Benson Stanley Farb (born October 25, 1967) is an American mathematician at the University of Chicago.

A native of Norristown, Pennsylvania, Farb earned his bachelor's degree from Cornell University.

[citation needed] In 1994, he obtained his doctorate from Princeton University, under supervision of William Thurston.

[1] Farb has advised over 40 students, including Pallavi Dani, Kathryn Mann, Dan Margalit, Karin Melnick and Andrew Putman.

[5] Farb married Amie Wilkinson, professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, on December 28, 1996.