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Famous people · Columbia
6 famous people were born in Columbia, more of them athletes than in most towns
The best known is the American rower John Freitag, with articles in 14 languages. Caden Glover and Aedan Stanley follow. The largest group, 3, was born since 1970. Born in 1877, John Freitag is the first name on record, and Caden Glover, born in 2007, the most recent.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
John Freitag
in 14 Wikipedia languages
First
1877
John Freitag
Youngest
2007
Caden Glover
Most common field
Sports
5 people
What stands out about Columbia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Columbia is known for
Athletes stand out most, at 2.3 times the usual share.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Columbia’s famous people were born
The 1870s top the chart, with 1 births in the decade.
SportsWriting & Arts
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Columbia
All three are athletes.
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Everyone else born in Columbia
Another 3, 2 of them athletes.
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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 (1)
- Aedan Stanley: Hayden Schiff from Cincinnati, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons