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This article lists people who have been featured on the
postage stamps of
Chile . Note that many of these people have been featured on multiple stamps. The following entries list the name of the person, the year they were first featured on a stamp, and a short description of their notability.
This list is complete through to September 2015.
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Pedro Aguirre Cerda , president of Chile (1990)
Arturo Alessandri , president of Chile (1990)
Jorge Alessandri , president of Chile (1990)
Diego de Almagro , Spanish conquistador and first European discoverer of Chile (1977)
Salvador Allende , physician and president of Chile (1990)
Diego Duble Almeida, soldier (1944)
Carlos Anwandter , founder of the German School in Valdivia (1958)
José Luis Araneda , Chilean army officer (1981)
José Gregorio Argomedo, politician and member of the first national government (1964)
Claudio Arrau , Chilean pianist (1992)
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Lord Baden-Powell , founder of the Boy Scouts (1982)
José Manuel Balmaceda , president of Chile (1911)
Diego Barros Arana , Chilean professor, legislator, minister and diplomat (1941)
Ramón Barros Luco , president of Chile (1983)
Andrés Bello , Venezuelan diplomat, poet, legislator, philosopher, and educator (1942)
Francisco Bilbao , Chilean writer, philosopher and liberal politician (1998)
Manuel Blanco Encalada , president of Chile (1910)
Clotario Blest , Chilean union leader (1993)
Simón Bolívar , Venezuelan military and political leader (1974)
Marta Brunet , Chilean writer (1998)
Manuel Bulnes , president of Chile (1911)
Pablo Burchard , Chilean painter (1980)
Manuel Bustos Huerta, union leader (1999)
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Carl XVI Gustaf , king of Sweden (1996)
Ramon Carnicer , composer of the Chilean national anthem (1947)
José María Caro Rodríguez , first Chilean cardinal (1967)
Javiera Carrera , national heroine and sewer of first Chilean flag (1981)
José Miguel Carrera , general and leader of the independence movement (1910)
Carlos Casanueva, rector of the Catholic University (1964)
Miguel de Cervantes , Spanish novelist, poet, and playwright (1947)
Arturo Prat Chacón , Chilean lawyer and navy officer (1948)
Jose Ignacio Cienfuegos Arteaga , archbishop (1965)
Thomas Cochrane , British naval officer and radical politician (1910)
Christopher Columbus , Italian explorer and discoverer of America (1853)
Carlos Arnaldo Condell De La Haza , Chilean naval officer and hero of the War of the Pacific (1987)
Julio Luis Cruz Martínez, hero of the Battle of La Concepción (1982)
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Paul Harris , founder of Rotary International (1970)
Camilo Henríquez , priest, author, politician, and writer (1941)
Felipe Herrera , Chilean economist, lawyer, academic and political socialist (1999)
Vicente Huidobro , Chilean poet (1986)
Alberto Hurtado , Chilean Jesuit priest, lawyer, social worker and writer (1994)
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Amanda Labarca , Chilean diplomat, educator, writer and feminist (1998)
Pedro Lagos , Chilean infantry commander (1980)
Honorino Landa , Chilean footballer (1995)
Alberto Larraguibel , Chilean Army officer and equestrian (1999)
José Victorino Lastarria , writer, senator, and literary Chilean (2013)
Juan José Latorre Benavente , vice admiral and military hero (1927)
Pope Leo XIII , pope (1991)
San Juan Leonardi , pharmacist, ordained priest and saint (1996)
Hugo Lepe , Chilean football player (1995)
Valentin Letelier, lawyer, politician and intellectual (1942)
Eusebio Lillo , poet, journalist and politician (1947)
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Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna , Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician (1941)
Juan Mackenna , Chilean military officer and hero of the Chilean War of Independence (1960)
Ferdinand Magellan , Portuguese explorer (1971)
José Mardones , founder and governor of Punta Arenas (1944)
José Gaspar Marín , politician and member of the first national government (1964)
José de San Martín , Argentine general and leader of the independence movement (1910)
José Toribio Medina , Chilean bibliographer, writer, and historian (1953)
García Hurtado de Mendoza , Spanish soldier, governor of Chile, and viceroy of Peru (1958)
Arturo Merino Benítez , aviator and founder of the Chilean Air Force and LAN Chile (1988)
Gabriela Mistral , Chilean poet-diplomat, educator and feminist (1958)
Enrique Molina Garmendia , founder of the University of Concepción (1964)
Juan Ignacio Molina , educator and scientist (1968)
Juan Esteban Montero , president of Chile (1990)
Jorge Montt , president of Chile (1966)
Julio Montt Salamanca , hero of the Battle of La Concepción (1982)
Manuel Montt , Chilean statesman and scholar (1911)
Pedro Montt , president of Chile (1982)
Carlo Morelli , Chilean opera singer (1997)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart , Austrian composer (1992)
Francisco Morazán , Honduran politician and head of state of Honduras (1983)
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Pedro Navia, Chilean opera singer (1997)
Pablo Neruda , Chilean poet-diplomat and politician (1991)
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Luis Pardo , rescuer of Ernest Shackleton's ship and crew (1967)
Pope Paul VI , pope (1979)
Arturo Perez Canto , hero of the Battle of La Concepción (1982)
José Joaquín Pérez , president of Chile (1911)
Philip V , king of Spain (1968)
Bernhard Eunom Philippi , German naturalist and explorer (1978)
Rodolfo Amando Philippi , German–Chilean paleontologist, zoologist and explorer (1978)
Aníbal Pinto , president of Chile (1911)
Francisco Antonio Pinto , president of Chile (1911)
Ignacio Carrera Pinto , Chilean hero of the War of the Pacific (1982)
Diego Portales , Chilean statesman, finance minister and entrepreneur (1955)
Joaquín Prieto , president of Chile (1911)
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Rayèn Quitral, Chilean opera singer (1997)
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Darío Salas Díaz, educator and writer (1981)
Manuel de Salas, educator and patriot for Chilean independence (1960)
Antonio Cardinal Samorè , Italian cardinal of the Catholic Church (1983)
Juan Jose San Martin , Chilean military commander (1980)
José Francisco de San Martín , Argentine general and independence leader (1910)
Juan Luis Sanfuentes , president of Chile (1984)
Domingo Santa María , president of Chile (1911)
Federico Santa María , Chilean businessman and philanthropist (1957)
Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa , Spanish explorer, author, historian, astronomer, and scientist (1984)
Lorenzo Sazie , first Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile (1966)
Albert Schweitzer , German theologian, physician, and medical missionary (1975)
Ernest Shackleton , polar explorer (1991)
Raúl Silva Henríquez , Chilean cardinal of the Catholic Church (1999)
Queen Silvia of Sweden , queen of Sweden (1996)
Roberto Simpson , hero of the War of the Confederation (1989)
Rafael Sotomayor , Chilean lawyer, politician and minister of war (1979)
Heinrich von Stephan , German postal director and founder of the Universal Postal Union (1950)
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Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux , missionary and bishop (2008)
Pedro de Valdivia , Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile (1904)
José Cecilio del Valle , Honduran philosopher, politician, lawyer, and journalist (1983)
Antonio Vara de la Barra , Chilean lawyer, politician and founder of the State Bank of Chile (1984)
Laura Vicuña , Chilean holy figure (1989)
Ramón Vinay , Chilean opera singer (1997)
St. Vincent de Paul , priest and saint (1981)
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Sources
Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Volume 2, 2015
Linn's Stamp News, Amos Media Company
Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 15, 3rd Edition, 2007
Michel Übersee-Katalog Band 3: Südamerika 2001