20 Famous People from Colombia

Top goal scorer at 2014 FIFA World Cup

Racing driver who competed in Formula One from 2001 to 2006

Singer who is married to Spanish footballer Gerard Pique

Highest paid actress in American television from 2013 to 2020

Actor who is credited with voicing Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age film series

Musician and Grammy Award winner known for his association with the rock band Ekhymosis

President of Colombia from 2010 to 2018 and the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize winner

Journalist who was granted asylum in the USA in order to help the DEA in cases against drug cartels

"Prince of Reggaeton", and is one of the best-selling Latin music artists

Girl who died at age 13 after the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupted in 1985

Novelist who wrote One Hundred Years of Solitude

Football player whose distinctive hairstyle and technical skills made him popular

Artist whose style "Boterismo", depicts people and figures in large, exaggerated volume

Founder and sole leader of the Medellín Cartel

Singer known for his fusion of pop vocals and traditional Colombian vallenato music

First billionaire female drug lord known as La Madrina and the Black Widow

Academy Award nominated actress for her role in Maria Full of Grace

Footballer and all-time top scorer for the Colombia national team

Goalkeeper known for his high-risk 'sweeper-keeper' playing style

Cyclist who was 2nd overall in the Tour de France in 2013 and 2015