In all the world, Benson (Benson 
, 本森 
, بنسون 
, along with others...) is a common mostly male, but infrequently feminine given name. The first name Benson is characteristic of Tanzania, where it is quite a common masculine name, Macao, and Nigeria, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, Tanzania, and Kenya. Likewise, Benson is the last name as well as the forename.
Benson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Benson Dunwoody , the character from the Regular Show franchise.
| lieutenant general george benson (b. 1750) |
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| riou george benson (1835-1896) (b. 1835) |
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| manly benson Canadian Methodist clergyman (b. 1842) |
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| berry benson Confederate army soldier from Hamburg, S.C., US (b. 1843) |
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| lyde ernest george benson British barrister (1845-1924) (b. 1845) |
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| lewis benson American politician in Wisconsin (1850-1926), US (b. 1850) |
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roy s. benson United States admiral, US (b. 1906) |
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lyman david benson American botanist (1909-1993), US (b. 1909) |
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| lewis benson American politician in South Dakota (187_-19__), US (b. 1872) |
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| sir clarence irving benson (1897-1980) Methodist clergyman and journalist (b. 1897) |
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ray benson country music musician from the United States, US (b. 1951) |
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| lee benson American journalist, US (b. 1901) |
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| allen wilbert benson baseball player, US (b. 1905) |
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| lewis benson American historian (1906-1986) (b. 1906) |
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| constantine walter benson British ornithologist (1909-1982), GB (b. 1909) |
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