List of Famous people born in Anzoátegui, Venezuela
Leonardo Jardim
José Leonardo Nunes Alves Sousa Jardim is a Portuguese football manager.
Fernando Amorebieta
Fernando Gabriel Amorebieta Mardaras is a professional footballer who last played as a central defender for Paraguayan club Cerro Porteño.
Luciano D'Alessandro
Luciano D'Alessandro González is a Venezuelan-Colombian actor and model known for his work in various Venezuelan and Colombian telenovelas.
Hugo Carvajal
Hugo Armando Carvajal Barrios, nicknamed El Pollo, is a Venezuelan diplomat and retired general. He was the head of the military intelligence in Venezuela during Hugo Chávez's government, from July 2004 to December 2011. Carvajal was arrested in Spain on 12 April 2019 based on an arrest warrant from the United States for 2011 drug trafficking charges; the U.S. asked Spain to extradite Carvajal. On 26 March 2020, the U.S. Department of State offered $10 million for information to bring him to justice in relation to drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
Sthefany Gutiérrez
Sthefany Yoharlis Gutiérrez Gutiérrez is a Venezuelan ctress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2017. She represented the state of Delta Amacuro at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2018 competition where she placed as the 2nd runner-up.
Asdrúbal Cabrera
Asdrúbal José Cabrera, is a Venezuelan-American professional baseball infielder who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Tampa Bay Rays, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies, Texas Rangers and Washington Nationals. Cabrera, a switch hitter, is a two-time All-Star. He was primarily a middle infielder for most of his career, but transitioned to playing more third base during the 2017 New York Mets season and began playing first base late in the 2019 Washington Nationals season.
José López
José Celestino López Echevarria is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. López played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox and for the Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Tarek William Saab
Tarek William Saab Halabi is a Venezuelan politician, lawyer and poet. He is a leader of the Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) party founded by Hugo Chávez, President of Venezuela, who publicly called him "The Revolution's Poet". He was the Governor of Anzoátegui from 2004 to 2012, and a member of the Committee for Justice and Truth since 2013. In December 2014, he was elected "People's Defender", or Ombudsman, by the National Assembly for 2014–2021 term. Saab was appointed as President of the Republican Moral Council of Venezuela by the People's Power in 2015. On 5 August 2017, he was appointed as Prosecutor General of Venezuela by the National Constituent Assembly in substitution of Luisa Ortega Diaz.
Diosa Canales
Diosa Canales is a Venezuelan singer, actress, and model.
Edymar Martínez
Edymar Martínez Blanco is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen. She represented Anzoátegui state at Miss Venezuela 2014 and was crowned Miss Venezuela International by the outgoing title holder Michelle Bertolini. Martinez was crowned Miss International 2015 at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan on November 5, 2015.