List of Venezuelans
Famous or notable Venezuelans include:
Architecture
- Jimmy Alcock
- Esther Ayuso
- Carlos Brillembourg
- Cipriano Dominguez
- Julián Ferris Betancourt
- José Miguel Galia
- Graziano Gasparini
- Alejandro Chataing, known as "Cipriano Castro's architect"
- Carlos Guinand Sandoz
- Juan Hurtado Manrique
- Alejandro Pietri
- Mónica Ponce de León
- José Tomás Sanabria
- Luis Muñoz Tébar
- Carlos Raúl Villanueva (1900–1975), builder of the Ciudad Universitaria de Caracas
- Luciano Urdaneta
- José Vivas
- Gustavo Wallis Legórburu
- Carlos Zapata
Artists
- Antonio Ladislao Alcantara (1898–1991)
- Gabriel Bracho (1915–1995)
- Carlos Cruz-Díez (born 1923)
- Mariano Díaz (born 1929)
- Marisol Escobar (1930–2016)
- Alirio Palacios (1938–2015)
- Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt; 1912–1994)
- Yucef Merhi (born 1977)
- Arturo Michelena (1863–1898)
- Alejandro Otero (1921–1990)
- Mercedes Pardo (1921–2005)
- Armando Reverón (1889–1954)
- Cristóbal Rojas (1857–1890)
- Jesús Rafael Soto (1923–2005)
- Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902)
- Patricia van Dalen (born 1955)
- Beatriz Helena Ramos (born 1971)
- Cornelis Zitman (1926–2016)
Authors
A–C
- Cecilio Acosta, writer
- Laura Antillano, writer
- José Antonio de Armas Chitty, historian and poet
- Rafael Arráiz Lucca, historian and poet
- Enriqueta Arvelo Larriva, poet
- Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, poet
- Michaelle Ascencio, writer
- José Balza, writer
- Rufino Blanco Fombona, poet and writer
- Alberto Barrera Tyszka, writer
- Natividad Barroso, writer and ethnologist
- Andrés Bello, educator and humanist
- Krina Ber, writer
- Andrés Eloy Blanco, poet
- Eduardo Blanco, novelist and poet
- Mario Briceño Iragorry (1897–1958), writer and historian
- Manuel Caballero, historian and journalist
- Rafael Cadenas, poet
- María Calcaño, poet
- Juan Carlos Chirinos, writer
- Luis Castro Leiva, academic, historian and writer
- Sonia Chocrón, poet
D–M
- Victoria De Stefano, writer
- Manuel Díaz Rodríguez, novelist and journalist
- Lydda Franco Farías, poet
- Tulio Febres Cordero, writer
- María Antonieta Flores, poet
- Rómulo Gallegos, writer
- Julio Garmendia, writer and journalist
- Salvador Garmendia, novelist and story teller
- Jacqueline Goldberg, poet and writer
- Adriano González León, poet and writer
- Ida Gramcko, poet
- Elisa Lerner, writer
- Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991), writer
- Rowena Hill, poet
- Eduardo López Bustamante, journalist and poet
- Luz Machado, poet
- Antonieta Madrid, writer
- Francisco Massiani, writer
- Milagros Mata Gil, writer
- Domingo Maza Zavala, journalist and economist
- Juan Carlos Méndez Guédez, writer
- Beatriz Mendoza Sagarzazu, poet
- Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978), writer and journalist
- Eugenio Montejo (1938–2008), poet
- Guillermo Morón, historian and writer
- Stefania Mosca, writer
N–P
- Moisés Naím, writer
- Fabricio Ojeda, journalist and writer
- Juan Oropeza, writer
- Hanni Ossott, poet
- Edgar C. Otálvora, journalist and writer
- Miguel Otero Silva, writer
- Antonia Palacios, writer
- Lucila Palacios, writer
- María Fernanda Palacios, writer
- Ramón Palomares, poet
- Yolanda Pantin, poet
- Teresa de la Parra, writer
- Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde, poet
- Mariano Picón Salas, writer
- José Rafael Pocaterra, writer
- Carlos Rangel, journalist and writer
- Ana María del Re, poet
S–Z
- Tomás Straka, historian
- José Antonio Ramos Sucre, poet
- Oscar Sambrano Urdaneta, writer and literary critic
- Juan Sánchez Peláez, poet
- Elizabeth Schön, writer
- Pedro Sotillo, writer and journalist
- Tui T. Sutherland, writer
- Mireya Tabuas, writer
- Ana Enriqueta Terán, poet
- Alfredo Toro Hardy, writer and diplomat
- Ana Teresa Torres, writer
- Arturo Uslar Pietri, historian and writer
- Lucila Velásquez, poet and journalist
- Elena Vera, poet
- Carmen Verde Arocha, poet
- Miyó Vestrini, journalist, poet and writer
- José Jesús Villa Pelayo, poet and essayist
- Slavko Zupcic, writer
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]
A–H
- Consuelo Adler, Miss International 1997
- Jacqueline Aguilera, Miss World 1995, Top Model of the World 1995
- Goizeder Azúa, Miss International and Miss Mesoamérica 2003
- Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth 2005
- Susana Duijm, Miss World 1955
- Stefanía Fernández, Miss Universe 2009
- Daniela di Giacomo, Miss International 2006
- Alyz Henrich, Miss Earth 2013
- Astrid Carolina Herrera, Miss World 1984
I–M
- Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013
- Ninibeth Leal, Miss World 1991
- Pilín León, Miss World 1981
- Alicia Machado, Miss Universe 1996
- Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008
- Edymar Martínez, Miss International 2015
O–R
- Bárbara Palacios, Miss Universe 1986 and Miss South America 1986
S–Y
- Irene Sáez, Miss Universe 1981 and Miss South America 1981
- Ivian Sarcos, Miss World 2011
- Maritza Sayalero, Miss Universe 1979
- Nina Sicilia, Miss International 1985
- Vivian Urdaneta, Miss International 2000
- Mariem Velazco, Miss International 2018
Business and law
- Gustavo Cisneros, Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at $6 billion.
- Manuel Antonio Matos, banker and caudillo
- Lorenzo Mendoza, oversees one of Venezuela's largest private companies, $6 billion (sales) Empresas Polar.
- Eugenio Mendoza (1906–1979), Venezuelan business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century.
- Henry Lord Boulton, Venezuelan aviator, entrepreneur, owner, and former owner of many businesses such as Casas Boulton, Avensa/Servivensa among others.
- Ali Lenin Aguilera, Venezuelan lawyer, entrepreneur
- Carolina Herrera, fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.
- Rostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, entrepreneur, president of Rostik Group in Russia
- William H. Phelps, Jr., ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Televisión
- William H. Phelps, ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio
- Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912–1995), founding member of the United Nations, Chairman of the Board and President of Empresas Polar.
- Luis Emilio Velutini (born 1953), businessman and investor of the Latin American financial and real estate market
- Juan Antonio Yanes, executive in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League who owned the Patriotas de Venezuela franchise
Cartoonists
Diplomats
- Juan García Gruber, ambassador in Nicaragua
- Carlos Alberto Taylhardat, ambassador to Iraq and Lebanon
Engineering
- Cristina Amon, Dean, Faculty of Applied Science and Engineering, University of Toronto
- José González-Lander, engineer, head engineer for the Metro de Caracas (1993–2000)
- Alfredo Jahn, engineer and naturalist
- L. Rafael Reif, engineer, President of MIT
Entertainment
A–D
- Mayra Alejandra, television and film actress
- María Conchita Alonso, Cuban-born Venezuelan raised actress and singer
- Juan A. Baptista, actor
- José Bardina, Spanish-born Venezuelan actor
- Daniela Alvarado, actress
- Marina Baura, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress
- Amador Bendayán, actor and entertainer
- Alexandra Braun, model
- Jacques Braunstein, Romanian-born Venezuelan radio host
- Maritza Bustamante, actress and model
- Santiago Cabrera, actor
- Camila Canabal, television hostess
- Fernando Carrillo, actor
- Grecia Colmenares, Venezuelan-born Argentine actress
- Francisco José Cróquer, sportscaster and poetic declaimer
- Eliana Cuevas, singer-songwriter
- Guillermo Dávila, actor and singer
- Miguel de León, actor
- Oscar D'León, singer and bandleader
- Majandra Delfino, actress
- Marieh Delfino, actress
- Chiquinquirá Delgado, actress and model
- Christina Dieckmann, actress and model
- Kimberly Dos Ramos actress
- Cesar D' La Torre, actor
E–P
- Eva Ekvall, television hostess
- Gaby Espino, actress
- Maria Gabriela de Faría, actress
- Lele Pons, internet personality and actress
- Lupita Ferrer, actress
- Sandro Finoglio, actor, model
- Catherine Fulop, actress, television host
- Viviana Gibelli, Polish-born Venezuelan television host
- Guillermo Fantástico González, Spanish-born Venezuelan television host
- Scarlet Gruber, actress
- Joselo, actor and comedian
- Cynthia Lander, beauty pageant contestant
- Jean Paul Leroux, actor
- Carlos Mata, actor, singer, TV presenter
- Esperanza Magaz, Cuban-born Venezuelan actress
- Rosmeri Marval, actress, model and singer
- Keidy Moreno, model
- Lila Morillo, actress, singer
- Carlos Montilla, actor, musician
- Daniela Navarro, actress, model
- Carlos Olivier, actor
- Alejandro Otero, actor, model
- Renny Ottolina, television host and producer
- Enrique Palacios, model
- Vanessa Pose, actress
- Marianne Puglia, model
R–S
- Édgar Ramírez, film actor and television producer
- Veruska Ramírez, model
- Benjamín Rausseo (a.k.a. Er Conde del Guácharo), comedian
- Maricarmen Regueiro, actress
- Gustavo Rodríguez, film, stage and television actor
- José Luis Rodríguez (a.k.a. El Puma), singer and actor
- Mariangel Ruiz, actress and model
- Juan Carlos Salazar, singer, musician, composer
- Sabrina Salvador, television host
- Luis José Santander, actor
- Enrique Sapene, actor and television producer
- Daniel Sarcos, television host
- Marger Sealey, singer
- Sabrina Seara, actress
- Eduardo Serrano, actor
- Sonya Smith, American-born Venezuelan actress
- Verónica Schneider, actress and model
- Gabriela Spanic, actress
- Mónica Spear, actress, model
- Natalia Streignard, Spanish-born Venezuelan actress
- Francys Sudnicka, model
- Juana Sujo, Argentinian-born actress and theatrical educator
T–Z
- Carolina Tejera, actress, model
- Coraima Torres, actress
- Orlando Urdaneta, actor
- Wilmer Valderrama, actor, television host
- Angélica Vale, actress
- Dominika van Santen, model
- Patricia Velásquez, actress, model
- Rita Verreos, beauty pageant contestant
- Doris Wells, actress
- Oscar Yanes, journalist, writer
Filmmakers
- Elizabeth Avellán (born 1960)
- Román Chalbaud (born 1931)
- Clemente de la Cerda (1935–1984)
- Solveig Hoogesteijn (born 1946)
- Jonathan Jakubowicz (born 1978)
- Marcel Rasquin (born 1975)
- Luis Armando Roche (born 1938)
- Mariana Rondon, (born 1966)
- Fina Torres (born 1951)
Historical
- 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
- Mariana Atencio, journalist, anchor, correspondent
- Arístides Bastidas, science journalism
- Nelson Bocaranda, political journalist and broadcaster
- Carlos Capriles Ayala, journalist and historian
- Miguel Ángel Capriles Ayala, journalist and editor
- María Teresa Castillo, journalist and cultural entrepreneur
- José Agustín Catalá, journalist and author
- Luis Chataing, radio host and humorist
- Simón Alberto Consalvi, journalist, author and politician
- Milena Gimón, sports journalist
- Roberto Giusti, political journalist and broadcaster
- Laureano Márquez, Spanish-born Venezuelan journalist and humorist
- Aníbal Nazoa, journalist and writer
- Aquiles Nazoa, journalist, writer and humorist
- Jorge Olavarría, political journalist and historian
- Rafael Poleo, political journalist and editor
- Abelardo Raidi, sports journalist and broadcaster
- Lil Rodríguez, cultural journalist
- Oscar Yanes, journalist and writer
Mountaineers
- José Antonio Delgado, first person to summit five eight-thousanders.
Musicians
A–B
- Adrenalina Caribe, Caribbean music group
- Abraham Abreu, harpsichordist and pianist
- Aldo Abreu, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant
- José Antonio Abreu, classical musician and founder of El Sistema
- Vinicio Adames, choral group conductor
- Francisco de Paula Aguirre, composer
- Ricardo Aguirre, singer-songwriter
- Luis Alfonzo Larrain, bandleader, arranger, composer
- Los Amigos Invisibles, funk music band
- Diana Arismendi, composer
- Fulgencio Aquino, Venezuelan harp player, composer
- Reynaldo Armas, singer-songwriter
- The Asbestos, rock music band
- Devendra Banhart, American-Venezuelan singer-songwriter
- Huáscar Barradas, flautist, composer
- Édgar Bastidas, lyric tenor
- Carlos Baute, pop singer
- Beatriz Bilbao, composer
- Hugo Blanco, Venezuelan harp player, songwriter
- Modesta Bor, composer, choir conductor
- Soledad Bravo, singer
- Benjamín Brea, Spanish-born Venezuelan musician
- Vytas Brenner, keyboardist, songwriter
- Humberto Bruni Lamanna, classical guitarist
- Andréa Burns, American-born Venezuelan singer
C–D
- Calle Ciega, reggaeton band
- Andres Carciente, concert pianist
- Candy 66, rock band
- Benito Canónico, composer
- Los Cañoneros, Caraquenian traditional genres group
- Los Cuñaos, traditional eight-part vocal group
- Renato Capriles, bandleader and composer
- Caramelos de Cianuro, rock band
- Ramon Carranza, saxophonist, instructor
- El Carrao de Palmarito (Juan de los Santos Contreras), folk singer
- Teresa Carreño, 19th century pianist
- Evencio Castellanos, classical pianist
- Mirla Castellanos, pop singer
- José Catire Carpio, folk singer
- Inocente Carreño, classical composer, conductor
- Rubén Cedeño, lyric singer
- María Teresa Chacín, folk singer
- Los Chamos, pop group
- Ilan Chester, pop singer, songwriter
- Chino & Nacho, reggaeton duet
- Collegium Musicum de Caracas, classical music group
- Vidal Colmenares, joropo singer
- Sylvia Constantinidis, Venezuelan-born American classical pianist, composer, conductor, also a multimedia artist, writer, music educator.
- Guillermo Dávila, pop singer
- Desorden Público, ska band
- Franco De Vita, pop singer, songwriter
- Alirio Díaz, classical guitarist
- Simón Díaz, folk singer, songwriter
- Dimensión Latina, salsa band
- Oscar D'León, salsa singer
- Rubén Domínguez, lyric tenor
- Gustavo Dudamel, classical conductor
E–J
- Eliana Cuevas, singer-songwriter
- Ensamble Gurrufío, folk instrumental group
- Antonio Estévez, classical composer
- Flor Roffé de Estévez, was a composer, writer, and professor of Venezuelan music
- Pedro Eustache, classical flute player
- Heraclio Fernández, pianist, composer
- Ignacio Figueredo, Venezuelan harp player
- Billo Frómeta, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, songwriter, arranger
- Otilio Galíndez, folk and pop composer
- Hernán Gamboa, Venezuelan cuatro player
- Gran Coquivacoa, Venezuelan gaita group
- Guaco, pop and salsa band
- Pedro Elías Gutiérrez, composer, conductor
- Reynaldo Hahn, Venezuelan-born French classical composer
- Lorenzo Herrera, folk and pop singer, songwriter
- Enrique Hidalgo, folk and pop songwriter
- Cheo Hurtado, Venezuelan cuatro player
- Gualberto Ibarreto, folk and pop singer
- Jorge Isaac, Medieval-Baroque recorder executant
- Adina Izarra, composer
- Jeremías, British-born Venezuelan pop singer, songwriter
- Guillermo Jiménez Leal, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, songwriter
- Porfirio Jiménez, Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, arranger, songwriter
K–N
- Luis Laguna, musician, songwriter
- José Ángel Lamas, classical composer
- Antonio Lauro, composer, guitarist
- Anselmo López, Venezuelan bandola performer
- Ángel Custodio Loyola, folk singer
- Natalia Luis-Bassa, classical conductor
- Pablo Manavello, Italian-born Venezuelan rock guitarist
- Mango, salsa music group
- Maracaibo 15, Venezuelan gaita group
- Floria Márquez, bolero singer
- Henry Martínez, songwriter
- Mayré Martínez, pop singer, songwriter
- Eduardo Marturet, classical conductor
- Francisco Mata, folk singer, songwriter
- Laudelino Mejías, composer
- Los Melódicos, dance band
- Conny Méndez, composer, singer, writer
- Armando Molero, singer-songwriter
- Moisés Moleiro, classical composer
- Silvano Monasterios, jazz pianist, composer
- Ricardo Montaner, singer-songwriter
- Gabriela Montero, pianist
- José Ángel Montero, opera composer
- Morella Muñoz, lyric mezzo-soprano
- Alberto Naranjo, arranger, conductor
- Graciela Naranjo, bolero singer, film actress
O–R
- Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho, symphony orchestra
- Orquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar, symphony orchestra
- Orquesta Sinfónica Venezuela, symphony orchestra
Victor Guillermo Ramos Rangel - Francisco Pacheco, folk singer
- Eneas Perdomo, joropo singer-songwriter
- Iván Pérez Rossi, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, composer
- Allan Phillips, pop songwriter, producer
- Juan Bautista Plaza, classical composer
- Alí Primera, singer-songwriter
- Pancho Prin, folk singer, songwriter
- Edward Pulgar, classical violinist, conductor
- Ana María Raga, choral group conductor, composer, pianist
- Luis Felipe Ramón y Rivera, composer, performer, investigator, writer
- Victor Ramos Rangel, classical composer, bassoon player
- Rudy Regalado, Latin-jazz and pop bandleader, percussionist
- Fredy Reyna, Venezuelan cuatro player
Aldemaro Romero - Rodrigo Riera, classical guitarist
- Rafael Rincón González, singe- songwriter
- Pedro Antonio Ríos Reyna, classical violinist
- María Rivas, jazz-pop singer-songwriter
- Luis Mariano Rivera, Venezuelan cuatro player, songwriter
- Aldemaro Romero, classical and pop composer, conductor, bandleader
- Alfredo Rugeles, composer, conductor
- Otmaro Ruíz, jazz and pop pianist, arranger, composer
S–Z
- Alfredo Sadel, lyric tenor, pop singer, songwriter
- Rodolfo Saglimbeni, classical conductor
- Juan Carlos Salazar, Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, songwriter
- Magdalena Sánchez, joropo singer
- Chucho Sanoja, bandleader, arranger, pianist, songwriter
- José Enrique Sarabia, songwriter
- Ángel Sauce, classical composer, violinist, conductor
- Serenata Guayanesa, folk vocal and instrumental quartet
- Eduardo Serrano, songwriter, arranger, conductor, performer
- Vicente Emilio Sojo, classical composer, conductor, musicologist, educator
- Henry Stephen, pop singer
- Mario Suárez, pop-folk singer
Juan Vicente Torrealba - Los Terrícolas, pop-rock vocal and instrumental group
- Ricardo Teruel, composer
- Ender Thomas, pop singer, songwriter
- Todosantos, indie Latin-rock band
- Juan Vicente Torrealba, Venezuelan harp player, composer
- El Trabuco Venezolano, Latin-jazz salsa big band
- Lilia Vera, folk singer
- Verona, rock vocal and instrumental group
- Voz Veis, pop vocal sextet
- Franco de Vita, pop singer and composer
- Anaís Vivas (born 1989), pop singer
- Gerry Weil, Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz pianist
- Yordano, singer, composer
- ZAPATO 3, rock music vocal and instrumental group
Politicians
- Rómulo Betancourt (1908–1981), former president (1945–1948; 1959–1964) and founder of the Democratic Action party (AD, by its initials in Spanish)
- Juan Guaidó (born 1983), politician & political activist.
- Douglas Bravo (born 1923), former guerrilla leader and founder of the Venezuelan Revolution party (PRV, for its initials in Spanish)
Rafael Caldera - Rafael Caldera (1916–2009), former president (1969–1974; 1994–1999) and founder of the Social Christian party (Copei, by its initials in Spanish)
Hugo Chávez - Rubén González Cárdenas (1875 –1939), lawyer He became Secretary General for the Government; Minister of Public Instruction and Minister of Interior Relations
- Pedro Carmona (born 1941), former president (2002)
Juan Vicente Gómez - Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), former president (1899–1908)
José Antonio Páez - Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), former president (1999–2013) and founder of the Fifth Republic Movement party (MVR, by its initials in Spanish)
Marcos Pérez Jiménez - Joaquín Crespo (1841–1898), former president (1884–1886; 1892–1898)
- Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1820–1870), former president (1863–1868)
- Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), former president (1948)
- Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), former president (1908–1935)
- Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829–1899), former president (1870–1877)
- Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911–2003), former president (1958–1959)
- Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), former president (1935–1941)
- Leopoldo López (born 1971), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (2000–2008)
- Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela (2013–)
- Pompeyo Márquez (born 1922), former minister of borders (1994–1999)
- Isaías Medina Angarita (1897–1953), former president (1941–1945)
- Fabricio Ojeda (1929–1966), former guerrilla fighter
- José Antonio Páez (1790–1873) former president (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863)
- Jacinta Parejo de Crespo (1845–1914), former First Lady of Venezuela (1884–1886; 1892–1898)
- Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922–2010), former president (1974–1979; 1989–1993)
- Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914–2001), former president (1952–1958)
- Teodoro Petkoff (1932–2018), former guerrilla fighter and minister of the central office of coordination and planning (1996–1999)
- José Vicente Rangel (born 1929), former vice president (2002–2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1991–2001)
- Alí Rodríguez Araque (1937–2018), former ambassador to Cuba (2014-2018), minister of foreign affairs (2004-2006), minister of finance (2008-2010), and general secretary of OPEC (2000–2002)
- Irene Sáez (born 1961), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (1993–1998) and governor of Nueva Esparta (1999–2000)
- Juan Manuel Sucre Figarella (1925–1996), former minister of defense (1974–1975)
- Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926–1996), former governor of Bolívar (1958–1959) and minister of public works (1960–1969)
- Alirio Ugarte Pelayo (1923–1967), former governor of Monagas (1948-1951) and ambassador to Mexico (1959-1962)
- Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823–1907), former president (1868; 1870; 1892)
- Ramón José Velásquez (born 1916), former president (1993–1994)
- Jóvito Villalba (1908–1981), founder of the Democratic Republican Union party (URD, by its initials in Spanish)
Science
- Manuel Blum, winner of the Turing Award
- Freddy Cachazo, winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics
- Humberto Fernández-Morán, researcher and founder of the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies (now Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research), who developed the diamond knife, winner of the John Scott Medal.
- Carlota Perez, technology scholar and economist
- William H. Phelps, ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio
- Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951), scientist, communicator, advocate of liberal arts education
Medicine
- Carlos Arvelo, military surgeon in the 19th century, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela from 1846 until 1849.
- Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born American, Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980.
- Sara Bendahan, the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country.
- Maruja Clavier, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists.
- Jacinto Convit, medic and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer.
José Gregorio Hernández - Francisco De Venanzi, Venezuelan doctor, scientist, scholar, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela.
- José Del Vecchio, pioneered both sports medicine and youth baseball development.
- Arnoldo Gabaldón, pioneered in anti-malaria campaign.
- José Gregorio Hernández, physician and Catholic religious figure.
- Tobías Lasser, botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas.
- Marcel Roche, physician and educator.
- José María Vargas, modernized the Medicine studies in Venezuela in the second half of the 19th century.
Sports
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Baseball
- See also:
- List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball
- Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
- Bobby Abreu
- José Altuve
- Ernesto Aparicio
- Ronald Acuña Jr.
- Luis Aparicio
- Luis Aparicio, Sr.
- Antonio Armas
- Dámaso Blanco
- José 'Carrao' Bracho
- Alex Cabrera
- Miguel Cabrera
- Daniel 'Chino' Canónico
- Alejandro Carrasquel
- Alfonso 'Chico' Carrasquel
- José Antonio Casanova
- David Concepción
- Emilio Cueche
- Luis 'Camaleón' García
- Francisco Cervelli
- Pompeyo Davalillo
- Víctor Davalillo
- Baudilio Diaz
- Dalmiro Finol
- Andrés Galarraga
- Oswaldo Guillén
- Félix Hernández
- Ramón Hernández
- Luis Leal
- Vidal López
- Ramón Monzant
- Magglio Ordóñez
- Salvador Perez
- Chucho Ramos
- Wilson Ramos
- Luis Salazar
- Johan Santana
- Marco Scutaro
- Luis Sojo
- Gleyber Torres
- César Tovar
- Manny Trillo
- Guillermo Vento
- Omar Vizquel
- Luis Zuloaga
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Boxing
- Alfonso Blanco
- Luis Estaba
- Carlos Morocho Hernandez
- Betulio González
- Jorge Linares
- Alexander Muñoz
- Lorenzo Parra
- Edwin Valero
Bowling
Cycling
Fencing
Horse racing
Motorcycle racing
Rugby
Soccer
- Juan Arango
- Gabriel Cichero
- Nicolas Fedor
- Juan Pablo Galavis
- Massimo Margiotta
- Josef Martínez
- Alejandro Moreno
- Richard Páez
- Tomás Rincón
- Salomón Rondón
- Giovanni Savarese
- José Vidal
- Deyna Castellanos
Sports car racing
- Johnny Cecotto
- Johnny Cecotto Jr.
- Pancho Pepe Cróquer
- Milka Duno
- Pastor Maldonado
- Enzo Potolicchio
- Alex Popow
- Ernesto José Viso
Swimming
- María Elena Giusti
- Andreina Pinto
- Yanel Pinto
- Francisco Sanchez
- Alberto Mestre
- Albert Subirats
- Rafael Vidal
Tennis
- Jorge Andrew
- Juan Carlos Bianchi
- José de Armas
- Alfonso Mora
- Garbiñe Muguruza
- Gabriela Paz Franco
- Nicolás Pereira
- Maurice Ruah
- Milagros Sequera
- David Souto
- Roberto Maytín
- Jimy Szymanski
- Daniel Vallverdu
- María Vento-Kabchi
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