#1Famous people · Aurora
Of the 9 famous people born in Aurora, an unusual share are leaders
Elmer Davis, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. Second and third on the list are Stephen Davison Bechtel, Sr. and Harry E. Rowbottom. Most were born in the age of mills and railroads: 7 of them. The earliest on the list is John Q. Tufts, born in 1840, and the youngest Bill Brandt, born in 1915.
Born here
9
notable people
Best known
Elmer Davis
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1840
John Q. Tufts
Youngest
1915
Bill Brandt
Most common field
Politics & Law
5 people
What stands out about Aurora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Aurora is known for
Set against the usual town, leaders come out 2.7 times as common.
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 Aurora
Two of the three are leaders.
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#3Through the years
When Aurora’s famous people were born
The 1880s top the chart, with 2 births in the decade.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
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Another 6, the earliest born in 1840.
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Famous people from the towns next door
The neighbour with the most names is Lawrenceburg, at 20.
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 (5)
- Elmer Davis: uploaded by Dysepsion at en.wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Harry E. Rowbottom: Harry E. Rowbottom for Congress campaign (Evansville, IN)., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Q. Tufts: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Elias S. Holliday: ”Around the Capital” (detail), engraving, Thomas Fleming, 1902, Collection of U.S. House of Representatives, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Buchanan Eads: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Levin Corbin Handy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons