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This is a list of notable 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
  • Gabriela Tafur - Miss Colombia 2019
  • Valerie Domínguez Tarud - Miss Colombia 2005
  • Paola Turbay - Miss Colombia 1991
  • Taliana Vargas - Miss Colombia 2008

Entertainment[]

  • Carolina Guerra - actress, model, singer and presenter
  • Majida Issa - actress
  • Javier Jattin - professional Colombian actor
  • John Leguizamo - American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)
  • Veronica Orozco - actress, singer and model

Journalism[]

  • Leila Cobo - Music journalist for Billboard magazine[1]
  • Andrea Serna - RCN presenter and model
  • Diana Turbay - journalist (daughter of Julio César Turbay Ayala)

Medicine[]

  • Salomón Hakim - neurosurgeon

Musicians[]

  • Silvestre Dangond singer
  • Naty Botero - singer
  • Shakira - singer[2]
  • Soraya - singer[3]

Politicians[]

  • Julio César Turbay Ayala - former president of Colombia[4]
  • Alejandro Char - twice mayor of Barranquilla
  • Arturo Char
  • Jairo Clopatofsky - former senator
  • José David Name - senator
  • Claudia Turbay Quintero - diplomat and journalist
  • José Name Terán - former senator
  • Gabriel Turbay
  • Francisco Jattin - former senator, and former representative to the chamber for Córdoba
  • Ruby Chagüí - former senator of Colombia
  • Zulema Jattin
  • Edwin Besaile - former governor of Córdoba
  • Fabio Amín - former senator of Colombia

Sports[]

  • Mauricio Hadad - former tennis player
  • Robert Farah Maksoud - tennis player
  • Faryd Mondragón - professional football player
  • Fuad Reveiz - former American football player
  • Alberto Rujana - professional football manager

Writers, literature, playwrights[]

  • Soad Louis Lakah

References[]

  1. Cobo, Leila (May 12, 2021). "Why the Term 'Latinx' Hasn't Taken Off Among Latins -- And Likely Never Will". Billboard. Retrieved May 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Shakira proud of Arab background". BBC News. November 4, 2005.
  3. Billboard Spirit of Hope Award from www.bellaonline.com 2005
  4. The Australian Lebanese Association of Queenslands, Inc. Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine from www.alaq.org.au