Bentham is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Billy Bentham, rugby league footballer of the 1920s for Great Britain, and EnglandCharles Bentham, English shipwright in Dutch serviceCraig Bentham (born 1985), English footballerEthel Bentham (1861–1931), Irish doctor, politician and suffragetteGeorge Bentham (1800–1884), English botanist, son of SamuelIsaac Bentham (1886–1917), British water polo playerJames Bentham (1708–1794), English clergyman and historian of Ely CathedralJeremy Bentham (1748–1832), English philosopher and jurist who developed utilitarianismJoseph Bentham (1693/94-1671), Church of England minister and writer on theologyLee Bentham (born 1970), former Canadian racing driverNathan Bentham, rugby league footballer of the 1920s and '30s for Great Britain, and EnglandSamuel Bentham (1757–1831), English mechanical engineer, brother of JeremyThomas Bentham (1513–1578), Bishop of CoventryTrevor Bentham (born 1943), former English stage manager and screenwriterFictional characters:
Jeremy Bentham (Lost), another name for the character John Locke in LostKarla Bentham, character in the BBC 1 TV drama Waterloo Road, played by Jessica Baglow