Famous or notable

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

ns include:

Architecture

Jimmy Alcock Walter James Alcock Pérez, known as Jimmy Alcock (Caracas, September 14, 1932) is a British-Venezuelan architect who resides in Caracas. He won the National Architecture Prize of Venezuela in 1993 and is the XXXIV Member of the National Academy ...

Esther Ayuso Esther Ayuso, (born November 1958) was the first female Belizean architect. She is known for her designs to improve hospitals in Belize including Belize Medical Associates, the Cleopatra White Polyclinic, Matron Robert polyclinic, the Hoy Eye C ...

* Federico Beckhoff *

Anita Berrizbeitia Anita de la Rosa Berrizbeitia (born 1957) is a landscape theorist, teacher, and author. She continues to play an integral role in the renewed visibility of landscape architecture as a cultural practice. She is currently Professor of Landscape Arch ...

* Guido Bermudez * Bernardo Borges * Dirk Bornhost * Carlos Brillembourg * Cipriano Dominguez * Julián Ferris Betancourt * José Miguel Galia *

Graziano Gasparini Graziano Gasparini (31 July 1924 – 30 November 2019) was a Venezuelan architect, photographer, painter and historian, sometimes referred to as Graciano Gasparini (ie using a Spanish version of his first name). Gasparini was born in Gorizia, on ...

* Carlos Gomez de Llarena *

Alejandro Chataing Alejandro Chataing (February 24, 1873 – April 16, 1928) was an important Venezuelan architect. Chataing was known as the "great constructor of the regime of Cipriano Castro." He was a prolific architect who helped give Caracas a new face. Intr ...

, known as "''

Cipriano Castro José Cipriano Castro Ruiz (12 October 1858 – 4 December 1924) was a high-ranking member of the Venezuelan military, politician and the president of Venezuela from 1899 to 1908. He was the first man from the Andes to rule the country, and was ...

's architect''" *

Luis Eduardo Chataing Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

* Carlos Guinand Sandoz * Tomas Lugo Marcano *

Juan Hurtado Manrique ''Juan'' is a given name, the Spanish and Manx versions of ''John''. It is very common in Spain and in other Spanish-speaking communities around the world and in the Philippines, and also (pronounced differently) in the Isle of Man. In Spanish, t ...

* Paul Lustgarten * Pedro Neuberger *

Marcos Negron Marcos may refer to: People with the given name ''Marcos'' *Marcos (given name) Sports ;Surnamed * Dayton Marcos, Negro league baseball team from Dayton, Ohio (early twentieth-century) * Dimitris Markos, Greek footballer * Nélson Marcos, Portugue ...

Luis Malaussena Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

Alejandro Pietri Alejandro is the Spanish form of the name Alexander. Alejandro has multiple variations in different languages, including Aleksander (Czech, Polish), Alexandre (French), Alexandros (Greek), Alsander (Irish), Alessandro (Italian), Aleksandr (Rus ...

Mónica Ponce de León Mónica Ponce de León is an architect, educator, and dean of the Princeton University School of Architecture. A National Design Award winner, Ponce de León has focused on the application of robotic technology to building fabrication and arc ...

* José Tomás Sanabria *

Manuel Mujica Millán Manuel may refer to: People * Manuel (name) * Manuel (Fawlty Towers), a fictional character from the sitcom ''Fawlty Towers'' * Charlie Manuel, manager of the Philadelphia Phillies * Manuel I Komnenos, emperor of the Byzantine Empire * Manu ...

* Jorge Rigamonti (1948–2008) * Luis Roche * Henrique Siso Martin *

Luis Muñoz Tébar Luis is a given name. It is the Spanish form of the originally Germanic name or . Other Iberian Romance languages have comparable forms: (with an accent mark on the i) in Portuguese and Galician, in Aragonese and Catalan, while is archaic ...

* Jesus Tenreiro Degwitz *

Carlos Raúl Villanueva Carlos Raúl Villanueva Astoul (May 30, 1900 – August 16, 1975) was a Venezuelan modernist architect. Villanueva went for the first time to Venezuela when he was 28 years old. He was involved in the development and modernization of Caracas, ...

(1900–1975), builder of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas * Luciano Urdaneta * Martin Vega * José Vivas * Gustavo Wallis Legórburu *

Carlos Zapata Carlos Zapata (born 1961 in Rubio, Venezuela) is an American architect, with his office headquartered in New York City. Zapata is known for his work on the Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, the Cooper Square Hotel (now the Standard E ...

Artists

Harry Abend Harry Abend, OFM (5 May 193718 January 2021) was a Polish-born Venezuelan sculptor and architect. Abend immigrated to Venezuela in 1948 and embarked on his sculpture practice in 1958 under the guidance of Miguel Arroyo while also studying archi ...

(1937–2021) * Antonio Ladislao Alcantara (1898–1991) *

Gabriel Bracho Gabriel Bracho (born 25 May 1915 in Los Puertos de Altagracia, Zulia, died 6 March 1995 in Caracas) was a Venezuelan artist. He and César Rengifo were major exponents of the social realism artistic movement in Venezuela.Gabriel Bracho - Un Pintor ...

(1915–1995) *

Manuel Cabré Manuel Cabré (January 25, 1890 – February 26, 1984) was a noted Spanish-Venezuelan landscape painter who is remembered as "the painter of El Ávila" ( es, link=no, El pintor de El Ávila). Life and career Cabré was born on January 25, 1890 ...

(1890–1984) * Gregorio Camacho (1933–2002) *

Pedro Castillo José Pedro Castillo Terrones (; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the president of Peru, President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. On 7 December 2022, ...

(1790–1858) * Carlos Cruz-Díez (born 1923) *

Mariano Díaz Mariano Díaz Mejía (; born 1 August 1993), known as Mariano, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Sevilla. Shortly after making his debut for Badalona in 2011, Mariano joined Real Madrid, where he played in ...

(born 1929) * Marisol Escobar (1930–2016) *

Mateo Manaure Mateo Manaure (18 October 1926 – 19 March 2018) was a Venezuelan modern artist. In Venezuela he is considered a master of abstractionism, and is known for his works in the University City of Caracas and for creating the largest glass mural in t ...

(1926–2018) *

Arturo Michelena Francisco Arturo Michelena Castillo (; 16 June 1863 – 29 July 1898) was a Venezuelan painter known for his historical and Genre art, genre scenes and portraits. Biography His father, Juan Antonio Michelena (1832-1918) was also a painter ...

* Alirio Palacios (1938–2015) * Gego (1912–1994) * Juvenal Ravelo * Jesus Rafael Soto *

Martín Tovar y Tovar Martín Tovar y Tovar (10 February 1827 – 17 December 1902) was a Venezuelan painter, best known for his portraits and historical scenes. Biography Tovar was born and died in Caracas. His father, Antonio María Tovar (1791–1860), was a fo ...

Authors

A–C

* Cecilio Acosta, writer * Laura Antillano, writer * José Antonio de Armas Chitty, historian and poet *

Rafael Arráiz Lucca Rafael Arráiz Lucca (born 3 January 1959, Caracas) is a Venezuelan historian, essayist, poet, and professor. Career Arraiz Lucca is a professor in the Metropolitan University of Caracas (UNIMET). Since 2001, has been in charge of the "Fun ...

, historian and poet *

Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva (22 March 1886 – 10 December 1962) was a Venezuelan poet. She is considered to be one of the founders of the women's poetry movement in Venezuela and one of the country's principal avant-garde poets.Jorge Romero Leon, 'Ar ...

, poet *

Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Alberto Arvelo Torrealba (September 3, 1905 – March 28, 1971), was a Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet. He was author oFlorentino y El Diablo which was set to music as a duet in the style known as ''contrapunteo''. Legacy A mun ...

, poet * Michaelle Ascencio, writer * José Balza, writer * Rufino Blanco Fombona, poet and writer * Alberto Barrera Tyszka, writer * Natividad Barroso, writer and ethnologist * Andrés Bello, educator and humanist * Krina Ber, writer *

Andrés Eloy Blanco Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño (6 August 1896 – 21 May 1955) was a noted Venezuelan poet and politician. He was a member of the ''Generación del 28'', and one of the founders of Acción Democrática (AD). He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of ...

, poet * Eduardo Blanco, novelist and poet * Mario Briceño Iragorry (1897–1958), writer and historian * Manuel Caballero, historian and journalist *

Rafael Cadenas Rafael Cadenas (born 8 April 1930 Barquisimeto, Lara) is a Venezuelan poet and essayist. Career He taught for many years at the Central University of Venezuela. He received the National Prize for Literature (1985), Guadalajara's Internationa ...

, poet * María Calcaño, poet *

Juan Carlos Chirinos Juan Carlos Chirinos García (Valera, May 3, 1967) is a Venezuelan writer and creative writing teacher. He is a novelist, story writer and biographer. Books * ''Renacen las sombras'' (2021), novel. * ''La sonrisa de los hipopótamos'' (2020), sho ...

, writer * Luis Castro Leiva, academic, historian and writer * Sonia Chocrón, poet

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Victoria De Stefano Victoria de Stefano (21 June 1940 – 6 January 2023) was an Italo-Venezuelan novelist, essayist, philosopher and educator. Early life and education Victoria de Stefano was born in Rimini, Italy in 1940, and moved to Venezuela with her family ...

, writer *

Manuel Díaz Rodríguez Manuel Díaz Rodríguez (28 February 1871 – 24 August 1927), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, physician, diplomat and politician. He is considered one of the greatest representatives of the Hispanic ''modernismo'' movement. He was bo ...

, novelist and journalist * Lydda Franco Farías, poet *

Tulio Febres Cordero Tulio Antonio Febres-Cordero Troconis (May 31, 1860 – June 3, 1938) was a Venezuelan writer, historian, university professor and journalist. As a topographer, he developed the technique imagotipia (1885), or art to represent images with type ...

, writer * María Antonieta Flores, poet *

Rómulo Gallegos Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was ...

, writer * Julio Garmendia, writer and journalist *

Salvador Garmendia Salvador Garmendia Graterón (11 June 1928, Barquisimeto – 13 May 2001, Caracas) was a notable Venezuelan author, awarded in 1972 with the National Prize for Literature. In 1989 received the Juan Rulfo Prize for ''Tan desnuda como una p ...

, novelist and story teller * Jacqueline Goldberg, poet and writer *

Adriano González León Adriano González León (Valera, Trujillo State, 14 November 1931 - Caracas, 12 January 2008) was a Venezuelan writer who is known in his country for the novel ''País Portátil'' (1968), widely regarded as the premier Venezuelan novel of the la ...

, poet and writer * Ida Gramcko, poet * Elisa Lerner, writer * Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991), writer * Rowena Hill, poet *

Eduardo López Bustamante Eduardo López Bustamante (9 December 1881 – 30 June 1939) was a Venezuelan journalist, lawyer and poet. He was a leading intellectual of the Zulia State, Venezuela, and a figure within Venezuelan jurisprudence. Biography Eduardo López Busta ...

, journalist and poet *

Luz Machado Luz Machado (Ciudad Bolívar, February 3, 1916 – August 11, 1999, pseudonym: Ágata Cruz) was a Venezuelan political activist, journalist and poet. She founded the Circle of Venezuelan Writers (''Círculo Escritores de Venezuela'') and was a ...

, poet * Antonieta Madrid, writer * Francisco Massiani, writer * Milagros Mata Gil, writer * Domingo Maza Zavala, journalist and economist * Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez, writer * Beatriz Mendoza Sagarzazu, poet *

Guillermo Meneses Guillermo Meneses ( Caracas, 15 December 1911 - Porlamar, Nueva Esparta, 29 December 1978) was a Venezuelan writer, playwright, and journalist. He was the author of ''La Balandra 'Isabel' llegó esta tarde'' and ''Campeones'', among other works. ...

(1911–1978), writer and journalist *

Eugenio Montejo Eugenio Montejo (1938 in Caracas – 5 June 2008 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan poet and essay writer, founder of the literary magazine Azar and co-founder of Revista Poesía, a poetry magazine published by the University of Carabobo. He was re ...

(1938–2008), poet *

Guillermo Morón Guillermo Morón Montero (8 February 1926 – 19 November 2021) was a Venezuelan writer and historian. Guillermo Morón has won awards including the Municipal Prize of Literature (Narrative mention) (1987), and the National Prize for Literature ...

, historian and writer * Stefania Mosca, writer

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Moisés Naím Moisés Naím (born July 5, 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist and writer. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In 2013, the British magazine '' Prospect'' listed Naím as one of the world's leading thinke ...

, writer *

Fabricio Ojeda Fabricio Ojeda (6 February 1929 - 21 June 1966) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, and guerrilla leader. He was the President of the Patriotic Junta that organised the movement to end Marcos Pérez Jiménez' dictatorship (1952-1958), and was ...

, journalist and writer *

Juan Oropeza Juan Oropeza Riera (24 April 1906 – 29 November 1971) was a Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat, writer, educator and political scientist. He was born in Carora in the state of Lara, and was the younger brother of pediatrics pioneer, Pastor Oropeza Ri ...

, writer *

Hanni Ossott Hanni Ossott (14 February 1946 – 31 December 2002) was a poet, translator and critic from Venezuela. She was born in Caracas and she received her bachelor's degree in the Universidad Central de Venezuela, where she was also a professor. She was ...

, poet * Edgar C. Otálvora, journalist and writer *

Miguel Otero Silva Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-politi ...

, writer *

Antonia Palacios Antonia Palacios (13 May 1904 – 2001) was a Venezuelan poet, novelist and essayist. She won the National Prize for Literature in 1976 and the Municipal Prize for Literature in 1982. Along with Miguel Otero Silva, Pablo Rojas Guardia, Luis Castro ...

, writer *

Lucila Palacios Mercedes Carvajal de Arocha known as Lucila Palacios (8 November 1902 – 31 August 1994) was a Trinidadian-Venezuelan writer, politician and diplomat. She was the first female elected to the Venezuelan Senate and the first female member of the Ve ...

, writer * María Fernanda Palacios, writer *

Ramón Palomares David Ramón Sánchez Palomares (7 May 1935 – 4 March 2016) was a Venezuelan poet, born in Escuque. In 1975 received the National Prize for Literature; in 2006 the first Víctor Valera Mora International Prize for Poetry; and in 2010 the Ibero- ...

, poet * Yolanda Pantin, poet *

Teresa de la Parra Teresa de la Parra (October 5, 1889 – April 23, 1936) was a Venezuelan novelist. Life She was born Ana Teresa Parra Sanojo in Paris, the daughter of Rafael Parra Hernáiz, Venezuelan Ambassador in Berlin, and Isabel Sanojo de Parra. As ...

, writer *

Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846-1892) was a Venezuelan translator and poet. He is best known for his Hispanic romanticism style of work and was seen a precursor of Modernism. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. Life Juan Antoni ...

, poet *

Mariano Picón Salas Mariano Federico Picón Salas was a Venezuelan diplomatic, cultural critic and writer of the 20th century, born in Mérida, Mérida, Mérida (Mérida State) on January 26, 1901, and died in Caracas on January 1, 1965. Among his books, his collecti ...

, writer *

José Rafael Pocaterra José Rafael Pocaterra (18 December 1889 – 18 April 1955) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist and politician. Career He was imprisoned in 1907 to 1908 for his work on the opposition newspaper ''Caín'', and again from 1919 to 1922 after part ...

, writer *

Carlos Rangel Carlos Rangel (17 September 1929 – 15 January 1988) was a Venezuelan liberal writer, journalist and diplomat. Background Carlos Enrique Rangel Guevara was born in Caracas on 17 September 1929. His parents were José Antonio Rangel Báez and ...

, journalist and writer * Ana María del Re, poet

S–Z

Tomás Straka Tomás Helmut Straka Medina (born October 25, 1972), is a Venezuelan author and professor of history at the Andrés Bello Catholic University, Career Straka is the author of ''La Voz de los Vencidos'' (2000), ''Hechos y gente, Historia co ...

, historian *

José Antonio Ramos Sucre José Antonio Ramos Sucre ( Cumaná, 9 June 1890 – Geneva, 13 June 1930) was a Venezuelan poet, professor, diplomat and scholar. He was a member of the Sucre family of Venezuela and the great-great-nephew of Antonio José de Sucre. He was educa ...

, poet * Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, writer and literary critic * Juan Sánchez Peláez, poet * Elizabeth Schön, writer *

Pedro Sotillo Pedro Sotillo (1902–1977) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, and poet. He was a distinguished member of the Generation of 1928 and co-founder of several well-known magazines such as '' El Ingenioso Hidalgo'' and '' Válvula.'' Early life P ...

, writer and journalist *

Tui T. Sutherland Tui Tamara Sutherland (born July 31, 1978 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an American children's book author who has written more than 50 books under her own name and under several pen names. In 2009, she appeared as a contestant on ''Jeopardy!'', be ...

, writer * Mireya Tabuas, writer *

Ana Enriqueta Terán Ana Enriqueta Terán (4 May 1918, Valera, Trujillo (state), Trujillo State – 18 December 2017, Valencia, Carabobo) was a Venezuelan poet. She was one of the best-known Venezuelan poets, especially because of her peculiar wordplay. Terán has w ...

, poet *

Alfredo Toro Hardy Alfredo Toro Hardy (born in Caracas on May 22, 1950) is a Venezuelan retired career diplomat, scholar and public intellectual. During his diplomatic career, he occupied some of Venezuela's top ambassadorial posts, including Washington, London, ...

, writer and diplomat *

Ana Teresa Torres Ana Teresa Torres (born 6 July 1945) is a Venezuelan novelist, essayist and short story writer. Her writing, both fiction and non-fiction, is often concerned with Venezuelan history and politics, memory, gender, and psychoanalysis. Life Torre ...

, writer *

Arturo Uslar Pietri Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May 1906 in Caracas – 26 February 2001) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician. Life Born on 16 May 1906 in Caracas, Venezuela, his parents were generalSantos Himiob ...

, historian and writer * Lucila Velásquez, poet and journalist * Elena Vera, poet * Carmen Verde Arocha, poet * Miyó Vestrini, journalist, poet and writer * José Jesús Villa Pelayo, poet and essayist * Slavko Zupcic, writer

Beauty queens

The following Venezuelans won a beauty title in the Big Four international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Stre ...

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...

Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...

and

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

; the four major international

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...

s for women.

A–H

Consuelo Adler Consuelo Adler Hernández (born in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who became the second Miss International from her country in 1997. Miss Venezuela A year prior to her win as Miss International, she competed as Mis ...

Miss International 1997 Miss International 1997, the 37th Miss International pageant, took place on 20 September 1997 at the Kyoto Kaikan First Hall in Kyoto, Japan. It was won by Consuelo Adler of Venezuela. Results Placements Contestants * - Nadia Jimena Cerri ...

* Jacqueline Aguilera,

Miss World 1995 Miss World 1995, the 45th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 18 November 1995 for the fourth straight year at the Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, North West, Sun City, South Africa. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates ...

Top Model of the World The Top Model of the World is an international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.Goizeder Azúa Goizeder Victoria Azúa Barríos (born February 23, 1984) is a Venezuelan television host, anchorwoman, model, journalist, and beauty queen who won Miss International 2003. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. Career Miss Venezuela 2002 She began her b ...

and Miss Mesoamérica 2003 *

Alexandra Braun Alexandra Braun Waldeck (, born May 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty queen who won the 2005 edition of Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Braun won four international best ...

Miss Earth 2005 Miss Earth 2005, the 5th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on October 23, 2005, in Quezon City, Philippines. A total of 80 candidates from around the globe took part in the event. At the conclusion of the pageant, Alexandra Braun of ...

Susana Duijm Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (August 11, 1936 – June 18, 2016) was a Venezuelan actress, television host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955, placing in the top 15. She then went to com ...

(1936–2016),

Miss World 1955 Miss World 1955, the 5th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 20 October 1955 at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the crown. Eunice Gayson crowned Susana Duijm of Venezuela as the new Miss Wor ...

Stefanía Fernández Stefanía Fernández Krupij (born 4 September 1990) is a Venezuelan journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner w ...

, Miss Universe 2009 *

Daniela di Giacomo Daniela Anette di Giacomo di Giovanni (born May 15, 1985) is a Venezuelan TV host, journalist, radio host, model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2005 and then Miss International 2006 in China. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2 ...

Miss International 2006 Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant, was held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at the Beijing Exhibition Center ...

Alyz Henrich Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando (born October 19, 1991) is a Venezuelan model, environmentalist, humanitarian advocate and beauty queen. She represented Falcón state at Miss Venezuela 2012 pageant where she was crowned Miss Venezuela Earth. On Dec ...

Miss Earth 2013 Miss Earth 2013, the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 7, 2013 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned her successor Alyz Henrich of Venezuela ...

Astrid Carolina Herrera Astrid Carolina Herrera Irazábal (born June 23, 1963) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty queen. She won the 1984 Miss World pageant, held in London, United Kingdom, becoming the third woman from her country to win the title. Biography Astr ...

Miss World 1984 Miss World 1984, the 34th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1984 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Astrid Carolina Herrera from Venezuela. She was crowned by Miss World 1983, Sarah-Jane Hutt of the ...

I–M

Gabriela Isler María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales (born 21 March 1988) is a Venezuelan TV host, fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2013, gaining placement as the seventh Miss Universe of her country. Isler is the founder of '' ...

Miss Universe 2013 Miss Universe 2013 was the 62nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crocus City Hall in Krasnogorsk, Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013. At the end of the event, Olivia Culpo of the United States crowned Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as Miss Uni ...

* Ninibeth Leal, Miss World 1991 *

Pilín León Pilín León (born Carmen Josefina León Crespo, May 19, 1963) is a Venezuelan writer and beauty queen who won the Miss World Venezuela 1981 crown and later Miss World pageant in 1981, held in London, United Kingdom, representing Venezuela. Le� ...

Miss World 1981 Miss World 1981, the 31st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 12 November 1981 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, UK. The winner was Pilín León from Venezuela, the first titleholder from her country since 1955. She was crowned by ...

* Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996 * Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 *

Edymar Martínez Edymar Martínez Blanco (born July 10, 1995, in Puerto La Cruz, Anzoátegui, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen. She represented Anzoátegui state at Miss Venezuela 2014 and was crowned Miss Venezuela International by the outgo ...

, Miss International 2015

O–R

* Bárbara Palacios, Miss Universe 1986 and Miss South America 1986

S–Y

Irene Sáez Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961 in Chacao, Miranda, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981. She has been a model, was the mayor of Chacao (a municipality of Caracas), Governor o ...

Miss Universe 1981 Miss Universe 1981, the 30th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1981 at the Minskoff Theatre in New York City, United States. Irene Sáez of Venezuela was crowned by Shawn Weatherly of the United States. There were 77 c ...

and Miss South America 1981 *

Ivian Sarcos Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011, in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World. Early life Ivian was a diplomacy ...

Miss World 2011 Miss World 2011, the 61st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the Earls Court Two in London, United Kingdom. As part of the events, the contestants also travelled to Edinburgh, Scotland between 23 and 27 October ...

* Maritza Sayalero,

Miss Universe 1979 Miss Universe 1979, the 28th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 20 July 1979 at the Perth Entertainment Centre in Perth, Australia. Margaret Gardiner (beauty queen), Margaret Gardiner of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Vene ...

Nina Sicilia Alejandrina “Nina” Sicilia Hernández (born December 3, 1962, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was the very first Venezuelan to hold the Miss International title. Career Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she represented th ...

, Miss International 1985 *

Vivian Urdaneta Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón (born June 8, 1979, in Maracaibo) is a Venezuelan journalist and beauty queen who captured the crown of Miss International 2000. Miss Venezuela International Urdaneta, who stands , competed as Miss Costa Oriental in ...

Miss International 2000 Miss International 2000, the 40th anniversary of the Miss International pageant, was held on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan. It was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. Results Placements Special awards Contestants ...

Mariem Velazco Mariem Claret Velazco García (born 9 November 1998 in San Tomé, Venezuela, San Tomé, Anzoátegui) is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. She won both her Miss Ven ...

Miss International 2018 Miss International 2018, the 58th Miss International pageant, was held on November 9, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Liliana from Indonesia crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela at the end of the event. T ...

Business and law

Gustavo Cisneros Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros Rendiles (born 1 June 1945) is a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of ''Grupo Cisneros''. Early life and education Cisneros is the son of Diego Cisneros and Albertina Cisneros (née Rendíles Martínez). ...

, Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at $6 billion. *

Manuel Antonio Matos Manuel Antonio Matos Páez Tinoco (8 January 1847 – 5 December 1929) was a Venezuelan politician, banker, military leader and diplomat. Biography Matos held a great political and economic influence on the country, during the late 19th and earl ...

, banker and caudillo *

Lorenzo Mendoza Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Giménez (born 5 October 1965) is a Venezuelan billionaire businessman, and CEO of Empresas Polar, Venezuela's largest privately held company, with $7 billion in annual sales. The company is owned by his family. Lore ...

, oversees one of Venezuela's largest private companies, $6 billion (sales) Empresas Polar. *

Eugenio Mendoza Eugenio Mendoza Goiticoa (Caracas, November 13, 1906, Caracas, October 17, 1979) was a Venezuelan business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century. Early life He was the son of Eugenio Me ...

(1906–1979), Venezuelan business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century. *

Henry Lord Boulton Avensa (''Aerovías Venezolanas Sociedad Anonima'') was a Venezuelan airline headquartered in Caracas. It was in the process of financial restructuring, after it went into bankruptcy due to poor management in 2002, with Santa Barbara Airlines t ...

, Venezuelan aviator, entrepreneur, owner, and former owner of many businesses such as Casas Boulton, Avensa/Servivensa among others. * Ali Lenin Aguilera, Venezuelan lawyer, entrepreneur * Carolina Herrera, fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980. * Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, entrepreneur, president of Rostik Group in Russia *

William H. Phelps, Jr. William Henry Phelps Jr. (December 25, 1902 – August 13, 1988) was a Venezuelan ornithologist and businessman. Early life He was born in San Antonio de Maturín, a town located in Monagas, Venezuela. Along with his father, William Henry P ...

, ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Televisión *

William H. Phelps William Henry Phelps Sr. (June 14, 1875 – December 8, 1965) was an American ornithologist and businessman. One of his sons, William H. Phelps Jr., was also an ornithologist, and collaborated with him. William Phelps was the founder of the Willi ...

, ornithologist and founder of

Radio Caracas Radio Radio Caracas Radio was a Venezuelan radio station. It was last owned by Empresas 1BC, a Venezuelan private media corporation. History Background In 1930, Edgar J. Anzola, who was employed in an electronics business named ''Almacén Americano' ...

* Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912–1995), founding member of the

United Nations The United Nations (UN) is an intergovernmental organization whose stated purposes are to maintain international peace and international security, security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be ...

, Chairman of the Board and President of Empresas Polar. * Miguel Urdaneta Fernández, founder of SBA Airlines *

Luis Emilio Velutini Luis Emilio Velutini (born January 8, 1953, in Caracas) is a businessman and investor of the Latin American financial and real estate market. A descendant of Vicente José María Velutini, an immigrant from Corsica who arrived in Venezuela during th ...

(born 1953), businessman and investor of the Latin American financial and real estate market *

Juan Antonio Yanes Juan Antonio Yanes (June 24, 1902 – August 8, 1987) was an executive in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League who owned the Patriotas de Venezuela franchise. (Spanish) Born in Caracas, Yanes was dubbed ″Yanesito″ (a diminutive of his la ...

, executive in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League who owned the

Patriotas de Venezuela The Patriotas de Venezuela baseball club was a founding member of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League in its inaugural season of 1946. Team history The Patriotas, based in Caracas, played its home games at the now-extinct Estadio Cerveza ...

franchise * Jean Arvelaez, Top Sales Professional at Germain Ford

Cartoonists

* Jorge Blanco *

Pedro León Zapata Pedro León Zapata (27 February 1929 – 6 February 2015) was a prominent Venezuelan artist, humorist and cartoonist. Biography In 1945 he entered the "Escuela de Artes Plásticas de Caracas" but in 1947 he abandoned the school to join the fou ...

Diplomats

* Alejo Fortique * Juan García Gruber, ambassador in Nicaragua * Carlos Alberto Taylhardat, ambassador to Iraq and Lebanon

Engineering

Cristina Amon Cristina H. Amon is a mechanical engineer, academic administrator and was the 13th dean of the University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering. She was the Faculty's first female dean. Prior to her appointment at the University ...

, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto * Francisco de Paula Andrade Troconis * Jacqueline Faría * Salomón Cohen Levy * José González-Lander, engineer, head engineer for the Metro de Caracas (1993–2000) *

Alfredo Jahn Dr. Alfredo Jahn Hartman (8 October 1867 – 12 July 1940) was a Venezuelan civil engineer, botanist and geographer. Jahn was a member of the Academy of History, the Academy of Physical Sciences, Mathematics and Naturalist of Venezuela and t ...

, engineer and naturalist * María Corina Machado * L. Rafael Reif, engineer, President of MIT *

Keysi Sayago Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera (born 6 October 1993), formerly known professionally as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016. She represented the state of Monagas at the pageant ...

Leopoldo Sucre Figarella Leopoldo Sucre Figarella was a Venezuelan politician and engineer of Corsican ancestors. A member of the Sucre family Sucre Figarella served as governor, minister and senator during his long and eventful political career. He was nicknamed "The Bui ...

Entertainment

A–D

* Mayra Alejandra, television and film actress *

María Conchita Alonso María Concepción Alonso Bustillo (born June 29, 1957), better known as María Conchita Alonso, is a singer, actress and former beauty queen. She has participated in film and television productions, and was nominated for the Independent Spirit ...

, Cuban-born Venezuelan raised actress and singer * Juan A. Baptista, actor *

José Bardina José Bardina (March 27, 1939 – December 18, 2009) was a Spanish-Venezuelan actor who was a television leading figure. A native of Barcelona, Spain, Bardina was raised in Caracas, Venezuela. Television career He was best known for playin ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan actor *

Daniela Alvarado Daniela del Carmen Alvarado Álvarez (; born 23 October 1981 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan television, theatre and film actress. She is the daughter of actor Daniel Alvarado and actress Carmen Julia Álvarez and has 6 brothers. She broke into inte ...

, actress *

Marina Baura Marina Baura (born November 1, 1941) is a former Venezuelan telenovela actress. Early life Born as Julia Pérez in Galicia, Spain, she moved with her parents and brother Jesús to Venezuela when she was 15 years old, in 1956. She started her pro ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress * Amador Bendayán, actor and entertainer *

, model *

Jacques Braunstein Jacques Braunstein (August 30, 1931 – November 27, 2009) was a Venezuelan musician, economist, publicist and disc jockey. A native of Bucharest, Romania, Braunstein studied violin at age six and later, at age thirteen, took up the double ba ...

, Romanian-born Venezuelan radio host *

Maritza Bustamante Maritza Bustamante Abidar, better known as Maritza Bustamante, (born September 26, 1980) is a Venezuelan actress and model. Sister of the animator Nelson Bustamante. She is mostly known for her participation in Venezuelan telenovelas with the TV ...

, actress and model *

Santiago Cabrera Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Chilean-British actor who has worked mainly in the UK and United States. Cabrera is best known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ''Heroes'', Lancelot in the BBC drama s ...

, actor * Camila Canabal, television hostess *

Fernando Carrillo Fernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli (born January 6, 1970, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan actor, model and singer. Biography Fernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli was born on January 6, 1970, in Caracas, Venezuela. He was most ...

, actor *

Grecia Colmenares Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens (born December 7, 1962 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress. Biography Grecia Dolores Colmenares Mieussens was born on December 7, 1962, in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of a Venezue ...

, Venezuelan-born Argentine actress *

Francisco José Cróquer Francisco José Cróquer (May 23, 1920 – December 18, 1955) was a Venezuelan sportscaster specialized in baseball and boxing. He was popularly known as Pancho Pepe Cróquer.Eliana Cuevas Eliana Cuevas is a Canadian jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music.Guillermo Dávila Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas. Biography After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in after starring in the ...

, actor and singer * Miguel de León, actor *

Oscar D'León Oscar Emilio León Somoza (born July 11, 1943), known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called ''The Pharaoh of Salsa'', ''The Lion of Salsa'', and the ''World's Sonero'', is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He ...

, singer and bandleader *

Majandra Delfino Maria Alejandra Delfino ( ; born February 20, 1981), known professionally as Majandra Delfino, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her role as Maria DeLuca on '' Roswell'', and as Andi on the CBS sitcom ''Friends with Bette ...

, actress *

Chiquinquirá Delgado María Chiquinquirá Delgado Díaz (born August 17, 1972 in Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan TV host, model, and actress. She was a co-host of '' Mira Quien Baila'' on the Univision network in the United States. Prior to that, she was the h ...

, actress and model * Christina Dieckmann, actress and model * Kimberly Dos Ramos actress * Cesar D' La Torre, actor

E–P

* Eva Ekvall, television hostess * Gaby Espino, actress *

Maria Gabriela de Faría Maria may refer to: People * Mary, mother of Jesus * Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages Place names Extraterrestrial *170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877 *Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...

, actress * Lele Pons, internet personality and actress * Lupita Ferrer, actress * Sandro Finoglio, actor, model * Catherine Fulop, actress, television host *

Viviana Gibelli Viviana Águeda Gibelli Gómez (born 22 December 1965) is a Venezuelan TV show host, actress, and ex-beauty queen. She was a participant in the beauty pageant miss Venezuela in 1987 obtaining the position of second finalist, she represented Ven ...

, Polish-born Venezuelan television host * Guillermo Fantástico González, Spanish-born Venezuelan television host *

Scarlet Gruber Scarlet Gruber (born Caracas, Venezuela), is a Venezuelan actress and dancer. She is a daughter of Astrid Gruber Astrid is a feminine given name of Scandinavian origin, a modern form of the name Ástríðr. Derived from the Old Norse Ássfri� ...

, actress *

Joselo José Manuel Díaz Márquez (September 27, 1936 – January 5, 2013) was a Venezuelan actor and comedian in television and film. Born in Barbacoas, Aragua, he was the younger brother of the singer and composer Simón Díaz. He played professional ...

, actor and comedian * Cynthia Lander, beauty pageant contestant *

Jean Paul Leroux Jean-Paul Leroux (born January 7, 1976) is a Venezuelan film actor. His career started in small roles in theater, but his true career started in the critically acclaimed movie '' Secuestro Express'' in 2005, along with Argentine actress Mía Maes ...

, actor *

Carlos Mata Carlos Enrique Mata Iturrzia (born August 28, 1952), better known as Carlos Mata, is a Venezuelan television actor and singer. Born in Caracas, Venezuela on August 28, 1952, he is best known for his great career in Venezuelan telenovelas for the c ...

, actor, singer, TV presenter *

Esperanza Magaz Lidia Esperanza Magaz Jaime (February 24, 1922 – May 6, 2013) was a ''telenovela'' television actress. She played under the name of Esperanza Magaz. Born in Havana, Cuba, Magaz relocated to Caracas, Venezuela, in 1953. She ended up as a well-r ...

, Cuban-born Venezuelan actress *

Rosmeri Marval Rosmeri Marval (born December 18, 1991) is a Venezuelan actress and model. She rose to prominence with her antagonistic role in the Venevision and Boomerang series ''Somos tú y yo'' in 2007. She has had numerous modeling and acting spots sinc ...

, actress, model and singer * Keidy Moreno, model *

Lila Morillo Lila Morillo (born Lila Rosa Bozo Morillo on August 14, 1940 in Maracaibo, Zulia, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She is popularly known as ''La Diva de Venezuela'', ''La Reina del Cocotero'' and also as ''La Maracucha de Oro''. ...

, actress, singer * Carlos Montilla, actor, musician *

Daniela Navarro Daniela Navarro Santodomingo (February 27, 1983) better known as Daniela Navarro, is a Venezuelan actress and model. Acting career She started in the world of soap operas in 1997 when she was 13-years-old in the dramatic ''Así es la vida'' ...

, actress, model *

Carlos Olivier Carlos Olivier (''Carlos Raúl Fernández Olivier'') (26 January 195222 January 2007), was a Venezuelan actor, famous for his roles in telenovelas, including ''Leonela'', ''El País de las Mujeres'', ''Viva la Pepa'', '' Las González'', ''Enga� ...

, actor *

Alejandro Otero Alejandro Otero (El Manteco, Bolívar, March 7, 1921 — Caracas, August 13, 1990) was a Venezuelan painter of Geometric abstraction, a sculptor, a writer and a cultural promoter. He was a founding member of the Los Disidentes group. Early lif ...

, actor, model *

Renny Ottolina Renaldo José Ottolina Pinto (December 11, 1928 – March 16, 1978) was a Venezuelan producer and entertainer. Born in Valencia, Carabobo, he performed professionally under the name Renny Ottolina. Early life His mother Ana Mercedes Pinto died wh ...

, television host and producer * Enrique Palacios, model *

Vanessa Pose Vanessa Gabriela Pose Levy (born March 12, 1990) is a Venezuelan actress. Biography Her father is Uruguayan and her mother is Cuban. She has a twin brother Twins are two offspring produced by the same pregnancy.MedicineNet > Definition of Twi ...

, actress *

Marianne Puglia Marianne Pasqualina Puglia Martinez is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty queen. She won Miss Earth - Fire title in 2006. Pageantry & Modelling At the age of 20, she won Miss Aragua 2005 title and participated in Miss Venezuela 2005 contest ...

, model

R–S

* Édgar Ramírez, film actor and television producer *

Veruska Ramírez Veruzhka Tatiana Ramírez (born July 30, 1979) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was Miss Venezuela 1997 and winner of the Best in Swimsuit award and first runner-up to Miss Universe 1998. Miss Venezuela 1997 Ramirez was abandoned a ...

, model *

Benjamín Rausseo Benjamín Rausseo Rodríguez (born January 26, 1961) is a Venezuelan artist, stand-up comedian and career humorist best known for his character El Conde del Guácharo (translation: "The Count of Guacharo"). Biography Benjamín Rausseo was born in ...

(a.k.a. ''Er Conde del Guácharo''), comedian * Maricarmen Regueiro, actress * Gustavo Rodríguez, film, stage and television actor *

José Luis Rodríguez José Luis Rodríguez may refer to: * José Luis Rodríguez Vélez (1915–1984), Panamanian musician *José Luis Rodríguez (singer) (born 1943), ''El Puma'', Venezuelan singer and actor *José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (born 1960), former Prime Mi ...

(a.k.a. ''El Puma''), singer and actor * Mariangel Ruiz, actress and model * Juan Carlos Salazar, singer, musician, composer *

Sabrina Salvador Sabrina may refer to: * Sabrina (given name), a feminine given name, including a list of persons and fictional characters with the name People * Sabrina (actress), stage name of Norma Ann Sykes (1936–2016), a British glamour model and actres ...

, television host * Luis José Santander, actor * Enrique Sapene, actor and television producer *

Daniel Sarcos 'Daniel Enrique Sarcos Cabrera'' (born 29 September 1967) is a Venezuelan actor, stand-up comedian, and television personality best known as the host of ''Súper Sábado Sensacional'' from 1997–2009 and the Miss Venezuela pageant from 2004� ...

, television host *

Marger Sealey Marger Sealey (born November 22, ? in Mérida, Venezuela), also known as MG, is a Venezuelan singer, songwriter, and actress. Her mother is Venezuelan and her father is Trinidadian. Early life She first appeared on stage at the age of 6 when she ...

, singer *

Sabrina Seara Sabrina Seara Parra (born 27 March 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan telenovela actress. Biography From a young age, Sabrina developed an interest in acting and modelling. At the age of 16, she enrolled for acting classes in RCTV's ...

, actress * Eduardo Serrano, actor *

Sonya Smith Sonya Smith ( born April 23, 1972) is an American actress best known for her roles in telenovelas. Biography Sonya was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, she is the daughter of German-born Venezuelan actress Ileana Jacquet and Frederick S ...

, American-born Venezuelan actress *

Verónica Schneider Verónica Schneider Rodríguez (born 16 December 1978, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model and actress. Biography Schneider was born in Caracas, Venezuela to María Elisa (sociologist) and Pablo Schneider (musician). As Miss Monagas ) , anthem ...

, actress and model * Gabriela Spanic, actress *

Mónica Spear Mónica Spear Mootz (1 October 1984 – 6 January 2014) was a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2004. She also represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand where she finished as 4 ...

, actress, model *

Natalia Streignard Natalia Streignard (born September 9, 1970) is a Spanish-born Venezuelan actress. Natalia is best known for her work in successful telenovelas such as El Juramento with Osvaldo Rios, La mujer de mi vida (Venezuelan TV series), La mujer de mi vid ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress * Francys Sudnicka, model * Juana Sujo, Argentinian-born actress and theatrical educator

T–Z

* Carolina Tejera, actress, model *

Coraima Torres Coraima Alejandra Torres Díaz (born June 6, 1973, in Valencia, Venezuela) is a telenovela actress. She started her acting career in Venezuela, in the late 1980s. Her first roles were in the telenovelas "Gardenia" and "Alondra". She got her first l ...

, actress *

Orlando Urdaneta Orlando Urdaneta (b. October 24, 1950 - Maracaibo, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan actor and television personality. He was one of the most outspoken critics of President Hugo Chávez and his fear of retaliation from the Bolivarian Circles made him d ...

, actor *

Wilmer Valderrama Wilmer Eduardo Valderrama ( , ; born January 30, 1980) is an American actor, producer, and television personality. He is known for his role as Fez in the sitcom ''That '70s Show'' (1998–2006), Agustín Madrigal in ''Encanto'', and as Carlos ...

, actor, television host *

Angélica Vale Angélica María Vale Hartman (born November 11, 1975), known professionally as Angélica Vale, is a Mexican-American actress, singer, impersonator, comedian, and radio personality, known also as the daughter of Angélica María, "La Novia de Me ...

, actress * Dominika van Santen, model *

Patricia Velásquez Patricia Carola Velásquez Semprún (born 31 January 1971) is a Venezuelan actress and model. As an actress, she is known for her portrayal of Anck-su-namun in the 1999 film ''The Mummy'' and its 2001 sequel ''The Mummy Returns''. Early life Ve ...

, actress, model *

Rita Verreos Rita may refer to: People * Rita (given name) * Rita (Indian singer) (born 1984) * Rita (Israeli singer) (born 1962) * Rita (Japanese singer) * Eliza Humphreys (1850–1938), wrote under the pseudonym Rita Places * Djarrit, also known as Rita, a ...

, beauty pageant contestant *

Doris Wells Doris Wells (born Doris María Buonafina; 28 October 1943 – 20 September 1988) was a Venezuelan actress, writer and producer. Her best-known television appearances were in ''Campeones'', ''La trepadora'', ''La Hora'', ''Historia de tres herman ...

, actress *

Oscar Yanes Oscar Armando Yanes González (25 April 1927 Caracas – 21 October 2013) was a Venezuelan journalist and bestselling author, considered a pioneer in Venezuelan broadcast journalism. He was awarded by three times with the National Prize for Jour ...

, journalist, writer

Filmmakers

Elizabeth Avellán Elizabeth Avellán Veloz (born November 8, 1960) is a Venezuelan-born American film producer. Biography Avellán was born in Caracas, Venezuela. Her grandfather, Gonzalo Veloz Mancera, created the first privately owned Venezuelan television s ...

(born 1960) *

Román Chalbaud Román Chalbaud (born 10 October 1931) is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter, as well as a prominent playwright. Starting work in television after prestigious training, Chalbaud moved into making films before the industry took off in ...

(born 1931) *

Clemente de la Cerda Clemente Felipe de La Cerda Martin (13 October 1935 – 13 December 1984) was a film director from Venezuela. He directed one of the highest grossing Venezuelan films, '' Soy un delincuente (I am a criminal)'', in 1976. His movies were notable ...

(1935–1984) * Solveig Hoogesteijn (born 1946) *

Jonathan Jakubowicz Jonathan Jakubowicz is a Venezuelan filmmaker and writer, winner of the German Film Peace Prize 2020 for his film "Resistance". His film '' Secuestro Express'' was nominated for Best Foreign Language Film at the British Independent Film AwardsVáz ...

(born 1978) *

Marcel Rasquin Marcel Rasquin is a Venezuelan film director. He directed the 2010 film '' Hermano''. The film won the Golden George at the Moscow International Film Festival and was selected as the Venezuelan entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 8 ...

(born 1975) *

Luis Armando Roche Luis Armando Roche (November 21, 1938 – October 2, 2021) was a Venezuelan film director, screenwriter, producer and director of theatre and opera. In 1999, Roche won the most important prize of cinema in his country, the National Film Award of ...

(born 1938) * Mariana Rondon, (born 1966) * Fina Torres (born 1951)

Historical

Simón Bolívar Simón José Antonio de la Santísima Trinidad Bolívar y Palacios (24 July 1783 – 17 December 1830) was a Venezuelan military and political leader who led what are currently the countries of Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, Peru, Panama and B ...

(1783–1830), Wars of Independence leader, military commander, Father of the Nation *

José Tomás Boves José Tomás Boves (Oviedo, Asturias, September 18, 1782 – Urica, Venezuela, December 5, 1814), was a royalist caudillo of the Llanos during the Venezuelan War of Independence, particularly remembered for his use of brutality and atrociti ...

(1782–1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudillo. * Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine from the

Venezuelan War of Independence The Venezuelan War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Venezuela, links=no, 1810–1823) was one of the Spanish American wars of independence of the early nineteenth century, when independence movements in Latin America fought agai ...

Pedro Camejo Pedro Camejo, also known as Negro Primero ("The First Black"), was a Venezuelan soldier that fought with the Royal Army and later with the Independence Army during the Venezuelan War of Independence, reaching the rank of lieutenant. The nickna ...

(better known as ''Negro Primero'', or ''The First Black'') (1790–1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independence. * Agostino Codazzi (1793–1859), Italian born, military officer, cartographer, former governor of Barinas *

Francisco de Miranda Sebastián Francisco de Miranda y Rodríguez de Espinoza (28 March 1750 – 14 July 1816), commonly known as Francisco de Miranda (), was a Venezuelan military leader and revolutionary. Although his own plans for the independence of the Spani ...

(1750–1816), Wars of Independence leader, veteran of the U.S. and French revolutions. * Antonio José de Sucre (1795–1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826–1828), president of Peru * Juan José Flores (1800–1864), founder of Ecuador and its first President *

Pedro Gual Escandón Pedro José Ramón Gual (17 January 1783, in Caracas, Venezuela – 6 May 1862, in Guayaquil, Ecuador), was a Venezuelan lawyer, politician, journalist and diplomat. During the Venezuelan War of Independence he came to the United States to buy ...

(1783–1862), President of Venezuela in 1858, 1859, and 1861 *

Santiago Mariño Santiago Mariño Carige Fitzgerald (25 July 1788 in Valle Espíritu Santo, Margarita – 4 September 1854 in La Victoria, Aragua), was a nineteenth-century Venezuelan revolutionary leader and hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence (1811–1 ...

(1788–1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's eastern. *

Cristóbal Mendoza José Cristóbal Hurtado de Mendoza y Montilla (23 June 1772 – 8 February 1829), commonly known as Cristóbal Mendoza, was a Venezuelan lawyer, politician, writer, and academic. Cristobal is best known for serving as the first official Presid ...

(1772–1829), considered to be the first President of Venezuela. * José Gregorio Monagas (1795–1858), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president. *

José Tadeo Monagas José Tadeo Monagas Burgos (28 October 1784 – 18 November 1868) was the president of Venezuela 1847–1851 and 1855–1858, and a hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. Career Presidency In 1846, to head off the challenge from the Liber ...

(1784–1868), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president. *

Mariano Montilla Mariano Montilla (8 September 1782 in Caracas – 22 September 1851 in Caracas) was a major general of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence. Biography Youth As a young man he went to Spain where he joined the Ameri ...

(1782–1851), Major General of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence *

José Antonio Páez José Antonio Páez Herrera (; 13 June 1790 – 6 May 1873) was a Venezuelan leader who fought against the Spanish Crown for Simón Bolívar during the Venezuelan War of Independence. He later led Venezuela's independence from Gran Colombia. H ...

(1790–1873), Wars of Independence leader, former president *

José Félix Ribas José Félix Ribas (; Caracas, 19 September 1775 – Tucupido, 31 January 1815) was a Venezuelan independence leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. Early life Ribas was the last of eleven sons, born to a prominent Caraca ...

(1775–1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. * Juan Germán Roscio (1763–1821), lawyer and politician, main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811. *

Rafael Urdaneta Rafael José Urdaneta y Farías (October 24, 1788 – August 23, 1845) was a Venezuelan General and hero of the Spanish American wars of independence. He served as President of Gran Colombia from 1830 until 1831. He was an ardent supporter ...

(1788–1845), hero of the Latin American wars of independence. * Fernando Adames Torres (1837–1910) General of the Army during the Revolution of Coro, Senator representing

Lara State Lara State ( es, Estado Lara, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Barquisimeto. Lara State covers a total surface area of and, in 2015, had a census population of 2,019,211. Toponymy The state is named after a notable ...

and Chief of Staff. *

Fermin Toro Fermin (also Firmin, from Latin ''Firminus''; Spanish ''Fermín'') was a legendary holy man and martyr, traditionally venerated as the co-patron saint of Navarre, Spain. His death may be associated with either the Decian persecution (250) or Dio ...

(1807–1865), politician, diplomat, writer, minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, president of the 1858 National Convention.

Mass media

Mariana Atencio Mariana Atencio (born April 2, 1984) is an American television host, author and motivational speaker who was formerly a correspondent for MSNBC and NBC News. Atencio is a native of Venezuela and holds a Master's degree from the Columbia Universi ...

, journalist, anchor, correspondent *

Arístides Bastidas Arístides Bastidas (12 March 1924 – 23 September 1992) was a Venezuelan journalist, educator and scientist. He was one of the pioneers of what is termed "science journalism" in Venezuela. Biography Bastidas was born in San Pablo in Yaracuy sta ...

, science journalism *

Nelson Bocaranda Nelson Bocaranda Sardi (18 April, 1945, Boconó, Trujillo), is a Venezuelan television commentator and investigative journalist. Bocaranda Sardi began studying journalism in 1962 at the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello in Caracas and started ...

, political journalist and broadcaster * Carlos Capriles Ayala, journalist and historian *

Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala (28 February 1915, Puerto Cabello - 25 April 1996) was the head of Venezuela's Cadena Capriles media group. Capriles launched ''Últimas Noticias'' in 1941, after the pro-freedom measures implemented by Venezuelan Pre ...

, journalist and editor *

María Teresa Castillo María Teresa Castillo (October 15, 1908 – June 22, 2012) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, political activist, human rights activist, and cultural entrepreneur. She was the founder of the Caracas Athenaeum, a leading cultural institution ...

, journalist and cultural entrepreneur * José Agustín Catalá, journalist and author *

Luis Chataing Luis Eduardo Chataing Zambrano (born April 8, 1967, in Caracas) is an announcer, actor, television presenter, and comedian. He is known for the show ''Stand Up Comedy''. Personal life His father was the architect Alejandro Chataing Roncajolo, ...

, radio host and humorist *

Simón Alberto Consalvi Simón Alberto Consalvi (7 July 1927 – 11 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician, journalist, diplomat and historian. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela on two occasions (1977-1979/1985-1988), Minister of Internal Affairs of Vene ...

, journalist, author and politician * Milena Gimón, sports journalist *

Roberto Giusti Roberto Giusti is a Venezuelan journalist. He worked at numerous newspapers including El Nacional and El Universal. He has written a lot of books including Yo Lo Viví, Memorias Inconclusas, and Pasión Guerrilla. He worked for Globovisión TV an ...

, political journalist and broadcaster *

Laureano Márquez Laureano Márquez (4 July 1963 in Canary Islands), is a Spanish-born Venezuelan humorist and politologist. Biography Marquez was born on the Spanish island of Tenerife, one of the Canary Islands, in 1963 and obtained a BA in Political Science f ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan journalist and humorist * Aníbal Nazoa, journalist and writer *

Aquiles Nazoa Aquiles Nazoa (Caracas, 17 May 1920 - 26 April 1976) was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, poet and humorist. His work expressed the values of popular Venezuelan culture. Career He worked in the newspaper '' El Universal'' as a packer, later b ...

, journalist, writer and humorist *

Jorge Olavarría Jorge Olavarría (12 December 1933 – 18 April 2005) was a Venezuelan journalist, politician, historian, and writer. He was editor of the magazine ''Resumen'' from 1973 to 1984. Collections of his writings for '' El Nacional'' and '' El Universal ...

, political journalist and historian *

Rafael Poleo Rafael David Poleo Isava (born 19 September 1937) is a Venezuelan journalist and politician. He is the editor and proprietor of the newspaper '' El Nuevo País'', which he founded in 1988, and of the political magazine ''Zeta'' (named for the 196 ...

, political journalist and editor * Abelardo Raidi, sports journalist and broadcaster *

Lil Rodríguez Lil del Valle Rodríguez (born 20 January 1952) is a Venezuelan journalist. Her most recent position is president of the board of directors of Caracas-based television station TVes ''(Televisora Venezolana Social),'' which began its broadcasting on ...

, cultural journalist *

, journalist and writer

Mountaineers

* José Antonio Delgado, first person to summit five

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Musicians

A–B

Adrenalina Caribe Adrenalina Caribe is a Venezuelan music group. Primarily performing Latin and Tropical music, they formed in 1979 in Caracas. At the peak of Adrenalina Caribe's popularity, the band released several albums under Venezuelan record label Sonográ ...

, Caribbean music group * Abraham Abreu, harpsichordist and pianist *

Aldo Abreu Aldo Abreu is a Venezuelan recorder player currently residing in the United States. Life and career Born in Caracas, Venezuela to famous harpsichordist Abraham Abreu and Janet Foxton, Abreu holds the Performer's and Teacher's Diplomas from the ...

, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant * José Antonio Abreu, classical musician and founder of '' El Sistema'' * Vinicio Adames, choral group conductor *

Francisco de Paula Aguirre Francisco de Paula Aguirre (October 20, 1875 – 1939) was a Venezuelan composer. He wrote many popular waltzes; his most important works include "Claveles de Galipán", "Que bellas son las flores", "Dama Antañona" and the joropo "Amalia". H ...

, composer *

Ricardo Aguirre Ricardo José Aguirre González, (May 9, 1939 – November 8, 1969), was a Venezuelan folk musician and Gaita Zuliana singer and composer. He is known as "El Monumental de la Gaita" (The Monumental Artist of the Gaita genre) and "El Padre de la G ...

, singer-songwriter * Gustavo Aguado, bandleader, double bassist, co-founder of

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Luis Alfonzo Larrain Luis Alfonzo Larrain (22 July 1911 – 4 July 1996), was a Venezuelan composer, music director and producer, sometimes known as the ''Magician of the dancing Music''. Luis Alfonzo Larrain died on 4 July 1996, in Caracas. Some of his works: ...

, bandleader, arranger, composer * Los Amigos Invisibles, funk music band * Diana Arismendi, composer Reynaldo Armas

Fulgencio Aquino Fulgencio Aquino (January 1, 1915 – July 21, 1994), was a Venezuelan musician and popular composer, the author of the song '. See also *Venezuelan music Several styles of the traditional music of Venezuela, such as salsa and merengue, a ...

, Venezuelan harp player, composer *

Reynaldo Armas Reinaldo Armas Enguaima (born August 4, 1953), better known as Reynaldo Armas, is a Venezuelan llanero singer and composer. Discography * La inspiración del poeta * Cantor, poeta y pintor * A usted * No hay mal que dure 100 años * Todo u ...

, singer-songwriter *

The Asbestos The Asbestos is an alternative rock band from Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting ...

, rock music band * Devendra Banhart, American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter *

Huáscar Barradas Huáscar Barradas (born 1964) is a Venezuelan flautist and Professor of flute at the "Instituto Universitario de Estudios Musicales" in Caracas. As a flutist he has represented Venezuela at a range of international festivals and as both soloist a ...

, flautist, composer * Édgar Bastidas, lyric tenor *

Carlos Baute Carlos Roberto Baute Jiménez (born March 8, 1974, in Caracas, Venezuela), best known simply as Carlos Baute, is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter and television host. His music is mostly in the Latin pop genre, with some ballads and Bachata. ...

, pop singer * Beatriz Bilbao, composer * Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan harp player, songwriter *

Modesta Bor Modesta Bor (15 June 1926 – 7 April 1998) was a Venezuelan composer. Life and career Modesta Bor was born in Juan Griego, Isla de Margarita. She studied in Caracas with Elena Arrarte, Juan Bautista Plaza, Antonio Estévez, Maria de Lourdes ...

, composer, choir conductor * Soledad Bravo, singer *

Benjamín Brea Benjamín Brea (18 September 1946 – 23 April 2014) was a Spanish-born Venezuelan musician, arranger and teacher, mostly associated with jazz, even though he had the advantage to play several music genres in various bands as a soloist as well a ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan musician *

Vytas Brenner Vytas Brenner (19 September 1946 – 18 March 2004) was a German-born Venezuelan musician, keyboardist, guitarist and composer. Biography He was born in Tübingen, Germany, but his family migrated to Venezuela in 1949 when he was 2 years old. Hi ...

, keyboardist, songwriter *

Humberto Bruni Lamanna Humberto Bruni Lamanna, (born March 26, 1957, Caracas Venezuela) descended from an Italian family, is a Classical Guitar concert artist. Musical studies The musical studies of Humberto Bruni began at age fourteen, when he took the first music ...

, classical guitarist * Andréa Burns, American-born Venezuelan singer

C–D

* Calle Ciega, reggaeton band * Andres Carciente, concert pianist * Candy 66, rock band *

Benito Canónico Benito Canónico (January 3, 1894 – October 13, 1971) was a Venezuelan composer, musician, orchestrator and teacher. Born in Guarenas, Miranda, Canónico spent much of his life teaching and writing music in a wide variety of genres and styles ...

, composer * Los Cañoneros, Caraquenian traditional genres group * Los Cuñaos, traditional eight-part vocal group * Los Melódicos, Renato Capriles, bandleader and composer * Caramelos de Cianuro, rock band * Ramon Carranza, saxophonist, instructor * El Carrao de Palmarito (Juan de los Santos Contreras), folk singer * Teresa Carreño, 19th century pianist * Evencio Castellanos, classical pianist * Mirla Castellanos, pop singer * José Catire Carpio, folk singer * Inocente Carreño, classical composer, conductor * Rubén Cedeño, lyric singer * María Teresa Chacín, folk singer * Los Chamos, pop group * Ilan Chester, pop singer-songwriter * Chino & Nacho, reggaeton duet * Collegium Musicum de Caracas, classical music group * Vidal Colmenares, joropo singer * Sylvia Constantinidis, Venezuelan-born American classical pianist, composer, conductor, also a multimedia artist, writer, music educator *

Guillermo Dávila Guillermo Dávila (born 18 March 1955, in Bailadores) is a Venezuelan actor and singer who has acted in many telenovelas. Biography After starting his career in theatre in the 1970s, Dávila first gained national fame in after starring in the ...

, pop singer * Desorden Público, ska band * Franco De Vita, pop singer-songwriter * Alirio Díaz, classical guitarist * Simón Díaz, folk singer-songwriter * Dimensión Latina, salsa band *

, salsa singer * Rubén Domínguez, lyric tenor * Gustavo Dudamel, classical conductor

E–J

Eliana Cuevas Eliana Cuevas is a Canadian jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music. * Francisco Pacheco (singer), Francisco Pacheco, folk singer * Eneas Perdomo, joropo singer-songwriter * Iván Pérez Rossi, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, composer * Allan Phillips, pop songwriter, producer * Juan Bautista Plaza, classical composer * Alí Primera, singer-songwriter * Pancho Prin, folk singer-songwriter * Edward Pulgar, classical violinist, conductor * Ana María Raga, choral group conductor, composer, pianist * Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, composer, performer, investigator, writer * Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel, Victor Ramos Rangel, classical composer, bassoon player * Rudy Regalado (musician), Rudy Regalado, Latin-jazz and pop bandleader, percussionist * Fredy Reyna, Venezuelan cuatro player

* Rodrigo Riera, classical guitarist * Rafael Rincón González, singer-songwriter * Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, classical violinist * María Rivas (singer), María Rivas, jazz-pop singer-songwriter * Luis Mariano Rivera, Venezuelan cuatro player, songwriter * Aldemaro Romero, classical and pop composer, conductor, bandleader * :es:Alfredo Rugeles, Alfredo Rugeles, composer, conductor * Otmaro Ruíz, jazz and pop pianist, arranger, composer

S–Z

* Alfredo Sadel, lyric tenor, pop singer, songwriter * Rodolfo Saglimbeni, classical conductor * Juan Carlos Salazar, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriter * Magdalena Sánchez, joropo singer * Chucho Sanoja, bandleader, arranger, pianist, songwriter * José Enrique Sarabia, songwriter * Ángel Sauce, classical composer, violinist, conductor * Serenata Guayanesa, folk vocal and instrumental quartet * Eduardo Serrano (musician), Eduardo Serrano, songwriter, arranger, conductor, performer * Vicente Emilio Sojo, classical composer, conductor, musicologist, educator * Henry Augustus Stephen, Henry Stephen, pop singer * Mario Suárez (singer), Mario Suárez, pop-folk singer

* Los Terrícolas, pop-rock vocal and instrumental group * Ricardo Teruel, composer * Ender Thomas, pop singer-songwriter * Todosantos, indie Latin-rock band * Juan Vicente Torrealba, Venezuelan harp player, composer * Alberto Naranjo#1970–1979, El Trabuco Venezolano, Latin-jazz salsa big band * Lilia Vera, folk singer * Verona (band), Verona, rock vocal and instrumental group * Voz Veis, pop vocal sextet * Franco de Vita, pop singer and composer * Anaís Vivas (born 1989), pop singer * Gerry Weil, Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz pianist * Yordano, singer, composer * ZAPATO 3, rock music vocal and instrumental group

Politicians

* Rómulo Betancourt (1908–1981), former president (1945–1948; 1959–1964) and founder of the Democratic Action party (AD, by its initials in Spanish) * Juan Guaidó (born 1983), politician & political activist. * Douglas Bravo (born 1923), former guerrilla leader and founder of the Venezuelan Revolution party (PRV, for its initials in Spanish) * Rafael Caldera (1916–2009), former president (1969–1974; 1994–1999) and founder of the Social Christian party (Copei, by its initials in Spanish) Hugo Chávez salute

*Rubén González Cárdenas (1875 –1939), lawyer He became Secretary General for the Government; Minister of Public Instruction and Minister of Interior Relations * Pedro Carmona (born 1941), former president (2002) Juan Vicente Gómez, 1911

(1858–1924), former president (1899–1908) Jose Antonio Paez 000

* Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), former president (1999–2013) and founder of the Fifth Republic Movement party (MVR, by its initials in Spanish) Marcos Pérez Jiménez

* Joaquín Crespo (1841–1898), former president (1884–1886; 1892–1898) * Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1820–1870), former president (1863–1868) *

(1884–1969), former president (1948) * Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), former president (1908–1935) * Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829–1899), former president (1870–1877) * Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911–2003), former president (1958–1959) * Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), former president (1935–1941) * Leopoldo López (born 1971), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (2000–2008) * Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela (2013–) * Pompeyo Márquez (born 1922), former minister of borders (1994–1999) * Isaías Medina Angarita (1897–1953), former president (1941–1945) *

(1929–1966), former guerrilla fighter *

(1790–1873) former president (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863) * Jacinta Parejo de Crespo (1845–1914), former First Lady of Venezuela (1884–1886; 1892–1898) * Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922–2010), former president (1974–1979; 1989–1993) * Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914–2001), former president (1952–1958) * Teodoro Petkoff (1932–2018), former guerrilla fighter and minister of the central office of coordination and planning (1996–1999) * José Vicente Rangel (born 1929), former vice president (2002–2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1991–2001) * Alí Rodríguez Araque (1937–2018), former ambassador to Cuba (2014-2018), minister of foreign affairs (2004-2006), minister of finance (2008-2010), and general secretary of OPEC (2000–2002) *

(born 1961), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (1993–1998) and governor of Nueva Esparta (1999–2000) * Juan Manuel Sucre Figarella (1925–1996), former minister of defense (1974–1975) *

(1926–1996), former governor of Bolívar (1958–1959) and minister of public works (1960–1969) * Alirio Ugarte Pelayo (1923–1967), former governor of Monagas (1948-1951) and ambassador to Mexico (1959-1962) * Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823–1907), former president (1868; 1870; 1892) * Ramón José Velásquez (born 1916), former president (1993–1994) * Jóvito Villalba (1908–1981), founder of the Democratic Republican Union party (URD, by its initials in Spanish)

Science

* Manuel Blum, winner of the Turing Award * Freddy Cachazo, winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics * Humberto Fernández-Morán, researcher and founder of the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies (now Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research), who developed the diamond knife, winner of the John Scott Medal. * Carlota Perez, technology scholar and economist *

, ornithologist and founder of

* Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951), scientist, communicator, advocate of liberal arts education

Medicine

* Carlos Arvelo, military surgeon in the 19th century, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela from 1846 until 1849. * Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born American, Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980. *Sara Bendahan, the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country. *Maruja Clavier, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists. * Jacinto Convit, medic and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer.

* Francisco De Venanzi, Venezuelan doctor, scientist, scholar, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela. * José Del Vecchio, pioneered both sports medicine and youth baseball development. * Arnoldo Gabaldón, pioneered in anti-malaria campaign. * José Gregorio Hernández, physician and Catholic religious figure. * Tobías Lasser, botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas. * Marcel Roche, physician and educator. * José María Vargas, modernized the Medicine studies in Venezuela in the second half of the 19th century.

Sports

Baseball

:''See also'': :''List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball'' :''Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum'' * Bobby Abreu * José Altuve * Ernesto Aparicio * Ronald Acuña Jr. * Luis Aparicio * Luis Aparicio, Sr. * Tony Armas, Antonio Armas * Dámaso Blanco * José Bracho, José 'Carrao' Bracho * Alex Cabrera * Miguel Cabrera * Daniel Canónico, Daniel 'Chino' Canónico *Giovanni Carrara * Alex Carrasquel, Alejandro Carrasquel * Chico Carrasquel, Alfonso 'Chico' Carrasquel * José Antonio Casanova * Dave Concepción, David Concepción * Emilio Cueche * Luis García (third baseman), Luis 'Camaleón' García *Francisco Cervelli * Pompeyo Davalillo * Vic Davalillo, Víctor Davalillo * Bo Díaz, Baudilio Diaz * Dalmiro Finol * Andrés Galarraga * Ozzie Guillén, Oswaldo Guillén * Félix Hernández * Ramón Hernández *Luis Leal (baseball), Luis Leal * Vidal López * Ramón Monzant * Magglio Ordóñez * Salvador Perez * Chucho Ramos * Wilson Ramos *Luis Salazar * Johan Santana * Marco Scutaro * Luis Sojo *Gleyber Torres * César Tovar * Manny Trillo * Guillermo Vento * Omar Vizquel * Luis Zuloaga

Basketball

*John Cox (basketball, born 1981), John Cox * Carl Herrera * Donta Smith * Óscar Torres (basketball), Óscar Torres *Gregory Vargas (born 1986) * Greivis Vásquez

Bodybuilding

* Fannie Barrios * Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia * Betty Viana-Adkins

Boxing

* Alfonso Blanco (boxer), Alfonso Blanco *Antonio Esparragoza * Luis Estaba *Roberto Marcano * Carlos Morocho Hernandez * Betulio González * Jorge Linares * Alexander Muñoz * Lorenzo Parra * Edwin Valero

Bowling

* Amleto Monacelli

Cycling

* Hersony Canelon * Stefany Hernández * Daniela Larreal * José Rujano * Miguel Ubeto

Fencing

*Silvio Fernández (fencer born 1979), Silvio Fernandez * Francisco Limardo * Rubén Limardo

Horse racing

*Junior Alvarado * Gustavo Avila * Abel Castellano, Jr. * Javier Castellano * Eibar Coa * Ramón A. Domínguez, Ramón Domínguez *Emisael Jaramillo *Sonny Leon *Douglas Valiente

Motorcycle racing

* Johnny Cecotto * Carlos Lavado * Iván Palazzese

Polo

* Victor Vargas

Rugby

* Serge Blanco

Soccer

* Gilberto Angelucci * Juan Arango * Deyna Castellanos * Roberto Cavallo * Gabriel Cichero * José Luis Dolgetta * Wuilker Fariñez * Vito Fassano * Nicolas Fedor * Juan Pablo Galavis * Massimo Margiotta * Josef Martínez * Alejandro Moreno * Daniel Nikolac * Richard Páez * Tomás Rincón * Stalin Rivas * Salomón Rondón * Giovanni Savarese * Jefferson Savarino * Yeferson Soteldo * Renny Vega * Cheche Vidal, José Vidal

Sports car racing

* Johnny Cecotto * Johnny Cecotto Jr. * Francisco José Cróquer, Pancho Pepe Cróquer * Milka Duno * Pastor Maldonado * Enzo Potolicchio * Alex Popow * Ernesto José Viso

Swimming

* María Elena Giusti * Andreina Pinto * Yanel Pinto * Francisco Sánchez (swimmer), Francisco Sanchez *Alberto Mestre * Albert Subirats * Rafael Vidal

Tennis

* Jorge Andrew * Juan Carlos Bianchi * José de Armas * Alfonso Mora * Garbiñe Muguruza * Gabriela Paz Franco * Nicolás Pereira *Iyo Pimentel * Maurice Ruah * Milagros Sequera * David Souto * Roberto Maytín * Jimy Szymanski * Daniel Vallverdu * María Vento-Kabchi

Track and Field

*Benilde Ascanio * Clive Bonas *Albert Bravo *Víctor Castillo *Daniel Cereali *Teófilo Davis, Teófilo Davis Bell * Arquimedes Herrera *Ahymara Espinoza * Horacio Esteves *Brigido Iriarte * Horacio Esteves * Asnoldo Devonish * Yoger Medina * Erick Phillips * Rafael Romero *Pachencho Romero *Hector Thomas *Lloyd Murad *Victor Maldonado *Robeilys Peinado *José Peña (steeplechaser), José Peña *Néstor Nieves *Félix Mata *Rosa Rodríguez * Yulimar Rojas *Irene Martínez , Gisela Vidal *William Wuycke

References

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