Barranquilla
Barranquilla ranks 685th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Chambéry, Orange County, California, and Örebro. Memorable people born in Barranquilla include Shakira, Sofía Vergara, and Marco Coll. Memorable people who died in Barranquilla include Rafael Orozco Maestre, Joe Arroyo, and Marco Coll. Barranquilla has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many singers, and soccer players. Barranquilla is located in Colombia.
Barranquilla is the capital district of the Atlántico department in Colombia. It is located near the Caribbean Sea and is the largest city and third port in the Caribbean coast region; as of 2018, it had a population of 1,206,319 making it Colombia's fourth-most populous city after Bogotá, Medellín, and Cali. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 1995, Barranquilla was the birth place of 21 globally memorable people, including Shakira, Sofía Vergara, and Marco Coll. Additionaly, 4 globally memorable people have passed away in Barranquilla including Rafael Orozco Maestre, Joe Arroyo, and Marco Coll.
People Born in Barranquilla
Go to all RankingsShakira
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 1
Sofía Vergara
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 2
Marco Coll
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3
Efraín Sánchez
SOCCER PLAYER
1926 - 2020
HPI: 46.29
Rank: 4
Xiomara Acevedo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
HPI: 46.25
Rank: 5
Alexis Mendoza
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 40.68
Rank: 6
Rafael Santos Borré
SOCCER PLAYER
1995 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 7
Gustavo Cuéllar
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 39.99
Rank: 8
Maritza Rodríguez
CELEBRITY
1975 - Present
HPI: 39.84
Rank: 9
Teófilo Gutiérrez
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 39.00
Rank: 10
Carmen Villalobos
ACTOR
1983 - Present
HPI: 36.48
Rank: 11
Iván Valenciano
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 36.35
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Barranquilla
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Go to all RankingsRafael Orozco Maestre
SINGER
1954 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 1
Joe Arroyo
SINGER
1955 - 2011
HPI: 46.85
Rank: 2
Marco Coll
SOCCER PLAYER
1935 - 2017
HPI: 46.42
Rank: 3
Antonio Rada
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2014
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Deceased in Barranquilla
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Most individuals born in present day Barranquilla were soccer players (12), actors (2), celebrities (2), singers (1), and social activists (1), while most who died were singers (2), and soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Barranquilla, including Marco Coll, Efraín Sánchez, and Alexis Mendoza. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Barranquilla, including Marco Coll, Efraín Sánchez, and Alexis Mendoza.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Barranquilla since 1700.