Stratford has yet to put a famous person on the list
Famous people are on record for 545 of the towns in California. The longest list in California is Modesto’s, with 65 names. Alameda has the second-longest list in California, after Modesto, with 64.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Stratford), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Stratford has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Stratford 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.