#1Famous people · Benoit
4 famous people come from Benoit, Archie Moore the best known
Archie Moore, the American boxer, is the most widely known, written about in 27 languages. Close behind are Eddie Taylor and Robert Powell. From Archie Moore in 1913 to Lavarus Giles in 1986, the births cover 73 years. Across Mississippi, the lists cover 265 towns.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Archie Moore
in 27 Wikipedia languages
First
1913
Archie Moore
Youngest
1986
Lavarus Giles
Most common field
Sports
2 people
The best known
Born in Benoit
Archie Moore has articles in 27 languages, Eddie Taylor in 12 and Robert Powell in 3.
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#2Music
Eddie Taylor
1923–1985American electric blues guitarist and singer
12 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
#3Music
Robert Powell
1932–2025American composer, organist and choir director
3 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Through the years
When Benoit’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1910s than in any other decade: 1.
SportsMusic
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Known for
What Benoit is known for
2 of them work in Sports, the biggest field.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benoit 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 (3)
- Archie Moore: United Press, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eddie Taylor: Eatonland, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Powell: User:Corresposer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons