List of Colombians
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This is a list of Colombians who are famous or notable.
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[edit] Sports
- Juan Pablo Angel
- Faustino Asprilla "El Tino"
- Víctor Aristizábal
- Andres Escobar
- Mauricio Serna
- Carlos Valderrama (footballer)
- Cecilia (Chechi) Baena
- jesus herrera wrestler
- Juan Pablo Montoya
- Mauricio hadah
- Orlando Cabrera
- Edgar Renteria
- Angel Leonardo Gonzalez "Don Peluche"
[edit] Science
- Francisco José de Caldas
- Álvaro Fernández Pérez
- Julio Garavito Armero
- Edmond J. Yunis
- Emilio J. Yunis
- Salomón Hakim
- Andrés Jaramillo Botero
- Rodolfo Llinás
- Álvaro José Negret[1] (*1949,†1998); Ornithologist and conservationist.
- Jorge Phillips
- Guillermo Owen
- Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
- Jorge Reynolds Pombo
- Jose Vicente SuarezHoyos
- Fernando Dangond Castro
- Eduardo J Cruz
- Carlos Eduardo Caicedo-Carvajal
- Clemente Forero-Pineda
- Joaquin Quijano Caballero
- Gustavo Tamayo
[edit] Philosophers
See Categoría:Filósofos de Colombia
- Nicolás Gómez Dávila
- Fernando González The "anti-philosopher"
- Estanislao Zuleta
- Darío Echandía
- Guillermo Hoyos Vasquez
- Rafael Gutiérrez Girardot
- Danilo Cruz Vélez
- Rafael Carrillo
- Porfirio Ruiz
- Rubén Jaramillo
- Jorge Marín
- Jorge Aurelio Diaz
- Rubén Sierra Mejía
- Noé Burgos "The Prolific"
- Alberto Ariza "Shake and Bake!"
[edit] Colombian native Americans
- Quintín Lame - Indigenous leader
- Floro Tunubalá - Politician
- Francisco Rojas Birri - Politician
- Jesús Enrique Piñacué - Politician
- Anatolio Quirá
- Gabriel Muyuy
- Lorenzo Muelas - Politician
- Martín Tenganá
- Efrén Tarapués
- Gerardo Jumi
- India Catalina - Historic figure
- Zoratama - Historic Figure
- Mario (Marito) Morales - Adult Film Star
[edit] Education
- Marco Fidel Suárez (*1855, †1927); writer, president of Colombia between 1918 and 1922
- Felix Restrepo Mejía (*1887, †1965); jesuit priest, writer, pedagogue, classical scholar and humanist
- Mario Laserna Pinzón, founder of the Los Andes University [2], writer, former Senator.
- Alfonso Casas Morales, founder of the Gimnasio Campestre
- Antanas Mockus, former rector National University of Colombia, former mayor of Bogotá
- Agustín Nieto Caballero (*1889, †1975); founder of Gimnasio Moderno, the oldest new school in South America
- Gerardo Molina (*1906, †1991); writer, political scientist, rector of the National University of Colombia
- Luis López de Mesa (*1884 - †1967), medical doctor, psychiatrist, and pedagogue, rector of the National University of Colombia
- Gabriel Carreño Mallarino, founder of Gimnasio de los cerros school.
[edit] Cooking and International Cuisine
- Sofia Ospina de Navarro, author of the multi-edition "La Buena Mesa"
- Teresita Román de Zurek (*; Native of Cartagena, has written various cookbooks, her most important work being "Cartagena de Indias en la Olla, which has been considered the "bible" of Colombian and Caribbean cooking)
- Harry Sasson
- Juanita Umaña
- Leonor Espinosa
- Jorge Rausch
[edit] Writers
- Ismael Enrique Arciniegas, poet
- Gabriel García Márquez, Nobel Prize in Literature winner (1982)
- Josefa Acevedo de Gomez, poet
- Gustavo Álvarez Gardeazábal
- Manuel Ancízar, writer and journalist
- Gonzalo Arango, poet and novelist (Founder of Nadaismo)
- Germán Arciniegas
- Ángela Becerra
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Eduardo Caballero Calderón
- Andrés Caicedo
- Tomás Carrasquilla
- Gregorio Castañeda Aragón
- Germán Castro Caycedo
- Álvaro Cepeda Samudio
- Germán Espinosa
- Adolfo León Gómez, poet
- León de Greiff
- Jorge Isaacs
- Manuel Mejía Vallejo
- Rafael Moreno Durán
- Álvaro Mutis
- Jairo Aníbal Niño
- Rafael Pombo
- Laura Restrepo
- Luis Carlos Restrepo
- José Eustasio Rivera
- Daniel Samper Pizano
- Alonso Sánchez Baute
- José Asunción Silva
- Nicolás Suescún
- Florence Thomas
- Antonio Ungar
- Guillermo Valencia
- Fernando Vallejo
- Umberto Valverde
- Manuel Zapata Olivella
- Juan Pablo Gómez Cardona
- Elkin Restrepo
- Javier Tafur
[edit] Arts
See : Colombian artists
[edit] Politics
[edit] Politicians
- Luis Carlos Galan, former presidential candidate
- Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, former presidential candidate
- Álvaro Gómez Hurtado, former presidential candidate
- Laureano Gómez, former President of Colombia
- Alberto Lleras Camargo, former President of Colombia
- Carlos Lleras Restrepo, former President of Colombia
- Alfonso López Pumarejo, former President of Colombia
- Cesar Gaviria Trujillo, former President of Colombia
- Antanas Mockus (Former Bogota mayor and 2006 elections presidential candidate)
- Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, former President of Colombia
- Rafael Núñez, former President of Colombia
- Francisco de Paula Santander, former President of Colombia
- Gustavo Rojas Pinilla, former President of Colombia
- Juan Manuel Galan, politician and son of Luis Carlos Galan
- Alvaro Uribe Velez, President of Colombia
- Rosemberg Pabón, politician and former M-19 guerrilla
[edit] Diplomats and Peace negotiators
- Jesus Antonio Bejarano[3] (*1946,†1999); Peace negotiator and ambassador to El Salvador
- Joaquín Vallejo Arbelaez[4] (*1912,†2005); Former government Minister and Ambassador to the ONU
[edit] Religion
- Rafael Almanza, Franciscan priest, beatification in process.
- Miguel Ángel Builes, bishop of Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia, founder of Misioneros Javerianos de Yarumal, now in different Latin American, African and Asian countries.
- Darío Castrillón Hoyos, Cardinal Deacon
- Saint Peter Claver, Spaniard, Colombian by adoption.
- Rafael García Herreros, priest
- Mariano de Jesús Eusse Hoyos, Padre Marianito, Catholic priest, Blessed.
- Alfonso López Trujillo, Cardinal Bishop
- Mother Laura Montoya Upegui, founder of "Misioneras de María Inmaculada y Santa Catalina de Sena", now in different Latino American, African and Asian countries.
- Ismael Perdomo Borrero, Archbishop of Bogotá. Beatification in process.
- Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Cardinal Priest, archbishop of Bogotá
- Crisanto Luque Sánchez, The first Cardinal of Colombia
- Camilo Torres Restrepo, Catholic priest, liberation theologian and guerrilla
- Luís Variara (Luigi Variara), Salesians of Don Bosco, Blessed, Italian missionary, Apostle of the lepers in Agua de Dios, Cundinamarca Department. Colombian by adoption.
- The Seven Young Martyrs during the Spanish Civil War, 1936, from Comunidad de San Juan de Dios: Juan Bautista Velásquez, Esteban Maya, Melquiades Ramírez from Sonsón, Antioquia, Eugenio Ramírez, Rubén de Jesús López, Arturo Ayala y Gaspar Páez Perdomo de Tello, Huila Department, assassinated in Madrid. Blessed (the first Latin Americans to be beatified).
[edit] Crime
See also: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
See also: United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia
- Carlos Castaño Gil
- Pablo Escobar
- Luis Garavito
- Angel Melendez
- Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela
- Fabio Ochoa Restrepo
- Rodrigo Tovar Pupo Jorge 40
- Manuel Marulanda Vélez Tirofijo Founder of the FARC
[edit] Entertainment
[edit] Colombian local TV & Cinema
- Alejandra Borrero, actress
- Jairo Camargo, actor
- Manolo Cardona, actor
- Marcelo Cezan, actor/model
- Maria Helena Doering, actress
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco
- Jaime Garzón[5] (†1999); comedian and journalist
- Aura Cristina Geithner, singer/actress
- Alejandro Martinez Murcia, singer/composer
- Ignacio Martinez, actor
- Carlos Muñoz, actor
- Felipe Noguera, actor
- Julio Enrique Sánchez Vanegas
- Andrea Serna, TV producer, presenter and model
- Guillermo Vives, actor
- Veronica Orozco
- Natasha Klauss
[edit] Colombian Musicians
- Grupo Niche (Salsa musician)
- Shakira (Latin pop singer-songwriter)
- Carlos Vives (Vallenato/Rock singer-songwriter)
- Diomedes Diaz (Vallenato singer-songwriter)
- Los Hermanos Zuleta (Vallenato singer-songwriter)
- Kaleth Morales singer/songwriter
- Aterciopelados musical group
- Juanes, (Rock en español singer-songwriter)
- Tres Coronas (Rap/Hip Hop music group)
- Grupo Bananas (Merengue musician)
- Fonseca
- Fanny Lu
- Andres Cabas
- La Pestilencia
[edit] International TV and Cinema
- Roscar Ardo, producer and bussinessman
- Karina Arroyave, actress
- Stella Arroyave, Anthony Hopkins's wife
- Lillo Brancato, actor
- Hector Luis Bustamante, actor
- Flavio Caballero, actor
- Manuel Cabral, movies and voice actor
- Ryan Cabrera, songwriter (half Colombian)
- Patricia Cardoso Directora, ganadora del Oscar Universitario por el mediometraje "El reino de los cielos"
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco, actress
- Paula Garcés, actress
- Rodrigo Garcia, TV and Movie Director
- Greg Giraldo, stand-up comedian and TV personality
- Javier Gnecco, actor
- Amparo Grisales, actress
- Vicky Hernández, actress
- John Leguizamo, actor
- Andrés López, stand-up comedian, TV presenter and Radio comedian
- Ana María Orozco, actress
- Cristina Pérez, television judge
- John Paul Pitoc, actor, half-Colombian
- Patricia Rae,Films: Miami Vice, Absolute & tangerine
- Catalina Sandino Moreno, Oscar-nominated actress
- Sofía Vergara, actress
- Carlos Vives, actor and singer
- Shakira, singer
- Andrea Echeverri, singer, member of the alternative rock band Aterciopelados
- Juanes
- Jimena Hoyos, actress
[edit] Modeling
- Luz Marina Zuluaga, Miss Universe 1958
- Stella Márquez Zawadski, *Stella Araneta Former Miss Colombia/ 1st Miss International
- Paula Andrea Betancourt, former Miss Colombia
- Carolina Gomez, former Miss Colombia
- Andrea Nocetti, model and former Miss Colombia
- Natalia París, Top Model
- Claudia Perlwitz, topmodel
- Tatiana de los Ríos, Top Model
- Adriana Cecilia Tarud Duran, Miss Colombia 2004 - 2005
- Valerie Dominguez Tarud, Miss Colombia 2005 - 2006
- Andrea Serna, TV producer, presenter and model
- Maria Fernanda Yepes, Top Model
- Andrea Rincon, Top Model popular on the net
[edit] Business
[edit] Journalists
- Yamid Amat
- Manuel Ancízar
- Silvia Corzo
- Carlos Vergara
- Patricia Janiot
- María Lucía Fernández
- Jaime Garzón
- Juan Gossaín
- Adrian Lamo
- Mario Lamo
- Jairo Marin
- Claudia Palacios
- Gina Romero
- Jaime Sánchez Cristo
- Julio Sánchez Cristo, Jaime's brother
[edit] Fashion designers
[edit] See also
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