Benny Benson 1912–1972 Source: Wikimedia Commons About Benny Benson American boy who designed the Alaska state flag, winning a 1926 contest (1913–1972) People from the Same Era Edward Olearczyk 1915–1994 composer Rava-Ruska Carlo Dalla Zorza 1903–1977 graphic artist, illustrator, painter, printmaker Venice Alexander Bereznyak 1912–1974 military flight engineer Kolomna Gerrit Kuipers 1918–2011 writer Schoonoord George Roberts 1913–1962 politician Bunbury Billie Seward 1912–1982 Ziegfeld girl, actor, film actor Philadelphia