#1Famous people · Benson
Benson is the birthplace of 6 famous people
The best known is the American businessman and politician Mark Kennedy, with articles in 9 languages. Between 1920 and 1969, 4 were born, the most of any period. For every 10,000 residents the town has 17.4, while at least half the towns in Minnesota list nobody born there. More are business people than anything else, 2 in all.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Mark Kennedy
in 9 Wikipedia languages
First
1900
Edgar Dale
Youngest
1957
Mark Kennedy
Most common field
Business
2 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Benson
Mark Kennedy has articles in 9 languages, Edgar Dale in 8 and Lyn Yvonne Abramson in 5.
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Through the years
When Benson’s famous people were born
The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
BusinessNotableScience & MedicinePolitics & LawSports
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Benson is known for
Business leads the fields, with 2 people.
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 Benson
Another 3, the earliest born in 1905.
A chosen home
Also called Benson home
One more notable person made the town home: Alfred I. Johnson.
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Next door
Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns around it, Six Mile Grove Township has the most on record.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benson 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 (2)
- Mark Kennedy: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alfred I. Johnson: State of Minnesota, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons