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.
- Sports
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Writing
- Music
- Art & Design
- Other
- Filtered to 1920s Clear ×
Orlando Fals Borda
1925 - 2008
Knox Martin
Born 1923
Álvaro Cepeda Samudio
1926 - 1972
Nelson Pinedo
1928 - 2016
Meira Delmar
1922 - 2009
Efraín Sánchez
1926 - 2020
Salomón Hakim
1922 - 2011
Antonio de la Hoz
1920 - 2010
Orlando Rivera
1920 - 1960
Dante Luis Fiorillo Porras
1924 - 1985
Humberto Salcedo Collante
1925 - 2015
Chelo de Castro
Born 1920
María Cortés de Chavez
1929 - 2014
Mingo Martínez
1927 - 2013
Miguel Granados Arjona
1929 - 2016
Roberto Esper Rebaje
1926 - 2017
Manolo Villarreal
1923 - 2014