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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×
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.
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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- Film & TV
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- Filtered to 1930s Clear ×
William Smith (actor)
Born 1933
Bill Anderson (singer)
Born 1937
George Bass (archaeologist)
Born 1932
Steve Hamilton
1935 - 1997
Liz J. Patterson
1939 - 2018
Constantine Manos
Born 1934
Webster Young
1932 - 2003
Dooley Womack
Born 1939
Daniel A. Wren
Born 1932
Jane Chambers
1937 - 1983
Gerald Mason
1934 - 2017
Gene Gossage
1935 - 2011
William J. Abernathy
1933 - 1983
Coo Coo Marlin
1932 - 2005
Weston Adams (diplomat)
Born 1938
Eagle Day
1932 - 2008
Jody Richards
Born 1938
John Boozer
1938 - 1986
Benjamin B. Dunlap
Born 1937
Alex Sanders (politician)
Born 1939
Christy G. Turner II
1933 - 2013
Gerry E. Hinton
1930 - 2000
Bobby Clatterbuck
1932 - 2004
Bob Musgrave
1934 - 2012
Walter Arnold Baker
1937 - 2010
Spence M. Armstrong
Born 1934
Glenn Gore
Born 1939
Johnny Helms
1935 - 2015
Kirkman Finlay Jr.
1936 - 1993
Robert H. Burnside
Born 1933
Jack Felder
1939 - 2017
Joel Wells
Born 1935
John Hancock LaFitte Jr.
Born 1936
Benjamin Holman
1930 - 2007
Clyde Eugene Merritt
1936 - 2015