Photo: Ammodramus · Public domainNo one from Elgin is on the famous people list yet
The longest list of any town in Nebraska belongs to Lincoln, with 45. After Lincoln, the next longest list in Nebraska is Hastings’, with 40. In Nebraska, 233 towns have someone on the list.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Elgin), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Elgin has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Elgin 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.