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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
