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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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0017 PHILOSOPHER

James Mark Baldwin

1861 - 1934

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0114 MUSIC

John William Boone

1864 - 1927

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0151 PRIEST

Peter Muldoon

1862 - 1927

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0188 POLITICIAN

Rufus King Polk

1866 - 1902

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0286 ARCHITECT

James Edwin Ruthven Carpenter Jr.

1867 - 1932

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0333 POLITICIAN

R. Goodwyn Rhett

1862 - 1939

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0367 ACTOR

Eugenie Blair

1864 - 1922

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0465 JUSTICE

Bayard T. Hainer

1860 - 1933

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0484 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

William Evans Bruner

1866 - 1964

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0522 POLITICIAN

Tristram T. Hyde

1862 - 1931

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0546 PROFESSOR

William Joseph Martin Jr.

1868 - 1943

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