List of Famous people born in Colombia
Santiago Botero
Santiago Botero Echeverry is a Colombian former professional road bicycle racer. He was a pro from 1996 to 2010, during which time he raced in three editions of the Tour de France and four editions of the Vuelta a España. He was best known for winning the mountains classification in the Tour de France, and the World Championship Time Trial.
Sadio Cetré
Edwuin Steven Cetré Angulo, is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Atlético Junior.
Jonathan Copete
Jonathan Copete Valencia is a Colombian footballer who plays for Brazilian club Santos. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as a forward.
Valeria Morales De Delgado
Valeria Morales Delgado is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Colombia 2018 on 30 September 2018. She represented Colombia at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand but failed to place in the Top 20.
Hugo Aguilar Naranjo
Hugo Heliodoro Aguilar Naranjo is a Colombian policeman, businessman, and politician. He retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Served as governor of his home state of Santander from 2004 to 2007. In 1993, he led the operation that resulted in the death of Medellin Cartel founder Pablo Escobar.
Alberto Gamero
Alberto Miguel Gamero Morillo is a Colombian professional football manager and former football player who is the current manager of Colombian side Millonarios.
Darwin Atapuma
Jhon Darwin Atapuma Hurtado is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Continental team Colombia Tierra de Atletas–GW Bicicletas.
Luis Fernando Suárez
Luis Fernando Suárez Guzmán is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Atlético Bucaramanga.
Javier Andrés Ramírez Espinosa
Javier Andrés Ramírez Espinosa, commonly known as Javier Ramírez, is a Colombian internet personality, vlogger, actor, presenter and singer. Born in Girardot, Cundinamarca. He has been recognized in Colombia for his commercials on TV, as a presenter, participating in several telenovelas and series, as well as in Colombian films. His most outstanding performance was in the telenovela Mentiras perfectas as Matías Ucross.
Mario Yepes
Mario Alberto Yepes Díaz is a Colombian former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is well known for his time in Paris Saint-Germain, where he was considered to be one of the best defenders at the time, being dubbed by fans as "Super Mario". During his time in Italy with Chievo, he earned a reputation in the media as a solid and physical old-fashioned man-marking centre-back, known as a "stopper" in Italian football jargon. He served as the captain of the Colombia national team between 2008 and 2014.