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COLUMBIA

Most Famous People Born in Columbia, United States

Notable people
556
Peak decade
1970s
Median birth year
1952
Most distinctive
Baseball 6.2×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Columbia during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 83 notable births.

What Columbia Is Known For

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Politician is Columbia's biggest profession — 15% of all notables (85).

Columbia over-indexes on baseball — 6.2× the global rate.

Columbia under-produces writer — only 0.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician85
  2. Football80
  3. Actor39
  4. Baseball39
  5. Basket32
  6. Lawyer22
  7. Music12
  8. Singer11
  1. Baseball396.2×
  2. Basket324.6×
  3. Screenwriter62.5×
  4. Officer92.5×
  5. Lawyer222.3×
  6. Physician61.6×
  7. Music121.5×
  1. Writer90.5×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Columbia's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

18001850190019502000
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J. Johnston Pettigrew

1828 - 1863

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0108 POLITICIAN

William Rainey Marshall

1825 - 1896

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0131 POLITICIAN

John Chilton Burch

1826 - 1885

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0165 POLITICIAN

Henry Cooper (U.S. senator)

1827 - 1884

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0193 POLITICIAN

Robert Porter Caldwell

1821 - 1885

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0209 POLITICIAN

Peter Singleton Wilkes

1827 - 1900

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0221 OFFICER

James Alexander Williamson

1829 - 1902

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0246 MILITAR

Lucius M. Walker

1829 - 1863

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0354 OFFICER

Thomas Welsh (general)

1824 - 1863

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0518 OFFICER

Robert F. Looney

1824 - 1899

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0530 PHYSICIAN

Thomas L. Maddin

1826 - 1908

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