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individuals born in Colombia of Lebanese ancestry or people of Lebanese and Colombian dual nationality who live or lived in Colombia.

Academia

* Elías Bechara Zainúm - Cordoban philanthropist and chemist

Beauty pageant contestants

* Laura González -

Miss Colombia 2017 Miss Colombia 2017 was the 64th edition of the Miss Colombia pageant. It was held on March 20, 2017 in Cartagena, Colombia. At the end of the event, Andrea Tovar of Chocó Department, Chocó crowned Laura González (Miss Colombia), Laura Gonzále ...

Gabriela Tafur Gabriela Tafur Náder (born 7 July 1995) is a Colombian lawyer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2019 and placed in the top five. Early life and education Tafu ...

Miss Colombia 2019 Miss (pronounced ) is an English language English honorific, honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor (title), Doctor" or "Dame (title), Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her ...

* Valerie Domínguez Tarud - Miss Colombia 2005 *

Paola Turbay Paola Turbay Gómez (born November 29, 1970) is a Colombian-American actress, model, beauty queen, and television presenter. Related to Julio César Turbay Ayala, Turbay represented Bogotá in the Miss Colombia beauty pageant and won in 199 ...

- Miss Colombia 1991 *

Taliana Vargas Taliana María Vargas Carrillo (born December 20, 1987) is a Colombian actress, model, and television personality who was crowned Miss Colombia 2007 and placed 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2008. Vargas is a student of Journalism at the North ...

Miss Colombia 2008 Miss Colombia 2008, the 74th Miss Colombia pageant, was held in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, on November 17, 2008, after two weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Michelle Rouillard, Miss Cauca. The pageant was broadcast live on RC ...

* Yamile Dajud - Miss Sucre 2021 * Juliana Habib - Miss Córdoba 2021

Entertainment

Carolina Guerra Carolina Guerra (born Carolina Liliana Guerra Molina; 30 July 1987) is a Colombian model, actress and television presenter chosen in 2005 to represent the nation's capital as ''Miss Bogotá''. She won a Škoda Fabia hatchback, 25 million pesos ...

- actress, model, singer and presenter * Majida Issa - actress *

Javier Jattin Javier Jattin (April 24, 1983, Barranquilla, Colombia), is a Colombian actor and model. He is known for Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres , Niños Ricos, Pobres Padres (Generation Y), The First Lady (Colombian TV series) , Primera Dama (The First L ...

- professional Colombian actor *

John Leguizamo John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (; ; born July 22, 196013:04) is an American actor, comedian, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced ...

- American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese) * Veronica Orozco - actress, singer and model *

Felipe Aljure Felipe Aljure is a Colombian film director and screenwriter. He is best known for his first film '' La Gente de la Universal''. His films have been described as bringing technical and narrative innovations to Colombian film. He has also created ...

- film festival program

Journalism

Leila Cobo Leila Cobo is a Colombian journalist, writer, novelist, pianist and television show host. She is noted for her coverage of Latin music for ''Billboard'' where she is currently the Chief Content Officer for Latin Music and Español, overseeing the ...

- Music journalist for '' Billboard'' magazine *

Andrea Serna Andrea Serna is a famous Colombian model, TV presenter, reporter, TV show hostess, radio DJ and TV producer. She was born in Aranzazu, but she was raised in Santiago de Cali and lives in Bogotá. She was married to Colombian TV producer Fran ...

- RCN presenter and model *

Diana Turbay Diana Consuelo Turbay Quintero (March 9, 1950 – January 25, 1991) was a Colombian journalist kidnapped by the Medellín Cartel and killed by the Colombian Guerrilla during a botched rescue attempt. Her story has been portrayed in a non-fiction ...

- journalist (daughter of Julio César Turbay Ayala)

Medicine

* Salomón Hakim - neurosurgeon

Musicians

Silvestre Dangond Silvestre Francisco Dangond Corrales (born May 12, 1980 in Urumita) is a Colombian singer. He attributes his talents to his father, the singer William José "El Palomo" Dangond Baquero, who during the mid-1970s recorded 10 singles with André ...

singer * Naty Botero - singer *

Shakira Shakira Isabel Mebarak Ripoll ( , ; born 2 February 1977), professionally known by the mononym Shakira, is a Colombian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Barranquilla, she has been referred to as the " Queen of Latin Music" and is n ...

- singer *

Soraya Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, th ...

- singer

Politicians

Julio César Turbay Ayala Julio César Turbay Ayala (18 June 1916 – 13 September 2005) was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as the 25th President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982. He also held the positions of Foreign Minister and Ambassador to the United St ...

- former president of Colombia''The Australian Lebanese Association of Queenslands, Inc.''
from ''www.alaq.org.au'' * Jairo Clopatofsky - former senator * José David Name - senator * Claudia Turbay Quintero - diplomat and journalist * José Name Terán - former senator * Gabriel Turbay * Zulema Jattin * Erasmo Zuleta - Córdobes politician and governor of Córdoba * Edwin Besaile - former governor of Córdoba

Sports

* Mauricio Hadad - former tennis player *

Robert Farah Maksoud Robert Charbel Farah Maksoud (; born 20 January 1987) is a Colombian professional tennis player, who is a former world No. 1 in doubles. He reached a career-high singles ranking of No. 163 in June 2011, but has achieved most of his success in ...

- tennis player * Faryd Mondragón - professional football player *

Fuad Reveiz Fuad Reveiz (born February 24, 1963) is a former American football placekicker who played 10 seasons in the National Football League. He was drafted in the seventh round of the 1985 NFL Draft by the Miami Dolphins. He also played for the San ...

- former American football player * Alberto Rujana - professional football manager

Writers, literature, playwrights, artists

* Meira Delmar - poet * Soad Louis Lakah

References

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