Medellín ranks 234th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Gdańsk, Austin, Texas, and New Haven, Connecticut. Memorable people born in Medellín include Fernando Botero, René Higuita, and Álvaro Uribe. Memorable people who died in Medellín include Pablo Escobar, Carlos Gardel, and Griselda Blanco. Medellín has been the birth place of many soccer players and cyclists and the death place of many mafiosos and soccer players. Medellín is located in Colombia.
Medellín, officially the Special District of Science, Technology and Innovation of Medellín, is the second-largest city in Colombia after Bogotá, and the capital of the department of Antioquia. It is located in the Aburrá Valley, a central region of the Andes Mountains, in northwestern South America. The city's population was 2,508,452 at the 2018 census. The metro area of Medellín is the second-largest urban agglomeration in Colombia in terms of population and economy, with more than 4 million people. Read more on Wikipedia
Between 1891 and 1997, Medellín was the birth place of 46 globally memorable people, including Fernando Botero, René Higuita, and Álvaro Uribe. Additionaly, 7 globally memorable people have passed away in Medellín including Pablo Escobar, Carlos Gardel, and Griselda Blanco.
1932 - 2023
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 1
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 2
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 3
1967 - 1994
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4
1929 - 2018
HPI: 55.23
Rank: 5
1891 - 1976
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 6
1942 - Present
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 7
1988 - Present
HPI: 47.84
Rank: 8
1985 - Present
HPI: 45.15
Rank: 9
1956 - Present
HPI: 45.13
Rank: 10
1949 - 2009
HPI: 44.10
Rank: 11
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 12
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.46
Rank: 29
1994 - Present
HPI: 33.26
Rank: 30
1969 - Present
HPI: 30.63
Rank: 34
1968 - Present
HPI: 30.55
Rank: 35
1967 - Present
HPI: 29.93
Rank: 38
1970 - Present
HPI: 27.71
Rank: 44
1987 - Present
HPI: 19.76
Rank: 45
1994 - Present
HPI: 15.19
Rank: 46
1949 - 1993
HPI: 81.88
Rank: 1
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 2
1943 - 2012
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 3
1967 - 1994
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 4
1874 - 1949
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 5
1858 - 1927
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 6
1929 - 1993
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 7
Most individuals born in present day Medellín were soccer players (23), cyclists (6), singers (5), racing drivers (3), and actors (3), while most who died were mafiosos (2), soccer players (2), singers (1), religious figures (1), and politicians (1).
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Medellín, including René Higuita, Andrés Escobar, and David Ospina. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Medellín, including René Higuita, Andrés Escobar, and David Ospina.
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 6 globally memorable people born in Medellín since 1700.