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.

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, Florida

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 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
 * 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-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

 * 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

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

Journalists

 * 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

 * 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, 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.