#1Famous people · Columbus
27 famous people were born in Columbus, more of them leaders than in most towns
The best known is the American actor Lucas Cruikshank, with articles in 31 languages. Second and third on the list are Jim Pillen and Brad William Henke. More than half were born between 1920 and 1969, 16 in all. Lucas Cruikshank, born in 1993, is the youngest, and Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan, born in 1875, the first on record.
Born here
27
notable people
Best known
Lucas Cruikshank
in 31 Wikipedia languages
First
1875
Elizabeth Higgins Sullivan
Youngest
1993
Lucas Cruikshank
Most common field
Politics & Law
9 people
What stands out about Columbus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Through the years
When Columbus’s famous people were born
Count by decade and the 1950s come out on top, with 7 births.
Politics & LawSportsFilm, TV & StageNotableWriting & ArtsMusicScience & MedicineBusinessFaith
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Columbus is known for
Columbus has 1.6× the usual share of leaders.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
The best known
Born in Columbus
Two of the three are performers.
#1
#2BH#3
Film, TV & Stage
Brad William Henke
1966–2022American actor and football player
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Columbus
A further 24 follow, born between 1875 and 1985.
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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.
Photo credits (7)
- Lucas Cruikshank: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jim Pillen: Maj. Scott Ingalsbe, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Max Mathews: Alex Handy, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Umar Faruq Abd-Allah: Renovation: The Journal of Zaytuna College, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Andrew Higgins: Higgins Industries / U.S. Navy, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Lawrence Brock: US Government Printing Office (Washington, DC), publisher., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Margaret M. Morrow: United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons