List of people from Columbus, Georgia
The following list includes notable people who were born or have lived in Columbus, Georgia.

Phillip Wheeler
Columbus, Ga
Shaw High School-Columbus
Georgia Institute of Technology- Linebacker
Multi Year NFL-Linebacker
Drafted by Raiders

Arts and culture

Music

Business

Military 
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| Judge on the Georgia Supreme Court; Confederate Army general; namesake of Fort Benning
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| First African-American military pilot
| Born in Columbus
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| United States Army officer convicted of ordering the My Lai Massacre
| Lived in Columbus
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