List of sons and daughters of the city of Bogotá
This is a list of well-known people who were born in the Colombian capital, Bogotá .
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16th to 18th century
1501-1800
- Antonio Nariño (1765-1824), politician
- Jorge Tadeo Lozano (1771–1816), New Granadan scientist, journalist and politician
19th century
1801-1850
- José Joaquín Guarín (1825-1854), composer
- Rafael Pombo (1833–1912), writer and diplomat
- Ezequiel Uricoechea (1834–1880), natural scientist and polymath
- Eugene Semple (1840–1908), American politician and from 1887 to 1889 the 13th governor of the Washington Territory
- Miguel Antonio Caro (1843–1909), politician and President of Colombia from 1894 to 1898
- Rufino José Cuervo (1844–1911), Romance studies, Hispanic and linguist
- Bernardo Herrera Restrepo (1844–1928), Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Bogotá from 1891 to 1928
1851-1900
- Andrés de Santa Maria (1860–1945), painter
- José Asunción Silva (1865-1896), writer
- Santos Cifuentes Rodríguez (1870–1932), composer
- Guillermo Uribe Holguín (1880–1971), composer
- Guillermo Quevedo Zornosa (1882–1964), composer
- Jesús Bermúdez Silva (1884–1969), composer
- Daniel Zamudio (1885–1952), composer and musicologist
- Eduardo Santos (1888–1974), journalist, politician and President of Colombia from 1938 to 1942
- Laureano Gómez (1889–1965), politician and President of Colombia from 1950 to 1951
- Roberto Urdaneta Arbeláez (1890–1972), diplomat, politician and President of Colombia from 1951 to 1953
- Luis Concha Córdoba (1891–1975), Archbishop of Bogotá and Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church
- Antonio Álvarez Lleras (1892–1956), playwright
- Germán Arciniegas (1900–1999), politician, writer and journalist
20th century
1901-1910
- Jorge Eliécer Gaitán (1903–1948), politician and lawyer
- Gregorio Hernandéz de Alba (1904–1973), archaeologist and ethnologist
- Alberto Lleras Camargo (1906–1990), politician and two-time President of Colombia (1945–1946 and 1958–1962)
- Alejandro Tobar (1907–1975), composer and violinist
- Marcel Beck (1908–1986), Swiss historian
- Carlos Lleras Restrepo (1908–1994), politician and President of Colombia from 1966 to 1970
1911-1920
- Andrés Pardo Tovar (1911–1972), sociologist, ethnomusicologist and folklorist
- Guillermo Abadía Morales (1912-2010), folklorist
- Nicolás Gómez Dávila (1913–1994), philosopher
- Alfonso López Michelsen (1913–2007), lawyer and President of Colombia from 1974 to 1978
- Julio César Turbay Ayala (1916–2005), politician and President of Colombia from 1978 to 1982
- Indalecio Liévano (1917–1982), politician, diplomat and historian; 1974 to 1978 Foreign Minister of Colombia and 1978/1979 President of the 33rd General Assembly of the United Nations
- Samael Aun Weor (1917–1977), philosopher, anthropologist, psychologist and modern esotericist
- Andrés Holguín (1918–1989), poet, translator and literary critic
- José Gabriel Calderón Contreras (1919–2006), Roman Catholic priest and Bishop of Cartago for around 33 years
- Fabio González-Zuleta (1920–2011), composer, music teacher and organist
1921-1930
- Álvaro Mutis (1923–2013), writer
- Camilo Torres (1929–1966), Roman Catholic priest and liberation theologian
- Gabriel Montalvo Higuera (1930–2006), Roman Catholic Archbishop and Diplomat of the Holy See
1931-1940
- Rafael Puyana Michelsen (1931-2013), harpsichordist
- Alfonso Caycedo (1932–2017), Spanish psychiatrist and founder of sophrology
- Bill Lynn (1933-2006), drummer
- Enrique Sarmiento Angulo (* 1934), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Fontibón
- Luis Gabriel Romero Franco (* 1935), Roman Catholic clergyman and former bishop of Facatativá
- Nicolás Suescún (1937–2017), poet, storyteller and draftsman
- Jorge Enrique Lozano Zafra (* 1938), Roman Catholic Bishop of Ocaña
- Daniel Caro Borda (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman and emeritus bishop of Soacha
- Agustín Otero Largacha (1940–2004), Roman Catholic religious and auxiliary bishop in Bogotá
1941-1950
- Jaime Prieto Amaya (1941-2010), theologian and Roman Catholic Bishop of Cúcuta
- Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga (* 1942), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Tunja
- Héctor Ignacio Salah Zuleta (* 1942), Roman Catholic Bishop of Riohacha
- Rubén Salazar Gómez (* 1942), Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Bogotá and Primate of Colombia
- Camilo Fernando Castrellón Pizano (* 1942), religious priest and Roman Catholic bishop
- Lou Castel (* 1943), Swedish-Italian actor
- Fernando Garavito (1944–2010), writer and journalist
- Henry Higgins (1944–1978), Colombian-English bullfighter
- Víctor Mora (born 1944), athlete
- José Octavio Ruiz Arenas (* 1944), Roman Catholic clergyman and Curia Archbishop
- Álvaro Pachón Morales (* 1945), racing cyclist
- George Barcos (* 1946), jazz guitarist and composer
- German Carlos Greull (* 1946), Swiss theater actor, director, composer and musician
- Hernán Alvarado Solano (1946–2011), Roman Catholic clergyman and Vicar Apostolic of Guapi
- Alfonso Cano (1948–2011), rebel leader
- Anabel Torres (* 1948), poet and translator
- Héctor Cubillos Peña (* 1949), Roman Catholic Bishop of Zipaquirá
- Laura Restrepo (* 1950), writer and activist
- Ernesto Samper (* 1950), politician and President of Colombia from 1994 to 1998
1951-1960
- Luis Eduardo Garzón (* 1951), politician and from 2004 to 2007 mayor of the Colombian capital Bogotá
- Juan Manuel Santos (* 1951), politician and President of Colombia since 2010
- Juan Mayr (* 1952), photographer, environmental activist and politician, Colombian ambassador to Germany
- Chucho Merchan (* 1952), bassist and guitarist in rock and fusion music
- Antanas Mockus (* 1952), philosopher, mathematician and politician and former mayor of Bogotá
- Andrés Pastrana (* 1954), politician and President of Colombia from 1998 to 2002
- José Daniel Falla Robles (* 1956), Roman Catholic Bishop of Soacha
- Luis Augusto Campos Flórez (* 1958), Roman Catholic Bishop of Socorro y San Gil
- Rodrigo García (* 1959), television and film director and cameraman
- Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez (* 1960), Colombian-American Roman Catholic clergyman and auxiliary bishop in Washington
- Cornelia Schroeder-Piller (* 1960), German politician (CDU), Hamburg district office manager from 2007 to 2011
1961-1970
- Íngrid Betancourt (* 1961), politician and former FARC hostage
- José Miguel Gómez Rodríguez (* 1961), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Facatativá
- Iván Cepeda Castro (* 1962), human rights lawyer and politician
- Stefan Krause (* 1962), German-Colombian manager
- Sabine Würich (* 1962), German photographer
- Patty Dodd (* 1963), volleyball and beach volleyball player
- John Leguizamo (born 1964), actor and comedian
- Clara Rojas (* 1964), politician, lawyer and former FARC hostage
- Sergio Álvarez (* 1965), writer and journalist
- Andrea Echeverri (* 1965), singer
- Magnus Pelkowski (* 1965), German-Colombian basketball player
- Claudia Rueda (* 1965), author and illustrator for children's books
- Jaime Bermúdez (* 1966), diplomat and politician
- Rainer Diaz-Bone (* 1966), German sociologist
- Rodolfo Acosta (* 1970), composer
- María Linares (* 1970), action artist
1971-1980
- José Daniel Bernal (* 1973), road cyclist
- Gina Parody (* 1973), politician and lawyer
- Fred Rodriguez (* 1973), American professional cyclist
- Juan Gabriel Vásquez (* 1973), author and translator
- Miguel Gómez (* 1974), photographer
- Víctor Hugo Peña (* 1974), racing cyclist
- John Fredy Parra (* 1974), racing cyclist
- Carlos De los Ríos (* 1974), artist
- Angélica Lozano (* 1975), lawyer and politician
- Juan Pablo Montoya (* 1975), Formula 1 racing driver
- Edwin Congo (* 1976), football player
- Edmar Castañeda (* 1978), jazz harpist
- Andrés Chitiva (* 1979), football player
- Juan Fernando Fonseca (* 1979), singer and composer
1981-1990
- Rafael Montiel (* 1981), racing cyclist
- Catalina Sandino Moreno (* 1981), actress
- Walter Pedraza (* 1981), racing cyclist
- Carlos Salamanca (born 1983), tennis player
- Flavio Córdoba (* 1984), football player
- Ángela Figueroa (* 1984), medium, long-distance and obstacle runner
- Abel Enrique Aguilar (* 1985), football player
- Miguel Ángel Rodríguez (* 1985), squash player
- César Villarraga (* 1985), boxer
- Jarlinson Pantano (* 1988), track and road cyclist
- Mariana Duque Mariño (* 1989), tennis player
- Jaime Ramírez (* 1989), track and road cyclist
- Esteban Chaves (* 1990), racing cyclist
- Sebastián Saavedra (* 1990), racing car driver
1991-2000
- Tatiana Ariza (* 1991), national soccer player
- Pedro Franco (* 1991), football player
- Natalia Gaitán Laguado (* 1991), national soccer player
- Carlos Huertas (* 1991), racing car driver
- Camilo Mayr (* 1991), German archer in the Olympic discipline of the recurve bow
- Lady Andrade (* 1992), soccer player
- Juan Sebastián Gómez (* 1992), tennis player
- Carlos Muñoz (* 1992), racing car driver
- Éder Álvarez Balanta (born 1993), football player
- Tatiana Calderón (* 1993), racing car driver
- Gabby Chaves (* 1993), American-Colombian automobile racing driver
- Jordan Parra (* 1994), racing cyclist
- Nicolás Galvis (* 1997), Canadian football player