Besson (surname)
# Besson (surname)

Besson is a French surname.

## Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 82.7% of all known bearers of the surname Besson were residents of France (frequency 1:2,013), 5.5% of Switzerland (1:3,767), 3.3% of the United States (1:275,554) and 1.5% of Brazil (1:338,037).

In France, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:2,013) in the following regions:

* Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (1:606)
* French Guiana (1:1,016)
* Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (1:1,441)
* Pays de la Loire (1:1,593)
* Nouvelle-Aquitaine (1:1,747)

In Switzerland, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:3,767) in the following cantons:

* Vaud (1:652)
* Geneva (1:1,140)
* Neuchâtel (1:1,369)
* Valais (1:1,427)

## People

* Adèle Besson (fl. 1918), Frenchwoman, subject of Renoir portrait
* Albert Besson (1896–1965), French physician
* Antoine-Marie-Benoît Besson (1876–1969), French army general during World War II
* Benno Besson (1922–2006), Swiss actor and film director
* Corbyn Besson, American singer
* Colette Besson (1946–2005), French athlete
* Éric Besson (born 1958), French minister
* Frank S. Besson Jr. (1910–1985), U.S. Army general
* George Besson (1882–1971), French art critic
* Gustave Auguste Besson (1820–1874), brass instrument maker
* Hyacinthe Besson (1816–1861), French painter and missionary priest
* Jacques Besson (1540?–1573), French inventor
* Louis Besson (born 1937), French minister
* Luc Besson (born 1959), film director
* Philippe Besson (born 1967), French writer
