Columbus

Columbus or Columbus (probably to Latin columbus, "the male of the dove, the deaf" ) is the surname of the following persons:

  • Bartolomeo Columbus (c. 1461-1515), Spanish cosmographer and navigator, brother of Christopher Columbus
  • Christopher Columbus (c. 1451-1506), Italian navigator and discoverer of America
  • Arno Columbus (1907-1960), German agronomist
  • Chris Columbus (musician) (1902-2002), US jazz drummer and bandleader.
  • Chris Columbus (film producer) (b. 1958), U.S. film director and producer.
  • Diego Columbus (navigator) (c. 1468-1515), Spanish navigator, brother of Christopher Columbus
  • Diego Columbus (Viceroy) (c. 1480-1526), Spanish navigator, son of Christopher Columbus
  • Fernando Columbus (1488-1539), Spanish cosmographer and navigator, son of Christopher Columbus
  • Renaldus Columbus, the Latinized spelling of Realdo Colombo († 1559), Italian anatomist of the High Renaissance
  • Scott Columbus (1956-2011), U.S. drummer (Manowar), see Manowar.

Columbus further stands for:

  • Columbus (family), family of Christopher Columbus
  • Columbus (film), American feature film by Kogonada
  • Columbus (ISS module), a European laboratory module for the International Space Station
  • Columbus (yearbook), a youth yearbook published by the Hallwag publishing company
  • Columbus test, a projective test procedure in child and adolescent psychiatry
  • Columbus (publishing house), globe manufacturer
  • KFNB - Columbus, an Austrian locomotive
  • Columbus Air Force Base, US-American air base
  • the alternative title of the film Christopher Columbus (1949)
  • Columbus (rum), a rum brand from the Dominican Republic
  • Columbus (TV show), knowledge magazine of the channel RTL II
  • Columbus (comic), an Austrian newspaper strip
  • Columbus (band), Australian pop-punk/emo band
  • Kolumbus (album), album by the band Keimzeit from 2012

Land vehicles:

  • Columbus Automobile Company, former US automobile manufacturer
  • Columbus Motor Vehicle Company, a former U.S. automobile manufacturer
  • New Columbus Buggy Company, a former U.S. automobile and electric car manufacturer.
  • Columbus Tubi, an Italian manufacturer of tubes for bicycle frame construction and bicycle carbon frames.
  • Claas Columbus, a combine harvester from the manufacturer Claas
  • Columbus Machine Company, a former U.S. engine and tractor manufacturer; brand name Columbus.
  • Columbus Machine Company, a former U.S. engine and tractor manufacturer; brand name Farmer Boy (tractor).
  • Columbus Motorenbau AG, a former engine manufacturer, see Horex

Ships:

  • Columbus (ship, 1913), a ship of North German Lloyd, renamed RMS Homeric
  • Columbus (ship, 1924), a ship of North German Lloyd and sister ship of the Homeric
  • C. Columbus, formerly Columbus, a ship of Conti Reederei chartered out to Hapag-Lloyd Cruises, present name: Hamburg
  • Columbus 2, former Hapag-Lloyd ship, now Insignia
  • Columbus (ship, 1989), ship from Cruise & Maritime Voyages

of the U.S. Navy:

  • USS Columbus (1774)
  • USS Columbus (1819)
  • USS Columbus (CA-74)
  • USS Columbus (SSN-762) (submarine)

Places in the United States:

  • Columbus (Alabama)
  • Columbus (Arkansas)
  • Columbus (Colorado)
  • Columbus (Georgia)
  • Columbus (Illinois)
  • Columbus (Indiana)
  • Columbus (Kansas)
  • Columbus (Kentucky)
  • Columbus (Michigan)
  • Columbus (Minnesota)
  • Columbus (Mississippi)
  • Columbus (Missouri)
  • Columbus (Montana)
  • Columbus (Nebraska)
  • Columbus (Nevada)
  • Columbus (New Jersey)
  • Columbus (New Mexico)
  • Columbus (New York)
  • Columbus (North Carolina)
  • Columbus (North Dakota)
  • Columbus (Ohio)
  • Columbus (Pennsylvania)
  • Columbus (Texas)
  • Columbus (Wisconsin), in Columbia and Dodge counties.
  • Columbus (Town), Town(ship) in Columbia County, Wisconsin.
  • Columbus Grove (Ohio)
  • Columbus Junction (Iowa)
  • Columbus Park (Massachusetts)
  • Columbus Quarter (New York)

properties listed on the NRHP:

  • Columbus (Providence), in Providence, Rhode Island, ID# 01000468.
  • Columbus Avenue Historic District, in Sandusky, Ohio, ID# 83001961.
  • Columbus Bridge, in Columbus, Mississippi, ID# 88002396
  • Columbus Central Commercial Historic District, in Columbus, Mississippi, ID# 80002284.
  • Columbus Circle Historic District, in Janesville, Wisconsin, ID# 05000453.
  • Columbus Commercial Historic District, in Columbus, Nebraska, ID# 96001353.
  • Columbus Community Church, in Columbus, New York, ID# 86000487
  • Columbus Country Club Mound, in Columbus, Ohio, ID# 74001487.
  • Columbus County Courthouse, in Whiteville, North Carolina, ID# 79001695.
  • Columbus Downtown Historic District, in Columbus, Wisconsin, ID# 92000113.
  • Columbus Fireman's Park Complex, in Columbus, Wisconsin, ID# 04000106.
  • Columbus Gallery of Fine Arts, in Columbus, Ohio, ID# 92000173.
  • Columbus Grove Municipal Pool, in Columbus Grove, Ohio, ID# 97000511.
  • Columbus High School, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 80001157
  • Columbus Historic Riverfront Industrial District, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 78000995.
  • Columbus Investment Company Building, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 80001158
  • Columbus Ironworks, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 69000046
  • Columbus Izaak Walton League Lodge, in Columbus, Nebraska, ID# 01001277.
  • Columbus Junction School 1882-1920, in Columbus Junction, Iowa, ID# 73000735.
  • Columbus Landing Site, in Salt River Bay, VI, ID# 66000743
  • Columbus Loup River Bridge, in Columbus, Nebraska, ID# 92000735
  • Columbus Manufacturing Company, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 07000699.
  • Columbus Near East Side District, in Columbus, Ohio, ID# 78002063.
  • Columbus Post Office, in Columbus, Wisconsin, ID no. 00001250
  • Columbus Presbyterian Church, in Columbus, Arkansas, ID# 82000823
  • Columbus Public Carnegie Library, in Columbus, Kansas, ID# 87000932.
  • Columbus Public Library, in Columbus, Wisconsin, ID# 90001704
  • Columbus Savings and Trust Building, in Columbus, Ohio, ID# 77001060.
  • Columbus Stockade, in Columbus, Georgia, ID# 80001159
  • Columbus Street Historic District, in Canal Winchester, Ohio, ID# 88000559.
  • Columbus Transfer Company Warehouse, in Columbus, Ohio, ID# 83001966.
  • Columbus, Hocking Valley and Toledo Railway Depot, in Canal Winchester, Ohio, ID# 87002550.
  • Columbus-Belmont Civil War State Park, in Columbus, Kentucky, ID# 73000806.

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