1. Mónica Spear (1984)

Venezuelan Model And Actress; Mi

Beauty queen and telenovela actress who won Miss Venezuela in 2004. She was nominated for Best Lead Actress at the Premios Tu Mundo awards for the telenovela Pasión Prohibida.

2. Sandy León (1989)

Baseball Player

MLB catcher who was traded from the Washington Nationals to the Boston Red Sox in 2015. He won the 2018 World Series with the Red Sox. 

3. Luis Aparicio (1934)

Baseball Player

13-time MLB All-Star shortstop who was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984.

4. Lila Morillo (1940)

Venezuelan Actor And Singer

Venezuelan actress who has appeared in TV series such as Macarena and La doña. She is probably best known for acting in the 1975 movie Black Power. 

5. Wilson Álvarez (1970)

Baseball Player

Left-handed pitcher who pitched a no-hitter in 1991 and was an All-Star in 1994. He won 102 career big league games during his 14-year career.

6. Jessica Barboza (1987)

Venezuelan Model

Style blogger and makeup guru known for her Peace and Vogue blog and YouTube channel. The blossoming beauty maven has gained a following of more than 500,000 YouTube subscribers and...

7. Adriana Vasini (1987)

Miss World Venezuela 2009 Reina

Venezuelan model who became known after being crowned Miss World Venezuela 2009 and Reina Hispanoamericana 2009. She went on to represent her country in the 2010 Miss World and became...

8. Humberto Quintero (1979)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Venezuelan catcher who debuted with the San Diego Padres in 2003.

9. Rougned Odor (1994)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

MLB second baseman who was signed by the Texas Rangers as a free agent in 2011. He made his MLB debut in 2014, playing in more than 100 games and...

10. Yusmeiro Petit (1984)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Venezuelan pitcher who won the 2014 World Series as a member of the San Francisco Giants. He previously pitched for the Arizona Diamondbacks from 2007 to 2009.

11. Ender Inciarte (1990)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Outfielder who made his debut with Arizona Diamondbacks in 2014. He worked his way up the majors following stints with the Class A South Bend Silver Hawks and the AA...

12. Elianta Quintero (1975)

Journalist

Venezuelan journalist, broadcaster, and correspondent who's famously known for presenting Noticiero Venevisión. She has also worked for Radio Caracas Televisión and Telemicro.

13. Patricia Velásquez (1971)

Venezuelan Actress And Model

She has starred in numerous popular American television series, including The L Word, Arrested Development, and Rescue Me. She starred as Anck Su Namun in the cult classic films The...

14. Felipe Peláez (1976)

World Music Singer

World music singer who won the Latin Grammy, in the Cumbia-Vallenato category for "Diferente" in 2013. He has over 1.7 million followers on his felipepelaez Instagram account.

15. Osmariel Villalobos (1988)

Beauty Pageant Winner

Venezuelan TV show host and model who became known after being crowned Miss Earth Venezuela in 2011. She went on to represent her country in Miss Earth 2012 and earned...

16. Hugo Vásquez (1976)

Venezuelan Actor

Venezuelan actor who is best known for his role as Jordi Rosales in the telenovela Mi Gorda Bella. He has also appeared in TV shows like La Invasora and Juana la Virgen. 

17. Carolina Padrón (1983)

TV Show Host

Television show host and sportscaster who is predominantly recognized for her work with ESPN Deportes and ESPN Mexico. She has covered athletic events such as the FIFA World Cup and the Summer...

18. Andreína Prieto (1982)

Venezuelan Model

Andreína del Carmen Prieto Rincón is a pageant titleholder was born in Maracaibo Venezuela on May 10 1982. She was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss World 2001...

19. Alex Romero (American football) (1985)

American Football Player

Alexandre Romero is an American football placekicker who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo as a free agent in 2008. He played college...

20. Jossie Nikita Marques Spear (1994)

Venezuelan Model

Jossie Nikita Marques Spear is a Venezuelan model and aspiring actress born in Maracaibo Edo. Zulia and titleholder of the Miss Mundo Latina 2008 who will compete in the Miss...

21. Yohandry Orozco (1991)

Venezuelan Footballer

Yohandry José Orozco Cujía is a Venezuelan footballer. He plays for junior de barranquilla as an Attacking Midfielder.

22. Aldo Bello (1975)

Venezuelan Hammer Thrower

Aldo Bello is a male hammer thrower from Venezuela. His personal best throw is 67. 63 metres achieved in August 2005 in Armenia.

23. José Ignacio Rodríguez (1979)

Venezuelan Model

José Ignacio Rodríguez Valbuena is a Venezuelan model who won the title of Mister Venezuela in 2005. He resigned his title of Mister Venezuela in 2006.

24. Vivian Urdaneta (1979)

Miss International 2000

Vivian Inés Urdaneta Rincón is a journalist and beauty queen from Venezuela who captured the crown of Miss International 2000.

25. Elizabeth Mosquera (1991)

Miss International 2010

Ana Elizabeth Mosquera Gómez is a model and Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International 2010 becoming the sixth woman from her country to capture the Miss International...

26. Dominika van Santen (1983)

Venezuelan Model

Dominika van Santen is a multifaceted model Actress dancer and a beauty contestant of Dutch and Venezuelan ancestry. van Santen was born and raised in Maracaibo graduating with a Bachelor's...

27. María Lourdes Caldera (1983)

Venezuelan Model

María Lourdes Caldera Méndez is a pageant titleholder was born in Maracaibo Venezuela on January 24 1983 and grew up in Caracas Venezuela. She is the Miss Turismo Venezuela titleholder...

28. Nercely Soto (1990)

Venezuelan Sprinter

Nercely Desirée Soto Soto is a Venezuelan sprinter. At the 2012 Summer Olympics she competed in the Women's 200 metres.

29. Carlos Ramírez MacGregor (1903)

Venezuelan Politician

Carlos Ramírez MacGregor was a Venezuelan lawyer politician newspaperman and diplomat. He obtained a doctorate in law at the University of Madrid Spain. When he returned to his country Venezuela...

30. Jhoulys Chacín (1988)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Jhoulys Jose Chacín Molina is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball.

31. Ángel Bravo (1942)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Ángel Alfonso Bravo Urdaneta is a former Venezuelan Major League Baseball center fielder. He was signed by the Chicago White Sox as an amateur free agent before the 1963 season...

32. Maximo V. Lorenzo (1982)

Cartoonist

Maximo Vitaly Lorenzo is an American artist for comic books and illustrations.

33. Betulio González (1949)

Venezuelan Boxer

Betulio Segundo González is a former boxer from Venezuela who is considered a national hero in Venezuela. He is considered by many to be Venezuela's greatest world champion in boxing...

34. L. Rafael Reif (1950)

American Academic

Leo Rafael Reif is a Venezuelan-born American electrical engineer writer and academic administrator. He is the president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology succeeding Susan Hockfield on July 2 2012....

35. Evert Bastet (1950)

Sailor

Evert Bastet is a canadian sailor. He won a silver medal in the Flying Dutchman Class at the 1984 Summer Olympics with Terry McLaughlin. He finished fourth within the same...

36. Rafael José Urdaneta Farías (1788)

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37. Rafael Guillermo Urdaneta Vargas (1823)

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38. Nick Pocock (1951)

English Cricketer

Nicholas Edward Julian Po* was an venezuelan cricketer who played for Hampshire County Cricket Club. Po* was a right-handed batsman who bowled left-arm medium pace. Po* made his Hampshire debut...

39. Johnny Paredes (1962)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Johnny Alfonso Paredes Isambert is a former second baseman in Major League Baseball who played for the Montreal Expos and Detroit Tigers. He also played in Japan in 1992...

40. Carmen María Montiel (1964)

Venezuelan Model

Carmen María Montiel Ávila is a pageant titleholder was born in Maracaibo Venezuela on December 19 1964. She is the Miss Venezuela titleholder for 1984 and was the official representative...

41. Gian Carlo di Martino (1964)

Venezuelan Politician

Gian Carlo Di Martino Tarquinio is a Venezuelan socialist politician and lawyer who is the former mayor of the city of Maracaibo.

42. Gastón Parra Luzardo (1933)

Venezuelan Businessman

Gastón Luis Parra Luzardo was a Venezuelan academic who up until his death was president of the Central Bank of Venezuela. He was appointed to the position in 2005. In...

43. Monique Bosga (1960)

Olympic Swimmer

Monique Bosga is a retired swimmer from the Netherlands. She competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in the 100 m and 200 m backstroke and finished seventh in the former...

44. Antonio Rodríguez San Juan (1957)

Venezuelan Politician

Antonio Rodriguez San Juan is a Venezuela Politician. He was the governor of Vargas State from 2000 to 2008. He is a member of the United Socialist Party of Venezuela...

45. Clark Ross (1957)

Canadian Composer Guitarist And

Clark Winslow Ross is a Canadian composer guitarist and music educator of Venezuelan birth. A composer of mainly works for orchestra and chamber music he has won first prize in...

46. Sara Symington (1969)

English Racing Cyclist

Sara Symington is an English professional cyclist she was a member of the triathlon national team prior to becoming a full-time cyclist. She represented Great Britain at the 2000 and...

47. Abel Castellano, Jr. (1983)

Venezuelan Jockey

Abel Castellano Jr. is a jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who rode his first winner on September 22 1999 at Santa Rita Race Course in his native Venezuela. The...

48. Gustavo Chacín (1980)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Gustavo Adolfo Chacín is a Venezuelan professional baseball pitcher currently with the Rockland Boulders in the Canadian American Association of Professional Baseball.

49. Eider Torres (1983)

Venezuelan Baseball Player

Eider Lenina Torres Sandoval is a former Major League Baseball second baseman. From 2002 to 2006 Torres played in Minor League Baseball for the Burlington Indians Mahoning Valley Scrappers Kinston...

50. Oswaldo Álvarez Paz (1943)

Venezuelan Politician

Oswaldo Álvarez Paz is a Venezuelan politician. He was born in Maracaibo Zulia and graduated in Law from the University of Zulia.