Famous people · East Columbia
Born near East Columbia: 24 famous people within 35 miles
Closest of all is Cam Ward, from West Columbia, 3 mi away. So far, no famous person on record was born in East Columbia. The best known of them is Mal Whitfield, with articles in 29 languages. The longest list of any town in Texas belongs to Beaumont, with 63.
Born nearby
24
within 35 miles
Closest
24 mi
Mal Whitfield
Best known
Mal Whitfield
in 29 Wikipedia languages
What stands out about East Columbia’s famous people
★ What stands out · Close to home
Famous people born near East Columbia
They were born in 9 towns within 35 miles, nearest first.
Johnnie Lee Higgins
born 1983American football player, wide receiver, return specialist
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From Wikidata and Wikipedia: people whose birthplace is East Columbia 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 (6)
- Cam Ward: Jar-Lar, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Clay Fuller: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Brad Lincoln: Keith Allison on Flickr, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- John Wiley Bryant: Congressional Pictorial Directory, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Josh Gardner: Ryan Byrne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Johnnie Lee Higgins: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons