#1Film, TV & Stage
Stanley Donen
1924–2019American film director and choreographer
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Famous people · Columbia
53 famous people from Columbia, many of them performers
The best known is the American film director and choreographer Stanley Donen, with articles in 46 languages. Charles Bolden and Aziz Ansari follow. More than half were born since 1970, 28 in all. Only one town in South Carolina lists more.
Born here
53
notable people
Best known
Stanley Donen
in 46 Wikipedia languages
First
1793
Warren R. Davis
Youngest
2001
Dillon Jones
Most common field
Sports
17 people
Also called it home
2
notable residents
What stands out about Columbia’s famous people
A town of performersPerformers make up 16 of the 53, 3.2 times the usual share.Still making names37 were born since 1950, the youngest in 2001.Known worldwideStanley Donen has an article in 46 languages, more than anyone else from here.53 notable peopleMore than most towns: 53 notable people were born in Columbia.
★ What stands out · Known for
What Columbia is known for
The field furthest above the usual share is performers, at 3.2 times.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Through the years
When Columbia’s famous people were born
More were born in the 1970s than in any other decade: 13.
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Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Columbia
Two of the three are performers.
#1CB#2
Science & Medicine
Charles Bolden
born 194623rd Administrator of NASA and astronaut
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AA#3
Film, TV & Stage
Aziz Ansari
born 1983American actor, stand-up comedian, screenwriter and director
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Columbia
50 more, from 1793 to 2001.
Courtney Shealy
born 1977American swimmer, Olympic gold medalist, world record-holder
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A chosen home
Also called Columbia home
Born elsewhere, they lived here: 2 in all, led by Nikky Finney.
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Famous people from the towns next door
3 towns around it have someone on record.
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 (22)
- Stanley Donen: Adam Schartoff, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Angie Stone: Sister Circle TV, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jermaine O'Neal: Noah Salzman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Kelsey Asbille: Sidewalks Entertainment, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Henry McMaster: Staff Sgt. Jerry Boffen, U.S. Army National Guard, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alexis Jordan: Piotr Drabik, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- A'ja Wilson: Lorie Shaull from St Paul, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alex English: Embajada de los Estados Unidos en Uruguay: Flickr, website, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Barton MacLane: Trailer screenshot, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ann Savage: Publicity still taken for the film., Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Dustin Johnson: JazzyJoeyD, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Monique Hennagan: TSGT Rick Sforza, U.S. Air Force, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Diego Corrales: Bret "The Threat" Newton, Bret Newton on flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George Bass: RealityEstate, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Torrey Craig: Keith Allison from Hanover, MD, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Toro y Moi: Carlos Solares from Mexico City, Mexico, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Tyrone Corbin: Brad Barlow, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- N.D. Stevenson: Boungawa, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Trick Williams: Front Office Sports, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clarissa Allen: James T. Haley, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Alaina Coates: SusanLesch, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jordan Anderson: Nascarfan9974, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons