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 (born 1982), a Hungarian-born Serbian sprint canoer * David Benedek (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 Benedek Elek (eastern name order; western name order "Elek Benedek"; 30 September 1859 – 17 August 1929) was a Hungarian journalist and writer, widely known as "The Great Folk-Tale Teller" of The " Szekely Hungarian" Fairy-Tales. Biography ...

(1859-1929), a Hungarian journalist and writer *

Elissa P. Benedek Elissa Panush Benedek (born September 28, 1936) is an American psychiatrist specializing in child and adolescent psychiatry and forensic psychiatry. She is an adjunct clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan Medical Center. ...

, an American clinical professor of psychiatry * Emily Benedek, an American journalist and author * Gábor Benedek (born 1927), a Hungarian modern pentathlete and Olympic champion * George Benedek, an American physicist *

János Benedek János Benedek (born 20 November 1944 in Kiskunmajsa) is a Hungarian former weightlifter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad ...

(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 (1804–1881), an Austrian general * Therese Benedek, (1892-1977), a Hungarian-American psychoanalyst, researcher, and educator * Tibor Benedek (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, a Hungarian nobleman in the 17th century * Benedek Eszterhas (1508-1553), a Hungarian nobleman * Benedek Fliegauf (born 1974), a Hungarian film director and screenwriter * Benedek Jávor (born 1972), a Hungarian politician * Benedek Oláh (born 1991), a Finnish table tennis player, and Olympic athlete *

Benedek Váradi Benedek Váradi (born 5 February 1995) is a Hungarian professional basketball player for Rytas Vilnius of the Lithuanian Basketball League. Professional career Váradi has been the team captain of his club Falco KC, which he led to the Champions ...

(born 1995), a Hungarian basketball player

Other uses

Benedek Broadcasting Benedek Broadcasting was a television broadcasting company, who owned and operated 22 network-affiliated television stations throughout the United States, all affiliated with major television networks, serving mainly small and medium-size markets. ...

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