List of Colombians
Colombian people of note include:
Actors
- Jorge Enrique Abello
- Carolina Acevedo
- Julián Arango
- Yancey Arias
- Víctor Hugo Cabrera
- Manolo Cardona
- Margalida Castro
- Angie Cepeda
- Catalina Denis
- Robinson Díaz
- Nikki Delano
- María Elena Döehring
- Juan Pablo Espinosa
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco
- Isabella Gomez
- Juan Pablo Gamboa
- Paula Garcés
- Aura Cristina Geithner
- Carla Giraldo
- Amparo Grisales
- Teresa Gutiérrez
- Zulay Henao
- Vicky Hernández
- Ana María Kamper
- John Leguizamo
- Luis Mesa
- Ana María Orozco
- Juan Pablo Raba
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
- Isabella Santo Domingo
- Juan Pablo Shuk
- Paola Turbay
- Miguel Varoni
- Sofía Vergara
- María Fernanda Yépez
Architects
- Daniel Bermúdez Samper
- Rafael Esguerra
- Raúl Fajardo Moreno
- Giancarlo Mazzanti
- Rogelio Salmona
- Simón Vélez
Artists
- Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, painter.
- Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, sculptor.
- Fernando Botero Angulo, painter and sculptor.
- Miguel Gómez, photographer.
- Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo, muralist.
- Enrique Grau Araújo, painter.
- Santiago Martínez Delgado, muralist.
- Leo Matiz, photographer.
- Édgar Negret Dueñas, sculptor.
- Alejandro Obregón Roses, painter.
- Mario Opazo, video and production artist
- Andrés de Santa María Hurtado, painter.
- Silvia Tcherassi Solano, fashion designer.
Broadcasters
- Jorge Barón
- Félix de Bedout
- Ilia Calderón
- Silvia Corzo
- Natalia Cruz
- Abel González Chávez
- Juan Gossaín
- Fernando González Pacheco
- Alfonso Lizarazo
- María Lucía Fernández
- Patricia Janiot
- Hernán Orjuela
- Claudia Palacios
- Julio Sánchez Cristo
- Manuel Teodoro
- Gloria Valencia
- Jota Mario Valencia
- Inés María Zabaraín
Businesspeople
- Carlos Ardila Lülle
- Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala
- Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra
- Carlos Cardona
- Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon
- Carlos Cure
- Alfonso Davila Ortiz
- James Martin Eder
- German Efromovich
- Gustavo Gaviria Angel
- Jaime Gilinski Bacal
- Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz
- Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa
- Mario Laserna Pinzon
- Paulo Laserna
- Isaac Lee Possin
- Astrid Medina, coffee producer
- Luis Alberto Moreno
- Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría
- Aurelio París Sanz de Santamaría
- Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga
- Alejandro Santo Domingo Dávila
- Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo
- Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo
- Alexander Torrenegra
- Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbelaez
- Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez
- Eduardo Verano de la Rosa
Community organizers
- John Henry González Duque
Criminals
- Griselda Blanco Restrepo
- Daniel Camargo Barbosa
- Campo Elías Delgado Morales
- Pablo Escobar Gaviria
- Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos
- Diego León Montoya Sánchez
- Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
- Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
Economists
- Salvador Camacho Roldán
- Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María
- Lauchlin Bernard Currie
- Alejandro Gaviria Uribe
- Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez
- Adriana Kugler
- Maurice Kugler
- José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria
- Miguel Urrutia Montoya
Filmmakers
- Ciro Guerra
- Simon Brand
- Rodrigo García
- Víctor Gaviria
- Fernando Vallejo Rendón
Guerillas
- Manuel Marulanda, FARC-EP member.
- Vera Grabe Loewenherz, former M-19 member.
- Camilo Torres Restrepo, ELN member.
- Salvatore Mancuso, former AUC member.
- Gustavo Petro, former M-19 member.
Historians
- Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán
- Germán Arciniegas Angueyra
- Eduardo Lemaitre Román
- Manuel Uribe Ángel
Humorists
- Andrés López Forero
- Pedro González
- Jaime Garzón
Journalists
- Yamid Amat
- Paulo Laserna Phillips
- Fidel Cano Gutiérrez
- Luis Villar Borda
Military personnel
- Custodio García Rovira
- José Hilario López Valdés
- José María Melo y Ortiz
- Mario Montoya Uribe
- Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda
- Antonio Nariño y Álvarez
- Freddy Padilla de León
- Gabriel París Gordillo
- Gustavo Rojas Pinilla
- Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña
- Fernando Tapias Stahelin
- Rafael Uribe Uribe
Models
- Manuela Arbelaez, model for the Price is Right
- Ariadna Gutiérrez, Miss Colombia 2014
- Laura González, Miss Colombia 2017
- Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga, 1958 Miss Universe.
- Paulina Vega, 2014–2015 Miss Universe.
- María Cristina Díaz-Granados Dangond
- Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda, 1999 Miss International.
- Stella Márquez Zawadski, 1960 Miss International.
- Lina Marulanda Cuartas
- Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez, 2004 Miss International.
- Andrea Tovar, Miss Colombia 2016
- Gabriela Tafur, Miss Colombia 2018
- Valeria Morales, Miss Universe Colombia 2018
Musicians
- Rafael Orozco Maestre
- Joe Arroyo
- Cabas
- Jorge Celedón
- Andrés Cepeda
- Diomedes Díaz
- Andrea Echeverri
- Rafael Escalona
- Fanny Lú
- Fonseca
- Pacho Galán
- Juanes
- Carolina la O
- Jorge Oñate
- Shakira
- Soraya
- Totó la Momposina
- Kali Uchis
- Carlos Vives
- Charlie Zaa
- J Balvin
- Maluma
- Sebastian Yatra
- Karol G
Politicians
- Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio
- Piedad Córdoba Ruiz
- Iván Duque Márquez
- Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala
- Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento
- César Gaviria Trujillo
- Antanas Mockus Šivickas
- Mario Laserna Pinzon
- Rafael Núñez Moledo
- Mariano Ospina Rodríguez
- Ernesto Samper Pizano
- Juan Manuel Santos Calderón
- Horacio Serpa Uribe
- Camilo Torres Tenorio
- Álvaro Uribe Vélez
Sportspersons
Baseball
- Jorge Alfaro
- Yhonathan Barrios
- Lou Castro
- Orlando Cabrera
- Jolbert Cabrera
- Dayán Díaz
- Jackie Gutiérrez
- Tayron Guerrero
- Dilson Herrera
- José Quintana - MLB player
- Donovan Solano - Colombian baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants
- Julio Teherán - MLB player
Basketball
- Braian Angola - basketball player
Other
- Yuri Alvear Orejuela, Olympic judoka
- Egan Bernal, Cyclist, winner of the 2019 Tour de France
- Daniel Bluman, Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider
- Diego Chará - football player
- Yimmi Chará - football player
- Orlando Duque, high diver
- Víctor Aristizábal Posada, footballer
- Faustino Asprilla Hinestroza, footballer
- Helmut Bellingrodt Wolff, Olympic shooter
- Antonio Cervantes Reyes, boxer
- Alejandro Falla Ramírez, tennis player
- Radamel Falcao García Zárate, footballer
- David González, skateboarder
- Boris de Greiff Bernal, chess player
- Luis Herrera Herrera, cyclist
- René Higuita Zapata, footballer
- Caterine Ibargüen Mena, Olympic jumper
- Iván Molina, tennis player
- Juan Pablo Montoya Roldán, race car driver, Former Formula One driver for Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes
- Óscar Muñoz Oviedo, Olympic taekwondo practitioner
- Mariana Pajón Londoño, Olympic cyclist
- Faryd Mondragón Alí footballer
- Nairo Quintana Rojas, cyclist
- Jonathan Romero Preciado, boxer
- Jackeline Rentería Castillo, Olympic wrestler
- Edgar Rentería Herazo, baseballer
- Ximena Restrepo Gaviria, Olympic sprinter
- Diego Salazar Quintero, Olympic weightlifter
- Rigoberto Urán Urán, Olympic cyclist
- María José Uribe Durán, golfer
- María Isabel Urrutia Ocoró, Olympic weightlifter
- Carlos Valderrama Palacio, footballer
- James Rodríguez, footballer
- Camilo Villegas Restrepo, golfer
- Alonso Zapata Ramírez, chess player
- Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría, Olympic tug of war competitor for France, first Colombian to be awarded a medal in the Olympic Games
Writers
- Juan Álvarez
- Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri
- Germán Espinosa Villareal
- Gabriel García Márquez
- Marvel Moreno
- León de Greiff Haeusler
- Jorge Isaacs Ferrer
- Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo
- Mario Laserna Pinzón
- Rafael Pombo y Rebolledo
- José Eustasio Rivera Salas
- José Asunción Silva Gómez
Scientists
- Pelayo Correa, pathologist
- Raúl Cuero Rengifo, microbiologist
- Arturo Escobar, anthropologist
- Julio Garavito Armero, astronomer
- Salomón Hakim Dow, neurosurgeon
- Rodolfo Llinás Riascos, neuroscientist
- Adriana Ocampo Uria, planetary geologist
- Guillermo Owen Salazar, mathematician
- Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo, immunologist
- Eduardo Posada Flórez, physicist
- José Manuel Restrepo Vélez, botanist
- Ana María Rey Ayala, theoretical physicist
- Jorge Reynolds Pombo, electrical engineer
- José Jerónimo Triana Silva, botanist
Other notables
- Maria Cardona, political commentator for CNN
- Laura of Saint Catherine of Siena, Roman Catholic saint.
- Edward Niño Hernández, Guinness Records shortest living male.
- Ana María Hernández Salgar, international relation professional.