The Most Famous
WRITERS from Venezuela
This page contains a list of the greatest Venezuelan Writers. The pantheon dataset contains 5,755 Writers, 6 of which were born in Venezuela. This makes Venezuela the birth place of the 78th most number of Writers behind Bangladesh and Jamaica.
Top 6
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Venezuelan Writers of all time. This list of famous Venezuelan Writers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Rómulo Gallegos (1884 - 1969)
With an HPI of 54.19, Rómulo Gallegos is the most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 39 different languages on wikipedia.
Rómulo Ángel del Monte Carmelo Gallegos Freire (2 August 1884 – 5 April 1969) was a Venezuelan novelist and politician. For a period of nine months during 1948, he governed as the first freely elected president in Venezuela's history. He was removed from power by military officers in the 1948 Venezuelan coup. Rómulo Gallegos is considered the most relevant Venezuelan novelist of the 20th century, and a prominent figure in Latin American literature.
2. Rafael de Nogales Méndez (1879 - 1937)
With an HPI of 52.43, Rafael de Nogales Méndez is the 2nd most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Rafael Inchauspe Méndez, known as Rafael de Nogales Méndez (October 14, 1877 in San Cristóbal, Táchira – July 10, 1937 in Panama City) was a Venezuelan soldier, adventurer and writer who served the Ottoman Empire during the Great War (1914–18). He travelled extensively and fought in many of the wars of his age.
3. Arturo Uslar Pietri (1906 - 2001)
With an HPI of 48.49, Arturo Uslar Pietri is the 3rd most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Arturo Uslar Pietri (16 May 1906 in Caracas – 26 February 2001) was a Venezuelan intellectual, historian, writer, television producer, and politician.
4. Miguel Otero Silva (1908 - 1985)
With an HPI of 45.91, Miguel Otero Silva is the 4th most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 17 different languages.
Miguel Otero Silva (October 26, 1908 – August 28, 1985), was a Venezuelan writer, journalist, humorist and politician. A figure of great relevance in Venezuelan literature, his literary and journalistic works related strictly to the socio-political history of Venezuela. Throughout his life he was repeatedly forced into exile. Later on, after the establishment of a democratic state in 1958, he was elected to the Venezuelan Senate.
5. Eugenio Montejo (1938 - 2008)
With an HPI of 45.06, Eugenio Montejo is the 5th most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Eugenio Montejo (1938 in Caracas – 5 June 2008 in Valencia) was a Venezuelan poet and essay writer, founder of the literary magazine Azar and co-founder of Revista Poesía, a poetry magazine published by the University of Carabobo. He was researcher at the "Rómulo Gallegos" Centre for Latin American Studies in Caracas and contributed to a large number of national and international magazines. In Venezuela he was awarded the National Prize for Literature in 1998 and in 2004 he received the International Octavio Paz Prize for Poetry and Essay. International interest in Montejo's poetry grew after his poem "La Tierra Giró para Acercarnos" ("The Earth Turned to Bring Us Closer") was used in the film 21 Grams by feted Mexican director Alejandro González Iñárritu. A few lines from the poem are quoted by Sean Penn's character in the movie.
6. Boris Izaguirre (1965 - )
With an HPI of 36.54, Boris Izaguirre is the 6th most famous Venezuelan Writer. His biography has been translated into 20 different languages.
Boris Rodolfo Izaguirre Lobo (Caracas, 29 September 1965), better known as Boris Izaguirre, is a Venezuelan writer, TV host, screenwriter, journalist and showman.
Pantheon has 6 people classified as writers born between 1879 and 1965. Of these 6, 1 (16.67%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living writers include Boris Izaguirre. The most famous deceased writers include Rómulo Gallegos, Rafael de Nogales Méndez, and Arturo Uslar Pietri.
Living Writers
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Rómulo Gallegos
1884 - 1969
HPI: 54.19
Rafael de Nogales Méndez
1879 - 1937
HPI: 52.43
Arturo Uslar Pietri
1906 - 2001
HPI: 48.49
Miguel Otero Silva
1908 - 1985
HPI: 45.91
Eugenio Montejo
1938 - 2008
HPI: 45.06
Which Writers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Writers since 1700.
