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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.
- Sports
- Politics & Law
- Film & TV
- Music
- Writing
- Science
- Other
- Field: Music Clear ×
Toro y Moi
Born 1986
Dave Sitek
Born 1972
John William Boone
1864 - 1927
Susan Reed (singer)
1926 - 2010
John Blackwell (musician)
1973 - 2017
Ron Westray
Born 1970
Henry Goodwin (musician)
1910 - 1979
Rick Latham
Born 1955
Al Russell
1921 - 2011
Johnny Helms
1935 - 2015
Ralph Pruitt
1925 - 1986
Donald Mayberry
1951 - 2011