Benítez or Benitez is a Hispanic surname. The name refers to:

Rafael Benítez (a.k.a El Chino) (1960—), Spanish professional football player and manager

United States v. Dominguez Benitez, 2004 US Supreme Court decision on the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure

Armando Benítez (1972–), Dominican professional baseball player

Wilfred Benitez (1958—), American world champion professional boxer

John “Jellybean” Benitez (1957—), American musician, DJ, and music producer

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport serving Santiago, Chile

Jaime Benitez (1908–2001), Puerto Rican author, academic, and politician

Cristian Benítez (a.k.a. Chucho Benitez) (1986—), Ecuadoran professional football player

Paz Márquez-Benítez (1894–[?]), Filipina short-story writer

José Gautier Benítez (1848–1880), Puerto Rican poet of the Romanticism Era

Manuel Benítez Pérez (a.k.a. El Cordobés) (1936—), Spanish matador

Lucecita Benítez (Luz Esther Benítez) (1942—), Puerto Rican singer

Elsa Benítez (1977—), Mexican supermodel

María Bibiana Benítez (1783–1873), Puerto Rican poet and playwright

Delfín Benítez Cáceres (1910–2004), Paraguayan professional football player

Leandro Benítez (1981-), Argentine professional football player

Jorge José Benítez (1950—), Argentine professional football player and coach

Eddie Benitez (1962—), Puerto Rican jazz musician

Alejandrina Benitez de Gautier (1819–1879), Puerto Rican poet

Paco Benitez (1966—), Spanish-American guitarist, educator, and writer

Miguel Angel Benítez (1970—), Paraguayan professional football player

Antonio Benitez-Rojo ([?]–2005), Cuban-American professor

Félix Benítez (1886–1975), Puerto Rican architect of the Normandie Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Gustavo Benítez (1953—), Paraguayan professional football player

José de La Cruz Benítez (1952—), Paraguayan professional football player

Joe Benitez (1971—), American comic book artist

Hernando Urriago Benítez (1974—), Colombian poet and essayist

Pedro Benítez (1981—), Paraguayan professional football player

Casas de Benítez, municipality in Cuenca, Castile-La Mancha, Spain