Notable people with the given name Benson:
Benson K. Buffham (born 1919), American intelligence official, deputy director of the National Security Agency
Benson Gicharu (born 1985), Kenyan amateur boxer
Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), United States federal judge
Benson Henderson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
Benson Koech (born 1974), Kenyan middle distance runner
Benson Leavitt (1797–1869), American businessman, alderman and acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
Benson Masya (1970–2003), Kenyan long-distance runner
Benson Mates (1919–2009), American philosopher
Benson Y. Parkinson (born 1960), American Mormon novelist, literary critic and biographer
Benson Stanley (born 1984), Australian rugby union player
