List of Chileans

Economists

• Ricardo J. Caballero – MIT professor, Department of Economics
• Sebastián Edwards – UCLA professor, former World Bank officer, prolific author and media personality
• Nicolás Eyzaguirre – former Finance Minister
• Alejandro Foxley – Chile's first Finance Minister after the return of democracy in 1990 and an engineer of the country's economic miracle during democracy; former Foreign Affairs minister, and former Chilean Senator for East Santiago
• Manfred Max Neef – Right Livelihood Award winner, presidential candidate, member of the Club of Rome, former president of the Universidad Austral
• José Piñera – implemented the privatization of the Chilean pension system under Pinochet
• Andrés Velasco – Sumitomo Professor of International Finance and Development in the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University; Finance Minister during Bachelet's administration

  Military

• Manuel Baquedano – General of the Chilean Forces during the War of the Pacific
• Philip Bazaar – recipient of the US Navy Medal of Honour
• José Miguel Carrera – first Commander-in-Chief of the Chilean Army and Independence leader of the Patria Vieja
• Luis Carrera – Chilean Military Officer in the War of Independence
• Caupolicán – leader of the Mapuche who fiercely resisted the Spanish conquest of Chile
• Carlos Condell – captain of the Covadonga ship at the Iquique Naval Combat
• Manuel Contreras – head of Augusto Pinochet's National Intelligence Directorate
• Pedro de Valdivia – Royal Governor of Chile and Lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro
• Manuel Rodríguez – Independence leader and guerrilla leader during the Reconquista
• Lautaro – Mapuche indigenous military leader during the Spanish conquest of Chile
• Patricio Lynch – Governor of Lima during the Chilean occupation of Lima, Perú, during the War of the Pacific
• Juan MacKenna – Irish-born organizer of O'Higgins's Army
• Bernardo O'Higgins – founder of modern Chile
• Luis Pardo - also known as Piloto Pardo, Chilean Navy Captain who rescued the survivors of the Shackleton expedition
• Ignacio Carrera Pinto – Captain in charge of the Chilean patrol who died in Battle of La Concepción
• Arturo Prat – captain of the Esmeralda ship at the Iquique Naval Combat; regarded as a national hero
• Eleuterio Ramírez – officer, hero of the War of the Pacific
• José Ignacio Zenteno – Lieutenant Colonel of the Army of the Andes, Minister of War and Marine in the O'Higgins government

  Musicians

• Los Abandoned – alternative rock band
• Américo – cumbia chilena singer
• Tom Araya – singer/bassist for thrash metal band Slayer
• Claudio Arrau – classical piano player
• Germán Casas – 1960s singer
• Beto Cuevas – lead singer from rock group La Ley
• Luis 'Lucho' Gatica – bolero singer
• Eduardo Gatti – a leading composer of modern Chilean music
• Jorge González – controversial lead singer and songwriter of historic Chilean rock band Los Prisioneros
• Rodrigo González – bassist and singer of the German band die Ärzte
• Alberto Guerrero – Chilean–Canadian composer, pianist, and teacher
• Myriam Hernández – popular music singer
• Alicia Ika - native Rapa Nui actress, musician, songwriter, surf instructor and tourist agent. Star in .
• Pascuala Ilabaca - singer and songwriter
• Inti-Illimani – pioneers of the nueva canción chilena movement; known communists and "pro-democracy" activists in exile during Pinochet dictatorship
• Víctor Jara – Chilean folk singer and theatrical director; political activist; communist
• Alain Johannes - Chilean born musician, songwriter, sound engineer; best known as founding member of Alternative Rock American band Eleven
• Rafael Manríquez - nueva canción musician
• Camila Gallardo
• Paloma Mami
• DJ Méndez – urban music producer
• La Noche – cumbia chilena band
• Chañaral Ortega-Miranda – contemporary composer
• Ángel Parra – folk musician ; son of Violeta Parra
• Isabel Parra – folk musician; daughter of Violeta Parra
• Javiera Parra – lead singer from group Javiera y los Imposibles''
• Violeta Parra – Chilean folk singer
• Antonio Prieto - singer and actor known in English for "The Bride" or "The Wedding" song
• Quilapayún – nueva canción ensemble, supporters of Popular Unity coalition during presidency of Salvador Allende
• Leo Rey – cumbia chilena singer
• Alejandro Silva – heavy metal guitar player
• Saiko - Pop rock music band.
• Clara Solovera – songwriter, born in Santiago
• Esther Soré – 1940s singer, born in Santiago
• Fernando Ubiergo - folk singer and songwriter, born in Valparaíso
• Francisca Valenzuela - singer and songwriter
• Ricardo Villalobos – minimal techno artist
• Verónica Villarroel – soprano
• Ramón Vinay – tenor
• Javiera Mena - Indie electropop musician
• Mon Laferte - Singer and songwriter

  Artists

• Claudio Bravo – hyper-realist painter
• Carlos Catasse – painter
• Marta Colvin – sculptor
• Alfredo Jaar – installation artist, filmmaker and architect
• Olga Lehmann – painter
• Roberto Matta – painter, sculptor
• Camilo Mori – painter
• Carlos Sotomayor – cubist painter
• Miguel Venegas – painter, called "El Maestro"

  Politicians

• Juana Rosa Aguirre – former first lady, wife of Pedro Aguirre Cerda
• Arturo Alessandri – served twice as president of Chile
• Jorge Alessandri – 27th President of Chile; President of Council of State under Pinochet Regime
• Salvador Allende – former senator and president of Chile; ousted in a military coup
• Clodomiro Almeyda – socialist politician
• Soledad Alvear – former Justice minister and Foreign minister; current PDC senator
• Michelle Bachelet – first woman president of Chile
• Achta Saleh Damane, journalist and politician
• Carlos Dávila – former Secretary General of the Organization of American States
• Florencio Durán – former president of the senate
• Fernando Flores – businessman and former senator
• Gabriel González Videla - 25th President of Chile
• Jaime Guzmán – right wing politician during the Pinochet regime; murdered by Manuel Rodríguez Patriotic Front on April 1, 1991; former UDI Senator
• Tomás Hirsch – former president of the Humanist Party of Chile; 2005 candidate for president
• José Miguel Insulza – former Interior minister; current Secretary General of the Organization of American States
• Carlos Keller - former Leader of the National Socialist Movement of Chile, responsible for the organization of the Seguro Obrero Massacre
• Joaquín Lavín – Independent Democratic Union candidate for presidency in 2005 election; former mayor of Las Condes and Santiago
• Orlando Letelier – Foreign Minister during Salvador Allende's government murdered during the Pinochet regime in Washington, D.C.
• Gladys Marín – communist leader, feminist activist, lived in exile, opposed conservatism and liberal economy, admirer of Lenin and Marx
• Sebastián Piñera – Chilean billionaire, businessman and politician; current President of Chile
• Aníbal Pinto - 9th President of Chile
• Augusto Pinochet – Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Chile, President of the Government Junta of Chile, and dictator from 1973 until 1990
• Diego Portales – Minister, major designer of the Chilean State during the first half of the 19th century
• Juan Antonio Ríos, Chilean lawyer, political figure and 24th President of Chile.
• Laura Rodríguez – first Humanist Party deputy in the world
• Camila Vallejo - Member of Parliament, led 2011 student protests in Chile
• Chris Watson – third Prime Minister of Australia
• Adolfo Zaldívar – PRI senator, former leader of the PDC
• Andrés Zaldívar – former PDC senator

  Religious figures

• Rodolfo Acevedo, Mormon bishop
• Saint Teresa de los Andes – first Chilean saint
• Carlos Camus – Chilean bishop
• Francisco Javier Errázuriz – fourth Chilean cardinal
• Juan Francisco Fresno – third Chilean cardinal
• Raúl Silva Henríquez – second Chilean cardinal born in Talca; human rights advocate
• Alberto Hurtado - saint
• Jorge Medina – fifth Chilean cardinal; conservative figure
• Fr. Juan Ignacio Molina – Chilean priest, naturalist, historian, botanist, ornithologist, geographer
• José María Caro Rodríguez – first Chilean cardinal
• Juan Subercaseaux Errázuriz – Chilean Roman Catholic Archbishop
• José María Vélaz – Chilean priest
• Blessed Laura Vicuña

  Sports

• Omar Aguilar – long-distance runner
• Marlene Ahrens – javelin thrower; Olympic silver medalist
• Fernando Alvarez – jockey
• David Arellano – football player; namesake of Colo-Colo's stadium
• Luis Ayala – tennis player; twice French Open finalist
• Gonzalo Barrios - eSports player
• Claudio Bravo - football player, FC Barcelona
• Nick Carle – football player, Sydney FC
• Carlos Caszely – football player
• Patricio Cornejo – tennis player, 1976 Davis Cup finalist
• Carlo de Gavardo – KTM rally motorcyclist
• Elías Figueroa – football player; three times elected as Best Football Player of America
• Jaime Fillol – tennis player, 1976 Davis Cup finalist
• Arturo Godoy – boxer, fought Joe Louis twice for the World Heavyweight title
• Fernando González – tennis player; only Chilean to win gold, silver and bronze medals at the Summer Olympics
• Kai Horwitz - Olympic alpine skier
• Alberto Larraguibel – horse rider, record for puissance on horseback
• Sergio Sapo Livingstone – Chilean football goalkeeper
• Anita Lizana – tennis player; 1937 US Open champion; first Latin American, and first Hispanic person, to be ranked World Number 1 in tennis
• Nicolás Massú – tennis player; highest world ranking #9, Olympic 2-time champion
• Carlos Moreno – track and field sprinter
• Iván Morovic – chess International Grandmaster
• Érika Olivera – marathon runner; gold medal winner in women's marathon at the 1999 Pan American Games
• Manuel Pellegrini - former footballer for Universidad de Chile, former manager of Real Madrid
• Alejandra Ramos – middle-distance runner
• Monica Regonesi – long-distance runner
• Fernando Riera - Chile's most successful soccer coach; led the national team to a third-place finish in the 1962 World Cup
• Marcelo Ríos – first Latin American man to become world number-one tennis player
• Eduardo Robledo – football player, Newcastle United F.C.
• Jorge Robledo – player, Newcastle United F.C.
• Jose Romero – AFL player, Western Bulldogs
• Sebastián Rozental - professional soccer player
• Marcelo Salas – football player; holds the record for most goals playing for the national team; won titles with every team he played with
• Eliseo Salazar – race car driver, competed in Formula One intermittently from 1980–1982, moved to Champ Car and the Indy Racing League
• Alexis Sánchez – football player, Arsenal F.C.
• Leonel Sánchez – football player, 1962 World Cup top scorer
• José A. Santos – jockey, winner of US Triple Crown
• Alejandro Silva – long-distance runner
• Pablo Squella – middle-distance runner
• José Sulantay - Chile's second most successful soccer coach, led the under 20 national team to a third-place finish at the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Canada
• Emilio Ulloa – long-distance runner
• Dion Valle – football player, Marconi Stallions FC
• Rodrigo Vargas – football player, Melbourne Victory FC
• Arturo Vidal - football player, Bayern Munich
• Gert Weil – shot putter
• Iván Zamorano – football player

  Scientists and engineers

• Ricardo Baeza Rodríguez - mathematician
• Ricardo Baeza-Yates – computer scientist
• Erik Bongcam-Rudloff – bioinformatician
• Claudio Bunster – physicist
• Marcela Contreras – immunologist
• F. J. Duarte – laser physicist
• Matias Duarte – software inventor
• Julio M. Fernandez – biologist, academic
• Eric Goles – mathematician
• Mario Hamuy – cosmologist and astronomer
• Cecilia Hidalgo Tapia – biochemist
• Adriana Hoffmann – botanist, Environment Minister
• Humberto Maturana – biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesis
• Juan Ignacio Molina – 18th and 19th-century natural scientist
• Ernestina Pérez Barahona, physician
• María Teresa Ruiz – astronomer
• Pablo DT Valenzuela – biotechnologist, co-founder of Chiron Corporation and Fundacion Ciencias Para la Vida
• Francisco Varela – biologist, co-author of the theory of autopoiesis
• Cesar A. Hidalgo – physicist

  Film and television personalities

• Cecilia Amenábar - actress
• Cecilia Bolocco – former Miss Universe, TV host
• Santiago Cabrera - actor
• Felipe Camiroaga - TV presenter
• Martín Cárcamo - TV presenter
• Charissa Chamorro - actress
• Cristián de la Fuente - actor
• Cote de Pablo – actress
• Karen Doggenweiler - TV presenter
• Pablo Francisco - comedian
• Alberto Fuguet - film director
• Jorge Garcia - actor
• Luis Gatica - actor
• Lisa Guerrero - media journalist, TV presenter, actress, model
• Patricio Guzmán - film director
• Alejandro Jodorowsky - filmmaker
• Mario Kreutzberger – host of television show Sábado Gigante
• Claudio Miranda - cinematographer
• Cristina Montt - actress
• Pedro Pascal - actor, Game of Thrones, The Mentalist, Graceland
• Carlos Pinto - TV presenter
• Nicole Polizzi – cast member of Jersey Shore
• Antonio Prieto - actor and singer
• Francisco Puelles - actor and television personality
• Raúl Ruiz - film director
• Horatio Sanz - actor and comedian
• Fernando Solis - radio and TV host
• Catalina Vallejos - actress and model
• Leonor Varela - actress and model
• Alexander Witt - filmmaker
• Andrés Wood - film director

  Writers

• Fernando Alegría – writer
• Isabel Allende – novelist
• Roberto Ampuero – novelist
• Roberto Bolaño – novelist
• Liborio Brieba - writer
• Francisco Coloane –
• Angel Cruchaga Santa Maria – writer, won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1948
• Eugenio Cruz Vargas – poet and painter, of Basque descent
• Francisco Núñez de Pineda y Bascuñán – writer of Cautiverio feliz y razón individual de las guerras dilatadas del Reino de Chile in 1673
• Pablo de Rokha – Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1965
• José Donoso – writer
• Ariel Dorfman – novelist, playwright, academic, essayist, journalist and human rights activist
• Jorge Edwards – 1999 Cervantes Prize winner
• Alberto Fuguet – novelist; short story writer, Mala Onda, Las películas de mi vida; filmmaker, Se Arrienda
• Alberto Blest Gana – novelist
• Juan Guzman Cruchaga – poet and diplomat, won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1962; of Basque descent
• Óscar Hahn – writer and poet
• Vicente Huidobro – father of the "Creationism" movement in Paris
• Cristián Huneeus – writer
• Enrique Lafourcade – novelist
• Hernán Rivera Letelier – novelist, poet, writer of short stories
• Enrique Lihn – poet, playwright, and novelist
• Carmen Marai – novelist El Alba de la Mandrágora, poet, writer of short stories
• Sergio Missana - novelist
• Gabriela Mistral – winner of the Nobel prize for literature
• Tomás Moulian – political scientist and sociologist
• Pablo Neruda – winner of the Nobel prize for literature
• Nicanor Parra – self-proclaimed "anti-poet"
• Gonzalo Rojas – 2004 Cervantes Prize winner
• Elvira Santa Cruz Ossa – dramatist and novelist
• Luis Sepúlveda – novelist
• Antonio Skármeta – author of Ardiente Paciencia, which inspired the movie Il Postino, about poet Pablo Neruda
• Mercedes Valdivieso – writer
• Sergio Vodanovic – playwright

  Architects

• Alejandro Aravena - 2015 Pritzker Prize winner
• Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente
• Mathias Klotz – 2001 Borromini Prize of Architecture winner for under-40 architects

  Others

• Vanessa Ceruti – Miss Universe Chile 2011
• Nataly Chilet – Miss World Chile 2008
• Claudio Grossman – chairman of the Human Rights Interamerican Court
• Hil Hernández – Miss Earth 2006
• Carlos Kaiser – former National Director of the National Fund for Disabilities
• Themo Lobos – comic artist
• Andrónico Luksic – chairman of Quiñenco Holdings, which owns Banco de Chile, Antofagasta Minerals, one of the largest Chilean financial groups
• La Quintrala – Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer, aristocratic and sadistic landowner and witch during the Colonial Period
• Rene Ríos Boettiger – comic artist
• Sola Sierra – human rights activist
• Juan Somavia – Director-General of the International Labour Organization
• Joaquín Toesca – designer of the presidential house "La Moneda", in Santiago
• Maria Jose Ubiergo – Chilean DREAMer in the United States, Story Featured in the New York Times; Family member to notable Chilean Folk Singer Fernando Ubiergo Her story has been featured in El Diario, ABC, and News 12 Connecticut, among other media outlets.
• Arturo Valenzuela – former Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs
• Bernardita Zúñiga – Miss World Chile 2007