2 places on the atlas covering people. Highlights include Gabriel García Márquez.
| President (head of state and government) | Abelardo de la Espriella |
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Office-holders as of July 2026. Governments change, so check Colombia’s official government website for the latest. Full list of heads of state and government.
A short, well-known selection rather than a ranking. People pinned on the map appear in the cards below.
Born in the small town of Aracataca, which inspired the setting of One Hundred Years of Solitude, he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1982.
A singer and dancer from Colombia who sings in Spanish and English and became one of the best-selling Latin artists of all time.
This page brings together the people who lead Colombia today, a short selection of well-known people from Colombia, and the 2 places pinned for Colombia on the atlas. Use the buttons at the top to see Colombia on the map, where you can filter by theme, read a short summary of each pin and follow the link to Wikipedia for the full article. To browse the same themes across the whole world, see the people page.
As of July 2026: President (head of state and government): Abelardo de la Espriella. Office-holders change, so check the official government site for the latest.
Well-known people connected with Colombia include Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Nobel-winning novelist), Fernando Botero (painter and sculptor), Simon Bolivar (liberator, born in Caracas, central to Colombia's founding), Shakira (singer) and Gonzalo Arango (founder of the Nadaismo movement).
People pinned for Colombia include Gabriel García Márquez and Shakira. Open the map to read a short summary of each.
Choose See Colombia on the map above, or search for Colombia on the atlas. You can filter by theme, drag the Time travel slider to see who was alive and what was standing in different centuries, and open any pin for a short summary and a link to the full Wikipedia article.