Benedek is a Hungarian name which can be either a surname or a given name. It is the Hungarian name equivalent to Benedict. It may refer to:

Surname

Dalma Ružičić-Benedek Dalma Ružičić-Benedek ( sr-cyr, Далма Ружичић-Бенедек, born 21 February 1982) is a Hungarian-born Serbian sprint canoer who has competed since 2003. She won twelve medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with s ...

(born 1982), a Hungarian-born Serbian sprint canoer *

David Benedek David Benedek (born 3 June 1980 in Munich, West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG; german: Bundesrepublik Deutschland , BRD) between its formation on 23 May 1949 and the German r ...

(born 1980), a former German-American professional snowboarder *

Dvir Benedek Dvir Benedek ( he, דביר בנדק; born 29 December 1969) is an Israeli actor. He is chairman of the Israeli screen actors union Shaham. Biography Dvir Benedek lives in Givatayim with his wife Irit Natan Benedek and their daughter, Yuli, born ...

(born 1969), an Israeli actor, and chairman of the Israeli screen actors union Shaham * Elek Benedek(1859-1929), a Hungarian journalist and writer * Elissa P. Benedek, an American clinical professor of psychiatry * Emily Benedek, an American journalist and author *

Gábor Benedek Gábor Benedek (born 23 March 1927) is a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion. Benedek won a gold medal in the modern pentathlon at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki Helsinki ( or ; ; sv, Helsingfors, ) is the capital ...

(born 1927), a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion * George Benedek, an American physicist * János Benedek (born 1944), a Hungarian former weightlifter and Olympic athlete *

Jim Benedek Janos "Jim" Benedek (June 9, 1941 – March 30, 2009) was a Hungarian-American soccer forward who later coached at both the collegiate and national team levels. Benedek was an All American collegiate soccer player before spending six seasons in ...

(1941–2009), a Hungarian-American soccer (association football) forward * Joana Benedek (born 1972), a Romanian-Mexican actress * László Benedek (1905–1992), a Hungarian-American film director and cinematographer *

Ludwig von Benedek Ludwig August Ritter von Benedek (14 July 1804 – 27 April 1881), also known as Lajos Benedek, was an Austro-Hungarian general (Feldzeugmeister), best known for commanding the imperial army in 1866 in their defeat at the Battle of Königg ...

(1804–1881), an Austrian general *

Therese Benedek Therese Benedek (November 8, 1892 – October 27, 1977) was a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, researcher, and educator. Active in Germany and the United States between the years 1921 and 1977, she was regarded for her work on psychosomatic medici ...

, (1892-1977), a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, researcher, and educator *

Tibor Benedek Tibor Benedek (12 July 1972 – 18 June 2020) was a Hungarian water polo player and coach, widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time. He played on the gold medal squads at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 ...

(born 1972), a retired Hungarian water polo player and 3-time Olympic gold medalist

Given name

* Benedek I, Archbishop of Esztergom (died 1055), a Hungarian prelate who served as Archbishop of Kalocsa from 1035 to 1046 and as Archbishop of Esztergom between 1046 and 1055 *

Benedek Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek Count Benedek Cseszneky de Milvány et Csesznek was a Hungarian nobleman in the 17th century, a member of the Cseszneky family. Benedek Cseszneky took part in several combats against the Ottomans and in 1626 he was a peace negotiator between King ...

, a Hungarian nobleman in the 17th century *

Benedek Eszterhas Benedek Eszterhas (born as ''Benedek Zerhas de Zerhashaz''; 1508 – before 25 August 1553) was a Hungarian noble from the kindred of Salamon, son of Márton Zerhas de Zerhashaz and his second wife Erzsébet Wad de Felszász. He had five siblings. ...

(1508-1553), a Hungarian nobleman *

Benedek Fliegauf Benedek "Bence" Fliegauf (born 15 August 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian film director and screenwriter. Life and career Originally Fliegauf planned to become a writer. However, he had to abandon his plans due to a lack of finances. Instead, Fl ...

(born 1974), a Hungarian film director and screenwriter *

Benedek Jávor Benedek Jávor (born 2 July 1972) is a Hungarian politician and a former Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 2014 to 2019. He is a member of Dialogue for Hungary, part of the European Green Party. Biography He finished his secondary ...

(born 1972), a Hungarian politician *

Benedek Oláh Benedek Oláh (born 29 March 1991) is a Finnish table tennis player. He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in the men's singles event, in which he was eliminated in the second round by Jonathan Groth. Benedek was born to Hungarian parents i ...

(born 1991), a Finnish table tennis player, and Olympic athlete * Benedek Váradi (born 1995), a Hungarian basketball player

Other uses

* Benedek Broadcasting, a former American television broadcast company {{disambiguation, given name, surname