Find out more about the greatest Chilean, including Cote de Pablo, Augusto Pinochet, Pablo Neruda, Isabel Allende and Salvador Allende.
Chileans are known for their sense of humor, fun-loving nature, and love for music and dance. They are also famous for their prudence and wisdom. Chile was under Spanish colonial rule from mid-16th century to early 19th century until Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme together with José de San Martín, freed Chile from Spanish rule. Hard working and determined, Chileans began rebuilding their nation and Chile is today one of South America's most stable and prosperous nations. The country’s population is made up of people from varied backgrounds, the influence of which is reflected in their diverse cultures.
Alejandro Jodorowsky(Writer, Film director, Actor, Playwright, Screenwriter, Film editor, Science fiction writer)
17 February 1929
Tocopilla
Aquarius
Michelle Bachelet(Politician, Surgeon, Epidemiologist)
29 September 1951
Santiago
Libra
Tom Araya(Singer, Songwriter)
06 June 1961
Viña del Mar
Gemini
José de San Martín(soldier, politician)
25 February 1778
17 August 1850
Yapeyú
Pisces
Iván Zamorano(Football striker)
18 January 1967
Santiago
Capricorn
Roberto Bolaño(Writer, Poet, Journalist, Literary critic)
28 April 1953
15 July 2003
Santiago
Taurus
Marcelo Ríos(Tennis player)
26 December 1975
Santiago
Capricorn
Víctor Jara1932 AD
Lonquén
Marcelo Salas(Footballer)
24 December 1974
Temuco
Capricorn
Fernando González(Tennis player)
29 July 1980
Santiago
Leo
David Pizarro(Footballer)
11 September 1979
Valparaíso
Virgo
Miguel Serrano(Diplomat, Writer)
10 September 1917
28 February 2009
Santiago
Virgo
Patricio Aylwin1918 AD
Viña del Mar
Orlando Letelier(Politician, Diplomat)
13 April 1932
21 September 1976
Temuco
Aries
Ricardo Lagos(Lawyer, Economist, Politician, Professor, Diplomat)
02 March 1938
Santiago
Pisces
Mark González(Footballer)
10 July 1984
Durban
Cancer
Chris Watson(Politician, Trade unionist)
09 April 1867
18 November 1941
Valparaíso
Aries
Ariel Dorfman(screenwriter, writer, playwright, journalist)
06 June 1942
Buenos Aires
Gemini
Eduardo Frei Montalva(Chilean Political leader)
16 January 1911
22 January 1982
Santiago
Capricorn
Andrés Bello(Poet, Legislator, Philosopher, Educator, Philologist, Diplomat, Politician, Translator, Writer)
29 November 1781
15 October 1865
Caracas
Sagittarius
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle(Civil engineer, Politician)
24 June 1942
Santiago
Cancer
Nicolás Massú(Chilean tennis player)
10 October 1979
Viña del Mar
Libra
Beto Cuevas(Singer, Songwriter)
12 September 1967
Santiago
Virgo
Alfredo Jaar(Artist, Painter, Architect)
05 February 1956
Santiago
Aquarius
Miiko Albornoz(Association football player)
30 November 1990
Stockholm
Sagittarius
Isabel Allende Bussi18 January 1945
Santiago
Capricorn
Sergio Badilla Castillo1947 AD
Valparaíso
The nation’s folk music was revived in the mid 20th century by composers like Raul de Ramon, Margot Loyola, Luis Aguirre Pinto, and Violeta Parra. Chileans call their country país de poetas — country of poets—and for good reason. The nation has produced writers like Gabriela Mistral and Pablo Neruda who received the Nobel Prize for Literature. Chileans have also made their mark in the fields of cinema and sports. Manuel Plaza Reyes, Luis Vicentini and Estanislao Loayza are among the great sportsmen born in the nation. Read on to discover about the life and works of famous Chileans.