Famous or notable Venezuelans include:
Architecture
Artists
Authors
AâÂÂC
- Cecilio Acosta, writer
- Alfredo Armas Alfonzo, historian, author
- José Antonio de Armas Chitty, historian
- Higinia Bartolomé de Alamo, poet and writer
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- José Antonio de Armas Chitty, historian and poet
- Rafael Arráiz Lucca, historian and poet
- Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva, poet
- Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, poet
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- Rufino Blanco Fombona, poet and writer
- Alberto Barrera Tyszka, writer
- Natividad Barroso, writer and ethnologist
- Andrés Bello, educator and humanist
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- Andrés Eloy Blanco, poet
- Eduardo Blanco, novelist and poet
- Mario Briceño Iragorry (1897âÂÂ1958), writer and historian
- Manuel Caballero, historian and journalist
- Rafael Cadenas, poet
- MarÃÂa Calcaño, poet
- Juan Carlos Chirinos, writer
- Luis Castro Leiva, academic, historian and writer
- Arturo Croce, writer
- Sonia Chocrón, poet
DâÂÂM
- , poet
- Victoria de Stefano, writer
- Manuel DÃÂaz RodrÃÂguez, novelist and journalist
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- Tulio Febres Cordero, writer
- Fabiola Ferrero, journalist and freelance photographer
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- Rómulo Gallegos, writer
- Julio Garmendia, writer and journalist
- Salvador Garmendia, novelist and story teller
- Vicente Gerbasi, poet
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- Adriano González León, poet and writer
- Ida Gramcko, poet
- Elisa Lerner, writer
- Francisco Herrera Luque (1927âÂÂ1991), writer
- Rowena Hill, poet
- Eduardo López Bustamante, journalist and poet
- Luz Machado, poet
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- Francisco Massiani, writer
- Milagros Mata Gil, writer
- Domingo Maza Zavala, journalist and economist
- Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez, writer
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- Guillermo Meneses (1911âÂÂ1978), writer and journalist
- Eugenio Montejo (1938âÂÂ2008), poet
- Guillermo Morón, historian and writer
- Stefania Mosca, writer
NâÂÂR
- Moisés NaÃÂm, writer
- Fabricio Ojeda, journalist and writer
- Juan Oropeza, writer
- Hanni Ossott, poet
- Edgar C. Otálvora, journalist and writer
- Miguel Otero Silva, writer
- Antonia Palacios, writer
- Lucila Palacios, writer
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- Ramón Palomares, poet
- Yolanda Pantin, poet
- Teresa de la Parra, writer
- Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poet
- Mariano Picón Salas, writer
- José Rafael Pocaterra, writer
- Carlos Rangel, journalist and writer
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SâÂÂZ
- Karina Sainz Borgo (born 1982), journalist and writer
- Tomás Straka, historian
- José Antonio Ramos Sucre, poet
- Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, writer and literary critic
- Juan Sánchez Peláez, poet
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- Pedro Sotillo, writer and journalist
- Tui T. Sutherland, writer
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- Ana Enriqueta Terán, poet
- Alfredo Toro Hardy, writer and diplomat
- Fermin Toro, writer and statesman
- Ana Teresa Torres, writer
- Arturo Uslar Pietri, historian and writer
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- 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: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth; the four major international beauty pageants for women.
AâÂÂH
- Consuelo Adler, Miss International 1997
- Jacqueline Aguilera, Miss World 1995, Top Model of the World 1995
- Goizeder Azúa, Miss International and Miss Mesoamérica 2003
- Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth 2005
- Susana Duijm (1936âÂÂ2016), Miss World 1955
- StefanÃÂa Fernández, Miss Universe 2009
- Daniela di Giacomo, Miss International 2006
- Alyz Henrich, Miss Earth 2013
- Astrid Carolina Herrera, Miss World 1984
IâÂÂM
OâÂÂR
SâÂÂY
Business and law
- Gustavo Cisneros, Venezuelan-born media mogul. He was among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at one point was at $6 billion.
- José Grasso Vecchio, banker
- Manuel Antonio Matos, banker and caudillo
- Lorenzo Mendoza Fleury, co-founder of oversees one of Venezuela's largest private companies, $6 billion (sales) Empresas Polar.
- Eugenio Mendoza (1906âÂÂ1979), business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century.
- Henry Lord Boulton, aviator, entrepreneur, owner, and former owner of many businesses such as Casas Boulton, Avensa/Servivensa among others.
- Ali Lenin Aguilera, lawyer, entrepreneur
- Carolina Herrera, fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.
- Lorenzo Mendoza (born 1965), actual owner of Empresas Polar
- William H. Phelps, Jr., ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Televisión
- William H. Phelps, ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio
- Jorge Alfredo Silva Cardona, entrepreneur
- Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912âÂÂ1995), founding member of the United Nations, Chairman of the Board and President of Empresas Polar.
- 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, executive in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League who owned the Patriotas de Venezuela franchise
Cartoonists
Diplomats
Engineering
Entertainment
AâÂÂD
- Mayra Alejandra, television and film actress
- Fedora Alemán, lyric soprano and actress
- MarÃÂa Conchita Alonso, Cuban-born Venezuelan raised actress and singer
- Daniela Alvarado, actress
- Marcy Avila, musician, actress, and producer
- Ivonne Attas, actress and politician
- Henry Ayala, clown
- Juan A. Baptista, actor
- José Bardina, Spanish-born Venezuelan actor
- Marina Baura, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress
- Amador Bendayán, actor and entertainer
- Marisela Berti, actress, beauty queen and show host
- Alexandra Braun, model
- Jacques Braunstein, Romanian-born Venezuelan radio host
- Maritza Bustamante, actress and model
- Santiago Cabrera, actor
- Fernando Carrillo, actor
- Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan-born Argentine actress
- Francisco José Cróquer, sportscaster and poetic declaimer
- Carlos Cruz, actor
- Eliana Cuevas, singer-songwriter
- Guillermo Dávila, actor and singer
- Miguel de León, actor
- Oscar D'León, singer and bandleader
- Majandra Delfino, actress
- Chiquinquirá Delgado, actress and model
- Christina Dieckmann, actress and model
- Kimberly Dos Ramos actress
EâÂÂP
- Eva Ekvall, television hostess
- Gaby Espino, actress
- Maria Gabriela de FarÃÂa, actress
- Lele Pons, internet personality and actress
- Lupita Ferrer, actress
- Sandro Finoglio, actor, model
- Catherine Fulop, actress, television host
- Sheyene Gerardi, actress and model
- Viviana Gibelli, Polish-born Venezuelan television host
- Guillermo Fantástico González, Spanish-born Venezuelan television host
- Scarlet Gruber, actress
- Joselo, actor and comedian
- Cynthia Lander, beauty pageant contestant
- Jean Paul Leroux, actor
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- Carlos Mata, actor, singer, TV presenter
- Esperanza Magaz, Cuban-born Venezuelan actress
- Laureano Márquez, humorist and political scientist
- Rosmeri Marval, actress, model and singer
- Lila Morillo, actress, singer
- Carlos Montilla, actor, musician
- Daniela Navarro, actress, model
- Aquiles Nazoa, writer, journalist, poet and humorist
- Carlos Olivier, actor
- Renny Ottolina, television host and producer
- Enrique Palacios, model
- Vanessa Pose, actress
- Marianne Puglia, model
RâÂÂS
- ÃÂdgar RamÃÂrez, film actor and television producer
- Veruska RamÃÂrez, model
- BenjamÃÂn Rausseo (a.k.a. Er Conde del Guácharo), comedian
- Maricarmen Regueiro, actress
- Gustavo RodrÃÂguez, film, stage and television actor
- José Luis RodrÃÂguez (a.k.a. El Puma), singer and actor
- Mariangel Ruiz, actress and model
- Emma Rabbe, Canadian born Velenzuelan telenovela actress
- Juan Carlos Salazar, singer, musician, composer
- Sabrina Salvador, television host
- Luis José Santander, actor
- Enrique Sapene, actor and television producer
- Daniel Sarcos, television host
- Marger Sealey, singer
- Sabrina Seara, actress
- Eduardo Serrano, actor
- Sonya Smith, American-born Venezuelan actress
- Verónica Schneider, actress and model
- Gabriela Spanic, actress
- Mónica Spear, actress, model
- Natalia Streignard, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress
- Francys Sudnicka, model
- Juana Sujo, Argentinian-born actress and theatrical educator
TâÂÂZ
- Carolina Tejera, actress, model
- Coraima Torres, actress
- Orlando Urdaneta, actor
- Wilmer Valderrama, actor, television host
- Angélica Vale, actress
- Dominika van Santen, model
- Patricia Velásquez, actress, model
- Rita Verreos, beauty pageant contestant
- Doris Wells, actress
- Oscar Yanes, journalist, writer
Filmmakers
Historical
- Simón BolÃÂvar (1783âÂÂ1830), Wars of Independence leader, military commander, Father of the Nation
- José Tomás Boves (1782âÂÂ1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudillo
- Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799âÂÂ1866), heroine from the Venezuelan War of Independence
- Pedro Camejo (better known as Negro Primero, or The First Black) (1790âÂÂ1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independence
- Agostino Codazzi (1793âÂÂ1859), Italian born, military officer, cartographer, former governor of Barinas
- Francisco de Miranda (1750âÂÂ1816), Wars of Independence leader, veteran of the U.S. and French revolutions
- Antonio José de Sucre (1795âÂÂ1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826âÂÂ1828), president of Peru
- Juan José Flores (1800âÂÂ1864), founder of the Repubilic of Ecuador and its first President
- Pedro Gual Escandón (1783âÂÂ1862), President of Venezuela in 1858, 1859, and 1861
- Santiago Mariño (1788âÂÂ1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's eastern
- Cristóbal Mendoza (1772âÂÂ1829), considered to be the first President of Venezuela
- José Gregorio Monagas (1795âÂÂ1858), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president
- José Tadeo Monagas (1784âÂÂ1868), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president
- Mariano Montilla (1782âÂÂ1851), Major General of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence
- José Antonio Páez (1790âÂÂ1873), Wars of Independence leader, former president
- José Félix Ribas (1775âÂÂ1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence
- Juan Germán Roscio (1763âÂÂ1821), lawyer and politician, main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811
- Josefa Joaquina Sánchez (1765âÂÂ1813), embroiderer of the first Venezuelan flag
- Leonor de La Guerra y Vega RamÃÂrez (died 1816), Venezuelan protester
- Rafael Urdaneta (1788âÂÂ1845), hero of the Latin American wars of independence
- Fernando Adames Torres (1837âÂÂ1910), General of the Army during the Revolution of Coro, Senator representing Lara State and Chief of Staff
- Fermin Toro (1807âÂÂ1865), politician, diplomat, writer, minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, president of the 1858 National Convention
- Buenaventura Macabeo Maldonado (1854âÂÂ1901), military man and politician, a key figure in the political and military conflicts of the Venezuelan and Latin American Andes and Member of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies for the state of Táchira in 1878 and 1893
- Samuel DarÃÂo Maldonado (1870âÂÂ1925), Venezuelan surgeon, anthropologist, writer, journalist and politician, Minister of Public Instruction of Venezuela in 1908
Mass media
- Carla Angola. journalist
- Mariana Atencio, journalist, anchor, correspondent
- ArÃÂstides Bastidas, science journalism
- Nelson Bocaranda, political journalist and broadcaster
- Carlos Capriles Ayala, journalist and historian
- Miguel ÃÂngel Capriles Ayala, journalist and editor
- MarÃÂa Teresa Castillo, journalist and cultural entrepreneur
- José AgustÃÂn Catalá, journalist and author
- Luis Chataing, radio host and humorist
- Simón Alberto Consalvi, journalist, author and politician
- Milena Gimón, sports journalist
- Roberto Giusti, political journalist and broadcaster
- Laureano Márquez, Spanish-born Venezuelan journalist and humorist
- AnÃÂbal Nazoa, journalist and writer
- Aquiles Nazoa, journalist, writer and humorist
- Jorge OlavarrÃÂa, political journalist and historian
- Rafael Poleo, political journalist and editor
- Abelardo Raidi, sports journalist and broadcaster
- Lil RodrÃÂguez, cultural journalist
- Oscar Yanes, journalist and writer
Mountaineers
Musicians
AâÂÂB
- Adrenalina Caribe, Caribbean music group
- Abraham Abreu, harpsichordist and pianist
- Aldo Abreu, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant
- José Antonio Abreu, classical musician and founder of El Sistema
- Vinicio Adames, choral group conductor
- Francisco de Paula Aguirre, composer
- Ricardo Aguirre, singer-songwriter
- Gustavo Aguado, bandleader, double bassist, co-founder of Guaco
- Fedora Alemán, lyric soprano and actress
- Luis Alfonzo Larrain, bandleader, arranger, composer
- Los Amigos Invisibles, funk music band
- Arca (musician), musician and record producer
- Diana Arismendi, composer
- Fulgencio Aquino, Venezuelan harp player, composer
- Reynaldo Armas, singer-songwriter
- The Asbestos, rock music band
- Devendra Banhart, American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter
- Huáscar Barradas, flautist, composer
- ÃÂdgar Bastidas, lyric tenor
- Carlos Baute, pop singer
- Beatriz Bilbao, composer
- Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan harp player, songwriter
- Modesta Bor, composer, choir conductor
- Soledad Bravo, singer
- BenjamÃÂn Brea, Spanish-born Venezuelan musician
- Vytas Brenner, keyboardist, songwriter
- Andréa Burns, American-born Venezuelan singer
CâÂÂD
- Calle Ciega, reggaeton band
- Andres Carciente, concert pianist
- Candy 66, rock band
- Benito Canónico, composer
- Los Cañoneros, Caraquenian traditional genres group
- Los Cuñaos, traditional eight-part vocal group
- Renato Capriles, bandleader and composer
- Caramelos de Cianuro, rock band
- Ramon Carranza, saxophonist, instructor
- El Carrao de Palmarito (Juan de los Santos Contreras), folk singer
- Teresa Carreño, 19th century pianist
- Evencio Castellanos, classical pianist
- Mirla Castellanos, pop singer
- José Catire Carpio, folk singer
- Inocente Carreño, classical composer, conductor
- Rubén Cedeño, lyric singer
- MarÃÂa Teresa ChacÃÂn, folk singer
- Los Chamos, pop group
- Ilan Chester, pop singer-songwriter
- Chino & Nacho, reggaeton duet
- Claudia Prieto, singer-songwriter
- Collegium Musicum de Caracas, classical music group
- Sylvia Constantinidis, Venezuelan-born American classical pianist, composer, conductor, also a multimedia artist, writer, music educator
- Guillermo Dávila, pop singer
- Desorden Público, ska band
- Franco De Vita, pop singer-songwriter
- Alirio DÃÂaz, classical guitarist
- Simón DÃÂaz, folk singer-songwriter
- Dimensión Latina, salsa band
- Oscar D'León, salsa singer
- Rubén DomÃÂnguez, lyric tenor
- Gustavo Dudamel, classical conductor
EâÂÂJ
- Eliana Cuevas, singer-songwriter
- Ensamble GurrufÃÂo, folk instrumental group
- Antonio Estévez, classical composer
- Flor Roffé de Estévez, was a composer, writer, and professor of Venezuelan music
- Pedro Eustache, classical flute player
- Heraclio Fernández, pianist, composer
- Ignacio Figueredo, Venezuelan harp player
- Billo Frómeta, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, songwriter, arranger
- Otilio GalÃÂndez, folk and pop composer
- Hernán Gamboa, Venezuelan cuatro player
- Gran Coquivacoa, Venezuelan gaita group
- Guaco, pop and salsa band
- Pedro ElÃÂas Gutiérrez, composer, conductor
- Reynaldo Hahn, 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
- JeremÃÂas, British-born Venezuelan pop singer-songwriter
- Guillermo Jiménez Leal, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriter
- Porfirio Jiménez, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, arranger, songwriter
KâÂÂN
- Luis Laguna, musician, songwriter
- José ÃÂngel Lamas, classical composer
- Lasso, pop-rock singer
- Antonio Lauro, composer, guitarist
- Anselmo López, Venezuelan bandola performer
- ÃÂngel Custodio Loyola, folk singer
- Natalia Luis-Bassa, classical conductor
- , operatic tenor
- Pablo Manavello, Italian-born Venezuelan rock guitarist
- Mango, salsa music group
- Maracaibo 15, Venezuelan gaita group
- Floria Márquez, bolero singer
- Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, symphony orchestra
- Orquesta Sinfónica Simón BolÃÂvar, symphony orchestra
- Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, symphony orchestra
- Francisco Pacheco, folk singer
- Eneas Perdomo, joropo singer-songwriter
- Iván Pérez Rossi, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, composer
- Allan Phillips, pop songwriter, producer
- Juan Bautista Plaza, classical composer
- AlÃÂ Primera, singer-songwriter
- Pancho Prin, folk singer-songwriter
- Edward Pulgar, classical violinist, conductor
- Ana MarÃÂa Raga, choral group conductor, composer, pianist
- Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, composer, performer, investigator, writer
- Victor Ramos Rangel, classical composer, bassoon player
- Rudy Regalado, Latin-jazz and pop bandleader, percussionist
- Fredy Reyna, Venezuelan cuatro player
- Rodrigo Riera, classical guitarist
- Rafael Rincón González, singer-songwriter
- Pedro Antonio RÃÂos Reyna, classical violinist
- MarÃÂa Rivas, jazz-pop singer-songwriter
- Luis Mariano Rivera, Venezuelan cuatro player, songwriter
- Aldemaro Romero, classical and pop composer, conductor, bandleader
- Omar Rudberg, singer and actor
- Alfredo Rugeles, composer, conductor
- Otmaro RuÃÂz, jazz and pop pianist, arranger, composer
SâÂÂZ
- Alfredo Sadel, lyric tenor, pop singer, songwriter
- Rodolfo Saglimbeni, classical conductor
- Juan Carlos Salazar, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriter
- Magdalena Sánchez, joropo singer
- Chucho Sanoja, bandleader, arranger, pianist, songwriter
- José Enrique Sarabia, songwriter
- ÃÂngel Sauce, classical composer, violinist, conductor
- Serenata Guayanesa, folk vocal and instrumental quartet
- Eduardo Serrano, songwriter, arranger, conductor, performer
- Vicente Emilio Sojo, classical composer, conductor, musicologist, educator
- Henry Stephen, pop singer
- Mario Suárez, pop-folk singer
- Los TerrÃÂcolas, pop-rock vocal and instrumental group
- Ricardo Teruel, composer
- Ender Thomas, pop singer-songwriter
- Todosantos, indie Latin-rock band
- Juan Vicente Torrealba, Venezuelan harp player, composer
- El Trabuco Venezolano, Latin-jazz salsa big band
- Lilia Vera, folk singer
Politicians
- Pablo Acosta Ortiz (1864âÂÂ1914), Doctor, Surgeon, Politician.
- Rómulo Betancourt (1908âÂÂ1981), former president (1945âÂÂ1948; 1959âÂÂ1964) and founder of the Democratic Action party (AD, by its initials in Spanish)
- Juan Guaidó (born 1983), politician & political activist.
- Douglas Bravo (born 1923), former guerrilla leader and founder of the Venezuelan Revolution party (PRV, for its initials in Spanish)
- Rafael Caldera (1916âÂÂ2009), former president (1969âÂÂ1974; 1994âÂÂ1999) and founder of the Social Christian party (Copei, by its initials in Spanish)
- Rubén González Cárdenas (1875 âÂÂ1939), lawyer He became Secretary General for the Government; Minister of Public Instruction and Minister of Interior Relations
- Pedro Carmona (born 1941), former president (2002)
- Cipriano Castro (1858âÂÂ1924), former president (1899âÂÂ1908)
- Hugo Chávez (1954âÂÂ2013), former president (1999âÂÂ2013) and founder of the Fifth Republic Movement party (MVR, by its initials in Spanish)
- JoaquÃÂn Crespo (1841âÂÂ1898), former president (1884âÂÂ1886; 1892âÂÂ1898)
- Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1820âÂÂ1870), former president (1863âÂÂ1868)
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884âÂÂ1969), former president (1948)
- Juan Vicente Gómez (1857âÂÂ1935), former president (1908âÂÂ1935)
- Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829âÂÂ1899), former president (1870âÂÂ1877)
- Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911âÂÂ2003), former president (1958âÂÂ1959)
- Eleazar López Contreras (1883âÂÂ1973), former president (1935âÂÂ1941)
- Leopoldo López (born 1971), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (2000âÂÂ2008)
- Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela (2013âÂÂ)
- Pompeyo Márquez (born 1922), former minister of borders (1994âÂÂ1999)
- IsaÃÂas Medina Angarita (1897âÂÂ1953), former president (1941âÂÂ1945)
- Fabricio Ojeda (1929âÂÂ1966), former guerrilla fighter
- José Antonio Páez (1790âÂÂ1873) former president (1830âÂÂ1835; 1839âÂÂ1843; 1861âÂÂ1863)
- Dori Parra de Orellana (1923âÂÂ2007), former governor and senator of Lara state
- Jacinta Parejo de Crespo (1845âÂÂ1914), former First Lady of Venezuela (1884âÂÂ1886; 1892âÂÂ1898)
- Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922âÂÂ2010), former president (1974âÂÂ1979; 1989âÂÂ1993)
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914âÂÂ2001), former president (1952âÂÂ1958)
- Teodoro Petkoff (1932âÂÂ2018), former guerrilla fighter and minister of the central office of coordination and planning (1996âÂÂ1999)
- José Vicente Rangel (born 1929), former vice president (2002âÂÂ2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1991âÂÂ2001)
- AlàRodrÃÂguez Araque (1937âÂÂ2018), former ambassador to Cuba (2014âÂÂ2018), minister of foreign affairs (2004âÂÂ2006), minister of finance (2008âÂÂ2010), and general secretary of OPEC (2000âÂÂ2002)
- Irene Sáez (born 1961), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (1993âÂÂ1998) and governor of Nueva Esparta (1999âÂÂ2000)
- Juan Manuel Sucre Figarella (1925âÂÂ1996), former minister of defense (1974âÂÂ1975)
- Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926âÂÂ1996), former governor of BolÃÂvar (1958âÂÂ1959) and minister of public works (1960âÂÂ1969)
- Alirio Ugarte Pelayo (1923âÂÂ1967), former governor of Monagas (1948âÂÂ1951) and ambassador to Mexico (1959âÂÂ1962)
- Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823âÂÂ1907), former president (1868; 1870; 1892)
- Ramón José Velásquez (born 1916), former president (1993âÂÂ1994)
- Jóvito Villalba (1908âÂÂ1981), founder of the Democratic Republican Union party (URD, by its initials in Spanish)
- Ezequiel Zamora (1817âÂÂ1860), soldier, and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War
Science
- Manuel Blum, winner of the Turing Award
- Freddy Cachazo, winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
- 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, winner of the John Scott Medal.
- Carlota Perez, technology scholar and economist
- William H. Phelps, ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio
- Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951), scientist, communicator, advocate of liberal arts education
Medicine
- Pablo Acosta Ortiz, Doctor, Surgeon, Academic and Politician.
- Carlos Arvelo, military surgeon in the 19th century, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela from 1846 until 1849.
- Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born American, Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980.
- Sara Bendahan, the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country.
- Maruja Clavier, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists.
- Jacinto Convit, medic and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer.
- Francisco De Venanzi, Venezuelan doctor, scientist, scholar, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela.
- José Del Vecchio, pioneered both sports medicine and youth baseball development.
- Arnoldo Gabaldón, pioneered in anti-malaria campaign.
- José Gregorio Hernández, physician and Catholic religious figure.
- TobÃÂas Lasser, botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas.
- Marcel Roche, physician and educator.
- José MarÃÂa 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
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Boxing
Bowling
Cycling
Fencing
Horse racing
- Junior Alvarado, jockey
- Juan Arias, race horse trainer
- Gustavo Avila, jockey
- Abel Castellano, Jr.
- Javier Castellano, jockey
- Eibar Coa, jockey
- Gustavo Delgado, race horse trainer
- Ramón DomÃÂnguez, jockey
- Sonny Leon, jockey
- Domingo Noguera Mora, race horse trainer
- Mario di Polo, race horse trainer
Motorcycle racing
Polo
Rugby
Soccer
Sports car racing
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field
Yachting
References