This is a list of Chileans who are famous or notable.
See also Category:Chilean people.
Economists
- Hernán Büchi - Columbia University trained economist. Minister of Economy during Pinochet government. The father of the country's economic miracle.
- Alejandro Foxley - Chile's first finance minister after the return of democracy in 1990 and an engineer of the country's economic miracle during democracy
- Sebastián Edwards - UCLA professor, former World Bank officer (1993-1996), prolific author and media personality
- Eduardo Aninat - finance minister during Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle presidential period. Former Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (1999-2003).
- Ricardo Caballero - MIT professor, Department of Economics.
- Carlos Noton - UC Berkeley PhD Student.
Filmmakers
- Alejandro Amenábar - Chilean/Spanish director (Tesis (or Snuff), Open Your Eyes, The Others)
- Silvio Caiozzi - (Julio Begins in July , The Moon in the Mirror , Coronation)
- Patricio Guzmán - Documentarian (The Battle of Chile )
- Ricardo Larraín - (The Frontier, Enthusiasm)
- Miguel Littin - (Jackal of Nahueltoro , Sandino, Tierra del Fuego )
- Alejandro Jodorowsky - Director (The Holy Mountain, El Topo , Santa Sangre), actor, and writer
- Raúl (Raoul) Ruiz - (White Dove , Genealogies of a Crime , Time Regained ) Resides in France
- Alexander Witt - Director ()
- Andrés Wood - (Machuca)
Heads of State
See: List of Presidents of Chile.
Military
Musicians
Performers
Plastic Artists
- Roberto Matta - Painter, sculptor
- Claudio Bravo - Hyper-realism painter
Poets
Politicians
Religious figures
- Father Alberto Hurtado - Was the second person in Chile to be beatified, in 1993.
- Saint Teresa of the Andes
- Laura Vicuña
- Cardinal Raúl Silva Henríquez
- Cardinal Juan Francisco Fresno
- Fray Camilo Henríquez
Sports
Scientists
Television personalities
Writers
Other
See also
