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 (1916âÂÂ2018), Catholic Jesuit priest, teacher, writer, and promoter.
- Jorge Alessandri (1896âÂÂ1986), President of Chile.
- Isabel Allende (born 1945), politician.
- Salvador Allende (1908âÂÂ1973), President of Chile.
- Juan Allende-Blin (born 1928), composer and academic teacher.
- Pedro Humberto Allende (1885âÂÂ1959), composer.
- Clodomiro Almeyda (1923âÂÂ1997), politician.
- Judith Alpi (1893âÂÂ1983), painter and teacher.
- Carlos Altamirano (1922âÂÂ2019), 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 (1911âÂÂ1954), composer, educator and pianist.
- Luis Araneda (born 1953), footballer.
- Graciela Aranis (1908âÂÂ1996), painter and cartoonist.
- Manuel Araya DÃÂaz (1948âÂÂ1994), 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.
- IsaÃÂas Azerman (1912âÂÂ1983), footballer player.
B
- Michelle Bachelet (born 1951), President of Chile.
- Manuel Baquedano (1823âÂÂ1897), soldier and politician.
- Tomás Barrios Vera (born 1997), tennis player.
- Carmen Barros (1925âÂÂ2023), actress and singer of jazz, popular music, and opera.
- Luis Barros Borgoño (1858âÂÂ1943), politician.
- Ramón Barros Luco (1835âÂÂ1919), 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 (1934âÂÂ2023), lawyer and politician.
- Marco Bechis (born 1955), film screenwriter and director.
- Hugo Berly (1941âÂÂ2009), footballer player.
- Vicente Bianchi (1920âÂÂ2009), composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director.
- Vladimir Bigorra (born 1954), footballer defender.
- MatÃÂas Bize (born 1979), film director, producer and screenwriter.
- José Miguel Blanco (1839âÂÂ1897), sculptor, illustrator and writer.
- Nico Bodonczy (born 1955), footballer.
- Roberto Bolaño (1953âÂÂ2003), novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist.
- Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965), actress, TV host and beauty queen.
- Alberto Buccicardi (1914âÂÂ1970), footballer player and manager.
- Pablo Burchard (1875âÂÂ1964), painter.
C
- Carlos Campos (1937âÂÂ2020), footballer player.
- Marta Canales (1893âÂÂ1986), violinist, choral conductor and composer.
- MarÃÂa Luz Cárdenas (born 1944), biochemist.
- Jorge Carrasco (born 1982), footballer player.
- Ignacio de la Carrera (1747âÂÂ1819), aristocrat.
- Javiera Carrera (1781âÂÂ1862), independence activist.
- José Miguel Carrera (1785âÂÂ1821), general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile.
- Luis Carrera (1791âÂÂ1818), military officer.
- MarÃÂa Elena Carrera (born 1929), physician and politician.
- Fernando Carvallo (born 1948), footballer player.
- Hernán Carvallo (1922âÂÂ2011), 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.
- MarÃÂa Soledad Cisternas (born 1959), lawyer and disability rights activist.
- Jaime Collyer (born 1955) writer.
- Marcelo Corrales (born 1971), footballer player.
- Francisco José Cox (1933âÂÂ2020), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
- Carlos Cubillos (1929âÂÂ2003), footballer player.
D
- Guillermo Deisler (1940âÂÂ1995), stage designer, visual poet and mail artist.
- Jorge Délano Frederick (1895âÂÂ1980), cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, and actor.
- Andrés DÃÂaz (born 1964), cellist.
- Carlos DÃÂaz (born 1993), middle-distance runner.
- César DÃÂaz (born 1975), footballer player.
- Daniel DÃÂaz (born 1948), footballer player.
- Fernando DÃÂaz (born 1961), footballer manager and former player.
- ÃÂtalo DÃÂaz (born 1971), footballer and current manager.
- Marcelo DÃÂaz (born 1986), footballer player.
- Marcelo DÃÂaz (politician) (born 1971), politician.
- Marit Dopheide (born 1990), athlete.
- Miguel Droguett (born 1961), cyclist.
E
- Rodrigo EcheverrÃÂa (born 1995), footballer player.
- Mariano Egaña (1793âÂÂ1846), lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833.
- Gustavo Ehlers (1925âÂÂ2017), sprinter.
- Humberto Elgueta (1904âÂÂ1976), footballer midfielder.
- Crescente Errázuriz (1839âÂÂ1931), Dominican friar, Roman Catholic archbishop of Santiago, professor, writer and historian.
- Francisco Javier Correa Errázuriz (1879âÂÂ1934), farmer and deputy.
- Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (born 1933), prelate of the Catholic Church.
- Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (1942âÂÂ2024), businessman and a former senator and presidential candidate of the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center.
- Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (1850âÂÂ1901), politician.
- Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1825âÂÂ1877), political figure.
- Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate (1777âÂÂ1841), political figure.
- José Antonio Errázuriz (1747âÂÂ1821), priest and political figure.
- José Tomás Errázuriz (1856âÂÂ1927), landscape painter and diplomat.
- MarÃÂa Errázuriz (1861âÂÂ1922), First Lady of Chile and the wife of President Germán Riesco Errázuriz.
- Maximiano Errázuriz (1832âÂÂ1890), politician, industrialist and winemaker of Basque descent.
- Rafael Errázuriz Urmeneta (1861âÂÂ1923), politician and diplomat.
- AgustÃÂn Eyzaguirre (1768âÂÂ1837), political figure.
F
- Daniel Farcas, Chilean deputy
- Rogelio FarÃÂas (1949âÂÂ1995), footballer midfielder.
- Victor FarÃÂas (born 1940), historian.
- ElÃÂas Fernández Albano (c. 1845âÂÂ1910), politician.
- Hernán Fernández (1921âÂÂ2010), footballer player.
- Maya Fernández (born 1971), biologist, veterinarian and politician.
- Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira (born 1969), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
- Emiliano Figueroa (1866âÂÂ1931), politician.
- Alberto Fouillioux (1940âÂÂ2018), footballer midfielder and striker.
- Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911âÂÂ1982), President of Chile.
- Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942), President of Chile.
- Ramón Freire (1787âÂÂ1851), President of Chile.
- Juan Francisco Fresno (1914âÂÂ2004), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
G
- Manuel Gaete (1948âÂÂ2003), football player.
- Ricardo Gálvez (1933âÂÂ2024), lawyer, judge, and university professor.
- Miguel ÃÂngel Gamboa (born 1951), football player.
- Jorge Gambra (born 1963), table tennis player.
- Fernando GarcÃÂa (born 1930), composer.
- Rolando GarcÃÂa (born 1942), footballer defender.
- Cristian GarÃÂn (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 (1900âÂÂ1962), political figure and author.
- Juan Francisco González (1853âÂÂ1933), 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 (1935âÂÂ2022), Roman Catholic bishop.
- Adelina Gutiérrez (1925âÂÂ2015), scientist, academic and professor of astrophysics.
- Juan Gutiérrez (born 1964), footballer player.
- Jaime Guzmán (1946âÂÂ1991), constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party.
H
I
J
K
L
- Amanda Labarca (1886âÂÂ1975), diplomat, educator, writer and feminist.
- Alberto Labarthe (1928âÂÂ2021), sprinter.
- Enrique Lafourcade (1927âÂÂ2019), writer, critic and journalist.
- Ricardo Lagos (born 1938), lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician.
- Gonzalo Lama (born 1993), tennis player.
- Luis LarraÃÂn (1980âÂÂ2023), LGBT rights activist.
- Francisco de la Lastra (1777âÂÂ1852), military officer and the first Supreme Director of Chile (1814).
- JoaquÃÂn LavÃÂn (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 (1884âÂÂ1974), post-romantic composer of classical music.
- Hugo Lepe (1940âÂÂ1991), footballer defender.
- Mario Lepe (born 1965), footballer player.
- Pedro Lira (1845âÂÂ1912), painter and art critic.
- Sergio Livingstone (1920âÂÂ2012), goalkeeper.
- Claudio Lizama (born 1973), footballer player.
- Anita Lizana (1915âÂÂ1994), 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
- MarÃÂa Fernanda Mackenna (born 1986), sprinter.
- Javier Margas (born 1969), football player.
- John Marshall (born 1942), sailor and Olympic medalist.
- Hans MartÃÂnez (born 1987), football player.
- Rubén MartÃÂnez (born 1964), football player.
- Hernán Masanés (1931âÂÂ2018), cyclist.
- Roberto Matta (1911âÂÂ2002), painter.
- Humberto Maturana (1928âÂÂ2021), biologist and philosopher.
- Marcos Segundo Maturana (1830âÂÂ1892), military and art collector.
- Gary Medel (born 1987), football player.
- Jorge Medina (1926âÂÂ2021), prelate of the Catholic Church.
- Rodrigo Meléndez (born 1977), football player.
- ÃÂscar Meneses (born 1960), football player and manager.
- Sergio Messen (1949âÂÂ2010), football player.
- Marcelo Miranda (born 1967), footballer player and manager.
- Milovan MiroÃ
¡evià(born 1980), footballer player.
- Juan Esteban Montero (1879âÂÂ1948), President of Chile.
- Pedro Montt (1849âÂÂ1910), President of Chile.
- Mario Moreno (1935âÂÂ2005), footballer player.
- Günther Mund (1934âÂÂ2011), diver.
- Cristián Muñoz (born 1983), footballer player and manager.
N
O
- Rafael Olarra (born 1978), football player.
- Luis Olivares (1939âÂÂ2024), 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 (1955âÂÂ2022), footballer manager.
- Juan Orrego-Salas (1919âÂÂ2019), composer, musicologist, music critic, and academic.
- Pascual Ortega Portales (1839âÂÂ1899), painter.
- José Tomás Ovalle (1787âÂÂ1831), 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 JoaquÃÂn Pérez (1801âÂÂ1889), political figure.
- Eros Pérez (born 1976), footballer, manager and journalist.
- Luis Pérez (born 1965), footballer player and manager.
- José Perotti Ronzoni (1898âÂÂ1956), sculptor.
- Henriette Petit (1894âÂÂ1983), painter.
- César Pinares (born 1991), footballer player.
- Jean Paul Pineda (born 1989), footballer player.
- José Piñera (born 1948), economist.
- Miguel Piñera (1954âÂÂ2025), celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician.
- Sebastián Piñera (1949âÂÂ2024), billionaire businessman and President of Chile.
- AnÃÂbal Pinto (1825âÂÂ1884), President of Chile.
- Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785âÂÂ1858), President of Chile.
- Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848âÂÂ1882), 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 (1793âÂÂ1837), statesman and entrepreneur.
- Belus Prajoux (born 1955), tennis player.
- Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz (1929âÂÂ2020), Roman Catholic bishop.
- Pedro Prado (1886âÂÂ1952), writer and architect.
- Andrés Prieto (1928âÂÂ2022), footballer forward.
- Ignacio Prieto (born 1943), footballer player.
Q
R
- Jaime RamÃÂrez (footballer, born 1931) (1931âÂÂ2003), footballer player.
- Jaime RamÃÂrez (footballer, born 1967) (born 1967), footballer player.
- Marcelo RamÃÂrez (born 1965), footballer goalkeeper.
- Miguel RamÃÂrez (born 1970), footballer manager and former player.
- Orlando RamÃÂrez (1943âÂÂ2018), footballer forward.
- Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (born 1959), prelate of the Catholic Church.
- Rosita Renard (1894âÂÂ1949), classical pianist.
- Miguel Riffo (born 1981), footballer player.
- Marcelo RÃÂos (born 1975), tennis player.
- Hernán RodrÃÂguez (born 1933), footballer player.
- Manuel RodrÃÂguez (1939âÂÂ2018), footballer defender.
- Manuel RodrÃÂguez ErdoÃÂza (1785âÂÂ1818), lawyer and guerrilla leader.
- Juan RodrÃÂguez Vega (1944âÂÂ2021), footballer manager and former player.
- Manuel RodrÃÂguez 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 (1927âÂÂ2023), 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 (1790âÂÂ1860), 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 (1936âÂÂ2022), footballer player.
- Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1885âÂÂ1930), President of Chile between 1915 and 1920.
- Domingo Santa MarÃÂa (1825âÂÂ1889), political figure.
- Horatio Sanz (born 1969), actor and comedian.
- MatÃÂas Sborowitz (born 1993), tennis player.
- Leon Schidlowsky (1931âÂÂ2022), composer and painter.
- Carolina Schmidt (born 1967), politician and businesswoman.
- Alex von Schwedler (born 1980), footballer player.
- Lupe Serrano (1930âÂÂ2023), ballet dancer and teacher.
- Miguel Serrano (1917âÂÂ2009), 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 (1832âÂÂ1877), landscape painter, engraver, caricaturist and art teacher.
- Jorge SocÃÂas (born 1951), footballer player.
- Ester Soré (1915âÂÂ1996), singer.
- Guillermo Soto (born 1994), footballer player.
- Juan Soto (footballer, born 1937) (1937âÂÂ2014), footballer manager and former player.
- Juan Soto (footballer, born 1956) (born 1956), footballer player.
- Sergio Arellano Stark (1921âÂÂ2016), military officer.
- Vernon Steele (1882âÂÂ1955), actor.
- Ralf Steinmetz (born 1956), computer scientist and electrical engineer.
- Gabriel Suazo (born 1997), footballer player.
- Juan Subercaseaux (1896âÂÂ1942), Roman Catholic archbishop.
- Luis Subercaseaux (1882âÂÂ1973), diplomat and athlete.
T
- Héctor Tapia (born 1977), footballer manager and former player.
- Sussan Taunton (born 1970), actress.
- Roberto Thieme (1942âÂÂ2023), furniture maker, painter, and politician.
- Patricio Toledo (born 1962), footballer player.
- Rodrigo Toloza (born 1984), footballer player.
- Jorge Toro (1939âÂÂ2024), footballer who played as a midfielder.
- Sebastián Toro (born 1990), footballer player.
- Michael Tregor (born 1950), television actor.
- Manuel Trucco (1875âÂÂ1954), politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.
- Luka Tudor (born 1969), footballer player.
U
V
- Diego Valdés (born 1994), footballer player.
- Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux (1908âÂÂ1982), Roman Catholic prelate.
- Hernán Valdés (1934âÂÂ2023), writer.
- Jaime Valdés (born 1981), footballer midfielder.
- José Miguel Valdés (1837âÂÂ1898), political figure and liberal politician.
- Sergio Valdés (1933âÂÂ2019), 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 (1946âÂÂ2001), biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist.
- Leonor Varela (born 1972), actress.
- Eduardo Vargas (born 1989), footballer player.
- Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923âÂÂ2014), 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 (1934âÂÂ2012), cartoonist.
- Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775âÂÂ1849), political figure.
- Laura Vicuña (1891âÂÂ1904), child who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
- Arturo Vidal (born 1987), footballer player.
- MartÃÂn Vidaurre (born 2000), cross-country mountain biker.
- Hugo Villanueva (1939âÂÂ2024), footballer defender.
- Marco Villaseca (born 1975), footballer midfielder.
- Antonio Vodanovic (born 1949), television presenter.
- Cristian Vogel (born 1972), experimental electronic musician.
W
Y
Z
- Mónica Zalaquett (born 1962), business and political communicator.
- Andrés ZaldÃÂvar (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 (1786âÂÂ1847), 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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