List of Famous people born in La Paz Department, Bolivia

Carlos Gustavo Romero Bonifaz, is a Bolivian lawyer and politician who served as minister of government from 2012 to 2014 and from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Movement for Socialism, Romero previously served as minister of the presidency from 2011 to 2012, as minister of autonomies from 2009 to 2011, and as minister of rural development from 2008 to 2009. In 2014, he was elected Senator for Santa Cruz, a position he held briefly between January and May 2015.

Víctor Hugo Cárdenas Conde is a Bolivian indigenous Aymara activist and politician. He is the leader of the MRTKL party. He was Vice President of Bolivia from 1993 to 1997 during the first presidency of Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada.

Ximena Herrera is a Bolivian actress.

Juan Carlos Aduviri is a Bolivian actor and professor of Bolivian cinematography. Aduviri gained fame for his main role in Even the Rain, which was directed by Icíar Bollaín and filmed in Bolivia. For his performance in the film, he was nominated for the Goya Award for Best New Actor.