#1Famous people · Aurora
49 famous people were born in Aurora, most of them between 1920 and 1969
The best known is the American novelist Clive Cussler, with articles in 38 languages. Behind the leader come Paul Scheuring and Paul Sereno. For every 10,000 residents the town has 2.7, while at least half the towns in Illinois list nobody born there. The oldest name on the list belongs to Charles Henry Dietrich, born in 1853, the newest to Derek Dodson, born in 1998.
Born here
49
notable people
Best known
Clive Cussler
in 38 Wikipedia languages
First
1853
Charles Henry Dietrich
Youngest
1998
Derek Dodson
Most common field
Sports
21 people
What stands out about Aurora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Aurora’s famous people were born
The 1950s top the chart, with 9 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & ArtsPolitics & LawNotableScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageMusicFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aurora
The three are covered in 38, 30 and 26 languages: Clive Cussler, Paul Scheuring and Paul Sereno.
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What Aurora is known for
Writers and artists stand out most, at 1.4 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Aurora
46 more, from 1853 to 1998.
Vernon Louis Parrington
1871–1921Football coach; Pulitzer Prize Winner; Academic Professor
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Emma Richardson Cherry
1859–1954American painter of landscapes, still lives, and portraits
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Rita B. Garman
born 1943American judge: justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Politics & LawWikipedia ↗
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Aurora.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aurora 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 (12)
- Clive Cussler: Oleo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Sereno: Oregon State University, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Earl Eby: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Vernon Louis Parrington: no photo credit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carl Thomas: Neon Tommy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Henry Dietrich: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ryan Boatright: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anthony Parker: Keith Allison from Baltimore, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Dan Issel: Acdixon (talk • contribs • count), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Julianne Sitch: Heather L, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Leah Hayes: FISU, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carole Mathews: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons