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| 1. | (Enoch) Arnold, 1867–1931, English novelist. |
| 2. | Floyd, 1890–1928, U.S. aviator. |
| 3. | James Gordon, 1795–1872, U.S. journalist. |
| 4. | Richard Bedford, 1870–1947, Canadian statesman: prime minister 1930–35. |
| 5. | Robert Russell, 1894–1981, U.S. composer and conductor. |
| 6. | Tony (Anthony Dominick Benedetto ), born 1926, U.S. singer. |
| 7. | William A(ndrew) C(ecil), 1900–79, Canadian political leader: premier of British Columbia 1952–72. |
| 8. | Also, Bennet. a male given name, form of Benedict. |
| Bennett, Floyd 1890-1928. American aviator and Arctic explorer who won fame for making the first flight over the North Pole with Richard E. Byrd (1926). Evidence brought to light in the 1990s suggested that the two never reached the North Pole. |