List of people from Caracas

Contents:

* Top
* 0–9
* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

## A

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* José Acevedo (born 1986), athlete.
* César Amaris (born 1989), rower.
* Rafael Arnal (1915–2011), sports shooter.
* Omar Atlas (born 1938), professional wrestler.
* Gustavo Ávila (born 1938), retired jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing.
* Armando Azócar (born 1958), athlete.

## B

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* Cesar Baena (born 1986), cross-country skier and former Guinness World Record holder.
* Jesús Bandrés (born 1991), professional tennis player.
* Juan Alfonso Baptista (born 1976), actor and model.
* Carlos Barreto (1976–1999), bantamweight boxer.
* Ysis Barreto (born 1980), judoka.
* Armando Becker (born 1966), basketball player.
* Andrés Bello (1781–1865), humanist, diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, educator and philologist.
* Baruj Benacerraf (1920–2011), shared the 1980 Nobel Prize in Physiology.
* Alejandra Benítez (born 1980), sabre fencer.
* Bob Bissonnette (1981–2016), ice hockey player.
* Alfonso Blanco (born 1986), professional boxer.
* Gregor Blanco (born 1983), professional baseball outfielder.
* Marvin Blanco (born 1988), athlete.
* Serge Blanco (born 1958), rugby union footballer.
* Manuel Blum (born 1938), computer scientist.
* Iginia Boccalandro (born 1961), athlete.
* Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), father of independence in South America.
* Jacobo Borges (born 1931), contemporary, neo-figurative Latin-American artist.
* Carlos Bravo (born 1973), fencer.

## C

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* Sergio Camacho (born 1973), judoka.
* Nelson Canache Jr. (born 1978), auto racing driver.
* Hersony Canelón (born 1988), professional track and road cyclist.
* Carlos Cañizales (born 1993), professional boxer.
* Alfonso Carrasquel (1926–2005), professional baseball player, coach, scout and manager.
* Teresa Carreño (1853–1917), pianist, soprano, composer, and conductor.
* Martín Carrillo (born 1983), football manager.
* Johnny Cecotto (born 1956), professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and auto racer.
* Freddy Cedeño (born 1981), volleyball player.
* Judith Chacón (1986–2009), weightlifter.
* Rick Chartraw (born 1954), professional ice hockey defenseman.
* Julian Chela-Flores (born 1942), astrobiologist and physicist.
* Arsenio Chirinos (1934–2015), cyclist.
* Víctor Chirinos (born 1941), cyclist.
* Néstor Colmenares (born 1987), professional basketball player.
* Jacinto Convit (1913–2014), physician and scientist.
* Carlos Coste (born 1976), professional free diver.
* Carlos Crassus (1920–1984), sports shooter.
* Mauro Libi Crestani, business
* Francisco José Cróquer (1920–1955), sportscaster specialized in baseball and boxing.
* Carlos Cruz-Diez (1923–2019), visual artist.
* Eliana Cuevas, jazz singer, whose music blends jazz with Latin music.

## D

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* Danny Ocean (born 1992), singer, songwriter and record producer.
* Marielena Davila (born 1992), actress and singer.
* Majandra Delfino (born 1981), actress and singer.
* Carlos Delgado Chalbaud (1909–1950), military officer.
* Daniel Dhers (born 1985), professional BMX rider.
* Antonio Díaz (born 1980), karateka.
* Oscar D'León (born 1943), musician and bassist best known for his work with salsa music.
* Ramon Domínguez (born 1976), champion jockey and Hall of Fame member in American thoroughbred horse racing.
* Kimberly Dos Ramos (born 1992), actress.
* Milka Duno (born 1972), race car driver.
* Rafael Duran (born 1938), wrestler.

## E

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* José Echenique (born 1965), basketball player.
* Daniel Elbittar (born 1979), actor, model and singer.
* Alexander Espinoza (born 1980), bantamweight boxer.
* Edgar Espinoza (born 1928), sports shooter.
* Unai Etxebarria (born 1972), road racing cyclist.

## F

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* Alessandro Famularo (born 2003), racing driver.
* Sebastián Fernández (born 2000), racing driver.
* Silvio Fernández (fencer born 1946) (born 1946), fencer.
* Silvio Fernández (fencer born 1979) (born 1979), épée fencer.
* Stefanía Fernández (born 1990), journalist, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles.
* Tony Franco (born 1981), football manager.
* Ramón Fumadó (born 1981), diver.

## G

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* Germán Gabriel (born 1980), professional basketball player
* Andrés Galarraga (born 1961), professional baseball player
* Anaida Galindo (born 1987), political staffer, online magazine publisher, and the wife of Conservative Party of Canada leader Pierre Poilievre
* Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), novelist and politician
* Alex García (born 1977), stock car racing driver, and a former competitor in the NASCAR Nationwide Series
* Freddy García (born 1976), professional baseball pitcher
* Luis Alberto García (born 1980), taekwondo practitioner
* Yusmely García (born 1983), hurdler
* Mikael Gayme (born 1979), alpine skier
* Alejandra Ghersi (born 1989), musician and record producer
* Tomás Gil (born 1977), professional track and road cyclist
* Alejandro Gómez (born 1985), swimmer
* Gilberto González (born 1970), triathlete
* Manny Gonzalez (born 1979), umpire in Major League Baseball (MLB)
* Rodolfo González (born 1986), racing driver
* Scarlet Gruber (born 1989), actress and dancer
* Pedro Gual (1783–1862), lawyer, politician, journalist and diplomat
* Heissler Guillent (born 1986), professional basketball player
* Luis Guillorme (born 1994), professional baseball player
* Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829–1899), military leader, statesman, diplomat and politician

## H

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* Reynaldo Hahn (1874–1947), composer, conductor, music critic, and singer.
* Veronica Hardy (born 1995), mixed martial artist.
* Carlos Morocho Hernández (1940–2016), world champion professional boxer.
* Dhison Hernández (born 1984), rower.
* Astrid Carolina Herrera (born 1963), actress and beauty queen who won Miss Venezuela World 1984, Miss World 1984.
* Francisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991), writer, psychiatrist and diplomat.

## I

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* Gabriela Isler (born 1988), fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2012, Miss Universe 2013.
* Eduardo Iturrizaga (born 1989), chess player.

## J

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* Hernán Jansen (born 1985), fencer.

## L

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* Roberto La Rocca (born 1988), racing driver.
* Carlos Lavado (born 1956), professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer.
* Belkis Leal (born 1940), fencer.
* Richard Leon (born 1976), judoka.
* Luis Liendo (born 1980), Greco-Roman wrestler.
* Jessica López (born 1986), artistic gymnast.

## M

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* Enrique Maggiolo (born 1974), football manager.
* Alexis Márquez (born 1989), swimmer.
* Iván Márquez (born 1981), professional and olympic volleyball player.
* Bianca Matte (born 1990), beauty queen and holder of the titles of Miss Roraima 2013 and Miss Brazilian Tourism 2014.
* Leisha Medina (born 1986), voice actress.
* Wolfgang Mejías (born 1983), épée fencer.
* Maickel Melamed (born 1975), long-distance runner, motivational speaker, financing coach, teacher in philosophy and physiotherapist.
* Henry Meléndez (born 1984), football manager.
* Carlos Méndez (born 1974), Major League Baseball first baseman/designated hitter and right-handed batter.
* Diliana Méndez (born 1982), sport shooter.
* Dayana Mendoza (born 1986), actress, model, film producer and director.
* Lorenzo Mendoza (born 1965), billionaire businessman, and CEO of Empresas Polar.
* Robinson Merchán (born 1964), professional road racing cyclist.
* Yucef Merhi (born 1977), artist, poet and computer programmer based in New York.
* Alfonso Mestre (born 2001), swimmer.
* Freddy Mezones (born 1987), sprinter specialising in the 400 metres.
* Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816), military leader and revolutionary.
* Ricardo Monasterio (born 1978), swimmer.
* Gabriela Montero (born 1970), pianist.
* Carlos Monteverde (1919–2000), sports shooter.
* Mariano Montilla (1782–1851), major general of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence.
* Nelson Mora (born 1976), butterfly swimmer.
* Omar Morales (born 1985), mixed martial artist.
* Carlos Morocho Hernández (1940–2016), world champion professional boxer.
* Garbiñe Muguruza (born 1989), professional tennis player, two-time Grand Slam champion.

## N

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* Aldo Nannini (1951–1977), professional motorcycle racer.
* Daniela Navarro (born 1983), actress and model.
* Nancy Navarro (born 1965), politician and the first Latina county council member in Montgomery County, Maryland.
* Aquiles Nazoa (1920–1976), writer, journalist, poet and humorist.
* Vicente Nebrada (1920–2002), choreographer and dancer.
* Alexander Nelcha (born 1968), basketball player.
* Luis Noguera (born 1973), taekwondo practitioner.
* Ramón Nomar (born 1974), pornographic actor.
* Erik Noya Cardona (born 1994), sport climber.
* Ana Nuño (born 1957), poet and writer.

## O

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* Iván Olivares (born 1961), basketball player.
* Roberto Olivo (1914–2005), international baseball umpire.
* Hely Ollarves (born 1981), track and field athlete.
* Luis Orta (born 1989), long distance runner.
* Liliana Ortega (born 1965), professor, and human rights lawyer and advocate.

## P

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* Isabella Páez (born 1995), swimmer.
* Luis Arturo Paiva (born 1987), paralympic athlete.
* Bárbara Palacios Teyde (born 1963), TV host, writer, Christian preacher and beauty queen.
* Antonio José Pardo Andretta (born 1970), alpine skier.
* Isaac José Pardo (1905–2000), intellectual of German-Jewish extraction.
* Rene Paredes (born 1985), football placekicker.
* Andrea Pavani (born 1954), curler.
* Fernando Paz Castillo (1893–1981), poet, literary critic, diplomat, and educator.
* Robeilys Peinado (born 1997), athlete whose specialty is pole vaulting.
* Maylu Pena (born 1998), ballet dancer and ballet coach.
* Johan Pérez (born 1983), professional boxer.
* Luisana Pérez (born 1976), table tennis player.
* Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo (1903–1979), diplomat, politician and lawyer.
* Juan Antonio Pérez Bonalde (1846-1892), translator and poet.
* John Petrizzelli Font (born 1956), film director.
* Bernardo Piñango (born 1960), professional boxer.
* Félix Piñero (born 1945), fencer.
* Kervin Piñerua (1991–2016), volleyball player.
* Juan Bautista Plaza (1898–1965), classical composer.
* Lele Pons (born 1996), YouTuber, actress and singer.
* Enzo Potolicchio (born 1968), racing driver and businessman.

## Q

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* Freddy Quintero (born 1938), fencer.

## R

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* Tina Ramirez (1929–2022), dancer and educator.
* Luis Razetti (1862–1932), surgeon and medicine.
* Armando Reverón (1889–1954), painter and sculptor, precursor of Arte Povera and considered.
* Wuileixis Rivas (born 1990), Greco-Roman wrestler.
* Marcel Roche (1920–2003), physician, scientist and scientific leader.
* Andres Rodriguez (1984–2016), businessman and an international show jumping competitor.
* Francisco Rodríguez (born 1982), professional baseball pitcher.
* Simón Rodríguez (1769–1854), philosopher and educator.
* Zhandra Rodríguez (born 1947), ballet dancer and choreographer
* Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951), scientist, communicator, and public intellectual.
* Andy Rojas (born 1977), volleyball player.
* Arístides Rojas (born 1970), striker.
* Eloy Rojas (born 1967), professional boxer in the Featherweight division.
* Yulimar Rojas (born 1995), athlete who holds the world record for women's triple jump.
* Luis Rojas Martinez (born 1990), swimmer.
* Sheryl Rubio (born 1992), actress, singer, model, dancer, songwriter and fashion designer.
* Omar Rudberg (born 1998), singer and actor.
* Leonel Wilfredo Ruiz (born 1975), judoka.
* Miguel Ruiz (born 1990), professional basketball player.

## S

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* Yamil Saba (born 1975), windsurfer.
* Alfredo Sadel (1930–1989), singer and actor.
* Irene Sáez (born 1961) politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981.
* Freddy Salazar (born 1949), fencer.
* Mayly Sánchez (born 1972), astrophysicist.
* Ingrid Sander (born 1937), fencer.
* Marcos Santana (born 1965), entrepreneur, producer and media creative, former president of NBCUniversal Telemundo Internacional.
* Carlos Santander (born 1975), swimmer.
* Nery Santos Gómez (born 1967), author.
* Daniel Sasso (born 1982), football manager.
* Maritza Sayalero (born 1961), designer, model, businesswoman and beauty queen.
* Luis Schiavo (born 1981), racing driver.
* Sabrina Seara (born 1985), telenovela actress.
* Eldric Sella (born 1997), boxer.
* Arlene Semeco (born 1984), freestyle swimmer.
* Giancarlo Serenelli (born 1981), racing driver.
* Garly Sojo (born 1999), basketball player.
* Ambrosio Solorzano (born 1937), weightlifter.
* Nelson Solórzano (born 1959), basketball player.
* Juan Soto (born 1977), football referee.
* Yadira Soturno (born 1970), paralympic athlete.
* Andrea Stock (born 1980), curler.
* Ogleidis Suárez (born 1987), professional boxer.
* Tui T. Sutherland (born 1978), children's book author.

## T

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* Lilian Tintori (born 1978), activist, athlete, and television and radio host.
* Daniele Tirabassi (born 1988), swimmer.
* Carlos J. Tirado Yepes (born 1964), artist, painter and sculptor.
* Fermín Toro (1806–1865), humanist, politician, diplomat and author.
* Juan Vicente Torrealba (1917–2019), harpist and composer of popular music.
* Gleyber Torres (born 1996), professional baseball shortstop and second baseman.
* Óscar Torres (born 1976), basketball player.
* Paul Torres (born 1983), professional racing cyclist.
* César Tovar (1940–1994), professional baseball player.
* Martín Tovar y Tovar (1827–1902), painter, best known for his portraits and historical scenes.

## U

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* Miguel Ubeto (born 1976), road racing cyclist.
* Unos Panas Ahi, Argentinian/Venezuelan alternative rock band.
* Jorge Liberato Urosa Savino (1942–2021), prelate of the Catholic Church.
* Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906–2001), intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician.

## V

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* Ricardo Valderrama (born 1987), judoka.
* Rodman Valera (born 1982), volleyball player.
* José Gregorio Vargas (born 1982), professional basketball player.
* Greivis Vásquez (born 1987), professional basketball player.
* Betty Viana-Adkins (born 1971), professional female bodybuilder.
* Rafael Vidal (1964–2005), swimmer.
* Luis Villarroel (born 1981), diver.
* E. J. Viso (born 1985), professional racing driver.
* Omar Vizquel (born 1967), professional baseball shortstop.

## Z

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* Jhornan Zamora (born 1989), basketball player.

## References

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* "Personajes Ilustres de Caracas". www.guiaviajesvirtual.com/ (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2016.
* "ILUSTRES NACIDOS EN VENEZUELA". chevere.org/ (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 April 2016.