Stephen Vincent Benét (1898–1943), American author, poet, short story writer, and novelist

Juan Benet (1927–1993), Spanish writer

JonBenét Ramsey (1990–1996), American child murdered in her home 1996

Benet Academy, a Roman Catholic college preparatory school in Lisle, Illinois, USA

William Rose Benét (1886–1950), American poet, writer and editor; brother of Stephen Vincent Benét

St Benet Paul's Wharf, the Welsh church of the City of London

St Benet's Hall, Oxford, a permanent private hall for Benedictines at the University of Oxford

Eric Benét (1966—), American R&B and gospel singer

St. Benet's Abbey, a ruined abbey within The Broads National Park in Norfolk, England

Hotchkiss M1909 Benet-Mercie machine gun, a .30-caliber machine gun used by the US Army before WWI

Brenda Benet (1945–1982), American actress

Christie Benet (1879–1951), American politician from South Carolina

Sula Benet (20th c.), Polish anthropologist

Wilo Benet (contemporary), Puerto Rican celebrity chef and restaurateur

Benet's Reader's Encyclopedia, a reference work devoted to world literature, published 1948

Benet Laboratories, U.S. Army center of expertise for technology of large caliber armament systems