List of Famous people born in Colombia

Gustavo Francisco Petro Urrego is a Colombian politician, ex guerrilla member and presidential candidate who previously served as mayor of Bogotá. A left-wing politician, Petro was a member of the revolutionary group M-19 in the 1980s. The group later evolved into the Alianza Democrática M-19, a political party in which Petro participated as a member of the national congress in the 1990s. Petro served as a senator as a member of the Alternative Democratic Pole party following the 2006 legislative elections with the second largest vote in the country. In 2009, he resigned his position to aspire to the presidency of Colombia in the 2010 Colombian presidential election, finishing fourth in the race.

David Ospina Ramírez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Serie A club Napoli and the Colombia national team.

Juan Fernando Quintero Paniagua is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Shenzhen F.C..

Reinaldo Rueda Rivera is a Colombian football manager who is currently in charge of the Colombia national football team. In 2011, Rueda was naturalized as a Honduran citizen.

Dairon Estibens Asprilla Rivas is a Colombian footballer who currently plays as a forward for Portland Timbers.

Santiago Escobar Saldarriaga is a Colombian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is the brother of the murdered footballer Andrés Escobar. Following his retirement from football, he became a football manager; he is known for leading Atlético Nacional to win the 2005 and 2011 Categoría Primera A. He also won the 2010 Copa Aerosur with Club Bolívar.

Manuel Turizo Zapata, better known as Manuel Turizo and by the acronym MTZ, is a Colombian reggaeton singer. Born and raised in Montería, he began making music at age thirteen. He rose to popularity with his single "Una Lady Como Tú" (2016). He released his debut album ADN on August 23, 2019. Turizo's music contains influences from pop music, trap, and vallenato and his vocal range has been classified as baritone.

Jorge Luis Ochoa Vásquez is a Colombian drug trafficker who was one of the key founding members of the notorious Medellín Cartel in the late 1970s. The cartel's key members were Pablo Escobar, Carlos Lehder, José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, Gustavo Gaviria, Jorge Ochoa and his brothers Juan David and Fabio.

Ariadna María Gutiérrez Arévalo is a Colombian model, actress, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2014. Gutiérrez placed as the first runner-up in Miss Universe 2015, where she was mistakenly announced as the winner by host Steve Harvey. After pageantry, she starred in the film XXX: Return of Xander Cage and tied for 3rd place on Celebrity Big Brother 1.

César Augusto Gaviria Trujillo is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the President of Colombia from 1990 to 1994, Secretary General of the Organization of American States from 1994 to 2004 and National Director of the Colombian Liberal Party from 2005 to 2009. During his tenure as president, he summoned the Constituent Assembly of Colombia that enacted the Constitution of 1991.