Benson (given name)

Notable people with the given name Benson:

• Benson Abounu (born 1949), Deputy Governor of Benue State, Nigeria
• Benson Barus (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner in marathon and half marathon competitions
• Benson Boone (born 2002), American singer-songwriter
• Benson Dillon Billinghurst (B.D. Billinghurst), American educator in Nevada during the early 20th century
• Benson K. Buffham (1919–2019), American intelligence official, deputy director of the National Security Agency
• Benson Deng, South Sudanese writer and one of the Lost Boys of Sudan
• Benson Farb (born 1967), American mathematician
• Benson Fong (1916–1987), American character actor
• Benson Gicharu (born 1985), Kenyan amateur boxer
• Benson Henderson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
• Benson E. Hill (1795–1845), English writer, soldier and epicure
• Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), United States federal judge
• Benson Hunt, Samoan footballer
• Benson Idahosa (1938–1998), Charismatic Pentecostal preacher, founder of the Church of God Mission International
• Benson Idonije (born 1936), Nigerian broadcaster and music critic
• Benson Mbai Itwiku, Kenyan politician
• Benson Koech (born 1974), Kenyan middle distance runner
• Benson Leavitt (1797–1869), American businessman, alderman and acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
• Benson Lee (born 1969), Korean-American filmmaker
• Benson Everett Legg (born 1947), former United States District Judge, Maryland
• Benson John Lossing (1813–1891), American historian and writer
• Benson Masya (1970–2003), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Benson Mates (1919–2009), American philosopher
• Benson Mayowa (born 1991), American football defensive end
• Benson Mhlongo (born 1980), South African football defender and midfielder
• Benson Mulomba (born 1949), Zambian middle-distance runner
• Benson Mwita (born 1987), Tanzanian cricketer
• Benson Seurei (born 1984), Kenyan-born Bahraini middle-distance runner
• Benson Shilongo (born 1992), Namibian international footballer
• Benson Stanley (born 1984), Australian rugby union player
• Benson Taylor, FRSA (born 1983), English composer, record producer, electronic musician and humanitarian
• Benson Wairegi (born 1953), accountant, banker, businessman and entrepreneur in Kenya
• Benson Whitney (born 1956), United States Ambassador to Norway from 2006 to 2009
• Benson Wood (1839–1915), U.S. Representative from Illinois

Fictional Characters

• Benson Dunwoody, a main character on the American animated television series Regular Show