List of Chileans of German descent explained
German Chileans
Political figures
- Ingrid Antonijevic Hahn, Minister of Economy (2006), academic, businesswoman
- Ena von Baer, Independent Democratic Union politician, Minister General Secretary of Government under Pinera government and academic
- Edgardo Enríquez Frödden, Minister of Education (1973), naval officer, physician, academic
- Carlos Frödden Lorenzen, politician, naval officer
- Tomás Hirsch, Humanist Party politician and businessman
- Miguel Kast, Former Minister of Odeplan (1978–1980) and Labour (1980–1982), and President of the Central Bank (1982)
- Carlos Keller, philosopher, politician
- Alejandra Krauss, Christian Democratic Party politician
- Jorge González von Marées, fascist politician
- Ricardo Lagos Weber, Party for Democracy politician, former Minister of
- Evelyn Matthei, UDI politician, Minister of Labour (2011–) and former Senator
- Raúl Rettig, Radical Party politician and jurist
Military and police
Academics, scientists and writers
- Erik Bongcam-Rudloff, bioinformatician
- Juan Brüggen Messtorff, geologist, author
- Claudio Bunster Weitzman scientist
- Claudio Grossman, lawyer, law professor
- Cristián Huneeus, essayist and writer
- Pablo Huneeus, sociologist and writer
- Marcela Paz, writer
- Miguel Kast, Economist
- Mathias Klotz, architect
- Rodolfo Armando Philippi, paleontologist and zoologist
- Max Westenhöfer, scientist, pathologist and biologist
- Teodoro Schmidt, engineer and topographer
Artists
- Sigrid Alegría Conrads, actress
- Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt, composer, academic
- Guillermo Deisler, stage designer and visual poet
- Óscar Hahn writer and poet
- Hans Helfritz, composer, photographer
- Patricio Manns, composer, poet, writer and journalist
- Gloria Münchmeyer, actress
- Denise Rosenthal, actress and singer
- Antonia Zegers, actress
Television and Media
Sports people
Others
See also