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== Engineering ==
== Engineering ==

* [[Cristina Amon]], Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
* [[Cristina Amon]], Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
*[[Francisco de Paula Andrade Troconis]]
*[[Salomón Cohen Levy]]
* [[José González-Lander]], engineer, head engineer for the Metro de Caracas (1993–2000)
* [[José González-Lander]], engineer, head engineer for the Metro de Caracas (1993–2000)
* [[Alfredo Jahn]], engineer and naturalist
* [[Alfredo Jahn]], engineer and naturalist
* [[L. Rafael Reif]], engineer, President of [[MIT]]
* [[L. Rafael Reif]], engineer, President of [[MIT]]
*[[Leopoldo Sucre Figarella]]


== Entertainment ==
== Entertainment ==

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Famous or notable Venezuelans include:

Architecture

Martín Tovar y Tovar
Andrés Bello

Artists

Authors

A–C

D–M

N–P

S–Z

Beauty queens

The following Venezuelans won a beauty title in the Big Four international beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth;[1][2][3] the four major international beauty pageants for women.[4][5]

Stefanía Fernández, Miss Universe 2009

A–H

I–M

Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013

O–R

S–Y

Business and law

Cartoonists

Diplomats

Engineering

Entertainment

A–D

E–P

R–S

Édgar Ramírez

T–Z

Oscar Yanes

Filmmakers

Historical

Simón Bolívar
Francisco de Miranda
  • Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), Wars of Independence leader, military commander, Father of the Nation.
  • José Tomás Boves (1782–1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudillo.
  • Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine from the Venezuelan War of Independence
  • Pedro Camejo (better known as Negro Primero, or The First Black) (1790–1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independence.
  • Agostino Codazzi (1793–1859), Italian born, military officer, cartographer, former governor of Barinas.
  • Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816), Wars of Independence leader, veteran of the U.S. and French revolutions.
  • Antonio José de Sucre (1795–1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826–1828), president of Peru
  • Juan José Flores (1800–1864), founder of Ecuador and its first President.
  • Santiago Mariño (1788–1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's eastern.
  • Cristóbal Mendoza (1772–1829), considered to be the first President of Venezuela.
  • José Gregorio Monagas (1795–1858), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president.
  • José Tadeo Monagas (1784–1868), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president.
  • Mariano Montilla (1782–1851), Major General of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence.
  • José Antonio Páez (1790–1873), Wars of Independence leader, former president.
  • José Félix Ribas (1775–1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
  • Juan Germán Roscio (1763–1821), lawyer and politician, main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811.
  • Rafael Urdaneta (1788–1845), hero of the Latin American wars of independence.
  • Fernando Adames Torres (1837–1910) General of the Army during the Revolution of Coro, Senator representing Lara State and Chief of Staff.
  • Fermin Toro (1807–1865), politician, diplomat, writer, minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, president of the 1858 National Convention.

Mass media

Mountaineers

Musicians

A–B

Reynaldo Armas

C–D

Teresa Carreño

E–J

K–N

O–R

S–Z

Politicians

Rómulo Betancourt

Science

Medicine

Sports

Andrés Galarraga
Bobby Abreu
Ozzie Guillén
Omar Vizquel
César Baena
Donta Smith
Gregory Vargas

Baseball

See also:
List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum

Basketball

Bodybuilding

Boxing

Bowling

Cycling

Fencing

Horse racing

Motorcycle racing

Rugby

Soccer

Sports car racing

Swimming

Tennis

References

  1. ^ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Retrieved 2015-11-09. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  3. ^ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  4. ^ Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  5. ^ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2015-11-09. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)