Colombians are voting for the “Greatest Colombian,” the most prominent figure from Colombia throughout its history, for a new History Channel program called, “El Gran Colombiano.”
The History Channel special will air on June 23 and features a list of renowned Colombians from different categories including, history and politics from the 19th and 20th centuries, popular arts and journalism, arts, sciences and humanities and sports.
Colombians currently have the opportunity to vote online and the two-hour special will highlight the country’s majority selection for each category.
The list of nominees was narrowed from 125 to 25 on Tuesday after 700,000 votes came in.
The Greatest Colombians in history
- Simon Bolivar
- Alvaro Uribe
- Juanes
- Manuel Elkin
- Radamel Falcao
- Policarpa Salavarrieta
- Luis Carlos Galan
- Shakira
- Fernando Botero
- Carlos Albert Valderrama
- Antonio Nariño
- Jorge Eliecer Gaitan
- Juan Gossain
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Mariana Pajon
- Rafael Nuñez
- Gustavo Rojas
- Jaime Garzon
- Rodolfo Llinas
- Maria Isabel Urrutia
- Francisco de Paula Santander
- Cesar Gaviria
- Yamid Amat
- Alejandro Obregon
- Lucho Herrera
Sources
- Uribe, en lista del “Gran Colombiano” (El Espectador)
- El Gran Colombiano (Tu Historia)
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