Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio ranks 179th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Hiroshima, Kobe, and Palermo. Memorable people born in Columbus, Ohio include Prescott Bush, R. L. Stine, and Curtis LeMay. Memorable people who died in Columbus, Ohio include Paul Tibbets, John Glenn, and Billy Milligan. Columbus, Ohio has been the birth place of many actors, and musicians and the death place of many musicians, and athletes. Columbus, Ohio is located in United States.
Columbus is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Ohio. With a 2020 census population of 905,748, it is the 14th-most populous city in the U.S., the second-most populous city in the Midwest, and the third-most populous U.S. state capital. Columbus is the county seat of Franklin County; it also extends into Delaware and Fairfield counties. It is the core city of the Columbus metropolitan area, which encompasses ten counties in central Ohio. It had a population of 2.139 million in 2020, making it the largest metropolitan area entirely in Ohio and 32nd-largest metro area in the U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1818 and 1998, Columbus, Ohio was the birth place of 66 globally memorable people, including Prescott Bush, R. L. Stine, and Curtis LeMay. Additionaly, 13 globally memorable people have passed away in Columbus, Ohio including Paul Tibbets, John Glenn, and Billy Milligan.
People Born in Columbus, Ohio
Go to all RankingsPrescott Bush
POLITICIAN
1895 - 1972
HPI: 57.64
Rank: 1
R. L. Stine
WRITER
1943 - Present
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 2
Curtis LeMay
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1990
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 3
Beverly D'Angelo
ACTOR
1951 - Present
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 4
Jack Nicklaus
GOLFER
1940 - Present
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 5
Lois McMaster Bujold
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 6
Warner Baxter
ACTOR
1889 - 1951
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 7
Philip Michael Thomas
ACTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 53.79
Rank: 8
Donn F. Eisele
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1987
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 9
Randy Savage
WRESTLER
1952 - 2011
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 10
Josh Radnor
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.77
Rank: 11
Buster Douglas
BOXER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.37
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Columbus, Ohio
Go to all RankingsMiller Anderson
ATHLETE
1922 - 1965
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 28
Harry Edison
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1999
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 33
Jacqueline Woodson
WRITER
1963 - Present
HPI: 28.80
Rank: 53
Matt Rife
ACTOR
1995 - Present
HPI: 26.72
Rank: 55
Latto
MUSICIAN
1998 - Present
HPI: 25.32
Rank: 59
Wil Trapp
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 15.71
Rank: 66
People Deceased in Columbus, Ohio
Go to all RankingsPaul Tibbets
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 2007
HPI: 67.90
Rank: 1
John Glenn
ASTRONAUT
1921 - 2016
HPI: 65.05
Rank: 2
Billy Milligan
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1955 - 2014
HPI: 59.51
Rank: 3
Dimebag Darrell
MUSICIAN
1966 - 2004
HPI: 51.14
Rank: 4
Alfred Landé
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1976
HPI: 48.52
Rank: 5
Louis Bromfield
WRITER
1896 - 1956
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 6
Samuel P. Bush
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1948
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 7
Mildred Gillars
EXTREMIST
1900 - 1988
HPI: 47.69
Rank: 8
Ruth Perry
POLITICIAN
1939 - 2017
HPI: 45.84
Rank: 9
Edwin Foster Coddington
ASTRONOMER
1870 - 1950
HPI: 45.17
Rank: 10
Miller Anderson
ATHLETE
1922 - 1965
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 11
George Simpson
ATHLETE
1908 - 1961
HPI: 42.20
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Columbus, Ohio
Go to all RankingsSamuel P. Bush
BUSINESSPERSON
1863 - 1948
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 7
Miller Anderson
ATHLETE
1922 - 1965
HPI: 43.19
Rank: 11
Harry Edison
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1999
HPI: 41.60
Rank: 13
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Columbus, Ohio were actors (12), musicians (6), basketball players (6), politicians (4), and writers (4), while most who died were musicians (2), athletes (2), military personnels (1), astronauts (1), and social activists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Columbus, Ohio, including Beverly D'Angelo, Philip Michael Thomas, and Josh Radnor. Whereas, throughout history, actors have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Columbus, Ohio, including Beverly D'Angelo, Warner Baxter, and Philip Michael Thomas.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in Columbus, Ohio since 1700.