Colombian people of note include:
Actors
Jorge Enrique Abello (born 1968) Carolina Acevedo (born 1979) Julián Arango (born 1968) Yancey Arias (born 1971) Víctor Hugo Cabrera (born 1968) Manolo Cardona (born 1977) Margalida Castro (born 1943) Angie Cepeda (born 1974) Lorna Cepeda (born 1970) Catalina Denis (born 1985) Robinson Díaz (born 1978) Ana Lucía Domínguez (born 1983) Juan Pablo Espinosa (born 1980) Margarita Rosa de Francisco (born 1965) Carolina Gaitán (born 1984) Danna García (born 1978) Isabella Gomez (born 1998) Juan Pablo Gamboa (born 1966) Paula Garcés (born 1974) Aura Cristina Geithner (born 1967) Fabián Ríos (born 1980) Carla Giraldo (born 1986) Amparo Grisales (born 1956) Teresa Gutiérrez (1928–2010) Zulay Henao (born 1979) Vicky Hernández (born 1945) Ana María Kamper (born 1964) Natasha Klauss (born 1975) John Leguizamo (born 1964) Andrés Mercado (born 1986) Luis Mesa (born 1968) Ana María Orozco (born 1973) Margarita Ortega (born 1973) Juan Pablo Raba (born 1977) Paola Rey (born 1979) Maritza Rodríguez (born 1975) Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 1981) Isabella Santo Domingo (born 1967) Juan Pablo Shuk (born 1965) Catherine Siachoque (born 1970) Paola Turbay (born 1970) Miguel Varoni (born 1964) Sofía Vergara (born 1972) Carmen Villalobos (born 1983) María Fernanda Yepes (born 1980)
Architects
Daniel Bermúdez Samper (born 1950) Rafael Esguerra (1922–2000) Raúl Fajardo Moreno (1929–2012) Giancarlo Mazzanti (born 1963) Rogelio Salmona (1929–2007) Simón Vélez (born 1949)
Artists
Ricardo Acevedo Bernal (1867–1930), painter Débora Arango (1907–2005) painter Rodrigo Arenas Betancur (1919–1995), sculptor Fernando Botero Angulo (1932–2023), painter and sculptor Klaus Fruchtnis, photographer, digital artist and lecturer Miguel Gómez (born 1974), photographer Pedro Nel Gómez Agudelo (1889–1989), muralist Enrique Grau Araújo (1920–2004), painter Santiago Martínez Delgado (1906–1954), muralist Leo Matiz (1917–1998), photographer Fernando Montaño (born 1985), ballet dancer and choreographer Édgar Negret Dueñas (1920–2012), sculptor Alejandro Obregón Roses (1920–1992), painter Mario Opazo (born 1969), video and production artist Leobardo Pérez Jiménez (born 1945), painter and sculptor Andrés de Santa María Hurtado (1860–1945), painter Silvia Tcherassi Solano (born 1965), fashion designer
Broadcasters
Carlos Cabrera (born 1959) Jorge Barón (born 1948) Félix de Bedout (born 1964) Ilia Calderón (born 1972) Silvia Corzo (born 1973) Natalia Cruz (born 1976) Abel González Chávez (1943–2019) Juan Gossaín (born 1949) Fernando González Pacheco (1932–2014) Alfonso Lizarazo (born 1940) María Lucía Fernández (born 1968) Patricia Janiot (born 1963) Hernán Orjuela (born 1957) Claudia Palacios (born 1977) Julio Sánchez Cristo (born 1958) Manuel Teodoro (born 1963) Gloria Valencia (1927–2011) Jota Mario Valencia (1956–2019) Sonia Velásquez (born 1977) Inés María Zabaraín (born 1969)
Businesspeople
Carlos Ardila Lülle (1930–2021) Fuad Ricardo Char Abdala (born 1937) Gustavo Adolfo Carvajal Sinisterra (born 1961) Carlos Cardona (born 1974) Luis Fernando Correa Bahamon (born 1955) Carlos Cure (born 1944) Alfonso Davila Ortiz (1922–2015) James Martin Eder (1838–1921) German Efromovich (born 1950) Gustavo Gaviria Angel (born 1948) Jaime Gilinski Bacal (born 1957) Isaac Gilinski Sragowicz (born 1934) Luis Fernando Jaramillo Correa (1935–2011) Mario Laserna Pinzon (1923–2013) Paulo Laserna (born 1953) Don Emilio "Pancho" Laserna Guillermo Laserna developer Isaac Lee Possin (born 1971) Astrid Medina (born 1977), coffee producer Luis Alberto Moreno (born 1953) Guillermo París Sanz de Santamaría (1820–1867) Aurelio París Sanz de Santamaría (1829–1899) Julio Mario Santo Domingo Braga (1958–2009) Alejandro Santo Domingo Dávila (born 1977) Julio Mario Santo Domingo Pumarejo (1923–2011) Luis Carlos Sarmiento Angulo (born 1933) Alexander Torrenegra (born 1978) Carlos Ignacio Urrea Arbelaez (born 1966) Joaquín Vallejo Arbeláez (1912–2005) Eduardo Verano de la Rosa (born 1950)
Community organizers
Virgelina Chará (born 1955) John Henry González Duque (born 1966)
Criminals
Griselda Blanco Restrepo (1943–2012) Daniel Camargo Barbosa (1936–1994) Campo Elías Delgado Morales (1934–1986) Pablo Escobar Gaviria (1949–1993) Luis Alfredo Garavito Cubillos (born 1957) Diego León Montoya Sánchez (born 1958) Gilberto Rodríguez Orejuela (1939–2022) Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (born 1943) Pedro López (serial killer) (born 1948)
Economists
Salvador Camacho Roldán (1827–1900) Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María (born 1962) Lauchlin Bernard Currie (1902–1993) Alejandro Gaviria Uribe (born 1966) Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez (born 1943) Adriana Kugler (born 1969) Maurice Kugler (born 1967) José Antonio Ocampo Gaviria (born 1952) Miguel Urrutia Montoya (born 1939)
Filmmakers
Ciro Guerra (born 1981) Simon Brand (born 1970) Rodrigo García (born 1959) Víctor Gaviria (born 1955) Fernando Vallejo Rendón (born 1942)
Left-wing terrorists
Manuel Marulanda (1930–2008), FARC-EP member Vera Grabe Loewenherz (born 1951), former M-19 member Camilo Torres Restrepo (1929–1966), ELN member Salvatore Mancuso (born 1969), former AUC member
Historians
Tomás Joaquín de Acosta y Pérez de Guzmán (1800–1852) Germán Arciniegas Angueyra (1900–1999) Eduardo Lemaitre Román (1914–1994) Manuel Uribe Ángel (1822–1904)
Humorists
Andrés López Forero (born 1971) Pedro González (born 1965) Jaime Garzón (1960–1999) Daniel Samper Ospina (born 1974)
Journalists
Yamid Amat (born 1941) Paulo Laserna Phillips (born 1953) Fidel Cano Gutiérrez (1854–1919) Luis Villar Borda (1929–2008)
Lawyers
Eduardo Varela Pezzano (born 1984)
Military personnel
Custodio García Rovira (1780–1816) José Hilario López Valdés (1798–1869) José María Melo y Ortiz (1800–1860) Mario Montoya Uribe (born 1949) Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera y Arboleda (1798–1878) Antonio Nariño y Álvarez (1765–1824) Freddy Padilla de León (born 1948) Gabriel París Gordillo (1910–2008) Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975) Francisco de Paula Santander y Omaña (1792–1840) Fernando Tapias Stahelin (1943–2015) Rafael Uribe Uribe (1859–1914) Francisco Javier Vergara y Velasco (1860–1914)
Models
Manuela Arbeláez (born 1988), model on The Price Is Right Andrea Escobar (born 1988), Miss Elite Model Look Colombia 2003 Paulina Margarita Gálvez Pineda (born 1980), 1999 Miss International Laura González (born 1995), Miss Colombia 2017 Ariadna Gutiérrez (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2014 Stella Araneta (born 1937), 1960 Miss International Lina Marulanda Cuartas (1980–2010) Valeria Morales (born 1998), Miss Universe Colombia 2018 Gabriela Tafur (born 1995), Miss Colombia 2018 Andrea Tovar (born 1993), Miss Colombia 2016 Jeymmy Paola Vargas Gómez (born 1983), 2004 Miss International Paulina Vega (born 1993), 2014–2015 Miss Universe Luz Marina Zuluaga Zuluaga (1938–2015), 1958 Miss Universe
Musicians
Edmundo Arias (1925–1993) Joe Arroyo (1955–2011) J Balvin (born 1985) Cabas (born 1976) Jorge Celedón (born 1968) Andrés Cepeda (born 1973) Diomedes Díaz (1957–2013) Andrea Echeverri (born 1965) Rafael Escalona (1926–2009) Fonseca (born 1979) Karol G (born 1991) Pacho Galán (1906–1988) Lina Gonzalez-Granados Juanes (born 1972) Sasha Keable Fanny Lú (born 1973) Maluma (born 1994) Totó la Momposina (born 1948) Carolina la O (born 1979) Jorge Oñate (1949–2021) Rafael Orozco Maestre (1954–1992) Shakira (born 1977) Soraya (1969–2006) Lucía Pulido (born 1962) Kali Uchis (born 1993) Carlos Vives (born 1961) Sebastián Yatra Charlie Zaa (born 1974) Crudo Means Raw (born 1988)
Politicians
Miguel Amín Escaf (born 1948) Iván Duque Márquez Ingrid Betancourt Pulecio (born 1961) Piedad Córdoba Ruiz (1955-2024) Luis Eduardo Díaz Granados (born 1970) Iván Duque Márquez (born 1976) Jorge Eliécer Gaitán Ayala (1903–1948) Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento (1943–1989) César Gaviria Trujillo (born 1947) Antanas Mockus Šivickas (born 1952) Mario Laserna Pinzon (1923–2013) Rafael Núñez Moledo (1825–1894) Mariano Ospina Rodríguez (1851–1885) Ernesto Samper Pizano (born 1950) Juan Manuel Santos Calderón (born 1951) Horacio Serpa Uribe (1943–2020) Camilo Torres Tenorio (1766–1816) Guillermo Torres Barrera (died 1988) Álvaro Uribe Vélez (born 1952) Cecilia María Vélez (born 1953) Eduardo Valencia Ospina (born 1940)
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 (born 1975) Donovan Solano (born 1987), baseball second baseman for the San Francisco Giants Julio Teherán, MLB pitcher
Basketball Braian Angola (born 1994), basketball player for Hapoel Tel Aviv of the Israeli Basketball Premier League
Cycling
Egan Bernal (born 1997), cyclist, winner of the 2019 Tour de France Luis Herrera (born 1961), cyclist Mariana Pajón (born 1991), Olympic cyclist Nairo Quintana (born 1990), cyclist Rigoberto Urán (born 1987), Olympic cyclist
Equestrian
Daniel Bluman (born 1990), Colombian-born Israeli Olympic show jumping rider Hugo Gamboa (born 1958), Olympic equestrian Caterine Ibargüen (born 1984), Olympic jumper
Football
Víctor Aristizábal (born 1971), footballer Faustino Asprilla (born 1969), footballer Diego Chará, football player Yimmi Chará, football player Radamel Falcao (born 1986), footballer Denis Gomez (born 1991), footballer Marlon González (born 1989), footballer René Higuita (born 1966), footballer Faryd Mondragón, footballer Carlos Alberto Palacio (born 1998), footballer James Rodríguez (born 1991), footballer Carlos Valderrama (born 1961), footballer
Other Yuri Alvear (born 1986), Olympic judoka Orlando Duque (born 1974), high diver Helmut Bellingrodt (born 1949), Olympic shooter Antonio Cervantes (born 1945), boxer Alejandro Falla (born 1983), tennis player David González (born 1990), skateboarder Boris de Greiff (1930–2011), chess player Iván Molina (born 1946), tennis player Juan Pablo Montoya (born 1975), race car driver, former Formula One driver for Williams-BMW and McLaren-Mercedes Óscar Muñoz (born 1993), Olympic taekwondo practitioner Jonatan Romero (born 1986), boxer Jackeline Rentería (born 1986), Olympic wrestler Ximena Restrepo (born 1969), Olympic sprinter Diego Salazar (born 1980), Olympic weightlifter Mariajo Uribe (born 1990), golfer María Isabel Urrutia (born 1965), Olympic weightlifter Camilo Villegas (born 1982), LPGA golfer Alonso Zapata (born 1958), chess player Francisco Henríquez de Zubiría (1869–1933), Olympic tug of war competitor for France, first Colombian to be awarded a medal in the Olympic Games
Writers
Juan Álvarez (born 1978) Porfirio Barba-Jacob (1883–1942) Santiago Cepeda (born 1986) Rufino José Cuervo Urisarri (1844–1911) Germán Espinosa Villareal (1938–2007) Gabriel García Márquez (1927–2014) (One Hundred Years of Solitude, Love in the Time of Cholera) Marvel Moreno (1939–1995) León de Greiff Haeusler (1895–1976) Jorge Isaacs Ferrer (1837–1895) Álvaro Mutis Jaramillo (1923–2013) Mario Laserna Pinzón (1923–2013) Rafael Pombo y Rebolledo (1833–1912) José Eustasio Rivera Salas (1888–1928) José Asunción Silva Gómez (1865–1896) José María Vergara y Vergara (1831–1872) Jorge Isaacs
Scientists
Carolina Benedetti, mathematician Silvia Blair, parasitologist, biologist Pelayo Correa (born 1927), pathologist Raúl Cuero Rengifo (born 1948), microbiologist Arturo Escobar (born 1952), anthropologist Julio Garavito Armero (1865–1920), astronomer Salomón Hakim Dow (1922–2011), neurosurgeon Rodolfo Llinás Riascos (born 1934), neuroscientist Adriana Ocampo Uria (born 1955), planetary geologist Guillermo Owen Salazar (born 1938), mathematician Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo (born 1946), immunologist Eduardo Posada Flórez (born 1942), physicist José Manuel Restrepo Vélez (1781–1863), botanist Ana María Rey Ayala (born 1977), theoretical physicist Jorge Reynolds Pombo (born 1936), electrical engineer