List of Famous people born in Colombia
Juanes
Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician and singer-songwriter who was a member of the rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. In 2000, his solo debut album Fíjate Bien won three Latin Grammy Awards. According to his record label, Juanes has sold more than 15 million albums worldwide.
Roger Martínez
Roger Beyker Martínez Tobinson is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga MX club América and the Colombia national team.
Fernando Botero
Fernando Botero Angulo is a Colombian figurative artist and sculptor, born in Medellín. His signature style, also known as "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume, which can represent political criticism or humor, depending on the piece. He is considered the most recognized and quoted living artist from Latin America, and his art can be found in highly visible places around the world, such as Park Avenue in New York City and the Champs-Élysées in Paris.
Majida Issa
Majida Margarita Issa Bellotto, known professionally as Majida Issa, is a Colombian actress and singer of Italian and Lebanese descent. She is best known for her role as Yésica Beltrán in Telemundo's telenovela Sin senos sí hay paraíso (2016–2018), based on the book by Gustavo Bolívar, titled Sin tetas no hay paraíso.
Carolina Gaitán
Carolina Gaitán is a Colombian actress and singer. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Theater and Film Institute in New York and her talent and versatility has awarded with two Premios Tu Mundo from Telemundo.
Rigoberto Urán
Rigoberto Urán Urán, ODB is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam EF Education–Nippo.
Jorge Oñate
Jorge Oñate, in the town of Los Robles La Paz, near the city of Valledupar in northern Colombia, is one of the most renowned singers and composers of the vallenato musical genre. As of 2004 and since the beginning of his career in 1968 he has achieved 25 gold discs, 7 platinum discs and 6 double platinum for his sales, among other numerous musical accomplishments. He has also successfully entered politics as councilor of his hometown, while deputising for Alfredo Cuello Dávila, representing the department of Cesar.
Antonio Cervantes
Antonio Cervantes aka Kid Pambelé is a Colombian boxing trainer and former two time world Jr. Welterweight champion. He successfully defended the title 16 times. Cervantes fought 21 world title fights, keeping the 140 pounds title for almost 8 years. Cervantes, who is Afro-Colombian, was born in Palenque, also known as the first site of a slave rebellion in the Americas. Cervantes used to sell contraband cigarettes and shine shoes as a child to survive.
Claudia Palacios
Claudia Isabel Palacios Giraldo is a Colombian journalist and newscaster. She is best known as the weekend news anchor on CNN en Español, a position she held from 2004 through 2012. She is currently both a news anchor on CM& Television in Colombia and a journalist for the Colombian magazine El Pueblo.
Wilmar Barrios
Wilmar Enrique Barrios Terán is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Russian club Zenit Saint Petersburg and the Colombia national team.