Photo: Webb_Herkimer_NY.png: Schzmo *derivative work: Liesel · Public domainFamous people from Columbia
Over the border in German Flatts, 6 names are on record, led by Francis E. Spinner. No famous person’s birth in Columbia is on record yet. The longest list of any town in New York belongs to New York City, with 99. Huntington has the second-longest list in New York, after New York City, with 81.
Who’s listed here
Famous people come from Wikidata (people whose birthplace is Columbia), checked against each person’s English Wikipedia article and ranked by how many Wikipedia languages cover them. Nobody born in Columbia has passed that check yet, and nobody born within 35 miles is listed.
Famous people born near Columbia
The neighbour with the most names is German Flatts, at 6.
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 (4)
- Francis E. Spinner: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Philo Remington: Remington Arms-Union Metallic Cartridge Company, New York, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Orville Robinson: John C. Churchill, editor, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- R. Holland Duell: H. P. Smith, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons