List of Famous people born in Venezuela

Lolita Aniyar de Castro was a Venezuelan teacher, lawyer, politician, and criminologist. She served as a professor at Universidad del Zulia in the department of criminology, and for more than 15 years was director of the Institute of Criminology there, which now bears her name. She taught in graduate school at the Universidad de los Andes, as well as other universities in Argentina, Costa Rica, and Brazil, as well as other countries. She was appointed as governor of the State of Zulia on 2 February 1994, following the resignation of her predecessor, Oswaldo Álvarez Paz. Aniyar de Castro became the first Venezuelan woman to be elected to that position. Before that, she had already become the first woman to be elected deputy to the Legislative Assembly of the State of Zulia and the first female senator to the National Congress of Venezuela. She was the Delegate of Venezuela to UNESCO, and she became Consul of Venezuela in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Committee of Stockholm awarded her the International Prize of Criminology . She also wrote numerous books on the criminal justice area and in Venezuela. She died on 7 December 2015 at the age of 78, as a result of a heart attack at her home in Maracaibo.

Edison Ernesto Barrios Castillo is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher who is currently a free agent. He previously played for the Pittsburgh Pirates organization and for the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks and Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Oscar Emilio León Somoza, known as Oscar D'León, and affectionately called The Pharaoh of Salsa, The Lion of Salsa, and the Son singer of the World, is a Venezuelan musician best known for his work with salsa music. He is the author of "Llorarás", which he recorded in 1975 with his group La Dimensión Latina. He is also ambassador for Operation Smile.

Humberto Calderón Berti is a Venezuelan geologist, petroleum engineer, diplomat, politician and author, named in 2019 as ambassador to Colombia by interim Venezuelan president Juan Guaido during the 2019 Venezuelan presidential crisis, and welcomed by Carlos Holmes Trujillo, Colombia's foreign minister.

Chantal Nathaly Baudaux Jiménez is a Venezuelan actress and model of French and Spanish descent. She debuted in 1998 in telenovela Hoy te Vi, and came to international prominence as the protagonist of telenovela La Mujer de Judas.

Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel is a Venezuelan actress, model and former beauty pageant titleholder.

Yangel Clemente Herrera Ravelo is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Granada on loan from English club Manchester City.

Marcos José Carvajal was a Venezuelan relief pitcher who played for the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins of Major League Baseball. Listed at 6' 4", (1.93 m), 175 lb. (79 k), Carvajal batted and threw right-handed.

Edymar Martínez Blanco is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen. She represented Anzoátegui state at Miss Venezuela 2014 and was crowned Miss Venezuela International by the outgoing title holder Michelle Bertolini. Martinez was crowned Miss International 2015 at Grand Prince Hotel Takanawa in Tokyo, Japan on November 5, 2015.

Inocente José Carreño was a Venezuelan composer and academic. He won the Venezuelan National Prize for Music in 1989.