Famous people · Benndale
15 famous people were born within 35 miles of Benndale
The nearest, Janice Lawrence Braxton, was born in Lucedale, 13 mi away. The best known of them is Eric Roberts, with articles in 54 languages. No famous person’s birth in Benndale is on record yet. 260 of the towns in Mississippi list at least one person.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
32 mi
Eric Roberts
Best known
Eric Roberts
in 54 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benndale’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benndale
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Mary Ann Mobley
1937–2014American actress, television personality, and Miss America 1959
Tavis Smiley
born 1964Talk show host, author, entrepreneur, advocate, philanthropist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benndale and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Eric Roberts: Miguel Discart & Kiri Karma, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fred Haise: NASA, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brett Favre: Chief Mass Communication Specialist Eric Durie, USN, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Israel Broussard: MTV International, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: User:STB-1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roy Cochran: Associated Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Arnold: Lunchbox LP, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons