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* [[Christopher Columbus]] (1451–1506), the Italian explorer | * [[Christopher Columbus]] (1451–1506), the Italian explorer | ||
* [[Columbus, Ohio]], the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio | * [[Columbus, Ohio]], the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio | ||
'''Columbus''' may also refer to: | '''Columbus''' may also refer to: | ||
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===United States=== | ===United States=== | ||
* [[Columbus, Arkansas]] | * [[Columbus, Arkansas]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Georgia]] | * [[Columbus, Georgia]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Illinois]] | * [[Columbus, Illinois]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Indiana]], known for modern architecture | * [[Columbus, Indiana]], known for modern architecture | ||
** [[ColumBUS]], the public transit operator for the city in Indiana | |||
* [[Columbus, Kansas]] | * [[Columbus, Kansas]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Kentucky]] | * [[Columbus, Kentucky]] | ||
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* [[Columbus, North Carolina]] | * [[Columbus, North Carolina]] | ||
* [[Columbus, North Dakota]] | * [[Columbus, North Dakota]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Ohio]] | * [[Columbus, Ohio]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Texas]] | * [[Columbus, Texas]] | ||
* [[Columbus, Wisconsin]] | * [[Columbus, Wisconsin]] | ||
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==Brands and enterprises== | ==Brands and enterprises== | ||
* [[ | * [[Columbus (software)]], ''ab initio'' quantum chemistry software | ||
* ''ColumBus'', former name of [[Howard Transit]] in Howard County, Maryland | * ''ColumBus'', former name of [[Howard Transit]] in Howard County, Maryland | ||
* [[Columbus Communications]], a cable television and broadband speed Internet service provider in the Caribbean region | * [[Columbus Communications]], a cable television and broadband speed Internet service provider in the Caribbean region | ||
Latest revision as of 03:17, 9 February 2026
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Columbus is a Latinized version of the Italian surname "Colombo". It most commonly refers to:
- Christopher Columbus (1451–1506), the Italian explorer
- Columbus, Ohio, the capital city of the U.S. state of Ohio
Columbus may also refer to:
Places
Extraterrestrial
- Columbus (crater), a crater on Mars
- Columbus (ISS module), the European module for the International Space Station
- Columbus (spacecraft), a program to develop a European space station 1986–1991
Italy
- Columbus (Rome), a residential district
United States
- Columbus, Arkansas
- Columbus, Georgia
- Columbus, Illinois
- Columbus, Indiana, known for modern architecture
- ColumBUS, the public transit operator for the city in Indiana
- Columbus, Kansas
- Columbus, Kentucky
- Columbus, Minnesota
- Columbus, Mississippi
- Columbus, Missouri
- Columbus, Montana
- Columbus, Nebraska
- Columbus, New Jersey
- Columbus, New Mexico
- Columbus, New York
- Columbus, North Carolina
- Columbus, North Dakota
- Columbus, Ohio
- Columbus, Texas
- Columbus, Wisconsin
- Columbus (town), Wisconsin
- Columbus Avenue (disambiguation)
- Columbus Circle, a traffic circle in Manhattan, New York
- Columbus City (disambiguation)
- Columbus Township (disambiguation)
Persons with the name
Forename
- Columbus Caldwell (1830–1908), American politician
- Columbus Germain (1827–1880), American politician
- Columbus Short (born 1982), American choreographer and actor
Surname
- Bartholomew Columbus (c. 1461–1515), Christopher Columbus' younger brother
- Chris Columbus (filmmaker) (born 1958), American filmmaker
- Diego Columbus (1479/80–1526), Christopher Columbus' eldest son
- Ferdinand Columbus (1488–1539), Christopher Columbus' second son
- Scott Columbus (1956–2011), long-time drummer for the heavy metal band Manowar
Arts, entertainment, and media
Films
- Columbus (2015 film), an Indian comedy, subtitled "Discovering Love"
- Columbus (2017 film), an American drama set amidst the architecture of Columbus, Indiana
- Columbus (Star Trek), a shuttlecraft in the Star Trek series
Music
Opera
- Columbus (Egk), German-language opera by Egk, 1943
- Columbus, 1855 opera by František Škroup
- Christophe Colomb, French-language opera by Milhaud often referred to as Columbus in English sources
Other uses in music
- Columbus (Herzogenberg), large scale cantata by Heinrich von Herzogenberg 1870
- Columbus: Images for Orchestra, orchestral composition by Leonardo Balada 1991
- "Colombus", song by Mary Black from No Frontiers
- "Columbus" (song), a song by the band Kent from their album Tillbaka till samtiden
Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media
- Columbus (novel), a 1941 novel about Christopher Columbus by Rafael Sabatini
- Columbus (Bartholdi), a statue depicting Christopher Columbus by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, in Providence, Rhode Island, US
- Columbus Edwards, the character known as Lum of Lum and Abner
Brands and enterprises
- Columbus (software), ab initio quantum chemistry software
- ColumBus, former name of Howard Transit in Howard County, Maryland
- Columbus Communications, a cable television and broadband speed Internet service provider in the Caribbean region
- Columbus Salame, an American food processing company
- Columbus Tubing, an Italian manufacturer of bicycle frame tubing
- Columbus Buggy Company, an American automotive manufacturer from 1875 to 1913
Ships
- Columbus (1824), a disposable ship built to transport lumber from North America to Britain
- MS Columbus, a cruise ship owned by Plantours & Partner GmbH
- MV Columbus, a cruise ship owned by Seajets
- SS Christopher Columbus, Great Lakes excursion liner (1893–1933)
- SS City of Columbus, a passenger steamer that sailed from Boston to Savannah and sank off Martha's Vineyard in 1884
- SS Columbus (1873), an American merchantman converted in 1878 into the Russian cruiser Asia
- SS Columbus (1924), a transatlantic ocean liner for the North German Lloyd steamship line
- USS Columbus, various ships of the US Navy
Other uses
- Columbus hops, a variety of hops
- Generation of Columbuses, a generation of Poles born ca. 1920, who had to fight twenty years later
- Columbus (shopping centre), a shopping centre in Vuosaari, Helsinki, Finland
See also
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