title: John Benson
text: # John Benson
  
  John Benson may refer to:
  
  ## Arts and entertainment
  
  * John Benson (publisher) (died 1667), English publisher of Shakespeare's works
  * John Benson (architect) (1812–1874), Irish architect
  * John Prentiss Benson (1865–1947), American artist
  * John Howard Benson (1901–1956), American calligrapher and stonecarver
  * John Benson (artisan) (born 1939), American calligrapher and stonecarver, designer of the typeface Alexa
  
  ## Sports
  
  * John Benson (footballer, born 1942) (1942–2010), Scottish footballer
  * John Benson (tennis) (born 1959), American tennis player
  * Johnny Benson Jr. (born 1963), American racing driver
  * John Benson (footballer, born 1991), Ghanaian footballer
  
  ## Others
  
  * John Benson (clockmaker) (died 1790), English clockmaker
  * John Robinson Benson (1836–1885), Australian politician in Queensland
  * John Ernest Benson (1911–1989), Australian engineer and researcher
  * John T. Benson (born 1937), American educator
  * John Benson (Minnesota politician) (born 1943), American politician, member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
  