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BARRANQUILLA

Most Famous People Born in Barranquilla, Colombia

Notable people
344
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1975
Most distinctive
Model 13.5×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Barranquilla during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 89 notable births.

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.

  1. Football116
  2. Politician33
  3. Actor31
  4. Journalist17
  5. Singer13
  6. Model12
  7. Writer11
  8. Lawyer10
  1. Model1213.5×
  2. Boxer85.9×
  3. Journalist173.1×
  4. Football1163.1×
  5. Singer131.8×
  6. Actor311.7×
  7. Lawyer101.7×

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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0056 SINGER

Esther Forero

1919 - 2011

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0097 FOOTBALL

Roberto Meléndez

1912 - 2000

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0113 LAWYER

Luis Eduardo Nieto Arteta

1913 - 1956

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0119 FOOTBALL

Fulgencio Berdugo

1918 - 2003

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0135 SINGER

Luis Carlos Meyer

1916 - 1998

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0165 FOOTBALL

Alfonso Senior Quevedo

1912 - 2004

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0188 JOURNALIST

Alfonso Fuenmayor

1917 - 1994

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0256 ARCHITECT

Manuel Carrerá

1913 - 1981

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0304 BASEBALL

Tomás Arrieta

1912 - 1946

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