List of Chileans of German descent

Notable German Chileans

Political figures

• Ingrid Antonijevic Hahn, Minister of Economy (2006), academic, businesswoman
• Ena von Baer, Independent Democratic Union politician, current Minister General Secretary of Government (2010-) 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
• Felipe Kast, Minister of Planning 2010
• Jose Antonio Kast, UDI politician
• Miguel Kast, Former Minister of Odeplan (1978-1980) and Labour (1980-1982), and President of the Central Bank (1982)
• Carlos Keller, philosopher, politician
• Carlos Kuschel, National Renewal politician and Senator
• 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

• René Schneider Commander in chief of the Chilean Army killed in 1970
• Rodolfo Stange Former Chief of the Police Force (Carabineros)
• Fernando Matthei Aubel, Frm. General, Air Force Chief
• Peter Hansen General of Artillery in the Waffen-SS, at the WWII
• Fernando Cordero Ruske Former Chief of the Police Force (Carabineros)
• Eduardo Iturriaga Neumann General of the Chilean Army
• Bruno Siebert Held General of the Chilean Army

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
• Mario Waissbluth, engineer and writer
• Max Westenhöfer, scientist, pathologist and biologist
• Teodoro Schmidt, engineer and topografer

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
• Catalina Guerra Münchmeyer, actress
• Denise Rosenthal, actress and singer
• Augusto Schuster, actor and singer
• Teresa Münchmeyer, actress
• Antonia Zegers, actress
• Magdalena Max-Neef, actress

Television and Media

• Karen Doggenweiler TV hostess, journalist
• Margot Kahl TV hostess, journalist
• Cecilia Bolocco Fonck TV hostess, model, Miss Universe 1987
• Diana Bolocco Fonck TV hostess, journalist
• Mario Kreutzberger TV personality
• Vivi Kreutzberger TV hostess
• Fernanda Hansen TV hostess, journalist
• Pablo Mackenna Dörr, TV host, poet, writer

Sports people

• Marlene Ahrens athlete
• Kristel Köbrich, Chilean swimmer, 2008 Beijing Olympics
• Sebastián Keitel athlete
• Alex Von Schwedler soccer player
• Christiane Endler soccer player
• Rainer Wirth footballer
• Hans Gildemeister Former Tennis Player
• Felipe Aguilar Schuller European tour golfer
• Gert Weil

Others

• Carlos Anwandter Immigrant, one of the pioneers of the colonization
• Uranía Haltenhoff Model and Miss Chile
• Rosa Markmann former First Lady of Chile
• Paul Schäfer founder of Colonia Dignidad
• María Teresa Stange model

See also

• German Chilean
• Basque Chilean
• British Chilean
• Croatian Chilean
• Ethnic German
• French Chilean
• Italian Chilean