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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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0040 ACTOR

Howard Hickman

1880 - 1949

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0058 ECONOMIST

Benjamin Anderson

1886 - 1949

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0115 PLAYWRIGHT

Flournoy Miller

1885 - 1971

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0167 SUSPECT

Mary Reeser

1884 - 1951

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0173 SINGER

Florence Hinkle

1885 - 1933

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0225 BASEBALL

Billy Laval

1885 - 1957

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0350 MILITAR

Lloyd E. Jones

1889 - 1958

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0351 DIPLOMAT

Stephen Latchford

1883 - 1974

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0370 ACTOR

Irvin C. Miller

1884 - 1975

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0414 SOCIOLOGIST

Earle Edward Eubank

1887 - 1945

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0469 ENTERTAINER

Billy Higgins (vaudeville)

1888 - 1937

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0478 FOOTBALL

Honus Craig

1881 - 1942

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0503 POLITICIAN

James S. Rollins (20th-century politician)

1887 - 1972

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