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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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556 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Michael Boulware

Born 1981

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0302 BALLET

Ashley Tuttle

Born 1971

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0303 FOOTBALL

Braeden Troyer

Born 1993

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0304 POET

Clarissa Minnie Thompson Allen

Born 1859

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0305 BASEBALL

Taylor Guerrieri

Born 1992

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0306 FOOTBALL

Angelo King

Born 1958

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0307 WRESTLER

Ike Anderson

Born 1957

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0308 POLITICIAN

Jay Lucas

Born 1957

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0309 FOOTBALL

Jim Kelly (tight end, born 1951)

Born 1951

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0310 FOOTBALL

Bobby Hamilton (American football)

Born 1971

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0311 POLITICIAN

Katherine Hanley

Born 1943

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0312 FOOTBALL

John Douglas (linebacker)

Born 1945

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0313 LAWYER

Jean H. Toal

Born 1943

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0314 COMPUTER SCIENTIST

Susan H. Rodger

-

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0315 BASEBALL

Joe Landrum

1928 - 2018

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0316 ORGANIST

Carolyn Shuster Fournier

Born 1956

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0317 POLITICIAN

Katon Dawson

Born 1956

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0318 ACTOR

Gloria Saunders

1927 - 1980

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0319 FOOTBALL

Gerry Ellis

Born 1957

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0320 BASEBALL

Barney Martin (baseball)

1923 - 1997

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0321 FOOTBALL

Corey Jenkins

Born 1976

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0322 POLITICIAN

Jody Richards

Born 1938

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0323 POLITICIAN

Beth Bernstein

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0324 PATHOLOGIST

John H. Yardley

1926 - 2011

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0325 BASEBALL

John Boozer

1938 - 1986

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0326 BASEBALL

Tyler Johnson (baseball)

Born 1981

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0327 FOOTBALL

Freddie Summers

Born 1947

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0328 FOOTBALL

Logan Cooke

Born 1995

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0329 AUTHOR

Dorothy Spruill Redford

Born 1943

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0330 FOOTBALL

Willie Williams (cornerback, born 1970)

Born 1970

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0331 POLITICIAN

Ben West

1911 - 1974

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0332 OFFICER

Arthur C. Davis

1893 - 1965

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0333 POLITICIAN

R. Goodwyn Rhett

1862 - 1939

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0334 ENTREPRENEUR

Eugene Clark

1873 - 1942

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0335 POLITICIAN

Jane Cunningham

Born 1946

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0336 ACTOR

Tara Killian

Born 1977

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0337 BASEBALL

Bill Landrum

Born 1957

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0338 BASEBALL

Brett Jodie

Born 1977

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0339 ARTIST

Nade Haley

1947 - 2016

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0340 ARCHIVIST

Virginia C. Purdy

1922 - 2015

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0341 BASKET

Jody Lumpkin

Born 1978

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0342 POLITICIAN

Marlon Kimpson

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0343 BASKET

Pam Kelly

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0344 ENTERTAINER

Lyn Moran

Born 1978

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0345 POLITICIAN

John E. Courson

Born 1944

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0346 GOLF

Charles Warren (golfer)

Born 1975

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0347 AUTHOR

Benjamin B. Dunlap

Born 1937

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0348 BUSINESS

Charles Jeter

Born 1973

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0349 BASEBALL

Clay Parker

Born 1962

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0350 MILITAR

Lloyd E. Jones

1889 - 1958

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0351 DIPLOMAT

Stephen Latchford

1883 - 1974

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0352 BASEBALL

Red Lucas

1902 - 1986

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0353 OFFICER

William O. Brice

1898 - 1972

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0354 OFFICER

Thomas Welsh (general)

1824 - 1863

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0355 MUSIC

Rick Latham

Born 1955

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0356 DEPUTY

Michael Kratsios

Born 1986

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0357 POLITICIAN

Nathan Ballentine

Born 1970

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0358 FOOTBALL

Trey Millard

Born 1991

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0359 BASEBALL

Eddie Pye

Born 1967

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0360 BUSINESS

Josh Kroenke

Born 1980

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0361 BASEBALL

Nelson Mathews

Born 1941

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0362 FOOTBALL

Johnny Maxey

Born 1993

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0363 FOOTBALL

Darell Scott

Born 1986

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0364 LAWYER

Jeffrey W. Johnson

Born 1960

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0365 FOOTBALL

Jimmie Jones (defensive end)

Born 1947

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0366 THEATRE

Horacena J. Taylor

Born 1940

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0367 ACTOR

Eugenie Blair

1864 - 1922

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0368 MILITAR

John B. Sylvester

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0369 POLITICIAN

Christopher R. Hart

Born 1972

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0370 ACTOR

Irvin C. Miller

1884 - 1975

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0371 LAWYER

Alex Sanders (politician)

Born 1939

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0372 BASEBALL

Red Kress

1907 - 1962

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0373 BASKET

Dimeco Childress

Born 1980

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0374 FLYING ACE

John Knox MacArthur

1891 - 1918

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0375 FOOTBALL

Eddie Payton

Born 1951

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0376 FOOTBALL

Lethon Flowers

Born 1973

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0377 BALLET

Sara Mearns

Born 1986

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0378 FOOTBALL

Tyrone Legette

Born 1970

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0379 SURGEON

C. Norman Shealy

-

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0380 SENATE

J. D. DeBlieux

1912 - 2005

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0381 FILM

Frank Woodruff

1906 - 1983

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0382 FOOTBALL

David Young (gridiron football)

Born 1979

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0383 PHYSICIAN

Alonzo Clifton McClennan

1855 - 1912

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0384 POLITICIAN

Joel Lourie

Born 1962

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0385 POLITICIAN

Alma Wheeler Smith

Born 1941

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0386 FOOTBALL

Garland Gregory

1919 - 2011

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0387 POLITICIAN

John Adams Jr. (Nebraska)

1906 - 1999

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0388 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Christy G. Turner II

1933 - 2013

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0389 BASKET

Seventh Woods

Born 1998

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0390 FOOTBALL

Darryl Gee

Born 1963

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0391 FOOTBALL

Zach Prince

Born 1988

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0392 COACH

Harold Goodwin (American football)

Born 1973

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0393 SINGER

Edna Gallmon Cooke

1918 - 1967

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0394 ACTOR

Mike White (acteur)

Born 1961

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0395 POLITICIAN

Gerry E. Hinton

1930 - 2000

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0396 LAWYER

Julius N. Richardson

Born 1976

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0397 BASKET

Jontay Porter

Born 1999

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0398 RAPPER

Stevie Stone

Born 1981

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0399 FOOTBALL

Aedan Stanley

Born 1999

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0400 FOOTBALL

Bradley Walker

1877 - 1951

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0401 POLITICIAN

Darrell Jackson (politician)

Born 1957

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0402 JOURNALIST

Duncan Brown Cooper

1844 - 1922

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0403 FOOTBALL

Leo Lewis (wide receiver)

Born 1956

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0404 BASEBALL

Mike Derrick (baseball)

1943 - 2009

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0405 POLITICIAN

Mike Burns (politician)

Born 1952

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0406 ENTERTAINER

Nina Bo'nina Brown

Born 1982

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0407 BASKET

Danny Pearson

Born 1963

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0408 ARTIST

Catharine Rembert

1905 - 1990

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0409 JOURNALIST

William Franklin Switzler

1819 - 1906

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0410 FOOTBALL

Gary Anderson (running back)

Born 1961

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0411 COMEDIAN

Marty Simpson (comedian)

Born 1972

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0412 POLITICIAN

Tom McVea

Born 1945

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0413 FILM

Whitney Ann Kroenke

Born 1977

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0414 SOCIOLOGIST

Earle Edward Eubank

1887 - 1945

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0415 WRITER

Gary Leach

Born 1957

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0416 POLITICIAN

Kirkman Finlay III

Born 1970

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0417 POLITICIAN

Vernie McGaha

Born 1947

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0418 POLITICIAN

Ken Morgan (politician)

Born 1951

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0419 FOOTBALL

Anthony Young (American football)

Born 1963

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0420 FOOTBALL

John Mistler

Born 1958

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0421 HISTORIAN

Nathan O. Hatch

-

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0422 ARMY

Clyde A. Vaughn

Born 1946

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0423 PHYSICIAN

Henry McKee Minton

1870 - 1946

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0424 MUSIC

Al Russell

1921 - 2011

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0425 BEEKEEPER

Stephen Taber III

1924 - 2008

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0426 BASEBALL

Dutch McCall

1920 - 1996

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0427 WRITER

Taylor Marsh

Born 1954

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0428 FOOTBALL

Mike Jones (defensive lineman)

Born 1969

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0429 GOVERNMENT

Robert L. Sumwalt (U.S. government official)

Born 1950

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0430 DRIVER

Steadman Marlin

Born 1980

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0431 FOOTBALL

Kenny Johnson (American football)

Born 1958

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0432 BASEBALL

Bobby Clatterbuck

1932 - 2004

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0433 BASEBALL

Buddy Blair

1910 - 1996

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0434 COMPOSER

Andy Akiho

Born 1979

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0435 BASEBALL

Grayson Greiner

Born 1992

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0436 BASEBALL

Bob Musgrave

1934 - 2012

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0437 FOOTBALL

Joe Owens

1946 - 2013

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0438 ACTOR

Evelyn West

1921 - 2004

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0439 ANCHOR

Jan Jeffcoat

Born 1978

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0440 POLITICIAN

Kit Spires

Born 1954

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0441 CORRESPONDENT

Nischelle Turner

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0442 POLITICIAN

Derham Cole

Born 1977

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0443 JUDGE

Walter Arnold Baker

1937 - 2010

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0444 PHYSICIAN

J. Michael McGinnis

Born 1944

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0445 LAWYER

George Dean Johnson Jr.

Born 1942

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0446 POLITICIAN

Ralph Shealy Kennedy Jr.

Born 1958

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0447 AIR FORCE

Spence M. Armstrong

Born 1934

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0448 POLITICIAN

Mac Toole

Born 1946

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0449 FOOTBALL

Casey Beyers

Born 1994

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0450 PHOTOGRAPHER

Glenn Gore

Born 1939

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0451 DIPLOMAT

Hal H. Sevier

1878 - 1935

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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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0454 POLITICIAN

John A. Polk

Born 1949

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0455 FOOTBALL

Ronnie Amadi

Born 1981

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0456 CAR RACING

Nick Harrison (racing)

Died 2019

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0457 FOOTBALL

Ted Alford

Born 1971

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0458 SKIER

Charles Proctor

1906 - 1996

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0459 GOLF

Jack Kiefer (golfer)

1940 - 1999

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0460 POLITICIAN

Vanessa Atterbeary

Born 1975

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0461 POLITICIAN

Chuck Graham

1965 - 2020

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0462 BASEBALL

Drew Gagnon

Born 1990

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0463 WRITER

Jason Williams (actor)

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0464 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Bingham (politician)

Born 1962

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0465 JUSTICE

Bayard T. Hainer

1860 - 1933

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0466 FOOTBALL

Travis Williams (linebacker)

Born 1983

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0467 MINISTER

Edmund Kelly

1818 - 1894

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0468 POET

Erica Dawson

Born 1979

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0469 ENTERTAINER

Billy Higgins (vaudeville)

1888 - 1937

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0470 POLITICIAN

Micah Caskey

Born 1981

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0471 FOOTBALL

Jim Peebles (American football)

1920 - 1997

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0472 BASKET

D’Lesha Lloyd

Born 1986

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0473 MUSIC

Johnny Helms

1935 - 2015

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0474 FOOTBALL

Sean Berton

Born 1979

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0475 EXECUTIVE

Susan Clough

Born 1945

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0476 ENTREPRENEUR

Rick Redewill

1952 - 1993

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0477 JUDGE

Robert H. Hodges Jr.

Born 1944

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0478 FOOTBALL

Honus Craig

1881 - 1942

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0479 WRITER

Jamia Wilson

Born 1980

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0480 BASKET

Bryant Matthews

Born 1982

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0481 POLITICIAN

Javaid Siddiqi

Born 1977

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0482 NOVELIST

Will Allison

Born 1968

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0483 LAWYER

Parker Watkins Hardin

1841 - 1920

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0484 OPHTHALMOLOGIST

William Evans Bruner

1866 - 1964

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0485 BASEBALL

William Van Landingham

Born 1970

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0486 BASEBALL

Slim Embry

1901 - 1947

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0487 FOOTBALL

Dan Birkey

Born 1957

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0488 PHYSICIAN

Elizabeth Bass

1876 - 1956

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0489 OPERA

Andrew Frierson

1929 - 2018

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0490 RELIGIOUS

Margaret Towner

Born 1925

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0491 SONGWRITER

Ruby Terry

Born 1952

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0492 PHYSICIAN

Tony Mills (physician)

Born 1961

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0493 POLITICIAN

Kirkman Finlay Jr.

1936 - 1993

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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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0496 MISSING

William Osceola Gordon

1837 - 1914

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0497 TROMBONIST

Tommy Mitchell

1926 - 2003

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0498 FOOTBALL

Gerald Perry (American football)

Born 1964

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0499 SKATEBOARD

Lauren Andino

Born 1986

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0500 ACTOR

Donna Drake

Born 1953

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0501 GOVERNOR

Carlos Hopkins

Born 1971

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0502 LAWYER

Robert H. Burnside

Born 1933

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0503 POLITICIAN

James S. Rollins (20th-century politician)

1887 - 1972

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0504 FOOTBALL

Steven Jackson (fullback)

Born 1984

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0505 FOOTBALL

Tramaine Billie

Born 1983

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0506 SCIENTIST

Jack Felder

1939 - 2017

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0507 FOOTBALL

Gerrick McPhearson

Born 1983

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0508 WRESTLER

Ike Okoli

Born 1988

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0509 LAWYER

Graham T. Perry

1894 - 1960

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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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0512 FOOTBALL

Tommy Scaffe

Born 1896

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0513 FOOTBALL

Stephen Sene

Born 1983

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0514 FOOTBALL

Joel Wells

Born 1935

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0515 FOOTBALL

Chris Love

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0516 SINGER

Dijon Prioleau

Born 1992

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0517 FILM

Billy Campbell (TV executive)

Born 1959

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0518 OFFICER

Robert F. Looney

1824 - 1899

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0519 SCIENTIST

Margaret Anne LeMone

Born 1946

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0520 BASKET

Carter Arey

Born 1989

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0521 COLLECTOR

James H. Akin

1832 - 1911

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0522 POLITICIAN

Tristram T. Hyde

1862 - 1931

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0523 POLITICIAN

James Barber (politician)

1921 - 2001

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0524 POLITICIAN

John Hancock LaFitte Jr.

Born 1936

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0525 POLITICIAN

I. S. Leevy Johnson

Born 1942

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0526 MUSIC

Ralph Pruitt

1925 - 1986

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0527 FOOTBALL

Terry Irvin

Born 1954

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0528 BASEBALL

Elton Pollock

Born 1973

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0529 POLITICIAN

Mike Cunningham (politician)

Born 1947

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0530 PHYSICIAN

Thomas L. Maddin

1826 - 1908

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0531 JOURNALIST

Benjamin Holman

1930 - 2007

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0532 OFFICER

John P. Weinel

1916 - 2004

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0533 POLITICIAN

Irene Krugman Rudnick

1929 - 2019

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0534 JOURNALIST

Edwin William Stephens

1849 - 1931

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0535 DRIVER

Kevin Whitesides

Born 1964

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0536 PAINTER

John Boatright

1923 - 2006

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0537 ENTREPRENEUR

Brandon Jay

Born 1984

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0538 FOOTBALL

Ox McKibbon

Born 1904

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0539 PREACHER

John Wesley Terry

Born 1846

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0540 FOOTBALL

John Pointer (American football)

Born 1958

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0541 ARTIST

Clyde Eugene Merritt

1936 - 2015

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0542 LAWYER

Isaac Melson Meekins

1875 - 1946

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0543 MILITAR

Wade Hampton Gibbes

1837 - 1903

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0544 FOOTBALL

Pablo Webster

Born 1979

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0545 SPORT

Tyrell Corbin

Born 1992

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0546 PROFESSOR

William Joseph Martin Jr.

1868 - 1943

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0547 BASEBALL

Edgar Barnhart

1904 - 1984

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0548 POLITICIAN

R. H. Gordon

1844 - 1917

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0549 MUSIC

Donald Mayberry

1951 - 2011

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0550 TEACHER

Celia Dial Saxon

1857 - 1935

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0551 POLITICIAN

John P. Bethell

1907 - 1981

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0552 ARTIST

Xantippe Saunders

1838 - 1922

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0553 POLITICIAN

Augustus High

1844 - 1927

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0554 POLITICIAN

Margaret Feierabend

Born 1951

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0555 POLITICIAN

Ty Cobb (politician)

Born 1978

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0556 HISTORIAN

Page Miller

Born 1940

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