Benson (surname)
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Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben". Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.
Notable people with the name Benson include:
Notable people with the name Benson include:
- A. C. BensonA. C. BensonArthur Christopher Benson was an English essayist, poet, and author and the 28th Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge....
(1862-1925), English poet and essayist, son of E. W. Benson - Adolph B. Benson (1881-1961), American educator and historian
- Allan L. BensonAllan L. BensonAllan Louis Benson was an American newspaper editor and author who ran for President as the Socialist Party of America candidate in 1916.-Early years:Benson was born in Plainfield, Michigan on November 6, 1871. His father, Adelbert L...
(1871-1940), American newspaper editor - Amber BensonAmber BensonAmber Nicole Benson is an American actress, writer, film director, and film producer. She is best known for her role as Tara Maclay on the TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, but has also directed, produced and starred in her own films Chance and Lovers, Liars & Lunatics...
(born 1977), American actress - Andrew BensonAndrew BensonAndrew Alm Benson is an American biologist and a professor of biology at the University of California, San Diego until his retirement in 1989...
, mid 20th century American chemist - Anna BensonAnna BensonAnna Benson is an American model, and wife of former Major League Baseball pitcher Kris Benson. Benson is known for her outspoken personality and for being a "baseball wife."-Personal life:...
(born 1976), American model - Ashley BensonAshley BensonAshley Victoria Benson is an American film and television actress, and model. She is known for her role as Abigail Deveraux on Days Of Our Lives , Carson in Bring It On: In It to Win It, and Hanna Marin on Pretty Little Liars.Benson was born and raised in Anaheim Hills, California...
(born 1989), American actress - Benny BensonBenny BensonJohn Ben "Benny" Benson, Jr. was the Aleut boy who designed the flag of Alaska. Benny was 13 when he won in a contest in 1927 to design the flag for the territory of Alaska, which became a U.S. state in 1959.-Biography:...
(1913-1972), creator of Alaska's state flag - Bernard BensonBernard BensonBernard Benson is an English author and writer of The Peace Book. He was a fighter pilot during World War II. Later, he worked as an engineer on the Delta wing fighter and missiles. After being inspired by Tibetan lamas, he started writing books for children.-References:...
, mid 20th century British author of The Peace Book - Brad BensonBrad BensonBrad William Benson is a former professional American football player. He was an offensive lineman with the New York Giants of the National Football League from 1978 to 1988. He was a pivotal member of the 1986 Giants team that defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XXI...
(born 1955), American football player - Brendan BensonBrendan BensonBrendan Benson is an American musician and songwriter. He sings and plays guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and drums. He has released four solo albums and is a member of the band The Raconteurs....
(born 1970), American musician - Bruce Benson (disambiguation)
- Carl Benson, a pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor BristedCharles Astor BristedCharles Astor Bristed was an American scholar and author, sometimes writing under the nom de plume Carl Benson. He was the first American to write a full-length defense of Americanisms.-Biography:...
- Carville BensonCarville BensonCarville Dickinson Benson was a U.S. Congressman who represented the second Congressional district of Maryland from 1918 to 1921....
(1872-1929), American politician - Cedric BensonCedric BensonCedric Myron Benson is an American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears fourth overall in the 2005 NFL Draft...
, American football player - Constantine Walter BensonConstantine Walter BensonConstantine Walter Benson OBE was a British ornithologist. He is considered the last of a line of British Colonial officials who made significant contributions to ornithology.-Education and career:...
, British ornithologist - Craig BensonCraig BensonCraig R. Benson is an American politician and businessman. He served as Governor of New Hampshire from 2003 to 2005...
(born 1954), American businessman and politician - David Benson-PopeDavid Benson-PopeDavid Henry Benson-Pope is a New Zealand Labour Party politician who sat in the Parliament of New Zealand from 1999 to 2008. He formerly served as a cabinet minister....
(born 1950), New Zealand politician - Dee BensonDee BensonDee Vance Benson is a Federal judge and former chief judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He was briefly a professional soccer player. He was nominated as judge by President George H. W. Bush on May 16, 1991, and confirmed by the United States Senate on September...
(born 1948), American judge - Doug BensonDoug BensonDouglas Steven "Doug" Benson is an American stand-up comedian and actor who has appeared on Comedy Central Presents, Best Week Ever and was a contestant on Last Comic Standing in the show's fifth season....
(born 1964), American comedian and actor - E. F. Benson (Edward Frederic Benson, 1867-1940), English novelist, son of Edward White Benson
- Edgar BensonEdgar BensonEdgar John Benson, PC, FCA was a Canadian politician, businessman, diplomat, and university professor. He held three different Cabinet posts. He was married to an Ottawa lawyer, Mary Jane Binks....
(born 1923), Canadian politician - Edward Benson (bishop) (Edward White Benson, 1829-1896), Archbishop of Canterbury
- Egbert BensonEgbert BensonEgbert Benson was a lawyer, jurist, politician from Upper Red Hook, New York, and a Founding Father of the United States who represented New York in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives, and who served as a member of the New York State...
(1746-1833), American politician and jurist - Elmer Austin BensonElmer Austin BensonElmer Austin Benson was an American lawyer and politician from Minnesota.-Biography:Born in 1895 in Appleton, Minnesota, he studied law at William Mitchell College of Law and served for a year in the U.S. Army during World War I...
(1895-1985), American politician - Ezra Taft BensonEzra Taft BensonEzra Taft Benson was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.-Biography:Born on a farm in Whitney, Idaho, Benson was the oldest of...
(1899-1994), American politician and the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Frank Benson (disambiguation)
- George Benson (disambiguation)George Benson (disambiguation)George Benson is an American jazz guitarist, singer and composer.George Benson may also refer to:*George Benson , English actor*George Benson , professional football player...
- Herbert BensonHerbert BensonHerbert Benson, M.D. , is an American cardiologist and founder of the Mind/Body Medical Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. He graduated from Wesleyan University and Harvard Medical School....
(born 1935), MD, Harvard researcher, and author of The Relaxation Response - Howard BensonHoward BensonHoward Benson is a two-time Grammy-nominated music producer and aerospace engineer.-Biography:Howard Benson has a degree in materials engineering from Drexel University and studied composition at the Philadelphia College for Performing Arts. Later he worked for Garrett AiResearch, where he worked...
(born 1956), music producer - Ivy BensonIvy BensonIvy Benson was an English musician and bandleader, who led an all-female swing band. Benson and her band rose to fame in the 1940s, headlining variety theatres and topping the bill at the London Palladium, and became the BBC's resident house band.-Early years:Benson was born on 11 November 1913 in...
(1913-1993), British bandleader - James BensonJames BensonJames William Benson , also known as Jim Benson, was the founder of SpaceDev, a commercial satellite and satellite component development company, and Benson Space Company, a civilian spaceflight venture focused on commercial space tourism.-Biography:Benson spent thirty years associated with the...
(1945-2008), American businessman, founder of Benson Space Company - James Rea BensonJames Rea BensonJames Rea Benson was an Ontario businessman and political figure. He represented Lincoln in the 1st Canadian Parliament as a Liberal-Conservative member until March 14, 1868, when he was named to the Senate of Canada for St. Catharines.He was born in Ireland in 1807 and came to Kingston in Upper...
(1807-1885), Canadian businessman and politician - Jessica Benson (born 1988), American singer
- Joanne BensonJoanne BensonJoanne E. Benson was the 44th Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota from January 3, 1995 to January 4, 1999. An Independent Republican, she was elected on the gubernatorial ticket with Governor Arne Carlson, competing for the party endorsement with Allen Quist and Doug McFarland, and later in the...
(born 1943), American politician - Jodi BensonJodi BensonJodi Marie Benson is an American actress, voice actress, soprano singer, and Disney Legend. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English...
(born 1961), American voice actress and singer - John Benson (disambiguation)
- Kent BensonKent BensonMichael Kent Benson is a retired American collegiate and professional basketball player.-1969-1973:...
, American basketball player - Kris BensonKris BensonKristin James Benson is a former Major League Baseball starting pitcher. Benson pitched for the Pittsburgh Pirates from to , New York Mets from to , Baltimore Orioles in to , Texas Rangers in , and Arizona Diamondbacks in ....
(born 1974), American baseball player - Lee BensonLee BensonLee Benson is a columnist for the Deseret News. He has covered at least nine Olympic Games for the paper and has written columns on Mormon. He has also co-authored a book with James W...
(born 1994), Singapore National Weightlifting 5 year consecutive champion, [2006~2010] - Margaret BensonMargaret BensonMargaret Benson was an English author and amateur Egyptologist and one of the six children of Edward White Benson, an Anglican clergyman , and his wife Mary Sidgwick Benson, the sister of philosopher Henry Sidgwick...
, British Egyptologist, daughter of E. W. Benson - Mark BensonMark BensonMark Richard Benson is a former International cricketer and a retired ICC Elite Panel cricket umpire - he played for England in one Test match and one One Day International in 1986....
, (born 1958), English cricketer - Mark Benson (engineer)Mark Benson (engineer)Mark Benson was a Bohemian German engineer, best known as the inventor of a supercritical boiler.Benson was born in the Sudetenland, and his original name was Müller . He emigrated to the United States, then returned to Europe to work for the English Electric Company in Rugby...
, inventor of the Benson boiler - Martin Benson (actor)Martin Benson (actor)Martin Benjamin Benson was an English character actor, who appeared in films, theatre and television. He appeared in both British and Hollywood productions.-Career:...
(1918-2010), British actor - Michael Benson (disambiguation)
- Mildred BensonMildred BensonMildred Wirt Benson was an American author of children's books, in particular several Nancy Drew mysteries. Writing under Stratemeyer Syndicate pen name Carolyn Keene from 1929 to 1947, she contributed to 23 of the first 25 originally published Nancy Drew mysteries...
(1905-2002), American writer - Nicholas John BensonNicholas John BensonNick "Bomber" Benson was the CEO of the Sunterra Corporation, headquartered in Las Vegas, Nevada.Benson grew up in Ghana before attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst where he went on to spend 10 years as an infantry officer...
, soldier, lawyer, businessman, writer - Nick BensonNick BensonNicholas James "Nick" Benson is an American teen actor. His first major role was Derrick Westerly on The WB Television Network show Summerland. He later starred as Rick Thompson on the CBS TV show 'Swingtown'. He was a special Guest Star on the show True Jackson VP show as the school bully in the...
, American actor - Nigel BensonNigel BensonNigel C. Benson is a British author and illustrator.Nigel Benson was born in Newport Pagnell, Buckinghamshire, son of Ralph H. Benson, a fine artist specializing in oils and pastels, and Heather M. Benson. He grew up in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, and was educated at Dunstable Grammar School...
, British writer - Ray BensonRay BensonRay Benson is the front man of the Western swing band Asleep at the Wheel.In 1970, Benson, a Jewish native of Philadelphia, formed Asleep at the Wheel with friends Lucky Oceans and Leroy Preston. The group relocated to Austin in 1973 after a suggestion from Willie Nelson .Since then, the group has...
(born 1951), American actor and composer - Raymond BensonRaymond BensonRaymond Benson is an American author best known for being the official author of the adult James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003. Benson was born in Midland, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973...
(born 1955), American author - Renaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson), American singer for The Four Tops
- Rhian BensonRhian BensonRhiannon Afua "Rhian" Benson is a Ghanaian soul and jazz singer, songwriter, and composer.-Early life:Benson was born in Accra, Ghana to a Welsh mother, who was a singer, and an Ashanti father, who was a guitarist, and she has a younger sister.She was raised in Ghana, India, where her family moved...
(fl.FloruitFloruit , abbreviated fl. , is a Latin verb meaning "flourished", denoting the period of time during which something was active...
2000s), Ghanaian singer - Richard Meux BensonRichard Meux BensonRichard Meux Benson was a priest in the Church of England and founder of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the first religious order of monks in the Anglican Communion since the Reformation...
(1824-1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious order - Robert Benson (disambiguation)
- Sally BensonSally BensonSally Benson was an American screenwriter, who was also a prolific short story author, best known for her semi-autobiographical stories collected in Junior Miss and Meet Me in St...
, American screenwriter - Shaun BensonShaun Benson-Biography:Benson was born in Guelph, Ontario. He is the son of Eugene Benson, an English professor and a prolific novelist, playwright and librettist. He summered at YMCA Camp Kitchikewana on Beausoleil Island where he held the position of Music Coordinator and later held the esteemed position of...
, Canadian actor - Simon BensonSimon BensonSimon Benson was a noted businessman and philanthropist from Portland, Oregon.-Background:Simon Benson was born Simon Iversen in Norway, one of seven children in the Berger Iversen family. His eldest brother Jon immigrated to the United States in 1861, followed by his sister Mathea in 1865...
(1851-1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropist - Stephen Allen BensonStephen Allen BensonStephen Allen Benson served as the 2nd President of Liberia from 1856 to 1864. Prior to that, he served as the 3rd Vice President of Liberia from 1854 to 1856 under President Joseph Jenkins Roberts....
, President of Liberia 1856-1864 - Steve Benson (disambiguation)
- Tom BensonTom BensonSee also Tom Benson and Tom Benson for the Northern Ireland Unionist.Tom Benson is the owner of the New Orleans Saints. He is currently the owner of several automobile dealerships in the Greater New Orleans and San Antonio areas...
(fl. 1980s), American football entrepreneur - Tony BensonTony BensonTony Benson is a rugby league coach from New Zealand. Since the 2008-2009 season he has been the head coach of Oldham Roughyeds in the British Rugby League National Championship 1.-New Zealand:...
, New Zealand rugby league coach - Warren BensonWarren BensonWarren Benson was an American composer. His compositions consist mostly of music for wind instruments and percussion...
, American composer and timpanist - William Benson (disambiguation)William Benson (disambiguation)William Benson may refer to:* William Benson * William Benson , British amateur architect and political figure* William Benson , New Zealander who swam at the 2008 Olympics...
, multiple people including:- William Noel BensonWilliam Noel BensonWilliam Noel Benson FRS FRGS was a research geologist and academic. After studying geology at the University of Sydney, Benson worked temporarily at the University of Adelaide before returning to Sydney as a demonstrator...
(1885-1957) Australian/New Zealand geologist - William S. BensonWilliam S. BensonWilliam Shepherd Benson was an Admiral in the United States Navy and the first Chief of Naval Operations , holding the post throughout World War I.-Biography:...
(1855-1932), American admiral
- William Noel Benson
Fiction
- Carly CorinthosCarly CorinthosCaroline Leigh "Carly" Corinthos Jacks is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. Originated by Sarah Brown on April 8, 1996, the role of Carly has been portrayed by Laura Wright since 2005...
(maiden name 'Benson'), a role portrayed by Sarah Joy Brown and Laura Wright on General Hospital - Freddie Benson, a role played by Nathan Kress in the Nickelodeon series iCarly
- Kurt BensonKurt BensonKurt Benson is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks, played by Jeremy Edwards. He debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 23 October 1995. He was created by Phil Redmond as one of the serial's original characters....
, fictional character from Hollyoaks - Olivia BensonOlivia BensonDet. Olivia "Liv" Benson is a fictional character on the NBC police procedural drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, portrayed by Mariska Hargitay. She is the former partner of Elliot Stabler. In Season 13, her partner will be Nick Amaro...
, fictional character from Law & Order: Special Victims Unit - Benson, brother-in-law of Deputy Arthel Queen in the novel Deliverance