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
- Lorna Cepeda
- Catalina Denis
- Robinson Díaz
- Ana Lucía Domínguez
- Juan Pablo Espinosa
- Margarita Rosa de Francisco
- Carolina Gaitán
- Danna García
- Isabella Gomez
- Juan Pablo Gamboa
- Paula Garcés
- Aura Cristina Geithner
- Fabián Ríos
- Carla Giraldo
- Amparo Grisales
- Teresa Gutiérrez
- Zulay Henao
- Vicky Hernández
- Ana María Kamper
- Natasha Klauss
- John Leguizamo
- Andrés Mercado
- Luis Mesa
- Ana María Orozco
- Margarita Ortega
- Juan Pablo Raba
- Paola Rey
- Maritza Rodríguez
- Catalina Sandino Moreno
- Isabella Santo Domingo
- Juan Pablo Shuk
- Catherine Siachoque
- Paola Turbay
- Miguel Varoni
- Sofía Vergara
- Carmen Villalobos
- María Fernanda Yepes
Architects
- Daniel Bermúdez Samper
- Rafael Esguerra
- Raúl Fajardo Moreno
- Giancarlo Mazzanti
- Rogelio Salmona
- Simón Vélez
Artists
- Ricardo Acevedo Bernal, painter
- Débora Arango painter
- Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, sculptor
- Fernando Botero Angulo, painter and sculptor
- Klaus Fruchtnis, photographer, digital artist and lecturer
- Miguel Gómez, photographer
- Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo, muralist
- Enrique Grau Araújo, painter
- Santiago Martínez Delgado, muralist
- Leo Matiz, photographer
- Fernando Montaño, ballet dancer and choreographer
- Édgar Negret Dueñas, sculptor
- Alejandro Obregón Roses, painter
- Mario Opazo, video and production artist
- Leobardo Pérez Jiménez, painter and sculptor
- Andrés de Santa María Hurtado, painter
- Silvia Tcherassi Solano, fashion designer
Broadcasters
- Carlos Cabrera
- 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
- Sonia Velásquez
- 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
- Don Emilio "Pancho" Laserna
- Guillermo Laserna developer
- 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
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
- Pedro López (serial killer)
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
Left-wing terrorists
- Manuel Marulanda, FARC-EP member
- Vera Grabe Loewenherz, former M-19 member
- Camilo Torres Restrepo, ELN member
- Salvatore Mancuso, former AUC member
Historians
- Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán
- Germán Arciniegas Angueyra
- Eduardo Lemaitre Román
- Manuel Uribe Ángel
Humorists
Journalists
Lawyers
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
- Francisco Javier Vergara y Velasco
Models
- Manuela Arbeláez, model on The Price Is Right
- Andrea Escobar, Miss Elite Model Look Colombia 2003
- Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda, 1999 Miss International
- Laura González, Miss Colombia 2017
- Ariadna Gutiérrez, Miss Colombia 2014
- Stella Araneta, 1960 Miss International
- Lina Marulanda Cuartas
- Valeria Morales, Miss Universe Colombia 2018
- Gabriela Tafur, Miss Colombia 2018
- Andrea Tovar, Miss Colombia 2016
- Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez, 2004 Miss International
- Paulina Vega, 2014–2015 Miss Universe
- Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga, 1958 Miss Universe
Musicians
- Edmundo Arias
- Joe Arroyo
- Cabas
- Jorge Celedón
- Andrés Cepeda
- Diomedes Díaz
- Andrea Echeverri
- Rafael Escalona
- Fanny Lú
- Fonseca
- Karol G
- Pacho Galán
- Juanes
- Carolina la O
- Jorge Oñate
- Rafael Orozco Maestre
- Shakira
- Soraya
- Sasha Keable
- Totó la Momposina
- Lucía Pulido
- Kali Uchis
- Carlos Vives
- Charlie Zaa
- J Balvin
- Maluma
- Crudo Means Raw
- Sebastián Yatra
Politicians
- Miguel Amín Escaf
- Iván Duque Márquez
- Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio
- Piedad Córdoba Ruiz
- Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados
- 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
- Guillermo Torres Barrera
- Álvaro Uribe Vélez
- Cecilia María Vélez
- Eduardo Valencia Ospina
Sportspersons
Baseball
- Jorge Alfaro, catcher for the Miami Marlins
- Yhonathan Barrios
- Lou Castro
- Orlando Cabrera
- Jolbert Cabrera
- Dayán Díaz
- Jackie Gutiérrez
- Tayron Guerrero
- Dilson Herrera, second baseman
- José Quintana, MLB pitcher
- Édgar Rentería
- Donovan Solano, baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants
- Julio Teherán, MLB pitcher
Basketball
Cycling
- Egan Bernal, cyclist, winner of the 2019 Tour de France
- Luis Herrera, cyclist
- Mariana Pajón, Olympic cyclist
- Nairo Quintana, cyclist
- Rigoberto Urán, Olympic cyclist
Equestrian
- Daniel Bluman, Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider
- Hugo Gamboa, Olympic equestrian
- Caterine Ibargüen, Olympic jumper
Football
- Víctor Aristizábal, footballer
- Faustino Asprilla, footballer
- Diego Chará, football player
- Yimmi Chará, football player
- Radamel Falcao, footballer
- Denis Gomez, footballer
- Marlon González, footballer
- René Higuita, footballer
- Faryd Mondragón, footballer
- Carlos Alberto Palacio, footballer
- James Rodríguez, footballer
- Carlos Valderrama, footballer
Other
- Yuri Alvear, Olympic judoka
- Orlando Duque, high diver
- Helmut Bellingrodt, Olympic shooter
- Antonio Cervantes, boxer
- Alejandro Falla, tennis player
- David González, skateboarder
- Boris de Greiff, chess player
- Iván Molina, tennis player
- Juan Pablo Montoya, race car driver, former Formula One driver for Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes
- Óscar Muñoz, Olympic taekwondo practitioner
- Jonatan Romero, boxer
- Jackeline Rentería, Olympic wrestler
- Ximena Restrepo, Olympic sprinter
- Diego Salazar, Olympic weightlifter
- Mariajo Uribe, golfer
- María Isabel Urrutia, Olympic weightlifter
- Camilo Villegas, LPGA golfer
- Alonso Zapata, 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
- Porfirio Barba-Jacob
- Santiago Cepeda
- 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
- José María Vergara y Vergara
- Jorge Isaacs
Scientists
- Carolina Benedetti, mathematician
- Silvia Blair, parasitologist, biologist
- 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