Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben" (Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett). Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.
Notable people with the name Benson include:
A. C. Benson (1862–1925), English poet and essayist, son of E. W. BensonAdolph B. Benson (1881–1961), Swedish-American educator and historianAllan L. Benson (1871–1940), American journalist and Socialist Presidential candidateAllen Benson (1908–1999), American professional baseball playerAmber Benson (born 1977), American actressAndrew Benson, mid-20th-century American chemistAnna Benson (born 1976), American modelSir Arthur Benson (1907–1987), British colonial administrator and governorArthur W. Benson (c. 1798–1889), American industrialist and real-estate developerAshley Benson (born 1989), American actressBenny Benson (1913–1972), creator of Alaska's state flagBernard Benson, mid-20th-century British author of The Peace BookBerry Benson (1843–1923), American Civil War soldier depicted on the Augusta Confederate Monument, later an accountant who discovered the "Ponzi scheme"Brad Benson (born 1955), American football playerBrendan Benson (born 1970), American musicianBruce Benson (disambiguation)Carl Benson, pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor Bristed (1820–1874)Carville Benson (1872–1929), American politicianCedric Benson, American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the NFLConstantine Walter Benson, British ornithologistCraig Benson (swimmer) (born 1994), Scottish Double Olympian (London 2012 and Rio 2016)Craig Benson (born 1954), American businessman and politicianDavid Benson-Pope (born 1950), New Zealand politicianDee Benson (born 1948), American judgeDoug Benson (born 1964), American comedian and actorE. F. Benson (Edward Frederic Benson, 1867–1940), English novelistEdgar Benson (born 1923), Canadian politicianEdward Benson (bishop) (Edward White Benson, 1829–1896), Archbishop of CanterburyEdwin Benson (1931-2016), American educatorEgbert Benson (1746–1833), American politician and juristElmer Austin Benson (1895–1985), American politicianEzra Taft Benson (1899–1994), American politician and the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsFrank Benson (disambiguation)George Benson (disambiguation)Gordon Benson (born 1994), British triathleteHenry N. Benson (1872–1960), American politicianHerbert Benson (born 1935), MD, Harvard researcher, author of The Relaxation ResponseHoward Benson (born 1956), music producerIvy Benson (1913–1993), British bandleaderJames Benson (disambiguation)Jessica Benson (born 1988), American singerJoanne Benson (born 1943), American politicianJodi Benson (born 1961), American voice actress and singerJohn Benson (disambiguation)Karl Benson (born 1951), American college sports administratorKent Benson (born 1954), American basketball playerKris Benson (born 1974), American baseball playerLee Benson, American sports writerMargaret Benson (1865–1916), English author and amateur EgyptologistMark Benson, (born 1958), English cricketerMark Benson (engineer), German-born inventor of the Benson boilerMartin Benson (actor) (1918–2010), British actorMary Benson (hostess) (1841–1918), English hostessMary Benson (campaigner) (1919–2000), South African writer and anti-apartheid activistMichael Benson (disambiguation)Mildred Benson (1905–2002), American writerMykel Benson (born 1987), American football playerNicholas Benson (born 1964), American stone carverNicholas John Benson (born 1961), Ghanaian-American soldier, lawyer, businessman, writerNigel Benson (born 1955), British author and illustrator.Ray Benson (born 1951), American actor and composerRaymond Benson (born 1955), American authorRenaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson, 1936–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriterRhian Benson (fl. 2000s), Ghanaian singerRichard Meux Benson (1824–1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious orderRobert Benson (disambiguation)Ron Benson (1925–1997), English professional footballerSally Benson (1897–1972), American screenwriterShaun Benson (born 1976), Canadian actorSimon Benson (1851–1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropistStephen Allen Benson (1816–1865), President of Liberia 1856–1864Steve Benson (disambiguation)T. O. S. Benson (1917–2008), Nigerian lawyerTom Benson (disambiguation)Tony Benson (athlete) (born 1942), Australian long-distance runnerTony Benson (rugby league) (born 1965), New Zealand rugby league coachVern Benson (1924–2014), American baseball playerWarren Benson (1924–2005), American composer and timpanistWilliam Benson (disambiguation)