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

* 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
* Jason Torres (1980–) – Colombian-born American graphic artist. Founder of Jastor , Top 100 most influential Colombians in the US (2012)
*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, FloridaHe was a grandson of the Colombian revolutionist and ''caudillo'' Francisco de Miranda. Biographical details are taken from an interview with Suarez reported in James T. Maher, ''Twilight of Splendor: Chronicles of the Age of American Palaces'' (Boston: Little, Brown) 1975:190-91.

Anchors and TV personalities

* Julie Banderas – Fox News anchor
* Monica Fonseca (1982–) – television presenter, journalist and blogger

*Ingrid Hoffmann – Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur

Actors

* Odette Annable – American actress of Colombian, French, and Cuban descent
* Moisés Arias – American actorColombia Passport: Economics, Culture and Society:

27 May 2009 archived version o
Moisés Arias of Colombia
, 23 March 2009. Link retrieved 25 March 2009. Cite: "''If some Colombians dream with an American passport, there are cases of Americans who are proud of say they are Colombians. It is the case of New York-born actor Moises Arias, a teen heart throb and an American US television actor who is proud of the origin of his parents: Colombia.''"
* 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
* Thom Adcox-Hernandez – American voice and television actor of Colombian descent ( Falcon Crest, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Gargoyles)
* Andrew Keegan – actor, mother is Colombian.
* John Leguizamo (1964–) – actor and comedian
* 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.
* 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
* Melissa Navia – actress, known for '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds''

Musicians

* 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), Jason Castro – singer-songwriter
* Freddy Cricien – American emcee and vocalist for the hardcore band Madball
* Robo (musician), Robo (1955–) – drummer (Black Flag (band), Black Flag, Misfits (band), 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 (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 (band), Peeping Tom. Rob Swift is on the faculty of Scratch DJ Academy in New York City.
* Soraya (musician), Soraya (1969–2006) – Colombian-American songwriter, guitarist, arranger and record producer.

Sports

*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
*Danny Barrera, 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), Melissa Gonzalez – hurdler and sprinter. Parents are Colombian; she holds American citizenship by birthright.
*Diego Gutiérrez (soccer, born 1972), 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 (American football), Fernando Velasco – former NFL player

Models

*Manuela Arbeláez – model (The Price Is Right (U.S. game show), The Price Is Right).
* Maria Checa – Colombian-American model and actress.

Journalists

*Nina García (1965–) – fashion journalist and critic (Project Runway, Elle (magazine), 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 people, Filipino descent).

Politicians

* 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

* 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

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

Others

* Medaria Arradondo – Minneapolis police chief
* José Luis Castillo (activist) – Colombian-American activist,“County Commission Candidates Line Up Endorsements” ''Miami Herald'', August 24, 2000 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 (anthropologist), 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, September 11, 2001, attacks, 9/11 survivor, portrayed in World Trade Center (film), 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), 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."Interview with Al Williamson," ''The Jack Kirby Collector'' #15 (April 1997), p. 16. Reprinted in ''The Collected Jack Kirby Collector Volume Three'' (TwoMorrows Publishing, 1999), p. 142.
*George Zamka – NASA astronaut
*Laura Martin, Laura DePuy (1971–) – Colombian-American colorist who has produced work for several of the major comics companies, including DC Comics, Marvel Comics and CrossGen.. Accessed July 19, 2008

References

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Lists of American people by ethnic or national origin, Colombian Americans
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