No famous person from Aurora Township yet, but Brookings next door has 15
Sioux Falls has the most of any town in South Dakota: 54. After Sioux Falls, the next longest list in South Dakota is Rapid City’s, with 46. Across South Dakota, 135 towns list someone born there. The best known born in Brookings is Gene Okerlund.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Aurora Township), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Aurora Township has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Aurora Township
Close by, Brookings counts 15 famous people, the most of its neighbours.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Aurora Township 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 (1)
- Gene Okerlund: Mark Hodgins, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons