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"