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VALPARAISO

Most Famous People Born in Valparaiso, Chile

Notable people
477
Peak decade
1940s
Median birth year
1928
Most distinctive
Lawyer 5.8×
Through the Decades

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

Notable Births by Decade

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What Valparaiso Is Known For

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Politician is Valparaiso's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (61).

Valparaiso over-indexes on lawyer5.8× the global rate.

  1. Politician61
  2. Football59
  3. Lawyer48
  4. Writer24
  5. Actor23
  6. Painter20
  7. Journalist14
  8. Singer13
  1. Lawyer485.8×
  2. Diplomat82.9×
  3. Economist52.5×
  4. Judge52.2×
  5. Physician72.1×
  6. Engineer62.0×
  7. Journalist141.9×
  8. Architect71.6×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Valparaiso's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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0013 POLITICIAN

Luis Emilio Recabarren

1876 - 1924

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0064 NATIONALIST

Alberto Edwards

1874 - 1932

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0095 ACTOR

Alfredo del Diestro

1877 - 1951

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0098 MINISTER

Gustavo Ross

1879 - 1961

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0124 DIPLOMAT

Miguel Luís Rocuant

1877 - 1948

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0159 ARCHITECT

Ricardo Larraín Bravo

1879 - 1945

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0183 LAWYER

Salvador Allende Castro

1871 - 1932

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0191 PAINTER

Julio Fossa Calderón

1874 - 1946

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0200 JOURNALIST

Emilio Rodríguez Mendoza

1873 - 1960

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0214 LAWYER

Arturo Prat Carvajal

1878 - 1942

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0226 ARCHITECT

Alberto Cruz Montt

1879 - 1955

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0228 ARCHITECT

Esteban Orlando Harrington

1873 - 1936

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0239 WRITER

Sofía Eastman

1873 - 1944

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0240 WRITER

Frederick Niven

1878 - 1944

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0250 POLITICIAN

Eric Schlubach

1878 - 1962

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0301 LAWYER

Carlos Casanueva

1874 - 1957

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0326 FOOTBALL

Arturo Acuña

Born 1878

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0361 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Münnich

1876 - 1948

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0372 LAWYER

Julio Prado Amor

1870 - 1951

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0385 LAWYER

Ruperto Álamos

1877 - 1930

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0443 LAWYER

Manuel Palacios Silva

1871 - 1939

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0446 PHYSICIAN

Lautaro Ponce Arellano

1876 - 1967

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0457 LAWYER

Wenceslao del Real

1876 - 1929

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0461 HISTORIAN

Luis Álvarez Urquieta

Born 1877

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0466 POLITICIAN

Carlos Monardes Ossandón

1873 - 1947

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