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Writing & Arts
Bill Traylor
1854–1949African American artist and sharecropper
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Famous people · Benton
2 famous people call Benton their birthplace
The best known is the african American artist and sharecropper Bill Traylor, with articles in 9 languages. The other is David Gordon Lyon, the American theologian. From David Gordon Lyon in 1852 to Bill Traylor in 1854, the births cover 2 years. 288 towns in Alabama have at least one famous person on record.
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2
notable people
Best known
Bill Traylor
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1852
David Gordon Lyon
Youngest
1854
Bill Traylor
Most common field
Writing & Arts
1 people
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Born in Benton
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (1)
- David Gordon Lyon: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons