• Source: List of Colombian Americans

This is a list of notable Colombian Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and their American descendants.

To be included in this list, the person must have a Wikipedia article showing they are Colombian American or must have references showing they are Colombian American and are notable.




List






= Artists and designers

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Esteban Cortázar (1984–) – fashion designer
Miguel Gómez (1974–) – photographer
Guilloume – Colombian minimalist artist, self-described master of "Bolismo"
Greg Giraldo – comedian
René Moncada – Colombian-born American artist
Lari Pittman – painter
Gala Porras-Kim – conceptual artist
R. J. Palacio – author and graphic designer
Diego Suarez (1888–1974) – garden designer known for his work at James Deering's Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida




= Anchors and TV personalities

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Julie Banderas – Fox News anchor
Monica Fonseca (1982–) – television presenter, journalist and blogger
Ingrid Hoffmann – Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur




= Actors

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Thom Adcox-Hernandez – American voice and television actor of Colombian descent (Falcon Crest, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Gargoyles)
Odette Annable – American actress of Colombian, French, and Cuban descent
Moisés Arias – American actor
Yancey Arias – American actor of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent
Stephanie Beatriz – American actress of Colombian father
Lillo Brancato – Colombian-born American actor (A Bronx Tale, The Sopranos).
Héctor Luis Bustamante – Colombian American actor
Sasha Calle – Colombian American actress
Sofia Carson – Colombian American actress known for the movie Descendants
Adriana Cataño – American actress and television host
Alyssa Diaz – American actress of Colombian and Mexican-American descent
Paula Garcés – actress
Isabella Gomez – Colombian-born American actress
Diane Guerrero – American actress of Colombian descent
Nico Greetham – actor and dancer of Colombian descent best known for participating in So You Think You Can Dance and Power Rangers Ninja Steel.
Zulay Henao – film and television actress
Andrew Keegan – actor, mother is Colombian.
John Leguizamo (1964–) – Colombian-born American actor and comedian
Melissa Navia – actress, known for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Kika Perez – born Ilva Margarita Perez, Colombian-American actress and TV host
Danny Ramirez (1992–) – American actor of Colombian and Mexican descent
Carolina Ravassa (1985–) – Colombian-born American actress
Sonya Smith – American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Her mother is Venezuelan and her father is of Colombian partially descent.
Allison Strong, singer/actress known for Bye Bye Birdie, Mamma Mia!, and The Week Of.
Diego Tinoco (1997–) – actor, his father is Mexican and his mother Ecuadorian from Colombian descent.
Paola Turbay (1970–) – actress, TV host and beauty queen
Brittany Underwood – American actress to Colombian mother
Wilmer Valderrama – actor, of Colombian and Venezuelan descent.
Carlos Valdes – Colombian-born American actor, Cisco Ramon on the TV series The Flash
Alexa Vega – American actress from Colombian father
Makenzie Vega – American actress, young sister of Alexa Vega
Sofía Vergara (1972–) – Colombian actress, known for the series Modern Family
Rachel Zegler – of Colombian and Polish descent




= Musicians

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Kali Uchis (1994–) – Colombian-American singer and songwriter
Lil Pump – Florida rapper born to Colombian parents (as stated in an interview with J. Cole)
Psycho Les – hip hop emcee of the group The Beatnuts
Adassa – American reggaetón singer-songwriter also known as the "Reggaetón Princess". She was born to Afro-Colombians parents.
Ryan Cabrera – American singer born to a Colombian father and an American mother
Jason Castro – singer-songwriter
Freddy Cricien – American emcee and vocalist for the hardcore band Madball
Robo (1955–) – drummer (Black Flag, Misfits)
Kike Santander – Colombian songwriter and producer naturalized in the United States in 2004
Yasmin Deliz – American singer-songwriter, model and actress of Dominican and Colombian and Venezuelan parentage.
Carlos Dengler (1974–) – former bassist of the band Interpol
Santiago Durango – guitarist (Big Black, Naked Raygun)
Alex González (musician) (1969–) – American-born musician of Cuban and Colombian origin.
Danny Mercer – Colombian American recording artist, songwriter, and producer
Ericson Alexander Molano – Gospel Christian singer
Erick Morillo – Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner
Billy Murcia – drummer (New York Dolls).
Marty Stuart – American country music singer-songwriter. He is of French, English, Choctaw, and Colombian descent.
Tonedeff – American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter. He was born to a Cuban mother and a Colombian father.
Andrés Useche – Colombian American writer, film director, graphic artist, singer-songwriter and activist.
DJ Yonny – American DJ, producer and remixer.
Rob Swift – (born Robert Aguilar) American hip hop DJ and turntablist group The X-Ecutioners as of late 2005 and as of 2006; with Mike Patton's project Peeping Tom. Rob Swift is on the faculty of Scratch DJ Academy in New York City.
Soraya (1969–2006) – Colombian-American songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.




= Sports

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Jorge Acosta – soccer player, U.S. national team (early 1990s)
Roberto Guerrero (1958–) – Formula One racecar driver
Juan Pablo Montoya (1975–) – Formula One, Indy and Cart racecar driver
Juan Agudelo – soccer player
Kiko Alonso – NFL player
Alejandro Bedoya – American soccer player
Daniel Barrera – American professional soccer player
Lou Castro – first Latin American born player to play in Major League Baseball in the United States, and the first Latin American since player Esteban Bellán in 1873 as a professional baseball player.
Diego Corrales (1977–2007) – world champion boxer, father is Colombian and mother is Mexican
Scott Gomez – retired NHL player. Half Colombian and half Mexican.
Melissa Gonzalez – hurdler and sprinter. Parents are Colombian; she holds American citizenship by birthright.
Diego Gutiérrez – retired Colombian American footballer
Eliot Halverson – American figure skater
George Hincapie – cyclist
Carlos Llamosa – soccer player
Oscar Mercado – MLB player
Travis Pastrana – American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events
Fuad Reveiz (1963–) – former NFL player
Johnny Torres – Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach
Fernando Velasco – former NFL player




= Models

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Manuela Arbeláez – model (The Price Is Right).
Maria Checa – Colombian-American model and actress.




= Journalists

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Nina García (1965–) – fashion journalist and critic (Project Runway, Elle, Marie Claire).
Omar Jimenez – journalist and correspondent for CNN
Adrian Lamo – hacker and journalist.
Manuel Teodoro (1960–) – journalist (CBS News, Univision) (also has Filipino descent).




= Politicians

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Diana Farrell – member and one of two deputy directors of the United States National Economic Council (NEC) in the administration of President Barack Obama.
Jeff Frederick – former member of the General Assembly of Virginia.
Ruben Gallego – U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th congressional district and 2024 Democratic U.S. Senate candidate
Lina Hidalgo – county judge for Harris County, Texas
Bernie Moreno - Businessman and 2024 Republican U.S. Senate nominee from Ohio
Scott Perry (politician) – U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district
José Sarria – first openly gay candidate for public office in the United States




= Writers

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James Cañón – Colombian author
Mo Rocca – American writer, journalist, comedian and political satirist to Colombian (mother) and Italian (father) descent.
Andrés Useche – Colombian American naturalized writer, film director, graphic artist and singer/songwriter
Jaime Manrique – Colombian American novelist, poet, essayist, educator, and translator.
R. J. Palacio – Mexican-born American author to Colombian parents.




= Scientists

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Jaime Imitola – neuroimmunologist
Juan B. Gutierrez – mathematician and author
Rodolfo Llinás (1934–) – neuroscientist
Guillermo Owen – mathematician
Ana María Rey – physicist




= Others

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Medaria Arradondo – Minneapolis police chief
José Luis Castillo (activist) – Colombian-American activist, politician, and non-profit community liaison in south Florida. He was born to a Dutch mother and a Colombian father in Netherlands. He lives in Florida.
Arturo Escobar – Colombian-American anthropologist primarily known for his contribution to postdevelopment theory and political ecology
Carlos Goez (1939–1990) – founder of the original Pomander Book Shop in New York
Will Jimeno – police officer, 9/11 survivor, portrayed in World Trade Center
Andre Melendez (1971–1996) – better known as Angel Melendez, was a Club Kid and drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City
Beto Pérez – Colombian born American dancer and choreographer who created the fitness program Zumba in the 1990s
Cristina Pérez – judge
Julio Mario Santo Domingo (1923–2011) – Colombian billionaire
Alejandro Santo Domingo (1977–) – Colombian American financier
Al Williamson (1931–2010) – American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western and science-fiction/fantasy.
George Zamka – NASA astronaut
Laura DePuy (1971–) – Colombian-American colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen.




References

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• List of Colombian Americans
• List of Colombians
• List of Hispanic and Latino Americans
• List of Colombia international footballers
• Drug cartel
• Colombian cuisine
• List of Colombian artists
• Lists of Americans
• Colombian
• List of Colombian films