Photo: Mojo Hand · CC BY-SA 4.0No famous person from Bensley yet, but Richmond next door has 24
270 towns in Virginia have at least one famous person on record. Arlington’s 84 names make the longest list in Virginia. After Arlington, the next longest list in Virginia is Newport News’, with 60. The best known born in Richmond is Shirley MacLaine.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Bensley), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bensley has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Bensley
The most names next door are in Richmond: 24.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bensley 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 (1)
- Shirley MacLaine: movie studio, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons