#1Famous people · Benton
Of the 10 famous people born in Benton, an unusual share are leaders
At the top of the list is the American baseball player Cliff Lee, covered in 12 languages. Close behind are Arthur Tuck and Wes Gardner. Born in 1892, Ginger Shinault is the first name on record, and Cole Jester, born in 1997, the most recent. 4 of them were born since 1970.
Born here
10
notable people
Best known
Cliff Lee
in 12 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Ginger Shinault
Youngest
1997
Cole Jester
Most common field
Sports
5 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
What stands out about Benton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Benton is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 1.9 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Benton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1970s than in any other ten years, 2 in all.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Benton
Ranked by languages covered: Cliff Lee with 12, then Arthur Tuck with 4 and Wes Gardner with 4.
#1
#2WG#3
Everyone
Everyone else born in Benton
Still to come: 7 more, from 1892 to 1997.
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A chosen home
Also called Benton home
Born elsewhere, Charlie Rich lived here.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The most names next door are in Bauxite: 4.
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 (4)
- Cliff Lee: artolog on Flickr User Fui in terra aliena (Crop), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Arthur Tuck: Sunday Oregonian newspaper, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Judd Deere: Ngholla1968, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charlie Rich: Epic Records, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons