Benson may refer to:

Comics and animation

* Benson, a character in the TV series ''

Regular Show ''Regular Show'' (known as ''Regular Show in Space'' during its Regular Show season 8, eighth season) is an American animated sitcom created by J. G. Quintel for Cartoon Network. It ran from September 6, 2010, to January 16, 2017, over the cours ...

Places

Geography

Canada

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

United Kingdom

* Benson, Oxfordshire

United States

Benson, Arizona Benson is a city in Cochise County, Arizona, Cochise County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population of the city was 5,355. It was founded as a rail terminal for the area, and is located approxim ...

Benson (Amtrak station) Benson station is a train station in Benson, Arizona. It is served by Amtrak's '' Sunset Limited'' and '' Texas Eagle'', which pass through Benson 3 days a week in each direction. There are no facilities for Amtrak passengers other than a sma ...

in Benson, Arizona * Benson, Illinois * Benson, Louisiana * Benson, Harford County, Maryland * Benson, Howard County, Maryland * Benson, Michigan * Benson, Minnesota * Benson, Nebraska, a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska * 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 (California) * Benson State Recreation Area, a state park in Oregon * Benson Township, Minnesota

Education

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

Structures

, 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), an American sitcom (1979–1986) *"Benson, Arizona", the opening and closing theme song for the John Carpenter film '' Dark Star''

Litigation

*'' Baker v. Nelson'', a 1971 Minnesota Supreme Court ruling that a state law limiting marriage to persons of the opposite sex did not violate the U.S. Constitution *'' Benson v SA Mutual Life'', a 1985 case in South African contract law, particularly in the area of claims for specific performance *'' Crowell v. Benson'', a 1932 United States Supreme Court case that approved the adjudication of private rights by an administrative agency, not an Article III court *''

Gottschalk v. Benson ''Gottschalk v. Benson'', 409 U.S. 63 (1972), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that a process claim directed to a numerical algorithm, as such, was not patentable because "the pat ...

'', a 1972 United States Supreme Court case on the patentability of computer software or algorithms *'' Pharaoh v. Benson'' (Montauk Point land claim), three lawsuits brought by Chief Wyandank Pharaoh, nephew of the Stephen Talkhouse

Military

* ''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 Benson & Hedges is a British brand of cigarettes owned by American conglomerate Altria. Cigarettes under the ''Benson & Hedges'' name are manufactured worldwide by different companies such as Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, Philip Morris USA, British ...

, 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), the largest common carp caught in Britain * Benson Medal, awarded by the Royal Society of Literature * Benson Syndicate, an American 19th-century organized crime group *Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as posterior cortical atrophy