Atkinson House · Photo: Sanfranman59 · CC BY-SA 3.0Rutherford has yet to put a famous person on the list
In California, 543 towns have someone on the list. No town in California lists more than Modesto, with 65. After Modesto, the next longest list in California is Alameda’s, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Rutherford), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Rutherford has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rutherford and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.