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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

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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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0078 SOLDIER

Samuel R. Watkins

1839 - 1901

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0097 LAWYER

George Lemuel Woods

1832 - 1890

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0103 POLITICIAN

James Philip Eagle

1837 - 1904

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0146 LAWYER

John Finis Philips

1834 - 1919

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0182 ARMY

James Argyle Smith

1831 - 1901

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0205 POLITICIAN

James R. Hindman

1839 - 1912

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0266 SOLDIER

Stephen Atkins Swails

1832 - 1900

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0297 JUDGE

Guido Norman Lieber

1837 - 1923

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0496 MISSING

William Osceola Gordon

1837 - 1914

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0521 COLLECTOR

James H. Akin

1832 - 1911

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0543 MILITAR

Wade Hampton Gibbes

1837 - 1903

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0552 ARTIST

Xantippe Saunders

1838 - 1922

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