Cultural Production in
Present Day
Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela ranks 70th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Iceland, Jamaica, and Thailand. Memorable people born in present day Venezuela include Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro. Memorable people who died in Venezuela include Hugo Chávez, Juan Pujol García, and Lope de Aguirre. Venezuela has been the birth place of many politicians, and soccer players and the death place of many politicians, and writers. The top cities in Venezuela by number of biographies are Caracas, Maracay, Valencia, Venezuela, Maracaibo, and Mérida, Mérida.
People
Between 0 and 2003, present day Venezuela was the birth place of 240 globally memorable people, including Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro. Additionaly, 56 globally memorable people have passed away in present day Venezuela including Hugo Chávez, Juan Pujol García, and Lope de Aguirre.
People Born in Present Day Venezuela
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Simón Bolívar
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1830
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 1
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 2
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 3
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.19
Rank: 4
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 69.60
Rank: 5
Cilia Flores
COMPANION
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 6
Juan Vicente Pérez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2024
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 7
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 8
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 68.21
Rank: 9
Edmundo González
DIPLOMAT
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 10
Reynaldo Hahn
COMPOSER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 67.66
Rank: 11
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Venezuela
Go to all RankingsCilia Flores
COMPANION
1956 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 6
Edmundo González
DIPLOMAT
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 10
Vladimir Padrino López
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1963 - Present
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 32
Edgar Peña Parra
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1960 - Present
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 73
Serge Blanco
RUGBY PLAYER
1958 - Present
HPI: 51.78
Rank: 100
Fernando Carrillo
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 102
Maritza Sayalero
CELEBRITY
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.65
Rank: 113
Tareck El Aissami
POLITICIAN
1974 - Present
HPI: 46.94
Rank: 125
María Gabriela de Faría
ACTOR
1992 - Present
HPI: 44.17
Rank: 141
Princess Tatiana of Greece and Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1980 - Present
HPI: 43.67
Rank: 144
Marcelino Bolívar
BOXER
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 145
Carlos Baute
PRESENTER
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 148
People Deceased in Present Day Venezuela
Go to all RankingsHugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 77.79
Rank: 1
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 71.09
Rank: 2
Lope de Aguirre
EXPLORER
1518 - 1561
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 3
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 4
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
INVENTOR
1772 - 1838
HPI: 64.73
Rank: 5
Juan Vicente Gómez
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1935
HPI: 63.82
Rank: 6
Rómulo Gallegos
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 63.58
Rank: 7
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 8
José Antonio Abreu
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 61.05
Rank: 9
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 10
José Gregorio Hernández
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1919
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 11
Jaime Lusinchi
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2014
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 12
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Venezuelawere politicians (55), soccer players (53), actors (26), athletes (25), and celebrities (10), while most who died were politicians (31), writers (5), religious figures (4), military personnels (2), and physicians (2).
Occupational Trends
Over the past 100 years, soccer players have been the top profession of globally memorable people born in present day Venezuela, including Salomón Rondón, Tomás Rincón, and Danny. Whereas, throughout history, politicians have been the profession with the most memorable people born in present day Venezuela, including Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Nicolás Maduro.
Places
Overlapping Lives
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 25 globally memorable people born in present day Venezuela since 1700.
