Cúcuta
Cúcuta ranks 4,308th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Neyagawa, Osaka, Yamoussoukro, and Braintree, Massachusetts. Memorable people born in Cúcuta include Virgilio Barco Vargas, James Rodríguez, and Fabiola Zuluaga. Memorable people who died in Cúcuta include Jorge Bolaño, and Rolando Serrano. Cúcuta has been the birth place of many soccer players, and tennis players and the death place of many soccer players. Cúcuta is located in Colombia.
Cúcuta, officially San José de Cúcuta, is a Colombian municipality, capital of the department of Norte de Santander and nucleus of the Metropolitan Area of Cúcuta. The city is located in the homonymous valley, at the foot of the Eastern Ranges of the Colombian Andes, on the border with Venezuela. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 1921 and 2006, Cúcuta was the birth place of 6 globally memorable people, including Virgilio Barco Vargas, James Rodríguez, and Fabiola Zuluaga. Additionaly, 2 globally memorable people have passed away in Cúcuta including Jorge Bolaño, and Rolando Serrano.
People Born in Cúcuta
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Virgilio Barco Vargas
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1997
HPI: 64.21
Rank: 6
James Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1991 - Present
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 3
Fabiola Zuluaga
TENNIS PLAYER
1979 - Present
HPI: 41.89
Rank: 2
Camila Osorio
TENNIS PLAYER
2001 - Present
HPI: 38.91
Rank: 1
Joao Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 5
Ángel Barajas
GYMNAST
2006 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 4
Newly Added People Born in Cúcuta
Go to all RankingsJoao Rodríguez
SOCCER PLAYER
1996 - Present
HPI: 32.23
Rank: 5
Ángel Barajas
GYMNAST
2006 - Present
HPI: 28.81
Rank: 4
People Deceased in Cúcuta
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Jorge Bolaño
SOCCER PLAYER
1977 - 2025
HPI: 51.95
Rank: 1
Rolando Serrano
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2022
HPI: 51.47
Rank: 2
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Cúcuta were soccer players (2), tennis players (2), politicians (1), and gymnasts (1), while most who died were soccer players (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in Cúcuta, including James Rodríguez, and Joao Rodríguez. Whereas, throughout history, soccer players have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Cúcuta, including James Rodríguez, and Joao Rodríguez.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Cúcuta since 1700.
