title: Bentsen
text: # Bentsen
  
  Bentsen is a Danish surname, and it means 'son of Bendt' which is a Danish nickname for Benedict. Notable people with the surname include:
  
  * Beint Bentsen (1917–2003), Norwegian banker and politician for the Christian Democratic Party
  * Christen Bentsen Schaaning (1616–1679), priest at Avaldsnes in Norway from 1635 to 1679
  * Erling Bentsen (1897–1962), Norwegian newspaper editor and politician for the Labour and Communist parties
  * Ivar Bentsen (1876–1943), Danish architect
  * Lloyd Bentsen (1921–2006), four-term United States senator (1971–1993) from Texas and 1988 vice presidential nominee
  * William Bentsen (born 1930), American sailor and Olympic champion
  