List of Famous people born in Barinas, Venezuela

Jorge Luis Linares Palencia is a Venezuelan professional boxer. He has held multiple world championships in three weight classes, including the WBC featherweight title from 2007 to 2008; the WBA super featherweight title from 2008 to 2009; and the WBA, WBC and Ring magazine lightweight titles between 2014 and 2018.

Freddy Superlano Salinas is a Venezuelan politician, educator and engineer currently serving as a deputy for the Popular Will party in the National Assembly. He is an outspoken critic of Nicolás Maduro and the United Socialist Party of Venezuela (PSUV). He was also a candidate for the Governor of Barinas state for the Democratic Unity Roundtable in 2017 election, which he lost to the pro-government candidate Argenis Chávez.

Jan Carlos Hurtado Anchico is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Red Bull Bragantino on loan from Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors.

Yordan Hernando Osorio Paredes is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Italian club Parma Calcio 1913.

Eric Kleybel Ramírez Matheus is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv.

Hugo de los Reyes Chávez is a Venezuelan state politician and the father of the late Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.

Adán Chávez Frías is a Venezuelan politician who was Governor of Barinas state from 2008 to 2017. Previously he was Ambassador to Cuba and then Minister of Education from 2007 to 2008. He is the elder brother of Hugo Chávez, who was President of Venezuela from 1999 to 2013, and of the Mayor of Sabaneta, Barinas, Anibal José Chávez Frías.

Argenis Chávez Frías is a Venezuelan politician who currently serves as Governor of Barinas state since 2017. He is one of the brothers of the former Venezuelan president, Hugo Chávez.

Jonathan Alejandro Monsalve Pertsinidis is a Venezuelan road cyclist, who is currently suspended from the sport after testing positive for anabolic–androgenic steroids (AAS). He is the younger brother of fellow racing cyclist Ralph Monsalve.

María Gabriela Chávez Colmenares is a Venezuelan diplomat, a current Alternate Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations. She is the daughter of former President Hugo Chávez, and acted as his First Lady after his separation from Marisabel Rodríguez in 2003.