List of Colombians

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Colombian people of note include:

Actors

• Jorge Enrique Abello (born 1968)
• Carolina Acevedo (born 1979)
• Julián Arango (born 1968)
• Yancey Arias (born 1971)
• Víctor Hugo Cabrera (born 1968)
• Manolo Cardona (born 1977)
• Margalida Castro (born 1943)
• Angie Cepeda (born 1974)
• Lorna Cepeda (born 1970)
• Catalina Denis (born 1985)
• Robinson Díaz (born 1978)
• Ana Lucía Domínguez (born 1983)
• Juan Pablo Espinosa (born 1980)
• Margarita Rosa de Francisco (born 1965)
• Carolina Gaitán (born 1984)
• Danna García (born 1978)
• Isabella Gomez (born 1998) ^[1]
• Juan Pablo Gamboa (born 1966)
• Paula Garcés (born 1974)
• Aura Cristina Geithner (born 1967)
• Fabián Ríos (born 1980)
• Carla Giraldo (born 1986)
• Amparo Grisales (born 1956)
• Teresa Gutiérrez (1928–2010)
• Zulay Henao (born 1979) ^[2]
• Vicky Hernández (born 1945)
• Ana María Kamper (born 1964)
• Natasha Klauss (born 1975)
• John Leguizamo (born 1964)
• Andrés Mercado (born 1986)
• Luis Mesa (born 1968)
• Ana María Orozco (born 1973)
• Margarita Ortega (born 1973)
• Juan Pablo Raba (born 1977)
• Paola Rey (born 1979)
• Maritza Rodríguez (born 1975)
• Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 1981)
• Isabella Santo Domingo (born 1967)
• Juan Pablo Shuk (born 1965)
• Catherine Siachoque (born 1970)
• Paola Turbay (born 1970)
• Miguel Varoni (born 1964)
• Sofía Vergara (born 1972) ^[3]
• Carmen Villalobos (born 1983)
• María Fernanda Yepes (born 1980)

Architects

• Daniel Bermúdez Samper (born 1950)
• Rafael Esguerra (1922–2000)
• Raúl Fajardo Moreno (1929–2012)
• Giancarlo Mazzanti (born 1963)
• Rogelio Salmona (1929–2007)
• Simón Vélez (born 1949)

Artists

Main article: List of Colombian artists

• Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (1867–1930), painter
• Débora Arango (1907–2005) painter
• Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (1919–1995), sculptor
• Fernando Botero Angulo (1932–2023), painter and sculptor
• Klaus Fruchtnis, photographer, digital artist and lecturer
• Miguel Gómez (born 1974), photographer
• Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (1889–1989), muralist
• Enrique Grau Araújo (1920–2004), painter
• Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954), muralist
• Leo Matiz (1917–1998), photographer
• Fernando Montaño (born 1985), ballet dancer and choreographer
• Édgar Negret Dueñas (1920–2012), sculptor
• Alejandro Obregón Roses (1920–1992), painter
• Mario Opazo (born 1969), video and production artist
• Leobardo Pérez Jiménez (born 1945), painter and sculptor
• Andrés de Santa María Hurtado (1860–1945), painter
• Silvia Tcherassi Solano (born 1965), fashion designer

Broadcasters

• Carlos Cabrera (born 1959)
• Jorge Barón (born 1948)
• Félix de Bedout (born 1964)
• Ilia Calderón (born 1972)
• Silvia Corzo (born 1973)
• Natalia Cruz (born 1976)
• Abel González Chávez (1943–2019)
• Juan Gossaín (born 1949)
• Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014)
• Alfonso Lizarazo (born 1940)
• María Lucía Fernández (born 1968)
• Patricia Janiot (born 1963)
• Hernán Orjuela (born 1957)
• Claudia Palacios (born 1977)
• Julio Sánchez Cristo (born 1958)
• Manuel Teodoro (born 1963)
• Gloria Valencia (1927–2011)
• Jota Mario Valencia (1956–2019)
• Inés María Zabaraín (born 1969)

Businesspeople

• Carlos Ardila Lülle (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 (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)
• Don Emilio "Pancho" Laserna
• Guillermo Laserna developer
• 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 (born 1978)
• Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbelaez (born 1966)
• Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez (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 (1936–1994)
• Campo Elías Delgado Morales (1934–1986)
• Pablo Escobar Gaviria (1949–1993)
• Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 1957)
• Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born 1958)
• Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939–2022)
• Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (born 1943)
• Pedro López (serial killer) (born 1948) ^[4]

Economists

• Salvador Camacho Roldán (1827–1900)
• Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (born 1962)
• Lauchlin Bernard Currie (1902–1993)
• Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (born 1966)
• Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez (born 1943)
• Adriana Kugler (born 1969)
• Maurice Kugler (born 1967)
• José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 1952)
• Miguel Urrutia Montoya (born 1939)

Filmmakers

• Ciro Guerra (born 1981)
• Simon Brand (born 1970)
• Rodrigo García (born 1959)
• Víctor Gaviria (born 1955)
• Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942)

Left-wing terrorists

See also: List of guerrillas of Colombia

• Manuel Marulanda (1930–2008), FARC-EP member
• Vera Grabe Loewenherz (born 1951), former M-19 member
• Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929–1966), ELN member
• Salvatore Mancuso (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)
• Daniel Samper Ospina (born 1974)

Journalists

• Yamid Amat (born 1941)
• Paulo Laserna Phillips (born 1953)
• Fidel Cano Gutiérrez (1854–1919)
• Luis Villar Borda (1929–2008)

Lawyers

• Eduardo Varela Pezzano (born 1984)

Military personnel

• Custodio García Rovira (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 (1900–1975)
• Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña (1792–1840)
• Fernando Tapias Stahelin (1943–2015)
• Rafael Uribe Uribe (1859–1914)
• Francisco Javier Vergara y Velasco (1860–1914)

Models

See also: Miss Colombia § Titleholders

• Manuela Arbeláez (born 1988), model on The Price Is Right ^[5]
• Andrea Escobar (born 1988), Miss Elite Model Look Colombia 2003 ^[6]
• Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda (born 1980), 1999 Miss International
• Laura González (born 1995), Miss Colombia 2017 ^[7]
• Ariadna Gutiérrez (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2014
• Stella Araneta (born 1937), 1960 Miss International
• Lina Marulanda Cuartas (1980–2010)
• Valeria Morales (born 1998), Miss Universe Colombia 2018
• Gabriela Tafur (born 1995), Miss Colombia 2018 ^[8]
• Andrea Tovar (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2016 ^[9]
• Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez (born 1983), 2004 Miss International
• Paulina Vega (born 1993), 2014–2015 Miss Universe ^[10]
• Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga (1938–2015), 1958 Miss Universe

Musicians

See also: List of Colombian musicians

• Edmundo Arias (1925–1993)
• Joe Arroyo (1955–2011)
• Cabas (born 1976)
• Jorge Celedón (born 1968)
• Andrés Cepeda (born 1973)
• Diomedes Díaz (1957–2013)
• Andrea Echeverri (born 1965)
• Rafael Escalona (1926–2009)
• Fanny Lú (born 1973)
• Fonseca (born 1979)
• Karol G (born 1991)
• Pacho Galán (1906–1988)
• Juanes (born 1972)
• Carolina la O (born 1979)
• Jorge Oñate (1949–2021)
• Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954–1992)
• Shakira (born 1977) ^[11]
• Soraya (1969–2006)
• Sasha Keable
• Totó la Momposina (born 1948)
• Lucía Pulido (born 1962)
• Kali Uchis (born 1993) ^[12]
• Carlos Vives (born 1961)
• Charlie Zaa (born 1974)
• J Balvin (born 1985)
• Maluma (born 1994)
• Crudo Means Raw (born 1988)
• Sebastián Yatra

Politicians

See also: List of Presidents of Colombia, List of Vice Presidents of Colombia, List of Colombian Department Governors, and List of current members of the Senate of Colombia

• Miguel Amín Escaf (born 1948)
• Iván Duque Márquez
• Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born 1961)
• Piedad Córdoba Ruiz (1955-2024)
• Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados (born 1970)
• Iván Duque Márquez (born 1976) ^[13]
• Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (1903–1948)
• Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (1943–1989)
• César Gaviria Trujillo (born 1947)
• Antanas Mockus Šivickas (born 1952)
• Mario Laserna Pinzon (1923–2013)
• Rafael Núñez Moledo (1825–1894)
• Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1851–1885)
• Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 1950)
• Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 1951)
• Horacio Serpa Uribe (1943–2020)
• Camilo Torres Tenorio (1766–1816)
• Guillermo Torres Barrera (died 1988)
• Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952)
• Cecilia María Vélez (born 1953)
• Eduardo Valencia Ospina (born 1940)

Sportspersons

Baseball

• Jorge Alfaro, catcher for the Miami Marlins
• Yhonathan Barrios
• Lou Castro
• Orlando Cabrera
• Jolbert Cabrera
• Dayán Díaz
• Jackie Gutiérrez
• Tayron Guerrero
• Dilson Herrera, second baseman
• José Quintana, MLB pitcher ^[14]
• Édgar Rentería (born 1975)
• Donovan Solano (born 1987), baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants
• Julio Teherán, MLB pitcher ^[15]

Basketball

• Braian Angola (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League

Cycling

• Egan Bernal (born 1997), cyclist, winner of the 2019 Tour de France ^[16]
• Luis Herrera (born 1961), cyclist
• Mariana Pajón (born 1991), Olympic cyclist
• Nairo Quintana (born 1990), cyclist
• Rigoberto Urán (born 1987), Olympic cyclist

Equestrian

• Daniel Bluman (born 1990), Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider
• Hugo Gamboa (born 1958), Olympic equestrian
• Caterine Ibargüen (born 1984), Olympic jumper

Football

• Víctor Aristizábal (born 1971), footballer
• Faustino Asprilla (born 1969), footballer
• Diego Chará, football player
• Yimmi Chará, football player
• Radamel Falcao (born 1986), footballer
• Denis Gomez (born 1991), footballer
• Marlon González (born 1989), footballer
• René Higuita (born 1966), footballer
• Faryd Mondragón, footballer
• Carlos Alberto Palacio (born 1998), footballer
• James Rodríguez (born 1991), footballer
• Carlos Valderrama (born 1961), footballer

Other

• Yuri Alvear (born 1986), Olympic judoka
• Orlando Duque (born 1974), high diver
• Helmut Bellingrodt (born 1949), Olympic shooter
• Antonio Cervantes (born 1945), boxer
• Alejandro Falla (born 1983), tennis player
• David González (born 1990), skateboarder
• Boris de Greiff (1930–2011), chess player
• Iván Molina (born 1946), tennis player
• Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), race car driver, former Formula One driver for Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes ^[17]
• Óscar Muñoz (born 1993), Olympic taekwondo practitioner
• Jonatan Romero (born 1986), boxer
• Jackeline Rentería (born 1986), Olympic wrestler
• Ximena Restrepo (born 1969), Olympic sprinter
• Diego Salazar (born 1980), Olympic weightlifter
• Mariajo Uribe (born 1990), golfer
• María Isabel Urrutia (born 1965), Olympic weightlifter
• Camilo Villegas (born 1982), LPGA golfer
• Alonso Zapata (born 1958), chess player
• Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (1869–1933), Olympic tug of war competitor for France, first Colombian to be awarded a medal in the Olympic Games

Writers

Main article: List of Colombian writers

• Juan Álvarez (born 1978)
• Porfirio Barba-Jacob (1883–1942)
• Santiago Cepeda (born 1986)
• Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri (1844–1911)
• Germán Espinosa Villareal (1938–2007)
• Gabriel García Márquez ^{[18] [19]} (1927–2014) ( One Hundred Years of Solitude , Love in the Time of Cholera )
• Marvel Moreno (1939–1995)
• León de Greiff Haeusler (1895–1976)
• Jorge Isaacs Ferrer (1837–1895)
• Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (1923–2013)
• Mario Laserna Pinzón (1923–2013)
• Rafael Pombo y Rebolledo (1833–1912)
• José Eustasio Rivera Salas (1888–1928)
• José Asunción Silva Gómez (1865–1896)
• José María Vergara y Vergara (1831–1872)
• Jorge Isaacs

Scientists

• Silvia Blair, parasitologist, 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

See also

• Colombia portal

• Colombian diaspora
• Colombian Americans
• Colombian Canadians
• Colombians in Uruguay
• Afro-Colombians
• White Colombians

References

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3. "Drugs, murder, mafia: Inside Sofia Vergara's rise to Fame". New York Post. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
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11. "A Couple of Facts You didn't know about Shakira". colombia.co. Retrieved 4 July 2019.
12. "Pop loner Kali Uchis on growing up punk in Colombia and the struggle to stay bilingual". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
13. "Colombia Elects Ivàn Duque, a Young Populist, as President". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
14. "José Quintana". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
15. "Julio Teherán". baseball-reference.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
16. "Egan Bernal rides into history and puts Colombian cycling on the Map". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
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18. "The Top 100 Books of All Time". The Guardian. 8 May 2002. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
19. Bloom, Harold (1994). The Western Canon: The Books and School of the Ages. NY/San Diego/London: Harcourt Brace & Company. p. 560. ISBN   978-1-57322-514-4.