#1Famous people · Benton
From 1843 to 1957, Benton was the birthplace of 4 famous people
At the top of the list is the American politician Asher Hinds, covered in 7 languages. Bruce Bickford and Albert W. Grant follow. The list’s best known name, Asher Hinds, dates from 1863. More are soldiers and sailors than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Asher Hinds
in 7 Wikipedia languages
First
1843
Frank W. Haskell
Youngest
1957
Bruce Bickford
Most common field
Military
2 people
The best known
Born in Benton
Languages with an article: 7 for Asher Hinds, 4 for Bruce Bickford, 3 for Albert W. Grant.
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#3Through the years
When Benton’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1860s than in any other ten years, 1 in all.
MilitaryPolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Benton is known for
2 of them work in Military, the biggest field.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Benton
1 more, best known first.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Fairfield leads the towns around it, with 9 names.
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 (5)
- Asher Hinds: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert W. Grant: Original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Bunker Gilbreth: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles F. Johnson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elijah Parish Lovejoy: Jacques Reich (undoubtedly based on the work of another artist), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons