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Most Famous Colombian Athletes

Sports 293
Colombia 646
5,184 JR James Rodríguez James Rodríguez Colombian Football b. 1991
6,144 RF Radamel Falcao Radamel Falcao Colombian Football b. 1986
13,110 JM Jackson Martínez Jackson Martínez Colombian Football b. 1986
15,202 CZ Cristián Zapata Cristián Zapata Colombian Football b. 1986
16,433 FG Fredy Guarín Fredy Guarín Colombian Football b. 1986
19,929 FA Faustino Asprilla Faustino Asprilla Colombian Football b. 1969
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
28,417 LM Luis Muriel Luis Muriel Colombian Football b. 1991
35,289 MB Miguel Borja Miguel Borja Colombian Football b. 1993
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
40,148 FM Fredy Montero Fredy Montero Colombian Football b. 1987
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
53,834 RZ Róbinson Zapata Róbinson Zapata Colombian Football b. 1978
58,791 AR Andrés Ramiro Escobar Andrés Ramiro Escobar Colombian Football b. 1992
62,837 JC Jaime Castrillón Jaime Castrillón Colombian Football b. 1989
67,268 AI Arnoldo Iguarán Colombian Football b. 1957
69,258 JC Jhon Córdoba Jhon Córdoba Colombian Football b. 1993
70,637 MC Miguel Calero Miguel Calero Colombian Football 1971–2012
71,023 LH Luis Herrera (cyclist) Luis Herrera (cyclist) Colombian Sport b. 1961
71,141 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
72,963 CB Cristian Bonilla Cristian Bonilla Colombian Football b. 1993
76,157 NR Nelson Rivas Nelson Rivas Colombian Football b. 1983
83,356 MS Mauricio Soler Mauricio Soler Colombian Sport b. 1983
83,571 FG Fernando Gaviria Fernando Gaviria Colombian Sport b. 1994
87,032 DA Darwin Atapuma Darwin Atapuma Colombian Sport b. 1988
87,113 FF Frank Fabra Frank Fabra Colombian Football b. 1991
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
92,163 FD Farid Díaz Farid Díaz Colombian Football b. 1983
93,472 TM Tressor Moreno Tressor Moreno Colombian Football b. 1979
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
101,942 AF Andrés Felipe Roa Andrés Felipe Roa Colombian Football b. 1993
104,239 GC Guillermo Celis Colombian Football b. 1993
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Inside Colombia Athletes

293 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous colombia athletes born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among Colombia Athletes peaked in the 1990s with 101 people.

What Colombia Athletes Are Known For

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Football are Colombia Athletes's biggest group — 59% of all notables (174).

Colombia Athletes over-index on sport — 15.2× the global rate.

  1. Football174
  2. Sport75
  3. Athletic13
  4. Boxer9
  5. Baseball6
  6. Weightlifter3
  7. Judo2
  8. Player2
  1. Sport7515.2×
  2. Boxer97.8×
  3. Football1746.4×
  4. Athletic134.7×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce Colombia Athletes compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.