List of Famous people born in Cundinamarca Department, Colombia
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha
José Gonzalo Rodríguez Gacha, also known by the nickname El Mexicano, was a Colombian drug lord who was one of the leaders of the notorious Medellín Cartel along with the Ochoa Brothers and Pablo Escobar. At the height of his criminal career, Rodríguez was acknowledged as one of the world's most successful drug dealers. In 1988, Forbes magazine included him in their annual list of the world's billionaires.
Policarpa Salavarrieta
Policarpa Salavarrieta, also known as "La Pola", was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason. The Day of the Colombian Woman is commemorated on the anniversary of her death. She is now considered a heroine of the independence of Colombia.
Jaime Ramírez
Jaime Ramírez Gómez was an official of the National Police of Colombia, who led a fight against the illegal drug trade in Colombia from the 1970s onwards.
Daniel Martínez
Daniel Felipe Martínez Poveda is a Colombian professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam Ineos Grenadiers.
Luis Herrera
Luis Alberto "Lucho" Herrera Herrera, known as "El jardinerito", is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist. Herrera was a professional from 1985 to 1992 but had a successful amateur career before that in Colombia.
Liliana Lozano
Liliana Andrea Lozano Garzón was a Colombian actress and beauty queen, and was the girlfriend of drug lord Leonidas Vargas. Lozano won a national beauty contest at the Carnival in Colombia in 1995. She started her television career as a game show presenter, and eventually acted on such shows as Pasión de Gavilanes and La Dama de Troya. On January 10, 2009, Lozano was found dead in Pradera along with Fabio Vargas, the brother of Leonidas Vargas. Both were tortured and shot to death, which authorities said could have been retaliation from drug dealers.
Javier Andrés Ramírez Espinosa
Javier Andrés Ramírez Espinosa, commonly known as Javier Ramírez, is a Colombian internet personality, vlogger, actor, presenter and singer. Born in Girardot, Cundinamarca. He has been recognized in Colombia for his commercials on TV, as a presenter, participating in several telenovelas and series, as well as in Colombian films. His most outstanding performance was in the telenovela Mentiras perfectas as Matías Ucross.
Germán Castro Caycedo
Germán Castro Caycedo was a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality, under the parameters of the cultural identity and its social and economic phenomena.
Charlie Zaa
Carlos Alberto Sánchez, better known in the entertainment world as Charlie Zaa, is a Colombian singer. Zaa is the son of singer Luis Humberto Sánchez.
Gustavo Bolívar
Gustavo Bolívar Moreno is a Colombian author, screenwriter, journalist, and elected senator from 2018 to 2022. He published several books before the best-seller Sin Tetas No Hay Paraíso brought him international fame. There are three adaptations for television: a series produced by the Colombian company Caracol (2006), a version by RTI Colombia–Telemundo and a version by Spain's Telecinco. The novel also was adapted to a film directed by Bolívar himself.