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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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344 notable people

0301 FOOTBALL

Romelio Martínez

Died 1947

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0302 FOOTBALL

Jair Blanco

Born 1993

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0303 BUSINESS

Billy Chams

1949 - 2013

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0304 BASEBALL

Tomás Arrieta

1912 - 1946

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0305 CLIMB

Lucelia Blanco

Born 1982

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0306 LAWYER

Arturo Sarabia Better

Born 600

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0307 FOOTBALL

Hernando Fabio Martínez

Born 1974

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0308 SINGER

Ricardo Sossa

Born 1980

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0309 FOOTBALL

Carlos Arroyo Robles

Born 1996

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0310 ATHLETIC

Humberto Perea

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0311 FOOTBALL

Heriberto Velandia

Born 1984

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0312 POLITICIAN

Laureano Acuña

Born 1971

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0313 POLITICIAN

Mario Náder Muskus

Born 1958

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0314 LAWYER

Aída Merlano

Born 1976

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0315 POLITICIAN

Jorge Gerlein

1941 - 2016

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0316 FILM

Luis Ernesto Arocha

1932 - 2016

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0317 POLITICIAN

José Herrera Acosta

Born 1970

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0318 ACTOR

Mingo Martínez

1927 - 2013

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0319 POLITICIAN

César Lorduy

Born 1956

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0320 MÚSICA

Miguel Granados Arjona

1929 - 2016

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0321 FOOTBALL

Luis Fernando Pérez (futbolista)

Born 1982

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0322 ACTOR

William Duarte

Born 1976

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0323 FOOTBALL

Misael Camargo

Born 1986

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0324 POLITICIAN

Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados

Born 1970

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0325 POLITICIAN

Luis Eduardo Díazgranados

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0326 WRITER

Javier Correa Correa

Born 1959

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0327 JOURNALIST

Margarita Borrero Blanco

Born 1969

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0328 JOURNALIST

Roberto Esper Rebaje

1926 - 2017

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0329 FOOTBALL

Sergio Estrada

Born 1996

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0330 COMPOSER

Juan Restrepo

Born 1981

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0331 WRITER

Miguel Rasch Isla

1887 - 1953

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0332 POLITICIAN

Jaime Vargas Suárez

1938 - 2017

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0333 EMPRESARI

Mabel García de Angel

Born 1957

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0334 JOURNALIST

Pablo Gómez Barrios

Born 1951

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0335 FOOTBALL

Gerson Navarro

Born 1995

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0336 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Montenegro

Born 1998

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0337 PSYCHOLOGIST

Leevan Suárez

Born 1985

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0338 LAWYER

Mauricio Gómez Amín

Born 1981

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0339 POLITICIAN

Miguel Amín Escaf

Born 1948

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0340 RADIO

Manolo Villarreal

1923 - 2014

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0341 FOOTBALL

Johan De Ávila

Born 1985

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0342 ACTOR

Arianna Cabezas

Born 1976

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0343 ACTOR

Pierangeli Llinás

Born 1964

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0344 FOOTBALL

Joaquín Pardo

1946 - 2020

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