#1Famous people · Benton
6 famous people were born in Benton, more of them athletes than in most towns
Most widely known is Dick Sutherland, the American actor, with articles in 9 languages. From Dick Sutherland in 1881 to Rich Duwelius in 1954, the births cover 73 years. Fewer than a quarter of the 222 towns in Kentucky with famous people list more. Per head, the list is long: 12.6 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Kentucky has 4.8.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Dick Sutherland
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1881
Dick Sutherland
Youngest
1954
Rich Duwelius
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Benton’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Benton is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, 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.
The best known
Born in Benton
Two of the three are athletes.
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#3Through the years
When Benton’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsFilm, TV & StageMusic
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Everyone else born in Benton
The other 3 span the years 1912 to 1942.
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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 (3)
- Dick Sutherland: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ed Holley: Goudey, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Dan Gold: Mississippi State University, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons