Cultural Production in
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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 Carlos the Jackal. 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.
Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It comprises an area of 916,445 km2 (353,841 sq mi), and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. Venezuela is a presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of the north and in the capital. Read more on Wikipedia
People
Between 0 and 2001, present day Venezuela was the birth place of 205 globally memorable people, including Simón Bolívar, Hugo Chávez, and Carlos the Jackal. 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
Go to all RankingsSimón Bolívar
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1830
HPI: 79.41
Rank: 1
Hugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
Carlos the Jackal
EXTREMIST
1949 - Present
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 3
Nicolás Maduro
POLITICIAN
1962 - Present
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 4
Francisco de Miranda
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1750 - 1816
HPI: 62.95
Rank: 5
Antonio José de Sucre
POLITICIAN
1795 - 1830
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 6
Baruj Benacerraf
PHYSICIAN
1920 - 2011
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 7
Carolina Herrera
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 8
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 9
Reynaldo Hahn
COMPOSER
1874 - 1947
HPI: 60.34
Rank: 10
Carlos Andrés Pérez
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2010
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 11
Rómulo Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Born in Present Day Venezuela
Go to all RankingsJuan Vicente Pérez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1909 - 2024
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 20
José Gregorio Hernández
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1919
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 30
Rafael Cadenas
WRITER
1930 - Present
HPI: 47.20
Rank: 69
Victorino Márquez Bustillos
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1941
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 73
María Corina Machado
POLITICIAN
1967 - Present
HPI: 45.32
Rank: 80
Francisco Linares Alcántara
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1878
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 83
José Gil Fortoul
WRITER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 84
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1905
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 86
Raimundo Andueza Palacio
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1900
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 89
José Ruperto Monagas
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1880
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 92
Ramón Nomar
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 102
Pedro Zerolo
POLITICIAN
1960 - 2015
HPI: 38.34
Rank: 116
People Deceased in Present Day Venezuela
Go to all RankingsHugo Chávez
POLITICIAN
1954 - 2013
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 1
Juan Pujol García
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1912 - 1988
HPI: 64.26
Rank: 2
Lope de Aguirre
EXPLORER
1518 - 1561
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 3
Rafael Caldera
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 4
Juan Pablo Duarte
POLITICIAN
1813 - 1876
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 5
Ramón José Velásquez
POLITICIAN
1916 - 2014
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 6
Juan Vicente Gómez
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1935
HPI: 56.58
Rank: 7
Johann Nepomuk Maelzel
INVENTOR
1772 - 1838
HPI: 56.43
Rank: 8
Rómulo Gallegos
WRITER
1884 - 1969
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 9
José Antonio Abreu
CONDUCTOR
1939 - 2018
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 10
Carlos Delgado Chalbaud
POLITICIAN
1909 - 1950
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 11
Octavio Lepage
POLITICIAN
1923 - 2017
HPI: 52.59
Rank: 12
Newly Added People Deceased in Present Day Venezuela
Go to all RankingsJosé Gregorio Hernández
PHYSICIAN
1864 - 1919
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 14
Victorino Márquez Bustillos
POLITICIAN
1858 - 1941
HPI: 46.20
Rank: 42
Guillermo Tell Villegas
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1907
HPI: 45.66
Rank: 46
Francisco Linares Alcántara
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1878
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 47
José Gil Fortoul
WRITER
1861 - 1943
HPI: 44.57
Rank: 48
Juan Pablo Rojas Paúl
POLITICIAN
1826 - 1905
HPI: 44.42
Rank: 49
Raimundo Andueza Palacio
POLITICIAN
1846 - 1900
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 51
José Ruperto Monagas
POLITICIAN
1832 - 1880
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 52
Occupations
Most individuals born in present day Venezuela were politicians (54), soccer players (39), athletes (25), actors (19), and writers (9), 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 Tomás Rincón, Danny, and Salomón Rondón. 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.