List of Famous people born in Guatemala

Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli was a Guatemalan food scientist. Born in Guatemala City, he received a bachelor of science in chemical engineering degree from the University of Dayton in 1948. In 1951, he received a master's degree from Iowa State University. In the same year, Bressani returned to Guatemala where he worked at the Institute of Nutrition of Central America and Panama, INCAP. In 1952, he received a scholarship from the Rockefeller Foundation to study biochemistry at Purdue University, where Bressani obtained his Ph.D. in 1956. Afterwards, he reincorporated to the INCAP, this time as the Head of the Division of Agricultural Sciences and Food until 1993.

Rodolfo Francisco Bobadilla Mata was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic bishop.

Mariano Rivera Paz was Head of State of Guatemala and its first president.

Lennart Poettering is a German software engineer who created PulseAudio, Avahi, and systemd.

José Ramiro Pellecer Samayoa was a Guatemalan Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop.

Antonio Rivera Cabezas was a Liberal Central American lawyer and politician. From July 10, 1823, to October 4, 1823, he was a member of the first executive triumvirate that governed the Federal Republic of Central America. From March 9, 1830, to February 10, 1831, he was head of state of Guatemala.

Antonio José de Irisarri Alonso, was a Guatemalan statesman, journalist, and politician who served as Interim Supreme Director of Chile in 1814. He is considered one of the fathers of Chilean journalism together with Fr. Camilo Henríquez.