Swenson is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Amanda Swenson (1852–1919), Swedish-born American soprano singer Bob Swenson (born 1953), American football player Cal Swenson (1948–2014), Canadian ice hockey player Chuck Swenson (born 1953), American college basketball coach Doug Swenson (1945-2009), American politician, lawyer, and judge Earl Swensson (c. 1931–2022), American architect Elmer Swenson (1913–2004), pioneering grape breeder Erick Swenson (born 1972), American artist Gloria Josephine Swenson, birth name of silent film actress Gloria Swanson (1899–1983) Inga Swenson (1932–2023), American actress Kari Swenson (born 1961), biathlete Karl Swenson (1908–1978), American actor Kaycee Nicole Swenson (born 1960), fictitious persona, well-known case of Münchausen by Internet from 1999 to 2001. Ken Swenson (born 1948), American middle distance runner Lyman Knute Swenson (1892–1942), U.S. Naval officer killed in World War II Mary Ann Swenson (born 1947), American United Methodist bishop May Swenson (1913–1989), American poet and playwright Norma Meras Swenson (1932–2025), American reproductive rights activist Pete Swenson (born 1967), American ski mountaineer Rick Swenson (born 1950), American dog musher Robert Swenson (1957–1997), aka Jeep Swenson, professional wrestler Ruth Ann Swenson (born 1959), American soprano Swante M. Swenson (1816–1896), American founder of SMS ranches, first Swedish immigrant in Texas William D. Swenson (born 1978), United States Army Officer, Recipient of the Medal of Honor