Famous people · Columbus
Born near Columbus: 15 famous people within 35 miles
A. Arnim White, born in Coatsburg, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is Mary Astor, with articles in 64 languages. No famous person has yet been confirmed as born in Columbus. The longest list of any town in Illinois belongs to Alton, with 65.
Born nearby
15
within 35 miles
Closest
13 mi
Mary Astor
Best known
Mary Astor
in 64 Wikipedia languages
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Famous people born near Columbus
The 15 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbus and whose English Wikipedia article agrees, ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover each person. Nearby people are those born in a town within 35 miles; distances are town center to town center. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.
Photo credits (11)
- Mary Astor: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Paul Tibbets: US Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John W. Henry: Webjedi, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Anderson: NBC, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Robert Livingston: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- J. Leroy Adair: The Decatur Daily Review (Illinois), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ralph Works: Carl J. Horner, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- A. Arnim White: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Anna Kay Scott: No photographer credited., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pinch Thomas: George Grantham Bain Collection (Library of Congress), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Noble Sproat Heaney: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons