Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia ranks 811th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cheongju, Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Perm, Russia. Memorable people born in Columbus, Georgia include Carson McCullers, Ma Rainey, and Robert Parrish. Memorable people who died in Columbus, Georgia include Ma Rainey, and Patrick Troughton. Columbus, Georgia has been the birth place of many musicians, and film directors and the death place of many musicians, and actors. Columbus, Georgia is located in United States.
Columbus is a consolidated city-county located on the west-central border of the U.S. state of Georgia. Columbus lies on the Chattahoochee River directly across from Phenix City, Alabama. It is the county seat of Muscogee County, with which it officially merged in 1970; the original merger excluded Bibb City, which joined in 2000 after dissolving its own city charter. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1886 and 1998, Columbus, Georgia was the birth place of 17 globally memorable people, including Carson McCullers, Ma Rainey, and Robert Parrish. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Columbus, Georgia including Ma Rainey, and Patrick Troughton.
People Born in Columbus, Georgia
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Carson McCullers
WRITER
1917 - 1967
HPI: 66.37
Rank: 5
Ma Rainey
MUSICIAN
1886 - 1939
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 6
Robert Parrish
FILM DIRECTOR
1916 - 1995
HPI: 55.68
Rank: 3
Robert Cray
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 14
Nunnally Johnson
FILM DIRECTOR
1897 - 1977
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 4
Eugene Bullard
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1895 - 1961
HPI: 52.48
Rank: 17
David M. Walker
ASTRONAUT
1944 - 2001
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 2
Xavier Woods
WRESTLER
1986 - Present
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 8
Marty Jannetty
WRESTLER
1960 - Present
HPI: 46.07
Rank: 11
Rozonda Thomas
DANCER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 16
Wayne Brady
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 7
Nolan Gould
ACTOR
1998 - Present
HPI: 40.75
Rank: 10
People Deceased in Columbus, Georgia
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Newly Added People Deceased in Columbus, Georgia
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Most individuals born in present day Columbus, Georgia were musicians (3), film directors (2), wrestlers (2), actors (2), and singers (2), while most who died were musicians (1), and actors (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, musicians have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Columbus, Georgia, including Robert Cray, and Dallas Austin. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Columbus, Georgia, including Ma Rainey, Robert Cray, and Dallas Austin.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Columbus, Georgia since 1700.
