Benson (surname)

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Benson is a surname, and may refer to:

• A. C. Benson (1862-1925), English poet and essayist, son of E. W. Benson
• Allan L. Benson, American newspaper editor
• Amber Benson (born 1977), American actress
• Anna Benson, American model
• Andrew Benson (fl. mid 20th century), American chemist
• Ashley Benson, American actress
• Benny Benson, creator of Alaska's state flag
• Bernard Benson, British author of The Peace Book
• Brad Benson, American football player
• Brendan Benson, American musician
• Bruce Benson, Canadian politician
• Carl Benson, pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor Bristed
• Carville Benson, American politician
• Cedric Benson, American football player
• Constantine Walter Benson, British ornithologist
• Craig Benson (born 1954), American businessman and politician
• David Benson-Pope, New Zealand politician
• Dee Benson, American judge
• Doug Benson, American comedian and actor
• Edgar Benson, Canadian politician
• Edward Frederic Benson (1867-1940), English novelist, son of E. W. Benson
• Edward White Benson (1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Egbert Benson (1746-1833), American politician and jurist
• Elmer Austin Benson (1895-1985), American politician
• Ezra Taft Benson (1899-1994), American politician and the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Frank Benson, one of several people
• George Benson (born 1943), American musician
• George Benson, British politician
• George S. Benson, American educator
• Herbert Benson, MD, Harvard researcher, and author of The Relaxation Response
• Howard Benson, music producer
• Irving Benson, American comedian
• Ivy Benson, British bandleader
• James Benson, American businessman, founder of Benson Space Company
• James Rea Benson, Canadian businessman and politician
• Jessica Benson, American singer
• Joanne Benson, American politician
• Jodi Benson (born 1961), American actress and singer
• John Benson (publisher), seventeenth century Shakespeare publisher
• John Benson (announcer), British television personality
• John Benson (footballer), Scottish footballer
• Johnny Benson, American race driver
• Kent Benson, American basketball player
• Kris Benson (born 1974), American baseball player
• Kurt Benson, fictional character from Hollyoaks
• Leigh Benson (fl. 1990s), computer programmer
• Margaret Benson, British Egyptologist, daughter of E. W. Benson
• Mark Benson, English cricketer
• Michael Benson, American film maker
• Mildred Benson (1905-2002), American writer
• Nicholas John Benson, soldier, lawyer, businessman, writer
• Nick Benson, American actor
• Nigel Benson, British writer
• Olivia Benson, fictional character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Ray Benson (born 1951), American actor and composer
• Raymond Benson (born 1955), American author
• Renaldo "Obie" Benson, American singer for The Four Tops
• Rhian Benson (fl. 2000s), Ghanaian singer
• Richard Meux Benson (1824-1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious order
• Robby Benson (born 1956), American actor
• Robert Benson, 1st Baron Bingley, British politician
• Robert Hugh Benson, British Catholic writer, son of E. W. Benson
• Robert John Benson, (1894-1965), Canadian ice hockey player
• Sally Benson, American screenwriter
• Shaun Benson, Canadian actor
• Simon Benson (1851-1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Stephen Allen Benson, President of Liberia 1856-1864
• Steve Benson (fl. 1990s), American editorial cartoonist
• Thomas Benson, fictional character from Son of Frankenstein
• Tom Benson (fl. 1980s), American football entrepreneur
• Tony Benson, New Zealand rugby league coach
• Warren Benson, American composer and timpanist
• William Noel Benson (1885-1957) Australian/New Zealand geologist
• William S. Benson (1855-1932), American admiral

[edit] See also

• Benson
• Benton (disambiguation)