List of Colombian Americans - List

List

• Mateo Arias - actor Kickin'up
• Adassa - American reggaetón singer-songwriter also known as the "Reggaetón Princess". He is son of Afro-Colombians parents.
• Odette Annable - American actress of Colombian and Cuban descent (House (TV series))
• Juan Agudelo, soccer player
• Manuela Arbeláez, model (The Price Is Right)
• Moises Arias, actor (Hannah Montana)
• Yancey Arias - American actor of Colombian and Puerto Rican descent.
• Julie Banderas, Fox News anchor
• Daniel Barrera - American professional soccer player
• Alejandro Bedoya- American soccer player
• Héctor Luis Bustamante - Colombian American actor.
• Ryan Cabrera - American singer of Colombian descent.
• Adriana Cataño- American actress and television host.
• 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 live in Florida.
• Lou Castro - (November 25, 1876 – September 24, 1941) was born in Medellín, Colombia.) He was the 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.
• Jason Castro, singer-songwriter
• James Cañón - Columbian author
• Maria Checa - Colombian-American model and actress.
• Freddy Cricien - American Emcee and vocalist for the hardcore band Madball.
• Frank Cubillos - Colombian American artist and retired soccer forward.
• Yasmin Deliz- American singer-songwriter, model and actress of Dominican and Colombian and Venezuelan parentage.
• Giuseppe D. - American musician and producer.
• Alyssa Diaz - American actress of Colombian and Mexican-American descent.
• Carlos Dengler, former bassist of the band Interpol
• Santiago Durango, guitarist (Big Black, Naked Raygun)
• Arturo Escobar - Colombian-American anthropologist primarily known for his contribution to postdevelopment theory and political ecology.
• 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.
• Paula Garcés, actress
• Nina Garcia, fashion journalist and critic (Project Runway, Elle, Marie Claire)
• Guilloume - Colombian minimalist artist, self-described master of "Bolismo".*Greg Giraldo, comedian
• Scott Gomez, NHL player (New York Rangers)
• Alex González (musician)- American-born musician of Cuban and Colombian origin.
• Diego Gutiérrez (soccer) - retired Colombian American footballer.
• Eliot Halverson - American figure skater.
• Jorge Hernández, Colombian-American News Anchor WLTV 23 Miami
• Jim Himes, member of United States House of Representatives (D-CT)
• George Hincapie, cyclist
• Ingrid Hoffmann - Colombian-American television personality and restaurateur.
• Will Jimeno, police officer, 9/11 survivor, portrayed in World Trade Center
• Andrew Keegan, actor, (10 Things I Hate About You)
• Adrian Lamo, hacker and journalist
• John Leguizamo, actor and comedian
• Carlos Llamosa, soccer player
• David López (actor)
• Andre Melendez - (1971 - 1996), better known as Angel Melendez, was a Club Kid and drug dealer who lived and worked in New York City.
• Jorge E. Meneses- member of the City Council and current mayor of Hackensack, New Jersey.
• Ericson Alexander Molano - Gospel Christian singer.
• Erick Morillo- Colombian-American DJ, music producer and record label owner.*Billy Murcia, drummer (New York Dolls)
• Travis Pastrana - American motorsports competitor and stunt performer who has won championships and X Games gold medals in several events.
• Cristina Pérez, judge
• Kika Perez, aka Ilva Margarita Perez, is a Colombian American Actress/TV host.
• Fuad Reveiz, former NFL player
• Mo Rocca - American writer, journalist, comedian and political satirist to Colombian (mother) and Italian (father) descent.
• Robo, drummer (Black Flag, Misfits)
• Kike Santander, Colombian songwriter and producer naturalized in the United States in 2004.
• Sonya Smith - American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. His mother is Venezuelan and his father is of Colombian partially descent.
• Soraya, singer
• Marty Stuart - - American country music singer-songwriter. He is of French, English, Choctaw, and Colombian descent.
• Diego Suarez - (1888 - 1974) was a garden designer known for his work at James Deering's Villa Vizcaya in Miami, Florida.
• Manuel Teodoro, journalist (CBS News, Univision) (also has Filipino descent)
• Tonedeff - American rapper, producer, and singer-songwriter. He was born to a Cuban mother and a Colombian father.
• Johnny Torres- Colombian-American soccer midfielder and coach
• Paola Turbay, actress
• Brittany Underwood - American actress to Colombia mother.
• Andrés Useche - Colombian American naturalized writer, film director, graphic artist and singer/songwriter.
• Sonia Uribe- Colombian American journalist, television personality, model, and voice-over artist.
• Alexa Vega, actress
• Makenzie Vega - American teen actress to a Colombian father and an American mother.
• Daisy Velasquez, otherwise known as "La Green Eyes," is a Salvadoran-Colombian-American feminist and activist.
• Sofía Vergara, actress (Modern Family)
• Shakira, singer
• Wilmer Valderrama, actor. He is of Colombian and Venezuelan descent.
• Al Williamson - (1931 - 2010) American cartoonist, comic book artist and illustrator specializing in adventure, Western and science-fiction/fantasy.
• DJ Yonny - American DJ, producer and remixer.
• George Zamka, NASA astronaut
• Luis Rafael Zarama - Colombian-American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.
• Rob Swift - (born Robert Aguilar) is an 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.
• Sean Torres - Writer and creator of the Rey de Noches book series. He is of Colombian descent from his father's side.