76 Notable alumni of University of the Andes, Colombia

Updated: May 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

University of the Andes, Colombia is ranked #713 in the world and #2 in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 76 notable alumni from University of the Andes, Colombia sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of the Andes, Colombia won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.

Rowena Hill

1. Rowena Hill

1938-. (aged 88)
translator poet university teacher writer
Rowena Hill is a Welsh/English writer, essayist, poet, translator, scholar of Eastern cultures and retired university teacher. She is noted for writing in, and translating between, Italian, Spanish and English as well as for translating the work of well-known Venezuelan poets.
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Marisol Aguilera

2. Marisol Aguilera

biologist professor
Marisol Aguilera Meneses is a Venezuelan biologist whose research involves the ecology of vertebrates. She is the president of the Venezuelan Association for the Advancement of Science (AsoVAC) and the International Organization Interciencia, which brings together associations for the advancement of science from all over the Americas.
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Carolina Caycedo

3. Carolina Caycedo

1978-. (aged 48)
artist sculptor
Carolina Caycedo is a multimedia artist based in Los Angeles.
Helena Groot de Restrepo

4. Helena Groot de Restrepo

1947-. (aged 79)
microbiologist
Helena Groot de Restrepo is a Colombian microbiologist and geneticist.
Yaneth Giha Tovar

5. Yaneth Giha Tovar

politician economist
Yaneth Giha Tovar is an economist and politician who served as the Colombian Minister of Education from 2016 to 2018. Yaneth Giha has also held the position of Director of Colcienas and Deputy Minister of Defence. Yaneth obtained an economics degree from University of Los Andes, and a master's degree from King's College London.
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Martha Rojas Urrego

6. Martha Rojas Urrego

ecologist biologist
Martha Rojas Urrego is a biologist, ecologist and humanitarian, gender and environmental advocate. She is a Colombian and French national. In August 2016 she was appointed as the Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands. Previously she was Head of Global Advocacy and Acting Deputy Secretary General at humanitarian organization CARE International.
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Mauricio Santa María Salamanca

7. Mauricio Santa María Salamanca

1966-. (aged 60)
politician economist
Mauricio Santamaría Salamanca is a Colombian economist and politician, who previously served as Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia. He served as the 3rd Minister of Social Protection during the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón from 2010 until its restructuring amidst a wider Ministerial Reform when the Ministry was divided into separate Health and Labour ministries,...
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Tomás González Estrada

8. Tomás González Estrada

1971-. (aged 55)
economist
Tomás González Estrada is a Colombian economist. He was an Economic Counselor in the government of Andrés Pastrana Arango and the Minister of Mines and Energy in the second government of Juan Manuel Santos. On 7 March 2016, his resignation from the position was accepted due to the country's energy crisis by El Niño 2015-16 and the fire at Guatape...
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Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara

9. Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara

1961-. (aged 65)
lawyer politician journalist
Juan Gabriel Uribe Vegalara is a Colombian Conservative Party politician and journalist. He served as the 2nd Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development of Colombia from 2012 to 2013, and as Senator of Colombia from 1998 to 2002. An award-winning journalist, he was Editor-in-chief of El Nuevo Siglo before his appointment as Minister.
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Ana María Groot

10. Ana María Groot

1952-. (aged 74)
historian anthropologist archaeologist
Ana María Groot de Mahecha is a Colombian historian, archaeologist, anthropologist and associate professor at the Department of Anthropology of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Ana Mariá Groot speaks Spanish, English and French.
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Blanca Inés Durán Hernández

11. Blanca Inés Durán Hernández

1971-. (aged 55)
engineer politician
Blanca Inés Durán Hernández, is an industrial engineer and former Mayor of Chapinero. She is an openly lesbian politician and activist.
Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela

12. Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela

1949-. (aged 77)
diplomat lawyer politician
Carlos Alfredo Urrutia Valenzuela was the 34th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States.
Beatriz González

13. Beatriz González

1932-2026 (aged 94)
painter curator art critic art historian sculptor
Beatriz González was a Colombian painter, sculptor, critic, curator, and art historian. González was often associated with the pop art movement. She was best known for her bright and colorful paintings depicting life in Colombia during the war-torn period known as La Violencia.
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Rafael Moure-Eraso

14. Rafael Moure-Eraso

1946-. (aged 80)
Rafael Moure-Eraso is a Columbian-born American chemical engineer. He is a former chairman and chief executive of the U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB).
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Juanita León

15. Juanita León

1970-. (aged 56)
journalist
Juanita León García is a Colombian journalist, writer, and public speaker. She is best known as the founder and director of the news website La Silla Vacía.
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Alexandra Olaya Castro

16. Alexandra Olaya Castro

1976-. (aged 50)
researcher theoretical physicist scientist university teacher
Alexandra Olaya-Castro is a Colombian theoretical physicist, currently a Professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at University College London.
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Guillermo Botero Nieto

17. Guillermo Botero Nieto

1948-. (aged 78)
lawyer trade unionist
Lorenzo Guillermo Botero Nieto is a Colombian lawyer, businessman, lecturer, and politician. He was appointed as Minister of Defense between 2018 and November 2019.
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Carolina Soto Losada

18. Carolina Soto Losada

politician economist
Carolina Soto Losada is the former High Presidential Counsellor for Government, Private Sector and Competitiveness of Colombia. Before holding that position, she was Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia. She is married to Alejandro Gaviria Uribe, the former Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia.
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Jaime Bermúdez

19. Jaime Bermúdez

1966-. (aged 60)
diplomat lawyer politician
Jaime Bermúdez Merizalde is a Colombian lawyer and diplomat who served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Colombia from 2008 to 2010.
J. G. Cobo Borda

20. J. G. Cobo Borda

1948-2022 (aged 74)
writer poet journalist diplomat
Juan Gustavo Cobo Borda was a Colombian poet and literary critic. He was born in Bogota and studied literature at university. He worked extensively in cultural and literary fields, for example, as a founder and editor of various cultural journals including the poetry magazine Eco. He was also a diplomat. He served as cultural attaché in Buenos Aires in the...
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Melba Escobar

21. Melba Escobar

1976-. (aged 50)
journalist writer
Melba Escobar de Nogales is a Colombian writer and journalist.
Fanny Sanín

22. Fanny Sanín

1938-. (aged 88)
painter
Fanny Sanín Sader is a Colombian born artist from Bogotá who resides in New York City. The daughter of Gabriel Sanín Tobón and Fanny Sader Guerra, she is best known for her paintings of abstract geometric forms and colors. She is considered to be part of the second generation of abstract artists from Colombia.
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Gabriel Silva Luján

23. Gabriel Silva Luján

1957-. (aged 69)
diplomat economist politician
Gabriel Silva Luján is a Colombian diplomat and political scientist who served as the 33rd and 27th Ambassador of Colombia to the United States. He has also served as Minister of National Defence and as General Manager of the National Federation of Coffee Growers of Colombia.
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María Fernanda Campo

24. María Fernanda Campo

1956-. (aged 70)
industrial engineer politician
María Fernanda Campo Saavedra is the former minister of education of Colombia until August 2014. In 2011 she was appointed Acting Mayor of Bogotá by President Juan Manuel Santos in replacement of Samuel Moreno Rojas, who was stripped of his office following an investigation into the appropriation of city contracts. An industrial engineer, before her nomination she was the President...
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Cristián Samper

25. Cristián Samper

1965-. (aged 61)
biologist
Cristián Samper is a Colombian-American tropical biologist who specializes in conservation biology and environment policy. He is the managing director and leader of Nature Solutions at the Bezos Earth Fund. From 2012 to 2022, he was president and CEO of WCS (Wildlife Conservation Society). Before that, he served as the director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History...
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Ana María Rey

26. Ana María Rey

1970-. (aged 56)
physicist academic administrator
Ana Maria Rey Ayala is a Colombian theoretical physicist and professor at University of Colorado Boulder. She is also a JILA fellow, a fellow at National Institute of Standards and Technology, and a fellow of the American Physical Society. Rey was the first Hispanic woman to win the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists in 2019. In 2023, she was elected...
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Cecilia López Montaño

27. Cecilia López Montaño

1943-. (aged 83)
politician economist
Cecilia Matilde López Montaño is a Colombian economist and politician of the Liberal Party who has held several cabinet positions. On September 27, 2009, she was a runner-up in the presidential primary election in Colombia.
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Juan Fernando Cristo

28. Juan Fernando Cristo

1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer politician
Juan Fernando Cristo Bustos is a Colombian lawyer and politician. He served as a Colombian Senator from 1998 to 2014, and was Minister of the Interior under Juan Manuel Santos from 2014 to 2017. In this capacity, he played a key role in negotiating and implementing the peace accords signed with FARC. He was reappointed Minister of the Interior in...
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Juan Lozano Ramírez

29. Juan Lozano Ramírez

1964-. (aged 62)
lawyer politician journalist
Juan Francisco Lozano Ramírez is a Colombian lawyer and journalist currently serving as Senator of Colombia and since 2010 has been the General Director of the Social Party of National Unity (Party of the U), Colombia's biggest political and most influential political coalition. Under the Administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez he served as the 3rd Minister of Environment, Housing...
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Rafael Chaparro Madiedo

30. Rafael Chaparro Madiedo

1963-1995 (aged 32)
writer
Rafael Chaparro Madiedo was a Colombian writer who won the National Literature Prize in 1992 for his novel Opio en las nubes.
Efraín Cepeda

31. Efraín Cepeda

1950-. (aged 76)
politician economist
Efraín José Cepeda Sarabia is a Colombian businessman and politician. He is a member of the Conservative Party and has been elected to the Senate of Colombia eight consecutive times since 1994. He held the position of President of the Senate between 2017 and 2018.
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Catalina Botero Marino

32. Catalina Botero Marino

1965-. (aged 61)
human rights defender lawyer dean
Catalina Botero Marino is a Colombian attorney who served as the Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression for the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) from 2008 to 2014. From 2016 to 2020, she was the Dean of the Law School of the University of Los Andes (Colombia). Since 2020 she is one of four co-chairs of Facebook's Oversight Board,...
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Rudolf Hommes

33. Rudolf Hommes

1943-. (aged 83)
politician economist
Rudolf Hommes Rodríguez is a Colombian economist and politician who served as Minister of Finance and Public Credit under the administration of President César Gaviria, introducing various liberal policies in Colombia's Economy. He is also a regular columnist on various Colombian media outlets, focusing primarily on finances.
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Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña

34. Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña

1958-2024 (aged 66)
journalist
Rodrigo Pardo García-Peña was a Colombian journalist, academic and diplomat. He was deputy director of El Tiempo, director of El Espectador, of the defunct magazine Cambio. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs and ambassador of Colombia to Venezuela and France. He was the grandson of Roberto García-Peña, cousin of Roberto Posada García-Peña and Daniel García-Peña.
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Frank Pearl González

35. Frank Pearl González

1962-. (aged 64)
politician economist
Frank Joseph Pearl González is a Colombian economist. He served as the 1st Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development serving in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, and as the 1st High Presidential Advisor for the Social and Economic Reintegration of People and Groups Up in Arms during the administration of President Álvaro Uribe Vélez between 2006 and...
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Isaac Lee

36. Isaac Lee

1971-. (aged 55)
journalist
Isaac Lee Possin is a Colombian journalist, media executive, entrepreneur, and film and television producer. He is the chairman and chief executive officer of Hybe Americas, a subsidiary of Hybe, which oversees multiple labels and entertainment companies, including Hybe Latin America (which includes Docemil Music and Zarpazo Entertainment), Quality Control Music (QC), Big Machine Label Group (BMLG), and SB Projects.
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Mariana Garcés Córdoba

37. Mariana Garcés Córdoba

lawyer politician
Mariana Garcés Córdoba is the 9th Minister of Culture of Colombia. A native of Santiago de Cali, she has been tied to the region and its culture, including working as General Manager of Telepacífico, Member of the National Television Commission, Director of the Association for the Promotion of the Arts, in Cali, Secretary of Culture and Tourism of Cali, Executive...
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Alicia Arango Olmos

38. Alicia Arango Olmos

1958-. (aged 68)
politician
Alicia Victoria Arango Olmos is a Colombian politician and businesswoman, who served as the Minister of Interior and the Minister of Labor of Colombia. She was previously the private secretary of President Álvaro Uribe's Casa de Nariño and the nation's ambassador to the United Nations at Geneva.
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Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera

39. Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera

1959-. (aged 67)
minister economist politician
Alberto Carrasquilla Barrera is a Colombian politician who served as the Minister of Finance and Public Credit under the government of President Iván Duque, and previously under President Álvaro Uribe. In May 2021 he resigned office over the protests surrounding a controversial tax reform in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rafael Pardo Rueda

40. Rafael Pardo Rueda

1953-. (aged 73)
politician economist
Rafael Pardo Rueda is a Colombian politician. A Liberal party politician and economist, he has previously served as the 1st Minister of Labour of Colombia serving in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, Minister of National Defence, and was elected Senator of Colombia for the 2002-2006 legislative period.
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Andrés López Forero

41. Andrés López Forero

1971-. (aged 55)
actor
Andrés López is a comedian and actor. He is considered a pioneer of stand-up comedy in Colombia. López gained notoriety in Colombia after releasing his show called La Pelota de Letras (The Ball of Letters) which earned him a Double Diamond award from Universal Music.
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Juan Carlos Echeverry

42. Juan Carlos Echeverry

1962-. (aged 64)
politician economist
Juan Carlos Echeverry Garzón is a Colombian economist and former president of Ecopetrol, an oil and gas company. He served as the 68th Minister of Finance and Public Credit of Colombia from 2010 to 2012. He is the president of Econcept, a financial consulting firm in Bogotá and is an Associate Professor of Economics at University of the Andes. He...
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María Victoria Angulo González

43. María Victoria Angulo González

1980-. (aged 46)
politician economist
María Victoria Angulo González is a Colombian politician who served as Minister of National Education from 2018 to 2022.
Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María

44. Mauricio Cárdenas Santa María

1962-. (aged 64)
politician economist
Mauricio Cárdenas Santamaría is a Colombian economist and politician who served as the 69th Minister of Finance and Public Credit and former Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia in the administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. Prior to this, he was a Senior Fellow and Director of the Latin America Initiative at the Brookings Institution.
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María Mercedes Carranza

45. María Mercedes Carranza

1945-2003 (aged 58)
poet writer journalist
María Mercedes Carranza was a poet and journalist from Bogotá, Colombia, who spent most of her childhood in Spain.
Raffael Leonardo Gaitán

46. Raffael Leonardo Gaitán

1937-. (aged 89)
diplomat writer politician
Gloria Amparo de las Mercedes Gaitán Jaramillo is a Colombian writer, diplomat, and politician. She was a member of the Chamber of Representatives from 1970 to 1974, and served as Colombia's ambassador to Romania in 1982.
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Samper

47. Samper

1985-. (aged 41)
singer songwriter
Juan Felipe Samper, better known just as Samper, is a Colombian musician, songwriter and pop rock singer. He is winner of 2 Premios Shock, 1 Premios Nuestra Tierra and Latin Grammy nominee.
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Fidel Cano Correa

48. Fidel Cano Correa

1965-. (aged 61)
journalist
Fidel Cano Correa is a Colombian journalist, born 23 November 1965 in Bogotá. Since May 2004 he is the publisher of El Espectador, Colombia's oldest newspaper.
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Esteman

49. Esteman

1984-. (aged 42)
singer
Esteban Mateus Williamson, known professionally as Esteman, is a Colombian singer and songwriter from Bogotá, Colombia.
Jorge Enrique Robledo

50. Jorge Enrique Robledo

1950-. (aged 76)
architect politician
Jorge Enrique Robledo Castillo is a Colombian politician, architect, professor, and author. He served as a member of the Senate of Colombia from 2002 until 2022, when he decided to leave his position in congress to pursue the office of president of Colombia, ultimately losing to Gustavo Petro. On 21 June 2023, Robledo announced that he was running for mayor...
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Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva

51. Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva

1973-. (aged 53)
politician
Andrés Felipe Arias Leiva is a Colombian economist, sentenced to 17 years and 4 months of prison for a corruption scandal during his time as Minister of Agriculture. He served as the 8th Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Colombia from 2005 to 2009, and was a candidate for the Conservative Party nomination in the 2010 Colombian presidential election,...
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María Ángela Holguín

52. María Ángela Holguín

1963-. (aged 63)
diplomat
María Ángela Holguín Cuéllar is a Colombian politician and diplomat who has been serving as United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres’ Personal Envoy on Cyprus since 2024.
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Piedad Bonnett

53. Piedad Bonnett

1951-. (aged 75)
writer playwright poet literary critic
Piedad Bonnett Vélez is a Colombian poet, playwright and novelist.
Carolina Sanín Paz

54. Carolina Sanín Paz

1973-. (aged 53)
teacher columnist writer
Carolina Sanín Paz is a Colombian writer who also holds Spanish citizenship. She has published novels, essays, short stories, and children's books. She has been a professor at SUNY Purchase in the United States, and at University of Los Andes and National University of Colombia in Colombia. She has also worked as a translator, as a television host, and as...
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Fernando Botero Zea

55. Fernando Botero Zea

1956-. (aged 70)
Modern Defense
Fernando Botero Zea is a businessman and liberal politician of dual Colombia and Mexican nationalities, mainly known for having served as Minister of National Defense of Colombia and also for being the son of Colombian painter and sculptor Fernando Botero and cultural promoter Gloria Zea.
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Gabriela Tafur Nader

56. Gabriela Tafur Nader

1995-. (aged 31)
lawyer model
Gabriela Tafur Náder is a Colombian lawyer, model & beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and reached placed in the Top 5 finalist.
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Paloma Valencia Laserna

57. Paloma Valencia Laserna

1978-. (aged 48)
professor columnist lawyer writer philosopher
Paloma Susana Valencia Laserna is a Colombian philosopher, lawyer, writer and economist who has served as a Senator of Colombia since July 20, 2014.
Clara López

58. Clara López

1950-. (aged 76)
economist lawyer politician
Clara Eugenia López Obregón is a Colombian politician who was the Minister for Employment. She also served as Acting Mayor of Bogotá from 2011 to 2012. A Harvard-trained economist, she was the Alternative Democratic Pole's nominee for President of Colombia in the 2014 election.
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César Gaviria

59. César Gaviria

1947-. (aged 79)
diplomat economist politician
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...
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Paola Turbay

60. Paola Turbay

1970-. (aged 56)
actor beauty pageant contestant model
Paola Turbay Gómez is a Colombian-American actress, model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder. She was a regular in season 3 of the TV series Bosch.
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Fanny Lu

61. Fanny Lu

1973-. (aged 53)
actor singer model
Fanny Lucía Martínez Buenaventura, better known professionally as Fanny Lu, is a Colombian singer, songwriter, and actress from Santiago de Cali, Colombia. She studied at the University of the Andes and received a degree in industrial engineering. She is the mother of two children, Mateo and Valentina.
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María Fernanda Cabal

62. María Fernanda Cabal

1966-. (aged 60)
politician political scientist
María Fernanda Cabal Molina is a Colombian political scientist, businesswoman, politician, and Senator of Colombia. A member of the Democratic Center Party, she has held her seat since 2018 and is her party's most voted-for member of Congress.
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Laura Restrepo

63. Laura Restrepo

1950-. (aged 76)
writer novelist poet journalist
Laura Restrepo is a Colombian author who began writing what were mainly political columns in her mid-twenties. Her first novel, Isle of Passion, is based on historical deeds that occurred on Clipperton Island.
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Yaku Pérez

64. Yaku Pérez

1969-. (aged 57)
politician university teacher lawyer environmentalist indigenous leader of the Americas
Yaku Sacha Pérez Guartambel, often simply known as Yaku Pérez, is an Ecuadorian politician and indigenous rights, human rights, and nature's rights activist, who ran for president of the country in the 2021 presidential elections and came third in the first round. He ran for president again in the 2023 elections.
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María Jimena Duzán Gomez

65. María Jimena Duzán Gomez

1960-. (aged 66)
journalist
María Jimena Duzán Sáenz is a Colombian journalist and political scientist. She has worked for some of the most important media outlets in the country, including El Espectador, El Tiempo, and the magazine Semana, where she was employed from 2008 to 2020. From 2020 to 2021, she was a host on Caracol Radio's La W. She has also written for...
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Juan Pablo Plata Figueroa

66. Juan Pablo Plata Figueroa

1982-. (aged 44)
literary critic novelist writer journalist poet
Juan Pablo Plata is a Colombian writer, journalist and researcher.
Rafael Francisco Amador Campos

67. Rafael Francisco Amador Campos

1948-. (aged 78)
diplomat lawyer politician
Rafael Francisco Amador Campos is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who is currently serving as the ambassador of Colombia to Russia. As a Liberal party politician, he served in Congress as Representative for Cundinamarca on two separate periods of two terms each, first from 1982 to 1990, and then from 1998 to 2006. He was twice elected Senator of Colombia...
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Jorge Iván González

68. Jorge Iván González

1959-. (aged 67)
economist philosopher
Jorge Iván González Borrero is a Colombian philosopher, economist and university professor. From August 2022 to February 2024 he served as director of the National Planning Department, the third most important cabinet-level position in the National Government.
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Sabas Pretelt de la Vega

69. Sabas Pretelt de la Vega

1946-. (aged 80)
diplomat economist politician
Sabas Pretelt de la Vega is a Colombian economist and businessman, who served as Colombian Minister of the Interior and Justice, and Ambassador to the Colombian missions in Italy, Greece, Cyprus, San Marino, and Malta. He was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison in April 2015 for corruption after the Yidispolítica scandal where Yidis Medina supposedly took...
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Mónica Jaramillo

70. Mónica Jaramillo

1984-. (aged 42)
news presenter model journalist
Mónica Patricia Jaramillo Giraldo known as Mónica Jaramillo, is a Colombian journalist, news presenter, model and former beauty pageant contestant.
Ricardo Lozano Picón

71. Ricardo Lozano Picón

1968-. (aged 58)
politician
Ricardo José Lozano Picón is a Colombian geologist and politician who was the Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2018 to 2020. He has also served as Director of the Institute of Hydrology, Meteorology and Environmental Studies from 2008 to 2013.
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Andrés Julián Rendon

72. Andrés Julián Rendon

1978-. (aged 48)
economist politician university teacher business administration
Andrés Julián Rendon Cardona is a Colombian politician and public administrator. From 2001 to 2006 he was a councilor of Rionegro, from 2008 to 2011 as Secretary of the Government of Rionegro. He would later serve as Mayor of Rionegro from 2016 to 2019, and most recently elected as Governor of Antioquia, during the 2023 Colombian regional elections.
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Carlos Alberto Baena

73. Carlos Alberto Baena

1967-. (aged 59)
lawyer politician
Carlos Alberto Baena López is a Colombian lawyer and politician, who serves, since 2020, as Vice Minister for Participation and Equality of Rights of the Ministry of the Interior of Colombia. He served as Senator of Colombia from 2010 to 2014. Baena is a co-founder of the Independent Movement of Absolute Renovation (MIRA) and has served two terms as Party...
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Cesar Acuña

74. Cesar Acuña

1952-. (aged 74)
educator businessperson politician
Cesar Acuña Peralta is a Peruvian politician and entrepreneur in the field of education. A controversial figure in Peruvian politics, he is the founder and leader of the Alliance for Progress party, which has achieved recognition for being the first party of provincial origin to gain electoral popularity at national level since its foundation in 2001.
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Sergio Fajardo

75. Sergio Fajardo

1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher politician environmentalist journalist mathematician
Sergio Fajardo Valderrama is a Colombian politician and mathematician. He first entered politics in 2003 when he was elected Mayor of Medellín, the second largest city in Colombia and the capital of Antioquia. He was the mayor of Medellín from 2003 to 2007 and was recognized for transforming the city from a violent and impoverished place to a model of...
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María Susana Muhamad

76. María Susana Muhamad

1976-. (aged 50)
politician environmentalist
María Susana Muhamad González is a Colombian political scientist, environmentalist, politician, and member of Humane Colombia who served as Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development from 2022 to 2025.
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