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Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Benton
3 famous people were born in Benton
Articles in 2 languages make the American politician Ford E. Stinson the best known. The next two names are Riley Stewart and Robert C. Smith. Over 33 years of births, the list goes from Ford E. Stinson (1914) to Robert C. Smith (1947). The list comes to 11.8 for every 10,000 residents, against 4 in the typical town in Louisiana.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Ford E. Stinson
in 2 Wikipedia languages
First
1914
Ford E. Stinson
Youngest
1947
Robert C. Smith
Most common field
Politics & Law
1 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
The best known
Born in Benton
Counted by languages, Ford E. Stinson is ahead of Riley Stewart and Robert C. Smith: 2, 1 and 1.
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Science & Medicine
Robert C. Smith
1947–2023American political scientist
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What Benton is known for
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Also called Benton home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Mike Johnson.
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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)
- Mike Johnson: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons