#1Military
Dakota Meyer
born 1988United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
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Famous people · Columbia
8 famous people were born in Columbia from 1814 to 1988
Dakota Meyer leads the list, covered in 10 languages. Second and third on the list are Lance Burton and Steve Hamilton. In the early republic, 4 were born, the most of any period. The list’s best known name, Dakota Meyer, dates from 1988.
Born here
8
notable people
Best known
Dakota Meyer
in 10 Wikipedia languages
First
1814
George Caldwell
Youngest
1988
Dakota Meyer
Most common field
Military
3 people
What stands out about Columbia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Columbia’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1930s come out on top, with 2 births.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Columbia
Counted by languages, Dakota Meyer is ahead of Lance Burton and Steve Hamilton: 10, 10 and 6.
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What Columbia is known for
Set against the usual town, soldiers and sailors come out 10.5 times as common.
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Everyone else born in Columbia
A further 5 follow, born between 1814 and 1937.
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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 (5)
- Dakota Meyer: United States Marine Corps, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lance Burton: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- James Alexander Williamson: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lane Wolford: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Joseph Stewart: Dusty Papers, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons