Berendt is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Georg Karl Berendt (1790–1850), German physician and paleontologist
- Joachim-Ernst Berendt (1922–2000), German jazz journalist
- Johannes Berendt (born 1981), German syndicated columnist
- John Berendt (born 1939), American author
- Jorge Berendt (born 1964), Argentine golfer
- Nicolai Berendt (1826–1889), Danish pianist and composer
- Paul Berendt, chairman of the Washington State Democratic Party, 1995-2006