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Barranquilla (col)

Colombia

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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 20 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

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Occupations

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).

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.

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Overlapping Lives

Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Barranquilla since 1700.