Benelli (surname)

Benelli is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Andrea Benelli (born 1960), Italian sports shooter
• Giovanni Benelli (1921–1982), Italian cardinal
• Manuela Benelli [it] (born 1963), Italian volleyball player
• Sem Benelli (1877–1949), Italian playwright, essayist and librettist
• Vanessa Benelli Mosell (born 1987), Italian classical pianist