#1Famous people · Aurora
7 famous people from Aurora, many of them leaders
Articles in 55 languages make the American anthropologist Lewis H. Morgan the best known. Behind the leader come Nora May French and Albert Leffingwell. The largest group, 5, was born in the early republic. From Amos Lane to Nora May French, the births on the list run from 1778 to 1881.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
Lewis H. Morgan
in 55 Wikipedia languages
First
1778
Amos Lane
Youngest
1881
Nora May French
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 3.4 times as common.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Aurora’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1810s than in any other decade: 1.
Politics & LawWriting & ArtsScience & Medicine
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Aurora
Ranked by languages covered: Lewis H. Morgan with 55, then Nora May French with 10 and Albert Leffingwell with 7.
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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.
Photo credits (5)
- Lewis H. Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Nora May French: Arnold Genthe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Albert Leffingwell: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edwin Vernon Morgan: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Christopher Morgan: Joel Henry Monroe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons