List of Venezuelans
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This is a list of Venezuelans that are famous or notable.
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Artists
- Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827 - 1902)
- Cristóbal Rojas (1857 - 1890)
- Arturo Michelena (1863 - 1898)
- Armando Reverón (1889 - 1954)
- Manuel Cabré (1890 - 1984)
- Gertrude (GEGO) Goldschmidt (1912 - 1994)
- Alejandro Otero (1921 - 1990)
- Jesús Soto (1923 - 2005)
- Carlos Cruz-Diez (b. 1923)
- Oswaldo Vigas (b. 1926)
- Marisol Escobar (b. 1930)
- Claudio Perna (1938 - 1997)
- Antonieta Sosa (b. 1940)
- Arturo Herrera (b. 1959)
- Meyer Vaisman (b. 1960)
- Alfredo Ramírez (b. 1961)
- José Antonio Hernández-Diez (b. 1964)
- Yucef Merhi (b. 1977)
Carlos Jaeger
Authors
- Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, poet
- Rafael Arraiz Lucca, poet
- Andrés Bello, humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist
- Eduardo Blanco, novelist and epic poet
- Rafael Cadenas, poet
- Andrés Eloy Blanco, poet
- Rómulo Gallegos, writer
- Vicente Gerbasi, poet
- Adriano González León, writer
- Ida Gramcko, poet
- Aquiles La Grave, poet
- Eugenio Montejo, poet
- Miguel Otero Silva, writer
- Ramón Palomares, poet
- Armando Rojas Guardia, poet
- Alexis Romero, poet
- Arturo Uslar Pietri, writer
- Teresa de la Parra, writer
- Antonio Febres Cordero, poet
- Mariano Picón Salas, writer
Engineering
- José González-Lander, (Venezuela, b. 1933- d. 2000) Metro de Caracas
Architecture
- Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900 - 1975), famous builder of the Ciudad Universitaria.
Business & Law
Medicine
- José Gregorio Hernández, medician and saint
- Amadeo Marcos, (Venezuela b. 1961) Liver Transplant Pioneer
- Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan born American, Winner of the Nobel Prize of Medicine (1980)
- Jacinto Convit, (discoverer of the cure against LCL)
- Humberto Fernandez Moran, ( Inventor of the diamond medical tool)
Musicians
- Aldo Abreu, Baroque Recorder virtuoso
- Alirio Díaz, Guitarist
- Abraham Abreu, Orchestra Conductor
- Eduardo Marturet, Orchestra Conductor
- Reynaldo Hahn, Composer and Marcel Proust's lover
Politicians
- Iñaki Anasagasti, Caracas born Spanish deputy and senator
- Rómulo Betancourt, Venezuelan president (1959-1963)
- Simón Bolívar (1783-1830), Venezuelan military commander
- José Antonio Páez (1790-1873), Venezuelan general
- Cipriano Castro, Venezuelan militar and president (1899-1908)
- Hugo Chávez
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914-2001), Venezuelan militar and dictator (1952-1958)
- Jóvito Villalba (1908 - 1989), Venezuelan political activist and deputy to the Congress.
- Juan Vicente Gómez, Venezuelan militar and dictator (1908-1935)
- Irene Sáez (born 1961), mayor of Caracas and governor of Nueva Esparta, ex-beauty queen.
- Pedro Carmona
- Carlos Andrés Pérez, president (1974-1979) and (1989-1993)
- José Vicente Rangel
Science
- Carlota Perez, technology scholar and economist
- Humberto Fernández Morán
Sports
- Bobby Abreu, Major League Baseball player
- Luis Aparicio, retired Major League Baseball player, Hall of Fame member
- Juan Arango, soccer player
- Tony Armas, retired Major League Baseball player
- Tony Armas, Jr., Major League Baseball player
- Serge Blanco, Rugby Union player
- Miguel Cabrera, Major League Baseball player
- Alex Carrasquel, Major League Baseball player
- Chico Carrasquel, Major League Baseball player
- Dave Concepción, retired Major League Baseball player
- Vic Davalillo, Major League Baseball player
- Pompeyo Davalillo, Major League Baseball player
- Bo Diaz, retired Major League Baseball player
- Luis "Lumumba" Estaba, World champion boxer
- Andrés Galarraga, retired Major League Baseball player
- Betulio González, World champion boxer
- Carlos Guillén, Major League Baseball player
- Ozzie Guillén, Major League Baseball manager and former player
- Carlos "Morocho" Hernández, world champion boxer
- Carl Herrera, NBA player
- Cesar Izturis, Major League Baseball player
- Wilfredo Ledezma, Major League Baseball player
- Magglio Ordóñez, Major League Baseball player
- Rafael Oronó, world champion boxer
- Chucho Ramos, Major League Baseball player
- Kiki Rojas, world champion boxer
- Johan Santana, Major League Baseball player
- César Tovar, Major League Baseball player
- Manny Trillo, Major League Baseball player
- Ugueth Urbina, Major League Baseball player
- Rafael Vidal, competitive swimmer
- Omar Vizquel, Major League Baseball player
Entertainment
- Mariangel Ruiz, actress, model, former Miss Venezuela, hostees
- Luis Gerónimo Abreu, actor, theater director, author
- Maria Conchita Alonso, Cuban born Venezuelan citizen, actress
- Samir Bazzi, show host
- Amador Bendayán, Comedian Actor and Show Host ( 11 November 1920 - 1989)
- Fernando Carrillo, actor
- Mirla Castellanos, singer
- Los Chamos teen music group, all members are Venezuelan
- El Conde del Guácharo, television comedian
- Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan born Argentinian citizen who is a widely famous actress in Argentina
- Néstor Cortés, comedian
- Guillermo Dávila, actor
- Oscar D'Leon, Salsa music singer
- Franco De Vita, singer and songwriter
- Lupita Ferrer, actress
- Catherine Fullop, actress, former wife of Fernando Carrillo
- Viviana Gibelli, television host
- Raúl Gonzalez, Univision show host
- Miguel Ángel Landa, comedian, show host
- Miguel León, actor
- Maite Delgado, show host
- Alicia Machado, former Miss Universe, actress
- Carlos Márquez, actor
- Ricardo Montaner, Argentinian born Venezuela citizen, singer
- Lila Morillo, actress, former wife of Jose Luis Rodríguez
- Renny Ottolina, show host (1928 - 1978)
- Maricarmen Regueiro, actress
- José Luis Rodríguez, also known as El Puma, singer, actor, entrepreneur
- Rudy Rodríguez, actress, model
- Luis José Santander, actor
- Daniel Santos, show host
- Daniel Sarcos, show host
- Marger Sealey, singer, contestant at Protagonistas De La Musica
- Sonya Smith, half American, half Venezuelan actress
- Gaby Spanic, actress, wife of Miguel León
- Coraima Torres, actress
- Uff!, teen music group, all members are Venezuelan.
- Raúl Vale, Venezuelan born Mexican citizen, comedian
- Patricia Velásquez, actress and fashion model
- Chiquinquirá Delgado, actress and fashion model
Beauty queens
- Maritza Sayalero, Miss Universe 1979
- Irene Sáez, Miss Universe 1981
- Bárbara Palacios, Miss Universe 1986
- Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996
See also
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es:Personalidades de Venezuela
ja:ベネズエラ人の一覧
