Look up your hometown on Wikipedia and scroll down to the “Notable People” section (if there). The most famous person in that list:
Is unquestionably famous. A broad range of people have heard of them
Is famous, but only to people familiar with a specific topic
Isn’t particularly famous, but you’d still call them notable in some field
Is extremely niche. The Wikipedia editors were really reaching
There is no “Notable People” section for my hometown
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