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