Elsie Janis

American actress (1889-1956).

Born March 16th, 1889 in Columbus. ^[ref]

Died February 26th, 1956 at 66 years old in Beverly Hills.

Mauri Rose

American racing driver.

Born May 26th, 1906 in Columbus.

Died January 1st, 1981 at 74 years old in Royal Oak.

Richard Foltz

American-canadian scholar and historian (born 1961).

Born April 19th, 1961 (age 65 years) in Columbus.

Michael Foreman

American astronaut.

Born March 29th, 1957 (age 69 years) in Columbus.

Sam Hanks

American racing driver (1914-1994).

Born July 13th, 1914 in Columbus.

Died June 27th, 1994 at 79 years old in Pacific Palisades.

David M. Walker

American astronaut (1944-2001).

Born May 20th, 1944 in Columbus.

Died April 23rd, 2001 at 56 years old in Houston (stroke).

Larry Jones

American basketball player (born 1942).

Born September 22nd, 1942 in Columbus.

Died August 16th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Bo Lamar

American basketball player.

Born April 7th, 1951 in Columbus.

Died February 16th, 2026 at 74 years old ^[ref]

Juliette Compton

American actress (1899-1989).

Born May 3rd, 1899 in Columbus.

Died March 19th, 1989 at 89 years old in Pasadena (disease).

Jacob M. Dickinson

Confederate army soldier (1851-1928).

Born January 30th, 1851 in Columbus.

Died December 13th, 1928 at 77 years old in Nashville.