The Most Famous
MILITARY PERSONNELS from Colombia
This page contains a list of the greatest Colombian Military Personnels. The pantheon dataset contains 2,058 Military Personnels, 2 of which were born in Colombia. This makes Colombia the birth place of the 70th most number of Military Personnels behind Haiti, and Peru.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Colombian Military Personnels of all time. This list of famous Colombian Military Personnels is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Alfonso Cano (1948 - 2011)
With an HPI of 51.45, Alfonso Cano is the most famous Colombian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages on wikipedia.
Guillermo León Sáenz Vargas (22 July 1948 – 4 November 2011), more commonly known by his nom de guerre Alfonso Cano, was the commander of the militant group known as Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia, FARC). He succeeded founder Manuel Marulanda (alias Sureshot, in Spanish: Tirofijo) in March 2008 and commanded the Marxist rebel group until being killed in action by the Colombian Army.
2. Raúl Reyes (1948 - 2008)
With an HPI of 50.10, Raúl Reyes is the 2nd most famous Colombian Military Personnel. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Luis Edgar Devia Silva (30 September 1948 – 1 March 2008), better known by his nom de guerre Raúl Reyes, was a leader, Secretariat member, spokesperson, and advisor to the Southern Bloc of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia–People's Army (FARC–EP). He died during an attack by the Colombian army 1.8 kilometres (1.1 mi) within Ecuador, sparking the 2008 Andean diplomatic crisis.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Colombian military personnels born between 1948 and 1948. Of these 2, none of them are still alive today. The most famous deceased Colombian military personnels include Alfonso Cano, and Raúl Reyes.
