#1Famous people · Columbus
Columbus is the birthplace of 7 famous people
Most widely known is James B. Bullard, the federal Reserve Bank president, with articles in 4 languages. More than half were born in the age of mills and railroads, 4 in all. The first birth on record is Frank Lange’s, in 1883, and the last Erin Murphy’s, in 1960. Only 111 of the 649 towns in Wisconsin with anyone on record list more.
Born here
7
notable people
Best known
James B. Bullard
in 4 Wikipedia languages
First
1883
Frank Lange
Youngest
1960
Erin Murphy
Most common field
Politics & Law
2 people
The best known
Born in Columbus
The three are covered in 4, 3 and 3 languages: James B. Bullard, Erin Murphy and Frank Lange.
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#3Through the years
When Columbus’s famous people were born
The 1910s alone account for 3 of the births charted here.
Politics & LawSportsScience & MedicineFilm, TV & StageBusiness
Each dot is a person, stacked by the decade they were born.
Known for
What Columbus is known for
The largest field is Politics & Law, with 2 people.
The usual town: the share across everyone born in the towns gathered so far. Tap a field to see its people.
Everyone
Everyone else born in Columbus
Still to come: 4 more, from 1910 to 1928.
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Famous people from the towns next door
Of the towns nearby, 1 have famous names listed.
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 (5)
- James B. Bullard: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Erin Murphy: Lorie Shaull from Washington, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Frank Lange: American Tobacco Company, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- John P. LaWare: Federal Reserve System, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marcus Robbins: Public domain, Wikimedia Commons