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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
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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.
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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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
Walter Payton
1954 - 1999
Alex English
Born 1954
Robin Swicord
Born 1952
Rebecca Blank
Born 1955
Nick Jameson
Born 1950
Russ Carnahan
Born 1958
Walter Russell Mead
Born 1952
Sterling Marlin
Born 1957
Harry Dent
Born 1950
LaMarr Hoyt
Born 1955
Randall Kennedy
Born 1954
Bonnie McElveen-Hunter
Born 1950
Nate Williams
Born 1950
David Diaan
Born 1959
Thomas Phifer
Born 1953
David Roediger
Born 1952
Leon Benbow
Born 1950
Phil Cousineau
Born 1952
Terry Long (American football)
1959 - 2005
Nate Davis
Born 1953
Dean Young (poet)
Born 1955
Vi Lyles
Born 1952
Katrina Shealy
Born 1954
Puma Jones
1953 - 1990
Terry Blocker
Born 1959
Elizabeth Callahan
Born 1952
Richard Gergel
Born 1954
Bobby Johnson
Born 1951
Bryant Wright
Born 1952
Mary Geiger Lewis
Born 1958
Scott Ourth
Born 1959
Angelo King
Born 1958
Ike Anderson
Born 1957
Jay Lucas
Born 1957
Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1951)
Born 1951
Carolyn Shuster Fournier
Born 1956
Katon Dawson
Born 1956
Gerry Ellis
Born 1957
Bill Landrum
Born 1957
Rick Latham
Born 1955
Eddie Payton
Born 1951
Darrell Jackson (politician)
Born 1957
Leo Lewis (wide receiver)
Born 1956
Mike Burns (politician)
Born 1952
Gary Leach
Born 1957
Ken Morgan (politician)
Born 1951
John Mistler
Born 1958
Taylor Marsh
Born 1954
Robert L. Sumwalt (U.S. government official)
Born 1950
Kenny Johnson (American football)
Born 1958
Kit Spires
Born 1954
Ralph Shealy Kennedy Jr.
Born 1958
Rick Redewill
1952 - 1993
Dan Birkey
Born 1957
Ruby Terry
Born 1952
Donna Drake
Born 1953
Billy Campbell (TV executive)
Born 1959
Terry Irvin
Born 1954
John Pointer (American football)
Born 1958
Donald Mayberry
1951 - 2011
Margaret Feierabend
Born 1951