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Famous people · Columbus
Of the 6 famous people born in Columbus, an unusual share are athletes
Most widely known is Bo Schobel, the American football player, with articles in 3 languages. The largest group, 3, was born between 1920 and 1969. The list is still growing: 2 were born since 1970. For every 10,000 residents there are 15.5 on the list, well above the typical Texas town’s 0.7.
Born here
6
notable people
Best known
Bo Schobel
in 3 Wikipedia languages
First
1870
J. Waddy Tate
Youngest
1981
Bo Schobel
Most common field
Sports
4 people
What stands out about Columbus’ famous people
★ What stands out · Known for
What Columbus is known for
No other field is as far above the usual share as athletes, at 1.9 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 Columbus’s famous people were born
The 1980s alone account for 1 of the births charted here.
SportsFaithPolitics & Law
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
The best known
Born in Columbus
Ranked by languages covered: Bo Schobel with 3, then Matt Schobel with 3 and Roland Mitchell with 3.
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Everyone
Everyone else born in Columbus
Still to come: 3 more, from 1870 to 1948.
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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 (2)
- Matt Schobel: Ade_Jimoh_recovers_fumble.jpg: Keith Allison derivative work: Arbor to SJ, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Doug Rau: Danny Goodman, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons