Bogotá
Bogotá ranks 209th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Sapporo, Delhi, and Nashville, Tennessee. Memorable people born in Bogotá include Juan Manuel Santos, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and John Leguizamo. Memorable people who died in Bogotá include Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Rodrigo Lara, and Virgilio Barco Vargas. Bogotá has been the birth place of many politicians, and actors and the death place of many politicians, and soccer players. Bogotá is located in .
Bogotá, officially Bogotá, Distrito Capital, abbreviated Bogotá, D.C., and formerly known as Santa Fe de Bogotá during the Spanish Colonial period and between 1991 and 2000, is the capital and largest city of Colombia, and one of the largest cities in the world. The city is administered as the Capital District, as well as the capital of, though not politically part of, the surrounding department of Cundinamarca. Bogotá is a territorial entity of the first order, with the same administrative status as the departments of Colombia. It is the main political, economic, administrative, industrial, cultural, airport, technological, scientific, healthcare and educational center of the country and northern South America. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1765 and 1999, Bogotá was the birth place of 60 globally memorable people, including Juan Manuel Santos, Nicolás Gómez Dávila, and John Leguizamo. Additionaly, 30 globally memorable people have passed away in Bogotá including Nicolás Gómez Dávila, Rodrigo Lara, and Virgilio Barco Vargas.
People Born in Bogotá
Go to all RankingsJuan Manuel Santos
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 1
Nicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 2
John Leguizamo
ACTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 3
Íngrid Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 4
Ernesto Samper
POLITICIAN
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 5
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 6
Julio César Turbay Ayala
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 7
Álvaro Mutis
WRITER
1923 - 2013
HPI: 55.54
Rank: 8
Camilo Torres Restrepo
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1929 - 1966
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 9
Samael Aun Weor
WRITER
1917 - 1977
HPI: 55.14
Rank: 10
Alfonso López Michelsen
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 11
Juan Pablo Montoya
RACING DRIVER
1975 - Present
HPI: 53.09
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Bogotá
Go to all RankingsMiguel Antonio Caro
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1909
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 24
José Manuel Marroquín
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1908
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 26
Laura Restrepo
WRITER
1950 - Present
HPI: 44.61
Rank: 27
Francisco Javier Zaldúa
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 28
José Vicente Concha
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1929
HPI: 43.87
Rank: 30
Ernesto Díaz
SOCCER PLAYER
1952 - 2002
HPI: 40.00
Rank: 36
Óscar Cortés
SOCCER PLAYER
1968 - Present
HPI: 32.76
Rank: 49
Fabián Vargas
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 32.04
Rank: 50
Santiago Buitrago
CYCLIST
1999 - Present
HPI: 25.62
Rank: 57
Angie Orjuela
ATHLETE
1989 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 59
José Leonardo Montaña
ATHLETE
1992 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 60
People Deceased in Bogotá
Go to all RankingsNicolás Gómez Dávila
WRITER
1913 - 1994
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 1
Rodrigo Lara
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 2
Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 3
Belisario Betancur
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2018
HPI: 57.07
Rank: 4
Francisco de Paula Santander
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1840
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 5
Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
POLITICIAN
1903 - 1948
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 6
Julio César Turbay Ayala
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2005
HPI: 55.56
Rank: 7
Policarpa Salavarrieta
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1795 - 1817
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 8
Alfonso López Michelsen
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2007
HPI: 53.99
Rank: 9
Laureano Gómez
POLITICIAN
1889 - 1965
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 10
Misael Pastrana Borrero
POLITICIAN
1923 - 1997
HPI: 51.34
Rank: 11
Jack Greenwell
SOCCER PLAYER
1884 - 1942
HPI: 51.28
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Bogotá
Go to all RankingsMiguel Antonio Caro
POLITICIAN
1843 - 1909
HPI: 46.83
Rank: 24
José Manuel Marroquín
POLITICIAN
1827 - 1908
HPI: 46.11
Rank: 26
José Ignacio de Márquez
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1880
HPI: 45.79
Rank: 27
Manuel Murillo Toro
POLITICIAN
1816 - 1880
HPI: 45.19
Rank: 28
Francisco Javier Zaldúa
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1882
HPI: 44.48
Rank: 29
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Bogotá were politicians (20), actors (9), soccer players (9), cyclists (6), and writers (5), while most who died were politicians (21), soccer players (3), writers (1), social activists (1), and chemists (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, actors have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Bogotá, including John Leguizamo, Catherine Siachoque, and Juan Pablo Raba. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Bogotá, including Juan Manuel Santos, Íngrid Betancourt, and Ernesto Samper.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 20 globally memorable people born in Bogotá since 1700.