#1Famous people · Columbia
3 famous people were born in Columbia
Most widely known is Dwight Loomis, the American politician, with articles in 6 languages. Josiah Dunham, the American politician, comes second, with Alfred Wright third. Of the bordering towns, Lebanon has the longest list: 28, with John Trumbull at the top. Per head, the list is long: 5.7 for every 10,000 residents, where the typical town in Connecticut has 2.9.
Born here
3
notable people
Best known
Dwight Loomis
in 6 Wikipedia languages
First
1769
Josiah Dunham
Youngest
1821
Dwight Loomis
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Columbia
Leaders take two of the three places.
#1JD#2
AW#3
Faith
Alfred Wright
1788–1853American missionary and physician (b. 1788, d. 1853)
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Close by, the fullest list is Lebanon’s, at 28 names.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbia and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (7)
- Dwight Loomis: Mathew Benjamin Brady, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John Trumbull: John Trumbull, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- William A. Palmer: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Samuel Huntington: Charles Willson Peale, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Chris Dodd: United States Congress, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- George N. Barnard: Mathew Benjamin Brady / Adam Cuerden, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Milton Badger: Nathaniel Jocelyn, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons