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Famous people · Fort Benton

5 famous people come from Fort Benton, Denise Curry the best known

Articles in 16 languages make the American basketball player Denise Curry the best known. The American Army officer Roy Carrington Kirtland ranks second, ahead of Jim Huffman. 3 of them were born between 1920 and 1969, more than in any other period. Births span 1874 to 1981, from Roy Carrington Kirtland to Joshua Kassmier.

#2 best knownRoy Carrington KirtlandMilitary · 1874–1941
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Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Denise Curry
in 16 Wikipedia languages
First
1874
Roy Carrington Kirtland
Youngest
1981
Joshua Kassmier
Most common field
Sports
2 people

What stands out about Fort Benton’s famous people

★ What stands out · Through the years

When Fort Benton’s famous people were born

The 1950s saw the most births of any decade: 1.

Mills & railroadsThe American centuryToday1850190019502000Jim HuffmanRoy Carrington Kirtland
SportsPolitics & LawMilitary

Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.

The best known

Born in Fort Benton

By how many languages cover them, Denise Curry comes first (16), then Roy Carrington Kirtland (4) and Jim Huffman (3).

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Sports

Denise Curry

born 1959

American basketball player

16 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Roy Carrington Kirtland#2
Military

Roy Carrington Kirtland

1874–1941

American Army officer

4 Wikipedia languagesRead more ↗
Jim Huffman#3
Politics & Law

Jim Huffman

born 1945

American politician

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What Fort Benton is known for

Athletes are the most numerous, 2 of them.

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Everyone

Everyone else born in Fort Benton

2 more names, born between 1932 and 1981.

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Gene Carlson

1932–2009

American football and baseball player and coach

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Joshua Kassmier

born 1981

American politician

Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Fort 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.

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