List of Famous people born in Popayán, Colombia
Guillermo Valencia Castillo
Guillermo Valencia Castillo was a Colombian poet, translator, and politician. Valencia was a pioneer of Modernism in Colombia and a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. He was the father of five children, including Guillermo León Valencia (1909–1971), Colombian president during 1962–1966, and Josefina Valencia Muñoz, Governor of Cauca.
Manolo Cardona
Manolo Cardona is a Colombian actor.
Édgar Negret
Édgar Negret was a Colombian abstract sculptor.
Guillermo León Valencia
Guillermo León Valencia Muñoz was a Colombian politician, lawyer and diplomat who served as the 21st President of Colombia from 1962 to 1966.
Josefina Valencia Muñoz
Josefina Valencia Muñoz was a Colombian politician, and the first woman to be appointed governor of a Colombian department as Governor of Cauca, and the first woman to be appointed to a cabinet-level position as the 46th Minister of National Education of Colombia.