Benton (surname)

Benton is an English surname, which means "town in the bent grass" or "is from the place where the bear grass grows".[1][2] The name may refer to:

• Al Benton (1911–1968), American baseball player
• Andrew K. Benton (born c. 1952), American lawyer and academic administrator
• Arthur L. Benton (1909–2006), American neuropsychologist
• Barbi Benton (born 1950), American model and actress
• Bernard Benton (born 1957), American boxer
• Billy Benton (1895–1967), English footballer
• Brook Benton (1931–1988), American musician
• Charles S. Benton (1810–1882), American politician
• Dave Benton (born 1951), Aruban-Estonian singer
• Don Benton (born 1957), American politician
• Eddie Benton (born 1975), American basketball player and coach
• Eddie Benton (born 1957), Canadian actress
• Glen Benton (born 1967), American bass guitarist
• Grady Benton (born 1973), American football player
• Jacob Benton (1814–1892), American politician
• Jerome Benton (born 1962), American musician
• Jesse Benton (born 1977), American political operative
• Jessica Benton (born 1942), British actress
• Jim Benton (1916–2001), American football player
• Jim Benton (born 1960), American illustrator
• Joe Benton (born 1933), British politician
• John Keith Benton (1896–1956), American theologian and university administrator
• Joshua Benton (born 1975), American journalist
• Kenneth Benton, (1909–1999), British intelligence officer and author
• Lemuel Benton (1754–1818), American politician
• Louisa Dow Benton (1831–1895), American linguist and letter writer
• Maecenas Benton (1848–1924), American politician
• Mark Benton (born 1965), British actor
• Michael Benton (born 1956), British paleontontologist
• Morris Fuller Benton (1872–1948), American typeface designer
• Nathaniel S. Benton (1792–1869), American politician
• Nicholas F. Benton (born 1944), American journalist
• Rabbit Benton (1901–1984), American baseball player
• Robert Benton (born 1932), American screenwriter and film director
• Scott Benton (born 1974), English rugby union player
• Scott Benton, British politician
• Thomas Hart Benton (painter) (1889–1975), American painter
• Thomas Hart Benton (senator) (1782–1858), American politician
• Tommy Benton (born 1950), American politician
• Walter Benton (poet) (1907–1976), American poet
• Walter Benton (1930–2000), American musician
• William Benton (disambiguation), multiple people

Fiction

• Peter Benton, fictional character from ER
• Sergeant Benton, fictional character from Doctor Who

See also

• Benton (disambiguation)
• Brains Benton, children's book series

References

1. "Benton | meaning of Benton | name Benton". Thinkbabynames.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.
2. "Benton - Meaning of the boy name Benton at Baby Names Pedia". Babynamespedia.com. Retrieved 2011-07-11.