20 Notable alumni of
Pontificia Bolivariana University

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Pontificia Bolivariana University is 1173rd in the world, 40th in Latin America, and 7th in Colombia by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 20 notable alumni from Pontificia Bolivariana University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.

  1. Juanes

    Juanes
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1972-.. (age 52)
    Occupations
    music arrangercomposersingerguitarist
    Biography

    Juan Esteban Aristizábal Vásquez, known professionally as Juanes, is a Colombian musician who was a member of the rock band Ekhymosis and is now a solo artist. Since releasing his solo debut album Fíjate Bien in 2000, Juanes has won 26 Latin Grammy Awards and sold more than 15 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling Latin music artists of all time.

  2. Belisario Betancur

    Belisario Betancur
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1923-2018 (aged 95)
    Occupations
    diplomatlawyerwriterpoliticianjournalist
    Biography

    Belisario Betancur Cuartas was a Colombian politician who served as the 26th President of Colombia from 1982 to 1986. He was a member of the Colombian Conservative Party. His presidency was noted for its attempted peace talks with several Colombian guerilla groups. He was also one of the few presidents to abstain from participating in politics after leaving office.

  3. Héctor Abad Faciolince

    Héctor Abad Faciolince
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1958-.. (age 66)
    Occupations
    journalistliterary critictranslatorwriter
    Biography

    Héctor Abad Faciolince is a Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor. Abad is considered one of the most talented post-Latin American Boom writers in Latin American literature. Abad is best known for his bestselling novel Angosta, and more recently, El Olvido que Seremos (t. Oblivion: A Memoir).

  4. Federico Gutiérrez

    Federico Gutiérrez
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1974-.. (age 50)
    Occupations
    international forum participantpolitician
    Biography

    Federico Andrés Gutiérrez Zuluaga is a Colombian politician, civil engineer, who currently serves as the mayor of Medellín, having held this office previously from 2016 to 2019. Before being mayor, he had been a member of the Medellín municipal council from 2004 to 2011. A member of the Creemos Colombia party, Gutiérrez was the candidate for the 2022 Colombian presidential election as the winner of the primary of the conservative Team for Colombia coalition.

  5. Juan Pablo Llano

    Juan Pablo Llano
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    television actormodelactortelevision presenter
    Biography

    Juan Pablo Llano, is a Colombian actor and model.

  6. Piedad Córdoba

    Piedad Córdoba
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1955-2024 (aged 69)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyeractivist
    Biography

    Piedad Esneda Córdoba Ruiz was a Colombian lawyer and politician who served as a senator from 1994 to 2010. A Liberal Party politician, she also served as a member of the Chamber of Representatives of Colombia for Antioquia from 1992 to 1994.

  7. Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez

    Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1943-.. (age 81)
    Occupations
    writerphilosopherteacher
    Biography

    Ricardo Vélez Rodríguez is a Colombian-Brazilian philosopher and former Minister of Education of Brazil.

  8. Mónica Jaramillo

    Mónica Jaramillo
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    journalistmodelnews presenter
    Biography

    Mónica Patricia Jaramillo Giraldo known as Mónica Jaramillo, is a Colombian journalist, news presenter, model and former beauty pageant contestant.

  9. Lina María Moreno Mejía

    Lina María Moreno Mejía
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1955-.. (age 69)
    Occupations
    politician
    Biography

    Lina María Moreno de Uribe is the wife of the 31st president of Colombia Álvaro Uribe Vélez, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 2002 to 2010.

  10. María Emma Mejía Vélez

    María Emma Mejía Vélez
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    diplomatjournalistpolitician
    Biography

    María Emma Mejía Vélez is a Colombian politician, diplomat, and journalist. She was the Permanent Representative of Colombia to the United Nations in New York. She served as Secretary General of the Union of South American Nations, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Education, Ambassador of Colombia to Spain, and member of the Foreign Affairs Advisory Commission of Colombia. Mejía Vélez was also a peace negotiator with FARC and ELN armed groups. For over a decade, she held the post of Executive Director to the Barefoot Foundation, a non-profit founded by Colombian singer-songwriter Shakira. Mejía Vélez also ran for vice-president and for mayor of Bogotá.

  11. Catalina Gómez Sánchez

    Catalina Gómez Sánchez
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    news presenterjournalist
    Biography

    María Catalina Gómez Sánchez simply known as Catalina Gómez or Catalina Gómez Sánchez, is a Colombian journalist and news presenter.

  12. Alejandra Giraldo

    Alejandra Giraldo
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1984-.. (age 40)
    Occupations
    news presenterjournalist
    Biography

    Alejandra Giraldo Preciado is a Colombian journalist, newscaster, and social commentator. She was born in Medellín, and graduated from the Pontifical Bolivarian University there.

  13. Catalina Maya

    Catalina Maya
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1980-.. (age 44)
    Occupations
    television produceractor
    Biography

    Catalina Maya Arango, known professionally as Catalina Maya, is a Colombian model, broadcaster and businesswoman.

  14. María Cristina Uribe

    María Cristina Uribe
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1968-.. (age 56)
    Occupations
    writerjournalist
    Biography

    María Cristina Uribe is a Colombian journalist and news presenter born in Medellín. Between 2002 and 2011 she presented Noticias Uno.

  15. Jaider Perez

    Jaider Perez
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1977-.. (age 47)
    Occupations
    television actormodeltelevision presenterelectrical engineertelevision producer
    Biography

    Jaider Villa Giraldo, better known as Jaider Villa, is a Colombian actor, host and model. He began his acting career in a reality show called Protagonistas de Novela in 2002, in which he emerged as the winner. He has appeared in many TV soap operas, for example Al ritmo de tu corazón in which he played Santiago Duque (a leading role); Milagros de Amor, Corazón valiente and others. In 2014 he won the recognition of Miami Mayor Tomás Regalado for his contribution to the art featured in the work "Mesalina" in the leading role as John.

  16. Gilberto Echeverri Mejía

    Gilberto Echeverri Mejía
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1936-2003 (aged 67)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianengineer
    Biography

    Gilberto Echeverri Mejía was a Colombian electrical engineer, businessman and politician who on 21 April 2002 was kidnapped by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia - FARC-EP along with the then-Governor of Antioquia Guillermo Gaviria Correa among others while participating in a peace walk and held hostage until 5 May 2003 when he was murdered by the guerrillas during a botched rescue operation by government forces deep in the Colombian northwestern jungle, bordering between Antioquia and Chocó. A Liberal party politician, he had previously served as Ambassador of Colombia to Ecuador from 1975 to 1977 in the Administration of President Alfonso López Michelsen, Minister of Economic Development from 1978 to 1980 in the Administration of President Julio César Turbay Ayala, Minister of National Defence from 1997 to 1998 in the Administration of President Ernesto Samper Pizano, and was working as peace advisor to Governor Gaviria before he was kidnapped.

  17. Enrique Gil Botero

    Enrique Gil Botero
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1953-.. (age 71)
    Occupations
    politicianlawyer
    Biography

    Enrique de Jesús Gil Botero is a Colombian politician and lawyer, who was a Magistrate of the State Council, rapporteur of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, and a specialist in Administrative and Constitutional Law.

  18. Beatriz Londoño Soto

    Beatriz Londoño Soto
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1959-.. (age 65)
    Occupations
    diplomatpoliticianphysician
    Biography

    Beatriz Londoño Soto is a Colombian physician and administrative politician who previously served as the Ambassador of Colombia to Switzerland and as the 2nd Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia in the Administration of President Juan Manuel Santos Calderón. She had previously served as Deputy Minister of Health and Welfare under the administration of her predecessor from 2010 to 2011, and as Director of the Colombian Family Welfare Institute from 2002 to 2006.

  19. Olga Elena Mattei

    Olga Elena Mattei
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1933-.. (age 91)
    Occupations
    writerpoet
    Biography

    Olga Elena Mattei Echavarría is a Puerto Rican-born Colombian poet. She has won several poetry awards in Colombia and other Spanish-speaking countries. She has written around 23 books published, 41 unpublished and thousands of poems to be typed and compiled, all of them in Spanish.

  20. Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve

    Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve
    Born in
    Colombia Flag Colombia
    Years
    1991-.. (age 33)
    Occupations
    beauty pageant contestantmodel
    Biography

    Vanessa Pulgarin Monsalve is a Colombian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Antioquia at Miss Colombia 2017 and was crowned Miss International Colombia 2017. She represented Colombia at Miss International 2017 which was held at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on November 14, 2017.