List of Paraguayans
The following is a list of people from Paraguay.
A
[edit]- Lourdes Arévalos (born 1984), beauty queen and model
B
[edit]- Cecilio Báez (1862-1941), politician, writer and president
- Agustín Barboza (1913-1998), singer and composer
- Agustín Barrios-Mangoré (1885-1944), guitarist and composer
- Edgar Baumann (born 1970), former track and field athlete
- Yohana Benítez (born 1987), beauty queen and model
- Emilio Bigi (1910-1969), musician
- Luis Bordón (1926-2006), harp player
- José Bozzano (1895-1969), military engineer who designed gunboats for the Chaco War
- Karina Buttner (born 1983), beauty queen and model
C
[edit]- Victor Caballero (born 1960), former tennis player
- Agustín Cañete (1844-1902), minister of finance
- Gabriel Casaccia (1907-1980), writer
- Raúl Casal Ribeiro (1887-1956), lawyer and vice president
- José Cardozo (born 1971), former professional footballer
- Leonor Cecotto (died 1982), artist
- Feliciano Centurión (1962-1996), painter
- Juan Crisóstomo Centurión (1840-1902), military officer and minister of foreign affairs
- Teresio Centurión (born 1958), former footballer
- José Luis Chilavert (born 1965), former professional footballer
- Julio Correa (1890-1953), playwright
- Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943), politician and former president
D
[edit]- José Segundo Decoud (1848-1909), former President of the Supreme Court
- Juan Francisco Decoud (1813-1897), leader of the Paraguayan Legion
- Rogelio Delgado (born 1959), former professional footballer
- Nicanor Duarte Frutos (born 1956), former President of Paraguay
E
[edit]- Egni Eckert (born 1987), beauty queen and model
- Arsenio Erico (1915-1977), soccer player
- Víctor Espínola, harp player
F
[edit]- Amilcar Ferreira (born 1971), economist and politician
- Buenaventura Ferreira (born 1960), former professional footballer
- Diego Ferreira (born 1975), former track and field athlete
- Nadia Ferreira (born 1999), Miss Universe Paraguay & Miss Universe 2021 first runner-up
- Diego Martínez Ferreira (born 1980), former professional footballer
- Ramona Ferreira, Paraguayan journalist and feminist
- Renée Ferrer de Arréllaga (born 1944), writer
- José Asunción Flores (1904-1972), director and composer
- Carlos Franco (born 1965), professional golfer
- Julio César Franco (born 1951), politician and former vice-president
- Julio César Franco (born 1965), former footballer
- Leryn Franco (born 1982), former track and field athlete
- Carlos Filizzola (born 1959), politician and former mayor of Asunción
G
[edit]- Carlos Gamarra (born 1971), former professional footballer
- Juan Andrés Gelly (1790-1856), diplomat
- Herminio Giménez (1905-1991), composer
- Juan Silvano Godoi (1850-1926), writer and museum director
- Sila Godoy (1919-2014), guitarist and composer
- Guadalupe González (born 1992), beauty queen and model
- Juan Natalicio González (1897-1966), president and writer
- Luis González Macchi (born 1947), politician and former president
- Yanina González (born 1979), beauty queen and model
- Julieta Granada (born 1987), golfer
- Cesar Grillon (born 1957), former Paraguayan ambassador to Indonesia
H
[edit]- Juan Carlos Herken Krauer (born 1953), writer and economist
J
[edit]- Juan Antonio Jara (1845-1887), vice-president of Paraguay
- Ramón Jiménez Gaona (born 1969), former track and field athlete
- Juliana (died c. 1542), 16th-century Guaraní rebel
K
[edit]- Nery Kennedy (born 1973), former track and field athlete
- Eduard Klassen, harpist[1]
L
[edit]- Nicolás Léoz (1928-2019), CONMEBOL president
- Carlos Antonio López (1792-1862), politician and president
- Francisco Solano López (1827-1870), politician and president
- Venancio López (1830-1870), minister of war and navy
- Venancio Víctor López (1862-1927), attorney and minister of justice
- Aníbal Lovera (1926-1994), composer and singer
- Rafael Lovera (1952-2023), professional boxer
M
[edit]- María Maldonado (born 1985), beauty queen, model and singer
- Fiorella Migliore (born 1989), beauty queen, model and actress
- Ricardo Migliorisi (1948-2019), painter, costume designer, scenery designer and architect
N
[edit]- Jorge Daniel Núñez (born 1984), former professional football player
- Jorge Martín Núñez (born 1978), former professional football player
O
[edit]- Domingo Antonio Ortiz (1832-1889), naval officer
- Christian Ovelar (born 1985), former professional footballer
- Lino Oviedo (1943-2013), general and coup leader
P
[edit]- Raúl Sapena Pastor (1908-1989), diplomat
- Víctor Pecci (born 1955), former tennis player
- Silvio Pettirossi (1887-1916), aviator
- Josefina Plá (1903-1999), poet and artist
Q
[edit]- Andrea Quattrocchi (born 1989), actress and ballerina
- Fabio Queirolo (1861-1901), foreign minister
R
[edit]- Gabriela Rejala (born 1989), beauty queen and model
- Alba Riquelme (born 1991), beauty queen and model.
- Blas Riquelme (1929-2012), politician, businessman and landowner
- Larissa Riquelme (born 1985), model and actress, named "Girl of the FIFA 2010 World Cup"
- Augusto Roa Bastos (1917-2005), writer, novelist
- Andrés Rodríguez (1923-1997), army general and president
- Guido Rodríguez Alcalá (born 1946), writer
- Hugo Rodríguez-Alcalá (1917-2007), writer
- José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia (1766-1840), first Paraguayan head of government
- Yren Rotela (born 1981), activist for rights of LGBT people and sex workers
S
[edit]- Roque Santa Cruz (born 1981), professional footballer
- Oscar Vicente Scavone (born 1955), businessman
- Clara Sosa (born 1993), beauty queen and model, winner of Miss Grand International 2018
- Alfredo Stroessner (1912-2006), dictator of Paraguay
T
[edit]- Tsiweyenki (Gloria Elizeche) (born 1951), leader of the indigenous Maká people
V
[edit]- Héctor Velázquez (1864-1945), ophthalmologist
- Pablo Medina Velázquez (1961-2014), journalist
W
[edit]- Juan Carlos Wasmosy (born 1938), former president of Paraguay
Z
[edit]- Pablo Zeballos (born 1986), professional footballer
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "About the Artist - The Klassen's Music". 2022-12-09. Retrieved 2024-01-24.