List of Famous people born in Valparaíso Region, Chile

Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte was a Chilean Army General, politician and military dictator who ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, first as the leader of the Military Junta of Chile from 1973 to 1981, being self-declared President of the Republic by the junta in 1974 and becoming the de facto dictator of Chile, and after from 1981 to 1990 as de jure President after a new Constitution, who confirmed him in the office, was approved by a referendum in 1980.

Norma Monserrat Bustamante Laferte, known professionally as Mon Laferte, is a Chilean singer, songwriter and actress who is currently the most listened Chilean artist on Spotify worldwide. She is also the Chilean artist with the most nominations in a single edition of the Latin Grammy Awards.

Gerardo Daniel "Tata" Martino is an Argentine former professional footballer and current manager of the Mexico national team.

Sebastián Andrés Pérez Kirby, nicknamed Zanahoria (Carrot), is a Chilean footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Chilean club Universidad Católica.

Humberto Andrés Suazo Pontivo, nicknamed Chupete, is a Chilean professional footballer who plays as a striker for Deportes La Serena. In 2006, he was awarded the IFFHS World's Top Goal Scorer. After winning the Apertura 2007 with Colo Colo, he moved to Liga MX club CF Monterrey, where he became the club's all-time top scorer as well as winning two Liga MX titles, and three CONCACAF Champions League titles. He returned to Colo-Colo in 2015 after seven years with Monterrey.

Jorge López Astorga is a Chilean actor. Born in Llay Llay, his first major role was in the Disney Channel Latin American telenovela Soy Luna (2016–2018). López played Valerio in the Netflix series Elite. He studied acting at the Universidad de Artes, Ciencias y Comunicación.

Sergio Elías Jadue Jadue is the former president of the National Association of Professional Football of Chile (ANFP) and second vice president of the Conmebol. He pleaded guilty on the 2015 FIFA corruption case. In May 2016, Jadue was banned for life by the FIFA Ethics Committee.

Nicolás Alejandro Massú Fried, nicknamed El Vampiro, is a Chilean retired tennis player, a former world No. 9 in singles and winner of two Olympic gold medals. He is the only male player to have won both the singles and doubles gold medals during the same games in modern Olympic tennis, the only two gold medals Chile has won at the Olympics. Massú also reached the final of the 2003 Madrid Masters and won six singles titles. Now, he is the coach of the world top Austrian Tennis Player Dominic Thiem.

Julio Pérez Silva is a Chilean serial killer who was active between 1998 and 2001. Known as the Psychopath from Alto Hospicio, his crimes took place in the Tarapacá Region, specifically in the city of Iquique and in the town of Alto Hospicio, hence his nickname.

Gonzalo Boye Tuset is a lawyer based in Spain, known for being convicted in connection with a kidnapping by Basque separatist group ETA in 1996, and for attempting to charge members of the George W. Bush administration officials for war crimes committed against Spanish citizens.