List of Famous people born in La Paz, Bolivia

Carlos Diego Mesa Gisbert is a Bolivian historian and politician who served as the 63rd President of Bolivia from 2003 to 2005. He was the 37th Vice President of Bolivia from 2002 to 2003. Mesa previously had been a television journalist. His widespread recognition prompted the MNR candidate Gonzalo Sánchez de Lozada to pick him as running mate in the 2002 Bolivian presidential elections.

Jaime Alfonso Escalante Gutiérrez was a Bolivian-American educator known for teaching students calculus from 1974 to 1991 at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. Escalante was the subject of the 1988 film Stand and Deliver, in which he is portrayed by Edward James Olmos.

Gonzalo Ramiro de Jesús María del Castillo Crespo was a Bolivian Roman Catholic bishop.

José Luis Tejada Sorzano was a Bolivian lawyer and politician appointed by the military as the 34th President of Bolivia during the Chaco War. He had previously been the country's 23rd Vice President from 1931 to 1934.

Adolfo Ballivián Coll was a Bolivian military officer and politician who served as the 18th President of Bolivia from 1873 to 1874.

Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana was a general and politician who served as the 7th President of Peru in 1827, the Interim President of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the 6th President of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839. He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation from 1836 to 1839, a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavors.