10.9639° N, 74.7964° W
BARRANQUILLA
Most Famous People Born in Barranquilla, Colombia
- Notable people
- 344
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1975
- Most distinctive
- Model 13.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Barranquilla during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Barranquilla Is Known For
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Football is Barranquilla's biggest profession — 34% of all notables (116).
Barranquilla over-indexes on model — 13.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Barranquilla's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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Shakira
Born 1977
Sofía Vergara
Born 1972
Carlos Bacca
Born 1986
Teófilo Gutiérrez
Born 1985
Juan Fernando Quintero
Born 1993
Jeison Murillo
Born 1992
Maritza Rodríguez
Born 1975
Macnelly Torres
Born 1984
Nina García
Born 1965
Alexis Mendoza
Born 1961
Rafael Santos Borré
Born 1995
Édgar Rentería
Born 1975
Iván Valenciano
Born 1972
Alexander Mejía
Born 1988
Orlando Fals Borda
1925 - 2008
Carmen Villalobos
Born 1983
Paulina Vega
Born 1993
Gustavo Cuéllar
Born 1992
Liz Solari
Born 1983
Knox Martin
Born 1923
Álvaro Cepeda Samudio
1926 - 1972
William Tesillo
Born 1990
Víctor Pacheco
Born 1974
Andrés Mercado
Born 1993
Wílmer Cabrera
Born 1967
Donovan Solano
Born 1987
Eudalio Arriaga
Born 1975
Julio Flórez
1863 - 1923
Arnulfo Valentierra
Born 1974
Michael Barrios
Born 1991
Nelson Pinedo
1928 - 2016
Wilson Pérez
Born 1967
Meira Delmar
1922 - 2009
Marcos Coll
1935 - 2017
Ernesto McCausland
1961 - 2012
Marvel Moreno
1939 - 1995
Olmes García
Born 1992
José Amaya
Born 1980
Jhonatan Solano
Born 1985
Hayder Palacio
Born 1979
Efraín Sánchez
1926 - 2020
Orlando Maturana
Born 1975
Javier Jattin
Born 1983
Francisco Meza
Born 1991
Helmut Bellingrodt
Born 1949
Fanny Buitrago
Born 1943
Adriana Ocampo
Born 1955
Breidis Prescott
Born 1983
Jery Sandoval
Born 1986
Diego Wallraff
Born 1961
Mario Volpe
1936 - 2013
Giancarlo Mazzanti
Born 1963
Andrés Cabas
Born 1976
David Solari (footballer)
Born 1986
José Luis Chunga
Born 1991
Esther Forero
1919 - 2011
James Sánchez
Born 1988
Sandra Vergara
Born 1984
Nelson Soto (cyclist)
Born 1994
Anthony Tapia
Born 1987
Cesar Fawcett
Born 1983
Cristian Mejía
Born 1990
Ben Hockin
Born 1986
Natalia Abello Vives
Born 1967
Ernesto Cortissoz
1884 - 1924
Jaime Manrique
Born 1949
Natalia Cruz
Born 1976
Alexis Pérez
Born 1994
Ricardo Ciciliano
1976 - 2020
Jefferson Gómez
Born 1996
Daniel Machacón
Born 1985
Silvia Tcherassi
Born 1965
Germán Andrés Gutiérrez
Born 1990
Edwin Móvil
Born 1986
Almir Soto
Born 1994
Lina Posada
Born 1985
Carlos Rúa
Born 1992
Levys Torres
Born 1978
Gulfran Támara
Born 1996
Hernán Pertúz
Born 1989
Daniella Álvarez
Born 1988
Mario Duarte
Born 1965
Brigitte Merlano
Born 1982
Angie Sanclemente Valencia
Born 1979
Juan José Barros
Born 1989
Roberto Polo
Born 1980
Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa
1935 - 2011
Natalia Navarro
Born 1987
Armando Nieves
Born 1989
Jaime de la Pava
Born 1967
Gustavo Bell
Born 1957
Alfredo Padilla
Born 1989
Pablo Sabbag
Born 1997
Issa Katime
Born 1939
Amira de la Rosa
1903 - 1974
Indhira Serrano
Born 1976
Roberto Meléndez
1912 - 2000
Alex Comas
Born 1971
Luís García Pacheco
Born 1998
María Fernanda Herazo
Born 1997
Lido Pimienta
Born 1986
Armando Benedetti
Born 1962
José Félix Fuenmayor
1885 - 1966
Cecilia López Montaño
Born 1943
Javier Flórez
Born 1982
Carlos Torres (actor)
Born 1988
Nathalie Rapti Gomez
Born 1984
Omar Guerra
Born 1981
Eduardo Verano de la Rosa
Born 1950
Habib de las Salas
Born 1987
Eduino Carbonó
Born 1950
José Adolfo Guerra
Born 1987
Luis Eduardo Nieto Arteta
1913 - 1956
Paula Andrea Pérez
Born 1996
Isabella Santodomingo
Born 1968
María Paulina Pérez
Born 1996
Valerie Domínguez
Born 1981
Juan Carlos Carrillo
Born 1992
Fulgencio Berdugo
1918 - 2003
Alejandro Char Chaljub
Born 1966
Armando Dugand
1906 - 1971
Mabel Moreno
Born 1983
Linda Palma
Born 1985
Alberto Salcedo Ramos
Born 1963
Salomón Hakim
1922 - 2011
Ángel Loochkartt
Born 1933
Adriana Tarud
Born 1980
Will Jimeno
Born 1967
Luis Manuel Alí Herrera
Born 1967
Jairo Molina
Born 1993
Yaneth Giha Tovar
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Lauren Mendinueta
Born 1977
Oswaldo Mackenzie
Born 1973
Lucy Martínez
Born 1938
Luis Carlos Meyer
1916 - 1998
Jimmy Garcia
1971 - 1995
Gabriel Silva Luján
Born 1957
Samuel Tcherassi
1963 - 2014
Pedro Palacio
Born 1978
Sugar Baby Rojas
Born 1961
Nabil Crismatt
Born 1994
Agmeth Escaf
Born 1973
Melissa Martínez
Born 1979
Andrés Salgado
Born 1971
Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi
Born 1935
Roberto Gerlein Echeverría
Born 1938
Gladys Mora
Born 1980
Luis Narváez
Born 1984
María Cristina Martínez
Born 1974
Julio Galofre
Born 1987
Julio Enrique Blanco
1890 - 1986
Armando Vargas
Born 1988
José María Peñaranda
1907 - 2006
Elsa Noguera
Born 1973
Roberto Pla
Born 1947
Carlos Moreno de Caro
Born 1946
Eduar Marriaga
Born 1992
José David Name
Born 1968
Sergio Borrero
Born 1993
Arturo Char Chaljub
Born 1967
Antonio de la Hoz
1920 - 2010
Rory Enrique Conde
Born 1965
Francisco Tejedor
Born 1966
Aníbal Velásquez Hurtado
Born 1936
Alfonso Senior Quevedo
1912 - 2004
Iván Leonidas Name Vásquez
Born 1957
David Char Navas
-
María McCausland
Born 1992
Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz
Born 1934
Pedro Lemus
-
Cristian Fernándes
Born 1990
Johanna Cure
Born 1978
Alberto Pumarejo
1893 - 1970
Kimberly Reyes
Born 1988
Nelino Tapia
Born 1991
Brenda Hanst
Born 1981
Ingrid Hoffmann
Born 1965
Jhon Méndez
Born 1985
Mario Espitia
Born 1983
Carlos Pérez (futbolista colombiano)
Born 1977
José Antequera
1954 - 1989
Janer Serpa
Born 1981
Tanya Charry
Born 1974
Orlando Ballesteros
Born 1972
Lizeth Mahecha
Born 1975
Jorge Acosta
Born 1964
Carlos Calero
Born 1969
Alfonso Fuenmayor
1917 - 1994
Salomón Kalmanovitz
Born 1943
Orlando Rivera
1920 - 1960
Daulis Prescott
Born 1986
John Pulido
Born 1981
Martha Pabón
Born 1958
Luis Escobar (footballer)
Born 1984
Aurora Cossio
Born 1981
Anibal Tobón
1947 - 2016
Jairo Penaranda
Born 1958
Milton Núñez (boxer)
Born 1987
Antonio Mora Vélez
Born 1942
Carlos Amastha
Born 1960
Moisés Angulo
Born 1964
Carlos José Sierra
Born 1990
Natasha Cheij
Born 1985
Dante Luis Fiorillo Porras
1924 - 1985
Judy Henríquez
Born 1943
Beto Villa Jr
Born 1988
Tato Marenco
Born 1983
Eduardo Borrero
Born 1964
Gladys del Campo
1933 - 2008
Jair Rambal
Born 1981
José Javier Mejía Palacio
Born 1964
Wilson Meneses
Born 1981
Luly Bossa
Born 1964
José Angulo
Born 1988
Jonathan Boiga
Born 1985
Jimmy Salcedo
1944 - 1992
Roberto Peñaloza
Born 1979
Freddy Cruz
Born 1955
Álvaro Ashton
Born 1956
Brayner de Alba
Born 1993
Efraín Cepeda
Born 1950
Bruno Böhmer Camacho
Born 1985
Ethan González
Born 1992
Marlon Negrete Martínez
Born 1986
Fredys Arrieta
Born 1985
Alberto Barros
Born 1957
Humberto Salcedo Collante
1925 - 2015
Elizabeth Castañeda del Gordo
Born 1948
Oliver Diglesias
Born 1986
Alexis Enrique Mendoza
Born 1989
Nawal Ayoub
Born 1985
Marlon Torres
Born 1996
Joaquín Montecinos
Born 1995
Shirley Gómez
Born 1978
Daniel Enrique Padilla
Born 1993
Chelo de Castro
Born 1920
Fernando González Rubio
Born 1968
Dieb Maloof
Born 1964
Luis Payares
Born 1990
Álvaro Ruiz Hernández
1933 - 2016
Camila Soleibe
Born 1996
Leonardo Aguaslimpias
Born 1963
Adolfo Echeverría
1934 - 2018
Julio del Mar
1943 - 2019
Gabriel Berdugo
Born 1947
Pedro Muvdi
Born 1963
Alex Saab
Born 1971
Abel González Chávez
1943 - 2019
Margarita Cabello Blanco
Born 1957
Santiago Silvera
Born 1979
Esnaider Salinas
Born 1987
Delfina Bernal
Born 1941
José Antonio Segebre
Born 1964
Maribel Abello
-
Manuel Pacheco
1931 - 2015
Manuel Carrerá
1913 - 1981
Norvey Orozco
Born 1994
Tania Fálquez
Born 1970
Omer Escalante
Born 1991
Rosanna Lignarolo
Born 1961
Diana Calderón
Born 1968
Jámerson Rentería
Born 1980
Orlando Osorio
Born 1990
Luis Miguel del Risco
Born 1989
Luz Elena Ramos
Born 1976
Edgar Cassiani Pérez
Born 1981
Luis Cassiani
Born 1980
María Elena Ibáñez
-
José Barraza
Born 1988
Rita Bendeck
Born 1970
Tatyana Orozco
Born 1977
Jacqueline Henríquez
-
Ever Salas
Born 1983
Víctor Laignelet Sourdís
Born 1955
Mildred Villafañe
Born 1961
Orlando Niebles
Born 1985
Leonardo Santamaría Gaitán
1964 - 2017
Ángela María Orozco
Born 1965
Simón Char
Born 1972
Marianella Maal Pacini
Born 1978
Tito José Crissien
Born 1975
Jair Enrique Iglesias
Born 1988
Harold Urquijo
Born 1988
Jaime Pumarejo
Born 1980
Carlos Costa Posada
-
Tulio Zuloaga
Born 1970
Reinaldo Miguel Fontalvo
Born 1999
Daniel Arango
Born 1982
Martha Ordóñez
-
María Cortés de Chavez
1929 - 2014
Ramón Jesurún
Born 1955
Ramón Jesurún
Born 1952
Javier Antonio Angulo
Born 1990
Rosa María Corcho
Born 1973
Sleater Arroyo
Born 1996
Rafael Campo Vives
Born 1952
Alan Ferney Navarro
Born 1989
Berito Kuwaru'wa
-
Miguel Amín
Born 1948
Eduardo Crissien Borrero
Born 1966