Columbus, Georgia
Columbus, Georgia ranks 936th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Colchester, Tokushima Prefecture, and Cheongju. 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
Between 1886 and 1986, Columbus, Georgia was the birth place of 14 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
1917 - 1967
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 1
Ma Rainey
1886 - 1939
HPI: 53.81
Rank: 2
Robert Parrish
1916 - 1995
HPI: 48.50
Rank: 3
Eugene Bullard
1895 - 1961
HPI: 45.95
Rank: 4
Robert Cray
1953 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 5
Nunnally Johnson
1897 - 1977
HPI: 42.84
Rank: 6
David M. Walker
1944 - 2001
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 7
Marty Jannetty
1960 - Present
HPI: 34.78
Rank: 8
Wayne Brady
1972 - Present
HPI: 34.19
Rank: 9
Rozonda Thomas
1971 - Present
HPI: 33.89
Rank: 10
Xavier Woods
1986 - Present
HPI: 27.69
Rank: 11
Joe
1973 - Present
HPI: 27.06
Rank: 12
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Most individuals born in present day Columbus, Georgia were musicians (2), film directors (2), wrestlers (2), singers (2), and writers (1), while most who died were musicians (1) and actors (1).
Over the past 100 years, wrestlers have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Columbus, Georgia, including Marty Jannetty and Xavier Woods. Whereas, throughout history, musicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Columbus, Georgia, including Ma Rainey and Robert Cray.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Columbus, Georgia since 1700.
