Thomas Benton may refer to:
- Thomas Hart Benton (painter) (1889–1975), American painter and muralist
- Thomas Hart Benton (politician) (1782–1858), U.S. Senator from Missouri and great uncle of the painter
- Thomas W. Benton (1930–2007), American artist known for his political posters
- William Pannapacker (born 1968), American English professor who has written under the pen name "Thomas H. Benton"