List of Chileans

The following is a list of people from Chile:

• Isabel Allende - Writer of novels
• Salvador Allende - President from 1970 until his death September 11, 1973
• Claudio Arrau - Classical piano player
• Cecilia Bolocco - Ex-Miss Universe, now married to ex-president of Argentina Carlos Menem
• Mario Kreutzberger (Don Francisco) - TV host and creater of the famous TV show Sábado Gigante
• Eduardo Frei Montalva - President from 1964 to 1970
• Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle - President from 1994 to 2000
• Luis (Lucho) Gatica - Famous bolero singer.
• Arturo Godoy boxer, fought Joe Louis twice for the world Heavyweight title
• Vicente Huidobro - Poet.
• Victor Jara - Singer-songwriter. killed by the Pinochet regime in 1973
• Ricardo Lagos Escobar - President since March 2000
• Roberto Matta - Painter, sculptor
• Humberto Maturana - Biologist, co-author of the theory of Autopoiesis.
• Gabriela Mistral - Winner of the nobel prize for literature
• Pablo Neruda - Winner of the nobel prize for literature
• Violeta Parra - Chilean Folk singer.
• Augusto Pinochet - Former ruler of Chile
• Marcelo Ríos - Tennis player
• Raul Ruiz - Filmmaker (in France)
• Marcelo Salas - International Football (soccer) player
• Francisco Varela - Biologist, co-author of the theory of Autopoiesis.
• Martin Vargas - boxer, arguably the most famous boxer in Chile's history
• Iván Zamorano - International Football (soccer) player

See also: List of people by nationality