List of Lebanese people in Colombia
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.
Beauty pageant contestants
- Adriana Tarud - Miss Colombia 2004
- Valerie Domínguez Tarud - Miss Colombia 2005
- Paola Turbay - Miss Colombia 1991
- Taliana Vargas - Miss Colombia 2008
- Gabriela Tafur - Miss Colombia 2019
Entertainment
- Carolina Guerra - actress, model, singer and presenteer
- Majida Issa - actress
- Javier Jattin - professional Colombian actor
- John Leguizamo - American actor (maternal grandfather was Lebanese)
- Veronica Orozco - actress, singer and model
Journalism
- 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[1]
- Soraya - singer[2]
Politicians
- Julio César Turbay Ayala - former president of Colombia[3]
- Jairo Clopatofsky - former senator
- José David Name - senator
- Claudia Turbay Quintero - diplomat and journalist
- José Name Terán - former senator
- Gabriel Turbay
Sports
- Radamel Falcao García - professional football player
- Mauricio Hadad - former tennis player
- Robert Farah Maksoud - former tennis player
- Faryd Mondragón - professional football player
- Fuad Reveiz - former American football player
- Alberto Rujana - professional football manager
References
- ^ "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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