#1Famous people · Benson
4 famous people were born in Benson
The best known is the American baseball player Earl Stephenson, with articles in 4 languages. John Raynor, the American baseball player and coach, comes second, with Drew Herring third. The oldest name on the list belongs to James Langdon, Jr., born in 1938, the newest to Drew Herring, born in 1987. The list comes to 9.3 for every 10,000 residents, against 1.8 in the typical town in North Carolina.
Born here
4
notable people
Best known
Earl Stephenson
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1938
James Langdon, Jr.
Youngest
1987
Drew Herring
Most common field
Sports
3 people
The best known
Born in Benson
The three best known are all athletes.
#1JR#2
DH#3
Through the years
When Benson’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 2 of the births charted here.
SportsPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Benson is known for
Compared with the usual town, athletes are the most over-represented field, at 2.1 times.
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
1 more, best known first.
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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)
- Earl Stephenson: Baltimore Orioles, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Langdon, Jr.: State of North Carolina, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons