Photo: hhm8 · CC BY 2.0Boston has yet to put a famous person on the list
The Pennsylvania lists hold names for 971 towns. The longest list in Pennsylvania is Bethlehem’s, with 78 names. Altoona has the second-longest list in Pennsylvania, after Bethlehem, with 69.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Boston), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Boston has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Boston 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.