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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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0001 POLITICIAN

Salvador Allende

1908 - 1973

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0002 POLITICIAN

Augusto Pinochet

1915 - 2006

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0005 POLITICIAN

Chris Watson

1867 - 1941

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0013 POLITICIAN

Luis Emilio Recabarren

1876 - 1924

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0046 POLITICIAN

Virginia Reginato

Born 1939

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0055 POLITICIAN

Laura Allende

1911 - 1981

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0088 POLITICIAN

Agustín Edwards Ross

1852 - 1897

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0096 POLITICIAN

Arnold Diestel

1857 - 1924

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0110 POLITICIAN

Adriana Olguín

1911 - 2015

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0121 POLITICIAN

Julio Bañados Espinosa

1858 - 1899

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0158 POLITICIAN

Luis Bossay

1912 - 1986

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0164 POLITICIAN

Manuel Camilo Vial

1804 - 1882

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0181 POLITICIAN

Jorge Rodríguez

Born 1947

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0184 POLITICIAN

Jorge Castro Muñoz

Born 1956

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0205 POLITICIAN

Diego Dublé Almeida

1841 - 1922

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0230 POLITICIAN

Helen Loring Grenfell

1862 - 1935

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0244 POLITICIAN

Kenneth Pugh

Born 1959

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0250 POLITICIAN

Eric Schlubach

1878 - 1962

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0264 POLITICIAN

Cornelio Saavedra Montt

1884 - 1946

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0269 POLITICIAN

José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea

1802 - 1867

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0276 POLITICIAN

Fernando Cordero Rusque

1939 - 2020

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0298 POLITICIAN

Pablo Badenier

Born 1973

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0306 POLITICIAN

Rafael Ariztía

1862 - 1929

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0312 POLITICIAN

Marcelo Chávez Velásquez

Born 1975

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0314 POLITICIAN

Víctor Torres

Born 1975

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0316 POLITICIAN

Fred Dennett

1863 - 1928

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0320 POLITICIAN

Juan Lacassie

1903 - 1973

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0323 POLITICIAN

Gianni Rivera Foo

Born 1983

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0329 POLITICIAN

Ricardo Lyon

1863 - 1932

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0331 POLITICIAN

Omar Jara

Born 1965

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0335 POLITICIAN

Josefina Bilbao

Born 1933

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0352 POLITICIAN

José Vicente Bustillos

1800 - 1873

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0357 POLITICIAN

Vicente Atencio

1929 - 1976

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0361 POLITICIAN

Wilhelm Münnich

1876 - 1948

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0371 POLITICIAN

Constanza Valdés

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0395 POLITICIAN

Exequiel González Madariaga

1893 - 1987

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0398 POLITICIAN

Ramón Álvarez Goldsack

1901 - 1997

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0413 POLITICIAN

René Benavides

1922 - 2009

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0415 POLITICIAN

Lionel Edwards Atherton

1888 - 1948

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0417 POLITICIAN

Eduardo Muñoz (político)

Born 1975

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0419 POLITICIAN

Arturo del Río Racet

1854 - 1930

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0423 POLITICIAN

José María Berganza

1809 - 1876

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0424 POLITICIAN

Domingo Espiñeira

1812 - 1880

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0431 POLITICIAN

Ramón Olave Acuña

1884 - 1960

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0432 POLITICIAN

Joaquín Rodríguez Rozas

1869 - 1919

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0434 POLITICIAN

Carlos Lyon Santa María

1846 - 1907

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0437 POLITICIAN

Francisco Silva Silva

1852 - 1931

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0438 POLITICIAN

Jorge Pérez Gazitúa

Born 1895

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0440 POLITICIAN

Desiderio Arenas Aguiar

1912 - 1991

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0450 POLITICIAN

Jorge Riesco Errázuriz

1852 - 1892

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0454 POLITICIAN

Manuel Cantero Prado

1925 - 2010

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0455 POLITICIAN

José Waddington

1821 - 1882

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0456 POLITICIAN

Hernán Somavía Asquet

1899 - 1968

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0462 POLITICIAN

Ramón Formas Patiño

1781 - 1850

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0466 POLITICIAN

Carlos Monardes Ossandón

1873 - 1947

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0468 POLITICIAN

Domingo Frutos

1780 - 1847

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0470 POLITICIAN

José Lobos

1882 - 1948

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0471 POLITICIAN

Antonio Espiñeira

1855 - 1907

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0472 POLITICIAN

Alejandro Tinsly

1895 - 1961

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0473 POLITICIAN

José Antonio Ollino Buzeta

1906 - 1980

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0476 POLITICIAN

Víctor Henríquez Garat

1926 - 2016

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