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

• 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 - tennis player
• Faryd Mondragón - professional football player
• Fuad Reveiz - former American football player
• Alberto Rujana - professional football manager

References

1. ^ "Shakira proud of Arab background". BBC News. November 4, 2005.
2. Billboard Spirit of Hope Award from www.bellaonline.com 2005
3. The Australian Lebanese Association of Queenslands, Inc. Archived 2009-10-14 at the Wayback Machine from www.alaq.org.au