Rodolfo Llinás

Country of origin: Columbia

Rodolfo R. Llinás PhD (b. Bogotá, Colombia in 1934) is a neuroscientist. He is presently the Thomas and Suzanne Murphy Professor of Neuroscience and Chairman of the department of Physiology & Neuroscience at the NYU School of Medicine. He attended the Gimnasio Moderno school and received his MD from the Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá in 1959 and his PhD in 1965 from the Australian National University working under Sir John Eccles. Llinás has published over 500 scientific articles.

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John Leguizamo

Country of origin: Columbia

Jonathan Alberto "John" Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Colombian-American actor, producer, voice artist, and comedian.

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Jorge Munoz

Country of origin: Columbia

Watching Munoz, 44, distribute meals and offer extra cups of coffee, it's clear he's passionate about bringing food to hungry people. For more than four years, Munoz and his family have been feeding those in need seven nights a week, 365 days a year. To date, he estimates he's served more than 70,000 meals.

To read the rest of the article about Jorge Munoz, visit the cnn website. To find out more about the nonprofit he started to feed the hungry, visit the website here.