Notables
Several Paisa personalities have been famous in regional, national and international contexts in every field of science, sport, music, technology, economy, politics and even crime. Some of the most notable in an international context:
- Artists: Sculptor Rodrigo Arenas Betancur, musician Juanes, painter and sculptor Fernando Botero, Prima Ballerina Freya Monroy,painter Débora Arango, philosopher Fernando González, writers Tomás Carrasquilla, Fernando Vallejo, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, Gonzalo Arango, painter Omar Rayo.
- Sport: Football players René Higuita, Juan Pablo Ángel, Iván Córdoba and Andrés Escobar, golfer Camilo Villegas.
- Journalists: Baldomero Sanín Cano.
- Politicians: Álvaro Uribe, Belisario Betancur Cuartas, César Gaviria, Sergio Fajardo, Marco Fidel Suárez.
- Heroes: General José María Córdova.
- Religious: Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, Laura Montoya, Mariano de Jesús Euse.
- Infamous: Pablo Escobar.
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