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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.

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0148 AEROSPACE

Apollo M. O. Smith

1911 - 1997

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0160 BASEBALL

Kirby Higbe

1915 - 1985

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0162 CHEMIST

Joseph H. Burckhalter

1912 - 2004

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0200 BANDLEADER

Snookum Russell

1913 - 1981

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0210 BASKET

Bob Vanatta

1918 - 2016

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0270 MUSIC

Henry Goodwin (musician)

1910 - 1979

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0280 ACTOR

Mary Jane Irving

1913 - 1983

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0331 POLITICIAN

Ben West

1911 - 1974

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0380 SENATE

J. D. DeBlieux

1912 - 2005

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0386 FOOTBALL

Garland Gregory

1919 - 2011

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0393 SINGER

Edna Gallmon Cooke

1918 - 1967

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0433 BASEBALL

Buddy Blair

1910 - 1996

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0532 OFFICER

John P. Weinel

1916 - 2004

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