List of Famous people born in Venezuela
Rómulo Gallegos
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history.
Delcy Rodríguez
Delcy Eloína Rodríguez Gómez is a Venezuelan politician who has been Vice President of Venezuela since 14 June 2018, with her constitutional position under dispute since 2019. She was also Minister of Popular Power for Communication and Information of Venezuela from 2013 to 2014, Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2014 to 2017 and President of the Constituent Assembly of Venezuela from 4 August 2017 to 14 June 2018. She is the target of multiple international sanctions.
Fernando Carrillo
Fernando Enrique Carrillo Roselli is a Venezuelan actor, model and singer.
Alejandro Guerra
Alejandro Abraham Guerra Morales is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.
Alcides Escobar
Alcides Escobar [al-see'-des / es-co-bar'] is a Venezuelan professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent. He had previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers and Kansas City Royals and for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Willson Contreras
Willson Eduardo Contreras is a Venezuelan professional baseball catcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2016.
Carlos Rivero
Carlos Luis Rivero Milán is a Venezuelan professional baseball third baseman for the Algodoneros de Unión Laguna of the Mexican League. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox.
Jan Carlos Hurtado
Jan Carlos Hurtado Anchico is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Red Bull Bragantino on loan from Argentine Primera División side Boca Juniors.
Brusdar Graterol
Brusdar Javier Graterol is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 for the Minnesota Twins.
Javier Bertucci
Javier Alejandro Bertucci Carrero is an evangelical pastor, philanthropist, and Venezuelan businessman. In 2016, he was linked to the leakage of the Panama Papers. He runs the Maranatha Christian Church, a religious congregation with more than 16,000 followers in Latin America that expands social work and evangelist through the Civil Association El Evangelio Cambia, of which he is a leader and founder. He was a candidate in the 2018 Venezuelan presidential election.