Chile
Historical figures born in Chile
2,409 notable historical figures were born in Chile. These are the most notable:
Chile ranks #47 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Estonia, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
By era
- Early Modern: 3
- Modern: 37
By occupation
- Politician: 23
- Head of State/President: 13
- Writer/Author: 10
- Diplomat: 5
- Lawyer: 5
- Soldier/Officer: 4
- Physician: 4
- Poet: 4
- Augusto Pinochet (1915 to 2006, Politics)
- Salvador Allende (1908 to 1973, Politics)
- Pablo Neruda (1904 to 1973, Literature)
- Gabriel Boric (born 1986, Politics)
- José Antonio Kast (born 1966, Politics)
- Michelle Bachelet (born 1951, Politics)
- Sebastián Piñera (1949 to 2024, Politics)
- Bernardo O'Higgins (1778 to 1842, Military)
- Gabriela Mistral (1889 to 1957, Literature)
- Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972, Entertainment)
- Cristobal Tapia de Veer (born 1973, Arts & Music)
- Anna Lee Fisher (born 1949, Exploration)
- Ricardo Lagos (born 1938, Politics)
- Miguel Serrano (1917 to 2009, Politics)
- Chris Watson (1867 to 1941, Politics)
- Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942, Politics)
- Alexis Sánchez (born 1988, Sports)
- Smiljan Radić Clarke (born 1965, Architecture)
- Pedro Pascal (born 1975, Entertainment)
- José Manuel Balmaceda (1840 to 1891, Politics)
- Lucía Pinochet (born 1943, Politics)
- Isabel Allende (politician) (born 1945, Politics)
- Francisco Varela (1946 to 2001, Science)
- Roberto Matta (1911 to 2002, Arts & Music)
- Jorge Alessandri (1896 to 1986, Politics)
- Arturo Alessandri (1868 to 1950, Politics)
- Paula Carrasco (born 1994, Sports)
- Humberto Maturana (1928 to 2021, Science)
- Nicanor Parra (1914 to 2018, Literature)
- José Donoso (1924 to 1996, Literature)
- José Antonio Kast Adriasola (born 1993, Politics)
- José Toribio Merino (1915 to 1996, Politics)
- Ramón Castilla (1797 to 1867, Politics)
- Guillermo Billinghurst (1851 to 1915, Politics)
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda (1879 to 1941, Politics)
- Juan Ignacio Molina (1740 to 1829, Religion)
- Alfredo Jaar (born 1956, Arts & Music)
- Pedro Lemebel (1952 to 2015, Literature)
- Miguel Enríquez (politician) (1944 to 1974, Politics)
- Gustavo Leigh (1920 to 1999, Military)
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