List of Famous people born in Mérida, Venezuela

Adalberto Peñaranda Maestre is a Venezuelan professional footballer who plays as a striker or winger for Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia, on loan from Watford, and the Venezuela national football team.

Tareck Zaidan El Aissami Maddah is a Venezuelan politician serving as Minister of Industries and National Production since 14 June 2018, and as Minister of Petroleum since 27 April 2020. He previously was Minister of the Interior and Justice from 2008 to 2012, Governor of Aragua from 2012 to 2017 and Vice President of Venezuela from 2017 to 2018. While holding that office, El Aissami faced allegations of participating in corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking. In 2019, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) added El Aissami to the ICE Most Wanted List, listed by the Homeland Security Investigations unit.

Fabiana Andreina Rosales Guerrero also known as Fabiana Rosales de Guaidó is a Venezuelan journalist and social media human rights activist. She is married to Juan Guaidó, president of the National Assembly and a claimant to the country's acting presidency in the Venezuelan presidential crisis. She is considered by the White House and the National Assembly of Venezuela as the first lady of Venezuela.

José Uzcátegui is a Venezuelan professional boxer who held the IBF super middleweight title from 2018 to 2019.

Stefanía Fernández Krupij is a Venezuelan TV host, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009 titles. She earned a Guinness World Records by being the first Miss Universe winner who was crowned by a compatriot.

Gregory Joshue Echenique Carrillo is a Venezuelan professional basketball player who plays for Shimane Susanoo Magic of the Japanese B.League.

Freddy Vargas Castellanos is a Venezuelan road cyclist.

José Alirio Contreras Vásquez is a Venezuelan professional racing cyclist.

Richard Alfred Mayela Páez Monzón known as Richard Páez is a Venezuelan football manager former coach of Deportivo Cuenca from Ecuador and of the Venezuela national football team.