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 Benson is an unincorporated community in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It is located between Estevan and Stoughton on Highway 47. Currently it has a curling rink, community hall and the municipal offices of Rural Municipality of Be ...

; hamlet

United Kingdom

Benson, Oxfordshire Benson is a village and Civil parishes in England, civil parish in South Oxfordshire, England. The United Kingdom Census 2011, 2011 Census gave the parish population as 4,754. It lies about a mile and a half (2.4 km) north of Wallingford, Oxford ...

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 is a village in Woodford County, Illinois, Woodford County, Illinois, United States. The population was 423 at the United States Census 2010, 2010 census, up from 408 in 2000. It is part of the Peoria, Illinois Peoria metropolitan area, Me ...

* Benson, Louisiana * Benson, Harford County, Maryland *

Benson, Howard County, Maryland Benson is an unincorporated community in Howard County, Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virg ...

* Benson, Michigan *

Benson, Minnesota Benson is a city in Swift County, Minnesota, United States, along the Chippewa River. The population was 3,480 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat. History Benson was platted in 1870 when the railroad was extended to that point. As the ...

* Benson, Nebraska, a neighborhood in Omaha, Nebraska *

Benson, New York Benson is a town in Hamilton County, New York, United States. The population was 221 at the 2020 census. The town is on the southern border of Hamilton County and is northwest of Schenectady. The current Town Supervisor is John M. Stortecky . ...

Benson, North Carolina Benson is a town in Johnston County, North Carolina, United States, near the intersection of Interstates Interstate 95 in North Carolina, 95 and Interstate 40 in North Carolina, 40. Benson celebrates Mule Days on the fourth Saturday of September, ...

* Benson, Pennsylvania *

Benson, Utah Benson is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cache County, Utah, United States. It is immediately south of Amalga, across Utah State Route 218, and is west of the Logan-Cache Airport. The population was 1,485 at the 2010 census. It is inclu ...

Benson, Vermont Benson is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 974 at the 2020 census. The town is rural, with a concentration of several homes and businesses in Benson village, at the intersection of Stage Road and Lake Road. ...

, a New England town ** Benson (CDP), Vermont, the main village in the town * Benson, Wisconsin *

Benson County, North Dakota Benson County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,964, and was estimated to be 5,756 in 2024. The county seat is Minnewaukan. History The county was created on March 9, 1883 by the Dak ...

Benson Lake (California) Benson Lake is a lake in Yosemite National Park, United States. Benson Lake was named for Harry Coupland Benson, a Yosemite National Park official. Benson Lake has a surface elevation of 2310m. It is located just 700m down a spur trail from the P ...

Benson State Recreation Area Benson State Recreation Area is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The Recreation Area contains a disc golf course and picnic area and is home to Benson Lake and Hartman Pond, ...

, a state park in Oregon *

Benson Township, Minnesota Benson Township is a township in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 367 at the 2000 census. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which is land and (4.64%) is wa ...

Education

Benson High School (disambiguation) Benson High School may refer to: * Benson High School (Arizona), in Benson, Arizona * Benson High School (Minnesota), in Benson, Minnesota * Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School (BHS) is a technical public high school ...

Benson Idahosa University Benson Idahosa University (BIU) is a private, Christian university in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. Previously named Christian Faith University (CFU), it was renamed in honor of Archbishop Benson Idahosa, a Charismatic Pentecostal minister ...

, a private Christian university in Benin City, Nigeria *

Benson Polytechnic High School Benson Polytechnic High School (BHS) is a technical public high school in the Portland Public Schools district. Its campus is located in the Central Eastside commercial area of Portland, Oregon, United States. Students are given a special em ...

, 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 James Benson Dudley High School is a four-year public high school located in Guilford County in the city of Greensboro, North Carolina. Dudley High School was founded in 1929 as the first black high school in Guilford County, in a school system ...

, Greensboro, North Carolina *

Mount Benson Elementary School (Nanaimo) Mount Benson Elementary was a public elementary school located in the Wellington neighbourhood of Nanaimo, British Columbia and was part of School District 68 Nanaimo-Ladysmith. It was closed in 2008. Opened on the historic Wellington Public Sch ...

, a public elementary school in Nanaimo, British Columbia *

Roanoke-Benson High School Roanoke-Benson High School is a comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois.Contact
. Roano ...

, a comprehensive high school located at 208 West High Street, in Roanoke, Illinois *

Omaha Benson High School Magnet Omaha Benson High School Magnet, Benson High Magnet, or Benson High, is a public high school in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, in the Benson neighborhood. The original site of Benson High was the current building that houses Benson West Element ...

, Benson, Nebraska

Structures

, in Benson, Arizona * Benson Block, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *

Benson Building (Ottumwa, Iowa) The Benson Building, also known as the Union Bus Depot, was an historic building located in downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, United States. The Tudor Revival style commercial building was completed in 1930. The one-story structure was composed of highly te ...

, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Wapello County, Iowa *

Benson Hotel The Benson Portland, Curio Collection by Hilton is a 287-room historic hotel in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. It is owned and operated by Coast Hotels & Resorts. It was originally known as the New Oregon Hotel, and is commonly know ...

, in Portland, Oregon *

Benson House (disambiguation) Benson House or Benson Building or variations may refer to: in the United States (by state then city) * A. S. Benson House, Loveland, Colorado, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Larimer County, Colorado * Benson Building ...

* 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 Benson or RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force (RAF) List of Royal Air Force stations, station located at Benson, Oxfordshire, Benson, near Wallingford, Oxfordshire, Wallingford, in South Oxfordshire, England. It is a front-line st ...

, Royal Air Force station near Benson, Oxfordshire, England

People

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 Boone (born 2002), American si ...

* 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 Benson Records was founded by Bob Benson and John T. Benson, who formed the John T. Benson Music Publishing Company in 1902. The record label started out as Heart Warming Records, creating house labels such as Impact Records, Greentree Records, ...

, American record label (1902–2001) *

Kleinwort Benson Kleinwort Benson was a leading investment bank that offered a wide range of financial services from offices throughout the United Kingdom and Channel Islands. Two families, the Kleinworts and the Bensons, founded two different merchant banks in ...

, former merchant bank based in London, sometimes known as ''Bensons''

Others

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

Benson Medal The Benson Medal is a medal awarded by the Royal Society of Literature in the UK."The Benson Medal"

, awarded by the Royal Society of Literature *

Benson Syndicate The Benson Syndicate was an unusual, 19th century organized crime organization in the western United States which received contracts from the United States General Land Office (GLO) to perform cadastral land surveys of the public lands. It was le ...

, an American 19th-century organized crime group *Benson's syndrome, a disease also known as

posterior cortical atrophy Posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), also called Benson's syndrome, is a rare form of dementia which is considered a visual variant or an atypical variant of Alzheimer's disease (AD). The disease causes atrophy of the posterior part of the cerebral ...