#1Famous people · Aurora
Aurora is the birthplace of 5 famous people
Horace Boies, the American politician, is the most widely known, written about in 8 languages. The American writer Alonzo Delano ranks second, ahead of Theodore L. Cuyler. More than half were born in the early republic, 5 in all. The first birth on record is Alonzo Delano’s, in 1806, and the last Eliza Wright Osborne’s, in 1830.
Born here
5
notable people
Best known
Horace Boies
in 8 Wikipedia languages
First
1806
Alonzo Delano
Youngest
1830
Eliza Wright Osborne
Most common field
Politics & Law
3 people
What stands out about Aurora’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Aurora’s famous people were born
More of them were born in the 1820s than in any other ten years, 3 in all.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aurora
First, Horace Boies (8 languages), then Alonzo Delano (4) and Theodore L. Cuyler (4).
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What Aurora is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is leaders, at 2.9 times.
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
A further 2 follow, born between 1828 and 1830.
Eliza Wright Osborne
1830–1911American suffragist, feminist ( 3 Sep 1830 - 18 Jul 1911)
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The longest list nearby is Elma’s, with 2.
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 (7)
- Horace Boies: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alonzo Delano: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Theodore L. Cuyler: Theodore L. Cuyler, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Millard Powers Fillmore: Frank H. Severance, editor. Buffalo Historical Society (Buffalo, NY), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Eliza Wright Osborne: Photographer not named., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ben Holmes: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alice Moore Hubbard: John T. Hoyle, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons