Famous or notable Venezuelans include:
Architecture Jimmy Alcock
Artists Martín Tovar y Tovar Andrés Bello
Authors
A–C Cecilio Acosta , writerLaura_Antillano [es] , writer Jean Aristeguieta [es] , poet José Antonio de Armas Chitty , historian and poetRafael Arráiz Lucca , historian and poetEnriqueta Arvelo Larriva , poetAlberto Arvelo Torrealba , poetMichaelle_Ascencio|Michaelle Ascencio, writer Jose Balza, writer Rufino Blanco Fombona , poet and writerAlberto Barrera Tyszka , writerIgor Barreto, writer Natividad Barroso , writer and ethnologistAndrés Bello , educator and humanistKrina Ber [es] , writer Andrés Eloy Blanco , poetEduardo Blanco , novelist and poetMario Briceño Iragorry (1897–1958), writer and historianManuel Caballero , historian and journalistRafael Cadenas , poetMaría Calcaño , poetJuan Carlos Chirinos , writerLuis Castro Leiva , academic, historian and writerSonia Chocrón , poet
D–M Victoria de Stefano , writerDany Bahar (economist), economist Manuel Díaz Rodríguez , novelist and journalistLydda Franco Farías [es] , poet Tulio Febres Cordero , writerMaría_Antonieta_Flores [es] , poet Rómulo Gallegos , writerJulio Garmendia , writer and journalistSalvador Garmendia , novelist and story tellerJacqueline Goldberg [es] , poet and writer Adriano González León , poet and writerIda Gramcko , poetElisa Lerner , writerFrancisco Herrera Luque (1927–1991), writerRowena Hill [es] , poet Eduardo López Bustamante , journalist and poetLuz Machado , poetAntonieta_Madrid [es] , writer Francisco Massiani , writerMilagros Mata Gil , writerDomingo Maza Zavala , journalist and economistJuan Carlos Méndez Guédez , writerBeatriz_Mendoza_Sagarzazu [es] , poet Guillermo Meneses (1911–1978), writer and journalistEugenio Montejo (1938–2008), poetGuillermo Morón , historian and writerStefania Mosca , writer
N–R Moisés Naím , writerFabricio Ojeda , journalist and writerJuan Oropeza , writerHanni Ossott , poetEdgar C. Otálvora , journalist and writerMiguel Otero Silva , writerAntonia Palacios , writerLucila Palacios , writerMaría_Fernanda_Palacios [es] , writer Ramón Palomares , poetYolanda Pantin , poetTeresa de la Parra , writerJuan Antonio Pérez Bonalde , poetMariano Picón Salas , writerJosé Rafael Pocaterra , writerCarlos Rangel , journalist and writerAna María del Re [es] , poet
S–Z Tomás Straka , historianJosé Antonio Ramos Sucre , poetOscar Sambrano Urdaneta , writer and literary criticJuan Sánchez Peláez , poetElizabeth_Schön [es] , writer Pedro Sotillo , writer and journalistTui T. Sutherland , writerMireya Tabuas [es] , writer Ana Enriqueta Terán , poetAlfredo Toro Hardy , writer and diplomatAna Teresa Torres , writerArturo Uslar Pietri , historian and writerLucila_Velásquez [es] , poet and journalist Elena_Vera [es] , poet Carmen Verde Arocha [es] , poet Miyó Vestrini , journalist, poet and writerJosé Jesús Villa Pelayo , poet and essayistSlavko Zupcic , writer
Beauty queens The following Venezuelans won a beauty title in the Big Four international beauty pageants : Miss Universe , Miss World , Miss International and Miss Earth ;[1] [2] [3] the four major international beauty pageants for women.[4] [5]
Stefanía Fernández , Miss Universe 2009
A–H Consuelo Adler , Miss International 1997 Jacqueline Aguilera , Miss World 1995 , Top Model of the World 1995Goizeder Azúa , Miss International and Miss Mesoamérica 2003Alexandra Braun , Miss Earth 2005 Susana Duijm (1936–2016), Miss World 1955 Stefanía Fernández , Miss Universe 2009 Daniela di Giacomo , Miss International 2006 Alyz Henrich , Miss Earth 2013 Astrid Carolina Herrera , Miss World 1984
I–M Gabriela Isler , Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013
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Business and law Gustavo Cisneros , Venezuelan-born media mogul. He is among the world's richest men according to Forbes magazine, which estimates his fortune at $6 billion.Manuel Antonio Matos , banker and caudilloLorenzo Mendoza Fleury, co-founder of oversees one of Venezuela's largest private companies, $6 billion (sales) Empresas Polar.Eugenio Mendoza (1906–1979), business tycoon who made important contributions in the modernization of the country during the 20th Century.Henry Lord Boulton , aviator, entrepreneur, owner, and former owner of many businesses such as Casas Boulton, Avensa/Servivensa among others.Ali Lenin Aguilera , lawyer, entrepreneurCarolina Herrera , fashion designer and entrepreneur who founded her eponymous company in 1980.Lorenzo Mendoza (born 1965), actual owner of Empresas PolarRostislav Ordovsky-Tanaevsky Blanco, entrepreneur, president of Rostik Group in Russia William H. Phelps, Jr. , ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Televisión William H. Phelps , ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio Carlos Eduardo Stolk (1912–1995), founding member of the United Nations , Chairman of the Board and President of Empresas Polar .Miguel Urdaneta Fernández , founder of SBA AirlinesLuis Emilio Velutini (born 1953), businessman and investor of the Latin American financial and real estate marketJuan Antonio Yanes , executive in Venezuelan Professional Baseball League who owned the Patriotas de Venezuela franchiseJose Javier Torres, lawyer, community leader and founder of Migrants Foundation Jean Arvelaez, top sales professional at Germain Ford
Cartoonists
Diplomats
Engineering
Entertainment
A–D Ana Karina Casanova television actress, film actress and model Mayra Alejandra , television and film actressMaría Conchita Alonso , Cuban-born Venezuelan raised actress and singerDaniela Alvarado , actressIvonne Attas , actress and politicianJuan A. Baptista , actorJosé Bardina , Spanish-born Venezuelan actorMarina Baura , Spanish-born Venezuelan actressAmador Bendayán , actor and entertainerMarisela Berti , actress, beauty queen and show hostAlexandra Braun , modelJacques Braunstein , Romanian-born Venezuelan radio hostMaritza Bustamante , actress and modelSantiago Cabrera , actorFernando Carrillo , actorGrecia Colmenares , Venezuelan-born Argentine actressFrancisco José Cróquer , sportscaster and poetic declaimerEliana Cuevas , singer-songwriterGuillermo Dávila , actor and singerMiguel de León , actorOscar D'León , singer and bandleaderMajandra Delfino , actressChiquinquirá Delgado , actress and modelChristina Dieckmann , actress and modelKimberly Dos Ramos actressCesar D' La Torre, actor
E–P Eva Ekvall , television hostessGaby Espino , actressMaria Gabriela de Faría , actressLele Pons , internet personality and actressLupita Ferrer , actressSandro Finoglio , actor, modelCatherine Fulop , actress, television hostViviana Gibelli , Polish-born Venezuelan television hostGuillermo Fantástico González , Spanish-born Venezuelan television hostScarlet Gruber , actressJoselo , actor and comedianCynthia Lander , beauty pageant contestantJean Paul Leroux , actorCarlos Mata , actor, singer, TV presenterEsperanza Magaz , Cuban-born Venezuelan actressRosmeri Marval , actress, model and singerKeidy Moreno , modelLila Morillo , actress, singerCarlos Montilla , actor, musicianDaniela Navarro , actress, modelCarlos Olivier , actorAlejandro Otero , actor, modelRenny Ottolina , television host and producerEnrique Palacios , modelVanessa Pose , actressMarianne Puglia , model
R–S Édgar Ramírez Édgar Ramírez , film actor and television producerVeruska Ramírez , modelBenjamín Rausseo (a.k.a. Er Conde del Guácharo ), comedianMaricarmen Regueiro , actressJorge Reyes–an actor and model (a telenovela star) Gustavo Rodríguez , film, stage and television actorJosé Luis Rodríguez (a.k.a. El Puma ), singer and actorMariangel Ruiz , actress and modelJuan Carlos Salazar , singer, musician, composerSabrina Salvador , television hostLuis José Santander , actorEnrique Sapene , actor and television producerDaniel Sarcos , television hostMarger Sealey , singerSabrina Seara , actressEduardo Serrano , actorSonya Smith , American-born Venezuelan actressVerónica Schneider , actress and modelGabriela Spanic , actressMónica Spear , actress, modelNatalia Streignard , Spanish-born Venezuelan actressFrancys Sudnicka , modelJuana Sujo , Argentinian-born actress and theatrical educator
T–Z Oscar Yanes Carolina Tejera , actress, modelCoraima Torres , actressOrlando Urdaneta , actorWilmer Valderrama , actor, television hostAngélica Vale , actressDominika van Santen , modelPatricia Velásquez , actress, modelRita Verreos , beauty pageant contestantDoris Wells , actressOscar Yanes , journalist, writer
Filmmakers
Historical Simón Bolívar Francisco de Miranda Leonor de La Guerra Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), Wars of Independence leader, military commander, Father of the Nation José Tomás Boves (1782–1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudilloLuisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), heroine from the Venezuelan War of Independence Pedro Camejo (better known as Negro Primero , or The First Black ) (1790–1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independenceAgostino Codazzi (1793–1859), Italian born, military officer, cartographer, former governor of BarinasFrancisco de Miranda (1750–1816), Wars of Independence leader, veteran of the U.S. and French revolutionsAntonio José de Sucre (1795–1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826–1828), president of PeruJuan José Flores (1800–1864), founder of the Repubilic of Ecuador and its first PresidentPedro Gual Escandón (1783–1862), President of Venezuela in 1858, 1859, and 1861Santiago Mariño (1788–1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's easternCristóbal Mendoza (1772–1829), considered to be the first President of VenezuelaJosé Gregorio Monagas (1795–1858), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former presidentJosé Tadeo Monagas (1784–1868), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former presidentMariano Montilla (1782–1851), Major General of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of IndependenceJosé Antonio Páez (1790–1873), Wars of Independence leader, former presidentJosé Félix Ribas (1775–1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of IndependenceJuan Germán Roscio (1763–1821), lawyer and politician, main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811Josefa Joaquina Sánchez (1765–1813), embroiderer of the first Venezuelan flagLeonor de La Guerra y Vega Ramírez (died 1816), Venezuelan protesterRafael Urdaneta (1788–1845), hero of the Latin American wars of independenceFernando Adames Torres (1837–1910), General of the Army during the Revolution of Coro, Senator representing Lara State and Chief of StaffFermin Toro (1807–1865), politician, diplomat, writer, minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, president of the 1858 National ConventionBuenaventura Macabeo Maldonado (1854–1901), military man and politician, a key figure in the political and military conflicts of the Venezuelan and Latin American Andes and Member of the Venezuelan Chamber of Deputies for the state of Táchira in 1878 and 1893Samuel Darío Maldonado (1870–1925), Venezuelan surgeon, anthropologist, writer, journalist and politician, Minister of Public Instruction of Venezuela in 1908
Mass media Carla Angola . journalistMariana Atencio , journalist, anchor, correspondentArístides Bastidas , science journalismNelson Bocaranda , political journalist and broadcasterCarlos Capriles Ayala , journalist and historianMiguel Ángel Capriles Ayala , journalist and editorMaría Teresa Castillo , journalist and cultural entrepreneurJosé Agustín Catalá , journalist and authorLuis Chataing , radio host and humoristSimón Alberto Consalvi , journalist, author and politicianMilena Gimón , sports journalistRoberto Giusti , political journalist and broadcasterLaureano Márquez , Spanish-born Venezuelan journalist and humoristAníbal Nazoa , journalist and writerAquiles Nazoa , journalist, writer and humoristJorge Olavarría , political journalist and historianRafael Poleo , political journalist and editorEfren Prieto , journalist and modelAbelardo Raidi , sports journalist and broadcasterLil Rodríguez , cultural journalistOscar Yanes , journalist and writer
Mountaineers
Musicians
A–B Adrenalina Caribe , Caribbean music groupAbraham Abreu , harpsichordist and pianistAldo Abreu , Medieval-Baroque recorder executantJosé Antonio Abreu , classical musician and founder of El Sistema Vinicio Adames , choral group conductorFrancisco de Paula Aguirre , composerRicardo Aguirre , singer-songwriterGustavo Aguado , bandleader, double bassist, co-founder of Guaco Luis Alfonzo Larrain , bandleader, arranger, composerLos Amigos Invisibles , funk music bandDiana Arismendi , composerReynaldo Armas Fulgencio Aquino , Venezuelan harp player, composerReynaldo Armas , singer-songwriterThe Asbestos , rock music bandDevendra Banhart , American-Venezuelan singer-songwriterHuáscar Barradas , flautist, composerÉdgar Bastidas , lyric tenorCarlos Baute , pop singerBeatriz Bilbao , composerHugo Blanco , Venezuelan harp player, songwriterModesta Bor , composer, choir conductorSoledad Bravo , singerBenjamín Brea , Spanish-born Venezuelan musicianVytas Brenner , keyboardist, songwriterAndréa Burns , American-born Venezuelan singer
C–D Teresa Carreño Calle Ciega , reggaeton bandAndres Carciente , concert pianistCandy 66 , rock bandBenito Canónico , composerLos Cañoneros , Caraquenian traditional genres groupLos Cuñaos , traditional eight-part vocal groupRenato Capriles , bandleader and composerCaramelos de Cianuro , rock bandRamon Carranza , saxophonist, instructorEl Carrao de Palmarito (Juan de los Santos Contreras), folk singerTeresa Carreño , 19th century pianistEvencio Castellanos , classical pianistMirla Castellanos , pop singerJosé Catire Carpio , folk singerInocente Carreño , classical composer, conductorRubén Cedeño , lyric singerMaría Teresa Chacín , folk singerLos Chamos , pop groupIlan Chester , pop singer-songwriterChino & Nacho , reggaeton duetClaudia Prieto , singer-songwriterCollegium Musicum de Caracas , classical music groupVidal Colmenares, joropo singer Sylvia Constantinidis , Venezuelan-born American classical pianist, composer, conductor, also a multimedia artist, writer, music educatorGuillermo Dávila , pop singerDesorden Público , ska bandFranco De Vita , pop singer-songwriterAlirio Díaz , classical guitaristSimón Díaz , folk singer-songwriterDimensión Latina , salsa bandOscar D'León , salsa singerRubén Domínguez , lyric tenorGustavo Dudamel , classical conductor
E–J Eliana Cuevas , singer-songwriterEnsamble Gurrufío , folk instrumental groupAntonio Estévez , classical composerFlor Roffé de Estévez , was a composer, writer, and professor of Venezuelan musicPedro Eustache , classical flute playerHeraclio Fernández , pianist, composerIgnacio Figueredo , Venezuelan harp playerBillo Frómeta , Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, songwriter, arrangerOtilio Galíndez , folk and pop composerHernán Gamboa , Venezuelan cuatro playerGran Coquivacoa , Venezuelan gaita groupGuaco , pop and salsa bandPedro Elías Gutiérrez , composer, conductorReynaldo Hahn , Venezuelan-born French classical composerLorenzo Herrera , folk and pop singer-songwriterEnrique Hidalgo , folk and pop songwriterCheo Hurtado , Venezuelan cuatro playerGualberto Ibarreto , folk and pop singerJorge Isaac , Medieval-Baroque recorder executantAdina Izarra , composerJeremías , British-born Venezuelan pop singer-songwriterGuillermo Jiménez Leal , Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriterPorfirio Jiménez , Dominican-born Venezuelan bandleader, arranger, songwriter
K–N Luis Laguna , musician, songwriterJosé Ángel Lamas , classical composerLasso , pop-rock singerAntonio Lauro , composer, guitaristAnselmo López , Venezuelan bandola performerÁngel Custodio Loyola , folk singerNatalia Luis-Bassa , classical conductorPablo Manavello , Italian-born Venezuelan rock guitaristMango , salsa music groupMaracaibo 15 , Venezuelan gaita groupFloria Márquez , bolero singerHenry Martínez , songwriterMayré Martínez , pop singer-songwriterEduardo Marturet , classical conductorFrancisco Mata , folk singer-songwriterLaudelino Mejías , composerLos Melódicos , dance bandConny Méndez , composer, singer, writerArmando Molero , singer-songwriterMoisés Moleiro , classical composerSilvano Monasterios , jazz pianist, composerRicardo Montaner , singer-songwriterGabriela Montero , pianistJosé Ángel Montero , opera composerMorella Muñoz , lyric mezzo-sopranoAlberto Naranjo , arranger, conductorGraciela Naranjo , bolero singer, film actress
O–R Orquesta Sinfónica Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho , symphony orchestraOrquesta Sinfónica Simón Bolívar , symphony orchestraOrquesta Sinfónica Venezuela , symphony orchestraVictor Guillermo Ramos Rangel Francisco Pacheco , folk singerEneas Perdomo , joropo singer-songwriterIván Pérez Rossi , Venezuelan cuatro player, singer, composerAllan Phillips , pop songwriter, producerJuan Bautista Plaza , classical composerAlí Primera , singer-songwriterPancho Prin , folk singer-songwriterEdward Pulgar , classical violinist, conductorAna María Raga , choral group conductor, composer, pianistLuis Felipe Ramón y Rivera , composer, performer, investigator, writerVictor Ramos Rangel , classical composer, bassoon playerRudy Regalado , Latin-jazz and pop bandleader, percussionistFredy Reyna , Venezuelan cuatro playerAldemaro Romero Rodrigo Riera , classical guitaristRafael Rincón González , singer-songwriterPedro Antonio Ríos Reyna , classical violinistMaría Rivas , jazz-pop singer-songwriterLuis Mariano Rivera , Venezuelan cuatro player, songwriterAldemaro Romero , classical and pop composer, conductor, bandleaderOmar Rudberg , singer and actorAlfredo Rugeles [es] , composer, conductor Otmaro Ruíz , jazz and pop pianist, arranger, composer
S–Z Alfredo Sadel , lyric tenor, pop singer, songwriterRodolfo Saglimbeni , classical conductorJuan Carlos Salazar , Venezuelan cuatro player, singer-songwriterMagdalena Sánchez , joropo singerChucho Sanoja , bandleader, arranger, pianist, songwriterJosé Enrique Sarabia , songwriterÁngel Sauce , classical composer, violinist, conductorSerenata Guayanesa , folk vocal and instrumental quartetEduardo Serrano , songwriter, arranger, conductor, performerVicente Emilio Sojo , classical composer, conductor, musicologist, educatorHenry Stephen , pop singerMario Suárez , pop-folk singerJuan Vicente Torrealba Los Terrícolas , pop-rock vocal and instrumental groupRicardo Teruel , composerEnder Thomas , pop singer-songwriterTodosantos , indie Latin-rock bandJuan Vicente Torrealba , Venezuelan harp player, composerEl Trabuco Venezolano , Latin-jazz salsa big bandLilia Vera , folk singerVerona , rock vocal and instrumental groupVoz Veis , pop vocal sextetFranco de Vita , pop singer and composerAnaís Vivas (born 1989), pop singerGerry Weil , Austrian-born Venezuelan jazz pianistYordano , singer, composerZAPATO 3 , rock music vocal and instrumental group
Politicians Pablo Acosta Ortiz (1864–1914), Doctor, Surgeon, Politician.Rómulo Betancourt (1908–1981), former president (1945–1948; 1959–1964) and founder of the Democratic Action party (AD, by its initials in Spanish)Juan Guaidó (born 1983), politician & political activist.Douglas Bravo (born 1923), former guerrilla leader and founder of the Venezuelan Revolution party (PRV, for its initials in Spanish)Rafael Caldera Rafael Caldera (1916–2009), former president (1969–1974; 1994–1999) and founder of the Social Christian party (Copei, by its initials in Spanish)Hugo Chávez Rubén González Cárdenas (1875 –1939), lawyer He became Secretary General for the Government; Minister of Public Instruction and Minister of Interior RelationsPedro Carmona (born 1941), former president (2002)Juan Vicente Gómez Cipriano Castro (1858–1924), former president (1899–1908)José Antonio Páez Hugo Chávez (1954–2013), former president (1999–2013) and founder of the Fifth Republic Movement party (MVR, by its initials in Spanish)Marcos Pérez Jiménez Joaquín Crespo (1841–1898), former president (1884–1886; 1892–1898)Juan Crisóstomo Falcón (1820–1870), former president (1863–1868)Rómulo Gallegos (1884–1969), former president (1948)Juan Vicente Gómez (1857–1935), former president (1908–1935)Antonio Guzmán Blanco (1829–1899), former president (1870–1877)Wolfgang Larrazábal (1911–2003), former president (1958–1959)Eleazar López Contreras (1883–1973), former president (1935–1941)Leopoldo López (born 1971), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (2000–2008)Nicolás Maduro (born 1962), president of Venezuela (2013–)Pompeyo Márquez (born 1922), former minister of borders (1994–1999)Isaías Medina Angarita (1897–1953), former president (1941–1945)Fabricio Ojeda (1929–1966), former guerrilla fighterJosé Antonio Páez (1790–1873) former president (1830–1835; 1839–1843; 1861–1863)Dori Parra de Orellana (1923–2007), former governor and senator of Lara stateJacinta Parejo de Crespo (1845–1914), former First Lady of Venezuela (1884–1886; 1892–1898)Carlos Andrés Pérez (1922–2010), former president (1974–1979; 1989–1993)Marcos Pérez Jiménez (1914–2001), former president (1952–1958)Teodoro Petkoff (1932–2018), former guerrilla fighter and minister of the central office of coordination and planning (1996–1999)José Vicente Rangel (born 1929), former vice president (2002–2007) and minister of foreign affairs (1991–2001)Alí Rodríguez Araque (1937–2018), former ambassador to Cuba (2014–2018), minister of foreign affairs (2004–2006), minister of finance (2008–2010), and general secretary of OPEC (2000–2002)Irene Sáez (born 1961), former mayor of the Chacao municipality (1993–1998) and governor of Nueva Esparta (1999–2000)Juan Manuel Sucre Figarella (1925–1996), former minister of defense (1974–1975)Leopoldo Sucre Figarella (1926–1996), former governor of Bolívar (1958–1959) and minister of public works (1960–1969)Alirio Ugarte Pelayo (1923–1967), former governor of Monagas (1948–1951) and ambassador to Mexico (1959–1962)Guillermo Tell Villegas (1823–1907), former president (1868; 1870; 1892)Ramón José Velásquez (born 1916), former president (1993–1994)Jóvito Villalba (1908–1981), founder of the Democratic Republican Union party (URD, by its initials in Spanish)Ezequiel Zamora (1817–1860), soldier, and leader of the Federalists in the Federal War
Science Manuel Blum , winner of the Turing Award Freddy Cachazo , winner of the Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Humberto Fernández-Morán , researcher and founder of the Venezuelan Institute for Neurological and Brain Studies (now Venezuelan Institute for Scientific Research ), who developed the diamond knife , winner of the John Scott Medal .Carlota Perez , technology scholar and economistWilliam H. Phelps , ornithologist and founder of Radio Caracas Radio Aldemaro Romero Jr. (born 1951), scientist, communicator, advocate of liberal arts education
Medicine Pablo Acosta Ortiz , Doctor, Surgeon, Academic and Politician.Carlos Arvelo , military surgeon in the 19th century, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela from 1846 until 1849.Baruj Benacerraf , Venezuelan-born American, Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980.Sara Bendahan , the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country.Maruja Clavier , was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists.Jacinto Convit , medic and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to fight leprosy and his studies to cure different types of cancer.Francisco De Venanzi , Venezuelan doctor, scientist, scholar, and rector of the Central University of Venezuela .José Del Vecchio , pioneered both sports medicine and youth baseball development.Arnoldo Gabaldón , pioneered in anti-malaria campaign.José Gregorio Hernández , physician and Catholic religious figure.Tobías Lasser , botanist, founder of the Botanic Garden of Caracas.Marcel Roche , physician and educator.José María Vargas , modernized the Medicine studies in Venezuela in the second half of the 19th century.
Sports Andrés Galarraga Bobby Abreu Ozzie Guillén Omar Vizquel César Baena Donta Smith Gregory Vargas
Baseball See also :List of players from Venezuela in Major League Baseball Venezuelan Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Basketball
Bodybuilding
Boxing
Bowling
Cycling
Fencing
Horse racing
Motorcycle racing
Polo
Rugby
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Swimming
Tennis
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Yachting
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