Benson may refer to:

Comics and animation

  • Benson, a character in the TV series Regular Show

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, 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

  • 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), 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, 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, 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

See also

  • Mount Benson (disambiguation)
  • Justice Benson (disambiguation)