List of Famous people born in Chile

Pablo Valenzuela is a Chilean biochemist dedicated to biotechnology development. He is known for his genetic studies of hepatitis viruses; participated as R&D Director in the discovery of hepatitis C virus and the invention of the world's first recombinant vaccine. He is one of the cofounders of the biotechnology company Chiron Corporation and of Fundacion Ciencia para la Vida, a private non profit institution where he is currently working.

Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez, nicknamed Eche, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.

Adriana Blanca Cristina Muñoz d'Albora is a Chilean sociologist and politician who serves as a member of the Senate of Chile, representing the 4th constituency of the Coquimbo Region. She previously served as president of the Senate of Chile.

Manuela Abril Martelli Salamovich is a Chilean film and television actress best known for her roles in the films B-Happy and Machuca. She starred with the famous dutch actor Rutger Hauer in the chilean-italian films Il Futuro, based on Roberto Bolaño's novel A Little Lumpen Novelita.

Darío Esteban Melo Pulgar is a Chilean footballer who plays for Colo-Colo.

Francisca Crovetto Chadid is a Chilean sport shooter. She won a silver medal in the women's skeet at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, accumulating a score of 89 targets, and a bronze medal in the same event at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto.

José De Gregorio Rebeco is a Chilean economist, academic, researcher, consultant and politician. He has been the Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, Minister of the Economy, Mining and Energy during the administration of Ricardo Lagos and is currently the Dean of the School of Economics and Business of the Universidad de Chile. He is also a nonresident Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Alejandra Matus Acuña is a Chilean journalist and writer. In 1999 she published El libro negro de la justicia chilena. The available copies of the book were confiscated one day before the planned release and Matus was accused by Servando Jordán, minister of the Supreme Court of Chile, of the delict of "desacato" ("contempt") invoking the article 6-B of the Ley de Seguridad del Estado. This prompted Matus to apply for—and receive—political asylum in the United States. The case led to the "desacato" article to be removed from the law with the new Ley de Prensa that was signed on May 25 of 2001 which allowed Matus to return to Chile. Despite the new law the book continued to be banned until October 2001 when the Corte de Apelaciones removed the ban.

Emil Feuchtmann Pérez is a Chilean handball player for Grand Nancy Métropole Handball and the Chilean national team.

Lorenzo Enrique Reyes Vicencio is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga MX club Mazatlán and the Chile national team.