33.4499° S, 70.6663° W

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.

Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Santiago during each.

Notable Births by Decade

Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1970s with 468 notable births.

What Santiago Is Known For

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Football is Santiago's biggest profession — 17% of all notables (646).

Santiago over-indexes on lawyer4.4× the global rate.

  1. Football646
  2. Politician507
  3. Actor363
  4. Lawyer284
  5. Writer154
  6. Journalist137
  7. Singer84
  8. Painter83
  1. Lawyer2844.4×
  2. Economist573.7×
  3. Journalist1372.4×
  4. Diplomat452.1×
  5. Actor3631.9×
  6. Football6461.6×
  7. Sculptor371.5×

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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3,702 notable people

1801 SCULPTOR

Marcela Correa

Born 1963

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1802 FILM

Vivienne Barry

Born 1952

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1803 JOURNALIST

Carolina Escobar

Born 1975

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1804 ACTOR

Silvia Piñeiro

1922 - 2003

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1805 ACTOR

Jacqueline Boudon

Born 1951

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1806 ECONOMIST

Solange Berstein

Born 1967

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1807 ACTOR

Ramón Llao

Born 1968

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1808 FILM

Gian Godoy

Born 1966

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1809 PHYSICIAN

Pedro García

Born 1960

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1810 ACTOR

Carolina Paulsen

Born 1974

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1811 PLAYER

Heinz Gildemeister

Born 1960

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1812 PRIEST

Rafael Lira Infante

1879 - 1958

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1813 ACTOR

Gladys del Río

Born 1941

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1814 FOOTBALL

Hugo Díaz (footballer, born 1987)

Born 1987

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1815 PRIEST

Gonzalo Arroyo

1925 - 2012

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1816 FOOTBALL

Álvaro López Ojeda

Born 1992

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1817 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Menichetti

1950 - 2007

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1818 ATHLETIC

Joaquín Ballivián

Born 1993

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1819 ACTOR

Carmen Disa Gutiérrez

Born 1959

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1820 FOOTBALL

Sergio Messen

1949 - 2010

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1821 POLITICIAN

Rod Loyola

Born 1974

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1822 ACTOR

Willy Semler

Born 1962

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1823 ACTOR

Cristián Riquelme

Born 1979

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1824 JUDGE

Adolfo Ibáñez

1827 - 1898

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1825 MODEL

Paola Falcone

Born 1995

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1826 ACTOR

Magdalena Max-Neef

Born 1961

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1827 POLITICIAN

Sergio Puyol

Born 1937

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1828 JOURNALIST

Conrado Ríos Gallardo

1896 - 1983

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1829 POLITICIAN

Melania Hotu

Born 1959

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1830 DRAUGHTSWOMAN

Malaimagen

Born 1981

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1831 SCULPTOR

Lucía Waiser

Born 1940

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1832 PAINTER

Marco Bontá

1899 - 1974

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1833 POLITICAL SCIENTIST

Carlos Huneeus Madge

Born 1947

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1834 SINGER

Tato Gomez

Born 1953

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1835 SPRINT

Gustavo Ehlers

Born 1925

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1836 ACTOR

Josefina Velasco

Born 1961

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1837 COMPOSER

Cristian Amigo

Born 1963

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1838 ACTOR

Macarena Teke

Born 1973

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1839 ACTOR

Diego Casanueva

Born 1979

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1840 LITERARY

Aude Déruelle

Born 1972

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1841 MUSIC

Giovanni Falchetti

Born 1977

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1842 ACTOR

Luis Uribe (actor chileno)

Born 1970

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1843 DIVER

Günther Mund

1934 - 2011

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1844 ACTOR

Catalina Olcay

Born 1974

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1845 DIPLOMAT

Genaro Arriagada

Born 1943

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1846 NUN

Tadea de San Joaquín

1755 - 1827

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1847 ACTOR

Santiago Tupper

Born 1984

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1848 POLITICIAN

Sonia Tschorne

Born 1954

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1849 ACTOR

Mónica Carrasco

Born 1949

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1850 FOOTBALL

Raúl Toro Basáez

Born 1965

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1851 POLITICIAN

Juan Enrique Rosales

Died 1825

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1852 POLITICIAN

Vicente Reyes

1835 - 1918

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1853 JOURNALIST

Pablo Toro

Born 1983

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1854 POLITICIAN

Alejandro Lavquén

Born 1959

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1855 BASKET

María Clavería

Born 1939

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1856 SCREENWRITER

Hernán Rodríguez Matte

Born 1972

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1857 FOOTBALL

Luis Oyarzún

Born 1982

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1858 SURGEON

Carlos Eyzaguirre

1923 - 2009

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1859 ACTOR

Inez Viegas

Born 1970

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1860 BUSINESS

Gustavo Alessandri Balmaceda

Born 1961

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1861 POLITICIAN

Claudio Vicuña Guerrero

1833 - 1907

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1862 PHYSICIAN

Carlos Charlín Correa

1885 - 1945

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1863 BASKET

Pedro Araya (basketball)

1925 - 1998

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1864 POLITICIAN

Silvia Pinto

1937 - 1982

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1865 BOXER

Quintín Romero

1896 - 1972

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1866 JOURNALIST

Fernando Alarcón

Born 1940

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1867 SPORT

Arturo Friedemann

Born 1893

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1868 LAWYER

Sergio Romero Pizarro

Born 1938

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1869 ACTOR

Santiago Bejarano

Born 1957

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1870 POLITICIAN

Carmen Sáenz

1925 - 2017

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1871 PRESENTER

José Miguel Villouta

Born 1976

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1872 FILM

Lucio Rojas

Born 1978

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1873 LAWYER

José Eusebio Barros Baeza

1810 - 1881

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1874 ACTOR

Óscar Hernández (actor)

Born 1949

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1875 ACTOR

Gloria Canales

Born 1942

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1876 BUSINESS

Vasco Moulian

Born 1968

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1877 POLITICIAN

Jovino Novoa Vidal

1822 - 1895

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1878 ACTOR

Teresa Münchmeyer

Born 1928

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1879 ACTOR

Hilda Anthony

1886 - 1962

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1880 PHILOSOPHER

Dario Salas Sommer

1935 - 2018

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1881 LAWYER

Manuel Antonio Tocornal

1817 - 1867

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1882 JOURNALIST

Andrea Arístegui

Born 1979

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1883 HISTORIAN

Ricardo Couyoumdjian

Born 1939

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1884 LAWYER

Gerardo Varela

Born 1963

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1885 SINGER

Guillermo Basterrechea

Born 1950

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1886 SPORT

Miguel Droguett

Born 1961

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1887 ACTOR

Alejandro Castillo

Born 1948

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1888 POLITICIAN

Francisco Undurraga

Born 1965

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1889 FOOTBALL

Julio César Moreno

Born 1969

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1890 ENGINEER

Loreto Seguel

Born 1976

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1891 ECONOMIST

Luis Larraín Arroyo

Born 1956

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1892 BOXER

Alfredo Cornejo

Born 1933

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1893 SPORT

Pangal Andrade

Born 1985

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1894 DIPLOMAT

Manuel Trucco Gaete

1914 - 1995

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1895 LAWYER

Rodrigo Galilea

Born 1966

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1896 JOURNALIST

Susana Roccatagliata

Born 1956

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1897 WRITER

Jaime Gómez Rogers

1940 - 2005

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1898 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Gangas

Born 1944

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1899 SINGER

Sergio Járlaz

Born 1985

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1900 LAWYER

José Domingo Bezanilla

1788 - 1872

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1901 LAWYER

Ricardo Hormazábal

Born 1946

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1902 WRITER

Omar Pérez Santiago

Born 1953

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1903 COMEDIAN

María José Quiroz

Born 1972

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1904 FOOTBALL

Leonardo Montenegro

Born 1955

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1905 ACTOR

María José León

Born 1979

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1906 DEMOCRAT

Jorge Jiménez (Chilean politician)

Born 1944

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1907 POLITICIAN

Enrique Accorsi

Born 1948

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1908 MUSIC

Pablo Lecaros

Born 1957

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1909 WRITER

Natalia Berbelagua

Born 1985

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1910 SCREENWRITER

Daniella Castagno

Born 1970

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1911 THEATRE

Fernando González Mardones

Born 1939

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1912 ACTOR

Pablo Díaz (actor chileno)

Born 1978

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1913 SCULPTOR

Francisca Sánchez

Born 1975

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1914 SPORT

Pedro Astorga

Born 1988

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1915 CHEF

Virginia Demaria

Born 1980

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1916 PLAYER

Pablo Huete

Born 1989

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1917 POLITICIAN

Roberto Thieme

Born 1942

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1918 TELEVISION

Ricardo Vicuña

Born 1955

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1919 WRITER

Joaquín Díaz Garcés

1877 - 1921

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1920 ACTOR

Sonia Mena

Born 1936

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1921 ENGINEER

André Sougarret

Born 1964

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1922 ACTOR

Andrea Eltit

Born 1973

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1923 JOURNALIST

Alfredo Lamadrid

Born 1943

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1924 ACTOR

Matías Quer

Born 1990

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1925 OBSTETRICIAN

Gertrudis Echenique

1853 - 1928

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1926 PRIEST

Gabriel Larraín Valdivieso

1925 - 2008

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1927 PAINTER

Beatriz Aurora

Born 1956

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1928 LAWYER

Bernardino Bilbao Beyner

1788 - 1844

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1929 ACTOR

Andrés Reyes (actor)

Born 1984

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1930 SCULPTOR

Mario Irarrázabal

Born 1940

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1931 POLITICIAN

Belisario Prats

1827 - 1897

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1932 FOTOGRAF

Alfredo Molina

1906 - 1971

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1933 LAWYER

Renzo Trisotti

Born 1976

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1934 FOOTBALL

Gonzalo Candia

Born 1994

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1935 LAWYER

José Abelardo Núñez

1840 - 1910

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1936 LAWYER

Luis Bates

Born 1934

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1937 PRIEST

Carlos Eduardo Pellegrín Barrera

Born 1958

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1938 MILITAR

Óscar Izurieta Molina

1909 - 1990

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1939 SWIMMER

Giancarlo Zolezzi

Born 1981

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1940 POLITICIAN

Julio Ibarra

Born 1966

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1941 ACTOR

Tatiana Molina

Born 1964

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1942 ACTOR

Etienne Bobenrieth

Born 1982

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1943 PHILOLOGIST

Mario Puelma

1917 - 2012

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1944 BUSINESS

Eugenio Heiremans

1923 - 2010

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1945 ACTOR

Sergio Domínguez Molina

Born 1979

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1946 SINGER

Eduardo Waghorn

Born 1966

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1947 ACTOR

Julio César Serrano

Born 1986

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1948 PIANISTA

Fedora Aberastury

1914 - 1985

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1949 BUSINESS

Jorge Bunster

Born 1953

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1950 FILM

Juan Ignacio Sabatini

Born 1978

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1951 BASKET

Raúl Urra

Born 1930

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1952 FILM

Eduardo Bertrán

Born 1978

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1953 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Gonzalo Figueroa Garcia Huidobro

1931 - 2008

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1954 FOOTBALL

Carlos Villanueva Fuentes

Born 1999

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1955 LAWYER

Pilar Armanet

Born 1950

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1956 MILITAR

Sergio Poblete

1918 - 2011

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1957 FOOTBALL

Patricio Aguilera

Born 1987

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1958 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Cerda

Born 1933

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1959 DIPLOMAT

José Miguel de la Barra

1799 - 1851

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1960 POLITICIAN

Raúl Troncoso

1935 - 2004

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1961 ACTOR

Sebastian Mancilla Olivares

1956 - 2009

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1962 FOOTBALL

Yerko Darlic

Born 1978

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1963 POLITICIAN

Luis Pareto González

Born 1928

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1964 LAWYER

Pablo Ruiz-Tagle

Born 1960

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1965 MUSIC

Andrés Bobe

1962 - 1994

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1966 PHILOSOPHER

Juan Rivano

1926 - 2015

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1967 FOOTBALL

Mariano Puyol

Born 1960

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1968 PHYSICIAN

Carlos Abel Jarpa

Born 1944

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1969 PHOTOGRAPHER

Reinaldo Coddou H.

Born 1971

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1970 JUDGE

Marisol Peña

Born 1960

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1971 ACTOR

Daniela Palavecino

Born 1984

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1972 FOOTBALL

Simón Elissetche

Born 1977

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1973 ACTOR

Noelia Arias

Born 1980

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1974 BIOLOGIST

Veronica Vallejos

Born 1967

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1975 FOOTBALL

Luis Hernán Carvallo

Born 1949

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1976 SURFER

Trinidad Segura

Born 1989

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1977 JOURNALIST

Patricia Espejo

Born 1952

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1978 GENEALOGIST

Guillermo de la Cuadra Gormaz

1886 - 1967

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1979 LAWYER

Hugo Ortiz de Filippi

Born 1937

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1980 FOOTBALL

Diego Díaz Núñez

Born 1996

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1981 FOOTBALL

Carlos Reyes (Chilean footballer)

Born 1973

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1982 LAWYER

Germán Picó Cañas

1905 - 1988

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1983 ACTOR

Felipe Castro

Born 1963

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1984 WRITER

Mario Ferrero Mate de Luna

1920 - 1994

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1985 ACTIVIST

Sola Sierra

1935 - 1999

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1986 POLITICIAN

Víctor Olea Alegría

1950 - 1974

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1987 POLITICIAN

Juan Francisco Meneses

1785 - 1860

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1988 EDUCATOR

María Isabel Díaz

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1989 ATHLETIC

Alberto Labarthe

Born 1928

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1990 ACTOR

Christian Sève

Born 1985

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1991 MILITAR

Jorge Lucar

Born 1934

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1992 FOOTBALL

Carlos Farias

Born 1976

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1993 MODEL

Ángela Prieto

Born 1978

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1994 CHOREOGRAPHER

Andrea Hoffmann

Born 1969

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1995 ARTIST

Fyto Manga

Born 1972

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1996 WRITER

María Carolina Geel

1913 - 1996

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1997 SCULPTOR

Pilar Ovalle

Born 1970

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1998 ACTOR

Juan Pablo Ogalde

Born 1974

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1999 MILITAR

Justo Arteaga Cuevas

1805 - 1882

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2000 DIPLOMAT

Manuel Rivas Vicuña

1880 - 1937

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2001 COMPOSER

Christian Gálvez (músico)

Born 1977

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2002 LAWYER

Antonio de Undurraga

1911 - 1993

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2003 POLITICIAN

Fernando Baquedano

1796 - 1862

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2004 PHYSICIST

Mario Luxoro

1926 - 2016

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2005 ARTE

Josefina Fontecilla

Born 1962

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2006 POET

Verónica Zondek

Born 1953

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2007 TRADE UNION

María Rozas

1955 - 2011

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2008 FOOTBALL

Patricio Vidal López

Born 1990

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2009 PLAYER

Bárbara Gatica

Born 1996

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2010 ACTOR

Francisco Gormaz

Born 1984

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2011 CURATOR

Yael Rosenblut

Born 1978

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2012 WRITER

Luz de Viana

1894 - 1995

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2013 LAWYER

Nivia Palma

Born 1959

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2014 FOOTBALL

Luis Jara (futbolista)

Born 1983

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2015 ACADEMIC

Guillermo Araya Goubet

1931 - 1983

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2016 POLITICIAN

Jacinto Chacón

1820 - 1893

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2017 ARCHITECT

Germán del Sol

Born 1949

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2018 ECONOMIST

Ricardo Paredes Molina

Born 1956

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2019 FOOTBALL

Sandrino Castec

Born 1960

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2020 PRODUCER

Verónica Saquel

Born 1965

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2021 FOOTBALL

Patricio Acevedo

Born 1978

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2022 FOOTBALL

Valentina Lefort

Born 1988

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2023 FOOTBALL

Sebastián Rivera

Born 1988

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2024 POLITICIAN

Carlos Montes Cisternas

Born 1946

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2025 LAWYER

Cristián Zegers

Born 1940

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2026 FOOTBALL

Jorge Espinoza

Born 1953

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2027 FOOTBALL

Juan Halty

Born 1989

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2028 ACTOR

Silvia Novak

Born 1955

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2029 WRITER

Josefa Wallace

Born 1990

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2030 POLITICIAN

Manuel Recabarren

1826 - 1901

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2031 LAWYER

Ismael Valdés Vergara

1853 - 1916

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2032 FOOTBALL

Vincent Salas

Born 1989

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2033 ACTOR

Willy Benítez

Born 1946

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2034 MODEL

Katherina Contreras

Born 1990

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2035 SPORT

Rafael Iturrate

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2036 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Villagra

Born 1990

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2037 PAINTER

Juan Subercaseaux

Born 1943

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2038 SPORT

Kelley Kobler

Born 1993

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2039 JOURNALIST

Juan José Lavín

Born 1966

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2040 SPORT

Benjamín Berríos

Born 1998

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2041 POLITICIAN

María Correa Morandé

1912 - 2009

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2042 LAWYER

Guillermo Izquierdo

1902 - 1988

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2043 ENGINEER

Juan Carlos Jobet

Born 1975

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2044 COMPOSER

Andrés Maupoint

Born 1968

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2045 ACTOR

Ana María Palma

Born 1949

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2046 ARCHITECT

Juan Sabbagh

Born 1951

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2047 LAWYER

Jorge Hübner

1923 - 2006

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2048 POLITICIAN

José Elías Balmaceda

1849 - 1917

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2049 GUITAR

El Viaje de Seth

Born 1984

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2050 POLITICIAN

Iván Moreira

Born 1956

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2051 SOCIOLOGIST

José Manuel Parada Maluenda

1950 - 1985

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2052 FOOTBALL

Fernando López Flores

Born 1980

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2053 MODEL

Constanza Silva

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2054 JOURNALIST

Carola Fuentes

Born 1970

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2055 PERIODISMO

Rodrigo Sepúlveda Lara

Born 1973

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2056 FOOTBALL

Rodrigo Santander

Born 1959

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2057 ACTOR

Ramón Farías

Born 1955

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2058 PROFESSOR

Miguel Castillo Didier

Born 1934

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2059 ARTIST

Eva Lefever

Born 1955

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2060 ART HISTORIAN

Claudio Lange

Born 1944

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2061 LAWYER

Manuel Bilbao

1828 - 1895

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2062 SUFFRAGETTE

Delia Matte Pérez

1866 - 1941

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2063 PRIEST

Cristián Carlos Roncagliolo Pacheco

Born 1969

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2064 ARTIST

Elizabeth Neira

Born 1973

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2065 POLITICIAN

Aníbal Rodríguez

1868 - 1930

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2066 EGYPTOLOGIST

Frédéric Servajean

Born 1957

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2067 POLITICIAN

Andrés Rebolledo

Born 1968

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2068 POLITICIAN

Martín Calvo Encalada

1756 - 1828

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2069 LAWYER

David Stitchkin

1912 - 1997

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2070 ARTIST

Guillo

Born 1950

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2071 MODEL

Trinidad de la Noi

Born 1998

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2072 ILLUSTRATOR

Alejandra Lunik

Born 1973

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2073 ARTIST

Ivan Contreras-Brunet

Born 1927

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2074 BUSINESS

Peter Hill

Born 1941

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2075 FOOTBALL

Francisco Fernández Barja

1932 - 2010

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2076 REFEREE

Claudio Puga

Born 1971

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2077 PAINTER

Carmen Valbuena

Born 1955

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2078 LAWYER

Justo Donoso Vivanco

1800 - 1868

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2079 FOOTBALL

Héctor Santibáñez

Born 1972

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2080 PAINTER

Patricio Moreno Toro

Born 1943

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2081 SPORT

Exequiel Ramírez

1924 - 2000

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2082 PRODUCTRICE

Miriam Fletcher

1934 - 2013

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2083 ACTOR

Raúl Sendra

Born 1948

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2084 POLITICIAN

Lily Pérez

Born 1963

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2085 POLITICIAN

Pedro Álvarez-Salamanca

1948 - 2008

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2086 LAWYER

Raúl Donckaster

Born 1953

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2087 WRITER

Santiago Elordi

Born 1960

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2088 LAWYER

Javiera Blanco

Born 1972

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2089 FOOTBALL

Victor Mella

Born 1974

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2090 ACTOR

Paulette Sève

Born 1983

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2091 SINGER

Patricio Wang

Born 1952

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2092 POLITICIAN

José Antonio Errázuriz

1747 - 1821

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2093 FOOTBALL

Carlos Gómez Astudillo

Born 1992

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2094 FOOTBALL

Diego Díaz García

Born 1988

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2095 JUDGE

Hernán Vodanovic

Born 1946

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2096 ENGINEER

Justicia Espada Acuña

1893 - 1980

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2097 SKIER

Paulo Oppliger

Born 1971

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2098 ACTOR

Roberto Prieto

Born 1975

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2099 ARTIST

Carmengloria Morales

Born 1942

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2100 JOURNALIST

Patricio Fernández

Born 1969

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