CAPTAIN MERIWETHER LEWIS (dredge) · Photo: Ammodramus · CC0Brownville has yet to put a famous person on the list
In all of Nebraska, the famous people on record come from 246 towns. The longest list in Nebraska is Lincoln’s, with 45 names. Hastings has the second-longest list in Nebraska, after Lincoln, with 40.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Brownville), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Brownville has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Brownville 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.