Rome has yet to put a famous person on the list
Famous people are on record for 718 of the towns in Ohio. The longest list of any town in Ohio belongs to Warren, with 54. After Warren, the next longest list in Ohio is Hamilton’s, with 51.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Rome), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Rome has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Rome 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.