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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 baseball6.2× 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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Showing 83 of 556 notable people

0004 RAPPER

Jeezy

Born 1977

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0005 GUITAR

Iron & Wine

Born 1974

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0006 ACTOR

Jessica Capshaw

Born 1976

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0014 ACTOR

Mike Colter

Born 1976

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0027 SCREENWRITER

Rob Benedict

Born 1970

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0032 BASKET

Jermaine O'Neal

Born 1978

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0036 ACTOR

Allison Munn

Born 1974

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0038 DRIVER

Carl Edwards

Born 1979

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0045 MUSIC

Dave Sitek

Born 1972

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0048 JOURNALIST

Jayson Blair

Born 1976

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0056 SCREENWRITER

Simon Barrett (filmmaker)

Born 1978

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0074 FILM

Helen Hill

1970 - 2007

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0079 FILM

Josh Stolberg

Born 1971

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0087 SPRINT

Monique Hennagan

Born 1976

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0088 FOOTBALL

Peter Boulware

Born 1974

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0089 BASEBALL

DeWayne Wise

Born 1978

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0101 MODEL

Lauren Michelle Hill

Born 1979

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0105 BASEBALL

Pokey Reese

Born 1973

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0109 POLITICIAN

Scott Murphy

Born 1970

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0110 SINGER

Jason Jones (musician)

Born 1978

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0119 POET

Terrance Hayes

Born 1971

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0120 BOBSLED

Mike Kohn

Born 1972

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0122 MUSIC

John Blackwell (musician)

1973 - 2017

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0123 MODEL

Lynnette Cole

Born 1978

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0133 SWIMMER

Courtney Shealy

Born 1977

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0159 SINGER

Jason Downs

Born 1973

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0169 MODEL

Kimberly Clarice Aiken

Born 1975

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0178 JOURNALIST

Craig Melvin

Born 1979

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0181 FOOTBALL

Jonathan Goodwin (American football)

Born 1978

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0183 FOOTBALL

Russell Payne (soccer)

Born 1975

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0184 FOOTBALL

Brad Hopkins

Born 1970

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0187 EQUESTRIAN

Linden Wiesman

Born 1975

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0191 MUSIC

Ron Westray

Born 1970

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0195 ACTOR

Scott Holroyd

Born 1975

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0197 BASKET

Shaunzinski Gortman

Born 1979

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0218 FOOTBALL

Clint Peay

Born 1973

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0236 FOOTBALL

Derek Phillips (footballer, born 1975)

Born 1975

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0243 BASEBALL

Kip Bouknight

Born 1978

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0253 BASEBALL

T. J. Mathews

Born 1970

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0263 COACH

Matt Wells (American football coach)

Born 1973

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0268 ACTOR

Race Owen

Born 1975

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0275 ACTOR

Missy Crider

Born 1974

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0281 FOOTBALL

Travis Jervey

Born 1972

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0283 POET

Ray McManus

Born 1972

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0291 POLITICIAN

Todd Rutherford

Born 1970

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0294 FOOTBALL

Ricky Bell (cornerback)

1974 - 2011

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0298 ACTOR

Bobby Roe

Born 1978

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0299 LAWYER

Kenneth Ulman

Born 1974

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0302 BALLET

Ashley Tuttle

Born 1971

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0310 FOOTBALL

Bobby Hamilton (American football)

Born 1971

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0321 FOOTBALL

Corey Jenkins

Born 1976

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0330 FOOTBALL

Willie Williams (cornerback, born 1970)

Born 1970

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0336 ACTOR

Tara Killian

Born 1977

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0338 BASEBALL

Brett Jodie

Born 1977

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0341 BASKET

Jody Lumpkin

Born 1978

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0344 ENTERTAINER

Lyn Moran

Born 1978

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0346 GOLF

Charles Warren (golfer)

Born 1975

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0348 BUSINESS

Charles Jeter

Born 1973

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0357 POLITICIAN

Nathan Ballentine

Born 1970

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0369 POLITICIAN

Christopher R. Hart

Born 1972

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0376 FOOTBALL

Lethon Flowers

Born 1973

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0378 FOOTBALL

Tyrone Legette

Born 1970

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0382 FOOTBALL

David Young (gridiron football)

Born 1979

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0392 COACH

Harold Goodwin (American football)

Born 1973

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0396 LAWYER

Julius N. Richardson

Born 1976

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0411 COMEDIAN

Marty Simpson (comedian)

Born 1972

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0413 FILM

Whitney Ann Kroenke

Born 1977

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0416 POLITICIAN

Kirkman Finlay III

Born 1970

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0434 COMPOSER

Andy Akiho

Born 1979

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0439 ANCHOR

Jan Jeffcoat

Born 1978

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0442 POLITICIAN

Derham Cole

Born 1977

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0452 NOVELIST

Daniel Donche Jr.

Born 1979

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0453 DIVER

Michelle Davison

Born 1979

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0457 FOOTBALL

Ted Alford

Born 1971

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0460 POLITICIAN

Vanessa Atterbeary

Born 1975

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0468 POET

Erica Dawson

Born 1979

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0474 FOOTBALL

Sean Berton

Born 1979

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0481 POLITICIAN

Javaid Siddiqi

Born 1977

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0485 BASEBALL

William Van Landingham

Born 1970

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0501 GOVERNOR

Carlos Hopkins

Born 1971

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0528 BASEBALL

Elton Pollock

Born 1973

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0544 FOOTBALL

Pablo Webster

Born 1979

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0555 POLITICIAN

Ty Cobb (politician)

Born 1978

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