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[]

• Laura González - Miss Colombia 2017
• Gabriela Tafur - Miss Colombia 2019
• Adriana Tarud - Miss Colombia 2004
• 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]
• 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^{[citation needed]}
• 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

References[]