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CALI

Most Famous People Born in Cali, Colombia

Notable people
626
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1981
Most distinctive
Model 11.8×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Cali during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Cali Is Known For

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Football is Cali's biggest profession — 48% of all notables (299).

Cali over-indexes on model — 11.8× the global rate.

Cali under-produces politician — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Football299
  2. Actor57
  3. Politician29
  4. Singer21
  5. Model19
  6. Sport17
  7. Writer16
  8. Player11
  1. Model1911.8×
  2. Football2994.4×
  3. Swimmer93.0×
  4. Actor571.7×
  5. Diplomat61.6×
  6. Sport171.6×
  7. Singer211.6×
  1. Politician290.4×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Cali's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0030 FOOTBALL

Ever Palacios

Born 1969

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0033 MUSIC

Kike Santander

Born 1960

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0034 SINGER

Margarita Rosa de Francisco

Born 1965

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0038 FOOTBALL

Albeiro Usuriaga

1966 - 2004

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0045 WRITER

Hernando Calvo Ospina

Born 1961

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0060 FOOTBALL

Miguel Guerrero

Born 1967

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0062 ACTOR

Claudia Liliana González

Born 1969

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0063 FOOTBALL

Bernardo Redín

Born 1963

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0069 FOOTBALL

Alexander Escobar Gañán

Born 1965

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0092 FOOTBALL

José Ricardo Pérez

Born 1963

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0093 FOOTBALL

Andrés Estrada

Born 1967

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0118 ACTOR

Juan Pablo Gamboa

Born 1966

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0121 ACTRESS

María Helena Doering

Born 1962

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0130 ACTOR

Diana Golden (actress)

Born 1965

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0136 FILM

Carlos Moreno (cinéaste)

Born 1968

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0189 SPORT

Elder Herrera

Born 1968

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0191 ACTOR

Marlon Moreno

Born 1966

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0214 SINGER

César Mora

Born 1961

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0236 PLAYER

Álvaro Jordan

1962 - 2001

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0243 FENCER

Mauricio Rivas

Born 1964

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0279 POLITICIAN

Jorge Iván Ospina

Born 1965

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0280 POLITICIAN

María Fernanda Cabal

Born 1964

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0296 SINGER

Marcelo Cezán

Born 1967

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0300 DIPLOMAT

Francisco José Lloreda Mera

Born 1965

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0320 ACTOR

Ana Bolena Mesa

Born 1965

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0326 DIRIGENTE

Maximo Ibarra

Born 1968

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0355 ACTOR

Juan Carlos Arango

Born 1964

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0358 ACTOR

Leonardo Acosta (actor)

Born 1964

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0362 POLITICIAN

Consuelo Cruz Arboleda

Born 1962

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0373 ACTOR

Edmundo Troya

Born 1963

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0377 POLITICIAN

Carlos Alonso Lucio

Born 1964

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0383 SCIENTIST

Andres Jaramillo-Botero

Born 1964

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0412 POLITICIAN

Alejandro Éder

Born 1962

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0426 LAWYER

Francisco José Lloreda

Born 1965

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0430 DIRIGENTE

César Pastrana

Born 1964

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0432 FOOTBALL

Fernando Velasco

Born 1964

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0434 SINGER

María Fernanda Martínez

Born 1969

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0441 PRESENTER

Adolfo Pérez López

Born 1963

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0442 FOOTBALL

Jose Manuel Rodríguez Becerra

Born 1965

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0452 JOURNALIST

Juan Carlos Iragorri

Born 1961

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0461 FOOTBALL

Álvaro Aponte

Born 1965

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0476 LAWYER

Oreste Sangiovanni

Born 1960

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0481 ACTOR

Luis Xavier Posada

Born 1969

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0483 FOOTBALL

Jhon Jairo López

Born 1968

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0495 FOOTBALL

Augusto Vargas Cortés

Born 1962

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0510 JOURNALIST

María Andrea Vernaza

Born 1962

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0513 DIPLOMAT

Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra

Born 1961

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0529 WRITER

Elvira Alejandra Quintero

Born 1960

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0609 FOOTBALL

José Helmer Silva

Born 1969

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