What is "benson"

Benson may refer to:

Benson is an American television sitcom that aired from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, on ABC. The series was a spin-off from the soap opera parody Soap, in which the character Benson, portrayed by Robert Guillaume, had first appeared as the wise-cracking yet level-headed African-American butler for the highly dysfunctional Tate family. However, Benson eschewed the soap opera format of its parent show for a more conventional sitcom structure. The series was created by Susan Harris, and produced by Witt/Thomas/Harris Productions. In 1985, Guillaume won an Emmy award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for his role in the show.

Benson is a common patronymic surname of English origin meaning "son of Ben" (Benedict, Benjamin, Bennett). Benson is uncommon as a first name, but quite common as a surname in English speaking countries.

Notable people with the name Benson include:

• A. C. Benson (1862–1925), English poet and essayist, son of E. W. Benson
• Adolph B. Benson (1881–1961), Swedish-American educator and historian
• Allan L. Benson (1871–1940), American journalist and Socialist Presidential candidate
• Allen Benson (1908–1999), American professional baseball player
• Amber Benson (born 1977), American actress
• Andrew Benson, mid-20th-century American chemist
• Anna Benson (born 1976), American model
• Sir Arthur Benson (1907–1987), British colonial administrator and governor
• Arthur W. Benson (–1889), American industrialist and real-estate developer
• Ashley Benson (born 1989), American actress
• Benny Benson (1913–1972), creator of Alaska's state flag
• Bernard Benson, mid-20th-century British author of The Peace Book
• Berry Benson (1843–1923), American Civil War soldier depicted on the Augusta Confederate Monument, later an accountant who discovered the "Ponzi scheme"
• Brad Benson (born 1955), American football player
• Brendan Benson (born 1970), American musician
• Bruce Benson (disambiguation)
• Carl Benson, pseudonym of American writer Charles Astor Bristed (1820–1874)
• Carville Benson (1872–1929), American politician
• Cedric Benson, American football player for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL
• Constantine Walter Benson, British ornithologist
• Craig Benson (born 1954), American businessman and politician
• David Benson-Pope (born 1950), New Zealand politician
• Dee Benson (born 1948), American judge
• Doug Benson (born 1964), American comedian and actor
• E. F. Benson (Edward Frederic Benson, 1867–1940), English novelist
• Edgar Benson (born 1923), Canadian politician
• Edward Benson (bishop) (Edward White Benson, 1829–1896), Archbishop of Canterbury
• Egbert Benson (1746–1833), American politician and jurist
• Elmer Austin Benson (1895–1985), American politician
• Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994), American politician and the 13th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Frank Benson (disambiguation)
• George Benson (disambiguation)
• Gordon Benson (born 1994), British triathlete
• Henry N. Benson (1872-1960), American politician
• Herbert Benson (born 1935), MD, Harvard researcher, author of The Relaxation Response
• Howard Benson (born 1956), music producer
• Ivy Benson (1913–1993), British bandleader
• James Benson (disambiguation)
• Jessica Benson (born 1988), American singer
• Joanne Benson (born 1943), American politician
• Jodi Benson (born 1961), American voice actress and singer
• John Benson (disambiguation)
• Karl Benson (born 1951), American college sports administrator
• Kent Benson, American basketball player
• Kris Benson (born 1974), American baseball player
• Lee Benson, American sports writer
• Margaret Benson (1865–1916), English author and amateur Egyptologist
• Mary Benson, (1919-2000), South African writer and antiapartheid activist
• Mark Benson, (born 1958), English cricketer
• Mark Benson (engineer), German-born inventor of the Benson boiler
• Martin Benson (actor) (1918–2010), British actor
• Michael Benson (disambiguation)
• Mildred Benson (1905–2002), American writer
• Mykel Benson (born 1987), American football player
• Nicholas Benson (born 1964), American stone carver
• Nicholas John Benson (born 1961), Ghanaian-American soldier, lawyer, businessman, writer
• Nigel Benson (born 1955), British author and illustrator.
• Ray Benson (born 1951), American actor and composer
• Raymond Benson (born 1955), American author
• Renaldo Benson ("Obie" Benson, 1936–2005), American soul and R&B singer and songwriter
• Rhian Benson ( fl. 2000s), Ghanaian singer
• Richard Meux Benson (1824–1915), Anglican clergyman and founder of an Anglican religious order
• Robert Benson (disambiguation)
• Ron Benson (1925–1997), English professional footballer
• Sally Benson (1897–1972), American screenwriter
• Shaun Benson (born 1976), Canadian actor
• Simon Benson (1851–1942), Norwegian-born American logging entrepreneur and philanthropist
• Stephen Allen Benson (1816–1865), President of Liberia 1856–1864
• Steve Benson (disambiguation)
• T. O. S. Benson (1917–2008), a Nigerian lawyer
• Tom Benson (disambiguation)
• Tony Benson (born 1966), New Zealand rugby league coach
• Vern Benson (1924–2014), American baseball player
• Warren Benson (1924–2005), American composer and timpanist
• William Benson (disambiguation)

Benson (1984 – 4 August 2009) was "Britain's biggest and best-loved" common carp. Benson's popularity was such that she was caught 63 times in 13 years, although the accessibility that made her popular was also the cause of controversy among angling's elite. She has also been referred to as "the people's fish" and was voted by readers of Angler's Mail as Britain's Favourite Carp in 2005.

The fish, who was female, was originally one of a pair: her original companion, Hedges, disappeared in a flood of the River Nene in 1998. Both fish were named due to a hole in Benson's dorsal fin that resembled a cigarette burn, in a reference to Benson and Hedges. At her peak weight, in 2006, she weighed 64 pounds and 2 ounces (29 kg).

Benson died on 4 August 2009, aged 25. At the time of her death, she weighed the same as a large dog and was worth £20,000. The owner of the lake where she lived alleged that she was accidentally poisoned by anglers using uncooked tigernuts as bait, though evidence points to the contrary (see section on death below). Another possible cause of death was the complications during egg production.

Notable people with the given name Benson:

• Benson K. Buffham (born 1919), American intelligence official, deputy director of the National Security Agency
• Benson Gicharu (born 1985), Kenyan amateur boxer
• Benson W. Hough (1875–1935), United States federal judge
• Benson Henderson (born 1983), American mixed martial artist
• Benson Koech (born 1974), Kenyan middle distance runner
• Benson Leavitt (1797–1869), American businessman, alderman and acting mayor of Boston, Massachusetts
• Benson Masya (1970–2003), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Benson Mates (1919–2009), American philosopher
• Benson Y. Parkinson (born 1960), American Mormon novelist, literary critic and biographer
• Benson Stanley (born 1984), Australian rugby union player