- Gallegos, Rómulo (1884-1969), politician, essayist, and novelist, author of La trepadora (1925), Doña Bárbara (1939), Sobre la misma tierra (1943), among other works.
- Gerbasi, Vicente (1913-1992), born in Canoabo, Venezuela, co-founder of Grupo Viernes, poet and author of Vigilia del náufrago (1937), Bosque doliente (1940), and Tirano de sombre y fuego (1955), among other works.