List of Famous people born in Risaralda Department, Colombia

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.

Juan Carlos Osorio Arbeláez is a Colombian retired footballer who played as a midfielder, and manager.

Karly-Marina Loaiza, known professionally as Kali Uchis, is a Colombian-American singer and songwriter. She initially garnered music industry attention with her 2012 mixtape, Drunken Babble, which was described as "genre-defying". She released her first EP, Por Vida, in 2015 to further recognition. Her debut studio album, Isolation, was released in 2018 to widespread acclaim. Uchis' second studio album and her first Spanish language project, Sin Miedo ∞, was released in 2020.

Juan Camilo "Cucho" Hernández Suárez is a Colombian footballer who plays for Spanish club Getafe on loan from Watford. Mainly a striker, he can also play as a winger.

Fernando Uribe Hincapié is a Colombian footballer who plays as a striker.

José Heriberto Izquierdo Mena is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Colombia national team.

Mariana Mesa Pineda is a Colombian former professional tennis player.

Sandra Lorena Arenas Campuzano is a Colombian race walker. She competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London in the 20 kilometer race walk.

Santiago Giraldo Salazar is a retired Colombian professional tennis player. He played on the ATP tour and represented Colombia in the Davis Cup competition. His best tournament result is reaching the final in the 2014 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell. He is the highest-ranked tennis singles player in Colombia's history, with a career-high singles ranking of 28th in the world, and 77th in doubles.

Leonardo Fabio Castro Méndez is a Colombian professional footballer who plays as forward for Independiente Medellín.