Famous people · Benton Township
Born near Benton Township: 12 famous people within 35 miles
The nearest, Gary Coleman, was born in Zion, 2 mi away. Orson Welles is the most widely known, written about in 113 languages. The list for Benton Township is empty for now. Of the towns next door, Zion lists the most: 10, with Gary Coleman first.
Born nearby
12
within 35 miles
Closest
11 mi
Orson Welles
Best known
Orson Welles
in 113 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benton Township’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benton Township
They were born in 4 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Richard Bull
1924–2014American film, stage and television actor
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Famous people from the towns next door
Zion has the longest list next door: 10.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benton Township and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (9)
- Orson Welles: Carl Van Vechten, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Gary Coleman: Daniel McConnell at https://www.flickr.com/photos/trojandan/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Don Ameche: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Richard Bull: TV-pilot screenshot (Hammer Film Productions/Columbia Pictures), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nick Van Exel: Brent Hellickson, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Wallace Richmond: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Daniel J. Travanti: NBC Television, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Korbin Shrader: Doha News, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Erik Darnell: Nascar fan mx, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons