List of Famous people born in Chile

Bastián Lorenzo Bodenhöfer Alexander is a Chilean actor, theater director, musician and cultural manager. He served as cultural attaché of the Chile embassy in France between 2000 and 2002, during the government of president Ricardo Lagos. Bodenhöfer established himself as a renowned actor in the telenovela Ángel Malo in 1986. During the 1990s, due to his physical attractiveness, his solid presence and his talent, he became the highest paid male lead in Televisión Nacional de Chile.

Rodrigo Ernesto Rojas Vade is a Chilean political activist who was elected as a member of the Chilean Constitutional Convention. He became an icon of the 2019 Chilean protests.

Mónica Alejandra Godoy Cabezas is a Chilean actress. She was born in Santiago, and began her career at the Chilean channel Televisión Nacional de Chile. The actress was notably successful for her role of Scarlette in the telenovela Aquelarre. Ms. Godoy is currently working with the soap operas Hijos del Monte, 40 y Tantos and El Laberinto de Alicia.

Marcelo Alfonso Díaz Rojas is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Racing Club and the Chile national team.

Nicolás Ignacio Castillo Mora is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga MX club América and the Chile national team.

Marcelo Andrés Ríos Mayorga is a former world No. 1 tennis player from Chile. Nicknamed El Chino and El zurdo de Vitacura, he became the first Latin American player to reach the top position on the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) singles rankings in 1998. He held the world No. 1 ranking for six weeks. He also held the top ranking in both juniors and seniors. He was the first player to win all three clay-court Masters Series tournaments since the format began in 1990. He was also the third male in the history to complete the Sunshine Double, which he achieved in 1998. Despite winning those five Masters titles, he is the only male player in the open era to have been world No. 1 while never managing to win a Grand Slam singles tournament in his career. He did reach the 1998 Australian Open final, losing to Petr Korda in straight sets.

Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Chilean club Universidad de Chile.

Paula Narváez Ojeda is a Chilean psychologist and politician of the Socialist Party. She served as Minister Secretary General of Government during the second administration of Michelle Bachelet.

Giovanna Jazmín Grandón Caro, also known as Tía Pikachu or Baila Pikachu is a Chilean preschool teacher, political activist, and politician. She obtained great attention during the 2019 Chilean protests, mostly due to her wearing a costume of the character Pikachu from the Japanese media franchise Pokémon. On 16 May 2021, she was elected as a member of the assembly that will write the new Chilean constitution as a response to the 2019 protests.

The case of Fernando Karadima concerned the sexual abuse of minors in Chile, which became public in 2010. It raised questions about the responsibility and complicity of several Chilean bishops, including some of the country's highest-ranking Catholic prelates. By 2018, it attracted worldwide attention.