List of Famous people born in Colombia

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a transcontinental country largely in the north of South America, with territories in North America. Colombia is bounded on the north by the Caribbean Sea, the northwest by Panama, the south by Ecuador and Peru, the east by Venezuela, the southeast by Brazil, and the west by the Pacific Ocean. It comprises 32 departments and the Capital District of Bogotá, the country's largest city.

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1. Pablo Escobar

Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria

Male. Colombian drug lord

First Name: Pablo

Last Name: Escobar

Born on December 1, 1949

Died on December 2, 1993 (aged 44)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

Drug-lord

2. Shakira

Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll

Female. Colombian singer

Born on February 2, 1977 (age 44)

Born in Colombia, Atlántico Department

Height: 156 cm | 5'1"

3. Sofía Vergara

Female. Colombian actress

First Name: Sofía

Born on July 10, 1973 (age 48)

Born in Colombia, Atlántico Department

Height: 170 cm | 5'7"

Model

4. Gabriel García Márquez

Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez

Male. Colombian writer, journalist and Nobel laureate in literature

First Name: Gabriel

Last Name: Márquez

Born on March 6, 1927

Died on April 17, 2014 (aged 87)

Born in Colombia, Magdalena Department

5. Yerry Mina

Yerry Fernando Mina

Male. Colombian association football player

First Name: Yerry

Born on September 23, 1994 (age 27)

Born in Colombia, Cauca Department

Height: 193 cm | 6'4"

Footballer, Sportsperson

6. James Rodríguez

Male. Colombian association football player

First Name: James

Last Name: Rodríguez

Born on July 12, 1991 (age 30)

Born in Colombia, Norte de Santander Department

Height: 181 cm | 5'11"

Footballer, Sportsperson

7. David Ospina

Male. Colombian footballer

First Name: David

Last Name: Ospina

Born on August 31, 1988 (age 33)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

Height: 183 cm | 6'0"

Footballer, Sportsperson

8. Omaira Sánchez Garzón pinillos

Female. volcano victim from Colombia

First Name: Omaira

Born on August 28, 1972

Died on November 16, 1985 (aged 13)

Born in Colombia, Tolima Department

9. Pedro López

Male. South American serial killer

First Name: Pedro

Last Name: López

Born on October 8, 1948 (age 73)

Born in Colombia, Tolima Department

10. Luis Fernando Díaz

Male. Colombian association football player

First Name: Luis

Last Name: Díaz

Born on January 13, 1997 (age 24)

Born in Colombia, La Guajira Department

Height: 180 cm | 5'11"

Footballer, Sportsperson

11. Maluma

Male. Colombian reggaeton singer

Born on January 28, 1994 (age 27)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

Height: 175 cm | 5'9"

12. Camilo

Male. Colombian singer, songwriter, and producer

Born on March 16, 1994 (age 27)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

13. Jhon Jairo Velásquez

Male. Colombian contract killer

First Name: Jhon

Born on April 15, 1962

Died on February 6, 2020 (aged 57)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

14. Karol G

Female. Colombian songwriter

First Name: Karol

Last Name: G

Born on February 14, 1991 (age 30)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

Height: 161 cm | 5'3"

15. Nairo Quintana

Nairo Alexander Quintana Rojas

Male. Colombian road bicyclist

First Name: Nairo

Born on February 4, 1990 (age 31)

Born in Colombia, Boyacá Department

Height: 166 cm | 5'5"

16. Álvaro Uribe

Male. Colombian lawyer and politician

First Name: Álvaro

Last Name: Uribe

Born on July 4, 1952 (age 69)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

17. Carlos Bacca

Carlos Arturo Bacca Ahumada

Male. Colombian footballer

First Name: Carlos

Last Name: Bacca

Born on September 8, 1986 (age 35)

Born in Colombia, Atlántico Department

Height: 181 cm | 5'11"

Footballer, Sportsperson

18. Gustavo Petro

Male. Colombian politician, economist and ex-militant of the M19

First Name: Gustavo

Last Name: Petro

Born on April 19, 1960 (age 61)

Born in Colombia, Córdoba Department

19. Sebastián Marroquín

Juan Pablo Escobar Henao

Male. Colombian architect, author, and the son of Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar

First Name: Sebastián

Last Name: Marroquín

Born on February 24, 1977 (age 44)

Born in Colombia, Antioquia Department

20. Reinaldo Rueda

Male. Colombian footballer

First Name: Reinaldo

Born on April 16, 1957 (age 64)

Born in Colombia, Valle del Cauca Department

Height: 177 cm | 5'10"

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