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The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Aurora, Illinois . For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Aurora, Illinois .
Arts and culture [ ]
Acting and modeling [ ]
Directing [ ]
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Jim McGuinn
Feb 13, 1966
Radio program director
Born in Aurora
Paul Scheuring
Nov 20, 1968
Screenwriter and director
Born in Aurora
Fine arts [ ]
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Ruth VanSickle Ford
Aug 8, 1897
Apr 18, 1989
Owner of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts
Grew up in Aurora
Journalism [ ]
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John Drury
Jan 4, 1927
Nov 25, 2007
Longtime Chicago news anchorman
Raised in Aurora
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Mary Foot Seymour
1846
Mar 21, 1893
New York journalist, business woman, school founder
Born in Aurora
[2]
Randy Shilts
Aug 8, 1951
Feb 17, 1994
Pioneering gay journalist and author
Music [ ]
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Gene Greene
(a.k.a. The Ragtime King )
Jun 9, 1857
Apr 5, 1930
Entertainer, singer and composer
Born in Aurora
Kenneth W. Griffin
Dec 28, 1909
Mar 11, 1956
Organist
Lived in Aurora and is buried there
Jackie De Shannon
Aug 21, 1941
Singer-songwriter
Dave Johnston
Banjoist, singer, Yonder Mountain String Band
[citation needed ]
Jeff Olson
Jul 14, 1962
Musician
Raised in Aurora and taught music there
Maud Powell
Aug 22, 1867
Jan 8, 1920
Violinist
Began violin and piano lessons in Aurora in 1874
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Carl Thomas
Jun 15, 1972
R&B singer
Attended East Aurora High School
Ray White
Soul vocalist and rock and blues guitarist; member of Frank Zappa 's touring ensembles
[citation needed ]
Writing and illustrating [ ]
Business and administrative [ ]
Crime [ ]
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Edna Murray
1898
1966
Depression-era outlaw
Military [ ]
Politics and law [ ]
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Mark Catlin, Sr.
Nov 12, 1882
May 16, 1956
State legislator Wisconsin ; head football coach at University of Iowa
Born in Aurora
Thomas E. Coleman
Feb 23, 1893
1964
Chairman of the Republican Party of Wisconsin
Born in Aurora
Ira Clifton Copley
Oct 25, 1864
Nov 1, 1947
U.S. congressman and founder of Copley Press
Lived and died in Aurora
Suzanne Deuchler
Jul 21, 1929
Illinois state congresswoman
[citation needed ]
Charles Henry Dietrich
Nov 26, 1853
Apr 10, 1924
U.S. senator from and 11th governor of Nebraska
Born in Aurora
Rita B. Garman
Nov 19, 1943
Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois
Born in Aurora
Dennis Hastert
Jan 2, 1942
Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Born in Aurora
Phillip E. Johnson
Jun 18, 1940
Retired law professor and author
Born in Aurora
Chris Lauzen
Dec 30, 1952
Illinois state senator
Born in Aurora
Linda Chapa LaVia
Aug 16, 1966
Illinois state congressman
Born in Aurora
Patricia Reid Lindner
Nov 29, 1939
Illinois state congressman
Born in Aurora
Lewis M. Long
Jun 22, 1883
Sep 9, 1957
U.S. congressman
Attended schools in Aurora
Tim Mahoney
Aug 16, 1956
U.S. congressman from Florida
Born in Aurora
Scott B. Palmer
Nov 22, 1950
Former Chief of Staff to U.S. congressman Dennis Hastert
Attended Aurora University
Robert W. Pritchard
Mar 31, 1945
Illinois state congressman
Born in Aurora
Charlotte Thompson Reid
Sep 27, 1913
Jan 25, 2007
U.S. congresswoman
Lived and died in Aurora
Frank R. Reid
Apr 18, 1879
Jan 25, 1945
U.S. congressman
Born in Aurora
Roy Solfisburg
1912
1991
Chief Justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Born in Aurora
Tom Weisner
1949
2018
Mayor of Aurora
Religion [ ]
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Nathaniel Popp
Jun 12, 1940
Archbishop of the Orthodox Church in America 's Romanian Episcopate
Born in Aurora
Vasile Louis Puscas
Sep 13, 1915
Oct 3, 2009
Bishop emeritus of the Romanian Catholic Eparchy of St George's in Canton
Born in Aurora
Alexander Raţiu
May 4, 1916
Jul 25, 2002
Romanian Greek-Catholic priest, political prisoner, and author
Lived and died in Aurora
Science [ ]
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Henry Gale
Sep 12, 1874
Nov 16, 1942
Astrophysicist and author
Born in Aurora
Frank Haven Hall
Feb 9, 1841
1911
Inventor of the Hall Braille Writer and other Braille printing devices
Lived and died in Aurora
James F. Phillips
Nov 20, 1930
Oct 3, 2001
Environmental activist
Born in Aurora
Tom Skilling
Feb 20, 1952
Chicago Tribune and WGN-TV meteorologist
Born in Aurora
Martha E. Sloan
1939
Electrical engineer, the first female president of the IEEE
Born in Aurora
G. David Tilman
Jul 22, 1949
Ecologist and college professor
Born in Aurora
Sports [ ]
Baseball [ ]
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Rich Becker
Feb 1, 1972
Outfielder for several Major League Baseball teams
Born in Aurora
Michael Bowden
Sep 9, 1986
Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and Chicago Cubs
Attended Waubonsie Valley High School
Mark Grant
Oct 24, 1963
Pitcher for six Major League Baseball teams
Born in Aurora
Bob Johnson
Apr 25, 1943
Pitcher for five Major League Baseball teams
Born in Aurora
Ken Jungels
Jun 23, 1916
Sep 9, 1975
Pitcher for Cleveland Indians and Pittsburgh Pirates
Born in Aurora
[citation needed ]
Bob Kipper
Jul 8, 1964
Relief pitcher for California Angels , Pittsburgh Pirates , Minnesota Twins
Born in Aurora
Mario Ramos
Oct 19, 1977
Pitcher for Texas Rangers
Born in Aurora
Jim Reninger
Mar 7, 1915
Aug 23, 1993
Pitcher for Philadelphia Athletics
Born in Aurora
Basketball [ ]
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Kenny Battle
Oct 10, 1964
Small forward for several NBA teams
Born in Aurora
Ryan Boatright
Dec 27, 1992
Point guard UConn 2014 National Championship team
Born in Aurora
Bob Carney
Aug 3, 1932
Nov 9, 2011
Shooting guard for the Minneapolis Lakers
Born in Aurora
Bob Lavoy
Jun 29, 1926
Dec 18, 2010
NBA player of early 1950s
Born in Aurora
John Mauer
Sep 4, 1901
Dec 20, 1978
Basketball head coach, Kentucky , Tennessee , Florida
Born in Aurora
Jim Platt
Mar 1, 1952
College basketball assistant and head coach
Born in Aurora
Drivers [ ]
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Sep 6, 1964
Monster truck driver
[citation needed ]
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Marger Apsit
Jun 5, 1909
Dec 22, 1988
Running back for four National Football League teams
Born in Aurora
Kurt Becker
Dec 22, 1958
Guard for Chicago Bears and Los Angeles Rams ; Super Bowl XX champion
Born in Aurora
Don Beebe
Dec 18, 1964
Wide receiver for Buffalo Bills , Carolina Panthers , and Green Bay Packers ; Super Bowl XXXI champion
Born in Aurora. Head football coach at Aurora Christian and later at Aurora University
Brad Childress
Jun 27, 1956
Pro and college football coach, head coach of Minnesota Vikings 2006-10
Born in Aurora
Larry English
Jan 22, 1986
Linebacker for San Diego Chargers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Born in Aurora
Ralph Galloway
Aug 27, 1946
Guard in Canadian Football League 1969–79
Born in Aurora
Andy Gustafson
Apr 3, 1903
Jan 7, 1979
Head coach in College Football Hall of Fame
Born in Aurora
Roy Horstmann
Dec 6, 1910
Jan 23, 1998
Running back for Boston Redskins and Chicago Cardinals
Born in Aurora
Joe Krakoski
Nov 11, 1962
Linebacker for Washington Redskins
Born in Aurora
Randy Melvin
Apr 3, 1959
Defensive line coach for Cleveland Browns
Born in Aurora
Andy Sabados
Nov 24, 1916
July 5, 2004
Guard for NFL's Chicago Cardinals
Born in Aurora
Steve Thompson
Jun 24, 1965
Defensive tackle for Washington Redskins
Born in Aurora
Golf [ ]
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Mike Small
Mar 4, 1966
College coach and PGA Tour player
Born in Aurora
Gymnastics [ ]
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Anna Li
Sep 4, 1988
Artistic gymnast ; member of the U.S. National Team; an alternate at the Summer 2012 London Olympics
Graduated from Waubonsie Valley High School ; lives in Aurora
Sports-related professionals [ ]
Soccer [ ]
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Quavas Kirk
Apr 13, 1988
Full back for the Los Angeles Galaxy and D.C. United
Born in Aurora
Track and field [ ]
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Tom Petranoff
Apr 8, 1958
World record javelin thrower
Born in Aurora
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