#1Famous people · Auburn
Auburn is the birthplace of 2 famous people
Most widely known is Dutch Leonard, the American baseball player, with articles in 5 languages. The list has one more: the American lawyer and government official Roswell Magill. Roswell Magill (1895) and Dutch Leonard (1909) mark the two ends of the list. No town in Illinois lists more than Alton, with 65.
Born here
2
notable people
Best known
Dutch Leonard
in 5 Wikipedia languages
First
1895
Roswell Magill
Youngest
1909
Dutch Leonard
Most common field
Sports
1 people
Also called it home
1
notable residents
The best known
Born in Auburn
#1#2Politics & Law
Roswell Magill
1895–1963American lawyer and government official
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What Auburn is known for
The largest field is Sports, with 1 people.
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Also called Auburn home
Notable people Wikidata lists as living in Auburn, though born elsewhere.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Auburn 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 (3)
- Dutch Leonard: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Roswell Magill: Harris & Ewing, photographer, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vincent Speranza: Staff Sgt. Bernardo Fuller, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons