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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- Filtered to 1960s Clear ×
Nina García
Born 1965
Alexis Mendoza
Born 1961
Wílmer Cabrera
Born 1967
Wilson Pérez
Born 1967
Ernesto McCausland
1961 - 2012
Diego Wallraff
Born 1961
Giancarlo Mazzanti
Born 1963
Natalia Abello Vives
Born 1967
Silvia Tcherassi
Born 1965
Mario Duarte
Born 1965
Jaime de la Pava
Born 1967
Armando Benedetti
Born 1962
Isabella Santodomingo
Born 1968
Alejandro Char Chaljub
Born 1966
Alberto Salcedo Ramos
Born 1963
Will Jimeno
Born 1967
Luis Manuel Alí Herrera
Born 1967
Samuel Tcherassi
1963 - 2014
Sugar Baby Rojas
Born 1961
José David Name
Born 1968
Arturo Char Chaljub
Born 1967
Rory Enrique Conde
Born 1965
Francisco Tejedor
Born 1966
Ingrid Hoffmann
Born 1965
Jorge Acosta
Born 1964
Carlos Calero
Born 1969
Carlos Amastha
Born 1960
Moisés Angulo
Born 1964
Eduardo Borrero
Born 1964
José Javier Mejía Palacio
Born 1964
Luly Bossa
Born 1964
Fernando González Rubio
Born 1968
Dieb Maloof
Born 1964
Leonardo Aguaslimpias
Born 1963
Pedro Muvdi
Born 1963
José Antonio Segebre
Born 1964
Rosanna Lignarolo
Born 1961
Diana Calderón
Born 1968
Mildred Villafañe
Born 1961
Leonardo Santamaría Gaitán
1964 - 2017
Ángela María Orozco
Born 1965
Eduardo Crissien Borrero
Born 1966
Margarita Borrero Blanco
Born 1969
Pierangeli Llinás
Born 1964