Editing Benton, Arkansas (section)

==Notable people==

*[[Ann Clemmer]] – [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] former member of the [[Arkansas House of Representatives]] 
*[[Lanny Fite]] – Ann Clemmer's successor in the state House District 23; former Saline County [[county judge]] 
*[[Wes Gardner]] – Former relief pitcher for the [[New York Mets]], [[Boston Red Sox]], and others
*[[Stuart Greer]] – film and television actor, is a part-time resident
*[[Kim Hammer]] – Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives from District 28 in Saline County
*[[Kenneth Henderson]] – Republican member of the Arkansas House for Pope County; former Benton resident<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intelius.com/results.php?ReportType=1&formname=name&qf=Kenneth&qmi=L&qn=Henderson&qcs=Russellville%2C+AR&focusfirst=1|title=Kenneth L. Henderson|publisher=intelius.com|access-date=April 8, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Cliff Lee]] – Major League Baseball's 2008 American League [[Cy Young Award]] winner for the [[Cleveland Indians]]
*[[Ewell Ross McCright]] – [[World War II]] POW
*[[Justin Moore]] – country artist, born in nearby Poyen, currently resides in Benton
*[[Joe Purcell]] – Arkansas governor for six days in 1979; [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] [[Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas|lieutenant governor]] and [[Attorney General of Arkansas|attorney general]]
*[[Charlie Rich]] – Multiple [[Grammy Award]] winning country artist