Draft:List of people from Santiago

This is a list of notable people who were born, lived or are/were famously associated with Santiago, Chile.

A

 * Joe Abrigo (born 1995), footballer player.
 * Miguel Aceval (born 1983), footballer player.
 * Gerson Acevedo (born 1988), footballer player.
 * Claudia Acuña (born 1971), jazz vocalist, songwriter, and arranger.
 * Tomás Ahumada (born 2001), footballer player.
 * Williams Alarcón (born 2000), footballer player.
 * Melissa Aldana (born 1988), tenor saxophone player.
 * Carlos Aldunate Lyon (1916–2018), Catholic Jesuit priest, teacher, writer, and promoter.
 * Jorge Alessandri (1896–1986), politician.
 * Isabel Allende (born 1945), politician.
 * Salvador Allende (1908–1973), socialist politician.
 * Juan Allende-Blin (born 1928), composer and academic teacher.
 * Pedro Humberto Allende (1885–1959), composer.
 * Clodomiro Almeyda (1923–1997), politician.
 * Judith Alpi (1893–1983), painter and teacher.
 * Carlos Altamirano (1922–2019), lawyer and socialist politician.
 * Soledad Alvear (born 1950), lawyer and former Christian Democrat politician.
 * Alejandro Amenábar (born 1972), film director, screenwriter and composer.
 * René Amengual Astaburuaga (1911–1954), composer, educator and pianist.
 * Luis Araneda (born 1953), footballer player.
 * Graciela Aranis (1908–1996), painter and cartoonist.
 * Pedro Araya Toro (born 1942), footballer player.
 * Baruch Arensburg (born 1934), physical anthropologist.
 * Fernando Astengo (born 1960), footballer and current manager.
 * Fernanda Astete (born 1997), tennis player.
 * Isaías Azerman (1912–1983), footballer player.

B

 * Michelle Bachelet (born 1951), politician.
 * Manuel Baquedano (1823–1897), soldier and politician.
 * Tomás Barrios Vera (born 1997), tennis player.
 * Carmen Barros (1925–2023), actress and singer of jazz, popular music, and opera.
 * Luis Barros Borgoño (1858–1943), politician.
 * Ramón Barros Luco (1835–1919), politician.
 * Juan Barros Madrid (born 1956), prelate of the Catholic Church.
 * Rubén Bascuñán (born 1982), footballer player.
 * Jaime Bassa (born 1977), politician and attorney.
 * Luis Bates (1934–2023), lawyer and politician.
 * Marco Bechis (born 1955), film screenwriter and director.
 * Hugo Berly (1941–2009), footballer player.
 * Vicente Bianchi (1920–2009), composer, pianist, conductor, and orchestra and choir director.
 * Vladimir Bigorra (born 1954), footballer defender.
 * Matías Bize (born 1979), film director, producer and screenwriter.
 * José Miguel Blanco (1839–1897), sculptor, illustrator and writer.
 * Roberto Bolaño (1953–2003), novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist.
 * Cecilia Bolocco (born 1965), actress, tv host and beauty queen.
 * Alberto Buccicardi (1914–1970), footballer player and manager.
 * Pablo Burchard (1875–1964), painter.

C

 * Carlos Campos (1937–2020), footballer player.
 * Marta Canales (1893–1986), violinist, choral conductor and composer.
 * Jorge Carrasco (born 1982), footballer player.
 * Ignacio de la Carrera (1747–1819), aristocrat.
 * Javiera Carrera (1781–1862), independence activist.
 * José Miguel Carrera (1785–1821), general, formerly Spanish military, member of the prominent Carrera family, and considered one of the founders of independent Chile.
 * Luis Carrera (1791–1818), military officer.
 * María Elena Carrera (born 1929), physician and politician.
 * Fernando Carvallo (born 1948), footballer player.
 * Hernán Carvallo (1922–2011), footballer midfielder.
 * Luis Hernán Carvallo (born 1949), footballer and manager.
 * Sandrino Castec (born 1960), footballer player.
 * Carlos Caszely (born 1950), footballer player.
 * Roberto Cereceda (born 1984), footballer player.
 * Arturo Chávez (born 1990), athlete specialising in the high jump.
 * María Soledad Cisternas (born 1959), lawyer and disability rights activist.
 * Jaime Collyer (born 1955) writer.
 * Marcelo Corrales (born 1971), footballer player.
 * Francisco José Cox (1933–2020), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
 * Carlos Cubillos (1929–2003), footballer player.

D

 * Guillermo Deisler (1940–1995), stage designer, visual poet and mail artist.
 * Jorge Délano Frederick (1895–1980), cartoonist, screenwriter, film director, and actor.
 * Andrés Díaz (born 1964), cellist.
 * Carlos Díaz (born 1993), middle-distance runner.
 * César Díaz (born 1975), footballer player.
 * Daniel Díaz (born 1948), footballer player.
 * Fernando Díaz (born 1961), footballer manager and former player.
 * Ítalo Díaz (born 1971), footballer and current manager.
 * Marcelo Díaz (born 1986), footballer player.
 * Marcelo Díaz (politician) (born 1971), politician.
 * Marit Dopheide (born 1990), athlete.
 * Miguel Droguett (born 1961), cyclist.

E

 * Rodrigo Echeverría (born 1995), footballer player.
 * Mariano Egaña (1793–1846), lawyer, conservative politician and the main writer of the Chilean Constitution of 1833.
 * Gustavo Ehlers (1925–2017), sprinter.
 * Humberto Elgueta (1904–1976), footballer midfielder.
 * Crescente Errázuriz (1839–1931), Dominican friar, Roman Catholic archbishop of Santiago, professor, writer and historian. Crescente Errázuriz was of Basque descent.
 * Francisco Javier Correa Errázuriz (1879–1934), farmer and deputy.
 * Francisco Javier Errázuriz Ossa (born 1933), prelate of the Catholic Church.
 * Francisco Javier Errázuriz Talavera (born 1942), businessman and a former senator and presidential candidate of the Progressive Union of the Centrist Center.
 * Federico Errázuriz Echaurren (1850–1901), politician.
 * Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (1825–1877), political figure.
 * Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate (1777–1841), political figure.
 * José Antonio Errázuriz (1747–1821), priest and political figure.
 * José Tomás Errázuriz (1856–1927), landscape painter and diplomat.
 * María Errázuriz (1861–1922), First Lady of Chile and the wife of President Germán Riesco Errázuriz.
 * Maximiano Errázuriz (1832–1890), politician, industrialist and winemaker of Basque descent.
 * Rafael Errázuriz Urmeneta (1861–1923), politician and diplomat.
 * Agustín Eyzaguirre (1768–1837), political figure.

F

 * Rogelio Farías (1949–1995), footballer midfielder.
 * Victor Farías (born 1940), historian.
 * Elías Fernández Albano (c. 1845–1910), politician.
 * Hernán Fernández (1921–2010), footballer player.
 * Maya Fernández (born 1971), biologist, veterinarian and politician.
 * Andrés Gabriel Ferrada Moreira (born 1969), archbishop of the Catholic Church.
 * Emiliano Figueroa (1866–1931), politician.
 * Alberto Fouillioux (1940–2018), footballer midfielder and striker.
 * Eduardo Frei Montalva (1911–1982), political leader.
 * Ramón Freire (1787–1851), political figure.
 * Juan Francisco Fresno (1914–2004), cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.

G

 * Ricardo Gálvez (1933–2024), lawyer, judge, and university professor.
 * Miguel Ángel Gamboa (born 1951), footballer striker.
 * Jorge Gambra (born 1963), table tennis player.
 * Fernando García (born 1930), composer.
 * Rolando García (born 1942), footballer defender.
 * Cristian Garín (born 1996), tennis player.
 * Eduardo Gatti (born 1949), singer-songwriter.
 * Rodrigo Gómez (born 1968), footballer player.
 * Fernando González (born 1980), tennis player.
 * Hugo González (born 1963), footballer player.
 * Jorge González von Marées (1900–1962), political figure and author.
 * Juan Francisco González (1853–1933), one of the four Great Chilean Masters and as the archetypal romantic bohemian artist of the early 20th century.
 * Rafael González (born 1950), footballer midfielder.
 * Tomás Osvaldo González Morales (1935–2022), Roman Catholic bishop.
 * Adelina Gutiérrez (1925–2015), scientist, academic and professor of astrophysics.
 * Juan Gutiérrez (born 1964), footballer player.
 * Jaime Guzmán (1946–1991), constitutional law professor, politician, and founding member of the conservative Independent Democratic Union party.

H

 * Felipe Gálvez Haberle (born 1983), film director, screenwriter, and editor.
 * Alejandra Herrera (born 1971), actress.
 * Leonel Herrera (born 1971), footballer player.
 * Héctor Hoffens (born 1957), footballer player.
 * Fernando Hurtado (born 1983), footballer player.

I

 * Raimundo Infante (1926–1986), footballer forward.
 * Alfonso de Iruarrizaga (born 1957), sport shooter.
 * Yashir Islame (born 1991), footballer player.
 * Lorenza Izzo (born 1989), actress and model.

J

 * Alberto Jara Franzoy (1929–2019), Roman Catholic bishop.
 * Nicolás Jarry (born 1995), tennis player.
 * Alberto Jerez Horta (1927–2023), lawyer and politician.
 * Pamela Jiles (born 1960), journalist and politician.
 * Luis Jiménez (born 1984), footballer player.
 * Luz Jiménez (born 1934), actress, theater director, and teacher.
 * Francisco Juillet (1898–1987), cyclist.

K

 * Roberto Kettlun (born 1981), footballer player.
 * Katty Kowaleczko (born 1964), actress.
 * Benjamín Kuscevic (born 1996), footballer player.

L

 * Amanda Labarca (1886–1975), diplomat, educator, writer and feminist.
 * Alberto Labarthe (1928–2021), sprinter.
 * Enrique Lafourcade (1927–2019), writer, critic and journalist.
 * Ricardo Lagos (born 1938), lawyer, economist and social-democratic politician.
 * Gonzalo Lama (born 1993), tennis player.
 * Luis Larraín (1980–2023), LGBT rights activist.
 * Francisco de la Lastra (1777–1852), military officer and the first Supreme Director of Chile (1814).
 * Joaquín Lavín (born 1953), politician.
 * Braulio Leal (born 1981), footballer coach and former player.
 * Yerko Leiva (born 1998), footballer player.
 * Sebastián Lelio (born 1974), director, screenwriter, editor and producer.
 * Alfonso Leng (1884–1974), post-romantic composer of classical music.
 * Hugo Lepe (1940–1991), footballer defender.
 * Mario Lepe (born 1965), footballer player.
 * Pedro Lira (1845–1912), painter and art critic.
 * Sergio Livingstone (1920–2012), goalkeeper.
 * Claudio Lizama (born 1973), footballer player.
 * Anita Lizana (1915–1994), tennis player.
 * Frank Lobos (born 1976), footballer player.
 * Mariana Loyola (born 1975), theater, film, and television actress.
 * Orlando Lübbert (born 1945), screenwriter and film director.

M

 * María Fernanda Mackenna (born 1986), sprinter.
 * Javier Margas (born 1969), footballer player.
 * John Marshall (born 1942), sailor and Olympic medalist.
 * Hans Martínez (born 1987), footballer player.
 * Rubén Martínez (born 1964), footballer player.
 * Hernán Masanés (1931–2018), cyclist.
 * Roberto Matta (1911–2002), painter.
 * Humberto Maturana (1928–2021), biologist and philosopher.
 * Marcos Segundo Maturana (1830–1892), military and art collector.
 * Gary Medel (born 1987), footballer player.
 * Jorge Medina (1926–2021), prelate of the Catholic Church.
 * Rodrigo Meléndez (born 1977), footballer player.
 * Óscar Meneses (born 1960), footballer player and manager.
 * Marcelo Miranda (born 1967), footballer player and manager.
 * Milovan Mirošević (born 1980), footballer player.
 * Juan Esteban Montero (1879–1948), political figure.
 * Pedro Montt (1849–1910), political figure.
 * Mario Moreno (1935–2005), footballer player.
 * Günther Mund (1934–2011), diver.
 * Cristián Muñoz (born 1983), footballer player and manager.

N

 * Rodrigo Naranjo (born 1979), footballer player.
 * Manuel Neira (born 1977), footballer player.
 * Lucas Nervi (born 2001), athlete.
 * Joaquín Niemann (born 1998), golfer.
 * Francisco Nitsche (1930–2018), footballer player.
 * Amparo Noguera (born 1965), television, theatre and film actress.
 * Rodrigo Núñez (born 1977), footballer midfielder.

O

 * Rafael Olarra (born 1978), footballer player.
 * Raúl Olivares (born 1988), footballer player.
 * Juvenal Olmos (born 1962), footballer manager.
 * Carlos Ominami (born 1950), economist and politician, former parliamentarian and former Chilean Minister of State.
 * Fabián Orellana (born 1986), footballer player.
 * Juan Carlos Orellana (1955–2022), footballer manager.
 * Juan Orrego-Salas (1919–2019), composer, musicologist, music critic, and academic.
 * Pascual Ortega Portales (1839–1899), painter.
 * José Tomás Ovalle (1787–1831), political figure.

P

 * Guillermo Páez (born 1945), footballer player.
 * Juan Páez (born 1950), footballer player and manager.
 * Cote de Pablo (born 1979), actress and singer.
 * Jaime Parada (born 1977), gay rights activist and politician.
 * Nelson Parraguez (born 1971), footballer midfielder.
 * Pedro Pascal (born 1975), actor.
 * Esteban Pavez (born 1990), footballer player.
 * Manuel Pellegrini (born 1953), footballer player and manager.
 * Jorge Pellicer (born 1966), footballer player and manager.
 * Jorge Peredo (born 1953), footballer player.
 * José Joaquín Pérez (1801–1889), political figure.
 * Eros Pérez (born 1976), footballer, manager and journalist.
 * Luis Pérez (born 1965), footballer player and manager.
 * José Perotti Ronzoni (1898–1956), sculptor.
 * Henriette Petit (1894–1983), painter.
 * César Pinares (born 1991), footballer player.
 * Jean Paul Pineda (born 1989), footballer player.
 * José Piñera (born 1948), economist.
 * Miguel Piñera (born 1954), celebrity, night club owner and amateur musician.
 * Sebastián Piñera (born 1949), billionaire businessman and politician.
 * Aníbal Pinto (1825–1884), political figure.
 * Francisco Antonio Pinto (1785–1858), politician.
 * Ignacio Carrera Pinto (1848–1882), hero of the War of the Pacific.
 * Damián Pizarro (born 2005), footballer player.
 * Jaime Pizarro (born 1964), politician, teacher, and former footballer player.
 * Miguel Ponce (born 1971), footballer player and manager.
 * Diego Portales (1793–1837), statesman and entrepreneur.
 * Belus Prajoux (born 1955), tennis player.
 * Francisco Javier Prado Aránguiz (1929–2020), Roman Catholic bishop.
 * Pedro Prado (1886–1952), writer and architect.
 * Andrés Prieto (1928–2022), footballer forward.
 * Ignacio Prieto (born 1943), footballer player.

Q

 * Ricardo Queraltó (born 1976), footballer player.
 * José Quezada (born 1990), footballer player.
 * Alberto Quintano (born 1946), footballer player.
 * Waldo Quiroz (born 1949), footballer player.

R

 * Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1931) (1931–2003), footballer player.
 * Jaime Ramírez (footballer, born 1967) (born 1967), footballer player.
 * Marcelo Ramírez (born 1965), footballer goalkeeper.
 * Miguel Ramírez (born 1970), footballer manager and former player.
 * Orlando Ramírez (1943–2018), footballer forward.
 * Luis Fernando Ramos Pérez (born 1959), prelate of the Catholic Church.
 * Rosita Renard (1894–1949), classical pianist.
 * Miguel Riffo (born 1981), footballer player.
 * Marcelo Ríos (born 1975), tennis player.
 * Hernán Rodríguez (born 1933), footballer player.
 * Manuel Rodríguez (1939–2018), footballer defender.
 * Manuel Rodríguez Erdoíza (1785–1818), lawyer and guerrilla leader.
 * Juan Rodríguez Vega (1944–2021), footballer manager and former player.
 * Manuel Rodríguez Vega (born 1942), footballer manager and former player.
 * Andrés Romero (born 1967), footballer defender.
 * Claudio Romero (born 2000), track and field athlete.
 * David Rosenmann-Taub (1927–2023), poet, musician and artist.
 * Sebastián Rozental (born 1976), footballer player.
 * Patricio Rubio (born 1989), footballer player.
 * Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (born 1942), politician and civil engineer.
 * Francisco Ruiz-Tagle (1790–1860), political figure.

S

 * Ignacio Saavedra (born 1999), footballer player.
 * Arturo Salah (born 1949), footballer manager and former player.
 * Eliseo Salazar (born 1954), racing driver.
 * Leonel Sánchez (1936–2022), footballer player.
 * Juan Luis Sanfuentes (1885–1930), President of Chile between 1915 and 1920.
 * Domingo Santa María (1825–1889), political figure.
 * Horatio Sanz (born 1969), actor and comedian.
 * Matías Sborowitz (born 1993), tennis player.
 * Leon Schidlowsky (1931–2022), composer and painter.
 * Carolina Schmidt (born 1967), politician and businesswoman.
 * Alex von Schwedler (born 1980), footballer player.
 * Lupe Serrano (1930–2023), ballet dancer and teacher.
 * Miguel Serrano (1917–2009), diplomat, writer, occultist, and fascist activist.
 * José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1968) (born 1968), footballer coach and former player.
 * José Luis Sierra (footballer, born 1997) (born 1997), footballer player.
 * Francisco Sierralta (born 1997), footballer player.
 * Sebastián Silva (born 1979), director, actor, screenwriter, painter, and musician.
 * Antonio Smith (1832–1877), landscape painter, engraver, caricaturist and art teacher.
 * Jorge Socías (born 1951), footballer player.
 * Ester Soré (1915–1996), singer.
 * Guillermo Soto (born 1994), footballer player.
 * Juan Soto (footballer, born 1937) (1937–2014), footballer manager and former player.
 * Juan Soto (footballer, born 1956) (born 1956), footballer player.
 * Sergio Arellano Stark (1921–2016), military officer.
 * Vernon Steele (1882–1955), actor.
 * Ralf Steinmetz (born 1956), computer scientist and electrical engineer.
 * Gabriel Suazo (born 1997), footballer player.
 * Juan Subercaseaux (1896–1942), Roman Catholic archbishop.
 * Luis Subercaseaux (1882–1973), diplomat and athlete.

T

 * Héctor Tapia (born 1977), footballer manager and former player.
 * Sussan Taunton (born 1970), actress.
 * Roberto Thieme (1942–2023), furniture maker, painter, and politician.
 * Patricio Toledo (born 1962), footballer player.
 * Rodrigo Toloza (born 1984), footballer player.
 * Jorge Toro (1939–2024), footballer who played as a midfielder.
 * Sebastián Toro (born 1990), footballer player.
 * Michael Tregor (born 1950), television actor.
 * Manuel Trucco (1875–1954), politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.
 * Luka Tudor (born 1969), footballer player.

V

 * Diego Valdés (born 1994), footballer player.
 * Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux (1908–1982), Roman Catholic prelate.
 * Hernán Valdés (1934–2023), writer.
 * Jaime Valdés (born 1981), footballer midfielder.
 * José Miguel Valdés (1837–1898), political figure and liberal politician.
 * Sergio Valdés (1933–2019), footballer defender.
 * Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1972) (born 1972), footballer manager and former player.
 * Esteban Valencia (footballer, born 1999) (born 1999), footballer player.
 * Gonzalo Valenzuela (born 1978), actor.
 * Alex Varas (born 1976), footballer goalkeeper.
 * Francisco Varela (1946–2001), biologist, philosopher, cybernetician, and neuroscientist.
 * Leonor Varela (born 1972), actress.
 * Eduardo Vargas (born 1989), footballer player.
 * Eugenio Cruz Vargas (1923–2014), poet and painter.
 * Jorge Vargas (born 1976), footballer manager and former footballer defender.
 * Jaime Vera (born 1963), footballer manager and former player.
 * Fernando Vergara (born 1970), footballer coach and former player.
 * Vicar (1934–2012), cartoonist.
 * Francisco Ramón Vicuña (1775–1849), political figure.
 * Laura Vicuña (1891–1904), child who was beatified by the Roman Catholic Church.
 * Arturo Vidal (born 1987), footballer player.
 * Martín Vidaurre (born 2000), cross-country mountain biker.
 * Hugo Villanueva (born 1954), footballer defender.
 * Marco Villaseca (born 1975), footballer midfielder.
 * Antonio Vodanovic (born 1949), television presenter.
 * Cristian Vogel (born 1972), experimental electronic musician.

W

 * Martina Weil (born 1999), track and field athlete.
 * Oscar Wirth (born 1955), footballer manager and former footballer goalkeeper.
 * Alexander Witt (born 1952), filmmaker and cinematographer.
 * Egon Wolff (1926–2016), playwright and author.
 * Andrés Wood (born 1965), film director, producer and writer.

Y

 * Bastián Yáñez (born 2001), footballer player.
 * Eliodoro Yáñez (1860–1932), journalist, lawyer, and politician.
 * Guillermo Yávar (born 1943), footballer forward.
 * Manuel José Yrarrázaval Larraín (1834–1896), lawyer and politician.
 * Paz Yrarrázabal (1931–2010), actress.
 * Juan Ignacio de la Carrera Yturgoyen (1620–1682), soldier.

Z

 * Mónica Zalaquett (born 1962), business and political communicator.
 * Andrés Zaldívar (born 1936), Christian Democrat politician.
 * Iván Zamorano (born 1967), footballer player.
 * Camila Zárate Zárate (born 1992), political activist.
 * Antonia Zegers (born 1972), actress.
 * José Ignacio Zenteno (1786–1847), soldier, politician and hero of the Chilean War of Independence.
 * Alia Trabucco Zerán (born 1983), writer.
 * Elisa Zulueta (born 1981), television, theatre and film actress.