List of Famous people born in Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Alejandro Gaviria Uribe is a Colombian economist and engineer, who served as Minister of Health and Social Protection of Colombia from 2012 to 2018. He is currently Rector of the University of Los Andes (Colombia). He was Dean of the School of Economics at University of los Andes in 2006, until his appointment as Minister in 2012. Prior to his academic career, Gaviria served as Deputy Director of the National Planning Department of Colombia, as well as Deputy Director of the Foundation for the Higher Education and Development (Fedesarrollo), a private non-profit policy research centre, and as a Researcher at the Inter-American Development Bank. A published author of several books and scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals, in 2019 he was appointed Rector of University of the Andes for a four-year period.

Mauricio Ricardo Pinilla Ferrera is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Nicolás Esteban Medina Ríos is a Chilean former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Denise Sofía Rosenthal Schalchli, known professionally as Denise Rosenthal is a Chilean actress, model, dancer and singer-songwriter.

Mariana Francisca Loyola Ruz is a Chilean theater, film, and television actress. Loyola began to work regularly in the theater until in 2001 she was cast in the telenovela Amores de mercado. That same year she made her feature film debut with Andrés Wood's La fiebre del loco followed by Sub Terra and Cachimba. Further appearances in television projects such as Machos followed, as did inclusion in the international cast of El baile de la Victoria.

José Pedro Fuenzalida Gana is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as forward for Universidad Católica of Chile and the Chilean national team.

Juan Francisco Melo Miquel is a Chilean actor, producer and also model. His first TV performance was in the TVN program Mea Culpa in 1993. From then on he has appeared in several soap operas, movies and TV shows.

Leonor Magdalena Varela Palma is a Chilean actress and model. She played the title role in the 1999 television film Cleopatra, and vampire princess Nyssa Damaskinos in the 2002 film Blade II.

Stefan Kramer Solé is a Chilean impressionist, actor, comedian and announcer. He is known in Chile for his ability to mimic accents, gestures and expressions of dozens of famous people in Chile, such as TV hosts, singers, politicians, sports players, sportscasters, and celebrities.

Patricio Guzmán Lozanes is a Chilean documentary film director. He is internationally renowned for films such as The Battle of Chile and Salvador Allende.