Medellín
Medellín ranks 262nd in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Cape Town, Cambridge, and Montpellier. The most famous people from Medellín are Fernando Botero, Andrés Escobar, and René Higuita. The most famous people who died in Medellín are Pablo Escobar, Carlos Gardel, and Griselda Blanco. Medellín has been the birth place of many soccer players, and singers and the death place of many politicians, and mafiosos. Medellín is located in Colombia.
People
Between 1867 and 2000, Medellín was the birth place of 61 globally memorable people, including Fernando Botero, Andrés Escobar, and René Higuita. Additionaly, 9 globally memorable people have passed away in Medellín including Pablo Escobar, Carlos Gardel, and Griselda Blanco.
People Born in Medellín
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Fernando Botero
PAINTER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 1
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 2
René Higuita
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 3
Álvaro Uribe
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 4
Darío Castrillón Hoyos
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1929 - 2018
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 5
Juanes
SINGER
1972 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 6
Mariano Ospina Pérez
POLITICIAN
1891 - 1976
HPI: 58.07
Rank: 7
David Ospina
SOCCER PLAYER
1988 - Present
HPI: 55.96
Rank: 8
Fernando Vallejo
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.48
Rank: 9
Francisco Zuluaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1993
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 10
Maluma
SINGER
1994 - Present
HPI: 54.19
Rank: 11
Hernán Darío Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1956 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Medellín
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Gildardo Gómez
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 46.95
Rank: 28
Carlos Navarro Montoya
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 31
Juan Carlos Henao
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.16
Rank: 33
Carlos Hoyos
SOCCER PLAYER
1962 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 36
Emiliana Arango
TENNIS PLAYER
2000 - Present
HPI: 43.11
Rank: 37
Alejandro González
TENNIS PLAYER
1989 - Present
HPI: 34.63
Rank: 52
Natalia Sánchez
POLITICIAN
1983 - Present
HPI: 34.42
Rank: 53
Roger Cañas
SOCCER PLAYER
1990 - Present
HPI: 34.31
Rank: 54
Felipe Aguilar
SOCCER PLAYER
1993 - Present
HPI: 33.10
Rank: 55
People Deceased in Medellín
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Pablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 1
Carlos Gardel
SINGER
1890 - 1935
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 2
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 3
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 4
Laura Montoya
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1874 - 1949
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 5
Francisco Zuluaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 1993
HPI: 54.59
Rank: 6
Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1937
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 7
Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1927
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 8
Piedad Córdoba
POLITICIAN
1955 - 2024
HPI: 49.58
Rank: 9
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Medellín were soccer players (28), singers (6), cyclists (6), athletes (6), and politicians (5), while most who died were politicians (3), mafiosos (2), soccer players (2), singers (1), and religious figures (1).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Medellín, including Andrés Escobar, René Higuita, and David Ospina. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Medellín, including Andrés Escobar, René Higuita, and David Ospina.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 8 globally memorable people born in Medellín since 1700.
