List of Famous people born in Antioquia Department, Colombia

Santiago Montoya Muñoz is a Colombian footballer who plays for Deportivo Pereira. He primarily plays as a left winger.

Leonel de Jesús Álvarez Zuleta is a former Colombian football defensive midfielder. He played 101 times for the Colombia national team between 1985 and 1997, making him the third most capped player in Colombian international football. He was also the head coach of Colombia national football team. Alvarez is the only coach to have been champion twice with Independiente Medellín.

Andrés Jair Rentería Morelo, commonly known as Andrés Rentería, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Independiente Santa Fe. He is a naturalized citizen of Mexico.

Sebastián Martínez, is a Colombian actor.

Daniel Muñoz Mejia is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Belgian Pro League club Genk and the Colombia national team. From 2017 until 2019 Munoz played for Águilas Doradas.

Jefferson Andrés Duque Montoya is a Colombian professional footballer who plays for Colombian club Atlético Nacional as a forward.

Mauricio Alejandro Molina Uribe is a retired Colombian football midfielder, who ended his professional career playing for Independiente Medellín.

María Paulina Dávila, is a Colombian actress.

Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva is a Colombian economist, sentenced to 17 years and 4 months of prison for a corruption scandal during his time as Minister of Agriculture. He served as the 8th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia from 2005 to 2009, and was a candidate for the Conservative Party nomination in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, ultimately losing to Noemí Sanín Posada.

Carlos Alberto Ramírez Yepes is a BMX rider, bronze medalist in BMX at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games and also a bronze medal in Tokyo 2020.