Ames has yet to put a famous person on the list
294 towns in Kansas have at least one famous person on record. No town in Kansas lists more than Lawrence, with 48. 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 Ames), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Ames has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Ames 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.