# Benny Benson

> John Ben Benson Jr. was an Alaska Native best known for designing the flag of Alaska. Benson was 14 years old when he won a contest in 1927 to design the flag for the Territory of Alaska, which became a U.S. state on January 3, 1959.

*American boy who designed the Alaska state flag, winning a 1926 contest (1913–1972)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/benny-benson

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1912-09-12
- **Died:** 1972-07-02
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 10.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
- **Now attention:** 30.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Benny Benson](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Benson)
- [بيني بنسون](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A_%D8%A8%D9%86%D8%B3%D9%88%D9%86)
- [Benni Benson](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benni_Benson)
- [Benny Benson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Benson)
- [Benny Benson](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benny_Benson)
- [ბენი ბენსონი](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98_%E1%83%91%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%98)
- [Бенсон, Бенни](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B8)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2088251)

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