# List of Colombian Americans

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## List
### 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
* 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

* Thom Adcox-Hernandez – American voice and television actor of Colombian descent (Falcon Crest, The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat, Gargoyles)
* 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
* Andrew Keegan – actor, mother is Colombian.
* John Leguizamo (1964–) – Colombian-born American actor and comedian
* Melissa Navia – actress, known for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
* 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.
* Allison Strong, singer/actress known for Bye Bye Birdie, Mamma Mia!, and The Week Of.
* 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

### 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

* Jorge Acosta – soccer player, U.S. national team (early 1990s)
* Jesus Ferreira - soccer player, U.S. national team
* 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 United States Senator from Arizona
* Lina Hidalgo – county judge for Harris County, Texas
* Bernie Moreno – businessman and United States Senator 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.