List of Famous people born in Colombia
Santiago Cruz
Santiago Cruz Vélez is a Colombian singer and songwriter.
Víctor Pacheco
Víctor Danilo Pacheco Bustamente is a former Colombian footballer.
Sara Uribe
Sara Uribe Cadavid is a Colombian model and TV host. She rose to fame in 2012, being one of the winners of the second season of Colombian reality TV show Protagonistas de Nuestra Tele on RCN.
Juan Pablo Urrego
Juan Pablo Urrego, is a Colombian television actor. He trained as an actor in Havana, Cuba and Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is currently best known for his characters in the series Hermanitas Calle, Sin senos sí hay paraíso and Surviving Escobar.
Antonio Navarro Wolff
Antonio José Navarro Wolff is an engineer, a former combatant and a Colombian politician.
Jorge Villamizar
Jorge Villamizar is a Colombian musician; singer and composer, leader of the band Bacilos, and one of the most representative Latin American singers. Villamizar came to prominence as the lead member of the band Bacilos. Bacilos released their album Madera in 1999, and in 2000 they recorded their first album with Warner Music, which was nominated for a Latin Grammy award for Best New Artist. Caraluna (2002) was released and won a Grammy Award for Best Latin Pop Album, and Villamizar was awarded a Latin Grammy for Best Tropical Song for the second single "Mi Primer Millón". The album Sin Vergüenza won a Latin Grammy and the track"Pasos de Gigante" became the band's only top ten single in the Billboard Top Latin Songs, which peaked at number eight. Bacilos disbanded in 2007 and Villamizar made his debut solo album in 2008. Villamizar has written and co-written songs with Marc Anthony, Obie Bermúdez, Julieta Venegas, El Burro y Esteban and Paulina Rubio.
Alejandro Bernal
Alejandro Bernal Ríos is a Colombian footballer who plays for Atlético Bucaramanga. He usually plays as a defensive midfielder.
Luis Enrique Delgado
Luis Enrique Delgado Mantilla is a Colombian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for Deportivo Pasto in Categoría Primera A.
Victor Patiño-Fomeque
Victor Julio Patiño Fomeque is a Colombian narcotrafficker member of the Cali Cartel and Norte del Valle Cartel, currently active again in the narcotics trade after serving six years in prison in the United States. Patiño was responsible for ensuring the security and effectiveness of the Cali Cartel's maritime operations of drug shipments. He surrendered to Colombian authorities on June 24, 1995, and was sentenced to 12 years' in prison.
Juan Pablo Ángel
Juan Pablo Ángel Arango is a retired Colombian footballer who last played as a forward for Atlético Nacional in Categoría Primera A.