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Scott County Courthouse · Photo: Dazspell · CC BY-SA 3.0Famous people · Benton
Benton has just one famous person to its name: Harold Gavin Leedy
In 1892, the American businessman Harold Gavin Leedy was born. Their birth falls in the age of mills and railroads. Readers can find them written up in one language. Across Missouri, 387 towns list someone born there.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Harold Gavin Leedy
in 1 Wikipedia languages
First
1892
Harold Gavin Leedy
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Benton
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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.