People from Colombia
12 people remembered here.
Gabriel García Márquez1927 – 2014 · NovelistWhat matters in life is not what happens to you but what you remember and how you remember it.
112 candles · 15 tributes- JJorge Ramírez Gallego1940 – 2026 · Footballer (centre-forward / striker)
Deportivo Cali's all-time scorer who made the Azucareros champions.
99 candles · 5 tributes 
Alfonso Lizarazo1940 – 2026 · Television presenterCreator of Sábados Felices, who taught Colombia to laugh together and built schools with that same smile.
79 candles · 8 tributes
Fabio Mosquera1947 – 2026 · Colombian footballerGuaracha: Deportivo Cali champion forward who carried Cali, Cúcuta and Junior on the wing.
38 candles · 7 tributes
Dario Silva Silva1938 – 2026 · Protestant pastorFrom Huila newsrooms to the pulpit, he taught Colombia to build its house upon the rock.
31 candles · 6 tributes
Álvaro Pava† 2026 · Singer of tropical musicA Barranquilla voice that carried cumbia from the Caribbean coast to Mexico.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Javier Giraldo1944 – 2026 · Colombian Jesuit priest and human rights defenderA Jesuit who made sure the victims of Colombia's war were named and remembered.
8 candles · 1 tributes
Juan Guillermo Ríos1951 – 2026 · JournalistAnchorman of Noticiero de las Siete. Paz, amor y buen genio.
6 candles · 1 tributes
Germán Quintero1954 – 2026 · ActorColombian actor who gave four decades of quiet, memorable performances to television and theatre.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Eduardo Vilarete1953 – 2026 · Association football playerColombian striker remembered for his goals, his nickname El Loco, and his fight against cancer.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Náfer Durán1932 – 2026 · Vallenato accordionistRey Vallenato of 1976, brother of Alejo Durán, and first accordionist of Diomedes Díaz.
5 candles · 1 tributes
Victor Hugo Ayala1934 – 2026 · SingerThe bolero voice of Bogotá radio, and for a generation the voice of Colombia's anthem.
4 candles · 1 tributes