Hay Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
In all of North Dakota, the famous people on record come from 128 towns. The longest list in North Dakota is Fargo’s, with 91 names. After Fargo, the next longest list in North Dakota is Minot’s, with 50.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Hay Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Hay Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Hay Township 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.