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Baruj Benacerraf, Venezuelan-born American, Nobel Prize of Medicine in 1980. Sara Bendahan, the first Venezuelan woman to complete her medical degree in that country. Maruja Clavier, was one of the first Venezuelan nuclear oncologists.
Renato Beluche – Louisiana merchant and privateer at service of Simon Bolivar army who died in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela; José Manuel Hernández – popular Venezuelan caudillo, army general, congressman, presidential candidate and cabinet member who was also involved in numerous insurrections. Lived in exile in US from 1911 to his death in 1921
Juan Vicente Torrealba (1917–2019), harpist and composer of popular music. Gleyber Torres (born 1996), professional baseball shortstop and second baseman. Óscar Torres (born 1976), basketball player. Paul Torres (born 1983), professional racing cyclist. César Tovar (1940–1994), professional baseball player.
This is a list of Venezuelan billionaires based on an annual assessment of wealth and assets compiled and published by Forbes magazine in 2024. [ 1 ] 2024 Venezuelan billionaires list
Carolina Herrera (born María Carolina Josefina Pacanins y Niño; 8 January 1939 [2]) is a Venezuelan American fashion designer. [3] Known for her personal style, she founded her namesake brand in 1980. Herrera has dressed various First Ladies of the United States, including Jacqueline Onassis, Laura Bush, Michelle Obama, and Melania Trump. [4 ...
The economic, political and humanitarian situation in Venezuela has displaced over 7 million people, according to the United Nations. Over the last two years, hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans ...
Hilário de Gouvêa (1843–1929), ophthalmologist, noted for being the first person to document a case of hereditary cancer, The cause of the recessive familial retinoblastoma he described was later further investigated and resulted in the first reported example of a tumor suppressor gene, RB. Juan Gundlach (1810–1896), naturalist, taxonomist
Even among Venezuela’s opposition, few have heard of the 74-year-old former diplomat. González began his professional career as an aide to Venezuela’s ambassador in the U.S.