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 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
 * George Benson Johnston (1913–2004), Canadian poet
 * Michelle Elizabeth Benson Keegan (born 1987), English actress
 * 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
 * Isaac Benson Lucas, KC (1867–1940), Canadian lawyer and politician
 * Willis Benson Machen (1810–1893), Democratic U.S. Senator from Kentucky
 * 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
 * Peter Benson Walker (1922–1987), Australian politician
 * Benson Whitney (born 1956), United States Ambassador to Norway from 2006 to 2009
 * Benson Wood (1839–1915), U.S. Representative from Illinois