John Benton (born June 23, 1969) is an American curler from Plymouth, Minnesota.

Benton played as lead on the team, which included John Shuster (skip), Jason Smith (third), and Jeff Isaacson (second).

In April 2009, Benton's team participated in the Men's World Championship in Moncton, Canada.

Benton was hired by NBC Sports to work as a curling analyst during the 2014 Winter Olympics.

[6] Benton has helped Jared Allen's team of ex-NFL players turned curlers, both as coach and alternate.