List of Famous people born in Colombia

Dora Cadavid

First Name Dora
Last Name Cadavid
Born on November 23, 1937
Died on January 31, 2022 (aged 84)

Dora Cadavid is a colombian actress and singer. Cadavid participated in over 45 television and theatre productions, making her debut at the age of ten in the play Doña Inés vuelve al convento. With 60 years of career, her most famous performance was probably in Fernando Gaitán's successful soap opera, Yo soy Betty, la fea.

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Arturo Char

Arturo Char Chaljub
First Name Arturo
Last Name Char
Born on November 5, 1967 (age 59)

Arturo Char Chaljub is a former Senator of Colombia. Prior to his appointment he served as First Secretary of the Colombian Embassy in London.

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Brayan Perea

Brayan Andrés Perea Vargas, nicknamed El Coco, is a Colombian footballer who plays as a forward for Club Atlético Temperley.

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Fernando Castro Lozada

Fernando "Pecoso" Castro Lozada is a Colombian football manager and former player. He has won two Primera A titles as a manager, most recently in 2015 with Deportivo Cali. He most recently managed América de Cali in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.

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José Adolfo Valencia

First Name José
Last Name Valencia
Born on December 18, 1991 (age 34)
Height 186 cm | 6'1

José Adolfo Valencia Arrechea is a Colombian footballer who plays for Delfín

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Mipija Quintana

Aldair Quintana is a professional association footballer from Colombia. He plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Nacional in the Colombian Categoría Primera A.

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Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen

First Name Cecilia
Last Name Glen
Born on August 30, 1953 (age 73)

Cecilia Álvarez-Correa Glen is an Industrial Engineer and Colombian politician who served as Minister of Commerce, Industry and Tourism of Colombia under President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Álvarez-Correa is credited as the second woman to hold this post in Colombian history. Previously, Álvarez-Correa served as the 12th Minister of Transport of Colombia.

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Luis Yanes

First Name Luis
Last Name Yanes
Born on October 29, 1982 (age 44)
Height 174 cm | 5'9

Luis Alfredo Yanes Padilla is a retired Colombian football forward.

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Paulo Laserna Phillips

First Name Paulo
Last Name Phillips
Born on August 15, 1953 (age 73)

Paulo Gustavo Laserna Phillips is a Colombian journalist, political scientist, television presenter and businessman. He served as the CEO for Caracol TV between 2001 and 2011.

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Álvaro Saieh

First Name Álvaro
Last Name Saieh
Born on September 14, 1949 (age 77)
Net Worth $1.8B

Álvaro Saieh Bendeck is a Chilean academic, economist, and businessman. He is the chairman of CorpGroup, one of Chile's largest conglomerates.

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