Historical
- Simón Bolívar (1783–1830), Wars of Independence leader, military commander, Father of the Nation.
- José Tomás Boves (1782–1814), Wars of Independence leader, military caudillo.
- Francisco de Miranda (1750–1816), Wars of Independence leader, veteran of the U.S. and French revolutions.
- Antonio José de Sucre (1795–1830), Wars of Independence leader, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho, president of Bolivia (1826–1828), president of Peru
- José Antonio Páez (1790–1873), Wars of Independence leader, former President.
- Juan Germán Roscio (1763–1821), lawyer and politician, main editor of the Venezuelan Declaration of Independence and chief architect of the Venezuelan Constitution of 1811.
- Cristóbal Mendoza (1772–1829), considered as the First President of Venezuela.
- Rafael Urdaneta (1788–1845), Hero of the Latin American wars of independence.
- Santiago Mariño (1788–1854), hero in the Venezuelan War of Independence, and important leader of Venezuela's eastern.
- Pedro Camejo (better known as Negro Primero, or The First Black) (1790–1821), lieutenant at the Venezuelan war of independence.
- José Félix Ribas (1775–1815), leader and hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
- Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi (1799–1866), Heroine from the Venezuelan War of Independence
- Juan José Flores (1800–1864), founder of Ecuador and its first President.
- José Tadeo Monagas (1784–1868), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president.
- José Gregorio Monagas (1795–1858), hero of the Venezuelan War of Independence, and former president.
- Agostino Codazzi (1793–1859), Italian born, military officer, cartographer, former governor of Barinas.
- Mariano Montilla (1782–1851), Major General of the Army of Venezuela in the Venezuelan War of Independence.
- Fernando Adames Torres (1837–1910) General of the Army during the Revolution of Coro, Senator representing Lara State and Chief of Staff
- Fermin Toro (1807-1865), politician, diplomat, writer, minister of Finance and Foreign Affairs, president of the 1858 National Convention.
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“Nature never rhymes her children, nor makes two men alike. When we see a great man, we fancy a resemblance to some historical person, and predict the sequel of his character and fortune, a result which he is sure to disappoint. None will ever solve the problem of his character according to our prejudice, but only in his high unprecedented way.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“We can imagine a society in which no one could survive as a social being because it does not correspond to biologically determined perceptions and human social needs. For historical reasons, existing societies might have such properties, leading to various forms of pathology.”
—Noam Chomsky (b. 1928)
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—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)