List of people from Santiago

This is a list of notable people who were born, lived or are/were famously associated with Santiago, Chile.

A

• Joe Abrigo (born 1995), footballer player.
• Miguel Aceval (born 1983), footballer player.
• Gerson Acevedo (born 1988), footballer player.
• Claudia Acuña (born 1971), jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger.
• Tomás Ahumada (born 2001), footballer player.
• Williams Alarcón (born 2000), footballer player.
• Melissa Aldana (born 1988), tenor saxophone player.
• Carlos Aldunate Lyon (1916–2018), Catholic Jesuit priest, teacher, writer, and promoter.
• Jorge Alessandri (1896–1986), President of Chile.
• Isabel Allende (born 1945), politician.
• Salvador Allende (1908–1973), President of Chile.
• Juan Allende-Blin (born 1928), composer and academic teacher.
• Pedro Humberto Allende (1885–1959), composer.
• Clodomiro Almeyda (1923–1997), politician.
• Judith Alpi (1893–1983), painter and teacher.
• Carlos Altamirano (1922–2019), lawyer and socialist politician.
• Soledad Alvear (born 1950), lawyer and former Christian Democrat politician.
• Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972), film director, screenwriter and composer.
• René Amengual Astaburuaga (1911–1954), composer, educator and pianist.
• Luis Araneda (born 1953), footballer.
• Graciela Aranis (1908–1996), painter and cartoonist.
• Manuel Araya Díaz (1948–1994), footballer.
• Pedro Araya Toro (born 1942), footballer player.
• Baruch Arensburg (born 1934), physical anthropologist.
• Fernando Astengo (born 1960), footballer and current manager.
• Fernanda Astete (born 1997), tennis player.
• Isaías Azerman (1912–1983), footballer player.

B

• Michelle Bachelet (born 1951), President of Chile.
• Manuel Baquedano (1823–1897), soldier and politician.
• Tomás Barrios Vera (born 1997), tennis player.
• Carmen Barros (1925–2023), actress and singer of jazz, popular music, and opera.
• Luis Barros Borgoño (1858–1943), politician.
• Ramón Barros Luco (1835–1919), politician.
• Juan Barros Madrid (born 1956), prelate of the Catholic Church.
• Rubén Bascuñán (born 1982), footballer player.
• Jaime Bassa (born 1977), politician and attorney.
• Luis Bates (1934–2023), lawyer and politician.
• Marco Bechis (born 1955), film screenwriter and director.
• Hugo Berly (1941–2009), footballer player.
• Vicente Bianchi (1920–2009), composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director.
• Vladimir Bigorra (born 1954), footballer defender.
• Matías Bize (born 1979), film director, producer and screenwriter.
• José Miguel Blanco (1839–1897), sculptor, illustrator and writer.
• Nico Bodonczy (born 1955), footballer.
• Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003), novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist.
• Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965), actress, TV host and beauty queen.
• Alberto Buccicardi (1914–1970), footballer player and manager.
• Pablo Burchard (1875–1964), painter.

C

• Carlos Campos (1937–2020), footballer player.
• Marta Canales (1893–1986), violinist, choral conductor and composer.
• María Luz Cárdenas (born 1944), biochemist.
• Jorge Carrasco (born 1982), footballer player.
• Ignacio de la Carrera (1747–1819), aristocrat.
• Javiera Carrera (1781–1862), independence activist.
• José Miguel Carrera (1785–1821), general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile.
• Luis Carrera (1791–1818), military officer.
• María Elena Carrera (born 1929), physician and politician.
• Fernando Carvallo (born 1948), footballer player.
• Hernán Carvallo (1922–2011), footballer midfielder.
• Luis Hernán Carvallo (born 1949), footballer and manager.
• Sandrino Castec (born 1960), footballer player.
• Carlos Caszely (born 1950), footballer player.
• Roberto Cereceda (born 1984), footballer player.
• Arturo Chávez (born 1990), athlete specialising in the high jump.
• María Soledad Cisternas (born 1959), lawyer and disability rights activist.
• Jaime Collyer (born 1955) writer.
• Marcelo Corrales (born 1971), footballer player.
• Francisco José Cox (1933–2020), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
• Carlos Cubillos (1929–2003), footballer player.

D

• Guillermo Deisler (1940–1995), stage designer, visual poet and mail artist.
• Jorge Délano Frederick (1895–1980), cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, and actor.
• Andrés Díaz (born 1964), cellist.
• Carlos Díaz (born 1993), middle-distance runner.
• César Díaz (born 1975), footballer player.
• Daniel Díaz (born 1948), footballer player.
• Fernando Díaz (born 1961), footballer manager and former player.
• Ítalo Díaz (born 1971), footballer and current manager.
• Marcelo Díaz (born 1986), footballer player.
• Marcelo Díaz (politician) (born 1971), politician.
• Marit Dopheide (born 1990), athlete.
• Miguel Droguett (born 1961), cyclist.

E

• Rodrigo Echeverría (born 1995), footballer player.
• Mariano Egaña (1793–1846), lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833.
• Gustavo Ehlers (1925–2017), sprinter.
• Humberto Elgueta (1904–1976), footballer midfielder.
• Crescente Errázuriz (1839–1931), Dominican friar, Roman Catholic archbishop of Santiago, professor, writer and historian.
• Francisco Javier Correa Errázuriz (1879–1934), farmer and deputy.
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (born 1933), prelate of the Catholic Church.
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (1942–2024), businessman and a former senator and presidential candidate of the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center.
• Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (1850–1901), politician.
• Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1825–1877), political figure.
• Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate (1777–1841), political figure.
• José Antonio Errázuriz (1747–1821), priest and political figure.
• José Tomás Errázuriz (1856–1927), landscape painter and diplomat.
• María Errázuriz (1861–1922), First Lady of Chile and the wife of President Germán Riesco Errázuriz.
• Maximiano Errázuriz (1832–1890), politician, industrialist and winemaker of Basque descent.
• Rafael Errázuriz Urmeneta (1861–1923), politician and diplomat.
• Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768–1837), political figure.

F

• Daniel Farcas, Chilean deputy
• Rogelio Farías (1949–1995), footballer midfielder.
• Victor Farías (born 1940), historian.
• Elías Fernández Albano (c. 1845–1910), politician.
• Hernán Fernández (1921–2010), footballer player.
• Maya Fernández (born 1971), biologist, veterinarian and politician.
• Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira (born 1969), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
• Emiliano Figueroa (1866–1931), politician.
• Alberto Fouillioux (1940–2018), footballer midfielder and striker.
• Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911–1982), President of Chile.
• Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942), President of Chile.
• Ramón Freire (1787–1851), President of Chile.
• Juan Francisco Fresno (1914–2004), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

G

• Manuel Gaete (1948–2003), football player.
• Ricardo Gálvez (1933–2024), lawyer, judge, and university professor.
• Miguel Ángel Gamboa (born 1951), football player.
• Jorge Gambra (born 1963), table tennis player.
• Fernando García (born 1930), composer.
• Rolando García (born 1942), footballer defender.
• Cristian Garín (born 1996), tennis player.
• Eduardo Gatti (born 1949), singer-songwriter.
• Rodrigo Gómez (born 1968), footballer player.
• Fernando González (born 1980), tennis player.
• Hugo González (born 1963), footballer player.
• Jorge González von Marées (1900–1962), political figure and author.
• Juan Francisco González (1853–1933), one of the four Great Chilean Masters and as the archetypal romantic bohemian artist of the early 20th century.
• Rafael González (born 1950), footballer midfielder.
• Tomás Osvaldo González Morales (1935–2022), Roman Catholic bishop.
• Adelina Gutiérrez (1925–2015), scientist, academic and professor of astrophysics.
• Juan Gutiérrez (born 1964), footballer player.
• Jaime Guzmán (1946–1991), constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party.

H

• Felipe Gálvez Haberle (born 1983), film director, screenwriter, and editor.
• Alejandra Herrera (born 1971), actress.
• Leonel Herrera (born 1971), footballer player.
• Héctor Hoffens (born 1957), footballer player.
• Fernando Hurtado (born 1983), footballer player.

I

• Raimundo Infante (1926–1986), footballer forward.
• Alfonso de Iruarrizaga (born 1957), sport shooter.
• Yashir Islame (born 1991), footballer player.
• Lorenza Izzo (born 1989), actress and model.

J

• Alberto Jara Franzoy (1929–2019), Roman Catholic bishop.
• Nicolás Jarry (born 1995), tennis player.
• Alberto Jerez Horta (1927–2023), lawyer and politician.
• Pamela Jiles (born 1960), journalist and politician.
• Luis Jiménez (born 1984), footballer player.
• Luz Jiménez (born 1934), actress, theater director, and teacher.
• Francisco Juillet (1898–1987), cyclist.

K

• Roberto Kettlun (born 1981), footballer player.
• Katty Kowaleczko (born 1964), actress.
• Benjamín Kuscevic (born 1996), footballer player.

L

• Amanda Labarca (1886–1975), diplomat, educator, writer and feminist.
• Alberto Labarthe (1928–2021), sprinter.
• Enrique Lafourcade (1927–2019), writer, critic and journalist.
• Ricardo Lagos (born 1938), lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician.
• Gonzalo Lama (born 1993), tennis player.
• Luis Larraín (1980–2023), LGBT rights activist.
• Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852), military officer and the first Supreme Director of Chile (1814).
• Joaquín Lavín (born 1953), politician.
• Braulio Leal (born 1981), footballer coach and former player.
• Yerko Leiva (born 1998), footballer player.
• Sebastián Lelio (born 1974), director, screenwriter, editor and producer.
• Alfonso Leng (1884–1974), post-romantic composer of classical music.
• Hugo Lepe (1940–1991), footballer defender.
• Mario Lepe (born 1965), footballer player.
• Pedro Lira (1845–1912), painter and art critic.
• Sergio Livingstone (1920–2012), goalkeeper.
• Claudio Lizama (born 1973), footballer player.
• Anita Lizana (1915–1994), tennis player.
• Frank Lobos (born 1976), footballer player.
• Mariana Loyola (born 1975), theater, film, and television actress.
• Orlando Lübbert (born 1945), screenwriter and film director.

M

• María Fernanda Mackenna (born 1986), sprinter.
• Javier Margas (born 1969), football player.
• John Marshall (born 1942), sailor and Olympic medalist.
• Hans Martínez (born 1987), football player.
• Rubén Martínez (born 1964), football player.
• Hernán Masanés (1931–2018), cyclist.
• Roberto Matta (1911–2002), painter.
• Humberto Maturana (1928–2021), biologist and philosopher.
• Marcos Segundo Maturana (1830–1892), military and art collector.
• Gary Medel (born 1987), football player.
• Jorge Medina (1926–2021), prelate of the Catholic Church.
• Rodrigo Meléndez (born 1977), football player.
• Óscar Meneses (born 1960), football player and manager.
• Sergio Messen (1949–2010), football player.
• Marcelo Miranda (born 1967), footballer player and manager.
• Milovan MiroÅ¡ević (born 1980), footballer player.
• Juan Esteban Montero (1879–1948), President of Chile.
• Pedro Montt (1849–1910), President of Chile.
• Mario Moreno (1935–2005), footballer player.
• Günther Mund (1934–2011), diver.
• Cristián Muñoz (born 1983), footballer player and manager.

N

• Rodrigo Naranjo (born 1979), footballer player.
• Manuel Neira (born 1977), footballer player.
• Lucas Nervi (born 2001), athlete.
• Joaquín Niemann (born 1998), golfer.
• Francisco Nitsche (1930–2018), footballer player.
• Amparo Noguera (born 1965), television, theatre and film actress.
• Rodrigo Núñez (born 1977), footballer midfielder.

O

• Rafael Olarra (born 1978), football player.
• Luis Olivares (1939–2024), football player.
• Raúl Olivares (born 1988), football player.
• Juvenal Olmos (born 1962), football manager.
• Carlos Ominami (born 1950), economist and politician, former parliamentarian and former Chilean Minister of State.
• Fabián Orellana (born 1986), footballer player.
• Juan Carlos Orellana (1955–2022), footballer manager.
• Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019), composer, musicologist, music critic, and academic.
• Pascual Ortega Portales (1839–1899), painter.
• José Tomás Ovalle (1787–1831), political figure.

P

• Andrés Palacios (born 1975), telenovela actor.
• Guillermo Páez (born 1945), footballer player.
• Juan Páez (born 1950), footballer player and manager.
• Cote de Pablo (born 1979), actress and singer.
• Jaime Parada (born 1977), gay rights activist and politician.
• Nelson Parraguez (born 1971), footballer midfielder.
• Pedro Pascal (born 1975), actor.
• Esteban Pavez (born 1990), footballer player.
• Manuel Pellegrini (born 1953), footballer player and manager.
• Jorge Pellicer (born 1966), footballer player and manager.
• Jorge Peredo (born 1953), footballer player.
• José Joaquín Pérez (1801–1889), political figure.
• Eros Pérez (born 1976), footballer, manager and journalist.
• Luis Pérez (born 1965), footballer player and manager.
• José Perotti Ronzoni (1898–1956), sculptor.
• Henriette Petit (1894–1983), painter.
• César Pinares (born 1991), footballer player.
• Jean Paul Pineda (born 1989), footballer player.
• José Piñera (born 1948), economist.
• Miguel Piñera (1954–2025), celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician.
• Sebastián Piñera (1949–2024), billionaire businessman and President of Chile.
• Aníbal Pinto (1825–1884), President of Chile.
• Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785–1858), President of Chile.
• Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848–1882), hero of the War of the Pacific.
• Damián Pizarro (born 2005), footballer player.
• Jaime Pizarro (born 1964), politician, teacher, and former footballer player.
• Miguel Ponce (born 1971), footballer player and manager.
• Diego Portales (1793–1837), statesman and entrepreneur.
• Belus Prajoux (born 1955), tennis player.
• Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz (1929–2020), Roman Catholic bishop.
• Pedro Prado (1886–1952), writer and architect.
• Andrés Prieto (1928–2022), footballer forward.
• Ignacio Prieto (born 1943), footballer player.

Q

• Ricardo Queraltó (born 1976), footballer player.
• José Quezada (born 1990), footballer player.
• Alberto Quintano (born 1946), footballer player.
• Waldo Quiroz (born 1949), footballer player.

R

• Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), footballer player.
• Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1967) (born 1967), footballer player.
• Marcelo Ramírez (born 1965), footballer goalkeeper.
• Miguel Ramírez (born 1970), footballer manager and former player.
• Orlando Ramírez (1943–2018), footballer forward.
• Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (born 1959), prelate of the Catholic Church.
• Rosita Renard (1894–1949), classical pianist.
• Miguel Riffo (born 1981), footballer player.
• Marcelo Ríos (born 1975), tennis player.
• Hernán Rodríguez (born 1933), footballer player.
• Manuel Rodríguez (1939–2018), footballer defender.
• Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza (1785–1818), lawyer and guerrilla leader.
• Juan Rodríguez Vega (1944–2021), footballer manager and former player.
• Manuel Rodríguez Vega (born 1942), footballer manager and former player.
• Andrés Romero (born 1967), footballer defender.
• Claudio Romero (born 2000), track and field athlete.
• David Rosenmann-Taub (1927–2023), poet, musician and artist.
• Sebastián Rozental (born 1976), footballer player.
• Patricio Rubio (born 1989), footballer player.
• Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942), politician and civil engineer.
• Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (1790–1860), political figure.

S

• Ignacio Saavedra (born 1999), footballer player.
• Arturo Salah (born 1949), footballer manager and former player.
• Eliseo Salazar (born 1954), racing driver.
• Leonel Sánchez (1936–2022), footballer player.
• Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1885–1930), President of Chile between 1915 and 1920.
• Domingo Santa María (1825–1889), political figure.
• Horatio Sanz (born 1969), actor and comedian.
• Matías Sborowitz (born 1993), tennis player.
• Leon Schidlowsky (1931–2022), composer and painter.
• Carolina Schmidt (born 1967), politician and businesswoman.
• Alex von Schwedler (born 1980), footballer player.
• Lupe Serrano (1930–2023), ballet dancer and teacher.
• Miguel Serrano (1917–2009), diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist.
• José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968) (born 1968), footballer coach and former player.
• José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), footballer player.
• Francisco Sierralta (born 1997), footballer player.
• Sebastián Silva (born 1979), director, actor, screenwriter, painter, and musician.
• Antonio Smith (1832–1877), landscape painter, engraver, caricaturist and art teacher.
• Jorge Socías (born 1951), footballer player.
• Ester Soré (1915–1996), singer.
• Guillermo Soto (born 1994), footballer player.
• Juan Soto (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2014), footballer manager and former player.
• Juan Soto (footballer, born 1956) (born 1956), footballer player.
• Sergio Arellano Stark (1921–2016), military officer.
• Vernon Steele (1882–1955), actor.
• Ralf Steinmetz (born 1956), computer scientist and electrical engineer.
• Gabriel Suazo (born 1997), footballer player.
• Juan Subercaseaux (1896–1942), Roman Catholic archbishop.
• Luis Subercaseaux (1882–1973), diplomat and athlete.

T

• Héctor Tapia (born 1977), footballer manager and former player.
• Sussan Taunton (born 1970), actress.
• Roberto Thieme (1942–2023), furniture maker, painter, and politician.
• Patricio Toledo (born 1962), footballer player.
• Rodrigo Toloza (born 1984), footballer player.
• Jorge Toro (1939–2024), footballer who played as a midfielder.
• Sebastián Toro (born 1990), footballer player.
• Michael Tregor (born 1950), television actor.
• Manuel Trucco (1875–1954), politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.
• Luka Tudor (born 1969), footballer player.

U

• Tito Ureta (1935–2012), biochemist.

V

• Diego Valdés (born 1994), footballer player.
• Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux (1908–1982), Roman Catholic prelate.
• Hernán Valdés (1934–2023), writer.
• Jaime Valdés (born 1981), footballer midfielder.
• José Miguel Valdés (1837–1898), political figure and liberal politician.
• Sergio Valdés (1933–2019), footballer defender.
• Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), footballer manager and former player.
• Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), footballer player.
• Gonzalo Valenzuela (born 1978), actor.
• Alex Varas (born 1976), footballer goalkeeper.
• Francisco Varela (1946–2001), biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist.
• Leonor Varela (born 1972), actress.
• Eduardo Vargas (born 1989), footballer player.
• Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014), poet and painter.
• Jorge Vargas (born 1976), footballer manager and former footballer defender.
• Jaime Vera (born 1963), footballer manager and former player.
• Fernando Vergara (born 1970), footballer coach and former player.
• Vicar (1934–2012), cartoonist.
• Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775–1849), political figure.
• Laura Vicuña (1891–1904), child who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
• Arturo Vidal (born 1987), footballer player.
• Martín Vidaurre (born 2000), cross-country mountain biker.
• Hugo Villanueva (1939–2024), footballer defender.
• Marco Villaseca (born 1975), footballer midfielder.
• Antonio Vodanovic (born 1949), television presenter.
• Cristian Vogel (born 1972), experimental electronic musician.

W

• Martina Weil (born 1999), track and field athlete.
• Oscar Wirth (born 1955), footballer manager and former footballer goalkeeper.
• Alexander Witt (born 1952), filmmaker and cinematographer.
• Egon Wolff (1926–2016), playwright and author.
• Andrés Wood (born 1965), film director, producer and writer.

Y

• Bastián Yáñez (born 2001), footballer player.
• Eliodoro Yáñez (1860–1932), journalist, lawyer, and politician.
• Guillermo Yávar (born 1943), footballer forward.
• Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín (1834–1896), lawyer and politician.
• Paz Yrarrázabal (1931–2010), actress.
• Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (1620–1682), soldier.

Z

• Mónica Zalaquett (born 1962), business and political communicator.
• Andrés Zaldívar (born 1936), Christian Democrat politician.
• Iván Zamorano (born 1967), footballer player.
• Camila Zárate Zárate (born 1992), political activist.
• Antonia Zegers (born 1972), actress.
• José Ignacio Zenteno (1786–1847), soldier, politician and hero of the Chilean War of Independence.
• Alia Trabucco Zerán (born 1983), writer.
• Elisa Zulueta (born 1981), television, theatre and film actress.

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