List of Famous people born in Venezuela
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Carlos Cruz-Diez was a Venezuelan artist said by some scholars to have been "one of the greatest artistic innovators of the 20th century."
Rómulo Otero
Rómulo Otero Vásquez is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Corinthians, on loan from Atlético Mineiro.
Dayana Mendoza
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer and director. She is also a former beauty queen, winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008, she is also the holder of a Guinness Record after the victory in 2009 of the also Venezuelan Stefanía Fernández, being the first and only time that a nation has won the Miss Universe competition consecutively.
José López
José Celestino López Echevarria is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder who is currently a free agent. López played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, Florida Marlins, Cleveland Indians, and Chicago White Sox and for the Yomiuri Giants and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).
Corina Smith
María Corina Smith Pocaterra better known as Corina Smith, is a Venezuelan singer, actress and model.
Roberto Messutti
Roberto Jesús García Messuti is a Venezuelan telenovela actor. He was born in Caracas on 10 January of 1972.
Keysi Sayago
Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera, formerly known professionally as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016. She represented the state of Monagas at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2017.
Deyna Castellanos
Deyna Cristina Castellanos Naujenis is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Primera División club Atlético Madrid and the Venezuela women's national team.
Susana Duijm
Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga was a Venezuelan actress, television host, beauty queen, and model who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955, placing in the top 15. She then went to compete at Miss World 1955 and won, becoming the first Venezuelan and Latin American woman to win the Miss World crown.
Edwin Valero
Edwin Valero was a Venezuelan professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2010. He was an undefeated former world champion in two weight classes, having held the WBA super featherweight title from 2006 to 2008 and the WBC lightweight title from 2009 to 2010. A southpaw known for his highly aggressive fighting style and exceptional punching power, Valero remains the only champion in the 30-year history of the WBC to win every fight in his career by knockout. In 2010, Valero committed suicide in jail after being arrested on suspicion of killing his wife.