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Famous people · Columbus

No famous person born in Columbus is listed yet

The Indiana lists hold names for 386 towns. Gary’s 68 names make the longest list in Indiana. After Gary, the next longest list in Indiana is Muncie’s, with 68.

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Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Columbus), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Columbus has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.

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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. People known mainly for crimes, and adult performers, aren’t listed. “The usual town” = everyone born in the towns gathered so far.