Benham is an Anglo-Scottish locational surname, from Benham, Berkshire or Binham, Norfolk. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrew Ellicot Kennedy Benham, admiral
Chris Benham, cricketer
Ellen Ida Benham (1871–1917) science teacher in South Australia.
Flip Benham, Christian fundamentalist
Henry Washington Benham, 19th-century American soldier
Isabel Benham (1901–2013), American railroad finance expert
Jane Benham Hay (b. 1829), English artist
Joan Benham, actress.
John Lee Benham (1785-1864), founder of Benham & Sons of Wigmore Street, London, cooking apparatus manufacturers
Edward Benham (d. 1869), son of the above and founder of Benham & Co., printers of Colchester, Essex. Editor of Essex County Standard
Sir William Gurney Benham (1859-1944), elder son of the above, and his successor as proprietor of Benham & Co. Prolific author, High Steward of Colchester. Editor of Essex County Standard
Hervey Benham (1910-1987), his son. Author, particularly on marine topics. Editor of Essex County Standard
Jane Benham MBE (c.1943 - 1992), his daughter, restorer of boats and associated
Charles Edwin Benham (1860-1929) of Colchester, Essex, journalist, author (particularly Essex ballads, 1st ed., 1895), and experimenter. Younger son of Edward, creator of Benham's top. Editor of Essex County Standard
Robert Benham (judge), Georgia Supreme Court Judge
Captain Robert Benham, early American pioneer, member of First Ohio Legislature
