Cali
Cali ranks 454th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Portsmouth, Donetsk, and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Memorable people born in Cali include Faryd Mondragón, Jorge Isaacs, and Mario Yepes. Memorable people who died in Cali include Delio Gamboa, Marino Klinger, and Freddy Rincón. Cali has been the birth place of many soccer players, and actors and the death place of many soccer players. Cali is located in Colombia.
Santiago de Cali, or Cali, is the capital of the Valle del Cauca department, and the most populous city in southwest Colombia, with 2,280,522 residents estimate by DANE in 2023. The city spans 560.3 km2 (216.3 sq mi) with 120.9 km2 (46.7 sq mi) of urban area, making Cali the second-largest city in the country by area and the third most populous. As the only major Colombian city with access to the Pacific Coast, Cali is the main urban and economic center in the south of the country, and has one of Colombia's fastest-growing economies. The city was founded on 25 July 1536 by the Spanish explorer Sebastián de Belalcázar. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1837 and 1998, Cali was the birth place of 33 globally memorable people, including Faryd Mondragón, Jorge Isaacs, and Mario Yepes. Additionaly, 6 globally memorable people have passed away in Cali including Delio Gamboa, Marino Klinger, and Freddy Rincón.
People Born in Cali
Go to all RankingsFaryd Mondragón
SOCCER PLAYER
1971 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 10
Jorge Isaacs
WRITER
1837 - 1895
HPI: 58.11
Rank: 14
Mario Yepes
SOCCER PLAYER
1976 - Present
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 29
Reinaldo Rueda
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 7
Óscar Córdoba
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 53.38
Rank: 28
Lupe Fuentes
ACTOR
1987 - Present
HPI: 49.54
Rank: 21
Jeison Murillo
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 49.30
Rank: 25
Carlos Valdes
ACTOR
1989 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 22
Bernardo Redín
SOCCER PLAYER
1963 - Present
HPI: 47.01
Rank: 18
Albeiro Usuriaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2004
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 15
Natasha Klauss
ACTOR
1975 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 5
Johan Mojica
SOCCER PLAYER
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.34
Rank: 32
People Deceased in Cali
Go to all RankingsDelio Gamboa
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Marino Klinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Freddy Rincón
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Albeiro Usuriaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2004
HPI: 46.54
Rank: 4
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Newly Added People Deceased in Cali
Go to all RankingsDelio Gamboa
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2018
HPI: NaN
Rank: 1
Marino Klinger
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 1975
HPI: NaN
Rank: 2
Freddy Rincón
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - 2022
HPI: NaN
Rank: 3
Gabriel Ochoa Uribe
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2020
HPI: NaN
Rank: 5
Hernán Gaviria
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - 2002
HPI: NaN
Rank: 6
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cali were soccer players (19), actors (4), athletes (3), cyclists (2), and writers (1), while most who died were soccer players (6).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cali, including Faryd Mondragón, Mario Yepes, and Reinaldo Rueda. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cali, including Faryd Mondragón, Mario Yepes, and Reinaldo Rueda.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 2 globally memorable people born in Cali since 1700.