Italian-Chilean
Encyclopedia
Italian Chileans are Chile
ans of full or predominately Italian
descent. The Chilean census
, according to their first surname only, officially numbers Italian Chileans as 150,000. In Southern Chile, there were state-conducted Italian immigrants programs, though they were not as massive as the German and Croats immigrants programs. These families settled especially in Capitán Pastene
, Angol, Lumaco
, and Temuco, but also in Valparaiso
, Concepción
, Chillán, Valdivia
, and Osorno
. One of the notable Italian influences in Chile
is, for example, the sizable number of Italian surnames of a proportion of Chilean politicians, businessmen and intellectuals, of whom a good number intermarried into the "Castilian
-Basque
" elites.
Italian Chileans, along with French Chilean
s, contributed to the development, cultivation and ownership of the world-famous Chilean wines from haciendas in the Central Valley, since the first wave of Italians arrived in colonial Chile in the early 19th century.
Although being just a fraction of the size of the migration to Argentina, Italians in immigration to Chile
have been present since the arrival of the first Spaniards into the country, such as Captain Giovanni Battista Pastene
who helped Pedro de Valdivia
's expedition. Thence, with akin Latin culture
, Italians have helped forge the nation, with architects (Gioacchino Toesca
), painters (Camilo Mori
), businessmen (Anacleto Angelini
), economists (Vittorio Corbo
) and statesmen (Arturo Alessandri
).
In an unusual manner, since Italian immigration was never massive or organized, the only case of concerted immigration appeared in the town of Capitán Pastene
, in the Araucanía Region
of southern Chile, where in 1904, 23 families from Emilia-Romagna
were left at their own device after being wrongfully enticed to the "riches" of Chile. Today, this small town celebrates a renaissance of their Italic heritage.
.
After independence, the Chilean government encouraged European emigration
, but without getting the results of nearby Argentina
.
However, there was a substantial flow of migration of Liguria
to the area of Valparaíso
, which came to control 70% of the city. These immigrants founded the "Body of Fire" (called "Cristobal Colon") of the city and its "Italian School", whose building the Government of Chile has declared a National Historic Monument (Spanish: "Monumento Histórico Nacional").
At the end of the 19th century, many Italian merchants were rooted in the northern part of Arica
, where they began exploiting the rich mines of saltpetre
. Meanwhile, many Italian families settled in the capital Santiago
, Concepción
and Punta Arenas.
In 1904 was planned an emigration of 700 immigrants of Emilia
to a town of the Araucanía Region
, which was named "Colonia Nueva Italia" and now called Capitán Pastene.
Throughout the central-southern zone of Chile, 7,740 Italians were transplanted to the early 20th century.
Some Italian-Chileans voluntarily returned to Italy, like the aviator Arturo Dell'Oro, who died in the skies of Belluno
in 1917, which was head to Valparaíso one of the main Italian schools in Chile. Giulio Ravazzano (medal of honor) went back to Italy to defend his country during the Great War, to return later on where he married.
After World War I
, it had exhausted major migration from Italy, and in Chile currently there are only 39,650 Italian citizens (including those with dual passports).
Many Italian Chileans, estimated at over 150,000 currently, have reached positions of leadership in the society of Chile, like the president Jorge Alessandri.
.
Since then, Italians have always occupied positions of great importance, also married with members of high society Chilean of Spanish origin who ruled Chile, for example, the wife of Salvador Allende
, the Italian Chilean Hortensia Bussi
.
An anecdote
demonstrates the importance of Italian culture in the people of Chile: the influence of a Genovese shoemaker, named Giovanni De Marchi
on Salvador Allende. Indeed, the President Allende told the journalist Régis Debray
that De Marchi had a strong influence on its policy of training adolescents.:
Undoubtedly, the Italian family that has distinguished itself more in Chile is that of Alessandri. In the start of the 19th century, the parent, Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzo, came from Tuscany
and worked as Consul of the Kingdom of Sardinia
in Santiago. Among his descendants there are two presidents of Chile, Arturo Alessandri
(1920–1925 and 1932–1938) and Jorge Alessandri (1958–1964).
Among the Italian-Chileans are the most illustrious architects (as Gioacchino Toeschi), painters (as Camilo Mori), industrial (as Anacleto Angelini), actresses (like Claudia Conserva
), economists (as Vittorio Corbo) and statesmen (as the President Arturo Alessandri
and his son).
The English language
is promoted by the Chilean section of Dante Alighieri, while the Italian press has with:
There are some Italian schools in Chile (the most important are located in Santiago, the "Victor Montiglio" and Valparaíso, the "Arturo Dell'Oro" ) and some organizations protect and serve the Italian community.
, there is currently a small concentration of 2,200 Italo-Chilean, who constitute almost all of the local population and maintain a few words of Italian dialect of their ancestors emigrated.
Indeed, in 1904 about 100 families from the province of Modena
moved there, as organized by the Chilean Government, to populate an area newly pacified by Chilean troops in their war against the Araucanian tribes.
These families founded the "Urban Pinhead", which currently is called Capitán Pastene and that is experiencing a revival of tourism based on the culture still present in the town.
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
ans of full or predominately Italian
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
descent. The Chilean census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
, according to their first surname only, officially numbers Italian Chileans as 150,000. In Southern Chile, there were state-conducted Italian immigrants programs, though they were not as massive as the German and Croats immigrants programs. These families settled especially in Capitán Pastene
Capitán Pastene
Capitán Pastene is a town formed by Italian immigrants, located in the commune of Lumaco in the Araucanía Region of Chile.-History:Several houses recall the days of the earliest settlers of the 87 families, with nearly 770 members, who arrived in 1904 and 1905 from Modena in two successive...
, Angol, Lumaco
Lumaco
Lumaco is a town and commune in Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region of Chile. Its name in Mapudungun means "water of luma". Lumaco is located to northeast of Temuco and from Angol...
, and Temuco, but also in Valparaiso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
, Chillán, Valdivia
Valdivia, Chile
Valdivia is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Valdivia. The city is named after its founder Pedro de Valdivia and is located at the confluence of the Calle-Calle, Valdivia and Cau-Cau Rivers, approximately east of the coastal towns of Corral and Niebla...
, and Osorno
Osorno, Chile
Osorno is a city and commune in southern Chile and capital of Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It had a population of 145,475, as of the 2002 census...
. One of the notable Italian influences in Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
is, for example, the sizable number of Italian surnames of a proportion of Chilean politicians, businessmen and intellectuals, of whom a good number intermarried into the "Castilian
Castilian people
The Castilian people are the inhabitants of those regions in Spain where most people identify themselves as Castilian. They include Castile-La Mancha, Madrid, and the major part of Castile and León. However, not all regions of the medieval Kingdom of Castile think of themselves as Castilian...
-Basque
Basque people
The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...
" elites.
Italian Chileans, along with French Chilean
French Chilean
A French Chilean is an Chilean citizen of full or partial French ancestry. Between 1840 and 1940, 20,000 to 25,000 French people immigrated to Chile...
s, contributed to the development, cultivation and ownership of the world-famous Chilean wines from haciendas in the Central Valley, since the first wave of Italians arrived in colonial Chile in the early 19th century.
Although being just a fraction of the size of the migration to Argentina, Italians in immigration to Chile
Immigration to Chile
Over the centuries, Chile has received a number of immigrants mainly from Europe followed by the Americas and Asia. Today, millions of their descendants still live in the country and are found in all areas of the community....
have been present since the arrival of the first Spaniards into the country, such as Captain Giovanni Battista Pastene
Juan Bautista Pastene
Giovanni Battista Pastene was a Genoese maritime explorer who while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile as far south as to the archipelago of Chiloé....
who helped Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro de Valdivia
Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command...
's expedition. Thence, with akin Latin culture
Latin culture
Latin culture may refer to:*Latin **Latin literature**Classics*Latin Europe**Spanish culture**Portuguese culture**French culture**Italian culture**Romanian culture**Moldovan culture*Latin America**Latin American culture...
, Italians have helped forge the nation, with architects (Gioacchino Toesca
Joaquín Toesca
Joaquín Toesca y Ricci , born Gioacchino Toesca, was an Italian architect who worked for the king and governors of the Spanish Empire, especially in colonial Chile....
), painters (Camilo Mori
Camilo Mori
Camilo Mori Serrano was a painter and a founder of the Grupo Montparnasse....
), businessmen (Anacleto Angelini
Anacleto Angelini
Anacleto Angelini Fabbri was an Italian born, Chilean businessman. At the time of his death, he was South America's wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of USD $6 billion. He was chairman at Antarchile, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.-Life:Angelini was born in Ferrara,...
), economists (Vittorio Corbo
Vittorio Corbo
Vittorio Corbo Lioi is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, who held the post since May 2003 until December 2007.Corbo studied economics at the University of Chile in 1967 and has a PhD in economics from MIT which he gained in 1971. He taught at Concordia University in Canada between...
) and statesmen (Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....
).
In an unusual manner, since Italian immigration was never massive or organized, the only case of concerted immigration appeared in the town of Capitán Pastene
Capitán Pastene
Capitán Pastene is a town formed by Italian immigrants, located in the commune of Lumaco in the Araucanía Region of Chile.-History:Several houses recall the days of the earliest settlers of the 87 families, with nearly 770 members, who arrived in 1904 and 1905 from Modena in two successive...
, in the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region
The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....
of southern Chile, where in 1904, 23 families from Emilia-Romagna
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
were left at their own device after being wrongfully enticed to the "riches" of Chile. Today, this small town celebrates a renaissance of their Italic heritage.
History
Italian emigration in Chile was limited to a few tens of Italians during the centuries of the Spanish colonySpanish Empire
The Spanish Empire comprised territories and colonies administered directly by Spain in Europe, in America, Africa, Asia and Oceania. It originated during the Age of Exploration and was therefore one of the first global empires. At the time of Habsburgs, Spain reached the peak of its world power....
.
After independence, the Chilean government encouraged European emigration
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
, but without getting the results of nearby Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
However, there was a substantial flow of migration of Liguria
Liguria
Liguria is a coastal region of north-western Italy, the third smallest of the Italian regions. Its capital is Genoa. It is a popular region with tourists for its beautiful beaches, picturesque little towns, and good food.-Geography:...
to the area of Valparaíso
Valparaíso
Valparaíso is a city and commune of Chile, center of its third largest conurbation and one of the country's most important seaports and an increasing cultural center in the Southwest Pacific hemisphere. The city is the capital of the Valparaíso Province and the Valparaíso Region...
, which came to control 70% of the city. These immigrants founded the "Body of Fire" (called "Cristobal Colon") of the city and its "Italian School", whose building the Government of Chile has declared a National Historic Monument (Spanish: "Monumento Histórico Nacional").
Arica
Arica is a city in northern Chile. "Arica" may also refer to:Places* Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile* Arica Airport , Chile* Arica, Amazonas, town in Colombia* Rio Aricá-açu, tributary of the Cuiabá River south of Cuiabá, BrazilOther...
, where they began exploiting the rich mines of saltpetre
Sodium nitrate
Sodium nitrate is the chemical compound with the formula NaNO3. This salt, also known as Chile saltpeter or Peru saltpeter to distinguish it from ordinary saltpeter, potassium nitrate, is a white solid which is very soluble in water...
. Meanwhile, many Italian families settled in the capital Santiago
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...
, Concepción
Concepción, Chile
Concepción is a city in Chile, capital of Concepción Province and of the Biobío Region or Region VIII. Greater Concepción is the second-largest conurbation in the country, with 889,725 inhabitants...
and Punta Arenas.
In 1904 was planned an emigration of 700 immigrants of Emilia
Emilia-Romagna
Emilia–Romagna is an administrative region of Northern Italy comprising the two historic regions of Emilia and Romagna. The capital is Bologna; it has an area of and about 4.4 million inhabitants....
to a town of the Araucanía Region
Araucanía Region
The IX Araucanía Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions and comprises two provinces: Malleco in the north and Cautín in the south....
, which was named "Colonia Nueva Italia" and now called Capitán Pastene.
Throughout the central-southern zone of Chile, 7,740 Italians were transplanted to the early 20th century.
Some Italian-Chileans voluntarily returned to Italy, like the aviator Arturo Dell'Oro, who died in the skies of Belluno
Belluno
Belluno , is a town and province in the Veneto region of northern Italy. Located about 100 kilometres north of Venice, Belluno is the capital of the province of Belluno and the most important city in the Eastern Dolomiti's region. With its roughly 37,000 inhabitants, it the largest populated area...
in 1917, which was head to Valparaíso one of the main Italian schools in Chile. Giulio Ravazzano (medal of honor) went back to Italy to defend his country during the Great War, to return later on where he married.
After World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, it had exhausted major migration from Italy, and in Chile currently there are only 39,650 Italian citizens (including those with dual passports).
Many Italian Chileans, estimated at over 150,000 currently, have reached positions of leadership in the society of Chile, like the president Jorge Alessandri.
Italian Community
The Italian community has been present since the times of Giovanni Battista Pastene, who participated in the discovery of Chile to the Spanish crown in the shipment of Pedro de ValdiviaPedro de Valdivia
Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command...
.
Since then, Italians have always occupied positions of great importance, also married with members of high society Chilean of Spanish origin who ruled Chile, for example, the wife of Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende
Salvador Allende Gossens was a Chilean physician and politician who is generally considered the first democratically elected Marxist to become president of a country in Latin America....
, the Italian Chilean Hortensia Bussi
Hortensia Bussi
thumb|Bussi in Brussels in 1984Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto de Allende was the widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende. She was married to him from 1940 until he was deposed and assassinated in 1973, serving as First Lady of Chile from 1970 to 1973...
.
Anecdote
An anecdote is a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person. It may be as brief as the setting and provocation of a bon mot. An anecdote is always presented as based on a real incident involving actual persons, whether famous or not, usually in an identifiable place...
demonstrates the importance of Italian culture in the people of Chile: the influence of a Genovese shoemaker, named Giovanni De Marchi
Juan De Marchi
Juan De Marchi – exact name Giovanni De Marchi, also spelled as Demarchi – was an Italian-born anarchist, best known for his friendship and influential role in the development of Salvador Allende's political identity.In 1893, when he aged twenty-seven, De Marchi moved from Italy to...
on Salvador Allende. Indeed, the President Allende told the journalist Régis Debray
Régis Debray
Jules Régis Debray is a French intellectual, journalist, government official and professor. He is known for his theorization of mediology, a critical theory of the long-term transmission of cultural meaning in human society; and for having fought in 1967 with Marxist revolutionary Che Guevara in...
that De Marchi had a strong influence on its policy of training adolescents.:
Undoubtedly, the Italian family that has distinguished itself more in Chile is that of Alessandri. In the start of the 19th century, the parent, Giuseppe Pietro Alessandri Tarzo, came from Tuscany
Tuscany
Tuscany is a region in Italy. It has an area of about 23,000 square kilometres and a population of about 3.75 million inhabitants. The regional capital is Florence ....
and worked as Consul of the Kingdom of Sardinia
Kingdom of Sardinia
The Kingdom of Sardinia consisted of the island of Sardinia first as a part of the Crown of Aragon and subsequently the Spanish Empire , and second as a part of the composite state of the House of Savoy . Its capital was originally Cagliari, in the south of the island, and later Turin, on the...
in Santiago. Among his descendants there are two presidents of Chile, Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....
(1920–1925 and 1932–1938) and Jorge Alessandri (1958–1964).
Among the Italian-Chileans are the most illustrious architects (as Gioacchino Toeschi), painters (as Camilo Mori), industrial (as Anacleto Angelini), actresses (like Claudia Conserva
Claudia Conserva
Claudia Marcela Conserva Pérez is a Chilean actress, model and television presenter of Italian-Albanian descent....
), economists (as Vittorio Corbo) and statesmen (as the President Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Alessandri
Arturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....
and his son).
The English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
is promoted by the Chilean section of Dante Alighieri, while the Italian press has with:
- La Gazzetta Italiana nel Cile, bimonthly (Santiago), director Nadir Moroso.
- Presenza, fortnightly (Providencia, 1969), publisher and editorial director Giuseppe Tommasi (Scalabrini Fathers).
There are some Italian schools in Chile (the most important are located in Santiago, the "Victor Montiglio" and Valparaíso, the "Arturo Dell'Oro" ) and some organizations protect and serve the Italian community.
Capitán Pastene
In the southern Chilean town named Capitán PasteneCapitán Pastene
Capitán Pastene is a town formed by Italian immigrants, located in the commune of Lumaco in the Araucanía Region of Chile.-History:Several houses recall the days of the earliest settlers of the 87 families, with nearly 770 members, who arrived in 1904 and 1905 from Modena in two successive...
, there is currently a small concentration of 2,200 Italo-Chilean, who constitute almost all of the local population and maintain a few words of Italian dialect of their ancestors emigrated.
Indeed, in 1904 about 100 families from the province of Modena
Modena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
moved there, as organized by the Chilean Government, to populate an area newly pacified by Chilean troops in their war against the Araucanian tribes.
These families founded the "Urban Pinhead", which currently is called Capitán Pastene and that is experiencing a revival of tourism based on the culture still present in the town.
Notable Italian Chileans
- Also see list in Spanish article: ":es:Inmigración italiana en Chile".
- Arturo AlessandriArturo AlessandriArturo Fortunato Alessandri Palma was a Chilean political figure and reformer, who served twice as the President of Chile, first between 1920 and 1924, and then again in 1925, and finally from 1932 until 1938....
, liberal politician, senator, President of Chile - Fernando AlessandriFernando AlessandriFernando Alessandri Rodríguez was a Chilean political figure, candidate of the centre-right in Chile's 1946 presidential election...
, politician - Jorge AlessandriJorge AlessandriJorge Alessandri Rodríguez was the 27th President of Chile from 1958 to 1964, and was the candidate of the Chilean right in the crucial presidential election of 1970...
, politician, businessman, President of Chile - Isabel Allende Bussi, socialist politician
- Anacleto AngeliniAnacleto AngeliniAnacleto Angelini Fabbri was an Italian born, Chilean businessman. At the time of his death, he was South America's wealthiest person, with an estimated net worth of USD $6 billion. He was chairman at Antarchile, one of Latin America's largest conglomerates.-Life:Angelini was born in Ferrara,...
, businessman - Cecilia Bolocco, Miss Universe 1987, model, TV hostess
- Roberto Bruce PruzzoRoberto BruceRoberto Andrés Bruce Pruzzo was a Chilean television journalist, mainly known for his work on Televisión Nacional de Chile's breakfast programme Buenos Días a Todos. Bruce also worked as host of Dónde La Viste in the same TV channel.-Biography:...
, journalist - Hortensia BussiHortensia Bussithumb|Bussi in Brussels in 1984Mercedes Hortensia Bussi Soto de Allende was the widow of Chilean President Salvador Allende. She was married to him from 1940 until he was deposed and assassinated in 1973, serving as First Lady of Chile from 1970 to 1973...
, First Lady of Chile, wife of President Salvador Allende - Elena Caffarena, lawyer, promoter of women's suffrage in Chile
- Silvio Caiozzi, film director
- Julio CanessaJulio CanessaLieutenant General Julio Canessa Roberts is a Chilean military and political figure. He was a member of the Government Junta that ruled Chile from 1973 to 1990, representing the Army. He was also a designated Senator between 1998 and 2006....
, military, politician - Pedro Carcuro, TV host and sports commentator
- Gino Casassa, scientist
- Vanessa CerutiVanessa CerutiVanessa Ceruti is a Chilean model, actress and Miss Chile 2011. Also she was the winner of the contest Elite Model Look Chile 2004. In July 13th, 2011 she won the Miss Chile Pageant for Miss Universe; she represented her country in Miss Universe 2011, in São Paulo, Brazil.-Miss Universe 2011:In...
, actress, model - Claudia ConservaClaudia ConservaClaudia Marcela Conserva Pérez is a Chilean actress, model and television presenter of Italian-Albanian descent....
, TV hostess - Vittorio CorboVittorio CorboVittorio Corbo Lioi is a former Governor of the Central Bank of Chile, who held the post since May 2003 until December 2007.Corbo studied economics at the University of Chile in 1967 and has a PhD in economics from MIT which he gained in 1971. He taught at Concordia University in Canada between...
, economist, President of the Central Bank of Chile - Nicolás Corvetto, football (soccer) player
- Nelson CossioNelson CossioNelson Orlando Cossio Riquelme is a retired football goalkeeper from Chile, who made his debut for the Chile national football team on 1997-01-04 in a friendly against Armenia. He obtained a total number of four caps during his professional career.-Club: Universidad de Chile** Primera División de...
, football (soccer) goalkeeper - Atilio CremaschiAtilio CremaschiAtilio Cremaschi Oyarzún , was a Chilean footballer who played for Unión Española, Colo-Colo and Rangers of Chile and in the Chile national football team in the FIFA World Cup Brazil 1950...
, ex-footballer - Horacio Croxatto, scientist
- Misael EscutiMisael EscutiMisael Escuti Robira was a football player. His major footballing accomplishment was as starting goalkeeper for the Chilean national team placing third in the 1962 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
, football (soccer) player - Carlo de GavardoCarlo de GavardoCarlo de Gavardo Prohens is a Chilean motorist and motorcyclist who has participated in numerous rallies worldwide, including the Rallye Dakar and Rallye des Pharaons...
, moto driver - Humberto Giannini, philosopher
- Enrique GiaveriniEnrique GiaveriniEnrique Giaverini was a Chilean boxer who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1936 he was eliminated in the first round of the welterweight class after losing his fight to the upcoming bronze medalist Gerhard Pedersen.-External links:* *...
, boxer - Guido GirardiGuido GirardiGuido Girardi Lavin is a Chilean physician and politician. He is currently serving the period between 2006 and 2014 as senator for the district No. 7 for Santiago Poniente...
, politician - Claudia Di GirólamoClaudia Di GirólamoClaudia del Carmen di Girólamo Quesney , is a Chilean actresss. She studied theater in Universidad de Chile...
, actress - Claudio Di Girólamo, artist, painter
- Fernando González CiuffardiFernando González----Fernando Francisco González Ciuffardi is a professional tennis player from Chile. He is known for having one of the hardest forehands on the circuit. In Spanish he is called El Bombardero de La Reina and Mano de Piedra...
, tennis player - Javier di GregorioJavier di GregorioJavier di Gregorio is a Chilean football goalkeeper. He was born in the city of Mendoza in the Mendoza Province of Argentina. He plays for Deportes Melipilla.Javier di Gregorio was born in Argentina to Chilean parents...
, football (soccer) goalkeeper - Coca GuazziniCoca GuazziniSilvia Beatriz Guazzini Monsalve , best known as Coca Guazzini, is a Chilean television, theatre and film actress. Studied theatre at Universidad de Chile. She appeared in some popular Chilean telenovelas like Sucupira, Aquelarre and Tic-Tac...
, actress - Álvaro Henríquez Pettinelli, musician
- Sebastián Keitel BianchiSebastián KeitelSebastián Keitel Bianchi is a Chilean sprinter who competed mostly in the 200 metres. He was coached by renowned Chilean coach Pedro Soto Acuna, who has since been living in Singapore....
, athlete - Beatriz MarinelloBeatriz MarinelloBeatriz Marinello is a Woman International Master chess player from the United States. She was president of the United States Chess Federation from 2003 to 2005 and a member of the executive board from 2003 to 2007.-Life:...
, chess player - Manuela MartelliManuela MartelliManuela Abril Martelli Salamovich is a film and television actress best known for her roles in the films B-Happy and Machuca....
, actress - Piero Medone, director
- Camilo MoriCamilo MoriCamilo Mori Serrano was a painter and a founder of the Grupo Montparnasse....
, painter - Nibaldo Mosciatti, journalist
- Tomás Mosciatti, TV host
- Soledad Onetto, journalist, TV hostess
- Giovanni Battista PasteneJuan Bautista PasteneGiovanni Battista Pastene was a Genoese maritime explorer who while in the service of the Spanish crown, explored the coasts of Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Chile as far south as to the archipelago of Chiloé....
, explorer - Manuel PellegriniManuel PellegriniManuel Luis Pellegrini Ripamonti is a Chilean manager and former footballer. His current club is La Liga side Málaga CF.-Club career:...
, engineer, former football (soccer) player, trainer - José Perotti, painter
- Osvaldo Puccio, politician, diplomat
- Boris Quercia, actor, film director
- Ricardo RaineriRicardo RaineriRicardo Jorge Raineri Bernain is an economist, academic, researcher, consultant, and politician. On February 9, 2010, Chile's current President Sebastián Piñera nominated him to the Ministry of Energy.-Biography:...
, politician - Cesar Ravazzano, Economist, Diplomat
- Miguel RiffoMiguel RiffoMiguel Riffo is a Chilean footballer, who plays defender currently for Santiago Morning.-Club career:Riffo began in the youth ranks of Colo-Colo, making his professional debut in 2001 against Unión San Felipe...
, footballer - Fulvio Rossi, politician
- Ricardo RozziRicardo RozziRicardo Rozzi is a Chilean ecologist and philosopher who teaches at the University of North Texas and the Universidad de Magallanes...
, biologist, philosopher - Arturo Salah CassaniArturo SalahArturo Salah Cassani is a Chilean former football player, who currently is an unemployed manager. He is of Palestinian background. Lastly he managed the Universidad de Chile. As a player, Salah played for Audax, Universidad Católica, Universidad de Chile and Palestino.-Manager career:He began his...
, footballer - Roque Esteban ScarpaRoque Esteban ScarpaRoque Esteban Scarpa Straboni was a Chilean writer, literary critic and scholar. He won the Chilean National Prize for Literature in 1980. He was of Croatian and Italian descent....
, writer - Aldo Schiappacasse, TV presenter
- Pablo Striano, actor, philosopher
- Gianina Talloni, voice actress
- Gioacchino ToescaJoaquín ToescaJoaquín Toesca y Ricci , born Gioacchino Toesca, was an Italian architect who worked for the king and governors of the Spanish Empire, especially in colonial Chile....
, architect - Roberto TorrettiRoberto TorrettiRoberto Torretti is a Chilean philosopher, author and academic who is internationally renowned for his contributions to the history of philosophy, physics and mathematics.-Biography:...
, philosopher - Cristopher Toselli, football (soccer) goalkeeper
- Manuel TruccoManuel TruccoManuel Trucco Franzani was a Chilean politician and provisional vice president of Chile in 1931.He was born in Cauquenes, the son of Napoleón Trucco Morano and of María Franzani Monigette. He completed his studies in his native city, and at the Instituto Nacional...
, politician, diplomat, senator - Mathias VidangossyMathias VidangossyMathias Leonardo Vidangossy Rebolledo is a Chilean footballer who plays for Deportes La Serena as an attacking midfielder or forward.-Football career:...
, footballer - Antonio Vodanović Paolinelli, TV host
- Paola VolpatoPaola VolpatoPaola Volpato Martín is a Chilean actress.She is married to Chilean actor Felipe Castro with whom she has two children, Simón and Manuel...
, actress - Renato ZanelliRenato ZanelliRenato Zanelli was a Chilean operatic baritone and later tenor, particularly associated with heroic Italian and German roles, notably Verdi's Otello.-Life and career:...
, operatic baritone-tenor - Nicole PolizziNicole PolizziNicole Elizabeth "Snooki" Polizzi is an American reality television personality who appeared on the MTV reality show Jersey Shore starting in 2009.- Early life :Polizzi was born in Santiago, Chile...
, reality television personality - Pierfelice Ravenna, botanical
- Renzo Antonio Pecchenino Raggi, cartoonist, artist
- Esteban Giorgetti, footballer
- Eugenio Tironi, psychologist
- Juan Manuel Zolezzi, academic
- Enrique AccorsiEnrique AccorsiEnrique Accorsi was a Chilean fencer. He competed in the individual foil and épée events at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
, politician - Valentin Cantergiani, sports entrepreneur
- Tristán Aiccardi, surfer
- Oscar FabbianiOscar FabbianiOscar Fabbiani was an Argentine-Chilean professional footballer who played international football for the Chile national team...
, former footballer - Atilio Marchioni, former footballer
- Jorge Américo Spedaletti, former footballer
- Césare RossiCesare RossiCesare Rossi was an Italian rower who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics.In 1928 he was part of the Italian boat, which won the bronze medal in the coxless fours event.-External links:*...
, sports entrepreneur - Vicente Cantatore Socci, former footballer
- Bruna Truffa, artist
- Franco RagusaFranco RagusaFranco Ragusa is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Everton of the Primera División B in Chile.-External links:* Profile at* Profile at...
, footballer - Gianfranco Marcone, meteorologist
- Pierino Rossi, head basketball
- Stefano Magnasco, footballer
- Tomás Mosciatti Olivieri, periodist
- Marcelo ScatolaroMarcelo ScatolaroMarcelo Scatolaro is a Chilean footballer currently playing for Huachipato of the Primera División in Chile....
, footballer - Juan Parrochia, architect
- Nibaldo Mosciatti Olivieri, periodist
- Angelo Pierattini, musician
- Santiago Russi, golfer
- Pablo Lorenzini Basso, politician
- Roberto Fantuzzi, entrepreneur