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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 lawyer — 5.8× 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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0008 ANTHROPOLOGIST

Claudio Naranjo

1932 - 2019

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0010 ECONOMIST

Manfred Max-Neef

1932 - 2019

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0024 ACTOR

Jaime Vadell

Born 1935

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0031 PAINTER

Gaston Orellana

Born 1933

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0041 FOOTBALL

Raúl Sánchez (Chilean footballer)

1933 - 2016

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0046 POLITICIAN

Virginia Reginato

Born 1939

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0047 FOOTBALL

Guillermo Díaz (Chilean footballer)

1930 - 1997

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0057 ARCHITECT

Guillermo Jullian de la Fuente

1931 - 2008

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0067 FOOTBALL

Aldo Valentini

1938 - 2009

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0105 ARCHITECT

Juan Bernal Ponce

1938 - 2006

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0135 PROFESSOR

Marianne Peronard

1932 - 2016

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0137 INSTRUCTOR

Ian C. Johnston

Born 1938

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0140 CONDUCTOR

Fernando Rosas Pfingsthorn

1931 - 2007

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0169 ECONOMIST

Ernesto Fontaine

1934 - 2014

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0173 WRITER

Alicia Galaz Vivar

1936 - 2003

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0176 LAWYER

Francisco Samper Polo

Born 1932

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0190 PAINTER

Máximo Carvajal

1935 - 2006

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0202 POET

Eduardo Embry

Born 1938

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0209 DIPLOMAT

John Biehl

Born 1939

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0213 JOURNALIST

Fernando Emmerich

Born 1932

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0237 GUITAR

Sergio Sauvalle

Born 1931

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0251 SINGER

Myriam von Schrebler

1930 - 2006

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0261 LAWYER

Laura Soto

Born 1931

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0266 WRITER

Carmen Gaete

Born 1938

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0276 POLITICIAN

Fernando Cordero Rusque

1939 - 2020

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0285 PRIEST

Miguel Woodward Iribarri

1930 - 1973

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0289 PROFESOR

Luis Guastavino

Born 1931

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0303 SINGER

Mario Barrientos

Born 1931

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0335 POLITICIAN

Josefina Bilbao

Born 1933

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0336 ARTIST

Marsia Alexander-Clarke

Born 1939

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0337 FOOTBALL

Fernando Jara (footballer)

Born 1930

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0342 JUDGE

Ricardo García Rodríguez

Born 1930

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0351 JOURNALIST

Héctor Olave

Born 1939

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0358 ARCHITECT

Víctor Gubbins Browne

Born 1932

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0365 ARCHITECT

Eduardo Armstrong

1931 - 1973

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0386 POET

María Luisa García-Tello Olivares

Born 1931

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0397 LAWYER

Hernán Rojo

1930 - 2012

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0428 FOOTBALL

Carlos Hoffmann

1936 - 2013

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0442 FOOTBALL

Ricardo Díaz Díaz

Born 1937

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0477 PARAMEDIC

Hernán Ampuero

1939 - 2001

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