List of Famous people born in Colombia

Luis Alfonso "El Bendito" Fajardo Posada is a retired Colombian footballer. He was chosen to play for Colombia in the 1990 FIFA World Cup in Italy by his former Atlético Nacional manager Francisco Maturana. He's now a chairman of Deportivo Rionegro, a second division Colombian team.

Yamilson Alexis Rivera Hurtado, known as Yamilson Rivera, is a professional Colombian footballer who currently plays for Envigado.

David Arturo Ferreira Rico is a former Colombian footballer.

Oswaldo José Henríquez Bocanegra born in March 10, 1989 in Santa Marta, Magdalena,is also known as Oswaldo Henríquez, is a Colombian football defender. Henríquez is a product of the Millonarios youth system and had played with Millonarios first team since November 2007.

Fernando Vallejo Rendón is a Colombian-born novelist, filmmaker and essayist. He obtained Mexican nationality in 2007.

Álvaro José Hodeg Chagüi is a Colombian cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Deceuninck–Quick-Step. In October 2020, he was named in the startlist for the 2020 Giro d'Italia.

Alejandro Palacio is a Colombian musician and singer of vallenato music, actor and TV host. Palacio was one of the backup singers for the vallenato group Binomio de Oro de America who joined in 2004 after many singers passed through the musical group.

Damir Ceter Valencia is a Colombian football player who plays as forward for Italian Serie B team Pescara, on loan from Cagliari.

Andrés Felipe Rivera Galeano known professionally as Andy Rivera is a Colombian urbano singer. He is the son of popular Colombian singer Jhonny Rivera.

Bernardo Redín Valverde is a retired Colombian football player. He is currently the assistant coach of Colombia national football team, working with the head coach Reinaldo Rueda.