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Most Famous People from Colombia

All 152,953
Colombia 646
104 GG Gabriel García Márquez Gabriel García Márquez Colombian Novelist 1927–2014
450 S Shakira Shakira Colombian Singer b. 1977
2,693 JL John Leguizamo Colombian Comedian b. 1964
2,844 FB Fernando Botero Colombian Painter b. 1932
4,043 PE Pablo Escobar Pablo Escobar Colombian Terrorist 1949–1993
5,184 JR James Rodríguez James Rodríguez Colombian Football b. 1991
6,144 RF Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao Colombian Football b. 1986
9,837 FD Francisco de Paula Santander Francisco de Paula Santander Colombian Politician 1792–1840
12,024 JI Jorge Isaacs Colombian Writer 1837–1895
13,110 JM Jackson Martínez Jackson Martínez Colombian Football b. 1986
15,202 CZ Cristián Zapata Cristián Zapata Colombian Football b. 1986
15,426 GR Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Colombian Politician 1900–1975
15,473 CG César Gaviria César Gaviria Colombian Politician b. 1947
16,433 FG Fredy Guarín Fredy Guarín Colombian Football b. 1986
18,364 BB Belisario Betancur Belisario Betancur Colombian Diplomat 1923–2018
19,929 FA Faustino Asprilla Faustino Asprilla Colombian Football b. 1969
20,281 AN Antonio Nariño Antonio Nariño Colombian Politician 1765–1823
20,522 JC Juan Cuadrado Juan Cuadrado Colombian Football b. 1988
21,527 AR Adrián Ramos Adrián Ramos Colombian Football b. 1986
23,051 VI Víctor Ibarbo Víctor Ibarbo Colombian Football b. 1990
24,201 JC Juan Camilo Zúñiga Juan Camilo Zúñiga Colombian Football b. 1985
24,616 AL Alfonso López Pumarejo Colombian Political 1886–1959
24,893 RN Rafael Núñez (politician) Colombian Lawyer 1825–1894
25,188 TC Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera Colombian Politician 1798–1878
25,338 JE José Eustasio Rivera José Eustasio Rivera Colombian Writer 1889–1928
26,502 LR Laura Restrepo Laura Restrepo Colombian Writer b. 1950
28,417 LM Luis Muriel Luis Muriel Colombian Football b. 1991
31,326 GP Gustavo Petro Gustavo Petro Colombian Politician b. 1960
35,289 MB Miguel Borja Miguel Borja Colombian Football b. 1993
36,223 RR Rafael Reyes Rafael Reyes Colombian Politician 1849–1921
36,672 HR Hugo Rodallega Hugo Rodallega Colombian Football b. 1985
36,751 RU Rigoberto Urán Rigoberto Urán Colombian Sport b. 1987
37,623 LA Luis Amaranto Perea Luis Amaranto Perea Colombian Football b. 1979
38,357 YM Yerry Mina Yerry Mina Colombian Football b. 1994
38,832 MM Manuel Marulanda Manuel Marulanda Colombian Commandant 1930–2008
40,135 MP Misael Pastrana Borrero Colombian Diplomat 1923–1997
40,148 FM Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Colombian Football b. 1987
40,477 ME Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Colombian Physician b. 1946
41,605 CG Ciro Guerra Ciro Guerra Colombian Film b. 1981
48,337 DD Diomedes Díaz Diomedes Díaz Colombian Singer 1957–2013
49,047 JM José María Obando Colombian Politician 1795–1861
50,754 JL Jefferson Lerma Jefferson Lerma Colombian Football b. 1994
51,077 CB Carlos Betancur Carlos Betancur Colombian Sport b. 1989
51,342 SP Sebastián Pérez Cardona Sebastián Pérez Cardona Colombian Football b. 1994
52,104 LÁ Leonel Álvarez (footballer (Born 1965)) Colombian Football b. 1965
53,391 MA Manuel Amador Guerrero Manuel Amador Guerrero Colombian Politician 1833–1909
53,834 RZ Róbinson Zapata Róbinson Zapata Colombian Football b. 1978
55,808 LO Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena Colombian Religiosa 1874–1949
55,952 AL Alfonso López Trujillo Alfonso López Trujillo Colombian Cardinal 1935–2008
56,575 PS Policarpa Salavarrieta Policarpa Salavarrieta Colombian Dressmaker 1795–1817
58,791 AR Andrés Ramiro Escobar Andrés Ramiro Escobar Colombian Football b. 1992
62,052 MF Marco Fidel Suárez Marco Fidel Suárez Colombian Statesperson 1855–1927
62,379 VV Virginia Vallejo Virginia Vallejo Colombian Presenter b. 1949
62,837 JC Jaime Castrillón Jaime Castrillón Colombian Football b. 1989
63,541 TC Tomás Carrasquilla Tomás Carrasquilla Colombian Writer 1858–1940
64,524 PB Porfirio Barba-Jacob Porfirio Barba-Jacob Colombian Poet 1883–1942
67,148 EO Enrique Olaya Herrera Enrique Olaya Herrera Colombian Politician 1886–2010
67,268 AI Arnoldo Iguarán Colombian Football b. 1957
69,258 JC Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba Colombian Football b. 1993
69,306 LC Luis Carlos Galán Luis Carlos Galán Colombian Politician 1943–1989
69,572 HD Humberto De la Calle Humberto De la Calle Colombian Lawyer b. 1946
70,283 CU Cristina Umaña Cristina Umaña Colombian Actor b. 1974
70,637 MC Miguel Calero Miguel Calero Colombian Football 1971–2012
71,023 LH Luis Herrera (cyclist) Luis Herrera (cyclist) Colombian Sport b. 1961
71,039 JM José María Córdova José María Córdova Colombian Militar 1799–1829
71,054 IG Ivor Grattan-Guinness Ivor Grattan-Guinness Colombian Mathematician 1941–2014
71,141 AM Aquivaldo Mosquera Aquivaldo Mosquera Colombian Football b. 1981
71,475 GB Gerardo Bedoya Gerardo Bedoya Colombian Football b. 1975
72,420 AV Adolfo Valencia Colombian Football b. 1968
72,657 DA Daniel Alejandro Torres Colombian Football b. 1989
72,792 PB Piedad Bonnett Colombian Poet b. 1951
72,963 CB Cristian Bonilla Cristian Bonilla Colombian Football b. 1993
76,157 NR Nelson Rivas Nelson Rivas Colombian Football b. 1983
76,254 RE Rafael Escalona Rafael Escalona Colombian Composer 1926–2009
78,481 TJ Timoleón Jiménez Timoleón Jiménez Colombian Politician b. 1959
79,745 RR Raúl Reyes Raúl Reyes Colombian Advisor 1948–2008
83,356 MS Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Colombian Sport b. 1983
83,571 FG Fernando Gaviria Fernando Gaviria Colombian Sport b. 1994
83,796 MR Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela Colombian Miss b. 1943
84,464 MM Manuel Murillo Toro Colombian Diplomat 1816–1880
87,032 DA Darwin Atapuma Darwin Atapuma Colombian Sport b. 1988
87,113 FF Frank Fabra Frank Fabra Colombian Football b. 1991
87,502 EG Esperanza Gomez Esperanza Gomez Colombian Model b. 1983
87,782 JQ José Quintana José Quintana Colombian Baseball b. 1989
88,984 CN Cristian Nazarit Cristian Nazarit Colombian Football b. 1990
89,240 YA Yuri Alvear Yuri Alvear Colombian Judo b. 1986
91,061 JB Jorge Bermúdez Colombian Football b. 1971
91,194 AC Antonio Cervantes Antonio Cervantes Colombian Boxer b. 1945
91,425 TL Totó la Momposina Totó la Momposina Colombian Singer b. 1940
92,163 FD Farid Díaz Farid Díaz Colombian Football b. 1983
93,472 TM Tressor Moreno Tressor Moreno Colombian Football b. 1979
93,551 MA Miguel Abadía Méndez Miguel Abadía Méndez Colombian Lawyer 1867–1947
93,851 YR Yoreli Rincón Yoreli Rincón Colombian Football b. 1993
93,961 JV Jhon Viáfara Jhon Viáfara Colombian Football b. 1978
97,055 FP Fabio Parra Fabio Parra Colombian Sport b. 1959
101,379 MO Mariano Ospina Rodríguez Mariano Ospina Rodríguez Colombian Politician 1805–1885
101,942 AF Andrés Felipe Roa Andrés Felipe Roa Colombian Football b. 1993
102,433 ML Marta Lucía Ramírez Colombian Politician b. 1954
104,239 GC Guillermo Celis Colombian Football b. 1993
105,046 AP Aquileo Parra Aquileo Parra Colombian Politician 1825–1900
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By the numbers

Inside Colombia

646 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births in Colombia peaked in the 1980s with 118 people.

What Colombia Is Known For

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Sports is Colombia's biggest group — 45% of all notables (293).

Colombia over-indexes on sports — 2.1× the global rate.

Colombia under-produces military — only 0.4× the global rate.

  1. Sports293
  2. Politics & Law108
  3. Writing47
  4. Music45
  5. Film & TV35
  6. Other34
  7. Religion33
  8. Science23
  1. Sports2932.1×
  1. Military100.4×
  2. Art & Design160.4×
  3. Science230.5×
  4. Writing470.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

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

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  • Politics & Law
  • Writing
  • Music
  • Religion
  • Film & TV
  • Other

Datelines

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