List of Famous people born in Chile
Gonzalo Boye
Gonzalo Boye Tuset is a lawyer based in Spain, known for being convicted in connection with a kidnapping by Basque separatist group ETA in 1996, and for attempting to charge members of the George W. Bush administration officials for war crimes committed against Spanish citizens.
Charles Aránguiz
Charles Mariano Aránguiz Sandoval is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club Bayer Leverkusen, whom he captains, and the Chile national team.
Anthony DeAngelo
Anthony "Tony" DeAngelo is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League (NHL). DeAngelo was selected by the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round, 19th overall, of the 2014 NHL Entry Draft.
Roberto Rojas
Roberto Antonio "Cóndor" Rojas Saavedra is a retired Chilean football goalkeeper. In 1989, he deliberately injured himself during a World Cup qualifying match in an attempt to avoid a loss by the Chile national team. The incident resulted in a lifetime ban for Rojas and one World Cup ban for Chile. His ban was subsequently lifted in 2001.
Marcelo Salas
José Marcelo Salas Melinao, dubbed El Matador, El Fenómeno and Shileno, is a retired Chilean footballer who played as a striker. Salas is considered the best striker in the history of Chile and one of the best football players of all time in his country. He stood out during the 1990s and 2000s in clubs such as Universidad de Chile, River Plate, Lazio and Juventus. He was captain of the Chilean national team and the top scorer – netting 45 goals in total. 37 of those were for the full national side and 8 with the Olympic team.
Enrique Paris
Oscar Enrique Paris Mancilla is a Chilean physician and politician currently serving as Minister of Health.
Gonzalo Blumel
Gonzalo Fernando Blumel Mac-Iver is a Chilean politician, civil environmental engineer and economist who served as Minister of the Interior and Public Security of Chile during Sebastián Piñera second government (2018–2022).
Pablo Galdames Millán
Pablo Ignacio Galdames Millán is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie B club Genoa and the Chile national team.
Lucía Hiriart
María Lucía Hiriart Rodríguez, also known as Lucía Hiriart de Pinochet, is the widow of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet.
Daniel Jadue
Óscar Daniel Jadue Jadue is a Chilean architect, sociologist and politician. A member of the Communist Party of Chile (PCCh), Jadue has served as Mayor of Recoleta since 2012. He is currently a presidential candidate in the 2021 Chilean general election. Opinion polling taken during the election has found Jadue to be among the most popular candidates in the race.