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:

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

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

1. Vaud (1:652)
2. Geneva (1:1,140)
3. Neuchâtel (1:1,369)
4. 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

See also

• All pages with titles containing Bessons
• All pages with titles containing Besson
• Bessone (surname)

External links

• Media related to Besson (surname) at Wikimedia Commons