Photo: Elcajonfarms at en.wikipedia · CC BY 3.0Velva Township has yet to put a famous person on the list
The longest list in North Dakota is Fargo’s, with 91 names. Minot has the second-longest list in North Dakota, after Fargo, with 50. Across North Dakota, the lists cover 132 towns.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Velva Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Velva Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Velva 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.