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

2401 ECONOMIST

Gonzalo Martner Fanta

Born 1957

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2402 DIPUTADO

José Antonio Bustamante Donoso

1778 - 1850

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2403 JOURNALIST

Patricio Bañados

Born 1935

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2404 MODEL

Hotuiti Teao

Born 1978

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2405 ACTOR

Iris del Valle

1916 - 1996

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2406 ACTIVISTA

Luis Mariano Rendón

Born 1963

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2407 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Díaz del Río

Born 1973

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2408 FOOTBALL

Cristián Saavedra

Born 1961

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2409 ECONOMIST

Luis Riveros

Born 1948

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2410 POLITICIAN

Daniel Núñez

Born 1971

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2411 SPORT

Américo Simonetti

Born 1936

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2412 SURGEON

Fernando Meza Moncada

Born 1946

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2413 PERCUSSIONIST

Daniel Bravo (musicien)

Born 1973

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2414 POLITICIAN

Jorge Navarrete Martínez

Born 1946

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2415 TELEVISIÓN

Gonzalo Bertrán

1945 - 2001

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2416 POLITICIAN

Álex Figueroa

1961 - 2018

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2417 POLITICIAN

Fernando Aldunate

1895 - 1990

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2418 BIOCHEMIST

Fernando Fischmann

-

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2419 POLITICIAN

Claudio Radonich

Born 1973

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2420 SINGER

Lenwa Dura

Born 1976

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2421 MUSIC

Mauricio Nader

Born 1981

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2422 ECONOMIST

Álvaro García Hurtado

Born 1954

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2423 LAWYER

Jorge Alessandri Vergara

Born 1979

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2424 TELEVISION

Nicolás Acuña

Born 1972

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2425 SPORT

Aranza Villalón

Born 1995

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2426 SINGER

Tommy Rey

Born 1944

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2427 FOOTBALL

Jorge Faúndez

Born 1996

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2428 ECONOMIST

Andrés Palma

Born 1955

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2429 POLITICIAN

Domingo Godoy Matte

1922 - 2013

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2430 POLITICIAN

Roberto León

Born 1950

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2431 PRODUCTOR

Catrina Tala

Born 1981

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2432 LAWYER

Ventura Blanco Viel

1846 - 1930

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2433 POLITICIAN

José Ramón Barros

Born 1958

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2434 FILM

Dunav Kuzmanich

1935 - 2008

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2435 ACTIVISTA

Patricia Troncoso

Born 1968

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2436 WORKER

Paulina Saball

Born 1952

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2437 ACTOR

Grimanesa Jiménez

Born 1944

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2438 SINGER

Rigeo

Born 1982

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2439 ACTOR

Valentina Pollarolo

Born 1973

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2440 POLITICIAN

Jorge Sabag

Born 1963

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2441 POLITICIAN

Gloria Hutt

Born 1955

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2442 PRESENTER

Mauricio Israel

Born 1961

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2443 ACTOR

Jenny Cavallo

Born 1975

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2444 ATHLETIC

Juan Acosta

Born 1907

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2445 SCULPTOR

Blanca Merino

1893 - 1973

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2446 GOVERNOR

Diego de Escobar y Osorio

Died 1649

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2447 ACTOR

Alejandra Vega

Born 1978

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2448 LAWYER

Francisco Rivas Vicuña

1880 - 1943

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2449 LAWYER

Gustavo Lagos Matus

1924 - 2003

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2450 LAWYER

Raúl Irarrázaval Lecaros

1906 - 1982

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2451 POLITICIAN

José Toribio de Larraín

1784 - 1829

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2452 MILITAR

Santiago Bueras

1786 - 1818

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2453 PRIEST

Renato Hasche Sánchez

1927 - 2003

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2454 LAWYER

Clemente Pérez

Born 1967

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2455 ATHLETE

Humberto Norambuena

Born 1961

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2456 ACTOR

Mago Larraín

1935 - 2011

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2457 PHYSICIAN

Gustavo Monckeberg Barros

1914 - 2008

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2458 PRIEST

Pablo Lizama Riquelme

Born 1941

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2459 PRIEST

Joaquín Varas

1923 - 2010

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2460 PHYSICIAN

Alejandro del Río Soto Aguilar

1867 - 1939

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2461 ARCHITECT

Exequiel Fontecilla Larraín

1916 - 1988

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2462 LAWYER

Miguel Otero Lathrop

Born 1930

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2463 SPORT

Makarena Pinto

Born 1988

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2464 PRESENTER

Daniel Valenzuela (presentador)

Born 1976

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2465 ACTOR

Gastón Salgado

Born 1985

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2466 LAWYER

Enrique Vergara Vial

Born 1968

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2467 JOURNALIST

Gonzalo Feito

Born 1976

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2468 POLITICIAN

Guillermo Ramírez Diez

Born 1979

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2469 POLITICIAN

Claudio Arriagada

Born 1955

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2470 POLITICIAN

Emilio Zapata Díaz

1896 - 1977

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2471 ACTOR

Cristián García-Huidobro

Born 1952

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2472 CIENCIA

Felipe Cruzat

1997 - 2009

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2473 SCREENWRITER

Marcia Tambutti

Born 1971

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2474 ECONOMIST

Álvaro Bardón

1940 - 2009

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2475 TELEVISION

Cristián Mason

Born 1957

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2476 ACTOR

Gilberto Guzmán

1931 - 2011

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2477 ARTIST

Mireya Lafuente

1905 - 1976

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2478 JOURNALIST

Alexandra Diaz

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2479 JOURNALIST

Humberto Sichel

Born 1981

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2480 WRITER

Rodrigo Díaz Cortez

Born 1977

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2481 PRIEST

Moisés Carlos Atisha Contreras

Born 1969

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2482 ACTOR

José Palma (actor)

Born 1979

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2483 SOCIOLOGIST

Antonio Leal Labrín

Born 1950

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2484 PAINTER

Fernando Daza Osorio

1930 - 2016

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2485 FOOTBALL

Eduardo Navarrete

Born 1996

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2486 POLITICIAN

Ana Echazarreta

1865 - 1927

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2487 POLITICIAN

Johnny Carrasco

Born 1952

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2488 ARQUITECTO

Cristián Boza

1943 - 2020

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2489 LAWYER

Zarko Luksic

Born 1956

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2490 ENGINEER

Marcelo Trivelli

Born 1954

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2491 OFFICER

Eduardo Gordon

Born 1952

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2492 FILLE

Marion Gordon-Orr

Born 1942

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2493 POLITICIAN

María Elena Carrera

Born 1929

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2494 BUSINESS

Ernesto Ayala

1916 - 2007

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2495 DESIGNER

Alejandra Mustakis

Born 1977

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2496 LAWYER

Eugenio Velasco Letelier

1918 - 2001

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2497 FOOTBALL

Jaime Rubilar

Born 1978

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2498 LAWYER

Francisco de Paula Donoso Vergara

1807 - 1888

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2499 POLITICIAN

Juan de Dios Correa de Saa

1801 - 1877

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2500 JOURNALIST

Pablo Honorato

Born 1949

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2501 ACTOR

Camila López

Born 1989

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2502 POLITICIAN

Pedro Browne

Born 1972

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2503 FOOTBALL

Daniela Pardo

Born 1988

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2504 ACTOR

Alberto Vega Salvadó

Born 1951

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2505 POLITICIAN

Fidelma Allende

Born 1932

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2506 DIPLOMAT

José Tadeo Mancheño

1784 - 1871

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2507 LAWYER

Jaime del Valle Alliende

1931 - 2016

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2508 SPORT

Catherine Peñán

Born 1989

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2509 ACTOR

Víctor Carrasco

Born 1967

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2510 PAINTER

Guillermo Lorca García-Huidobro

Born 1984

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2511 ARTIST

Loreto Millalén

Born 1974

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2512 DIPLOMAT

Hernán Felipe Errázuriz

Born 1945

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2513 POLITICIAN

David Morales

Born 1974

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2514 FOOTBALL

Mario Parra

Born 1993

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2515 FOOTBALL

Tomás Asta-Buruaga

Born 1996

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2516 PRESENTER

Eli de Caso

Born 1953

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2517 ACTOR

Felipe Ponce

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2518 POLITICIAN

Pedro Vidal Gómez

1790 - 1856

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2519 JUDGE

Ramón Luis Irarrázaval

1809 - 1859

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2520 JOURNALIST

Carlos Zárate Valenzuela

Born 1960

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2521 MARQUESA

Francisco de Andía Irarrazábal y Zárate

1576 - 1659

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2522 ACTOR

Casimiro Ros

-

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2523 JOURNALIST

Iván Núñez

Born 1970

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2524 MILITANTE

Lumi Videla

1946 - 1974

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2525 POLITICIAN

Raúl Montero Cornejo

1914 - 2000

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2526 JOURNALIST

Pablo Zúñiga

Born 1972

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2527 POLITICIAN

Catalina del Real

Born 1968

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2528 ENGINEER

Carlos Cruz Lorenzen

Born 1951

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2529 FOOTBALL

Manuel Araya

1948 - 1994

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2530 EDUCATOR

Francisco Javier Quevado y Vasquez

Born 1857

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2531 LAWYER

Rafael de la Barra López

1810 - 1894

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2532 LAWYER

Eduardo Saffirio

Born 1958

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2533 POLITICIAN

Félix de Vicente

Born 1962

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2534 ARTE

Andrea Goic

Born 1959

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2535 COMEDIANTE

Mauricio Medina

Born 1966

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2536 VIOLIN

Raúl Orellana Bertinelli

Born 1978

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2537 POLITICIAN

Felipe Guevara Stephens

Born 1967

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2538 SINGER

Willy Sabor

Born 1967

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2539 LAWYER

Raúl Figueroa

Born 1975

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2540 FOOTBALL

Carlos Torres (futbolista chileno)

Born 1977

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2541 JUDGE

Iván Aróstica

Born 1957

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2542 LAWYER

Roberto Garretón

Born 1941

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2543 POET

Reynaldo Lacámara

Born 1956

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2544 WRITER

Divino Anticristo

1953 - 2017

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2545 LAWYER

Mario Olavarría Rodríguez

Born 1963

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2546 POLITICIAN

Gregorio Amunátegui Jordán

1901 - 1981

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2547 LAWYER

Juan Antonio Ovalle

1750 - 1819

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2548 ACTOR

Pamela Villalba

Born 1975

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2549 MODEL

María Isabel Indo

Born 1977

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2550 ACTIVIST

Juana Roldán

Born 1851

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2551 ENGINEER

Bruno Philippi

Born 1944

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2552 JOURNALIST

Carmen Gloria López

Born 1966

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2553 LAWYER

Bruno Baranda

Born 1963

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2554 ACTOR

María Teresa Fricke

Born 1927

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2555 WRITER

Bartolomé Leal

Born 1946

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2556 BUSINESS

Roberto Kelly Vásquez

1920 - 2012

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2557 POLITICIAN

Marigen Hornkohl

Born 1953

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2558 JOURNALIST

José Luis Repenning

Born 1977

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2559 JOURNALIST

Carlos Basso

Born 1972

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2560 JOURNALIST

Sebastián Eyzaguirre

Born 1977

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2561 BUSINESS

José Antonio Galilea

Born 1961

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2562 PHYSICIAN

Alberto Robles

Born 1956

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2563 POLITICIAN

Simón Yévenes

1943 - 1986

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2564 FOOTBALL

Franz Arancibia

Born 1967

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2565 POLITICIAN

Cecilia Bojanic

1951 - 1974

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2566 BUSINESS

Andrés Concha

1944 - 2013

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2567 MILITAR

Pedro Julio Quintavalla

Born 1850

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2568 FOOTBALL

Amed Pinto

Born 1988

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2569 FOOTBALL

Hugo Vilches

Born 1969

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2570 DIPLOMAT

Myles Frechette

1936 - 2017

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2571 ACTOR

Javiera Osorio

Born 1983

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2572 FOOTBALL

Raúl Angulo

Born 1937

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2573 LAWYER

Orlando Cantuarias

1929 - 2014

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2574 DRIVER

Jorge Bas Viguera

Born 1991

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2575 JOURNALIST

Ignacio Valenzuela

Born 1979

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2576 LAWYER

Juan Ignacio Piña

Born 1973

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2577 LAWYER

Joaquín Godoy Cruz

1837 - 1901

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2578 MILITAR

Ricardo Toro

Born 1955

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2579 LAWYER

Juan Luis Ossa Bulnes

Born 1942

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2580 ACTOR

Sandro Larenas

Born 1956

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2581 COMPOSER

Jaime Atria

1919 - 1984

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2582 SINGER

Paz Undurraga

Died 2019

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2583 POLITICIAN

Silvestre Ochagavía Echaurren

1862 - 1934

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2584 ATHLETIC

Leopoldo Palma

Born 1891

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2585 ANNOUNCER

Milton Millas

Born 1947

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2586 JOURNALIST

Karin Ebensperger

Born 1955

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2587 SAILOR

Nadja Horwitz

Born 1996

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2588 PLAYWRIGHT

Cristian Figueroa

Born 1972

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2589 PRESENTER

Eduardo Riveros

Born 1956

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2590 CINEMA

Iván Blanco

Born 1975

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2591 LAWYER

Alberto Jerez Horta

Born 1927

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2592 COMPOSER

Ray Palaviccino

Born 1943

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2593 TAILOR

Miguel Ángel Sandoval

1948 - 1975

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2594 FOOTBALL

Roberto Rojas Mercado

Born 1969

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2595 COMEDIAN

Katiuska Molotov

1976 - 2018

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2596 FOOTBALL

Orlando Mondaca

Born 1961

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2597 ECONOMIST

Luis Escobar Cerda

Born 1927

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2598 POLITICIAN

Federico Willoughby-MacDonald

1938 - 2020

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2599 FOOTBALL

Juan Carlos Peralta

Born 1968

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2600 ECONOMIST

Manuel Marfán

Born 1952

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2601 POLITICIAN

Daniel Melo Contreras

Born 1979

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2602 SCIENTIST

Helios Murialdo

Born 1941

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2603 POLITICIAN

Carlos Izquierdo Edwards

1896 - 1980

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2604 PAEDIATRICIAN

Jaime Burrows

Born 1972

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2605 POLITICIAN

Gonzalo Winter

Born 1987

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2606 PILOTA

Maximilian Scheib

Born 1995

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2607 SPORT

Francisca Puertas

Born 1987

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2608 BUSINESS

Ángel Fantuzzi

1940 - 2002

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2609 FOOTBALL

Marco Moscoso

Born 1985

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2610 LAWYER

Jorge Guzmán Montt

1879 - 1935

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2611 SPORT

Patricia Soto

Born 1970

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2612 WRITER

José Ángel Cuevas

Born 1944

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2613 SCULPTOR

Marie-Thérèse Pinto

1910 - 2000

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2614 LAWYER

Rubén Malvoa

Born 1977

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2615 PHYSICIAN

Álvaro Erazo

Born 1958

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2616 GUITAR

Martín del Real

Born 1985

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2617 SCREENWRITER

José Caviedes

1947 - 2016

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2618 LAWYER

Alejandro Lira Lira

1873 - 1951

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2619 ENGINEER

Eleodoro Rodríguez Matte

1918 - 1998

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2620 ECONOMIST

Felipe Lamarca

Born 1950

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2621 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Simian

1915 - 1995

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2622 ACTOR

Valeska Díaz

Born 1988

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2623 POLITICIAN

Felipe de Mussy

Born 1982

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2624 LAWYER

Álvaro Covarrubias Ortúzar

1824 - 1899

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2625 POLITICIAN

Enrique van Rysselberghe Martínez

1911 - 1984

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2626 COMPOSER

Hernán Gómez

Born 1945

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2627 FOOTBALL

Mauricio Cataldo

Born 1979

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2628 LAWYER

José Manuel Ortúzar Formas

1796 - 1848

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2629 POLITICIAN

Julio Palestro Velásquez

Born 1954

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2630 DRIVER

Cristián Mackenna

Born 1979

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2631 PAINTER

Pascual Ortega

1839 - 1899

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2632 LAWYER

Pedro León Ugalde

1892 - 1935

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2633 SINGER

Eduardo Ibeas

Born 1977

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2634 OFFICER

Ricardo Ortega Perrier

Born 1951

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2635 POLITICIAN

Silvia Costa Espinoza

Born 1929

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2636 POLITICIAN

Renán Fuentealba Vildósola

Born 1947

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2637 JOURNALIST

Eugenio Lira Massi

1934 - 1975

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2638 POLITICIAN

Manuel Portales Palazuelos

1808 - 1890

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2639 SCULPTOR

Myriam Aguirre

Born 1939

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2640 JOURNALIST

Carla Zunino

Born 1983

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2641 PRIEST

Alberto Jara Franzoy

1929 - 2019

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2642 LAWYER

Francisco Cumplido

Born 1930

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2643 POLITICIAN

Pedro Godoy Palacios

1801 - 1883

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2644 FOOTBALL

Juan Soto Mura

1937 - 2014

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2645 ACTOR

Alejandro Cohen

Born 1946

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2646 LAWYER

Jorge Baraona

1902 - 1971

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2647 JOURNALIST

Richard Pérez-Peña

Born 1963

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2648 ACTOR

Verónica Soffia

Born 1986

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2649 LAWYER

Alia Trabucco

Born 1983

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2650 FOOTBALL

Marcelo Morales (futbolista chileno)

Born 1992

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2651 SPORT

Kai Horwitz

Born 1998

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2652 LAWYER

Mario Arnello

Born 1925

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2653 MADRE

Francisca de Paula Segura y Ruiz

1782 - 1874

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2654 LAWYER

Aníbal Palma

Born 1935

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2655 COMPOSER

Andrés Pérez (músico)

Born 1983

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2656 ACTOR

Francisca Opazo

Born 1975

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2657 AVIADOR

Luis Acevedo Acevedo

1885 - 1913

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2658 FOOTBALL

Hernán Ibarra

Born 1954

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2659 JUDGE

Juan José Romero Guzmán

-

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2660 JOURNALIST

Marlén Eguiguren

Born 1979

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2661 FOOTBALL

Felipe Báez

Born 1990

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2662 POLITICIAN

Albino Barra Villalobos

1906 - 1993

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2663 LAWYER

Armando Arancibia

1941 - 2016

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2664 ARTIST

Paula de Solminihac

Born 1974

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2665 MERCHANT

Ricardo Cumming

1849 - 1891

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2666 FOOTBALL

Roberto Hernández Notario

Born 1964

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2667 BUSINESS

Carlos Eugenio Lavín

Born 1942

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2668 WRITER

Patricio Milad

Born 1968

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2669 TELEVISION

Patricio González (director)

Born 1969

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2670 WRITER

Gigia Talarico

Born 1953

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2671 POLITICIAN

María Teresa Eltit

1952 - 1975

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2672 DIPLOMAT

Juan Eguiguren

Born 1953

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2673 FOOTBALL

Jorge Guzmán (futbolista chileno)

Born 1980

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2674 FOOTBALL

Carlos Durán

Born 1958

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2675 WRITER

Sofía Correa

Born 1953

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2676 ACTOR

Maira Bodenhöfer

Born 1986

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2677 LAWYER

Rafael Luis Gumucio Vergara

1877 - 1947

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2678 WRITER

Jenny Canales

Born 1947

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2679 JOURNALIST

Juan La Rivera

Born 1941

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2680 FOOTBALL

Marcelo Jara

Born 1972

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2681 MUSIC

Jorge Campos (músico)

Born 1957

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2682 PSICÓLOG

Elizabeth Lira

Born 1944

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2683 POLITICIAN

Eliana Caraball

Born 1937

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2684 FOOTBALL

Hugo Balladares

Born 1973

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2685 POLITICIAN

Fernando Freire García de la Huerta

1872 - 1953

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2686 JOURNALIST

Mónica Cerda

Born 1950

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2687 FOOTBALL

Gastón Guevara

Born 1936

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2688 PROFESOR

Álvaro Bunster

1894 - 2004

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2689 POLITICIAN

Patricio Vallespín

Born 1964

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2690 ACTOR

Sergio Sáez

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2691 LAWYER

Óscar Viel Cavero

1862 - 1930

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2692 VETERINARI

Álvaro Rojas

Born 1953

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2693 POLITICIAN

José Musalem Saffie

1924 - 2019

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2694 PRIEST

Patricio Infante Alfonso

Born 1929

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2695 POLITICIAN

Carlos Yusta

1925 - 2017

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2696 PRIEST

Jorge Patricio Vega Velasco

Born 1957

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2697 JOURNALIST

Antonio Quinteros

Born 1962

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2698 JOURNALIST

Mirna Schindler

Born 1967

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2699 ACTOR

Pedro de la Barra

1912 - 1977

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2700 ACTOR

María José Necochea

Born 1977

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