This is a list of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...

ans who are famous or notable. Ohiggins

Economists

Ricardo J. Caballero Ricardo Jorge Caballero (born 20 October 1959) is a Chilean macroeconomist who is the Ford International Professor of Economics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also served as the Chairman of MIT's Economic Department from 2008 t ...

– MIT professor, Department of Economics * Sebastián Edwards –

UCLA The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the California ...

professor, former

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Inte ...

officer (1993–1996), prolific author and media personality * Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio/bad bunny – rapper/singer *

Alejandro Foxley Alejandro Tomás Foxley Rioseco (born 26 May 1939 in Viña del Mar) is a Chilean economist and politician. He was the Foreign Minister of Chile from 2006 to 2009 and previously served as Minister of Finance from 1990 to 1994 and leader of the Ch ...

– Chile's first Finance Minister after the return of democracy in 1990 and an engineer of the country's ''economic miracle'' during democracy; former Foreign Affairs minister, and former Chilean Senator for East kakarackoj *

Manfred Max Neef Artur Manfred Max Neef (; 26 October 1932 – 8 August 2019) was a Chilean economist of German descent. Max-Neef was born in Valparaíso, Chile. He started his career as a professor of economics at the University of California, Berkeley in the e ...

–

Right Livelihood Award The Right Livelihood Award is an international award to "honour and support those offering practical and exemplary answers to the most urgent challenges facing us today." The prize was established in 1980 by German-Swedish philanthropist Jakob vo ...

winner, presidential candidate, member of the

Club of Rome The Club of Rome is a nonprofit, informal organization of intellectuals and business leaders whose goal is a critical discussion of pressing global issues. The Club of Rome was founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in Rome, Italy. It consists ...

, former president of the Universidad Austral * José Piñera – implemented the privatization of the Chilean pension system under Pinochet *

Andrés Velasco Andrés Velasco Brañes (; born August 30, 1960) is a Chilean economist and professor who served as Minister of Finance in the first government of President Michelle Bachelet from March 2006 to March 2010. He is currently the Dean of the School of ...

– Sumitomo Professor of International Finance and Development in the John F. Kennedy School of Government,

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of highe ...

; Finance Minister during Bachelet's administration

Military

Manuel Baquedano Manuel Jesús Baquedano González (; January 1, 1823 – September 30, 1897) was a Chilean soldier and politician, who served as Commander-in-chief of the Army during the War of the Pacific, and briefly as President of Chile during the civil war ...

– general of the Chilean forces during the War of the Pacific *

Philip Bazaar Seaman Philip Bazaar, born in Chile, South America, was a United States Navy seaman who was awarded the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration of the United States for valor in combat. According to the citation he distinguished himself d ...

– recipient of the US Navy Medal of Honour * José Miguel Carrera – first Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army and Independence leader of the ''Patria Vieja'' *

Luis Carrera Colonel Luis Florentino Juan Manuel Silvestre de los Dolores de la Carrera y Verdugo (1791 – April 8, 1818) was a Chilean military officer who fought in the Chilean War of Independence. Together with his brothers José Miguel and Juan José ...

– Chilean military officer in the War of Independence *

Ignacio Carrera Pinto Ignacio Carrera Pinto (February 5, 1848 – July 10, 1882) was a Chilean hero of the War of the Pacific. Carrera and his 77 men of the Fourth Company of Chacabuco are regarded in Chile as great heroes, and are commonly referred to as the ''"Héroe ...

–

captain Captain is a title, an appellative for the commanding officer of a military unit; the supreme leader of a navy ship, merchant ship, aeroplane, spacecraft, or other vessel; or the commander of a port, fire or police department, election precinct, e ...

in charge of the Chilean patrol who died in

Battle of La Concepción The Battle of Concepción ( es, Batalla de Concepción) was a battle fought between Chilean and Peruvian forces on July 9 and July 10, 1882, during the Sierra Campaign of the War of the Pacific. Heavily outnumbered, the Chilean detachment of ...

Carlos Condell Carlos Arnaldo Condell De La Haza (August 14, 1843 in Valparaíso – November 24, 1887 in Quilpué) was a Chilean naval officer and hero of the Battle of Punta Gruesa during the start of the War of the Pacific. Possessing a great sense of ...

–

of the ''Covadonga'' ship at the

Iquique Naval Combat The Battle of Iquique was a naval engagement that occurred between a Chilean corvette under the command of Arturo Prat Chacón and a Peruvian ironclad under Miguel Grau Seminario on 21 May 1879, during the naval stage of the War of the Paci ...

* Manuel Contreras – head of Augusto Pinochet's National Intelligence Directorate (

DINA Dina ( ar, دينا, he, דִּינָה, also spelled Dinah, Dena, Deena) is a female given name. Women * Dina bint Abdul-Hamid (1929–2019), Queen consort of Jordan, first wife of King Hussein * Princess Dina Mired of Jordan (born 1965), Princ ...

) * Manuel Hipólito Orella – sailor who was one of the first

midshipman A midshipman is an officer of the lowest rank, in the Royal Navy, United States Navy, and many Commonwealth navies. Commonwealth countries which use the rank include Canada (Naval Cadet), Australia, Bangladesh, Namibia, New Zealand, South Af ...

of the Chilean Navy *

Patricio Lynch Patricio Javier de los Dolores Lynch y Solo de Zaldívar (Valparaíso 18 December 1825 – 13 May 1886) was a lieutenant in the Royal Navy and a rear admiral in the Chilean Navy, and one of the principal figures of the later stages of the War of ...

– governor of Lima during the Chilean occupation of Lima, Perú, during the War of the Pacific * Juan MacKenna – Irish-born organizer of O'Higgins's Army *

Bernardo O'Higgins Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme (; August 20, 1778 – October 24, 1842) was a Chilean independence leader who freed Chile from Spanish rule in the Chilean War of Independence. He was a wealthy landowner of Basque-Spanish and Irish ancestry. Alth ...

– founder of modern Chile *

Arturo Prat Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón (; April 3, 1848 – May 21, 1879) was a Chilean lawyer and navy officer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific. During his career, Prat had taken part in several naval engagements, i ...

–

of the ''Esmeralda'' ship at the

; regarded as a national hero *

Luis Pardo 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 ...

– also known as Piloto Pardo, Chilean Navy captain who rescued the survivors of the Shackleton expedition * Sofanor Parra – officer of the cavalry branch of the Chilean Army who fought in almost all the military actions of the War of the Pacific * Manuel Rodríguez – Independence leader and guerrilla leader during the ''Reconquista'' * Eleuterio Ramírez – officer, hero of the War of the Pacific *

José Ignacio Zenteno José Ignacio Zenteno del Pozo y Silva (July 28, 1786 – July 16, 1847), was a Chilean soldier, politician and hero of the Chilean War of Independence. Zenteno was born in Santiago, the son of Antonio Zenteno y Bustamante and of Victoria del P ...

– lieutenant Colonel of the Army of the Andes, Minister of War and Marine in the O'Higgins government

Musicians

* Los Abandoned –

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...

band * Américo – cumbia chilena singer *

Tom Araya Tomás Enrique Araya Díaz (; born June 6, 1961) is a Chilean American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked 58th by ''Hit Parader'' on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalis ...

– singer/bassist for

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band

Slayer Slayer was an American thrash metal band from Huntington Park, California. The band was formed in 1981 by guitarists Kerry King and Jeff Hanneman, drummer Dave Lombardo and bassist/vocalist Tom Araya. Slayer's fast and aggressive musical styl ...

* Claudio Arrau – classical

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

player *

Germán Casas German Casas (born May 27, 1939) is a Chilean singer. Brief bio German Casas became famous during the 1960s and 1970s. Many of his songs hit Chilean airwaves and television, making him a household name all over his native country. He was one of ...

– 1960s singer * Beto Cuevas – lead singer from rock group La Ley * Luis 'Lucho' Gatica –

bolero Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition. Unrelated to the older Spanish dance of the same name, bolero is characterized by sophisticated lyrics dealing with love. It has ...

singer *

Eduardo Gatti Eduardo Gatti Benoit (born 1949) is a Chilean singer-songwriter in the tradition of Nueva Canción and Nueva Trova Nueva Trova (, "new trova") is a movement in Cuban music that emerged around 1967/68 after the Cuban Revolution of 195 ...

– a leading composer of modern Chilean music * Jorge González – controversial lead singer and songwriter of historic Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros * Rodrigo González – bassist and singer of the German band

die Ärzte Die Ärzte (; ) is a German rock band from Berlin. The band has released 14 studio albums. The group consists of guitarist Farin Urlaub, drummer Bela B and bass player Rodrigo González. All three write and perform their songs. History Ea ...

* Alberto Guerrero – Chilean–Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher * Myriam Hernández –

popular music Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Fu ...

singer * Alicia Ika – native Rapa Nui actress, musician, songwriter, surf instructor and tourist agent. Star in 180 Degrees South: Conquerors of the Useless (2010). * Pascuala Ilabaca – singer-songwriter *

Inti-Illimani Inti-Illimani (; from Quechuan '' Inti'' and Aymara ''Illimani)'' are an instrumental and vocal Latin American folk music ensemble from Chile. The band was formed in 1967 by a group of university students and it acquired widespread popularity i ...

– pioneers of the ''nueva canción chilena'' movement; known communists and "pro-democracy" activists in exile during Pinochet dictatorship *

Víctor Jara Víctor Lidio Jara Martínez (; 28 September 1932 – 16 September 1973) was a Chilean teacher, theater director, poet, singer-songwriter and Communist political activist. He developed Chilean theater by directing a broad array of works, ra ...

– Chilean folk singer and theatrical director; political activist; communist * Alain Johannes – Chilean born musician, songwriter, sound engineer; best known as founding member of

Alternative Rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from mainstream or commercial ...

American band Eleven * Rafael Manríquez –

nueva canción Nueva canción (European , ; 'new song') is a left-wing social movement and musical genre in Latin America and the Iberian peninsula, characterized by folk-inspired styles and socially committed lyrics. ''Nueva canción'' is widely recognized to ...

musician * Camila Gallardo * Paloma Mami *

DJ Méndez Leopoldo Jorge Méndez Alcayaga (born 21 July 1975 in Valparaíso) is a Chilean-Swedish DJ, singer and producer, known by his stage name Méndez, formerly DJ Méndez. He won the 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Latinoamérica for ''Best Southwest N ...

– urban music producer * La Noche – cumbia chilena band * Chañaral Ortega-Miranda – contemporary composer * Ángel Parra – folk musician (

); son of

Violeta Parra Violeta del Carmen Parra Sandoval (; 4 October 1917 – 5 February 1967) was a Chilean composer, singer-songwriter, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and visual artist. She pioneered the Nueva Canción Chilena (The Chilean New Song), a renewal a ...

* Isabel Parra – folk musician; daughter of Violeta Parra * Javiera Parra – lead singer from group

Javiera y los Imposibles Javiera y Los Imposibles is Chilean pop band led by Javiera Parra, granddaughter of Chilean folk musician Violeta Parra. The band was formed when Álvaro Henríquez from Los Tres Los Tres also known as The Tr3s or The 3, is a Chilean rock ...

'' *

– Chilean folk singer * Antonio Prieto – singer and actor known in English for "The Bride" or "The Wedding" song *

Quilapayún Quilapayún () are a folk music group from Chile and among the longest lasting and most influential ambassadors of the '' Nueva Canción Chilena'' movement and genre. Formed during the mid-1960s, the group became inseparable with the revolution t ...

– nueva canción ensemble, supporters of Popular Unity (UP) coalition during presidency of Salvador Allende * Leo Rey – cumbia chilena singer * Alejandro Silva – heavy metal guitar player *

Saiko Saiko may refer to: * Saikō, a Japanese era * Saiko (band), a Chilean rock band * Saiko Lake, in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan People * Ema Saikō (1787–1861), Japanese painter, poet and calligrapher * Jean-Philippe Saïko (born 1990), New Cal ...

–

pop rock Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, ear ...

band *

Clara Solovera Clara Solovera (May 15, 1909 - January 27, 1992) was a famous Chilean folk music Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival. ...

(1909–1992) – songwriter, born in Santiago * Esther Soré (1915–1996) – 1940s singer, born in Santiago *

Fernando Ubiergo Fernando Ubiergo (born February 8, 1953) is a Chilean singer-songwriter and musician. Ubiergo is renowned for his creative musical work that has developed over a career spanning more than thirty years, which include awards from the ''Festival ...

– folk singer-songwriter ( Chilean folk), born in

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

Francisca Valenzuela Francisca Valenzuela (; born March 17, 1987 in San Francisco, California) is an American-born Chilean singer, poet, and multi-instrumentalist. Valenzuela was born and raised in San Francisco, California, where she resided until the age of 12, bef ...

– singer-songwriter * Ricardo Villalobos – minimal techno artist * Verónica Villarroel –

soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest vocal range of all voice types. The soprano's vocal range (using scientific pitch notation) is from approximately middle C (C4) = 261 Hz to "high A" (A5) = 880& ...

Ramón Vinay Ramón Vinay (August 31, 1911 – January 4, 1996) was a famous Chilean operatic tenor with a powerful, dramatic voice. He is probably best remembered for his appearances in the title role of Giuseppe Verdi's tragic opera ''Otello''. Biography He ...

– tenor *

Javiera Mena Javiera Alejandra Mena Carrasco (born June 3, 1983) is a Chilean indie electropop musician living in Lavapiés, Madrid. She started her musical career in the Chilean indie music scene in 2001, and achieved wider success after the release of h ...

– Indie electropop musician * Mon Laferte – singer-songwriter * Luis "Checho" González – folklore composer, born in Iquique * Oscar Lopez – senior latin guitarists musician, born in Santiago * El Monteaguilino –

Cueca Cueca () is a family of musical styles and associated dances from Chile, Argentina, and Bolivia. In Chile, the cueca holds the status of national dance, where it was officially declared as such by the Pinochet dictatorship on September 18, 1979. ...

composer, born in Monte Águila File:Claudio Arrau 1 Allan Warren.jpg, Claudio Arrau File:Parra01f.PNG,

File:Concierto_de_Myriam_Hernández_en_Piñas.jpg, Myriam Hernández File:Francisca Valenzuela.jpg,

File:Mon_Laferte_en_Querétaro_(28348181570).jpg, Mon Laferte

Artists

* Claudio Bravo (1936–2011) – hyper-realist painter *

Carlos Catasse Carlos Catasse (1944 – January 19, 2010), born Carlos Tapia Sepúlveda in Santiago, Chile, formed his new last name by combining the first two letters of his first, middle and last names. Catasse is a Chilean painter of international recogni ...

– painter *

Marta Colvin Marta Colvin Andrade (1907–1995) was a sculptor from Chillán, Chile. Biography Marta Colvin Andrade was the daughter of James Colvin of Irish descent and Elvira Andrade of Portuguese descent. After the 1939 Chillán earthquake, she lived in ...

– sculptor *

Alfredo Jaar Alfredo Jaar (; ; born 1956) is a Chilean-born artist, architect, photographer and filmmaker who lives in New York City. He is mostly known as an installation artist, often incorporating photography and covering socio-political issues and war— ...

– installation artist, filmmaker and architect * Olga Lehmann – painter * Roberto Matta – painter, sculptor *

Camilo Mori Camilo Mori Serrano (September 24, 1896 – December 7, 1973) was a Chilean painter and a founder of the '' Grupo Montparnasse''. The son of an Italian immigrant, Camilo Mori entered the "Escuela de Bellas Artes" (School of Fine Arts) at the Univ ...

– painter *

Carlos Sotomayor Carlos Sotomayor Román (1911–1988) was a Chilean painter, born in La Serena, Chile. He is considered to be one of the principal exponents of the cubism from South America. Early years His father, Carlos Sotomayor Cáceres was a Civil Enginee ...

– cubist painter * Miguel Venegas – painter, called "El Maestro" (the Master)

Politicians

* Juana Rosa Aguirre – former first lady, wife of Pedro Aguirre Cerda * Arturo Alessandri – served twice as president of Chile * Jorge Alessandri – 27th President of Chile; President of Council of State under Pinochet Regime * Salvador Allende – former senator and president of Chile; ousted in a military coup *

Clodomiro Almeyda Clodomiro Almeyda Medina (February 11, 1923 – August 25, 1997) was a Chilean politician. A leading member of the Socialist Party, served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile from 1970 to 1973 during the Presidency of Salvador Allende. Biog ...

– socialist politician * Soledad Alvear – former Justice minister and Foreign minister; current PDC senator *

Celinda Arregui Celinda Arregui de Rodicio (July 25, 1864April 1941) was a Chilean feminist politician, writer, teacher and suffrage activist best known for her work in favor of the rights of women in the political, social and civil spheres in Chile.Gaviola Artiga ...

– feminist politician, writer, teacher, suffrage activist * Gabriel Boric – first youth leader politician of Chile * Michelle Bachelet – first woman president of Chile * Juan Chandía – governor of for 1946–1952 * Achta Saleh Damane (fl. 2010s), journalist and politician *

Carlos Dávila Carlos Gregorio Dávila Espinoza (September 15, 1887 – October 19, 1955), was a Chilean political figure, journalist, chairman of the Government Junta of Chile in 1932, and secretary general of the Organization of American States (OAS) from ...

– former

Secretary General of the Organization of American States The Secretary General of the Organization of American States is the highest position within the Organization of American States. According to the Charter of the Organization of American States: Secretaries General of the OAS Assistant S ...

* Florencio Durán – former president of the senate * Héctor Faúndez – diplomat *

Fernando Flores Carlos Fernando Flores Labra (born January 9, 1943) is a Chilean engineer, entrepreneur and politician. He is a former cabinet minister of president Salvador Allende and was senator for the Arica and Parinacota and Tarapacá regions between 2 ...

– businessman and former senator * Gabriel González Videla – 25th President of Chile (1946-1952) * Jaime Guzmán – right wing politician during the Pinochet regime; murdered by Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front on April 1, 1991; former UDI Senator *

Tomás Hirsch Tomás René Hirsch Goldschmidt (born 19 July 1956) is a leftist Chilean politician and businessman. He was the Together We Can Do More pact candidate for the 2005 Chilean presidential election, winning 5.4% of the vote. Biography Hirsch wa ...

– former president of the

Humanist Party of Chile The Humanist Party ( es, Partido Humanista) is a universal humanist, progressive, and left-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1984. The party is a member of the Humanist International. In December 1990, Laura Rodríguez became the fir ...

; 2005 candidate for president * José Miguel Insulza – former Interior minister; current Secretary General of the

Organization of American States The Organization of American States (OAS; es, Organización de los Estados Americanos, pt, Organização dos Estados Americanos, french: Organisation des États américains; ''OEA'') is an international organization that was founded on 30 Apri ...

* José Antonio Kast — president of the

Republican Party Republican Party is a name used by many political parties around the world, though the term most commonly refers to the United States' Republican Party. Republican Party may also refer to: Africa * Republican Party (Liberia) *Republican Party ...

, former deputy and councilman, presidential candidate in 2017 and in

2021 File:2021 collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: the James Webb Space Telescope was launched in 2021; Protesters in Yangon, Myanmar following the coup d'état; A civil demonstration against the October 2021 coup in Sudan; Crowd shortly after t ...

. *

Carlos Keller Carlos Keller Rueff (January 3, 1898–February 28, 1974) was a far-right Chilean writer, historian, and political figure. Early years Keller was born in Concepción, Chile, into a family of German origin and completed his education at univer ...

– former Leader of the National Socialist Movement of Chile, responsible for the organization of the Seguro Obrero Massacre * Joaquín Lavín –

Independent Democratic Union The Independent Democratic Union (''Unión Demócrata Independiente'', UDI) is a conservative and right-wing political party in Chile, founded in 1983. Its founder was the lawyer, politician and law professor Jaime Guzmán, a civilian allied wit ...

candidate for presidency in 2005 election; former mayor of

Las Condes Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid- to high income families, and known in the Chilean collective consciousness as home to the country's economi ...

and Santiago * Orlando Letelier – Foreign Minister during Salvador Allende's government murdered during the Pinochet regime in Washington, D.C. *

Gladys Marín Gladys del Carmen Marín Millie (; July 16, 1938 – March 6, 2005) was a Chilean activist and political figure. She was Secretary-General of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh) (1994–2002) and then president of the PCCh until her death. She ...

–

communist Communism (from Latin la, communis, lit=common, universal, label=none) is a far-left sociopolitical, philosophical, and economic ideology and current within the socialist movement whose goal is the establishment of a communist society, ...

leader, feminist activist, lived in exile, opposed conservatism and liberal economy, admirer of Lenin and Marx * Sebastián Piñera – Chilean billionaire, businessman and politician; former

President of Chile The president of Chile ( es, Presidente de Chile), officially known as the President of the Republic of Chile ( es, Presidente de la República de Chile), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chile. The president is re ...

Aníbal Pinto Aníbal Pinto Garmendia (; March 15, 1825June 9, 1884) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile between 1876 and 1881. Early life He was born in Santiago, Chile, Santiago de Chile, the son of former Chilean president G ...

– 9th President of Chile (1876-1881) *

Augusto Pinochet Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte (, , , ; 25 November 1915 – 10 December 2006) was a Chilean general who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being declared President of ...

– Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Chile, President of the Government Junta of Chile, dictator from 1973 until 1990 and

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...

from 1981 onwards. * Diego Portales – Minister, major designer of the Chilean State during the first half of the 19th century *

Juan Antonio Ríos Juan Antonio Ríos Morales (; November 10, 1888 – June 27, 1946) was a Chilean political figure who served as president of Chile from 1942 to 1946, during the height of World War II. He died in office. Early life Ríos was born at the ''H ...

(1888–1946) – Chilean lawyer, political figure and 24th President of Chile * Laura Rodríguez – first Humanist Party deputy in the world * Camila Vallejo – Member of Parliament, led 2011 student protests in Chile *

Chris Watson John Christian Watson (born Johan Cristian Tanck; 9 April 186718 November 1941) was an Australian politician who served as the third prime minister of Australia, in office from 27 April to 18 August 1904. He served as the inaugural federal lea ...

– third Prime Minister of Australia *

Adolfo Zaldívar Miguel Adolfo Gerardo Zaldívar Larraín (September 13, 1943 – February 27, 2013) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was senator for Aisén and from March 2008 until his death in February 2013 he had been President of the Chilean Senate ...

– PRI senator, former leader of the PDC *

Andrés Zaldívar José Andrés Rafael Zaldívar Larraín, (born March 18, 1936) popularly known as ''El Chico Zaldívar'' ("Short Zaldívar"), is a prominent Chilean Christian Democrat politician. Andrés Zaldívar is of Basque descent. Early years Zaldívar wa ...

– former PDC senator

Religious figures

Padre_Hurtado_junto_a_jóvenes_católicos_(cropped)

* Rodolfo Acevedo – Mormon bishop * Saint Teresa de los Andes – first Chilean saint * Carlos Camus – Chilean bishop * Francisco Javier Errázuriz – fourth Chilean cardinal *

Juan Francisco Fresno Juan Francisco Fresno Larraín (26 July 1914 – 14 October 2004) was a Chilean cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1983 to 1990, and was elevated to the Cardinalate in 1985. Early life and ...

– third Chilean cardinal *

Raúl Silva Henríquez Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB (27 September 1907 – 9 April 1999) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal from 1962. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1961 to 1983 and as Bishop of Valparaíso from 1959 to 1961. ...

– second Chilean cardinal born in Talca; human rights advocate * Alberto Hurtado – saint *

Jorge Medina Jorge Medina Barra (; 24 April 1968 – 23 November 2022) was a Bolivian civil rights activist and politician who served as a member of the Chamber of Deputies from La Paz, representing its special indigenous circumscription from 2010 to 2015. ...

– fifth Chilean cardinal; conservative figure * Fr. Juan Ignacio Molina – Chilean priest, naturalist, historian, botanist, ornithologist, geographer *

José María Caro Rodríguez José María Caro Rodríguez (June 23, 1866 – December 4, 1958) was a Chilean Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Santiago from 1939 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius ...

– first Chilean cardinal *

Francisco Javier Quintanilla Francisco Javier Quintanilla (1833–?) was a Chilean priest. Born in Rancagua, he did his ecclesiastical studies at the Seminario Conciliar in Santiago. He published two notable religious works, ''Tradicionalismo'' and ''Historia de la Teolojia' ...

– theologian *

Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz Monsignor Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz (26 August 1896 – 9 August 1942) was a Chilean Roman Catholic archbishop. Juan Subercaseaux was of French and Basque descent. Biography Juan Subercaseaux was born in Santiago, the son of Ramón Suber ...

– Chilean Roman Catholic Archbishop * José María Vélaz – Chilean priest * Blessed Laura Vicuña

Sports

Omar Aguilar Domingo Omar Aguilar Cardenas (born December 1, 1959) is a retired male long-distance runner from Chile, who represented his native country twice at the Summer Olympics: 1984 and 1988. __TOC__ Career He was torch lighter for the 1986 S ...

– long-distance runner * Marlene Ahrens – javelin thrower; Olympic silver medalist * Fernando Alvarez – jockey * David Arellano –

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly ...

player; namesake of

Colo-Colo Club Social y Deportivo Colo-Colo () is a Chilean professional football club based in Macul, Santiago. Founded in 1925 by David Arellano they play in the Chilean Primera División, from which they have never been relegated. The team has pla ...

's stadium * Luis Ayala –

tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball cov ...

player; twice

French Open The French Open (french: Internationaux de France de tennis), also known as Roland-Garros (), is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, beginning in late May each year. The tournament and ve ...

finalist * Gonzalo Barrios – eSports player * Claudio Bravo –

player,

FC Barcelona Futbol Club Barcelona (), commonly referred to as Barcelona and colloquially known as Barça (), is a professional football club based in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, that competes in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. Found ...

* Ben Brereton – football player * Nick Carle – football player,

Sydney FC Sydney Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Sydney, New South Wales. It competes in the country's premier men's competition, A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL). The club was f ...

* Carlos Caszely – football player *

Patricio Cornejo Patricio Cornejo Seckel (; born 6 June 1944) is a retired Chilean professional tennis player of the 1970s. He competed at the 1975 Davis Cup with Jaime Fillol and played the longest Davis Cup rubber in terms of games, eventually losing to Stan ...

– tennis player, 1976

Davis Cup The Davis Cup is the premier international team event in men's tennis. It is run by the International Tennis Federation (ITF) and is contested annually between teams from competing countries in a knock-out format. It is described by the organi ...

finalist *

Cristian Garín Cristian Ignacio Garín Medone (; born 30 May 1996) is a Chilean professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 17 by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) in singles, which he first achieved on 13 September 2021, a ...

– tennis player, winner of 4 ATP titles *

Carlo de Gavardo Carlo Alberto de Gavardo Prohens (14 July 1969 – 4 July 2015) was a Chilean motorist and motorcyclist who participated in numerous rallies worldwide, including the Dakar Rally and Rallye des Pharaons. He was the first Chilean motorcyclist to ...

–

KTM KTM AG (Kraftfahrzeug Trunkenpolz Mattighofen, formerly KTM Sportmotorcycle AG) is an Austrian motorcycle, bicycle and sports car manufacturer owned by Pierer Mobility AG and the Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto. It was formed in 1992 but traces ...

rally motorcyclist *

Elías Figueroa Elías Ricardo Figueroa Brander (born 25 October 1946) is a Chilean former footballer who played for several clubs during his long career, notably his hometown club Santiago Wanderers, Brazilian club Internacional and Uruguayan club Peñarol. ...

– football player; three times elected as Best Football Player of America *

Jaime Fillol Jaime José Fillol Durán (born 3 June 1946), known professionally as Jaime Fillol Sr., is a retired professional tennis player from Chile, who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Fillol was ranked as high as world No. 14 in singles on the ...

– tennis player, 1976

finalist *

Arturo Godoy Arturo Godoy (October 10, 1912 – 1986) was a Chilean professional boxer, also nicknamed "Arturito". Biography He was born in Iquique on October 10, 1912. He was South American Heavyweight Champion and had an extensive and successful career in A ...

– boxer, fought Joe Louis twice for the World

Heavyweight Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...

title *

Fernando González Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi (; born 29 July 1980) is a Chilean former professional tennis player. During his career he made it to at least the quarterfinals of all four Grand Slam tournaments. He played his only major final at the ...

– tennis player; only Chilean to win gold, silver and bronze medals at the Summer Olympics * Tomás González – gymnast, Olympic finalist *

Kai Horwitz Kai Horwitz (born 9 April 1998) is a Chilean Olympic alpine skier. Early and personal life Horwitz was born in Santiago, Chile, and is Jewish. His sister Nadja Horwitz represented Chile in sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeir ...

(born 1998) – Olympic alpine skier *

Benjamín Kuscevic Benjamín Kuscevic Jaramillo (; born 2 May 1996) is a Chilean Association football, footballer who currently plays as centre-back for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Fortaleza Esporte Clube, Fortaleza, on loan from Coritiba Foot Ball Club, ...

– football player *

Alberto Larraguibel Colonel Alberto Larraguibel Morales (May 30, 1919 – April 12, 1995) was a Chilean Army officer born in Angol, Chile. He remains as the record holder for highest jump, one of the longest-running unbroken sport records in history – yea ...

– horse rider, record for

puissance Puissance is the high-jump competition in the equestrian sport of show jumping. Description The competition involves a maximum of five rounds - opening round followed by four jump-offs, not against the clock. The first round consists of four to ...

(high jump) on horseback * Sergio ''Sapo'' Livingstone – Chilean football

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ...

Anita Lizana Anita Lizana de Ellis (19 November 1915 – 21 August 1994) was a world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. She was the first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 tennis player. Also, Lizana was the first Latin Am ...

– tennis player; 1937 US Open champion; first Latin American, and first

Hispanic The term ''Hispanic'' ( es, hispano) refers to people, Spanish culture, cultures, or countries related to Spain, the Spanish language, or Hispanidad. The term commonly applies to countries with a cultural and historical link to Spain and to Vic ...

person, to be ranked World Number 1 in tennis *

Nicolás Massú Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried (; born 10 October 1979), nicknamed ''El Vampiro'' (Spanish, 'the vampire'), is a Chilean former professional tennis player. A former world No. 9 in singles, he won the singles and doubles gold medals at the 200 ...

(born 1979) – tennis player; highest world ranking #9, Olympic 2-time champion (singles and doubles) * Carlos Moreno – track and field sprinter *

Iván Morovic Iván Eduardo Morovic Fernández (born 24 March 1963) is a Chilean chess player with the title of International Grandmaster. Born in Viña del Mar, he began to play chess at age 9. In 1979 he won the Pan American Junior Chess Championship. In 1 ...

–

chess Chess is a board game for two players, called White and Black, each controlling an army of chess pieces in their color, with the objective to checkmate the opponent's king. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to disti ...

International Grandmaster *

Isidora Niemeyer Isidora Niemeyer (born 26 December 2001) is a Chilean rower. Niemeyer competed at the 2019 Pan American Games where she won a gold medal in the Women's Quadruple sculls event and a silver medal in the Lightweight Women's Double Sculls event. She ...

– rower * Érika Olivera –

marathon runner The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road running, road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also w ...

; gold medal winner in women's

marathon The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...

at the 1999

Pan American Games The Pan American Games (also known colloquially as the Pan Am Games) is a continental multi-sport event in the Americas featuring summer sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The competition is held ...

Manuel Pellegrini Manuel Lúis Pellegrini Ripamonti (; ; born 16 September 1953) is a Chilean professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Real Betis. As a coach, he has managed teams in Spain, England, Argentina, Chile, China and Ecuador. ...

– former footballer for

Universidad de Chile The University of Chile ( es, Universidad de Chile) is a public research university in Santiago, Chile. It was founded on November 19, 1842, and inaugurated on September 17, 1843.

, former manager of

Real Madrid Real Madrid Club de Fútbol (, meaning ''Royal Madrid Football Club''), commonly referred to as Real Madrid, is a Spanish professional football club based in Madrid. Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club, the club has traditionally wor ...

* Alejandra Ramos – middle-distance runner * Monica Regonesi – long-distance runner *

Sammis Reyes Sammis Daniel Reyes Martel (born October 19, 1995) is a Chilean-born former professional American football tight end. He was the first player from Chile to play in the NFL. Reyes grew up playing basketball as a youth member of the Chile nati ...

– basketball and American football player; first Chilean to play in the NFL * Fernando Riera – Chile's most successful soccer coach; led the national team to a third-place finish in the 1962 World Cup *

Marcelo Ríos Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga (; born 26 December 1975) is a Chilean former world No. 1 tennis player. Nicknamed ''"El Chino"'' ("The Chinese") and ''"El zurdo de Vitacura"'' ("The Lefty from Vitacura"), he became the first Latin American play ...

– first Latin American man to become world number-one tennis player * Eduardo Robledo – football player,

Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional football club, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, that plays in the Premier League – the top flight of English football. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End ...

* Jorge Robledo – player, Newcastle United F.C. * Jose Romero –

AFL AFL may refer to: Sports * American Football League (AFL), a name shared by several separate and unrelated professional American football leagues: ** American Football League (1926) (a.k.a. "AFL I"), first rival of the National Football Leagu ...

player,

Western Bulldogs The Western Bulldogs are a professional Australian rules football team that competes in the Australian Football League (AFL), the sport's premier competition. Founded in 1877 as the Footscray Football Club, and based in West Footscray in the o ...

Sebastián Rozental Sebastián Rozental Igualt ( he, סבסטיאן רוזנטל; born 1 September 1976) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or striker. At club level, Rozental played for Universidad Católica (1992� ...

(born 1976) - professional soccer player *

Marcelo Salas José Marcelo Salas Melinao (; born 24 December 1974), nicknamed ''Matador'' (due to his goalscoring celebrations), ''El Fenómeno'' and ''Shileno'', is a Chilean former footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best strik ...

– football player; holds the record for most goals playing for the national team; won titles with every team he played with *

Eliseo Salazar Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela (born 14 November 1954) is a Chilean former racing driver. , he is the only Chilean to have participated in a Formula One World Championship. He made his Formula One debut on 15 March 1981, and ultimately contested 37 r ...

–

race car Auto racing (also known as car racing, motor racing, or automobile racing) is a motorsport involving the racing of automobiles for competition. Auto racing has existed since the invention of the automobile. Races of various sorts were organi ...

driver, competed in

Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...

intermittently from 1980–1982, moved to

Champ Car Champ Car World Series (CCWS) was the series sanctioned by Open-Wheel Racing Series Inc., or Champ Car, a sanctioning body for American open-wheel car racing that operated from 2004 to 2008. It was the successor to Championship Auto Racing Teams ...

and the

Indy Racing League The IndyCar Series, currently known as the NTT IndyCar Series under sponsorship, is the highest class of regional North American open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars in the United States, which has been conducted under the auspices o ...

Alexis Sánchez Alexis Alejandro Sánchez Sánchez (; born 19 December 1988), also known mononymously as Alexis, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Marseille and the Chile national team. He is often lauded as the g ...

– football player,

Inter Milan Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

Leonel Sánchez Leonel Guillermo Sánchez Lineros (25 April 1936 – 2 April 2022) was a Chilean professional footballer who played as a striker on the left wing. He is recognized as one of the Best South American Footballers of the 20th Century and one of ...

– football player, 1962 World Cup top scorer * José A. Santos – jockey, winner of US

Triple Crown Triple Crown may refer to: Sports Horse racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing (United States) ** Triple Crown Trophy ** Triple Crown Productions * Canadian Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing * Tri ...

* Alejandro Silva – long-distance runner *

Pablo Squella Pablo Cristián Squella Serrano (born August 14, 1963) is a Chilean journalist and retired middle distance runner, who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. He finished fifth in the 800 metres and ...

– middle-distance runner *

José Sulantay José Manuel Sulantay Silva (born 3 April 1940) is a former football player and manager. He notably managed the Chile U20 and Chile U17 national team, leading the Chile U20 to a third-place finish at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada. At ...

– Chile's second most successful soccer coach, led the under 20 national team to a third-place finish at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada *

Emilio Ulloa Emilio Ulloa Valenzuela (born October 22, 1954) is a retired male steeplechase runner from Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the ...

– long-distance runner * Dion Valle – football player,

Marconi Stallions FC Marconi Stallions Football Club is an Australian semi-professional soccer club based in Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales. The club has been crowned Australian champion four times. The Stallions are the soccer team of Club Marconi, a social ...

* Rodrigo Vargas – football player,

Melbourne Victory FC Melbourne Victory Football Club is an Australian professional soccer club based in Melbourne, Victoria. Competing in the country's premier men's competition, the A-League Men, under licence from Australian Professional Leagues (APL), Victory ...

Arturo Vidal Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Flamengo and the Chile national team. His displays during his time at Juventus led him to be n ...

– football player,

* Gert Weil – shot putter *

Iván Zamorano Iván Luis Zamorano Zamora (; born 18 January 1967) is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker. He is regarded as one of Chile's most recognized footballers, along with Marcelo Salas, Leonel Sánchez and Elias Figuer ...

– football player File:Anita Lizana.jpg,

File:Fernando Gonzalez 2007 Australian Open R2.jpg,

File:Nicolas Massu 2007 Australian Open R1.jpg,

File:Leonel Sanchez.JPG,

File:Alexis Sánchez 2011.jpg,

Scientists and engineers

Ricardo Baeza Rodríguez Ricardo Baeza Rodríguez is a Chilean mathematician who works as a professor at the University of Talca.. He earned his Ph.D. in 1970 from Saarland University, under the joint supervision of Robert W. Berger and Manfred Knebusch. His research int ...

– mathematician *

Ricardo Baeza-Yates Ricardo A. Baeza-Yates (born March 21, 1961) is a Chilean- Catalan computer scientist that currently is a Research Professor at the Institute for Experiential AI of Northeastern University in the Silicon Valley campus. He is also part-time profe ...

– computer scientist * Erik Bongcam-Rudloff – bioinformatician *

Claudio Bunster Claudio Bunster Weitzman (; born April 15, 1947) is a Chilean theoretical physicist. Until 2005 his name was Claudio Teitelboim Weitzman. Biography Claudio Bunster attended at Instituto Nacional General José Miguel Carrera, a prestigious publi ...

– physicist *

Marcela Contreras Dame Carmen Marcela Contreras Arriagada, DBE (born 4 January 1942) is a Chilean-born British leading blood expert, immunologist and university educator. Born in Curicó in central Chile and raised in Coelemu, she originally obtained her M.D. d ...

– immunologist * F. J. Duarte – laser physicist *

Matias Duarte Matias is a form of the given name Matthew. In German-speaking Europe it is most often written as Matthias. It appears in this form in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland. Alternate spellings are: Mathias, Mattias, Mattis, Mats and Matti. Matia ...

– software inventor * Julio M. Fernandez – biologist, academic * Eric Goles – mathematician * Mario Hamuy – cosmologist and astronomer * Cesar A. Hidalgo – physicist * Cecilia Hidalgo Tapia – biochemist * Adriana Hoffmann – botanist, Environment Minister (2000–2001) * Paula Jofré – astronomer and astrophysicist *

Humberto Maturana Humberto Maturana Romesín (September 14, 1928 – May 6, 2021) was a Chilean biologist and philosopher. Many consider him a member of a group of second-order cybernetics theoreticians such as Heinz von Foerster, Gordon Pask, Herbert Brün ...

– biologist, co-author of the theory of

autopoiesis The term autopoiesis () refers to a system capable of producing and maintaining itself by creating its own parts. The term was introduced in the 1972 publication '' Autopoiesis and Cognition: The Realization of the Living'' by Chilean biologists ...

Juan Ignacio Molina Fr. Juan Ignacio Molina (; (June 24, 1740 – September 12, 1829) was a Chilean Jesuit priest, naturalist, historian, translator, geographer, botanist, ornithologist, and linguist. He is usually referred to as Abate Molina (a form of Abbot Moli ...

– 18th and 19th-century natural scientist *

Ernestina Pérez Barahona Ernestina Pérez Barahona (Valparaíso, 8 August 1865 - 1951) was a Chilean physician and feminist activist known for being one of the first female students of medicine at the University of Chile and for being the second woman physician in Latin ...

, physician *

María Teresa Ruiz María Teresa Ruiz (born 24 September 1946) is a Chilean astronomer who was the first woman to receive Chile's National Prize for Exact Sciences, the first female recipient of a doctorate in astrophysics at Princeton University, and the first w ...

– astronomer *

Pablo DT Valenzuela Pablo Valenzuela (; born June 13, 1941) is a Chilean biochemist dedicated to biotechnology development. He is known for his genetic studies of hepatitis viruses; participated as R&D Director in the discovery of hepatitis C virus and the inventio ...

– biotechnologist, co-founder of

Chiron Corporation Chiron Corporation ( ) was an American multinational biotechnology firm founded in 1981, based in Emeryville, California, that was acquired by Novartis on April 20, 2006. It had offices and facilities in eighteen countries on five continents. ...

and Fundacion Ciencias Para la Vida *

Francisco Varela Francisco Javier Varela García (September 7, 1946 – May 28, 2001) was a Chilean biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist who, together with his mentor Humberto Maturana, is best known for introducing the concept of autopoiesi ...

– biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesis

Film and television personalities

Alejandro Amenábar Alejandro Fernando Amenábar Cantos (born March 31, 1972) is a Spanish-Chilean film director, screenwriter and composer. He has won nine Goyas—including a Goya Award for Best Director for his 2001 film '' The Others''— two European Film A ...

- film director, screenwriter and composer *

Cecilia Amenábar María Cecilia Amenábar Granella (born 1971) is a Chilean actress, model, and artist. After a career in modeling, Amenábar along model Daniela Benavente, hosted ''Revolver'', a cultural television program for TVN. She has worked on both end ...

- actress, TV presenter and model *

Cecilia Bolocco Cecilia Carolina Bolocco Fonck (born May 19, 1965) is a Chilean actress, TV host, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universo Chile 1987 and Miss Universe 1987. Bolocco has worked as a journalist on the Spanish language edition of CNN, on T ...

- TV presenter, journalist and former

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 ...

Diana Bolocco Diana Dayana Ana Catalina Bolocco Fonck (born 30 July 1977) is a Chilean journalist, known as sister of Cecilia Bolocco, Miss Universe 1987. Biography Bolocco was born in Santiago, Chile, to businessman Enzo Bolocco Cintolesi, of Italian-Arbëresh ...

- TV presenter and journalist *

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 dra ...

- actor * Felipe Camiroaga - TV presenter *

Charissa Chamorro Charissa Cree Chamorro (born April 26, 1977, in Baytown, Texas) is a clinical psychologist and American television personality of Chilean heritage specializing in the treatment of anxiety, depression and sleep-related issues. Chamorro is a fre ...

- actress *

Martín Cárcamo Martín Andrés Cárcamo Papic (born April 21, 1975) is a Chilean television presenter, actor and former host of ''Pasiones'' and ''El Último Pasajero''. He debuted in television on the Chilean TV channel Rock & Pop where he was the host of '' ...

- TV presenter *

Karen Doggenweiler Karen Sylvia Doggenweiler Puente (born August 27, 1969 in Puelche) is a popular Chilean journalist and TV presenter. Doggenweiler is the daughter of Félix Doggenweiler Heim, of Swiss-German descent and Silvia Lapuente, of Spanish- Aragoneseh ...

- TV presenter * Julián Elfenbein - radio and TV presenter *

Pablo Francisco Pablo Ridson Francisco (born January 4, 1974) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He started his career doing improv in Tempe, Arizona. Career In the 1990s, he appeared on ''MADtv'' as a featured player. His stand-up act was introduced ...

- comedian, actor and writer * Cristián de la Fuente - actor and model * Alberto Fuguet - film director, author, journalist and film critic *

Jorge Garcia Jorge Garcia (born April 28, 1973) is an American actor and comedian. He first came to public attention with his performance as Hector Lopez on the television show ''Becker'', but subsequently became best known for his portrayal of Hugo "Hurley ...

- actor and comedian *

Paulina García Paulina García Alfonso (born 27 November 1960), better known as Pali García, is a Chilean actress, stage director, and playwright. García debuted on television with a small role in the telenovela ''Los títeres'' (1984), but she was soon ...

- actress *

Luis Gatica Luis Gatica (born February 25, 1961) is a Mexican actor, son of the Chilean singer Lucho Gatica and the Puerto Rican actress Mapita Cortés. He is the uncle of fellow actor Alfredo Gatica. Biography Luis Gatica was born in Veracruz, Mexico. He g ...

- actor *

Claudia di Girolamo Claudia del Carmen Di Girolamo Quesney (born December 30, 1956 in Santiago de Chile), is a Chilean actress and theater director of Italian descent, who has a prominent and distinguished artistic career in theater, film and television. Considered ...

- actress *

Luis Gnecco Luis Enrique Gnecco Dessy (born 12 December 1962) is a Chilean actor. Besides his work in Chilean telenovelas and films ('' Johnny 100 Pesos'', the Academy Award nominated '' No'', ''El bosque de Karadima'', '' A Fantastic Woman'' and '' Nerud ...

- actor *

Lisa Guerrero Lisa Guerrero (born April 9, 1964) is an American journalist, actress, former sportscaster, artist, and model. Since 2006, Guerrero has been an investigative correspondent for the nationally syndicated newsmagazine ''Inside Edition''. Early ye ...

- journalist, TV presenter, actress and model *

Patricio Guzmán Patricio Guzmán Lozanes (born August 11, 1941) is a Chilean documentary film director. He is most known for his films '' The Battle of Chile'' (1975-1979) and ''Salvador Allende'' (2004). Career Guzmán also teaches documentary film classes in ...

- film director *

Alejandro Jodorowsky Alejandro Jodorowsky Prullansky (; born 17 February 1929) is a Chilean-French avant-garde filmmaker. Best known for his 1970s films ''El Topo'' and '' The Holy Mountain'', Jodorowsky has been "venerated by cult cinema enthusiasts" for his work ...

- filmmaker *

Mario Kreutzberger Mario Luis Kreutzberger Blumenfeld (; born 28 December 1940), better known by his stage name as Don Francisco (), is a Chilean television host, and a popular personality on the Univision network reaching Spanish-speaking viewers in the United ...

(Don Francisco) – TV presenter *

Pablo Larraín Pablo Larraín Matte (; born 19 August 1976) is a Chilean filmmaker. He has directed nine feature films and co-directed one television series, including the Academy Award-nominated films ''No (2012 film), No'' (2012), ''Neruda (film), Neruda'' ...

- film director *

Sebastián Lelio Sebastián Lelio Watt (born 8 March 1974) is a Chilean director, screenwriter, editor and producer. He received critical acclaim for directing the films ''Gloria'' (2013) and ''A Fantastic Woman'' (2017), the latter of which won an Academy Award ...

- film director and screenwriter * Ariel Levy - actor * Carolina Mestrovic - TV presenter and actress *

Claudio Miranda Claudio Miranda, () is a Chilean cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Ang Lee's film '' Life of Pi'', for which he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, and for David Fincher's film '' The Curious Case of Benjamin Button'' ...

- cinematographer *

Cristina Montt Cristina Montt (May 10, 1895 – April 22, 1969), was a Chilean film star of silent and early sound films. Early life She was born in Chile in 1895 into the well-known, political Montt family. Her granduncle, Manuel Montt, was twice president o ...

- actress *

Cote de Pablo María José de Pablo Fernández, known professionally as Cote de Pablo (born November 12, 1979), is a Chilean-American actress and singer. Born in Santiago, Chile, she moved to the United States at the age of ten, where she studied acting. De ...

- actress * Pedro Pascal - actor * Carlos Pinto - TV presenter and journalist *

Nicole Polizzi Nicole Elizabeth LaValle ( née Polizzi; born November 23, 1987), best known by her nickname Snooki, is an American reality television personality. She is best known for being a cast member of the MTV reality show '' Jersey Shore'' and starr ...

– reality TV Personality * Antonio Prieto - actor and singer * Francisco Puelles - actor and TV personality *

Francisco Reyes Morandé Eugenio Francisco Reyes Morandé (born July 6, 1954, in Santiago) is a Chilean television, theatre and film actor. He made his debut in the year 1989 in the series ''Sor Teresa de Los Andes'' on TVN. Notable performances include those with Chil ...

- actor * Raúl Ruiz - film director * Katherine Salosny - TV presenter and actress *

Horatio Sanz Horacio Sanz (born June 4, 1969), better known by his stage name Horatio Sanz, is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on '' Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006. Early life Sanz was born on June 4, 1969 in Sant ...

- actor and comedian * Fernando Solis - radio and TV presenter *

Tonka Tomicic Tonka Tomicic Petric ( hr, Tonka Tomičić Petrić, ; born 31 May 1976) is a Chilean model and television presenter of Croatian origin. Best known for televisions shows on TVN and Canal 13 as Buenos Dias A Todos, Viña's International Festiv ...

- TV presenter and model * Catalina Vallejos - actress and model *

Leonor Varela Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma (; born 29 December 1972) is a Chilean actress. She played the title role in the 1999 television film '' Cleopatra'', and vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 Marvel Comics film ''Blade II''. Early life ...

- actress and model *

Daniela Vega Daniela Vega Hernández (born June 3, 1989) is a Chilean actress and mezzo-soprano singer. She is best known for her critically acclaimed performance in the Academy Award-winning film ''A Fantastic Woman'' (2017). At the 90th Academy Awards in ...

- actress *

Benjamín Vicuña Benjamín Vicuña Luco (born 29 November 1978) is a Chilean actor and entrepreneur. Biography Vicuña was born November 29, 1978 to father Juan Pablo Vicuña Parot and mother Isabel Luco Morandé. He is a descendant of Benjamín Vicuña Mack ...

- actor *

Alexander Witt Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean-American filmmaker and cinematographer mostly known for his work as a camera operator and second unit director, including regular collaborations with director Ridley Scott. Life & career From a 2 ...

- filmmaker *

Andrés Wood Andrés Wood Montt (born 14 September 1965) is a Chilean film director, producer and writer. Some of his most popular films include ''Machuca'', '' Violeta se fue a los cielos'', and ''Historias de Futbol''. He created his own production company ...

- film director and screenwriter File:Cecilia Bolocco (2)-2.jpg,

File:Santiago Cabrera by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg,

File:Cote de Pablo retouch.jpg,

File:Pedro Pascal by Gage Skidmore.jpg, Pedro Pascal File:Leonor Varela(2).jpg,

Writers

Fernando Alegría Fernando Alegría (Santiago de Chile, 26 September 1918 – Walnut Creek, California, October 29, 2005) was a Chilean poet, writer, literary critic and scholar. Biography He grew up in the Independencia '' barrio'' of the city. Poets from thi ...

– writer *

Isabel Allende Isabel Angélica Allende Llona (; born in Lima, 2 August 1942) is a Chilean writer. Allende, whose works sometimes contain aspects of the genre magical realism, is known for novels such as ''The House of the Spirits'' (''La casa de los espír ...

– novelist (''

The House of Spirits ''The House of the Spirits'' ( es, La casa de los espíritus, 1982) is the debut novel of Isabel Allende. The novel was rejected by several Spanish-language publishers before being published in Buenos Aires in 1982. It became an instant best-sel ...

'') *

Roberto Ampuero Roberto Ampuero (born 20 February 1953 in Valparaíso, Chile) is a Chilean author, columnist, and the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, a position he held from March 11, 2018 to June 13, 2019. His first novel ''¿Quién mató a Krist ...

– novelist (''Cayetano Brulé'' series) *

Roberto Bolaño Roberto Bolaño Ávalos (; 28 April 1953 – 15 July 2003) was a Chilean novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. In 1999, Bolaño won the Rómulo Gallegos Prize for his novel ''Los detectives salvajes'' ('' The Savage Detectives ...

– novelist (''

The Savage Detectives ''The Savage Detectives'' (Spanish: ''Los Detectives Salvajes'') is a novel by the Chilean author Roberto Bolaño published in 1998. Natasha Wimmer's English translation was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2007. The novel tells the st ...

'', ''

2666 ''2666'' is the last novel by Roberto Bolaño. It was released in 2004, a year after Bolaño's death. It is over 1100 pages long in Spanish, and almost 900 in its English translation, it is divided into five parts. An English-language translat ...

'') * Liborio Brieba – writer *

Francisco Coloane Francisco Coloane Cárdenas (; July 19, 1910 – August 5, 2002) was a Chilean novelist and short fiction writer whose works have been translated into many languages. Some of his books were adapted to theatre and film. Biography He was born i ...

– (''Tierra del fuego'') * Angel Cruchaga Santa Maria (1893–1964) – writer, won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1948 * Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014) – poet and painter, of Basque descent *

Francisco Núñez de Pineda y Bascuñán Francisco Núñez de Pineda y Bascuñán (1607–1682) was a Chilean writer and soldier. He was born in Chillán Viejo, Biobío Region, Chile. In 1629 he participated in an expedition to defeat the Mapuche, but, during the Battle of Las Cangre ...

– writer of Cautiverio feliz y razón individual de las guerras dilatadas del Reino de Chile in 1673 *

Pablo de Rokha Pablo de Rokha (born Carlos Ignacio Díaz Loyola; 17 October 1894 – 10 September 1968) was a Chilean poet. He won the Chilean Premio Nacional de Literatura (National Literature Prize) in 1965 and is counted among the four greats of Chilean ...

– Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1965 *

José Donoso José Manuel Donoso Yáñez (5 October 1924 – 7 December 1996), known as José Donoso, was a Chilean writer, journalist and professor. He lived most of his life in Chile, although he spent many years in self-imposed exile in Mexico, the United ...

– writer (''Coronation'', ''

The Obscene Bird of Night ''The Obscene Bird of Night'' ( es, El obsceno pájaro de la noche, 1970) is the most acclaimed novel by the Chilean writer José Donoso. Donoso was a member of the Latin American literary boom and the literary movement known as magical realism. ...

'') *

Ariel Dorfman Vladimiro Ariel Dorfman (born May 6, 1942) is an Argentine-Chilean-American novelist, playwright, essayist, academic, and human rights activist. A citizen of the United States since 2004, he has been a professor of literature and Latin American ...

– novelist, playwright ('' Death and the Maiden''), academic, essayist, journalist and human rights activist *

Jorge Edwards Jorge Edwards Valdés (born June 29, 1931) is a Chilean novelist, journalist and diplomat. He was the Chilean ambassador to France during the first Piñera presidency. Life and career Edwards attended Law School at the Universidad de Chile. D ...

– 1999

Cervantes Prize The Miguel de Cervantes Prize ( es, Premio de Literatura en Lengua Castellana Miguel de Cervantes) is awarded annually to honour the lifetime achievement of an outstanding writer in the Spanish language. History The prize was established in 1975 ...

winner * Alberto Fuguet – novelist; short story writer, '' Mala Onda'', ''

Las películas de mi vida ''Las películas de mi vida'' (translated as ''The Movies of My Life: A Novel'') is a 2002 semi-autobiographical novel by Chilean writer Alberto Fuguet. The novel has received a significant amount of critical attention. Plot summary The protagon ...

''; filmmaker, ''Se Arrienda'' *

Alberto Blest Gana Alberto Blest Gana (; May 4, 1830 – November 9, 1920) was a Chilean novelist and diplomat, considered the father of Chilean novel. Blest Gana was of Irish and Basque descent. Biography He was born in Santiago, the son of an Irishman, W ...

– novelist ('' Martín Rivas'') * Olga Grau - philosopher * Juan Guzman Cruchaga (1895–1979) – poet and diplomat, won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1962; of Basque descent * Óscar Hahn – writer and poet *

Vicente Huidobro Vicente García-Huidobro Fernández (; January 10, 1893 – January 2, 1948) was a Chilean poet born to an aristocratic family. He promoted the avant-garde literary movement in Chile and was the creator and greatest exponent of the literary m ...

– father of the "Creationism" movement in Paris * Cristián Huneeus – writer *

Enrique Lafourcade Enrique Eduardo Lafourcade Valdenegro (14 October 1927 – 29 July 2019) was a Chileans, Chilean writer, critic and journalist from Santiago. Biography Lafourcade was a member of the so-called "Generation of the 50s", a term suggested by Lafou ...

– novelist *

Hernán Rivera Letelier Hernán Rivera Letelier (born 11 July 1950 in Talca, Chile) is a Chilean novelist. Until the age of 11 he lived in the Algorta saltpeter mining town, in the north of Chile. When it was closed down, he and his family moved to Antofagasta, where h ...

– novelist (''Santa María de las Flores Negras'', ''La Reina Isabel Cantaba Rancheras''), poet, writer of short stories *

Enrique Lihn Enrique Lihn Carrasco (3 September 1929 – 10 July 1988) was a Chilean poet, playwright, and novelist. The son of Enrique Lihn Doll and María Carrasco Délano, he married Ivette Mingram (1932–2008). They had one daughter, the actress Andr ...

– poet, playwright, and novelist *

Carmen Marai Carmen Marai is the pen name of Carmen María Bassa Rodríguez, a Chilean poet and novelist. Writing The central themes in her poems are primarily sorrow, betrayal, a mother's love, the struggle for life, and anti-violence, though she has also ...

– novelist ''El Alba de la Mandrágora'' (''The Dawn of the Mandrake''), poet, writer of short stories * Sergio Missana – novelist *

Gabriela Mistral Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and humanist. In 1945 she became the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Li ...

– winner of the

Nobel prize The Nobel Prizes ( ; sv, Nobelpriset ; no, Nobelprisen ) are five separate prizes that, according to Alfred Nobel's will of 1895, are awarded to "those who, during the preceding year, have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind." Alfr ...

for literature * Tomás Moulian – political scientist and sociologist * Pablo Neruda – winner of the

for literature *

Nicanor Parra Nicanor Segundo Parra Sandoval (5 September 1914 – 23 January 2018) was a Chilean poet and physicist. He was considered one of the most influential Chilean poets of the Spanish language in the 20th century, often compared with Pablo Neruda. P ...

– self-proclaimed "anti-poet" * Adolfo Quiros – (1853–1910), poet * Gonzalo Rojas – 2004

winner * Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa – dramatist and novelist *

Luis Sepúlveda Luis Sepúlveda Calfucura (October 4, 1949 – April 16, 2020) was a Chilean writer and journalist. A communist militant and fervent opponent of Augusto Pinochet's regime, he was imprisoned and tortured by the military dictatorship during the ...

– novelist *

Antonio Skármeta Antonio Skármeta (born Esteban Antonio Skármeta Vranicic on November 7, 1940) is a Chilean writer, scriptwriter and director descending from Croatian immigrants from the Adriatic island of Brač, Dalmatia. He was awarded Chile's National Lit ...

– author of ''

Ardiente Paciencia ''Ardiente Paciencia'', or ''El Cartero De Neruda'', is a 1985 novel by Antonio Skármeta. The novel was published in the English market under the title ''The Postman''. It tells the story of Mario Jiménez, a fictional postman who befriends t ...

'' (''Burning Patience''), which inspired the movie ''

Il Postino ''Il Postino: The Postman'' ( it, Il postino, lit, 'The Postman'; the title used for the original US release) is a 1994 comedy-drama film co-written by and starring Massimo Troisi and directed by English filmmaker Michael Radford. Based on th ...

'' (''The Postman''), about poet Pablo Neruda *

Mercedes Valdivieso Mercedes Valdivieso (March 1, 1924 – August 3, 1993) was a Chilean writer, known since her earliest writings for the subversive nature of her texts. She was born in Santiago, Chile. She first wrote ''La Brecha'' (''Breakthrough'') in 1961, w ...

– writer * Sergio Vodanovic – playwright

Architects

Alejandro Aravena Alejandro Gastón Aravena Mori (born 22 June 1967) is a Chilean architect and executive director of the firm Elemental S.A. He won the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2016, and was the director and curator of the Architecture Section of the 201 ...

– 2015 Pritzker Prize winner *

Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente was a Chilean architect and painter (1931 in Valparaíso, Chile – 2008 in Santiago, Chile). After finishing his studies of architecture at the Catholic University of Valparaiso, Jullian left his country for Eur ...

* Mathias Klotz – 2001 Borromini Prize of Architecture winner for under-40 architects

Others

* Vanessa Ceruti – Miss Universe Chile 2011 * Nataly Chilet –

Miss World Chile Miss World Chile (Spanish: Miss Mundo Chile) is a national beauty pageant which has been held sporadically since 1963, responsible for selecting Chile's representative to Miss World. History Chile has sent 41 representatives, has had three M ...

2008 * Claudio Grossman – chairman of the Human Rights Interamerican Court *

Hil Hernández Hil Yesenia Hernández Escobar (born 1 December 1984) is a Chilean journalist, model, environmentalist, and beauty queen who won Miss Earth 2006 pageant becoming the first Chilean to win the coveted crown. Personal life Hernández was born in ...

– Miss Earth 2006 * Carlos Kaiser – former National Director of the National Fund for Disabilities *

Themo Lobos Themístocles Nazario Lobos Aguirre (December 3, 1928 – July 24, 2012), better known as Themo Lobos, was a Chilean cartoonist. He created the characters ''Máximo Chambónez'', ''Ferrilo'', ''Nick Obre'', and ''Alaraco'', with his most famous wo ...

– comic artist * Andrónico Luksic – chairman of Quiñenco Holdings, which owns Banco de Chile, Antofagasta Minerals, one of the largest Chilean financial groups * La Quintrala – Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer, aristocratic and sadistic landowner and witch during the Colonial Period * Rene Ríos Boettiger (''Pepo'') – comic artist (''

Condorito ''Condorito'' (''Little Condor'' in Spanish) is a Chilean comic book and comic strip that features an anthropomorphic condor living in a fictitious town named Pelotillehue—a typical small Chilean provincial town. He is meant to be a representat ...

'') *

Juana Ross Edwards Juana Ross Edwards (August 2, 1830 – June 25, 1913) was a Chilean philanthropist. She built and maintained three hospitals, six nursing homes, a hospice, an orphanage, and countless schools.

(1830–1913) – philanthropist * Sola Sierra – human rights activist * Juan Somavia – Director-General of the

International Labour Organization The International Labour Organization (ILO) is a United Nations agency whose mandate is to advance social and economic justice by setting international labour standards. Founded in October 1919 under the League of Nations, it is the first and o ...

Joaquín Toesca Gioacchino Toesca e Ricci (1745–1799; known as Joaquín Toesca in the Spanish Empire) was an Italian architect who worked at the service of the Spanish Empire, mainly in Chile. He was mainly a Neoclassical architect although he also built Baro ...

– designer of the presidential house "

La Moneda Palacio de La Moneda (, ''Palace of the Mint''), or simply La Moneda, is the seat of the President of the Republic of Chile. It also houses the offices of three cabinet ministers: Interior, General Secretariat of the Presidency and General Secre ...

", in Santiago * Maria Jose Ubiergo – Chilean DREAMer in the United States, Story Featured in the New York Times; Family member to notable Chilean Folk Singer Fernando Ubiergo Her story has been featured in El Diario, ABC, and News 12 Connecticut, among other media outlets. *

Arturo Valenzuela Arturo A. Valenzuela (born 23 January 1944) is a Chilean-American academic who was the United States Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs from November 5, 2009, until August 2011. His confirmation had been blocked by Senat ...

– former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs *

Bernardita Zúñiga Miss World Chile (Spanish: Miss Mundo Chile) is a national beauty pageant which has been held sporadically since 1963, responsible for selecting Chile's representative to Miss World. History Chile has sent 41 representatives, has had three Mi ...

–

2007 *

References

{{Chile topics

Economists

Military

Musicians

Artists

Politicians

Religious figures

Sports

Scientists and engineers

Film and television personalities

Writers

Architects

Others

See also

References