animator and layout artist
Emma Lee Benedict (1857–1937), American editor, educator, author
Erastus C. Benedict (1800–1880), American politician from New York
George G. Benedict (1826–1907), American newspaper editor and Medal of Honor recipient from Vermont
Hester A. Benedict (1838–1921), American poet and writer
Heath Benedict (1983–2008), American football player
Jacques Benedict (1879–1948), American architect
Jim Benedict (born 1961), American baseball executive
John Benedict (1649–1729), American politician from Connecticut
Sir Julius Benedict (1804–1885), English composer and conductor
Laura Watson Benedict (1861–1932), American anthropologist
Moby Benedict (1935–2022), American baseball player and coach
Nex Benedict (2008–2024), American non-binary student
Paul Benedict (1938–2008), American actor
Paul K. Benedict (1912–1997), American psychiatrist and linguist
Pinckney Benedict (born 1964), American author
Richard Benedict (1920–1984), Italian-born television and film actor and director
Rob Benedict (born 1970), American actor
Ruth Benedict (1887–1948), American anthropologist
Ruth Sarles Benedict (1906–1996), American anti-war activist, researcher and journalist
Stanley Rossiter Benedict (1884–1936), American chemist who invented Benedict's reagent, a test for reducing sugars
Thomas Benedict (1617–1689), early settler in colonial New York, and Connecticut; member of the General Court of the Colony of Connecticut
Thomas Benedict (II) (1682–1763), American politician from Connecticut
William Benedict (1917–1999), actor
Fictional characters
Eggs Benedict, a character in the Five Nights at Freddy's video game series
Julius and Vincent Benedict, characters in Twins
Phillium Benedict, villain of Recess: School's Out
Terry Benedict, character in Ocean's Eleven
Nicholas Benedict, character in The Mysterious Benedict Society