List of Famous people born in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Renata Ruiz
Renata Ruiz Pérez is a Chilean model,. She was the winner of the contest Elite Model Look Chile 2001. In September of the same year she took part in the international contest, where she competed with more than 60 delegates of 40 countries. The winner was the Dutch Rianne Ten Haken, and Ruiz was the 1st runner-up. The third position was for another Dutch, Femke Lakenman.
Bryan Carrasco
Bryan Paul Carrasco Santos is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a right winger for Club Deportivo Palestino.
Fernando Hurtado
Fernando Javier Hurtado Pérez is a Chilean footballer that currently plays for Primera División de Chile club Deportes Antofagasta as a goalkeeper.
Tomás Jocelyn-Holt
José Tomás Jocelyn-Holt Letelier is a Chilean politician, former member of the Christian Democrat Party of Chile, and former member of the Chamber of Deputies of Chile between 1994 and 2002. Jocelyn-Holt Letelier was an independent candidate for the 2013 presidential election, but lost the election with the lowest voting percentage in the history of his country.
Raúl Olivares
Raúl Alejandro Olivares Gálvez is a Chilean footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Deportes La Serena. On May 5, 2017, he scored the first goal of his professional career, a penalty kick against Sport Boys.
Gonzalo Fierro
Gonzalo Antonio Fierro Caniullán is a Chilean footballer who currently plays for Deportes Colina as a defender.
Ivette Vergara
Ivette Marilú Vergara Ulloa is a Chilean journalist and television presenter. She began her television career as a model in 1991, and later worked as a presenter, starting at TVN on programs such as Hugo. She currently works for the channel Mega, where she participates in the morning program Mucho gusto.
Patricia Maldonado
Érika Patricia Maldonado Aravena is a Chilean singer and television presenter. In the 1970s to the late 1990s, she was active as a singer and political activist. Maldonado is widely known in the Chilean media for her strong personality and political controversy.
María Isabel Allende
María Isabel Allende Bussi is a Chilean politician.
Rodrigo Echeverría
Rodrigo Eduardo Echeverría Sáez, nicknamed Eche, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays for Chilean club Everton de Viña del Mar. Primarily a central defender, he can also be deployed as a defensive midfielder.