Colombian people Colombians ( es, Colombianos) are people identified with the country of Colombia. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Colombians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the sourc ...

of note include:

Actors

* Jorge Enrique Abello (born 1968) * Carolina Acevedo (born 1979) *

Julián Arango Julián Arango Robledo (born October 6, 1969) is a Colombian television actor. He is best known to fans around the world for his role as the temperamental fashion designer Hugo Lombardi in the Colombian mega-hit telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la f ...

(born 1968) * Yancey Arias (born 1971) * Víctor Hugo Cabrera (born 1968) *

Manolo Cardona Manuel "Manolo" Julián Cardona Molano (born April 25, 1977) is a Colombian actor. Personal life Cardona was born in Popayán, Cauca, Colombia on April 25, 1977. At the age of seven, Cardona's family nicknamed him "Manolo," which later beca ...

(born 1977) *

Margalida Castro Margalida Castro (born 19 November 1943) is a Colombian theatre and television actress. Biography Born in San Gil, Santander, Castro grew up in Bogotá and studied music as a child. She entered Universidad Nacional de Colombia to study archite ...

(born 1943) *

Angie Cepeda Angélica María Cepeda Jiménez (born 2 August 1974), professionally known as Angie Cepeda, is a Colombian actress. She is best known for her roles in the telenovela '' Pobre Diabla'' and the films '' Captain Pantoja and the Special Services'' ...

(born 1974) * Catalina Denis (born 1985) * Robinson Díaz (born 1978) * María Elena Döehring (born 1962) * Juan Pablo Espinosa (born 1980) * Margarita Rosa de Francisco (born 1965) * Isabella Gomez (born 1998) *

Juan Pablo Gamboa Juan Pablo Gamboa (born November 24, 1966 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian actor. The second of four children,Juan Pablo Gamboa Cook. was raised in a bi-cultural, bilingual household due to his mother, Sandra Cook - originally from Boston who went ...

(born 1966) *

Paula Garcés Paula Garcés (born March 20, 1974) is a Colombian and American actress. She is known for her appearance in films such as '' Clockstoppers'', '' Man of the House'' and the ''Harold & Kumar'' series, and on TV shows such as ''CSI: Miami'', '' O ...

(born 1974) * Aura Cristina Geithner (born 1967) * Fabian Rios (born 1980) *

Carla Giraldo Carla Evelyn Giraldo Quintero (born on August 30, 1986 in Medellín, ColombiaCar ...

(born 1986) *

Amparo Grisales Amparo Grisales de Tessarolo (born Amparo Grisales Patiño September 19, 1956) is a Colombian actress. Best known for her role as Lucrecia Rivas in '' The Mafia Dolls.'' Also starred in the 2007 Telemundo serial ''Madre Luna'' ("''Mother Moon''" ...

(born 1956) * Teresa Gutiérrez (1928–2010) *

Zulay Henao Zulay Henao (born March 22, 1979) is a Colombian-American film and television actress. She has co-starred in a number of films such as '' Illegal Tender'' (2007), '' Fighting'' (2009), ''Takers'' (2010), '' Boy Wonder'' (2011), '' Hostel: Part I ...

(born 1979) *

Vicky Hernández Vicky Hernández is a Colombian movie, theater and TV actress. Work Film *2016 Between Sea and Land *2005 Les Gens Honnêtes Vivent en France (Soeur Suzanna) *2004 Perder es Cuestión de Método, de Sergio Cabrera *2004 El Cristo de Plata *20 ...

(born 1945) * Ana María Kamper (born 1964) *

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

(born 1964) *

Luis Mesa ''Yo soy Betty, la fea'' (English: I am Betty, the Ugly one), often referred to simply as ''Betty, la fea'', is a Colombian telenovela written by Fernando Gaitán which was broadcast from 25 October 1999 to 8 May 2001 by RCN. More than a dozen ...

(born 1968) *

Ana María Orozco Ana María Orozco Aristizábal (born July 4, 1973) is a Colombian movie, theatre and television actress who is notable for her portrayal as Betty in the telenovela ''Yo soy Betty, la fea''. In 2001, Orozco won the award for International Female ...

(born 1973) *

Juan Pablo Raba Juan Pablo Raba Vidal (born 14 January 1977) is a Colombian film, TV and telenovela actor, best known internationally for his role as Gustavo Gaviria in the 2015 Netflix series '' Narcos''. Early life Raba was born in Bogotá, Colombia wher ...

(born 1977) *

Catalina Sandino Moreno Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in '' Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She c ...

(born 1981) *

Isabella Santo Domingo Isabella Santo Domingo (or Myriam Isabel Santodomingo, born March 28, 1968 in Barranquilla) is a Colombian actress, writer and daughter of Luis Alberto Santo Domingo Molina and Miryam Martínez and mother of Daniella Ossa. Career She has worked ...

(born 1967) *

Juan Pablo Shuk Juan Pablo Shuk Aparicio ( hu, Shuk Aparicio János Pál; born 7 November 1965) is a Colombian actor who lives and works in Colombia and Spain. He is married to Ana de la Lastra. He is of Hungarian descent from his father's side, he mentions h ...

(born 1965) *

Paola Turbay Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, beauty queen, and television presenter. Related to Julio César Turbay Ayala, Turbay represented Bogotá in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant and won in 199 ...

(born 1970) * Miguel Varoni (born 1964) *

Sofía Vergara Sofía Margarita Vergara Vergara (; born July 10, 1972) is a Colombian and American actress and model. She was the highest paid actress in American television from 2013 to 2020.

(born 1972) *

María Fernanda Yépez Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

(born 1980)

Architects

* Daniel Bermúdez Samper (born 1950) * Rafael Esguerra (born 1923) * Raúl Fajardo Moreno (1929–2012) *

Giancarlo Mazzanti Giancarlo Mazzanti (born 1963) is a Colombian architect based in Bogota. Mazzanti was born in Barranquilla, Colombia in 1963. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in architecture from the Pontifical Xaverian University in Bogotá (Pontificia U ...

(born 1963) *

Rogelio Salmona Rogelio Salmona (April 28, 1929 – October 3, 2007) was a French Colombian architect. He was noted for his extensive use of red brick in his buildings and for using natural shapes like spirals, radial geometry and curves in his designs. Duri ...

(1929–2007) * Simón Vélez (born 1949)

Artists

Ricardo Acevedo Bernal Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (4 May 1867 in Bogotá – 7 April 1930 in Rome) was a Colombian portrait painter, composer and photographer. Biography He attended the "Colegio Mayor de San Bartolomé", where he studied with Father Santiago Páramo, ...

(1867–1930), painter. * Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (1919–1995), sculptor. * Fernando Botero Angulo (born 1932), painter and sculptor. * Miguel Gómez (born 1974), photographer. * Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (1889–1989), muralist. * Enrique Grau Araújo (1920–2004), painter. *

Santiago Martínez Delgado Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954) was a Colombian painter, sculptor, art historian and writer. He established a reputation as a prominent muralist during the 1940s and is also known for his watercolors, oil paintings, illustrations and w ...

(1906–1954), muralist. *

Leo Matiz Leonet Matiz Espinoza (April 1, 1917 – October 24, 1998) was a Colombian photographer, caricaturist, newspaper publisher, painter and gallery owner. Early life Matiz was born in the small village of Aracataca in the Magdalena Department of ...

(1917–1998), photographer. * Édgar Negret Dueñas (1920–2012), sculptor. * Alejandro Obregón Roses (1920–1992), painter. * Mario Opazo (born 1969), video and production artist * Andrés de Santa María Hurtado (1860–1945), painter. * Silvia Tcherassi Solano (born 1965), fashion designer. * Fernando Montaño (born 1985), ballet dancer and choreographer.

Broadcasters

* Carlos Cabrera (born 1959) * Jorge Barón (born 1948) * Félix de Bedout (born 1964) *

Ilia Calderón Ilia Calderón Chamat (born 1972) is a Colombian journalist. Born in Chocó, Calderón currently works as the news anchor for Univision's national evening newscast along with Jorge Ramos. She is also the presenter of the Univision weekly newsma ...

(born 1972) * Silvia Corzo (born 1973) *

Natalia Cruz Natalia Andrea (born August 18, 1976 in Barranquilla, Colombia) is a Colombian journalist and news anchor in the United States, three time Emmy Award winner, news anchor for "Mega News" on Mega TV and "TV Realtor" at Real Estate TV show "Esta ...

(born 1976) * Abel González Chávez (born 1943) * Juan Gossaín (born 1949) * Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014) * Alfonso Lizarazo (born 1940) * María Lucía Fernández (born 1968) *

Patricia Janiot Ángela Patricia Janiot Martirena (born October 2, 1963) is a Colombian-American journalist and news anchor, and former beauty queen and model. She worked for 25 years at CNN en Español as the senior news anchor where she established her caree ...

(born 1963) * Hernán Orjuela (born 1957) *

Claudia Palacios Claudia Isabel Palacios Giraldo (born October 1, 1977 in Cali) is a Colombian journalist and newscaster. She is best known as the weekend news anchor on CNN en Español, a position she held from 2004 through 2012. She is currently both a news ...

(born 1977) *

Julio Sánchez Cristo Julio Sánchez Cristo is a Colombian radio personality, born 9 January 1959 in Bogotá. He is best known for his morning news, radioshow and variety show '' La W'', in the Spanish-owned broadcasting station W Radio. The show is currently syn ...

(born 1958) * Manuel Teodoro (born 1963) * Gloria Valencia (1927–2011) *

Jota Mario Valencia Jota Mario Valencia Yepes (born Jorge Mario Valencia Yepes; March 31, 1956 – June 6, 2019) was a Colombian television presenter. He was born in Medellín. History He attended the Universidad de La Sabana in Bogotá and was one of the found ...

(1956-2019) * Inés María Zabaraín (born 1969)

Businesspeople

Carlos Ardila Lülle Carlos Ardila Lülle (; June 4, 1930 – August 13, 2021) was a Colombian entrepreneur and the founder and head of the Organización Ardila Lülle, a major Colombian conglomerate which controls companies such as RCN TV, the Postobon soft drink ...

(1930–2021) * Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala (born 1937) * Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra (born 1961) * Carlos Cardona (born 1974) * Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon (born 1955) * Carlos Cure (born 1944) * Alfonso Davila Ortiz (1922–2015) *

James Martin Eder James Martin Eder (June 24, 1838 – December 26, 1921), known in Colombia as Santiago Martín Eder Kaiser, don Santiago Eder or simply "El Fundador", is considered the pioneer of the sugar industry in Colombia, and is widely recognized as one of ...

(1838–1921) * German Efromovich (born 1950) * Gustavo Gaviria Angel (born 1948) * Jaime Gilinski Bacal (born 1957) * Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz (born 1934) * Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa (1935–2011) * Mario Laserna Pinzon (1923–2013) * Paulo Laserna (born 1953) * Isaac Lee Possin (born 1971) * Astrid Medina (born 1977), coffee producer * Luis Alberto Moreno (born 1953) * Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (1820–1867) * Aurelio París Sanz de Santamaría (1829–1899) * Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga (1958–2009) * Alejandro Santo Domingo Dávila (born 1977) * Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo (1923–2011) * Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (born 1933) *

Alexander Torrenegra Alexander Torrenegra (born July 31, 1978) is a Colombian-American entrepreneur, inventor, and investor. He is the founder and CEO of Torre and has founded multiple companies including Voice123, Bunny Studio, and Tribe. He is also one of the "sha ...

(born 1978) * Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbelaez (born 1966) *

Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez (2 October 1912 — 31 December 2005) was a Colombian civil engineer, businessman and writer who served as 12th Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations, and held various ministries during the Militar ...

(1912–2005) * Eduardo Verano de la Rosa (born 1950)

Community organizers

* John Henry González Duque (born 1966)

Criminals

* Griselda Blanco Restrepo (1943–2012) *

Daniel Camargo Barbosa Daniel Camargo Barbosa (22 January 1930 – 13 November 1994) was a Colombian serial killer. He is one of the most prolific serial killers in history and is believed to have raped and murdered at least 72 young girls in Colombia and Ecuador du ...

(1936–1994) * Campo Elías Delgado Morales (1934–1986) *

Pablo Escobar Gaviria Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria (; ; 1 December 19492 December 1993) was a Colombian drug lord and narcoterrorist who was the founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel. Dubbed "the king of cocaine", Escobar is the wealthiest criminal in ...

(1949–1993) * Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 1957) * Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born 1958) *

Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela Gilberto José Rodríguez Orejuela (30 January 1939 – 31 May 2022) was a Colombian drug lord, who was one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. Cali Cartel Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela, along with his brother Migue ...

(born 1939) *

Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Orejuela (born August 15, 1943) is a convicted Colombian drug lord, formerly one of the leaders of the Cali Cartel, based in the city of Cali. He is the younger brother of Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela. He married Miss Colo ...

(born 1943) * Ana Carreño Parra (born 2004)

Economists

* Salvador Camacho Roldán (1827–1900) *

Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María Mauricio may refer to: * Mauricio (given name) *Maurício José da Silveira Júnior (born 1988), Brazilian footballer known by the mononym Maurício *Maurício (footballer) (Maurício dos Santos Nascimento, born 1988), Brazilian footballer *216428 ...

(born 1962) * Lauchlin Bernard Currie (1902–1993) * Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (born 1966) * Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez (born 1943) *

Adriana Kugler Adriana Debora Kugler is a Colombian-American economist. She is the U.S. Executive Director at the World Bank, nominated by President Biden and confirmed by the U.S. Senate last April. She is a professor of public policy at Georgetown Universi ...

(born 1969) *

Maurice Kugler Maurice Kugler is a Colombian American economist born in 1967. He received his Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley in 2000, as well as an M.Sc. (Econ) and a B.Sc. (Econ) both from the London School of Economics. Kugler is professor of public polic ...

(born 1967) * José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 1952) *

Miguel Urrutia Montoya Miguel Urrutia Montoya (born 20 April 1939) is a Colombian economist and author, currently serving as Titular Professor of Economics at the University of the Andes in Bogotá. He served as 12th General Manager of the Bank of the Republic of Col ...

(born 1939)

Filmmakers

Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra (born 6 February 1981) is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his 2015 film ''Embrace of the Serpent'', the film was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the 88th Academy Awards. Career He made hi ...

(born 1981) *

Simon Brand Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

(born 1970) * Rodrigo García (born 1959) *

Víctor Gaviria Víctor Manuel Gaviria González (born January 19, 1955, in Liborina, Antioquia, Colombia) is a Colombian film director, writer, and poet. His four feature-length films are acclaimed and have won many international awards. He is the first Colo ...

(born 1955) * Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942)

Left-wing terrorists

Manuel Marulanda Pedro Antonio Marín Marín (13 May 1930 – 26 March 2008), known by his "nom de guerre" Manuel Marulanda Vélez, was the main leader of the Marxist–Leninist FARC-EP ("''Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia – Ejército del Pueblo'' ...

(1930–2008), FARC-EP member. * Vera Grabe Loewenherz (born 1951), former M-19 member. *

Camilo Torres Restrepo Camilo Torres Restrepo (3 February 1929 – 15 February 1966) was a Colombian Marxist–Leninist, Roman Catholic priest, a proponent of liberation theology, and a member of the National Liberation Army (ELN), a guerrilla organization. During hi ...

(1929–1966), ELN member. *

Salvatore Mancuso Salvatore Mancuso Gómez, also known as "el Mono Mancuso", "Santander Lozada" or "Triple Cero" (i.e. "Triple Zero", or, "000"), among other names (born August 17, 1964 in Montería, Córdoba) is a Colombian paramilitary leader, once second in ...

(born 1969), former AUC member.

Historians

* Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán (1800–1852) * Germán Arciniegas Angueyra (1900–1999) * Eduardo Lemaitre Román (1914–1994) * Manuel Uribe Ángel (1822–1904)

Humorists

* Andrés López Forero (born 1971) * Pedro González (born 1965) * Jaime Garzón (1960–1999)

Journalists

Yamid Amat José Yamid Amat Ruiz is a Colombian journalist. His basic education took place at Colegio Salesiano in Tunja. He studied at the Airlie Institute in Virginia, United States. His journalistic debut was at Emisora Monserrate in the 1960s. He wou ...

(born 1941) *

Paulo Laserna Phillips Paulo Gustavo Laserna Phillips (born 8 June 1953 in Ibagué, Tolima) is a Colombian journalist, political scientist, television presenter and businessman. He served as the CEO for Caracol TV between 2001 and 2011. Phillips was raised in Ibagu ...

(born 1953) * Fidel Cano Gutiérrez (1854–1919) *

Luis Villar Borda Luis Villar Borda (1929–2008) was a Colombian politician, diplomat, and lawyer. Personal life He was born in New York City to Colombian parents who returned to Colombia during the Great Depression. In Colombia he studied political science at ...

(1929–2008)

Military personnel

Custodio García Rovira José Custodio Cayetano García Rovira (March 2, 1780 – August 8, 1816) was a Neogranadine general, statesman and painter, who fought for the independence of New Granada from Spain, and became President of the United Provinces of the New Gran ...

(1780–1816) * José Hilario López Valdés (1798–1869) * José María Melo y Ortiz (1800–1860) * Mario Montoya Uribe (born 1949) * Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda (1798–1878) * Antonio Nariño y Álvarez (1765–1824) * Freddy Padilla de León (born 1948) * Gabriel París Gordillo (1910–2008) *

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was a Colombian Army general, civil engineer and dictator who ruled as 19th President of Colombia as from June 1953 to May 1957. Rojas Pinilla gained prominence as a colonel during L ...

(1900–1975) * Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña (1792–1840) * Fernando Tapias Stahelin (born 1943) *

Rafael Uribe Uribe Rafael Victor Zenón Uribe Uribe (born April 12, 1859 – died October 15, 1914, in Bogotá) was a Colombian lawyer, journalist, and general in the liberal party rebel army. Uribe Uribe is best known for his political ideas in favor of the est ...

(1859–1914)

Models

* Manuela Arbelaez (born 1988), model for the Price is Right * Ariadna Gutiérrez (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2014 * Laura González (born 1995),

Miss Colombia 2017 Miss Colombia 2017 was the 64th edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held on March 20, 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia. At the end of the event, Andrea Tovar of Chocó Department, Chocó crowned Laura González (Miss Colombia), Laura Gonzále ...

* Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga (1938–2015), 1958

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. *

Paulina Vega Paulina Vega Dieppa (; born 15 January 1993) is a Colombian television host, model and beauty queen crowned Miss Colombia 2013 and Miss Universe 2014. Vega is the second Miss Universe from Colombia. Early life Paulina Vega Dieppa was born in Ba ...

(born 1993), 2014–2015

. * María Cristina Díaz-Granados Dangond (born 1986) * Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda (born 1980), 1999

Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...

. * Stella Márquez Zawadski (born 1937), 1960

. * Lina Marulanda Cuartas (1980–2010) * Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez (born 1983), 2004

. * Andrea Tovar (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2016 *

Gabriela Tafur Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and placed in the top five. Early life and education Tafu ...

(born 1995), Miss Colombia 2018 *

Valeria Morales Valeria Morales Delgado (born 2 January 1998) is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2018 on 30 September 2018. She represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand ...

(born 1998), Miss Universe Colombia 2018

Musicians

* Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954–1992) *

Joe Arroyo Álvaro José Arroyo González (also known as Joe Arroyo or El Joe; 1 November 1955 – 26 July 2011) was a Colombian salsa and tropical music singer, composer and songwriter. He was considered one of the greatest performers of Caribbean music i ...

(1955–2011) * Cabas (born 1976) *

Jorge Celedón Jorge Celedón also known as Jorgito Celedón is a Colombian musician and singer of vallenato music. Celedón was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined after the death of Rafael Orozco Maestre. In ...

(born 1968) *

Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda Cediel (born July 7, 1973) is a popular Colombian singer-songwriter. He was born in Bogotá, the youngest of five children. He displayed an inclination towards music from an early age, studying piano since the age of 5. He compose ...

(born 1973) *

Diomedes Díaz Diomedes Díaz Maestre (26 May 1957 – 22 December 2013) was a Colombian vallenato singer, songwriter, and composer. His nickname, ''"El Cacique de la Junta"'' ("The Chieftain of La Junta"), was given to him by another vallenato singer, Rafael ...

(1957–2013) *

Andrea Echeverri Andrea Echeverri Arias (born September 13, 1965) is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from University of Los Andes and was a ceramist before becoming a musician. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados ...

(born 1965) *

Rafael Escalona Rafael Calixto Escalona Martinez (May 26, 1926 – May 13, 2009) was a Colombian composer and troubadour. He was known for being one of the most prominent vallenato music composers and troubadours of the genre and for being the co-founder of the ...

(1926–2009) *

Fanny Lú Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura (born 8 February 1973), better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degr ...

(born 1973) * Fonseca (born 1979) * Pacho Galán (1906–1988) * Juanes (born 1972) * Carolina la O (born 1979) * Jorge Oñate (born 1950) *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

(born 1977) *

Soraya Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, th ...

(1969–2006) *

Totó la Momposina Sonia Bazanta Vides (born 1 August 1940), better known as Totó la Momposina, is a Colombian singer of Afro-Colombian and Indigenous descent. She reached international attention with the release of her 1993 album ''La Candela Viva'' on Peter G ...

(born 1948) * Lucía Pulido (born 1962) *

Kali Uchis Karly-Marina Loaiza (born July 17, 1994), known professionally as Kali Uchis ( ), is an American singer. She released her debut mixtape, ''Drunken Babble'', in 2012, which was followed by her debut EP, '' Por Vida'', released in 2015. In 2018, U ...

(born 1993) * Carlos Vives (born 1961) *

Charlie Zaa Carlos Alberto Sánchez (born in Girardot, Colombia, 1974),"Charlie Zaa", ''Contemporary Musicians'' (2005). Gale. Retrieved from Galenet Biography Resource Center on Oct. 10, 2008. better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Co ...

(born 1974) *

J Balvin José Álvaro Osorio Balvín (born 7 May 1985), known professionally as J Balvin, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. He has been referred to as the " Prince of Reggaeton" (from Spanish: "Príncipe del Reggaetón"), and is one of the best-sell ...

(born 1985) *

Maluma Juan Luis Londoño Arias (born 28 January 1994), known professionally as Maluma, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actor. Born and raised in Medellín, he developed an interest in music at a young age, recording songs since age sixteen. ...

(born 1994) * Crudo Means Raw (born 1988) *

Sebastian Yatra Sebastian may refer to: People * Sebastian (name), including a list of persons with the name Arts, entertainment, and media Films and television * ''Sebastian'' (1968 film), British spy film * ''Sebastian'' (1995 film), Swedish drama film ...

Karol G Carolina Giraldo Navarro (born 14 February 1991), known professionally as Karol G (stylized in all caps), is a Colombian singer and songwriter. She is predominantly described as a reggaeton and Latin trap artist, but has experimented with a ...

(born 1991)

Politicians

* Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born 1961) * Piedad Córdoba Ruiz (born 1955) *

Iván Duque Márquez Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

(born 1976) * Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (1903–1948) * Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (1943–1989) * César Gaviria Trujillo (born 1947) *

Antanas Mockus Šivickas Aurelijus Rūtenis Antanas Mockus Šivickas (; born 25 March 1952) is a Colombian mathematician, philosopher, and politician. He has a master's degree in philosophy from the National University of Colombia, and a Honoris Causa PhD from the U ...

(born 1952) * Mario Laserna Pinzon (1923–2013) * Rafael Núñez Moledo (1825–1894) * Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1851–1885) *

Ernesto Samper Pizano Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 3 August 1950) is a Colombian politician. Samper is a member of the influential Samper family. He served as the President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998, representing the Liberal Party. From 2014 to 2017 he served as ...

(born 1950) *

Juan Manuel Santos Calderón Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (; born 10 August 1951) is a Colombian politician who was the President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018. He was the sole recipient of the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize. An economist by profession and a journalist by trade ...

(born 1951) *

Horacio Serpa Uribe Horacio Serpa Uribe (4 January 1943 – 31 October 2020) was a Colombian lawyer, politician and Senator. Serpa ran as the Colombian Liberal Party candidate for President on three occasions; in 1998, 2002, and 2006. He previously served as co ...

(born 1943) * Camilo Torres Tenorio (1766–1816) * Guillermo Torres Barrera (died 1988) *

Álvaro Uribe Vélez Álvaro (, , ) is a Spanish, Galician and Portuguese male given name and surname (see Spanish naming customs) of Visigothic origin. Some claim it may be related to the Old Norse name Alfarr, formed of the elements ''alf'' "elf" and ''arr'' "warrio ...

(born 1952) * Cecilia María Vélez (born 1953) * Eduardo Valencia Ospina (born 1940)

Sportspersons

Baseball

* Jorge Alfaro *

Yhonathan Barrios Yhonathan Barrios (born December 1, 1991) is a Colombian former professional baseball pitcher. He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers. Career Pittsburgh Pirates Barrios was signed by the Pittsburgh Pirat ...

* Lou Castro *

Orlando Cabrera Orlando Luis Cabrera Ramírez, nicknamed "O-Cab" and "The OC", (born November 2, 1974) is a Colombian-American former baseball infielder. He won a World Series championship in 2004 with the Boston Red Sox. He also played for the Montreal Exp ...

Jolbert Cabrera Jolbert Alexis Cabrera Ramírez (born December 8, 1972) is a Colombian former baseball player. Previously, he played in Major League Baseball for the Cleveland Indians (1998–2002), Los Angeles Dodgers (2002–2003), Seattle Mariners (2004), ...

* Dayán Díaz * Jackie Gutiérrez * Tayron Guerrero *

Dilson Herrera Dilson José Herrera García (born March 3, 1994) is a Colombian professional baseball second baseman for the Staten Island FerryHawks of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the ...

José Quintana José Guillermo Quintana (born January 24, 1989) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Angels, San ...

- MLB player *

Edgar Renteria Edgar is a commonly used English given name, from an Anglo-Saxon name ''Eadgar'' (composed of '' ead'' "rich, prosperous" and '' gar'' "spear"). Like most Anglo-Saxon names, it fell out of use by the later medieval period; it was, however, r ...

Donovan Solano Donovan Solano Preciado (born December 17, 1987) is a Colombian professional baseball second baseman for the Minnesota Twins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Miami Marlins, New York Yankees, San Francisco ...

(born 1987) - Colombian baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants *

Julio Teherán Julio Alberto Teherán Pinto (born January 27, 1991) is a Colombian professional baseball pitcher in the San Diego Padres organization. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels, and Detroit Tigers. ...

- MLB player

Basketball

Braian Angola Braian Alexander Angola-Rodas (born April 6, 1994) is a Colombian professional basketball player for Pınar Karşıyaka of the Basketbol Süper Ligi. He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles. The swingman competed for Findl ...

- basketball player

Other

* Yuri Alvear Orejuela (born 1986), Olympic judoka *

Egan Bernal Egan Arley Bernal Gómez (born 13 January 1997) is a Colombian cyclist who rides for UCI WorldTeam . In 2019 he won the Tour de France, becoming the first Latin American rider to do so, and the youngest winner since 1909. At the 2021 Giro d'Ita ...

(born 1997), Cyclist, winner of the

2019 Tour de France The 2019 Tour de France was the 106th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's three Grand Tours. The -long race consisted of 21 stages, starting in the Belgian capital of Brussels on 6 July, before moving throughout France and conclud ...

* Daniel Bluman (born 1990), Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider * Diego Chará - football player *

Yimmi Chará Yimmi Javier Chará Zamora (born April 2, 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Portland Timbers and the Colombia national team. Club career On December 17, 2014, Rayados de Monterrey ...

- football player *

Orlando Duque Orlando Duque (born September 11, 1974 in Cali, Colombia) is a Colombian high diver. He won the first ever Gold medal in the sport at the 2013 World Aquatics Championships in Barcelona, Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España ...

(born 1974), high diver * Víctor Aristizábal Posada (born 1971), footballer * Faustino Asprilla Hinestroza (born 1969), footballer * Helmut Bellingrodt Wolff (born 1949), Olympic shooter * Antonio Cervantes Reyes (born 1945), boxer * Alejandro Falla Ramírez (born 1983), tennis player * Radamel Falcao García Zárate (born 1986), footballer * Denis Gomez (born 1991), footballer * David González (born 1990), skateboarder * Marlon González (born 1989), footballer * Boris de Greiff Bernal (1930–2011), chess player * Luis Herrera Herrera (born 1961), cyclist * René Higuita Zapata (born 1966), footballer * Caterine Ibargüen Mena (born 1984), Olympic jumper *

Iván Molina Iván Molina (born 16 June 1946) is a former professional Colombian tennis player. Molina and Martina Navratilova teamed to win the 1974 French Open mixed doubles title, beating Rosie Reyes Darmon and Marcello Lara 6–3, 6–3 in the final. T ...

(born 1946), tennis player * Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán (born 1975), race car driver, Former

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

driver for Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes * Óscar Muñoz Oviedo (born 1993), Olympic taekwondo practitioner * Mariana Pajón Londoño (born 1991), Olympic cyclist * Faryd Mondragón Alí, footballer * Nairo Quintana Rojas (born 1990), cyclist * Carlos Alberto Palacio (born 1998), footballer * Jonathan Romero Preciado (born 1986), boxer * Jackeline Rentería Castillo (born 1986), Olympic wrestler * Edgar Rentería Herazo (born 1975), baseballer * Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born 1969), Olympic sprinter * Diego Salazar Quintero (born 1980), Olympic weightlifter * Rigoberto Urán Urán (born 1987), Olympic cyclist * María José Uribe Durán (born 1990), golfer * María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró (born 1965), Olympic weightlifter * Carlos Valderrama Palacio (born 1961), footballer *

James Rodríguez James David Rodríguez Rubio (born 12 July 1991) is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a winger for Super League Greece club Olympiacos and the Colombia national team. He has been praised in the past ...

(born 1991), footballer * Camilo Villegas Restrepo (born 1982), golfer * Alonso Zapata Ramírez (born 1958), chess player * Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (born 1869), Olympic tug of war competitor for France, first Colombian to be awarded a medal in the Olympic Games

Writers

Juan Álvarez Juan Nepomuceno Álvarez Hurtado de Luna, generally known as Juan Álvarez, (27 January 1790 – 21 August 1867) was a general, long-time caudillo (regional leader) in southern Mexico, and president of Mexico for two months in 1855, following ...

(born 1978] *'' Porfirio Barba-Jacob'' (1883–1942) * Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri (1844–1911) * Germán Espinosa Villareal (1938–2007) *

Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez (; 6 March 1927 – 17 April 2014) was a Colombian novelist, short-story writer, screenwriter, and journalist, known affectionately as Gabo () or Gabito () throughout Latin America. Considered one ...

(1927–2014) ('' One Hundred Years of Solitude'', ''

Love in the Time of Cholera ''Love in the Time of Cholera'' ( es, El amor en los tiempos del cólera) is a novel written in Spanish by Colombian Nobel Prize-winning author Gabriel García Márquez and published in 1985. Edith Grossman's English translation was published by ...

'') * Marvel Moreno (1939–1995) * León de Greiff Haeusler (1895–1976) * Jorge Isaacs Ferrer (1837–1895) * Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (born 1923) * Mario Laserna Pinzón (1923–2013) * Rafael Pombo y Rebolledo (1833–1912) * José Eustasio Rivera Salas (1888–1928) * José Asunción Silva Gómez (1865–1896)

Scientists

* Silvia Blair, parasitolgist, biologist * Pelayo Correa (born 1927), pathologist * Raúl Cuero Rengifo (born 1948), microbiologist * Arturo Escobar (born 1952), anthropologist * Julio Garavito Armero (1865–1920), astronomer * Salomón Hakim Dow (1922–2011), neurosurgeon * Rodolfo Llinás Riascos (born 1934), neuroscientist * Adriana Ocampo Uria (born 1955), planetary geologist * Guillermo Owen Salazar (born 1938), mathematician * Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo (born 1946), immunologist * Eduardo Posada Flórez (born 1942), physicist * José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (1781–1863), botanist * Ana María Rey Ayala (born 1977), theoretical physicist * Jorge Reynolds Pombo (born 1936), electrical engineer * José Jerónimo Triana Silva (1826–1890), botanist

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