Famous people · Benson
Born near Benson: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Kip S. Thorne, born in Logan, 4 mi away, is the closest. Over the border in Logan, 56 names are on record, led by Kip S. Thorne. The list for Benson is empty for now. Across Utah, 120 towns list someone born there.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
4 mi
Kip S. Thorne
Best known
Kip S. Thorne
in 68 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Benson’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Benson
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Marriner Stoddard Eccles
1890–1977American economist and banker
Joseph Smith Jessop
1869–1953Early patriarch in the Mormon fundamentalist movement and co-founder of the Short Creek Community.
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Close by, Logan counts 56 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benson 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 (8)
- Kip S. Thorne: Keenan Pepper, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Gilbert: MGM studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Merlin Olsen: Robert Lachman, Los Angeles Times, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jay Silvester: Eric Koch for Anefo, CC BY-SA 3.0 nl, Wikimedia Commons
- Marriner Stoddard Eccles: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Stewart: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morris R. Jeppson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sergio Flores: James Calder/Crystal Palace FC USA, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons