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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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0007 SINGER

Angie Stone

Born 1961

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0015 WRITER

Clay Shirky

Born 1964

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0021 ACTOR

Lisa Wilcox

Born 1964

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0034 BASKET

Xavier McDaniel

Born 1963

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0044 COACH

Bob Bowman (coach)

Born 1964

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0046 BASKET

Leon Wood

Born 1962

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0050 JOURNALIST

Jake Adelstein

Born 1969

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0052 STAGE

Lance Burton

Born 1960

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0066 BASKET

Tyrone Corbin

Born 1962

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0075 ACTOR

Conrad Goode

Born 1962

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0094 PRODUCER

Brett James

Born 1968

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0106 NATURALIST

Eustace Conway

Born 1961

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0112 BIOLOGIST

Tyrone Hayes

Born 1967

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0117 BASKET

Travis Williams (basketball)

Born 1969

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0125 WRESTLER

The Patriot (wrestler)

Born 1961

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0128 GOLF

Jeff Maggert

Born 1964

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0145 ACTOR

Amy Benedict

Born 1964

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0172 POLITICIAN

James E. Smith Jr.

Born 1967

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0185 POLITICIAN

Judy Baker

Born 1960

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0203 FILM

Grace Lee (director)

Born 1968

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0213 FOOTBALL

David Treadwell

Born 1965

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0215 ACTOR

Suzanne Westenhoefer

Born 1961

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0229 ACTOR

Julianne Morris

Born 1968

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0235 FOOTBALL

Mike Cofer (kicker)

Born 1964

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0237 POLITICIAN

Neil Riser

Born 1962

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0241 POLITICIAN

Alex Wan

Born 1967

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0252 PAINTER

Rodney McMillian

Born 1969

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0265 CHOREOGRAPHER

Rachel Rockwell

1969 - 2018

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0296 FOOTBALL

Ryan Bethea

Born 1967

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0349 BASEBALL

Clay Parker

Born 1962

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0359 BASEBALL

Eddie Pye

Born 1967

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0364 LAWYER

Jeffrey W. Johnson

Born 1960

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0384 POLITICIAN

Joel Lourie

Born 1962

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0390 FOOTBALL

Darryl Gee

Born 1963

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0394 ACTOR

Mike White (acteur)

Born 1961

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0407 BASKET

Danny Pearson

Born 1963

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0410 FOOTBALL

Gary Anderson (running back)

Born 1961

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0419 FOOTBALL

Anthony Young (American football)

Born 1963

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0428 FOOTBALL

Mike Jones (defensive lineman)

Born 1969

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0461 POLITICIAN

Chuck Graham

1965 - 2020

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0464 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Bingham (politician)

Born 1962

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0482 NOVELIST

Will Allison

Born 1968

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0492 PHYSICIAN

Tony Mills (physician)

Born 1961

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0494 FOOTBALL

Brendan Toibin

Born 1964

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0495 BASKET

Troy Lee Mikell

Born 1960

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0498 FOOTBALL

Gerald Perry (American football)

Born 1964

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0510 FOOTBALL

Mike Fall

Born 1961

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0511 ENTREPRENEUR

Jason F Beans

Born 1969

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0535 DRIVER

Kevin Whitesides

Born 1964

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