Famous or notable

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ns include:

Architecture

* Jimmy Alcock * Esther Ayuso * 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 Ar ...

* Guido Bermudez * Bernardo Borges * Dirk Bornhost *

Carlos Brillembourg Carlos Brillembourg is an architect based in New York City. He is the owner of Carlos Brillembourg Architects, a firm that he founded in 1984. Brillembourg was an author and the editor of ''Latin American Architecture 1929–1960: Contemporary ...

* 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 * Carlos Guinand Sandoz * Tomas Lugo Marcano * Juan Hurtado Manrique * Paul Lustgarten *

Pedro Neuberger Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning ...

* Marcos Negron * Luis Malaussena * Alejandro Pietri * Mónica Ponce de León * José Tomás Sanabria * Manuel Mujica Millán *

Jorge Rigamonti Jorge Rigamonti (''born Giorgio Rigamonti'', April 18, 1948 – April 15, 2008) was a Venezuelan architect who produced national and international award-winning designs, an active architecture professor for over 30 years, a speaker and jury memb ...

(1948–2008) * Luis Roche * Henrique Siso Martin * Luis Muñoz Tébar * 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 The University City of Caracas (Spanish: ''Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas''), also known by the acronym CUC, is the main campus of the Central University of Venezuela (UCV), located in central Caracas, the capital of Venezuela. It was designed by ...

* Luciano Urdaneta * Martin Vega *

José Vivas José Fructoso Vivas Vivas (21 January 1928 – 23 August 2022), also known as Fruto Vivas, was a Venezuelan architect. His best known works are the Venezuelan Pavilion in Expo Hanover 2000, Táchira Club in Caracas, Venezuela, the Holy Redee ...

* 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 ...

Artists

* Harry Abend (1937–2021) * Antonio Ladislao Alcantara (1898–1991) * Gabriel Bracho (1915–1995) *

Manuel Cabré Manuel Cabré (January 25, 1890 – February 26, 1984) was a noted Spanish-Venezuelan Landscape art, 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 Ja ...

(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 from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022. On 7 December 2022, he was impeached a ...

(1790–1858) *

Carlos Cruz-Díez Carlos Cruz-Diez (17 August 1923 – 27 July 2019) was a Venezuelan artist said by some scholars to have been "one of the greatest artistic innovators of the 20th century." Exhibitions * ''Physichromies de Cruz-Diez: Oeuvres de 1954 à 1965' ...

(born 1923) * Mariano Díaz (born 1929) *

Marisol Escobar Marisol Escobar (May 22, 1930 – April 30, 2016), otherwise known simply as Marisol, was a Venezuelan-American sculptor born in Paris, who lived and worked in New York City. She became world-famous in the mid-1960s, but lapsed into relative obsc ...

(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 ...

(1926–2018) * Arturo Michelena *

Alirio Palacios Alirio Palacios (December 7, 1938 – September 11, 2015) was a Venezuelan visual artist known for his drawings, graphic designing, printmaking and sculpture. Horse figures were often motifs of his graphic art and sculpture, an obsession he develope ...

(1938–2015) *

Gego Gertrud Louise Goldschmidt (1 August 1912 – 17 September 1994), known as Gego, was a modern Venezuelan visual artist. Gego is perhaps best known for her geometric and kinetic sculptures made in the 1960s and 1970s, which she described as "dra ...

(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, historian and poet * Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva, poet * Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, poet * Michaelle Ascencio, writer * José Balza, writer *

Rufino Blanco Fombona Rufino Blanco Fombona (1874–1944) was a Venezuelan literary historian and man of letters who played a major role in bringing the works of Latin American writers to world attention. He is buried in the National Pantheon of Venezuela. He w ...

, poet and writer *

Alberto Barrera Tyszka Alberto José Barrera Tyszka (born 18 February 1960) is a Venezuelan writer. In 2006, he received the Herralde Prize for his novel ''La enfermedad'' ("The Sickness"). Life and career Barrera Tyszka was born in Caracas, and grew up in Venezuela. ...

, writer * Natividad Barroso, writer and ethnologist *

Andrés Bello Andrés de Jesús María y José Bello López (; November 29, 1781 – October 15, 1865) was a Venezuelan- Chilean humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose political and literary works constitute an ...

, 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 o ...

, 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, 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 famil ...

, 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 pi ...

, 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 lat ...

, poet and writer *

Ida Gramcko Ida Gramcko (Puerto Cabello, 1924 – Caracas, 1994) was a Venezuelan essayist and poet. Her sister, Elsa Gramcko, was an abstract sculptor and painter. Commire, Anne (ed.) "Gramcko, Ida." In: ''Dictionary of Women Worldwide ''Dictionary of ...

, poet * Elisa Lerner, writer * Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991), writer * Rowena Hill, poet * Eduardo López Bustamante, journalist and poet * Luz Machado, 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 (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, 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, 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 Rie ...

, 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 wa ...

, 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, writer * Lucila Palacios, 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 Yolanda Pantin (born 1954) is a Venezuelan author who has mainly written poetry, although she has also worked in children's literature. Early life and education Born in Caracas, the eldest of eleven siblings, she spent her childhood in Turmero, A ...

, poet * Teresa de la Parra, writer * Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poet *

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

, 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, 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 educate ...

, poet *

Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to: People * Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms. * Oscar (Irish mythology) ...

, writer and literary critic * Juan Sánchez Peláez, poet * Elizabeth Schön, writer * Pedro Sotillo, 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!'', beco ...

, writer * Mireya Tabuas, writer *

Ana Enriqueta Terán Ana Enriqueta Terán (4 May 1918, Valera, 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 written in seve ...

, 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, Ma ...

, 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 The Big Four or the Big League Pageants refers to the four major international beauty pageants for women – Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth. The group was first described by the '' China Daily'' newspaper in 2004 ...

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 St ...

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 In ...

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 on ...

; 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.

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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 Mi ...

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 Cer ...

Jacqueline Aguilera Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano (born 17 November 1976 in Valencia, Carabobo) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who became the fifth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss World crown. Former Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai handed over ...

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, South Africa. The 1995 pageant attracted 84 delegates. The pageant was hos ...

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 a ...

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 c ...

(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 Wo ...

* Stefanía Fernández,

Miss Universe 2009 Miss Universe 2009 was the 58th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Imperial Ballroom in Atlantis Paradise Island, Nassau, The Bahamas on August 23, 2009. At the end of the event, Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela crowned Stefanía Fernández of V ...

* Daniela di Giacomo,

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 De ...

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 Ast ...

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 ...

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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 *

Ninibeth Leal Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez (born November 26, 1971) is a Venezuelan model, businesswoman and beauty queen who won Miss World Venezuela 1991 and Miss World 1991. She is the fourth Miss World titleholder from Venezuela. Miss World In a pageant h ...

Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991, the 41st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 December 1991 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The winner was Ninibeth Leal representing Venezuela. She was crowned by Gina ...

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 b ...

Alicia Machado Yoseph Alicia Machado Fajardo (; born December 6, 1976) is a Venezuelan-American actress, TV host, singer and beauty queen who was Miss Venezuela 1995 and then Miss Universe 1996. She was the fourth woman from Venezuela to be named Miss Univer ...

Miss Universe 1996 Miss Universe 1996, the 45th Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 17, 1996 at Aladdin Theatre for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Alicia Machado of Venezuela was crowned by Chelsi Smith from the United States at the e ...

Dayana Mendoza Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born 1 June 1986) is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer and director. She is also a former beauty queen, winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. Dayana Mendoza, in 2012, parti ...

Miss Universe 2008 Miss Universe 2008 was the 57th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008. This was the first time that the Miss Universe pageant was broadcast in 1080i High-definition. At the end of t ...

* Edymar Martínez,

Miss International 2015 Miss International 2015, the 55th Miss International pageant, was held on November 5, 2015 at the Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan. Valerie Hernandez of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Edymar Martínez of Venezuela at the end of ...

O–R

Bárbara Palacios Bárbara Palacios Teyde de Manrique (born December 9, 1963) is a Venezuelan TV host, writer, Christian preacher and beauty queen. She is the third woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe pageant on 21 July 1986 held in Panama. Early life ...

Miss Universe 1986 Miss Universe 1986, the 35th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 21 July 1986 at the Atlapa Convention Centre in Panama City, Panama. Bárbara Palacios Teyde of Venezuela was crowned by Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico. Seventy-seven contestant ...

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 ...

, Miss Universe 1981 and Miss South America 1981 * Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011 *

Maritza Sayalero Maritza Sayalero Fernández (born February 16, 1961, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan designer, model, businesswoman and beauty queen. In 1979 she was crowned both Miss Venezuela and Miss Universe, the first woman from Venezuela to win this title. She ...

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 of South Africa crowned her successor Maritza Sayalero of Venezuela. This marks as the firs ...

* Nina Sicilia,

Miss International 1985 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 ...

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 ...

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 Contesta ...

* Mariem Velazco,

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. ...

Business and law

* Gustavo Cisneros, 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, 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 M ...

(1906–1979), Venezuelan business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century. * Henry Lord Boulton, 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 Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939) is a Venezuelan-American fashion designer known for her personal style, and for dressing various First Ladies, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michell ...

, 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., ornithologist and founder of

Radio Caracas Televisión Radio Caracas Televisión (RCTV) was a Venezuelan free-to-air television network headquartered in the Caracas neighborhood of Quinta Crespo. It was sometimes referred to as the Canal de Bárcenas. Owned by Empresas 1BC, Radio Caracas Televisi� ...

* William H. Phelps, 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 Carlos Eduardo Stolk Mendoza (4 April 1912 – 9 November 1995) was a lawyer, diplomat and business magnate who is well-known for his role as a delegate during World War II, as a founding representative of the United Nations and as chairman to v ...

(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 security, develop friendly relations among nations, achieve international cooperation, and be a centre for harmoni ...

, Chairman of the Board and President of

Empresas Polar Empresas Polar is a Venezuelan corporation that started as a brewery, founded in 1941 by Lorenzo Alejandro Mendoza Fleury, Juan Simon Mendoza, Rafael Lujan and Karl Eggers in Antímano "La Planta de Antimano", Caracas. It is the largest and bes ...

. * Miguel Urdaneta Fernández, founder of SBA Airlines * Luis Emilio Velutini (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 las ...

, executive in

Venezuelan Professional Baseball League The Venezuelan Professional Baseball League or Liga Venezolana de Béisbol Profesional (LVBP) is the professional baseball league in Venezuela. The league's champion takes part in the Caribbean Series each year. History Early years Baseball exp ...

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 Ca ...

franchise * Jean Arvelaez, Top Sales Professional at Germain Ford

Cartoonists

* Jorge Blanco * Pedro León Zapata

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 Jacqueline Coromoto Faría Pineda is a Venezuelan politician. She was the head of the state mobile phone company Movilnet Minister of Environment and Natural Resources (2005–2007), and head of Caracas' water company, Hidrocapital. She is a hyd ...

* Salomón Cohen Levy *

José González-Lander Jose Gonzalez-Lander (November 13, 1933 – January 18, 2000) was a Caracas, Venezuela born engineer credited for leading the planning, design and construction of the Caracas Metro during an uninterrupted period of more than thirty years, ...

, 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 ...

, engineer and naturalist *

María Corina Machado María Corina Machado Parisca (born 7 October 1967, Machado, María CorinaMi experiencia. Es ahora. María Corina. Accessed 25 April 2010. sometimes referred to as MCM) is a Venezuelan politician who served as an elected member of the National ...

L. Rafael Reif Leo Rafael Reif (born August 21, 1950) is a Venezuelan-American electrical engineer, writer and academic administrator. He became the 17th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, succeeding Susan Hockfield on July 2, 2012. On Feb ...

, engineer, President of

MIT The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the m ...

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

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 Spiri ...

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

, 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 Amador Jacobo Bendayán Bendayán en-dah-IAN(November 11, 1920 – August 8, 1989) was a Venezuelan actor and entertainer. Biography The son of Moroccan Jewish immigrants, Bendayán was born in Villa de Cura, Aragua, and was raised and educ ...

, 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 dra ...

, actor * Camila Canabal, television hostess *

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

, 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, 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 ho ...

, actress and model *

Christina Dieckmann Christina Dieckmann Jiménez (born April 22, 1977) is a Venezuelan model, actress, who participated in Miss Venezuela 1997 where she won a chance to go to Miss World. She then became a model and has worked for numerous advertising campaigns in Ve ...

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

E–P

Eva Ekvall Eva Mónica Anna Ekvall Johnson (March 15, 1983 – December 17, 2011) was a Venezuelan television news anchor, author, advocate in the fight against breast cancer, fashion model and former Miss Venezuela. After winning the competition, she had ...

, television hostess *

Gaby Espino María Gabriela Espino Rugero (born November 15, 1977), better known as Gaby Espino, is a Venezuelan actress, model and presenter. She is best known for her roles in telenovelas. Early life and career Born in Maracay, Venezuela, Gaby Espino is ...

, actress * Maria Gabriela de Faría, actress *

Lele Pons Eleonora Pons Maronese (born June 25, 1996), better known as Lele Pons, is a Venezuelan YouTuber, actress, and singer who holds both Venezuelan and American citizenship. Pons came to prominence on Vine before the platform shut down in 2017 w ...

, internet personality and actress *

Lupita Ferrer Lupita Ferrer (born December 6, 1947) is a Venezuelan theater, film and television actress. She is known as a "Queen" of telenovelas and one of the most famous Spanish speaking telenovela actresses of all time. Biography Ferrer was born as Yola ...

, actress *

Sandro Finoglio Sandro Finoglio (born Sandro Finoglio Esperanza; January 3, 1973) is a Venezuelan actor, model, TV host. Winner of the Mister Venezuela national title in 1997, Finoglio was sent to Troia, Portugal a year later to compete in the Mister World com ...

, actor, model *

Catherine Fulop Catherine Amanda Fulop García (born March 11, 1965) is a Venezuelan actress, model, beauty pageant contestant, television presenter and radio host. She participated in the Miss Venezuela 1986, finishing as the fourth runner–up and in Mis ...

, 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 An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media suc ...

, actress * Joselo, actor and comedian *

Cynthia Lander Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora (; born June 10, 1982, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actress, TV host and beauty-pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss Universe 2002 and Miss International 2002. Personal life Born in Caracas, 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 M ...

, actor * Carlos Mata, actor, singer, TV presenter * Esperanza Magaz, 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 sin ...

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

Carlos Montilla Carlos Montilla (born 21 August 1962) is a Venezuelan television and theater actor known for his roles in various telenovelas and theater productions. Biography He was born to Reina Isabel and Teófilo and is the second of three brothers. Carlo ...

, 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'', ''Eng ...

, 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 li ...

, 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 ...

, television host and producer * Enrique Palacios, model * Vanessa Pose, 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 Édgar Filiberto Ramírez Arellano (, born 25 March 1977) is a Venezuelan actor. Ramírez studied communications at the Andrés Bello Catholic University. He then worked in media and considered becoming a diplomat. When Guillermo Arriaga pra ...

, 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 (a.k.a. ''Er Conde del Guácharo''), comedian *

Maricarmen Regueiro María del Carmen Regueiro Lorenzo (born November 22, 1966 in Los Teques, Venezuela) better known as Maricarmen Regueiro is a former Venezuelan actress. As of 2001, she is no longer a public figure. Biography María del Carmen Regueiro Lorenz ...

, actress * Gustavo Rodríguez, film, stage and television actor * José Luis Rodríguez (a.k.a. ''El Puma''), singer and actor * Mariangel Ruiz, actress and model * Juan Carlos Salazar, singer, musician, composer * Sabrina Salvador, television host *

Luis José Santander Luis Jose Santander (born April 8, 1960) is a Venezuelan actor. Santander was born in the United States and raised in Venezuela. Santander was not an instant sensation, as he had to work hard to become famous. He labored as an actor in small pl ...

, 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, singer * Sabrina Seara, 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, actress and model *

Gabriela Spanic Gabriela Elena Španić Utrera (born December 10, 1973), known simply as Gabriela Spanic, is a Venezuelan actress and singer. She's known for her roles in several Latin telenovelas, most notably her portrayal of twins in '' La usurpadora'' (1998 ...

, 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 ...

, actress, model * Natalia Streignard, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress *

Francys Sudnicka Francys Sudnicka (born 9 December 1979 in Valencia, Venezuela) is a Polish-Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born in the city of Valencia, Venezuela and lived in Poland until her adolescence. She then moved back to Ve ...

, model *

Juana Sujo Juana Sujo (1913–1961) was an Argentine stage and film actress. Sujo was a noted stage actress, and in 1939 appeared in her first film. In 1948 she left Argentina due to her opposition to the regime of Juan Perón and settled in Venezuela wher ...

, Argentinian-born actress and theatrical educator

T–Z

Carolina Tejera Nelly Carolina Tejera (born 14 October 1976) is a Venezuelan model and actress best known for her role as Eva Granados in Venevision's telenovela Gata Salvaje ''Gata Salvaje'' (English: ''Wild Cat'') is a telenovela which aired first on Vene ...

, 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 firs ...

, actress * Orlando Urdaneta, actor * Wilmer Valderrama, 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 Dominika van Santen (born 15 July 1983) is a Venezuelan actress and model. Career At the age of 16, Van Santen commenced her modeling career. When her father saw an article in the newspaper regarding a beauty contestant, he insisted that Do ...

, model * Patricia Velásquez, 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, 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 st ...

(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 (1935–1984) *

Solveig Hoogesteijn Solveig Hoogesteijn, born in Sweden, is a noted Venezuelan motion picture writer, producer and director. Film creations She wrote, produced and directed '' El Mar del tiempo perdido'' (''The Sea of Lost Time, 1981'') ''Manoa'' (1980), Manoa - Fl ...

(born 1946) * Jonathan Jakubowicz (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 83rd ...

(born 1975) * Luis Armando Roche (born 1938) *

Mariana Rondon Mariana may refer to: Literature *Mariana (Dickens novel), ''Mariana'' (Dickens novel), a 1940 novel by Monica Dickens *Mariana (poem), ''Mariana'' (poem), a poem by Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson *Mariana (Vaz novel), ''Mariana'' (Vaz no ...

, (born 1966) *

Fina Torres Fina Torres (born Josefina Torres Benedetti; October 9, 1951) is a Venezuelan film director and screenwriter. She became internationally recognized by winning the la Caméra d'Or award at the 1985 Cannes Film Festival with her directorial debut f ...

(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 The Father of the Nation is an honorific title given to a person considered the driving force behind the establishment of a country, state, or nation. (plural ), also seen as , was a Roman honorific meaning the "Father of the Fatherland", best ...

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 atro ...

(1782–1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudillo. *

Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi María Luisa Cáceres Díaz de Arismendi (September 25, 1799 – June 2, 1866) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence. The beginning of the war Luisa was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to José Domingo Cáceres and Carmen Díaz, prospe ...

(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 nickn ...

(better known as ''Negro Primero'', or ''The First Black'') (1790–1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independence. *

Agostino Codazzi Giovanni Battista Agostino Codazzi (alternatively known in Latin America as Agustín Codazzi; 12 July 1793 – 7 February 1859) was an Italo-Venezuelan soldier, scientist, geographer, cartographer, and governor of Barinas (1846–1847 ...

(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 Antonio José de Sucre y Alcalá (; 3 February 1795 – 4 June 1830), known as the "Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho" ( en, "Grand Marshal of Ayacucho"), was a Venezuelan independence leader who served as the president of Peru and as the second p ...

(1795–1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826–1828), president of Peru *

Juan José Flores Juan José Flores y Aramburu (19 July 1800 – 1 October 1864) was a Venezuelan-born military general who became the first (in 1830), third (in 1839) and fourth (in 1843) President of the new Republic of Ecuador. He is often referred to as "The ...

(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� ...

(1788–1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's eastern. * Cristóbal Mendoza (1772–1829), considered to be the first President of Venezuela. *

José Gregorio Monagas José Gregorio Monagas (4 May 1795 – 15 July 1858) was the president of Venezuela 1851–1855 and brother of José Tadeo 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 Libe ...

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

(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 Caracas ...

(1775–1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence. *

Juan Germán Roscio Juan Germán Roscio (27 May 1763 – 10 March 1821) was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician of Italian background. He served as the secretary of foreign affairs for the Supreme Junta, Junta of Caracas, as Venezuela's first foreign minister, ...

(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 ...

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

Mass media

* Mariana Atencio, 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 Pr ...

, journalist and editor * María Teresa Castillo, journalist and cultural entrepreneur * José Agustín Catalá, journalist and author * Luis Chataing, radio host and humorist * Simón Alberto Consalvi, 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 a ...

, 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 ...

, Spanish-born Venezuelan journalist and humorist * Aníbal Nazoa, journalist and writer * Aquiles Nazoa, journalist, writer and humorist * Jorge Olavarría, 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 Abelardo Raidi raɪ-dɪ(December 25, 1914 – January 27, 2002) was a Venezuelan sportswriter and radio broadcaster. He was born in Valencia, Carabobo. Raidi began his career as a radio announcer and play-by-play sports broadcaster in several sta ...

, 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 * Oscar Yanes, journalist and writer

Mountaineers

José Antonio Delgado José Antonio Delgado Sucre (13 May 1965 – 22 July 2006) was the first Venezuelan mountaineer to reach the summit of five eight-thousanders and one of the most experienced climbers in Latin America. Known as ''el indio'' ("The Indian", for his s ...

, first person to summit five

eight-thousander The International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation (UIAA) recognises eight-thousanders as the 14 mountains that are more than in height above sea level, and are considered to be sufficiently independent of neighbouring peaks. There is no ...

Musicians

A–B

Adrenalina Caribe Adrenalina Caribe is a Venezuelan music group. Primarily performing Latin and Tropical music, they formed in 1979 in Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venez ...

, Caribbean music group * Abraham Abreu, harpsichordist and pianist * Aldo Abreu, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant *

José Antonio Abreu José Antonio Abreu Anselmi (May 7, 1939 – March 24, 2018) was a Venezuelan orchestra conductor, pianist, economist, educator, activist, and politician best known for his association with El Sistema. He was honored with the 2009 Latin Grammy T ...

, classical musician and founder of ''

El Sistema El Sistema (which translates to The System) is a publicly financed, voluntary sector, music-education program, founded in Venezuela in 1975 by Venezuelan educator, musician, and activist José Antonio Abreu.Lesniak It later adopted the motto "M ...

'' * Vinicio Adames, choral group conductor * Francisco de Paula Aguirre, composer * Ricardo Aguirre, singer-songwriter * Gustavo Aguado, bandleader, double bassist, co-founder of Guaco * Luis Alfonzo Larrain, bandleader, arranger, composer *

Los Amigos Invisibles Los Amigos Invisibles (Spanish for "The Invisible Friends") is a Venezuelan band which plays a blend of disco, acid jazz and funk mixed with Latin rhythms. In addition to releasing eleven critically acclaimed albums, the band have been lauded ...

, funk music band * Diana Arismendi, composer

* Fulgencio Aquino, 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 ...

, singer-songwriter * The Asbestos, rock music band * Devendra Banhart, American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter * Huáscar Barradas, 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. Ear ...

, pop singer * Beatriz Bilbao, composer * Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan harp player, songwriter * Modesta Bor, composer, choir conductor *

Soledad Bravo Soledad Bravo (born January 1, 1943) is a Venezuelan singer. Born in Logroño, La Rioja, Spain, her father was a Spanish republican, moving to Venezuela with his family when his daughter was still at an early age. At 24, Soledad began studying ...

, singer * Benjamín Brea, Spanish-born Venezuelan musician * Vytas Brenner, keyboardist, songwriter * Humberto Bruni Lamanna, classical guitarist *

Andréa Burns Andréa Burns (born February 21, 1971) is an American actress and singer best known for her portrayal of the hairdresser Daniela in Lin-Manuel Miranda's musical ''In the Heights'', as Carmen in Douglas Carter Beane's ''The Nance'', and as Mrs. ...

, American-born Venezuelan singer

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Calle Ciega Calle Ciega is a boy band from Venezuela. The group, created and managed by Artist developers and management team formed by Ruben Ferrer Rubio and Félix Rodríguez (Junior), originally began singing merengue-based songs, but as the different inc ...

, 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 * Renato Capriles, bandleader and composer *

Caramelos de Cianuro Caramelos de Cianuro ''(Cyanide Candies)'' is an alternative rock band from Venezuela formed in 1991. They recorded their first songs, "Nadando a Través De la Galaxia" (Swimming Across the Galaxy) and "Tu Mamá Te Va a Pegar" (Your mom is going ...

, rock band * Ramon Carranza, saxophonist, instructor *

El Carrao de Palmarito Juan de los Santos Contreras; April 7, 1928 – December 10, 2002), was a Venezuelan singer. He was a llanero, specialising in the music of the Orinoco floodplains. He was better known by his stage name El Carrao de Palmarito which identifies h ...

(Juan de los Santos Contreras), folk singer *

Teresa Carreño María Teresa Gertrudis de Jesús Carreño García (December 22, 1853June 12, 1917) was a Venezuelan pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor. Over the course of her 54-year concert career, she became an internationally renowned virtuoso piani ...

, 19th century pianist *

Evencio Castellanos Evencio Castellanos Yumar (May 3, 1915 – March 16, 1984), was a Venezuelan pianist A pianist ( , ) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire ...

, classical pianist * Mirla Castellanos, pop singer *

José Catire Carpio José Catire Carpio, (born José Algimiro Carpio Velásquez; December 19, 1940 - June 26, 2006), was a Venezuelan llanero singer. See also * Joropo * Venezuela * Venezuelan music References José Catire Carpio''- Llanerisimo.com''Falleció el ...

, folk singer * Inocente Carreño, classical composer, conductor * Rubén Cedeño, lyric singer * María Teresa Chacín, folk singer *

Los Chamos Los Chamos were a famous Venezuelan boy band formed in Caracas, Venezuela in 1981 to rival Menudo's success. Los Chamos were made up of six members and released their first album "Los Chamos-El Soldadito" sponsored by channel 8 of Venezuelan Nat ...

, pop group * Ilan Chester, pop singer-songwriter *

Chino & Nacho Chino & Nacho is a Venezuelan pop duo, consisting of Jesús Alberto Miranda Pérez (Chino) (born November 15, 1984) and Miguel Ignacio Mendoza Donatti (Nacho) (born August 22, 1983). In 2010, the group won a Latin Grammy for Best Urban Album fo ...

, 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 Desorden Público is a Grammy nominated ska band founded in 1985 in Caracas, Venezuela. The band's music mixes ska, latin rock, reggae and traditional Latin music styles. The group's lyrics are known for commenting on Venezuela's and Latin Amer ...

, ska band *

Franco De Vita Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the ...

, pop singer-songwriter *

Alirio Díaz __NOTOC__ Alirio Díaz (12 November 19235 July 2016) was a Venezuelan classical guitarist and composer, considered one of the most prominent composer-guitarists of South America and an eminent musician. He studied with Andrés Segovia, and gave ...

, classical guitarist *

Simón Díaz Simón Narciso Díaz Márquez (August 8, 1928 – February 19, 2014) was a Venezuelan singer and Grammy Award-winning composer of Venezuelan music. Career Díaz endeavored to recover the folklore and musical traditions of the ''llanos'', the Ven ...

, folk singer-songwriter * Dimensión Latina, salsa band *

, salsa singer * Rubén Domínguez, lyric tenor *

Gustavo Dudamel Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born 26 January 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist who is the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Paris Opera. Early life Dudamel was ...

, classical conductor

E–J

Eliana Cuevas Eliana Cuevas is a Canadian jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music.Ensamble Gurrufío, folk instrumental group *

Antonio Estévez Antonio José Estévez Aponte (January 3, 1916 in Calabozo (Guárico) – November 26, 1988 in Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center o ...

, classical composer * Flor Roffé de Estévez, was a composer, writer, and professor of Venezuelan music *

Pedro Eustache Pedro Eustache (born August 18, 1959) is a Venezuelan-born flautist, reed player, world woodwind player, composer, and instrument maker. He has more than seven years of symphonic experience and a collection of around 600 instruments from all ...

, classical flute player * Heraclio Fernández, pianist, composer * Ignacio Figueredo, Venezuelan harp player *

Billo Frómeta Luis María Frómeta Pereyra most known as Billo Frómeta (15 November 1915, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic – 5 May 1988, Caracas, Venezuela) was a Dominican orchestra conductor, arranger and composer Billo's compositions achieve internati ...

, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, songwriter, arranger *

Otilio Galíndez Otilio Galíndez (December 13, 1935 – June 13, 2009) was a Venezuelan songwriter and musician. He is best known for his Christmas songs (''aguinaldos'') like "La Restinga", even though he also composed popular Venezuelan waltzes, serenades, bamb ...

, folk and pop composer *

Hernán Gamboa Hernan José Gamboa Alexis, better known as Hernan José Gamboa Alexis (June 18, 1946 – January 10, 2016) was a Venezuelan musician, composer and singer. He was a member of the Venezuelan fold music group Serenata Guayanesa, and later release ...

, Venezuelan cuatro player *

Gran Coquivacoa Gran Coquivacoa is a Venezuelan gaita zuliana group founded in 1968 by Jesús "Bocachico" Petit, Nelson Suárez, Rody Tigrera, Pedro Arteaga and Manolo Salazar in Cabimas, Zulia State. They were named Best Gaita Artist at the 2015 Pepsi Venezue ...

, Venezuelan gaita group * Guaco, pop and salsa band * Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, composer, conductor *

Reynaldo Hahn Reynaldo Hahn (; 9 August 1874 – 28 January 1947) was a Venezuelan-born French composer, conductor, music critic, and singer. He is best known for his songs – ''mélodies'' – of which he wrote more than 100. Hahn was born in Caracas b ...

, Venezuelan-born French classical composer * Lorenzo Herrera, folk and pop singer-songwriter * Enrique Hidalgo, folk and pop songwriter * Cheo Hurtado, Venezuelan cuatro player * Gualberto Ibarreto, folk and pop singer * Jorge Isaac, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant * Adina Izarra, composer *

Jeremías Carlos Eduardo Lopez Avila (London, September 19, 1973) is a Venezuelan singer and songwriter, better known as Jeremias. His songs include a wide spectrum of genres, including pop, ballads and tropical music; all infused with romantic lyric th ...

, British-born Venezuelan pop singer-songwriter * Guillermo Jiménez Leal, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriter * Porfirio Jiménez, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, arranger, songwriter

K–N

* Luis Laguna, musician, songwriter *

José Ángel Lamas José Ángel Lamas (August 2, 1775 – December 10, 1814) was a Venezuelan classical musician and composer born in Caracas. He was the main representative of the classical period in colonial Venezuela. Author of the immortal sacred piece, ''Popu ...

, classical composer *

Antonio Lauro Antonio Lauro (August 3, 1917 – April 18, 1986) was a Venezuelan musician, considered to be one of the foremost South American composers for the guitar in the 20th century. Biography Antonio Lauro was born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela. H ...

, composer, guitarist * Anselmo López, Venezuelan bandola performer *

Ángel Custodio Loyola Ángel Custodio Loyola (September 4, 1926 – September 24, 1985), was a Venezuelan singer and composer, known as a pioneer in the joropo genre. He wrote many popular songs, including "El Gavilán", "Tierra Negra", "Carnaval", "Sentimiento Llaner ...

, folk singer * Natalia Luis-Bassa, classical conductor * Pablo Manavello, Italian-born Venezuelan rock guitarist *

Mango A mango is an edible stone fruit produced by the tropical tree '' Mangifera indica''. It is believed to have originated in the region between northwestern Myanmar, Bangladesh, and northeastern India. ''M. indica'' has been cultivated in Sout ...

, salsa music group *

Maracaibo 15 {{Unreferenced, date=December 2010 Maracaibo 15 is a Venezuelan gaita band. Founded in 1974 by singer Betulio Medina in Maracaibo, the name of this group reflects the fact that it was originally formed by 15 members. Maracaibo 15 combines gaita wi ...

, Venezuelan gaita group * Floria Márquez, bolero singer * Henry Martínez, songwriter * Mayré Martínez, pop singer-songwriter *

Eduardo Marturet Eduardo Marturet (born September 19, 1953) is a Venezuelan conducting, conductor and composer represented by Tempo Primo. He is the Music Director and Conductor of The Miami Symphony Orchestra (MISO). Biography Eduardo Marturet enjoys an activ ...

, classical conductor * Francisco Mata, folk singer-songwriter * Laudelino Mejías, composer * Los Melódicos, dance band *

Conny Méndez Juana María de la Concepción Méndez Guzmán, commonly referred as Conny Méndez (11 April 1898 – 26 November 1979) was a Venezuelan composer, singer, writer, caricaturist, actress and metaphysicist. Her parents were the poet Eugenio Mendez ...

, composer, singer, writer * Armando Molero, singer-songwriter *

Moisés Moleiro Moisés Moleiro (28 March 190418 June 1979) was a Venezuelan pianist and composer. He was born in 1904 and studied under Salvador Llamozas. Moleiro founded the Orfeón Lamas and taught piano at the ''Caracas Musical Declamation Academy'' (tod ...

, classical composer *

Silvano Monasterios Silvano Monasterios (born October 30, 1964) is a Venezuelan jazz musician, pianist, composer and orchestrator.Peñin, José; Guido, Walter (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela''. Tomo II. pp. 239. Fundación Bigott, Caracas. . E ...

, jazz pianist, composer *

Ricardo Montaner Héctor Eduardo Reglero Montaner (born September 8, 1957), better known as Ricardo Montaner (), is an Argentine-born Venezuelan singer and songwriter. Since starting his career in the late 1970s, he has released more than 24 albums, and many su ...

, singer-songwriter *

Gabriela Montero Gabriela Montero (born May 10, 1970) is a Venezuelan pianist, known in particular for her real-time improvisation of complex musical pieces on themes suggested by her audience and other sources, as well as for performances of standard classical r ...

, pianist * José Ángel Montero, opera composer *

Morella Muñoz Morella Valarino Muñoz (July 29, 1935 – July 15, 1995), was a celebrated Venezuelan mezzo-soprano. She performed as a child under the pseudonym Morella Kenton, and as an adult as Morella Muñoz. She achieved national and international fame as ...

, lyric mezzo-soprano *

Alberto Naranjo Alberto Naranjo ah-rahn'-ho(September 14, 1941 – January 27, 2020) was a Venezuelan musician. His mother, the singer Graciela Naranjo, was a radio, film and television pioneer in her homeland. Largely self-taught, Naranjo embarked on a simil ...

, arranger, conductor *

Graciela Naranjo Graciela Naranjo (December 25, 1916 – April 11, 2001) was a Venezuelan singer and actress. A radio, cinema and television pioneer in her homeland, she made her professional debut as a bolero singer in 1931. From the thirties onward her fame as ...

, bolero singer, film actress

O–R

* Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, symphony orchestra * Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, symphony orchestra * Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, symphony orchestra Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel photo

* Francisco Pacheco, folk singer * Eneas Perdomo, joropo singer-songwriter *

Iván Pérez Rossi Iván Pérez Rossi is a singer and musician born in Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela, August 3, 1943. He was a part of the musical group Serenata Guayanesa. See also *Venezuela *Music of Venezuela Several styles of the traditional music of Vene ...

, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, composer *

Allan Phillips Allan Phillips was born in Maracaibo, Venezuela. He is a music producer, composer, arranger, and musician now residing in Southern California. His musical style is a blend of contemporary music with ethnic elements from around the world. In 2011, ...

, pop songwriter, producer * Juan Bautista Plaza, classical composer *

Alí Primera Alí Rafael Primera Rosell (31 October 1941 – 16 February 1985) was a Venezuelan musician, composer, poet, and political activist. He was born in Coro, Falcón State, Venezuela and died in Caracas. He was one of the best known representatives ...

, 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 Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera (August 23, 1913 - October 22, 1993) was a Venezuelan musician, composer and writer A writer is a person who uses written words in different writing styles and techniques to communicate ideas. Writers produce d ...

, composer, performer, investigator, writer * Victor Ramos Rangel, classical composer, bassoon player *

Rudy Regalado Rudolph Valentino Regalado (May 21, 1930 – February 12, 2018) was a Major League Baseball player. He was an infielder for the Cleveland Indians from 1954 to 1956, and played in the 1954 World Series. He was born in Los Angeles, Californi ...

, Latin-jazz and pop bandleader, percussionist *

Fredy Reyna Fredy Reyna (April 3, 1917 - March 26, 2001) was a Venezuelan musician, arranger and performer, regarded as the one of the two masters of the Venezuelan cuatro, which he elevated to the level of a concert instrument, and one of his country's ...

, Venezuelan cuatro player Aldemaro Romero

Rodrigo Riera Rodrigo Riera (19 September 1923 – 19 August 1999), was a Venezuelan guitarist and composer. He wrote a vital and important body of works for the guitar, inspired by and dedicated to the rich musical legacy of his region in the Lara state (Capi ...

, classical guitarist * Rafael Rincón González, singer-songwriter *

Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna ( Colón, Táchira State, Venezuela. November 16, 1905 - February 13, 1971, New York City, U.S.) was one of the most important Venezuelan classical musicians. Spent his childhood in Caracas and studied at the Fermí ...

, classical violinist * María Rivas, jazz-pop singer-songwriter *

Luis Mariano Rivera Luis Mariano Rivera (1906-2002) was a Venezuelan singer, composer, poet, and dramatist. He was born on August 19, 1906, and was a self-taught musician. He wrote hundreds of songs that have been performed by musicians including Morella Muñoz, J ...

, Venezuelan cuatro player, songwriter * Aldemaro Romero, classical and pop composer, conductor, bandleader * Alfredo Rugeles, composer, conductor *

Otmaro Ruíz Otmaro Ruíz (born June 27, 1964, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pianist, keyboardist, composer, arranger and educator. Son of Oscar Ruiz Beluche and Omaira Prado Hurtado, both medical doctors. He has a sister named Orlena, also a musician ...

, jazz and pop pianist, arranger, composer

S–Z

Alfredo Sadel Manuel Alfredo Sánchez Luna, better known as Alfredo Sadel (February 22, 1930 – June 28, 1989) was a popular Venezuelan singer and actor. Early life Manuel Alfredo Sánchez Luna was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Manuel Sánchez Benítez and ...

, lyric tenor, pop singer, songwriter *

Rodolfo Saglimbeni Rodolfo Saglimbeni (born 8 December 1962, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a conductor. He studied music in Venezuela and then at the Royal Academy of Music of London with Colin Metters, John Carewe and George Hurst, obtaining his degree with Hon ...

, classical conductor * Juan Carlos Salazar, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriter * Magdalena Sánchez, joropo singer *

Chucho Sanoja Jesús ''Chucho'' Sanoja (September 23, 1926 – December 11, 1998), was a Venezuelan musician, pianist, composer, music director and arranger. Sanoja was survived by his grandson, Jesús Alfonso Sanoja Soulés, an audiovisual producer. In 1 ...

, bandleader, arranger, pianist, songwriter * José Enrique Sarabia, songwriter * Ángel Sauce, classical composer, violinist, conductor * Serenata Guayanesa, folk vocal and instrumental quartet * Eduardo Serrano, songwriter, arranger, conductor, performer *

Vicente Emilio Sojo Vicente Emilio Sojo (December 8, 1887 – August 11, 1974) was a Venezuelan musicologist, educator and composer, born in Guatire, Miranda (state), Miranda. Biography Vicente Emilio Sojo was born to a musical family. Most notable was the fact t ...

, classical composer, conductor, musicologist, educator * Henry Stephen, pop singer * Mario Suárez, pop-folk singer Juan Vicente Torrealba

* Los Terrícolas, pop-rock vocal and instrumental group *

Ricardo Teruel Ricardo Teruel (born January 1956 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan composer and pianist. Life Teruel worked since 1983 at the ''Instituto de Fonología'' of the ''Centro Simón Bolívar''. Since 1988, he is the Director of the Laboratory for Elect ...

, composer *

Ender Thomas Ender Thomas is a Venezuelan singer-songwriter. He was a featured vocalist during the 2009 tour for ''Yanni Voices'' produced by Disney Pearl Imprint. His vocal range is tenor. Ender was born in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela. Prior to his work with ...

, pop singer-songwriter * Todosantos, indie Latin-rock band *

Juan Vicente Torrealba Juan Vicente Torrealba (20 February 1917 – 2 May 2019) was a Venezuelan harpist and composer of popular music. In 1947 he founded the group Los Torrealberos with his brother Arturo and his son Santana, playing with passion and rich nuances the ...

, Venezuelan harp player, composer *

El Trabuco Venezolano Alberto Naranjo ah-rahn'-ho(September 14, 1941 – January 27, 2020) was a Venezuelan musician. His mother, the singer Graciela Naranjo, was a radio, film and television pioneer in her homeland. Largely self-taught, Naranjo embarked on a simil ...

, Latin-jazz salsa big band * Lilia Vera, folk singer *

Verona Verona ( , ; vec, Verona or ) is a city on the Adige River in Veneto, Italy, with 258,031 inhabitants. It is one of the seven provincial capitals of the region. It is the largest city municipality in the region and the second largest in nor ...

, rock vocal and instrumental group * Voz Veis, pop vocal sextet *

Franco de Vita Franco Atilio De Vita De Vito (born January 23, 1954, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan Latin Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter. His first album as a solo artist garnered three Spanish-language hits in Venezuela. He signed with the ...

, pop singer and composer * Anaís Vivas (born 1989), pop singer *

Gerry Weil Gerhard Weilheim, better known as Gerry Weil (born 11 August 1939 in Vienna), is an Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and e ...

, Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz pianist *

Yordano Yordano, born Giordano Di Marzo Migani, is an Italian–born Venezuelan singer-songwriter and guitar player.Peñin, José; Guido, Walter. (1998). ''Enciclopedia de la Música en Venezuela''. Fundación Bigott, Caracas. . Early life Born on Oct ...

, 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 Juan Gerardo Guaidó Márquez (born 28 July 1983) is a Venezuelan politician, a former member of the social-democratic Popular Will party, and federal deputy to the National Assembly representing the state of Vargas. On 23 January 2019, Guaid� ...

(born 1983), politician & political activist. *

Douglas Bravo Douglas Ignacio Bravo Mora (11 March 1932 – 31 January 2021) was a Venezuelan politician and guerrilla fighter. Biography A native of the village of Cabure in Falcón, he became involved in the Communist Party of Venezuela (PCV) at an early a ...

(born 1923), former guerrilla leader and founder of the Venezuelan Revolution party (PRV, for its initials in Spanish) *

Rafael Caldera Rafael Antonio Caldera Rodríguez ( (); 24 January 1916 – 24 December 2009), twice elected the president of Venezuela, served for two five-year terms (1969–1974 and 1994–1999), becoming the longest serving democratically elected leade ...

(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 Pedro Francisco Carmona Estanga (born 6 July 1941) is a former Venezuelan business leader who was briefly installed as acting president of Venezuela in place of Hugo Chávez, following the attempted military coup in April 2002. *

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

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...

(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 Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres (; 22 August 1841 – 16 April 1898) was a Venezuelan military officer and politician. A member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela, he served as the president of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and aga ...

(1841–1898), former president (1884–1886; 1892–1898) *

Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Juan Crisóstomo Falcón Zavarce (27 January 1820 – 29 April 1870) was the president of Venezuela from 1863 to 1868.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 ...

(1884–1969), former president (1948) *

Juan Vicente Gómez Juan Vicente Gómez Chacón (24 July 1857 – 17 December 1935) was a Venezuelan military general, Politician and ruler of Venezuela from 1908 until his death in 1935. He was president on three occasions during this time, ruling through puppe ...

(1857–1935), former president (1908–1935) *

Antonio Guzmán Blanco Antonio José Ramón de La Trinidad y María Guzmán Blanco (28 February 1829 – 28 July 1899) was a Venezuelan military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician. He was the president of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870 until ...

(1829–1899), former president (1870–1877) * Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911–2003), former president (1958–1959) *

Eleazar López Contreras José Eleazar López Contreras (5 May 1883 – 2 January 1973) was the president of Venezuela between 1935 and 1941. He was an army general and one of Juan Vicente Gómez's collaborators, serving as his War Minister from 1931. In 1939, López C ...

(1883–1973), former president (1935–1941) *

Leopoldo López Leopoldo Eduardo López Mendoza (born 29 April 1971) is a Venezuelan opposition leader. He co-founded the political party Primero Justicia in 2000 with Henrique Capriles and Julio Borges and was elected mayor of the Chacao Municipality of Caraca ...

(born 1971), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (2000–2008) *

Nicolás Maduro Nicolás Maduro Moros (; born 23 November 1962) is a Venezuelan politician and president of Venezuela since 2013, with his presidency under dispute since 2019. Beginning his working life as a bus driver, Maduro rose to become a trade union ...

(born 1962), president of Venezuela (2013–) * Pompeyo Márquez (born 1922), former minister of borders (1994–1999) *

Isaías Medina Angarita Isaías Medina Angarita (6 July 1897 – 15 September 1953) was a Venezuelan military and political leader, the president of Venezuela from 1941 until 1945, during World War II. He followed the path of his predecessor Eleazar López Contrera ...

(1897–1953), former president (1941–1945) * Fabricio Ojeda (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 First Lady of Venezuela (Spanish language, Spanish: ''Primera Dama de Venezuela'') is the unofficial title traditionally held by the wife of the List of Presidents of Venezuela, president of Venezuela. The current office of the first lady is dispu ...

(1884–1886; 1892–1898) *

Carlos Andrés Pérez Carlos Andrés Pérez Rodríguez (27 October 1922 – 25 December 2010) also known as CAP and often referred to as ''Venezuelan Spanish#Some examples of Spanish words common in Venezuela.2C including some native Venezuelanisms .28slang.29, El ...

(1922–2010), former president (1974–1979; 1989–1993) *

Marcos Pérez Jiménez Marcos Evangelista Pérez Jiménez (25 April 1914 – 20 September 2001) was a Venezuelan military and general officer of the Army of Venezuela and the dictator of Venezuela from 1950 to 1958, ruling as member of the military junta from 1 ...

(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 José Vicente Rangel Vale (10 July 1929 – 18 December 2020) was a Venezuelan politician and journalist. He ran for president three times in the 1970s and 1980s and later supported Hugo Chávez. He served under Chávez as Minister of Foreign ...

(born 1929), former vice president (2002–2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1991–2001) *

Alí Rodríguez Araque Alí Rodríguez Araque (9 September 1937 – 19 November 2018) was a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and diplomat. He was the leader of the political party Patria Para Todos ("Fatherland for All") and occupied various positions in the governmen ...

(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) * Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926–1996), former governor of Bolívar (1958–1959) and minister of public works (1960–1969) *

Alirio Ugarte Pelayo Alirio Ugarte Pelayo ( Parroquia Anzoátegui, 21 January 1923 – 19 May 1966), was a Venezuelan politician, journalist, diplomat and lawyer. Early life and education He gained a doctorate in political science from the Central University of ...

(1923–1967), former governor of Monagas (1948-1951) and ambassador to Mexico (1959-1962) *

Guillermo Tell Villegas Guillermo Tell Villegas (1 January 1823 in Valencia, Venezuela – 21 March 1907 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan politician, lawyer, and writer. Among other government positions, he served as interim president of Venezuela in 1868, 1870 and 18 ...

(1823–1907), former president (1868; 1870; 1892) *

Ramón José Velásquez Ramón José Velásquez Mujica (28 November 1916 – 24 June 2014) was a Venezuelan politician, historian, journalist, and lawyer. He served as the president of Venezuela between 1993 and 1994. Background and personal life Velásquez was born ...

(born 1916), former president (1993–1994) *

Jóvito Villalba Jóvito Villalba Gutiérrez (March 23, 1908 – July 8, 1989), was a Venezuelan lawyer and politician, member of the Generation of 1928, founder of the party URD (''Democratic Republican Union'') and signer of the Puntofijo Pact. See als ...

(1908–1981), founder of the Democratic Republican Union party (URD, by its initials in Spanish)

Science

Manuel Blum Manuel Blum (born 26 April 1938) is a Venezuelan-American computer scientist who received the Turing Award in 1995 "In recognition of his contributions to the foundations of computational complexity theory and its application to cryptography and ...

, winner of the

Turing Award The ACM A. M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) for contributions of lasting and major technical importance to computer science. It is generally recognized as the highest distinction in compu ...

* Freddy Cachazo, winner of the

Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics The Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics is one of the Breakthrough Prizes, awarded by the Breakthrough Prize Board. Initially named Fundamental Physics Prize, it was founded in July 2012 by Russia-born Israeli entrepreneur, venture c ...

* 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 A diamond knife is a very sharp knife in which the edge is made from diamond, invented by Humberto Fernández-Morán in 1955. Diamond knives are used for medical and scientific applications where an extremely sharp and long-lasting edge is essent ...

, winner of the

John Scott Medal John Scott Award, created in 1816 as the John Scott Legacy Medal and Premium, is presented to men and women whose inventions improved the "comfort, welfare, and happiness of human kind" in a significant way. "...the John Scott Medal Fund, establish ...

. *

Carlota Perez Carlota Perez ( es, Carlota Pérez; born September 20, 1939, in Caracas) is a British-Venezuelan scholar specialized in technology and socio-economic development. She researches the concept of Techno-Economic Paradigm Shifts and the theory of gre ...

, technology scholar and economist * William H. Phelps, ornithologist and founder of

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

Medicine

Carlos Arvelo Carlos Arvelo Guevara was known for being a distinguished professor, and the first military doctor of Venezuela, and he played an important role in establishing health services in the country. Many places were named after him like the municipali ...

, military surgeon in the 19th century, and rector of the

Central University of Venezuela The Central University of Venezuela (Spanish: ''Universidad Central de Venezuela''; UCV) is a public university of Venezuela located in Caracas. It is widely held to be the highest ranking institution in the country, and it also ranks 18th in ...

from 1846 until 1849. *

Baruj Benacerraf Baruj Benacerraf (; October 29, 1920 – August 2, 2011) was a Venezuelan-American immunologist, who shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for the "discovery of the major histocompatibility complex genes which encode cell s ...

, Venezuelan-born American,

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 ...

Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care pr ...

in 1980. *

Sara Bendahan Sara Rosa M. Bendahan (1906–1946) was a physician and the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country. She was born in Guatire in February 1906, and her parents were Moroccan Jewish immigrants. Biography In September ...

, the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country. *

Maruja Clavier María Auxiliadora Clavier (1934 – 2015), also called Maruja Clavier, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists. She was a founder of the Dr. Raúl Vera Vera Oncology Unit, at the time a novel setting to provide comprehensive care to ...

, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists. *

Jacinto Convit Jacinto Convit García (11 September 1913 – 12 May 2014) was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of ...

, medic and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer. José Gregorio Hernández

* Francisco De Venanzi, Venezuelan doctor, scientist, scholar, and rector of the

. *

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, pioneered both sports medicine and youth baseball development. *

Arnoldo Gabaldón Arnoldo Gabaldón Carrillo (1 March 1909 in Trujillo, Trujillo State – 1 September 1990 in Caracas) was a physician, researcher and Venezuelan politician. He is recognized for his activism against malaria. His campaign against the disease ...

, pioneered in anti-malaria campaign. * José Gregorio Hernández, physician and Catholic religious figure. *

Tobías Lasser Tobías Lasser CBE (May 24, 1911 – May 25, 2006), was a recognized Venezuelan botanist, being a fundamental pillar in the creation of the Botanical Garden of Caracas, the School of Biology and the Faculty of Sciences of the Central University ...

, botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas. *

Marcel Roche Marcel Roche Dugand (August 15, 1920 in Caracas, Venezuela – May 3, 2003 in Miami, USA) was a physician, scientist and scientific leader. He was born into a wealthy family of French origin. His father, Luis Roche was a well known urban ...

, 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 From 1939 to 2019, 397 Venezuelan baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball. This list shows players who appeared in at least one game in MLB, including number indicating order of arrival, name of player, position, s ...

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Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum The Salón de la Fama y Museo del Béisbol Venezolano (in English, the ''Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum'') is a nonprofit institution operated by private interests, which was founded on April 18, 2002, thanks to the vision of Carlos ...

'' *

Bobby Abreu Bob Kelly Abreu (; ; born March 11, 1974), nicknamed "El Comedulce" and also "La Leche", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Philadelphia Phillies, New Y ...

José Altuve José Carlos Altuve (; born May 6, 1990) is a Venezuelan professional baseball second baseman for the Houston Astros of Major League Baseball (MLB). The Astros signed Altuve as an amateur free agent in 2007, and he made his major league debut ...

* Ernesto Aparicio *

Ronald Acuña Jr. Ronald José Acuña Blanco Jr. (born December 18, 1997) is a Venezuelan professional baseball outfielder for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball (MLB). After signing with the Braves as an international free agent in 2014, Acuña made his ...

Luis Aparicio Luis Ernesto Aparicio Montiel (born April 29, 1934), nicknamed "Little Louie", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a shortstop from 1956 to 1973 for three American League (AL) teams, m ...

* Luis Aparicio, Sr. * Antonio Armas * Dámaso Blanco * José 'Carrao' Bracho *

Alex Cabrera Alexander Alberto Cabrera (born December 24, 1971) is a Venezuelan first baseman and right-handed batter who played in 2000 for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball and for 12 seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball. Also played sev ...

Miguel Cabrera José Miguel Cabrera Torres (born April 18, 1983), nicknamed "Miggy", is a Venezuelan professional baseball first baseman and designated hitter for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). Since his debut in 2003 he has been a two-t ...

* Daniel 'Chino' Canónico *

Giovanni Carrara Giovanni Carrara Jiménez ar-rah'-ra(born March 4, 1968) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. Listed at 6' 2", 225 lb., Carrara batted and threw right-handed. He established himself as a valuable middle relief man in MLB, as ...

* Alejandro Carrasquel * Alfonso 'Chico' Carrasquel *

José Antonio Casanova José Antonio Casanova (February 18, 1918 – July 8, 1999) was a shortstop and manager in Venezuelan baseball. He batted and threw right handed. (Spanish) Born in Maracaibo, Zulia, Casanova is regarded as the most successful manager in Venezuela ...

* David Concepción *

Emilio Cueche Emilio Cueche h-mee'-leo / coo-eh'-chay/small> (October 20, 1927 – July 31, 2006) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. He was nicknamed ″Indio″. (Spanish) Born in Barcelona, Anzoátegui, the righthander Cueche was one of the mos ...

* Luis 'Camaleón' García *

Francisco Cervelli Francisco Cervelli (born March 6, 1986) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher and former catching coach for the San Diego Padres. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, Atlanta B ...

* Pompeyo Davalillo * Víctor Davalillo * Baudilio Diaz *

Dalmiro Finol Dalmiro Finol (August 21, 1920 – May 16, 1994) was a Venezuelan professional baseball player. Finol batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Barrancas, Zulia State. A versatile utility man, Finol was able to play all positions except p ...

Andrés Galarraga Andrés José Padovani Galarraga (; born June 18, 1961) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball first baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Montreal Expos (– and ), St. Louis Cardinals (), Colorado Rockies (–), At ...

* Oswaldo Guillén *

Félix Hernández Félix Abraham Hernández García (born April 8, 1986), nicknamed "King Félix", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners from 2005 through 2019. On August 15, 2 ...

Ramón Hernández Ramón José Hernández Marin (; born May 20, 1976) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball catcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Oakland Athletics (1999–2003), San Diego Padres (2004–2005), Baltimore Orioles (2006 ...

* Luis Leal * Vidal López *

Ramón Monzant Ramón Segundo Monzant Espina (January 4, 1933 – August 10, 2001) was a , right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball pitcher who played for the New York / San Francisco Giants in all or parts of six seasons between 1954 and 1960. He compil ...

Magglio Ordóñez Magglio José Ordóñez Delgado (; born January 28, 1974) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball right fielder. He played for the Chicago White Sox (1997–2004) and Detroit Tigers (2005–2011). Ordóñez is tall and weighs . Having pos ...

Salvador Perez Salvador, meaning " salvation" (or "saviour") in Catalan, Spanish, and Portuguese may refer to: * Salvador (name) Arts, entertainment, and media Music *Salvador (band), a Christian band that plays both English and Spanish music ** ''Salvador'' ( ...

Chucho Ramos Jesús Manuel Ramos García (April 12, 1918 – September 2, 1977) was an outfielder/first baseman in Major League Baseball who played briefly during the season. Listed at 5' 10.5", 167 lb., Ramos batted right-handed and threw left-handed. ...

Wilson Ramos Wilson Abraham Ramos Campos (born August 10, 1987), nicknamed "The Buffalo", is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher who is currently a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins, Washington Nationals ...

Luis Salazar Luis Ernesto Salazar Garcia (born May 19, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player, coach and manager. He played in Major League Baseball from 1980 to 1992 as a third baseman and outfielder for the San Diego Padres (1980–84, 19 ...

Johan Santana Johan Alexander Santana Araque (; born March 13, 1979) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball starting pitcher. Santana pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins from 2000 to 2007 and for the New York Mets from 2008 ...

Marco Scutaro Marcos Scutaro, better known as Marco Scutaro, (; born October 30, 1975) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. He bats and throws right-handed. Scutaro made his major league debut with the New York Mets in 2002, and subsequentl ...

Luis Sojo Luis Beltrán Sojo Sojo ( ; ; born January 3, 1965) is a Venezuelan former professional baseball infielder. Listed during his playing days at and , he batted and threw right-handed. During his Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Sojo filled a ...

Gleyber Torres Gleyber David Torres Castro (born December 13, 1996) is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut on April 22, 2018. Torres was an All-Star i ...

César Tovar César Leonardo Tovar (July 3, 1940 – July 14, 1994), nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr. Versatility", was a Venezuelan professional baseball player, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Minnesota Twins (–), Philadelphia Phillies (), ...

Manny Trillo Jesús Manuel Marcano Trillo (born December 25, 1950), also nicknamed "Indio", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball second baseman, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics (–), Chicago Cubs (–, –), Phil ...

* Guillermo Vento *

Omar Vizquel Omar Enrique Vizquel González (; born April 24, 1967), nicknamed "Little O", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball shortstop. During his 24-year Major League Baseball (MLB) career, Vizquel played for the Seattle Mariners, Cleveland I ...

Luis Zuloaga Luis Zuloaga (December 31, 1922 – May 23, 2013) was a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher. Born in Valencia, Carabobo, Zuloaga was a left-handed curveball specialist. He started to be known as El Mono when he entered the Venezuelan Pro ...

Basketball

* John Cox *

Carl Herrera Carl Víctor Herrera Allen (born December 14, 1966) is a retired Trinidadian-born Venezuelan basketball player. A power forward, he was part of the Houston Rockets National Basketball Association championship teams of the mid-1990s. He was the f ...

Donta Smith Donta Lamont Smith (born November 27, 1983) is an American-Venezuelan professional basketball player for Cangrejeros de Santurce of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional. Playing for Maccabi Haifa, he was named the 2014 Israeli Basketball Premier Leag ...

* Óscar Torres *

Gregory Vargas Gregory Maxdier Vargas Díaz (born 18 February 1986) is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who last played for Hapoel Haifa of the Israeli Basketball Premier League. He was the Israeli Basketball Premier League Defensive Player of the Y ...

(born 1986) * Greivis Vásquez

Bodybuilding

* Fannie Barrios *

Yaxeni Oriquen-Garcia Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen-Garcia Perez (born September 3, 1966) is a Venezuelan-American retired professional bodybuilder. Early life Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen (born Yaxeni Milagros Oriquen Perez) was born on September 3, 1966, in Cabimas, Zulia, ...

* Betty Viana-Adkins

Boxing

* Alfonso Blanco *

Antonio Esparragoza Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born 2 September 1959) is a Venezuelan former boxer who is a former WBA Featherweight Champion of the World. Amateur career Esparragoza represented Venezuela as a Featherweight at the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games ...

Luis Estaba Luis Alberto Estaba (born August 13, 1938) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who was born in Macuro, South American point of entry for Cristopher Columbus. He was nicknamed ''Lumumba'', because of his resemblance to Congolese leader Patrice Lu ...

* Roberto Marcano * Carlos Morocho Hernandez *

Betulio González Betulio Segundo González (born October 24, 1949) is a former boxer from Venezuela, who is considered a national hero in Venezuela. He is considered by many to be Venezuela's greatest world champion in boxing history. A combatant of 91 bouts, he ...

Jorge Linares Jorge Luis Linares Palencia (born 22 August 1985) is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He has held world championships in three weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA super featherweight title from 20 ...

Alexander Muñoz Alexander Muñoz (born February 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who has held the World Boxing Association, WBA super flyweight title twice; from 2002 to 2004, and from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged for the WBA bantamweight title in ...

Lorenzo Parra Lorenzo Justiniano Parra Garcia (born August 19, 1978) is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the WBA flyweight title from 2003 to 2007. He has also challenged for the WBA Super bantamweight title in 2008 and the WBA bantamweight title in 2 ...

Edwin Valero Edwin Valero (3 December 1981 – 19 April 2010) was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010. He was an undefeated former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super featherweight title from 2006 to 2 ...

Bowling

Amleto Monacelli Amleto Monacelli (born 27 August 1961) is a Venezuelan professional bowler and a member of the Professional Bowlers Association (PBA). He has amassed 20 titles on the PBA Tour, making him one of only 16 players in history to accumulate at least ...

Cycling

* Hersony Canelon *

Stefany Hernández Stefany Hernández (born 13 June 1991 at Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan racing cyclist who represents Venezuela in BMX. She represented Venezuela at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of ...

* Daniela Larreal * José Rujano *

Miguel Ubeto --> Miguel is a given name and surname, the Portuguese and Spanish form of the Hebrew name Michael (given name), Michael. It may refer to: Places *Pedro Miguel, a parish in the municipality of Horta and the island of Faial in the Azores Islands ...

Fencing

* Silvio Fernandez *

Francisco Limardo Francisco Alberto Limardo Gascón (born March 27, 1987 in Ciudad Bolívar) is a Venezuelan épée fencer. He is the brother of Rubén Limardo, who won Venezuela's first gold medal from a forty-four year drought at the 2012 Summer Olympics in Lon ...

Rubén Limardo Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón (born August 3, 1985) is a Venezuelan left-handed épée fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion. Limardo ...

Horse racing

Junior Alvarado Junior Rafael Alvarado (born May 20, 1986) is a jockey in the sport of Thoroughbred racing who rode his first winner on December 30, 2005, at La Rinconada Hippodrome near Caracas, Venezuela before moving to ride in the United States in 2007 where ...

* Gustavo Avila * Abel Castellano, Jr. *

Javier Castellano Javier Castellano (born October 23, 1977, in Maracaibo, Zulia State, Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Castellano began his riding career in 1996 at Santa Rita and La Rinconada racecourses in Venezuela. In June 1997 ...

Eibar Coa Eibar Coa Monteverde (born February 15, in Venezuela) is a jockey in American Thoroughbred horse racing. Coa was born and raised in Venezuela A five-time Judo Champion in his teens, He attended jockey school from 1989 to 1991 then began his pr ...

* Ramón Domínguez * Emisael Jaramillo * Sonny Leon * Douglas Valiente

Motorcycle racing

* Johnny Cecotto *

Carlos Lavado Carlos Alberto Lavado Jones (born May 25, 1956) is a Venezuelan former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer. He competed in the FIM motorcycle Grand Prix world championships from 1978 to 1992. Lavado is notable for winning two 250cc road ra ...

* Iván Palazzese

Polo

* Victor Vargas

Rugby

Serge Blanco Serge Blanco (born 31 August 1958) is a former rugby union footballer who played fullback for Biarritz Olympique and the French national side, gaining 93 caps, 81 of them at fullback. His alternative position was wing. He was generally nicknam ...

Soccer

* Gilberto Angelucci *

Juan Arango Juan Fernando Arango Sáenz (born 16 May 1980) is a Venezuelan former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He spent the better part of his professional career in La Liga with Mallorca, appearing in 196 official games ...

Deyna Castellanos Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis (born 18 April 1999) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Women's Super League club Manchester City and the Venezuela women's national team. Early life Deyna Cristina Castel ...

* Roberto Cavallo *

Gabriel Cichero Gabriel Alejandro Cichero Konarek (born 25 April 1984) is a Venezuelan former professional who played as a centre-back or left back. Personal life He is the son of Mauro Cichero who was a professional football player and represented Venezuela ...

José Luis Dolgetta José Luis Dolgetta Ascanio (1 August 1970 – 31 October 2023) was a Venezuelan professional association football, football player and manager who played as a forward (association football), forward for clubs in Venezuela, Argentina and Ecuado ...

* Wuilker Fariñez * Vito Fassano * Nicolas Fedor *

Juan Pablo Galavis Juan Pablo Galavis Guinand (; born August 5, 1981) is an American-born Venezuelan television personality and former professional soccer player. In 2013, he was chosen as the first Latino star of the ABC-TV reality show '' The Bachelor'' af ...

* Massimo Margiotta *

Josef Martínez Josef Alexander Martínez Mencia (born 19 May 1993) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club Atlanta United and the Venezuela national team. Josef Martínez began his career with Caracas. ...

Alejandro Moreno Alejandro Enrique Moreno Riera (born July 8, 1979) is a Venezuelan former footballer who played as a forward, and who is currently a television commentator for ESPN FC, ESPN Deportes and ESPN Latin America. Moreno won three MLS Cups during hi ...

* Daniel Nikolac *

Richard Páez Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez (born 31 December 1953) is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from Ecuador and of the Venezuela national football team. Playing career Club Born in Méri ...

Tomás Rincón Tomás Eduardo Rincón Hernández (; born 13 January 1988) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or full-back for Venezuela national team, which he captain (association football), captains. Club career Ea ...

* Stalin Rivas *

Salomón Rondón José Salomón Rondón Giménez (; born 16 September 1989) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Venezuela national team, and is currently a free agent. After starting out at Aragua, he went on to spend most o ...

Giovanni Savarese Giovanni Savarese (born July 14, 1971) is a Venezuelan football manager and former player, who is the head coach for the Portland Timbers. Club career Professional Breakthrough Savarese made his professional debut at 15, with Venezuelan cl ...

Jefferson Savarino Jefferson David Savarino Quintero (born 11 November 1996) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Real Salt Lake and the Venezuela national team. Club career Real Salt Lake On 9 May 2017, Sav ...

Yeferson Soteldo Yeferson Julio Soteldo Martínez (; born 30 June 1997) is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays for Brazilian club Santos and the Venezuela national team. Mainly a left winger, he can also play as an attacking midfielder. Club career ...

* Renny Vega * José Vidal

Sports car racing

* Johnny Cecotto *

Johnny Cecotto Jr. Johnny Amadeus Cecotto, more commonly known as Johnny Cecotto Jr. (born 9 September 1989 in Augsburg, West Germany) is a racing driver. He races with a Venezuelan license but holds both German and Venezuelan nationality. He is the son of former ...

* Pancho Pepe Cróquer *

Milka Duno Milka Duno (born April 22, 1972) is a Venezuelan race car driver who competed in the IndyCar Series and ARCA Racing Series. She is best known for holding the record of highest finish for a female driver in the 24 Hours of Daytona. She entered t ...

Pastor Maldonado Pastor Rafael Maldonado Motta (; born 9 March 1985) is a Venezuelan professional racing driver, who competed in Formula One for the Williams (2011–2013) and Lotus (2014–2015) teams and as a Pirelli test driver until 2017. Before entering ...

Enzo Potolicchio Vicente "Enzo" Potolicchio (born 7 August 1968 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan racing driver and businessman, who competes in the FIA World Endurance Championship and Rolex Sports Car Series for Starworks Motorsport. He won the 2012 24 Hours of Le ...

* Alex Popow * Ernesto José Viso

Swimming

* María Elena Giusti *

Andreina Pinto Andreina del Valle Pinto Pérez (born 10 September 1991) is an Olympic and National Record holding swimmer from Venezuela. She swam for Venezuela at the 2008 Olympics. She also swam at the: * 2007 World Championships *2007 Pan American Game ...

* Yanel Pinto * Francisco Sanchez * Alberto Mestre *

Albert Subirats Albert Subirats Altes (born September 25, 1986) is an Olympic and List of Venezuelan records in swimming, national record holding swimmer from Venezuela. He represented his homeland at the Venezuela at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004, Venezuela ...

Rafael Vidal Rafael Antonio Vidal Castro (January 6, 1964 – February 12, 2005) was a Venezuelan competition swimmer, Olympic medalist and sports commentator. Life Vidal was born in Caracas, Venezuela in 1964. At age 20, he became the first Venezuelan ...

Tennis

Jorge Andrew Jorge Andrew (born 2 November 1951) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. Most of his tennis success was in doubles. During his career, he finished runner-up at three doubles events. Andrew was a member of the Venezuelan Davis C ...

Juan Carlos Bianchi Juan Carlos Bianchi (born 22 January 1970) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia and played collegiate tennis at the University of Alabama for the Alabama Cr ...

José de Armas José de Armas (born March 25, 1981, in Florida) is a former Venezuelan professional tennis player. De Armas reached a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 236, achieved on 19 May, 2003. Additionally he reached a career high ATP double ...

Alfonso Mora Alfonso Mora (; born May 23, 1964) an American-born Venezuelan former professional tennis player. He enjoyed most of his tennis success while playing doubles. During his career he won 2 doubles titles. He also played Davis-Cup for Venezuela and ...

Garbiñe Muguruza Garbiñe Muguruza Blanco (; born 8 October 1993) is a Spanish-Venezuelan professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles WTA rankings#Singles, ranking of List of WTA number 1 ranked singles tennis players#Singles, world No. 1 by the ...

* Gabriela Paz Franco *

Nicolás Pereira Nicolás Pereira (born September 29, 1970) is a former tennis player from Venezuela, who became International Tennis Federation Junior World Champion in 1988 after winning the French Open, Wimbledon and the US Open. Professional career In th ...

* Iyo Pimentel *

Maurice Ruah Maurice Ruah (born 19 February 1971) is a former professional tennis player from Venezuela. He achieved a career-high doubles ranking of world No. 82 in 1994. His father Luis works in medical supplies and in the shoe industry, and his mother Cl ...

* Milagros Sequera *

David Souto David Souto (; born 26 March 1992 in Caracas) is a Venezuelan tennis player. Souto has a career high ATP singles ranking of 208 achieved on 21 April 2014. He also has a career high ATP doubles ranking of 307 achieved on 28 April 2014. In junio ...

Roberto Maytín Roberto Maytín (; born 2 January 1989, in Carabobo) is a Venezuelan 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 u ...

Jimy Szymanski Jimy Szymanski Ottaviano (born September 15, 1975, in Caracas) is a former tennis player from Venezuela. He reached his highest junior world ranking of no. 1 in the world in summer 1993. He reached finals in Wimbledon Juniors 1993 and won the ...

Daniel Vallverdu Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength"), ...

María Vento-Kabchi María Alejandra Vento-Kabchi (born 24 May 1974) is a former female tennis player from Venezuela. In July 2004, she reached her career-high singles ranking of world No. 26. She won four WTA titles in doubles. Vento-Kabchi reached the fourth rou ...

Track and Field

* Benilde Ascanio * Clive Bonas * Albert Bravo * Víctor Castillo * Daniel Cereali * 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 * Néstor Nieves * Félix Mata *

Rosa Rodríguez Rosa Andreína Rodríguez Pargas (born 2 July 1986 in Acarigua, Portuguesa ) is a Venezuelan hammer thrower. She is the Venezuelan record holder for the event with her personal best of 72.83 metres, set in May 2012, which she improved to ...

Yulimar Rojas Yulimar Rojas Rodríguez (Venezuelan ; also known as Yolimar Rojas; born 21 October 1995) is a Venezuelan athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump, at . She is the current Olympic champion, a three-time World Champion ( 2017 L ...

* Gisela Vidal *

William Wuycke William Wuycke (born May 21, 1958) is a former Venezuelan 800m runner, who set a personal best of 1:43.54 minutes at a 1986 meeting in Rieti (the race was won by Steve Cram). This result made Wuycke (as of 2021) the third-fastest South America ...

References

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