Benson may refer to:

Animals

*Benson (fish), largest common carp caught in Britain

Places

Geography

Canada

*Rural Municipality of Benson No. 35, Saskatchewan; rural municipality *Benson, Saskatchewan; hamlet

United Kingdom

*Benson, Oxfordshire

United States

*Benson, Arizona **Benson (Amtrak station) in Benson, Arizona *Benson, Illinois *Benson, Louisiana *Benson, Maryland (disambiguation) *Benson, Michigan *Benson, Minnesota *Benson, New York *Benson, North Carolina *Benson, Pennsylvania *Benson, Utah *Benson, Vermont, a New England town **Benson (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town *Benson, Wisconsin *Benson County, North Dakota *Benson Lake, a lake in California *Benson neighborhood (Omaha, Nebraska) *Benson Township, Minnesota

Education

*Benson High School (disambiguation) *Benson Idahosa University, private Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria *Benson Polytechnic High School, public high school in Portland, Oregon *Florence C. Benson Elementary School, historic school building for African-American students, Columbia, South Carolina *J.E. Benson Public School, former elementary school in Windsor, Ontario, Canada *James Benson Dudley High School, Greensboro, North Carolina *Mount Benson Elementary School (Nanaimo), public elementary school in Nanaimo, British Columbia *Roanoke-Benson High School, comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois *Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson, Nebraska

Structures

*Benson (Amtrak station), in Benson, Arizona *Benson Block, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *Benson Building (Ottumwa, Iowa), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *Benson Hotel, in Portland, Oregon *Benson House (disambiguation) *Benson Tower (disambiguation) *Benson Water Tower, water tower located on Clayton Street in Benson, Illinois

Media and entertainment

*Benson (TV series), ''Benson'' (TV series), American sitcom (1979–1986) *Benson Dunwoody, a fictional character from the Cartoon Network animated series ''Regular Show''

Military

*Benson-class destroyer, ''Benson''-class destroyer, World War II-era U.S. Navy ship class *RAF Benson, Royal Air Force station near Benson, Oxfordshire, England

People

*Benson (given name) *Benson (surname)

Products, companies, and brands

*Benson & Hedges, British brand of cigarettes *Benson International, American custom trailer and body business belonging to International Industries *Benson Records, American record label (1902–2001) *Kleinwort Benson, former merchant bank based in London, sometimes known as ''Bensons''

Others

* *Benson (fish) (1984–2009), "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp *Benson Medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature *Benson Syndicate, American 19th century organized crime group *Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as posterior cortical atrophy

Litigation

*''Benson v. Alverson'', the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution *''Benson v SA Mutual Life'', an important case in South African contract law, particularly in the area of claims for specific performance *''Crowell v. Benson'', 285 U.S. 22 (1932), United States Supreme Court approved the adjudication of private rights by an administrative agency, not an Article III court *''Gottschalk v. Benson'', a United States Supreme Court case on the patentability of computer software or algorithms (1972) *''Pharaoh v. Benson'' (Montauk Point land claim), three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the Stephen Talkhouse