Famous people · Aurora
25 famous people were born within 35 miles of Aurora
Michelle Monaghan, born in Winthrop, 10 mi away, is the closest. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Aurora. 433 of the towns in Iowa list at least one person. The longest list in Iowa is Waterloo’s, with 61 names.
Born nearby
25
within 35 miles
Closest
10 mi
Michelle Monaghan
Best known
Michelle Monaghan
in 59 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Aurora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Aurora
They were born in 11 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Leonard Eugene Dickson
1874–1954American mathematician
Francis John Dunn
1922–1989Bishop in the Catholic Church in the United States
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aurora and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Michelle Monaghan: https://www.flickr.com/photos/greg2600/, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dick Wagner: ACelebrityPhoto, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Asle Gronna: Harris & Ewing Collection, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- H. Otley Beyer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry E. Yarnell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick: Internet Archive Book Images, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. G. Daniells: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons