List of Famous people born in Colombia
Charlie Zaa
Carlos Alberto Sánchez, better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez.
Sarah Mintz
Sarah Mintz Colombian telenovela actress and model. In January 2018, she announced that she had changed her name to Sarah Mintz.
Ximena Duque
Ximena Duque is a Colombian actress and model.
Rodrigo Tovar Pupo
Rodrigo Tovar Pupo, was born in Valledupar, Colombia. He was the leader of the Northern Bloc of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia. He demobilized with his two thousand men strong group on March 10, 2006 in La Mesa, Department of Cesar.
Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva
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.
Joao Rodríguez
Joao Leandro Rodríguez González is a Colombian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Liga MX club Necaxa. He was the first Colombian to sign for Chelsea.
Yuri Alvear
Yuri Alvear Orejuela is a Colombian female judoka, three times World Champion in her division.
Juan Pablo Pino
Juan Pablo Pino Puello is a Colombian professional footballer who last played as a forward for Cúcuta Deportivo.
Javier Arley Reina Calvo
Javier Arley Reina Calvo is a Colombian footballer who currently plays for Categoría Primera A club Independiente Medellín.
Iván Arboleda
Iván Mauricio Arboleda is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Banfield and the Colombia national team.