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Aurora is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Articles in 3 languages make the entomologist Harry Scott Smith the best known. Close behind are Ron Spencer and Terese Nielsen. 4 of them were born in the age of mills and railroads, more than in any other period. Terese Nielsen, born in 1966, is the youngest, and Harry Scott Smith, born in 1883, the first on record.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Harry Scott Smith
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Harry Scott Smith
Youngest
1966
Terese Nielsen
Most common field
Writing & Arts
2 people
The best known
Born in Aurora
Ranked by languages covered: Harry Scott Smith with 3, then Ron Spencer with 3 and Terese Nielsen with 2.
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Through the years
When Aurora’s famous people were born
The 1900s saw the most births of any decade: 2.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Aurora is known for
Writers and artists are the most numerous, 2 of them.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
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Everyone else born in Aurora
Here are 2 more, born from 1896 to 1908.
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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.