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SANTIAGO
Most Famous People Born in Santiago, Chile
- Notable people
- 3,702
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1952
- Most distinctive
- Lawyer 4.4×
A capital where the 20th century arrives under a long political shadow. Santiago's distinctive professions are lawyers and economists at the top — the legal-and-technocratic spine of the Chicago Boys era and the constitutional fights that came after — alongside journalists, diplomats, actors, and a very South American footballing base. The literary bench runs from Gabriela Mistral's generation through Bolaño and Pedro Pascal, and more than four in five notables here were born after 1930.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Santiago during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Santiago Is Known For
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Football is Santiago's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (646).
Santiago over-indexes on lawyer — 4.4× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Santiago's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Sports
- Film & TV
- Writing
- Science
- Art & Design
- Other
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Domingo Santa María
1825 - 1889
Aníbal Pinto
1825 - 1884
Federico Errázuriz Zañartu
1825 - 1877
Francisco Bilbao
1823 - 1865
Patricio Lynch
1824 - 1886
Miguel Luis Amunátegui
1828 - 1888
Eusebio Lillo
1826 - 1910
Manuel Baquedano
1823 - 1897
Santiago Arcos
1822 - 1874
Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez
1821 - 1891
Guillermo Blest Gana
1829 - 1904
Joaquín Larraín Gandarillas
1822 - 1897
Alejandro Reyes
1825 - 1884
Adolfo Ibáñez
1827 - 1898
Jovino Novoa Vidal
1822 - 1895
Belisario Prats
1827 - 1897
Jacinto Chacón
1820 - 1893
Manuel Recabarren
1826 - 1901
Manuel Bilbao
1828 - 1895
Waldo Silva
1820 - 1892
Francisco Vargas Fontecilla
1824 - 1883
Francisco Echaurren
1824 - 1909
Ricardo Ariztía Urmeneta
1820 - 1891
Álvaro Covarrubias Ortúzar
1824 - 1899
Matías Ovalle Errázuriz
1822 - 1899
Silvestre Ochagavía Errázuriz
1820 - 1883
Carlos Correa y Toro
1824 - 1905
Eulogio Allendes Álvarez de Toledo
1828 - 1891
Nataniel Cox
1827 - 1909
Teófilo Sánchez de Bustamante
1828 - 1884
José Luis Claro y Cruz
1826 - 1901
Miguel José Cambiaso Tapia
1823 - 1852
Alejandro Campaña Carvajal
1829 - 1899
Aniceto Vergara Albano
1825 - 1909
Juan de Dios Arlegui
1827 - 1908
Liborio Ramón Freire Caldera
1829 - 1884
Alejandro Vial
1823 - 1911
Carlos Risopatrón Escudero
1824 - 1907
Eduardo de Lapeyrouse
1821 - 1911
Manuel Fernández Pradel
1826 - 1906
Manuel Beauchef
1824 - 1888
Félix Mackenna Vicuña
1823 - 1901
Manuel Eyzaguirre Portales
1820 - 1886
Ignacio Errázuriz Salas
1825 - 1892
Juan Vicente de Mira Íñiguez
1820 - 1851
Tránsito Flores
1820 - 1890
Cristóbal Valdés Ugalde
1821 - 1853
Manuel Infante Quezada
1820 - 1871
Calixto Ovalle Vicuña
1825 - 1897
Luis Valenzuela Guzmán
1825 - 1897