Famous People with Name Benton

Benton Jay "Ben" Hall            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benton Jay "Ben" Hall: was a one-term Democratic U.S. Representative from Iowa's 1st congressional district in southeastern Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives in 1872 and 1873. In 1873 he was an unsuccessful candidate for election to the Iowa Supreme Cou

Benton Franklin Jensen            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benton Franklin Jensen: served thirteen consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Iowa's 7th congressional district in the southwestern corner of the state. While on the floor of the U.S. House on March 1, 1954, he was one of five Congressmen wounded by gunfire from a Puer

Benton McMillin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Benton McMillin: was governor of the U.S. state of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903. A Democrat, he was a native of Monroe County, Kentucky and an attorney.McMillin was a member of the state legislature from 1875 to 1877, and served in the United States Congress from 1879 unti

John Alton Benton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Alton Benton: (March 18, 1911 - April 14, 1968) was a Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher who played with the Philadelphia Athletics (1934-35), Detroit Tigers (1938-42, 1945-48), Cleveland Indians (1949-50) and Boston Red Sox (1952).

Barbi Benton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Barbi Benton: is an American model, actress and singer

James Warren Benton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James Warren Benton: was an American football wide receiver who was selected for the NFL 1940s All-Decade Team.

Thomas Hart Benton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Thomas Hart Benton: was an American painter and muralist. Along with Grant Wood and John Steuart Curry, he was at the forefront of the Regionalist art movement. His fluid, almost sculpted paintings showed everyday scenes of life in the United States. Though his work is perhaps best associated with the Midwest, he created scores of paintings of New York - where he lived for over 20 years, Martha’s Vineyard - where he summered for much of his adult life, the American South and the American West.

Brook Benton            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brook Benton: was an American singer and songwriter who was popular with rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and pop music audiences during the late 1950s and early 1960s, when he scored hits such as "It's Just A Matter Of Time" and "Endlessly", many of which he co-wrote.