List of Famous people born in Chile
Jaime Valdés
Jaime Andrés Valdés Zapata is a Chilean footballer who plays for Chilean Segunda División side San Antonio Unido. He usually plays as midfielder. Valdés was member of his national under-20 national team in the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship and has represented three times the senior team between 2001 and 2010.
Manuel García
Manuel García is a folk-pop Chilean singer-songwriter and guitarist. He has won several awards and has twice received the Chilean National Music Prize, awarded by the Chilean Government.
Sebastián González
Sebastián Ignacio González Valdés is a Chilean former footballer who played as striker.
Amaya Forch
Amaya Forch Barry is a Chilean actress and pop singer known for making appearances on various Chilean television programs.
Javiera Parra
Javiera Cereceda Orrego, better known as Javiera Parra, is a Chilean musician and singer born in Santiago. She is the lead singer of rock band Javiera y Los Imposibles. A third generation member of Chile's Parra family, known for its many musicians, she is the granddaughter of famous Chilean folklorist Violeta Parra. Her brother Ángel Parra is a member of rock group Los Tres.
Arturo Zuniga
Luis Arturo Zúñiga Jory is a Chilean politician who served as Undersecretary of Assistance Networks. Zúñiga served as chief of staff for health minister Jaime Mañalich during the first term of president Sebastián Piñera and as health director for the commune of Panguipulli.
Manuel Iturra
Manuel Rolando Iturra Urrutia is a retired Chilean former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder and his last team was Deportes Iquique.
Felipe Seymour
Felipe Ignacio Seymour Dobud is a Chilean professional footballer who playes as a defensive midfielder for Chilean Primera División club O'Higgins.
José Rojas
José Manuel Rojas Bahamondes, known as José Rojas, is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Curicó Unido. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a left-back.
Carlos Caszely
Carlos Humberto Caszely Garrido is a Chilean former footballer, nicknamed "Rey del metro cuadrado", who played as a forward.