List of Famous people born in Colombia

Fabio Ochoa Vásquez is a former leading member of the Medellín cocaine trafficking cartel, along with his older brothers Juan David and Jorge Luis. His role briefly made him a billionaire. After serving a brief prison term in Colombia, he was arrested and extradited to the US in 1999 and is serving a 30-year term in US federal prison.

Carolina Gómez Correa is a Colombian actress, presenter and model, who held the title of Miss Colombia 1993 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1994. She currently holds the record for the highest score in the Evening Gown competition in the Miss Universe pageant history.

Alci Acosta is a Colombian bolero singer, pianist, and performer of Latin American music including pasillos, corridos, valses, and rancheras.

Jhon Eduis Viáfara Mina is a former Colombian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Andrés Felipe Robledo Londoño, better known as Reykon "El Líder", is a reggaeton performer from Colombia. He is considered one of the biggest proponents of Latin America's reggaeton music genre. He is from Envigado, Antioquia.

William José Tesillo Gutiérrez is a Colombian footballer who plays as a central defender for Liga MX club León and the Colombia national team. He also plays as a left back.

Shraddha Shashidhar was an Indian beauty pageant winner who was crowned Miss Diva Universe 2017 and represented India at Miss Universe 2017.

Gabriela Tafur Náder is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and placed in the Top 5.

Giovanny Urshela Salcedo is a Colombian professional baseball third baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played for the Toronto Blue Jays and Cleveland Indians.

Fernando Gaviria Rendon is a Colombian professional road and track racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He is well known as a sprinter. Riding for the Colombian national cycling team, Gaviria came to international attention at the 2015 Tour de San Luis, where he beat former world champion Mark Cavendish in two sprint finishes. His first major Grand Tour wins came at the 2017 Giro d'Italia. He is the brother of track cyclist Juliana Gaviria. His nickname is "Quetzal splendente", from the brightful and colourful South American bird Quetzal. Its colours recall his world championship titles, his Colombia and "la maglia Ciclamino" won at Giro d'Italia.