Photo: Andrew Filer from Seattle (ex-Minneapolis) · CC BY-SA 2.0No famous person from Williston Township yet, but Williston next door has 19
The longest list of any town in North Dakota belongs to Fargo, with 91. Minot has the second-longest list in North Dakota, after Fargo, with 50. 130 of the towns in North Dakota list at least one person. The best known born in Williston is Michael Goldade.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Williston Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Williston Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Williston Township
Williston has the longest list next door: 19.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williston 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.