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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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0001 SINGER

Shakira

Born 1977

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0002 ACTRESS

Sofía Vergara

Born 1972

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0007 ACTOR

Maritza Rodríguez

Born 1975

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0012 BASEBALL

Édgar Rentería

Born 1975

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0013 FOOTBALL

Iván Valenciano

Born 1972

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0023 FOOTBALL

Víctor Pacheco

Born 1974

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0027 FOOTBALL

Eudalio Arriaga

Born 1975

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0029 FOOTBALL

Arnulfo Valentierra

Born 1974

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0040 FOOTBALL

Hayder Palacio

Born 1979

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0042 FOOTBALL

Orlando Maturana

Born 1975

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0053 SINGER

Andrés Cabas

Born 1976

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0067 JOURNALIST

Natalia Cruz

Born 1976

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0069 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Ciciliano

1976 - 2020

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0078 BASKET

Levys Torres

Born 1978

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0084 MODEL

Angie Sanclemente Valencia

Born 1979

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0096 MODEL

Indhira Serrano

Born 1976

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0098 FOOTBALL

Alex Comas

Born 1971

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0132 WRITER

Lauren Mendinueta

Born 1977

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0133 FOOTBALL

Oswaldo Mackenzie

Born 1973

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0136 BOXER

Jimmy Garcia

1971 - 1995

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0139 ACTOR

Pedro Palacio

Born 1978

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0142 ACTOR

Agmeth Escaf

Born 1973

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0143 ACTRESS

Melissa Martínez

Born 1979

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0144 WRITER

Andrés Salgado

Born 1971

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0149 BOTÁNICA

María Cristina Martínez

Born 1974

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0154 POLITICIAN

Elsa Noguera

Born 1973

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0172 ACTOR

Johanna Cure

Born 1978

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0180 FOOTBALL

Carlos Pérez (futbolista colombiano)

Born 1977

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0183 JOURNALIST

Tanya Charry

Born 1974

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0184 FOOTBALL

Orlando Ballesteros

Born 1972

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0185 LAWYER

Lizeth Mahecha

Born 1975

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0217 FOOTBALL

Roberto Peñaloza

Born 1979

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0234 MODEL

Shirley Gómez

Born 1978

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0247 BUSINESS

Alex Saab

Born 1971

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0250 FOOTBALL

Santiago Silvera

Born 1979

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0258 ACTOR

Tania Fálquez

Born 1970

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0265 PRESENTER

Luz Elena Ramos

Born 1976

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0270 ACTOR

Rita Bendeck

Born 1970

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0271 ECONOMIST

Tatyana Orozco

Born 1977

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0279 COMPOSER

Simón Char

Born 1972

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0280 MODEL

Marianella Maal Pacini

Born 1978

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0281 MINISTR

Tito José Crissien

Born 1975

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0286 SINGER

Tulio Zuloaga

Born 1970

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0294 JOURNALIST

Rosa María Corcho

Born 1973

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0307 FOOTBALL

Hernando Fabio Martínez

Born 1974

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0312 POLITICIAN

Laureano Acuña

Born 1971

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0314 LAWYER

Aída Merlano

Born 1976

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0317 POLITICIAN

José Herrera Acosta

Born 1970

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0322 ACTOR

William Duarte

Born 1976

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0324 POLITICIAN

Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados

Born 1970

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0342 ACTOR

Arianna Cabezas

Born 1976

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