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Faith
Michael Goldade
born 1980American Traditionalist Catholic bishop
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Famous people · Williston
19 famous people were born in Williston, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American Traditionalist Catholic bishop Michael Goldade, with articles in 13 languages. Most were born between 1920 and 1969: 14 of them. Births since 1970 account for 3 of the names. Fewer than a quarter of the 128 towns in North Dakota with famous people list more.
Born here
19
notable people
Best known
Michael Goldade
in 13 Wikipedia languages
First
1910
John Sutherland
Youngest
1988
Brian Qvale
Most common field
Politics & Law
6 people
What stands out about Williston’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Williston’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1930s than in any other ten years, 4 in all.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageFaithScience & MedicineMilitaryWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Williston is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 1.7 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Williston
Michael Goldade has articles in 13 languages, Darlene Hooley in 12 and Sally Fraser in 12.
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Everyone else born in Williston
Of the other 16, 5 are leaders.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Williston 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.
Photo credits (8)
- Darlene Hooley: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sally Fraser: episode screenshot (ABC), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brian Qvale: Brian.qvale, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alan Abrahamson: United States Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julie Fedorchak: House Creative Services, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Larry Bergh: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joe Clifford Faust: Joe Clifford Faust, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Joseph: U.S. State Dept., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons