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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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0003 FOOTBALL

Gerardo Martino

Born 1962

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0011 SINGER

Rodrigo Andrés González Espíndola

Born 1968

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0014 ACTOR

Catalina Saavedra

Born 1968

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0030 FOOTBALL

Alejandro Hisis

Born 1962

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0036 PHOTOGRAPHER

Rodrigo Rojas DeNegri

1967 - 1986

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0038 WRITER

Jorge Baradit

Born 1969

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0097 FOOTBALL

Sergio Marchant

1961 - 2020

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0127 ACTOR

Marcela Osorio

Born 1964

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0215 JOURNALIST

Carlos Tromben

Born 1966

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0216 SOCIOLOGIST

Paula Quintana Meléndez

Born 1965

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0218 LAWYER

Marisol Turres

Born 1964

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0236 MINISTR

Claudia Barattini

Born 1960

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0242 LAWYER

Jorge Bermúdez Soto

Born 1969

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0259 ACTIVIST

Zuliana Araya

Born 1964

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0262 PRESENTER

Jorge Aedo

Born 1962

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0283 LAWYER

Carlos Maldonado Curti

Born 1963

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0318 FOOTBALL

Gustavo Poirrier

1965 - 2003

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0321 BIOQUÍMIC

Ricardo Bravo Oliva

Born 1964

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0325 PROFESOR

George Biehl

Born 1963

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0327 SCREENWRITER

Óscar Godoy

Born 1967

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0331 POLITICIAN

Omar Jara

Born 1965

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0346 ENGINEER

Patricio Artiagoitia

Born 1962

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0364 ARPISTA

Ernesto Guerra Muñoz

Born 1961

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0414 MUSIC

Marcelo Muñoz (baterista)

Born 1963

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0445 CLUB

Enrique Arriaza

Born 1962

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0451 FOOTBALL

Jaime Bahamondes

Born 1962

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