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