#1Famous people · Benwood
A single famous person was born in Benwood: Harry Ford Sinclair
The American businessman Harry Ford Sinclair was born in 1876. That places their birth in the age of mills and railroads. Their story is told in 10 languages. Over the border in Wheeling, 46 names are on record, led by John Corbett.
Born here
1
notable people
Best known
Harry Ford Sinclair
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1876
Harry Ford Sinclair
Most common field
Business
1 people
The best known
Born in Benwood
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Benwood 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 (3)
- Harry Ford Sinclair: National Photo Company Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Corbett: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ted Levine: Kristin Dos Santos from Los Angeles, California, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons