Notable Births & Deaths for Aurora ...

Below is our list of notable people who were born, died or were buried in the area surrounding Aurora. Please note that while we are collecting data on an ongoing basis, it's a big task and it's unlikely that our list will ever be more than a sample.

• A.R. Ammons
  • Full name: Archie Randolph Ammons
  • Poet. He was born in Whiteville (NC) on February 26, 1926 (a Friday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on February 26, 2001 (a Monday) at the age of 75. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: A.R. Ammons<1>
• Louise Blanchard Bethune
  • Architect. She was born in Waterloo (NY) on July 21, 1856 (a Monday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on December 18, 1913 (a Thursday) at the age of 57. She is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
  • Waterloo is located 13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Louise Blanchard Bethune<1>
• Francis Bicknell Carpenter
  • Artist. He was born in Homer (NY) on August 6, 1830 (a Friday) and died in New York (NY) on May 23, 1900 (a Wednesday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Glenwood Cemetery (Cortland County, New York).
  • Homer is located 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Francis Bicknell Carpenter<1>
• John Edgar Clapp
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on July 15, 1851 (a Tueday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on December 18, 1904 (a Sunday) at the age of 53. He is buried at Lake View Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: John Edgar Clapp<1>
• Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye
  • Nobel laureate, chemist, physicist. He was born in Maastricht (Netherlands) on March 24, 1884 (a Monday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on November 2, 1996 (a Saturday) at the age of 112. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Peter Joseph Wilhelm Debye<1>
• Lawrence Thomas 'Tom' Farley
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Seneca Falls (NY) in August 1856 and died in Kansas City (MO) on October 6, 1910 (a Thursday).
  • Seneca Falls is located 11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lawrence Thomas 'Tom' Farley<1>
• Millard Fillmore
  • 13th President of the US (1850 - 1853). He was born in Summer Hill (NY) on January 7, 1800 (a Tueday) and died in Buffalo (NY) on March 8, 1874 (a Sunday) at the age of 74. He is buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery (Erie County, New York).
  • Summer Hill is located 20 miles [32.2 km] to the east of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Millard Fillmore<1>
• Thomas Gold
  • Astronomer, geoscientist. He was born in Vienna (Austria) on May 22, 1920 (a Saturday) and died in Ithaca (NY) on June 22, 2004 (a Tueday) at the age of 84. He is buried at Pleasant Grove Cemetery (Tompkins County, New York).
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Thomas Gold<1>
• Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum
  • 1899/09/12:1901/05/04. He was born in Elmira (NY) on July 27, 1875 (a Tueday) and died in Cortland (NY) on March 12, 1908 (a Thursday) at the age of 32.
  • Cortland is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick L. 'Fred' Ketchum<1>
• Coates Kinney
  • Poet. He was born in Penn Yan (NY) on November 24, 1826 (a Friday) and died in Cincinnati (OH) on January 25, 1904 (a Monday) at the age of 77. He is buried at Miami Cemetery (Warren County, Ohio).
  • Penn Yan is located 19 miles [30.6 km] to the west of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Coates Kinney<1>
• Michael R. 'Mike' Mansell
  • Major League Baseball. He was born in Auburn (NY) on January 15, 1858 (a Friday) and died in Auburn (NY) on December 4, 1902 (a Thursday) at the age of 44. He is buried at St. Josephs Cemetery (Cayuga County, New York).
  • Auburn is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Aurora.
  • Auburn is located 14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Michael R. 'Mike' Mansell<1>
• Lewis Henry Morgan
  • Pioneering anthopologist and considered the father of ethnology. He was born in Aurora on November 21, 1818 (a Saturday) and died in Rochester (NY) on December 17, 1881 (a Saturday) at the age of 63. He is buried at Mt. Hope Cemetery (Monroe County, New York).
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Lewis Henry Morgan<1>
• Frederick Daniel Scott
  • Actor. He was born in Ithaca (NY) on August 31, 1918 (a Saturday) and died in Woodland Hills (CA) on July 12, 2002 (a Friday) at the age of 83. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery (Los Angeles County, California).
  • Ithaca is located 23 miles [37 km] to the southeast of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Frederick Daniel Scott<1>
• Elmer Ambrose Sperry
  • Inventor, businessman. He was born in Cortland (NY) on October 13, 1860 (a Saturday) and died in Brooklyn (NY) on June 16, 1930 (a Monday) at the age of 69. He is buried at Green - Wood Cemetery (Kings County, New York).
  • Cortland is located 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east of Aurora.
  • Find-A-Grave Memorial: Elmer Ambrose Sperry<1>

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