List of Famous people born in Boyacá Department, Colombia
Nairo Quintana
Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas, ODB, is a Colombian racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–Samsic.
Miguel Ángel López
Miguel Ángel López Moreno is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Movistar Team.
Fabio Parra
Fabio Enrique Parra Pinto is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Parra was successful as an amateur in Colombia, winning the Novatos classification for new riders or riders riding their first edition of the race, and finishing 14th in the 1979 Vuelta a Colombia and then the General classification in the 1981 Vuelta a Colombia. He also competed in the individual road race event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.
Aída Abella
Aída Yolanda Avella Esquivel, or Aída Yolanda Abella Esquivel, is a Colombian pedagogue, psychologist, and politician belonging to the Patriotic Union party. She was a member of the Constituent Assembly of Colombia and a councilor of the city of Bogotá between 1992 and 1996. Avella was a candidate for Vice President in the 2014 presidential election for the Alternative Democratic Pole and Patriotic Union alliance. In the 2018 parliamentarian election, Avella was elected to the Colombian Senate.
Marcela Gallego
Marcela Gallego is a Colombian actress, born in Tunja. Most of her work has been in Colombian telenovelas including Celia, some of which have appeared in the U.S. She is also known for acting in the film Satanás.
Mauricio Soler
Juan Mauricio Soler Hernández is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer, who last rode for UCI ProTour team Movistar Team. He competed in the Tour de France for the first time in 2007, winning stage 9, having broken away on the Col du Galibier. He won that year's King of the Mountains title. Soler stated the stage win was "a victory from heaven. It is the biggest win of my life, and in my first Tour de France. I didn't think it would come so quickly." He finished 11th overall that year. Soler had a career-ending crash in the 2011 Tour de Suisse.
Dayer Quintana
Dayer Uberney Quintana Rojas is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–Samsic. He is the younger brother of fellow professional cyclist Nairo Quintana, who also rides for the Arkéa–Samsic team. His first professional victory was stage 3 of the 2014 Tour of Austria. In August 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Tour de France.
Winner Anacona
Winner Andrew Anacona Gomez is a Colombian professional road cyclist, who currently rides for UCI ProTeam Arkéa–Samsic.
Gabriel Camargo Salamanca
Gabriel Camargo Salamanca is a Colombian businessman, politician, and the chairman of Deportes Tolima of the Categoría Primera A. He was born in Tunja, and has represented Cundinamarca Department in the Senate of Colombia.
Cayetano Sarmiento
Cayetano José Sarmiento Tunarrosa is a Colombian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for amateur team Ingeniería de Vías. Born in Arcabuco, Boyacá, Sarmiento has competed as a professional since 2010, competing for the Acqua & Sapone team prior to moving to Liquigas–Cannondale for the 2012 season.