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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

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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.

  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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0034 FOOTBALL

Marcos Coll

1935 - 2017

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0036 WRITER

Marvel Moreno

1939 - 1995

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0051 PAINTER

Mario Volpe

1936 - 2013

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0087 ENGINEER

Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa

1935 - 2011

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0094 ACADEMIC

Issa Katime

Born 1939

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0126 PAINTER

Ángel Loochkartt

Born 1933

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0134 ACTOR

Lucy Martínez

Born 1938

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0145 PRIEST

Ugo Eugenio Puccini Banfi

Born 1935

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0146 POLITICIAN

Roberto Gerlein Echeverría

Born 1938

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0164 SINGER

Aníbal Velásquez Hurtado

Born 1936

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0169 BANK

Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz

Born 1934

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0209 ACTOR

Gladys del Campo

1933 - 2008

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0240 JOURNALIST

Álvaro Ruiz Hernández

1933 - 2016

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0243 COMPOSER

Adolfo Echeverría

1934 - 2018

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0255 FOOTBALL

Manuel Pacheco

1931 - 2015

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0316 FILM

Luis Ernesto Arocha

1932 - 2016

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0332 POLITICIAN

Jaime Vargas Suárez

1938 - 2017

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