Penson is a surname. Notable persons with the surname include:
Andrew S. Penson, American businessman César Nicolás Penson (1855–1901), Dominican author Charlie Penson (born 1942), Canadian politician Lillian Penson (1896–1963), English historian Max Penson (1893–1959), Russian photojournalist Paul Penson (1931–2006), American baseball player Ricardo Penson (born 1952), Filipino business executive Richard Kyrke Penson (1815–1885), Welsh architect Thomas Penson (1790–1859), English surveyor Thomas Mainwaring Penson (1818–1864), English architect
See also Julius Penson Williams Thomas Penson De Quincey