Photo: Generic1139 · CC BY 3.0Aurora has yet to put a famous person on the list
Famous people are on record for 153 of the towns in West Virginia. Huntington’s 62 names make the longest list in West Virginia. After Huntington, the next longest list in West Virginia is Charleston’s, with 48.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Aurora), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Aurora has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
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.