Nacio Herb Brown
1896–1964American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The nearest, Nacio Herb Brown, was born in Deming, 31 mi away. Across New Mexico, 95 towns list someone born there. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Columbus. The longest list of any town in New Mexico belongs to Albuquerque, with 51.

They were born in 1 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
American writer of popular songs, movie scores, and Broadway theatre music

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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.