Bethany has yet to put a famous person on the list
The longest list in Indiana is Gary’s, with 68 names. Muncie has the second-longest list in Indiana, after Gary, with 68. 408 towns in Indiana have at least one famous person on record.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Bethany), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Bethany has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Bethany 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.