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Benson municipal buildingPhoto: Nyttend · Public domain
Famous people · Benson

No one born in Benson has made the famous people list yet

Over the border in Conemaugh Township, one name is on record: John P. Saylor. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. Altoona has the second-longest list in Pennsylvania, after Bethlehem, with 69. In all of Pennsylvania, the famous people on record come from 938 towns.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Benson), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Benson has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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Famous people born near Benson

Of the towns nearby, one has a famous name listed.

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.

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