Placename

Benson is the name of some places in the United States of America and elsewhere:

• Benson, Oxfordshire , England
• Benson, Arizona
• Benson, Illinois
• Benson, Minnesota
• Benson, New York
• Benson, North Carolina
• Benson, Pennsylvania
• Benson, Utah
• Benson, Vermont
• Benson County, North Dakota
• Benson Township, Minnesota

Surname

Notable people whose family name is Benson (with entries in Wikipedia):

• Benson, A. C. (1862-1925), English poet and essayist
• Benson, Amber (born 1977), U.S. actress
• Benson, Craig (born 1954), U.S. businessman, Governor of New Hampshire
• Benson, Elmer Austin (1895-1985), U.S. Senator and Governor of Minnesota
• Benson, Edward Frederick (1867-1940), English novelist
• Benson, Edward White (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Benson, Ezra Taft (1899-1994), U.S. Secretary of Agriculture and President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Benson, Egbert (1746-1833), U.S. judge, Congressman from New York
• Benson, George (born 1943), U.S. jazz musician
• Benson, Jodi (born 1961), U.S. voice actress and singer
• Benson, Leigh, computer programmer
• Benson, Mildred, U.S. writer
• Benson, Raymond (born 1955), U.S. James Bond author
• Benson, Robby (born 1956), U.S. actor
• Benson, Steve, U.S. cartoonist and atheist
• Benson, Tom, owner of the New Orleans Saints NFL team

Other uses

There is also:

• Benson, the television series which ran from 1979 to 1986
• RAF Benson