Photo: John Bowers · Public domainNo one from Scammon is on the famous people list yet
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. In all of Kansas, the famous people on record come from 289 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Scammon), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Scammon has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Scammon 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.