Venezuela
Historical figures born in Venezuela
1,554 notable historical figures were born in Venezuela. These are the most notable:
Venezuela ranks #61 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Morocco, Philippines and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
By era
- Early Modern: 5
- Modern: 35
By occupation
- Politician: 28
- Head of State/President: 20
- Soldier/Officer: 13
- Lawyer: 8
- Diplomat: 5
- Writer/Author: 4
- Journalist: 4
- Baseball: 3
- Simón Bolívar (1783 to 1830, Politics)
- Nicolás Maduro (born 1962, Politics)
- María Corina Machado (born 1967, Politics)
- Hugo Chávez (1954 to 2013, Politics)
- Delcy Rodríguez (born 1969, Politics)
- Juan Guaidó (born 1983, Politics)
- Nicolás Maduro Guerra (born 1990, Politics)
- Rafael Caldera (1916 to 2009, Politics)
- Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922 to 2010, Politics)
- Vladimir Padrino López (born 1963, Military)
- Francisco de Miranda (1750 to 1816, Military)
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914 to 2001, Politics)
- Rómulo Betancourt (1908 to 1981, Politics)
- Antonio José de Sucre (1795 to 1830, Politics)
- Juan Vicente Gómez (1857 to 1935, Politics)
- Luis Aparicio (born 1934, Sports)
- Bobby Abreu (born 1974, Sports)
- María Gabriela Chávez (born 1980, Politics)
- Tui T. Sutherland (born 1978, Literature)
- José Antonio Páez (1790 to 1873, Politics)
- Hugo Carvajal (born 1960, Politics)
- Gabriela Jiménez Ramírez (born 1976, Politics)
- Juan José Flores (1800 to 1864, Politics)
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884 to 1969, Politics)
- Manuel Blum (born 1938, Science)
- Baruj Benacerraf (1920 to 2011, Science)
- Reynaldo Hahn (1874 to 1947, Arts & Music)
- Pedro Eustache (born 1959, Arts & Music)
- Cipriano Castro (1858 to 1924, Politics)
- Jaime Lusinchi (1924 to 2014, Politics)
- Ramón José Velásquez (1916 to 2014, Politics)
- Raúl Leoni (1905 to 1972, Politics)
- Andrés Bello (1781 to 1865, Literature)
- Luis Herrera Campins (1925 to 2007, Politics)
- Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911 to 2003, Politics)
- Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829 to 1899, Politics)
- Eleazar López Contreras (1883 to 1973, Politics)
- Octavio Lepage (1923 to 2017, Politics)
- Franco De Vita (born 1954, Arts & Music)
- Freddy García (born 1976, Sports)
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