
Born near Aurora Springs: 22 famous people within 35 miles
Jim Golden, born in Eldon, 2 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Howard Williams, with articles in 10 languages. Next door, Eldon lists 2, led by Jim Golden. Across Missouri, the lists cover 416 towns.
What stands out about Aurora Springs’ famous people
Famous people born near Aurora Springs
Nobody born in Aurora Springs is confirmed by English Wikipedia yet. These are the best known born within 35 miles.


Bill Laurie
born 1952American businessman, basketball player and coach

George Howard Williams
1871–1963American politician, Missouri




Uel W. Lamkin
1877–1956American academic administrator
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Famous people from the towns next door
The best known from each town bordering Aurora Springs.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aurora Springs 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)
- George Howard Williams: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Sidney C. Roach: Harris & Ewing, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan M. Moulder: U.S. Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Golden: Los Angeles Dodgers, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Leopold Seyffert: Robert Seyffert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Omer Rains: Omer L. Rains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Uel W. Lamkin: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
