List of Famous people born in Venezuela
José Uzcátegui
José Uzcátegui is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.
José María Benegas
José María "Txiki" Benegas Haddad was a Spanish politician for the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). His nickname "Txiki" is Basque for "small".
Kimberly Dos Ramos
Kimberly Dos Ramos De Sousa is a Venezuelan actress, entertainer, model, dancer and singer. The actress began her career in commercials and promotions on the Venezuelan television station, Radio Caracas Television (RCTV). She then acted in starring roles in telenovelas on RCTV International such as Eugenia Alcoy Del Casal on La Trepadora, and as Karen Montero on Que el Cielo Me Explique.
José Vicente Rangel
José Vicente Rangel Vale was a Venezuelan politician and journalist. He ran for President three times in the 1970s and 1980s and later supported Hugo Chávez. He served under Chávez as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1999 to 2001, as Minister of Defense from 2001 to 2002, and as Vice President from 2002 to 2007.
Bob Bissonnette
Roberto "Bob" Bissonnette was a Canadian ice hockey player, as well as a singer known for his sports-themed songs and a co-owner of the Québec Capitales professional baseball team.
Alejandro Nones
Alejandro Nones is a Venezuelan actor and model. He began his acting career in Mexico, on film Así del precipicio, and later was hired by Televisa to act in the telenovela Lola, érase una vez.
Maria Gabriela de Faria
María Gabriela de Faría Chacón is a Venezuelan-Portuguese actress, singer, model, and dancer known for appearing in television series across Latin America. She has starred as Isabela "Isa" Pasquali in Nickelodeon's Isa TKM, as Mia Novoa in Nickelodeon's Grachi, and as Franky Andrade in Nickelodeon's Yo soy Franky. In 2019 she starred in Deadly Class as Maria Salazar, and in "A Very Moody Christmas" as Cora.
Henrique Capriles Radonski
Henrique Capriles Radonski is a Venezuelan politician and lawyer, who served as the 36th Governor of Miranda from 2008–2017.
Mikel Erentxun
Mikel Erentxun is a Venezuelan-born Spanish rock musician of Basque heritage. Formerly with the group Duncan Dhu, he started his solo career in 1992. He has released 16 albums as a solo artist and has covered The Smiths' song, "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out", as "Esta luz nunca se apagará", as well as Morrissey's "Everyday Is Like Sunday" as "Todo es Igual Siempre". He has collaborated with Mark Gardener, Robert Quine, drummer Pete Thomas, Lloyd Cole, Matthew Sweet and Fred Maher. In 2005 the band the Lightning Seeds sued Erentxun for alleged plagiarism of their song "Pure", but it was finally dismissed.
Armando Reverón
Armando Reverón was a Venezuelan painter and sculptor, precursor of Arte Povera and considered one of the most important of the 20th century in Latin America. While his mental health deteriorated throughout his life, his artistic abilities remained. His house by the northern coast of Venezuela housed the Reveron Museum, although it was severely damaged by the Vargas mudslides in December 1999. He is the subject of various homages in different media, and is remembered for his "muñecas" or dolls.