Alden has yet to put a famous person on the list
301 towns across Kansas can name a famous person born there. The longest list in Kansas is Lawrence’s, with 48 names. After Lawrence, the next longest list in Kansas is Kansas City’s, with 47.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Alden), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Alden has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Alden 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.