Photo: Huw Williams (Huwmanbeing) · Public domainNo one from Romney is on the famous people list yet
Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68. In all of Indiana, the famous people on record come from 426 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Romney), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Romney has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Romney 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.