Famous people · Columbia City
24 famous people were born within 35 miles of Columbia City
David Mayo, born in St. Helens, 3 mi away, is the closest. The best known of them is George Amick, with articles in 18 languages. Of the famous people on record, none was born in Columbia City. Across the town line, St. Helens lists 2, David Mayo first.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
18 mi
George Amick
Best known
George Amick
in 18 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about Columbia City’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near Columbia City
The 24 best known born within 35 miles, nearest first.
Edward Allworth
1895–1966United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
David Korten
born 1937Writer, economic adviser, sustainability advocate
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Nearby, St. Helens has the most on record, with 2.
From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is Columbia City 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.
Photo credits (11)
- Phil Spencer: eVRydayVR, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Korten: Joost van der Borg, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Charles Peterson: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Richie Frahm: CativatedPhotography, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- David Mayo: Keith Allison: Flickr, e-mail, Twitter, Instagram, website, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edward Allworth: United States Army, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Jeff Bailey: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tommy Lloyd: MGoBlog, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Davis Fisher: JTCasimir, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Gerry Staley: Bowman Gum, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- W. E. Carty: Vibert Jeffers .mw-parser-output .messagebox{margin:4px 0;width:auto;border-collapse:collapse;border:2px solid var(--border-color-progressive,#6485d1);background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#fbfcff);color:var(--color-base,#202122);bo…, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons