List of Famous people born in Los Ríos Region, Chile
Margot Duhalde Sotomayor
Margot Duhalde Sotomayor was a Chilean pilot who served with the Air Transport Auxiliary of the Royal Air Force in World War II. She was Chile's first female military pilot and first female air traffic controller.
Camilo Henríquez
Friar José Camilo Henríquez González was a priest, author, politician, and is considered an intellectual antecedent to and founding father of the Republic of Chile for his passionate leadership and influential writings. He was also one of the most important early South American newspaper writers and wrote several essays, most notably the Proclama de Quirino Lemachez, which promoted Chilean independence and liberty. He also wrote under the pseudonym Quirino Lemachez.
Consuelo Holzapfel
María Consuelo Holzapfel Ossa is a Chilean actress and theater director, known for her collaborations with the director Vicente Sabatini, and one of the most prominent actresses of the currently known as the golden age of telenovelas of Chilean television in the 1990s.
Erick Wiemberg
Erick Andrés Wiemberg Higuera is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Chilean club Unión La Calera as a left-back.
Gabriela Hernández
María Gabriela Hernández Gómez, also known as Gaby Hernández, is a Chilean theater, film and television actress with a long active career.
Antonella Ríos
Antonella Ríos Mascetti is a Chilean television and film actress. Her best-known roles were Mariana in the telenovela "Brujas" and Gracia in the film "Los Debutantes".
Hugo Gunckel Lüer
Hugo Gunckel Lüer was a Chilean pharmacist, botanist, and university professor.
Héctor Vargas Bastidas
Héctor Eduardo Vargas Bastidas was a Chilean Roman Catholic prelate. He was Bishop of Arica from 25 November 2003 until 14 May 2013 and Bishop of Temuco from 14 May 2013 until his death.
Daniel Matamala
Daniel Ignacio Matamala Thomsen is a Chilean journalist known for his current work in CNN Chile alongside Mónica Rincón.