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.
Artists and designers
Guilloume - Colombian minimalist artist, self-described master of "Bolismo".
Greg Giraldo, comedian.
René Moncada - Colombian-born American artist
Diego Suarez - (1888-1974) was a garden designer known for his work at James Deering's Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.
Anchors and TV personalities
Julie Banderas, Fox News anchor.
Monica Fonseca - television presenter, journalist and blogger.
Ingrid Hoffmann - Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur..
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.
Héctor Luis Bustamante - Colombian American actor.
Adriana Cataño- American actress and television host.
Alyssa Diaz - American actress of Colombian and Mexican-American descent.
Paula Garcés, actress.
Miguel Gomez (actor) - Colombian born American actor.
Andrew Keegan, actor, mother is Colombian.
John Leguizamo, actor and comedian.
David López, actor.
Kika Perez, born Ilva Margarita Perez, Colombian-American actress and TV host.
Sonya Smith - American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Her mother is Venezuelan and her father is of Colombian partially descent.
Brittany Underwood - American actress to Colombian mother.
Wilmer Valderrama, actor. He is of Colombian and Venezuelan descent.
Carlos Valdes - Colombian born American raised actor (The Flash (2014 TV series).
Alexa Vega, American actress from Colombian father.
Makenzie Vega - American actress, young sister of Alexa Vega.
Sofía Vergara- Colombian actress, known for the series Modern Family.
Sofia Carson - Colombians American Actress known for the movie Descendants
Psycho Les - hip hop emcee of the group The Beatnuts.
Adassa - American reggaetón singer-songwriter also known as the "Reggaetón Princess". He is son of 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 - 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 - former bassist of the band Interpol.
Santiago Durango - guitarist (Big Black, Naked Raygun).
Alex González (musician)- 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.
Juan Agudelo - soccer 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.
Scott Gomez, retired NHL player. Half Colombian and half Mexican.
Diego Gutiérrez (soccer) - retired Colombian American footballer.
Eliot Halverson - American figure skater.
George Hincapie - cyclist
Carlos Llamosa - soccer player.
Travis Pastrana - American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events.
Fuad Reveiz - former NFL player.
Johnny Torres - Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach.
Manuela Arbeláez - model (The Price Is Right).
Maria Checa - Colombian-American model and actress.
Nina Garcia - fashion journalist and critic (Project Runway, Elle, Marie Claire).
Adrian Lamo - hacker and journalist.
Manuel Teodoro - journalist (CBS News, Univision) (also has Filipino descent).
Saeddien Mejía - private journalist (Will take your girl)
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.
Jorge E. Meneses - member of the City Council and current mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey.
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.
Sean Torres - Writer and creator of the Rey de Noches book series. His father is Colombian.
Jaime Imitola - Neuroimmunologist.
Juan B. Gutierrez - Mathematician and author.
Rodolfo Llinás - Neuroscientist.
Ana María Rey - Physicist.
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.
Clara Harris - the murderer of David Harris
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
Alejandro Santo Domingo - 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
Javier Becerra - Colombian-American prelate of the Goldman Sachs.
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