This is a list of notable Peruvians.

Scientists

* Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (1887–1967) * Javier Arias Stella *

Anthony Atala Anthony Atala, M.D., (born July 14, 1958) is an American bioengineer, urologist, and pediatric surgeon. He is the W.H. Boyce professor of urology, the founding director of the Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine, and the chair of th ...

* Oswaldo Baca *

Alberto Barton Alberto Barton (1870-1950) was an Argentine-born Peruvian microbiologist who discovered the etiologic agent of Carrion´s disease or Oroya fever. The bacteria was named: '' Bartonella bacilliformis'', in his honor. It is the type species of t ...

* G. E. Berrios * Carlos Bustamante *

Ramiro Castro de la Mata Ramiro Castro de la Mata (full name Ramiro Castro de la Mata y Caamaño) ( Huanuco, Peru, September 5, 1931 - Lima, Peru, December 27, 2006) was a physician, scientist, pharmacologist, professor and founder of the University Cayetano Heredia in Li ...

* Rubén Castillo Anchapuri * A. Roberto Frisancho * Juan de Dios Guevara * Enrique Guzmán y Valle *

Rafael Larco Hoyle Rafael Larco Hoyle (18 May 1901 in Chicama Valley, Peru – 23 October 1966, Lima), raised at Chiclin, his family's estate, was sent to school in Maryland, United States, at the age of twelve. He later entered Cornell University to study agric ...

Federico Kauffmann Doig Federico Kauffmann Doig (born September 20, 1928) is a Peruvian historian, archaeologist, and anthropologist. He has made great contributions to the study of the civilizations of Ancient Peru, particularly on the Chavín culture and the Chacha ...

* Javier Mariátegui *

Juan Mezzich Juan E. Mezzich, M.D., Ph.D. (born 1945) was the president of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) from 2005 to 2008. He currently works as the Professor of Psychiatry and Director at the Division of Psychiatric Epidemiology and International Ce ...

* Modesto Montoya * Carlos M. Ochoa * Piermaria Oddone *

Orlando Olcese Dr. Olcese served as the rector of " La Universidad Agraria La Molina" from 1966 to 1968. His Board was as follows: :Vice-Presidente: Guillermo Gómez :Vocal Economía: Dante Rocca Pereyra :Vocal Actas: Alfonso Chirinos Almanza :Vocal Cultura: Jo ...

* Carlos Carrillo Parodi *

Pedro Paulet Pedro Eleodoro Paulet Mostajo (2 July 1874 or 4 July 1875 – 30 January 1945) was a Peruvian polymath – variously serving as an architect, diplomat, engineer and journalist. He claimed to have been the first person to build a liquid-propellant ...

* Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt *

Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán y Ureta (August 22, 1821 - December 31, 1886), Peruvian historian and geographer, was born in Arequipa, Peru. He was Minister of Justice and Instruction and Minister of Foreign Relations. Education and early career P ...

Aracely Quispe Neira Irma Aracely Quispe Neira (born 1982; known as Aracely Quispe) is a Peruvian-American senior astronautical engineer, NASA scientist, academic and researcher. She is known as the first Latin-American woman to lead three successful NASA missions ...

Susana Pinilla Susana Isabel Pinilla Cisneros is a Peruvian anthropologist and politician. She has served as Minister of Labor and Promotion of Employment, Women's and Social Development Minister, and as CAF Country Director. She has an anthropology degree from ...

Gastón Pons Muzzo Gastón Pons Muzzo (circa 1922 – January 6, 2004) was a Peruvian chemist. He was born in Tacna, Peru and joined National University of San Marcos staff in the 1960s to lecture general chemistry laboratory at the Department of Chemistry. He ...

Abundio Sagástegui Alva Abundio Sagástegui Alva (1932–2012) was a Peruvian plant taxonomist and specialist of Asteraceae and the flora of Peru, particularly that of Northern Peru. Biography Sagástegui was born to a modest family in Guzmango, Contumazá Province, in ...

Ruth Shady Ruth Martha Shady Solís (born December 29, 1946, Callao, Perú) is a Peruvian anthropologist and archaeologist. She is the founder and director of the archaeological project at Caral. Career Throughout her career, she has directed many diffe ...

Fernando Silva Santisteban Fernando Silva Santisteban (1929–2006) was a Peruvian historian, anthropologist and professor. He was born in Cajamarca in 1929 and died in Lima on December 16, 2006. He was married to singer, Teresa Guedes, and was the father of the poet, Rocio ...

* Julio C. Tello *

José Tola Pasquel José Tola Pasquel (February 12, 1914 – December 1, 1999) was a Peruvian engineer Engineers, as practitioners of engineering, are professionals who Invention, invent, design, analyze, build and test machines, complex systems, structures, g ...

* Alfredo Torero * Jose L. Torero * Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz * Fabiola Leon Velarde * Federico Villarreal *

Barton Zwiebach Barton Zwiebach (born ''Barton Zwiebach Cantor'', October 4, 1954) is a Peruvian string theorist and professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Work Zwiebach's undergraduate work was in Electrical Engineering at the Universidad N ...

Social scientists

* Jorge Aliaga Cacho *

Jorge Basadre Jorge Alfredo Basadre Grohmann (February 12, 1903 – June 29, 1980) was a Peruvian historian known for his extensive publications about the independent history of his country. He served during two different administrations as Minister of Educa ...

* José Antonio del Busto Duthurburu * Hildebrando Castro Pozo *

Antonio Cornejo Polar Antonio Cornejo Polar (December 23, 1936 – May 18, 1997) was a Peruvian-born academic, teacher, literature and cultural critic, known particularly for his theorization of the concept of "heterogeneity." Biography Cornejo Polar was born Decem ...

* Honorio Delgado * Hernando de Soto * Alejandro Deustua *

Alberto Flores Galindo Alberto Flores Galindo (Bellavista, Callao, May 28, 1949 - Lima, March 26, 1990) was a Peruvian historian, social scientist, and essay writer. He was the founder of the socialist Centro de Investigacion Casa SUR. Biography Alberto Flores Galindo w ...

* Maria Elena Foronda Farro *

Gustavo Gutiérrez Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino (born 8 June 1928) is a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest, regarded as one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. He currently holds the John Cardinal O'Hara Professo ...

, theologian * Mariano Iberico Rodríguez * Víctor Li-Carrillo Chía *

Guillermo Lohmann Villena Guillermo Lohmann Villena (1915–2005) was a Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Natio ...

* Manuel de Mendiburu *

Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias (21 December 1918 – 11 June 2019) was a Peruvian philosopher, journalist and politician. In his works he discusses the belief in "human nature" on the basis that any collective assumption about such a natu ...

Antenor Orrego Antenor Orrego Espinoza (22 May 1892 – 17 July 1960) was a Peruvian writer and political philosopher of Basque ancestry. He was a member of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA). The Universidad Privada Antenor Orrego (Antenor ...

* Walter Peñaloza * Anibal Quijano * Liliana Rojas-Suarez *

María Rostworowski María Rostworowski Tovar de Diez Canseco (8 August 1915 – 6 March 2016) was a Peruvian historian known for her extensive and detailed publications on Peruvian Ancient Cultures and the Inca Empire. Biography Rostworowski was born in the Barr ...

Rubén Vargas Ugarte Rubén Vargas Ugarte (October 22, 1886 – February 14, 1975) was a jesuit priest and Peruvian historian. He was the third president of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and was ordained a priest in the Society of Jesus in 1921. He wa ...

* César Vásquez Bazán * Carlos Wiesse Portocarrero * Pedro Zulen

Physicians

Daniel Alcides Carrión Daniel Alcides Carrión García (August 12, 1857 – October 5, 1885) was a Peruvian medical student after whom Carrion's disease is named. Fatal experiment Carrión described the disease in the course of what proved to be a fatal experiment u ...

* Carlos Manuel Chavez * Maria Freire * Max González Olaechea * Humberto Guerra Allison * Cayetano Heredia * Augusto Huaman Velasco * Arturo Jiménez Borja * Carlos Monge Medrano * Augusto Pérez Araníbar * Hugo Pesce * Ernesto Pinto-Bazurco * Laura Esther Rodriguez Dulanto * Carlos Alberto Seguín *

Hipólito Unanue José Hipólito Unanue y Pavón (August 13, 1755–July 15, 1833) was a physician, naturalist, meteorologist, cosmographer, the first Minister of Finance of Peru, Minister of Foreign affairs, Protomédico (equivalent to Minister of health co ...

* Hermilio Valdizán * Carlos Vallejos Sologuren

Writers

Martín Adán Martín Adán (Lima, October 27, 1908 - January 29, 1985), pseudonym of Rafael de la Fuente Benavides, was a Peruvian poet whose body of work is notable for its hermeticism and metaphysical depth. From a very young age Adán demonstrated great li ...

(1908–1985), poet *

Ciro Alegría Ciro Alegría Bazán (November 4, 1909 – February 17, 1967) was a Peruvian journalist, politician, and novelist. Biography Born in Huamachuco District, he exposed the problems of the Native Peruvians while learning about their way of life. ...

(1909–1967), indigenous novelist * Marie Arana (born 1949), Peruvian-American novelist, biographer, journalist *

José María Arguedas José María Arguedas Altamirano (18 January 1911 – 2 December 1969) was a Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist. Arguedas was an author of Spanish descent, fluent in the Native Quechua language, gained by living in two Quechua househ ...

(1911–1969), indigenous novelist and poet *

Federico Barreto Federico Barreto (1862 in Tacna - 1929 in Marseille, France) was a Peruvian poet and writer best known for his poetry collection ''El cantor del cautiverio''. Early life Barreto's father was a colonel in the Peruvian Army. Barreto himself was ...

(1862–1929), poet *

Jaime Bayly Jaime Bayly Letts (born February 19, 1965) is a Peruvian writer, journalist and television personality. He has won an Emmy Award and two of his books have been adapted into international movies. Early life Bayly was born to an upper class Pe ...

(born 1965), contemporary novelist *

Michael Bentine Michael Bentine, (born Michael James Bentin; 26 January 1922General Register Office for England and Wales – Birth Register for the March Quarter of 1922, Watford Registration District, Reference 3a 1478, listed as "Michael J. Bentin", mother ...

(1922–1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian * Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939), novelist * Guillermo Carnero Hoke (1917–1985), writer and journalist *

Carlos Castaneda Carlos Castañeda (December 25, 1925 – April 27, 1998) was an American writer. Starting with ''The Teachings of Don Juan'' in 1968, Castaneda wrote a series of books that purport to describe training in shamanism that he received under the tu ...

(1925–1998), literary anthropologist *

Gamaliel Churata Arturo Peralta Miranda (born June 10, 1897; died Lima, November 9, 1969) was a Peruvian writer, he had an active literary and political life in his country, mostly in his native city: Puno. Some say that at his time, he was one of the four major ...

(1897–1957), socialist essayist and journalist * José María Eguren (1874–1942), poet *

Jorge Eduardo Eielson Jorge Eduardo Eielson (April 13, 1924 – March 8, 2006) was a Peruvian artist and writer. As an artist he is known for his quipus, a reinterpretation of an ancient Andean device, they are considered precursors of conceptual art. Life and ...

(1924–2006), poet *

Inca Garcilaso de la Vega Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (12 April 1539 – 23 April 1616), born Gómez Suárez de Figueroa and known as El Inca, was a chronicler and writer born in the Viceroyalty of Peru. Sailing to Spain at 21, he was educated informally there, where he ...

(c. 1539–1616), chronicler *

Manuel González Prada Jose Manuel de los Reyes González de Prada y Ulloa (Lima, January 5, 1844 – Lima, July 22, 1918) was a Peruvian politician and anarchist, literary critic and director of the National Library of Peru. He is well remembered as a social cr ...

(1844–1918), modernista poet * Eduardo González Viaña (born 1941), short story writer and novelist *

Javier Heraud Javier Heraud Pérez (1942–1963) was a Peruvian poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). In his early life he studied at Markham College and later he continued his studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. In Jan ...

(1942–1963), poet and would-be guerrilla *

Rodolfo Hinostroza Rodolfo Hinostroza (October 27, 1941 – November 1, 2016) was a Peruvian poet, writer, journalist, food critic and astrologer. He was born in Lima. Early life In 1962 he left Peru with a scholarship to study Philosophy and English Literature at ...

(born 1941), influential poet, writer, novelist and essayist *

Luis Jochamowitz Luis Jochamowitz (born Lima, Perú, 1953) is a Peruvian journalist and writer. Jochamowitz has worked for the Peruvian magazines '' Variedades'' and '' Caretas''. In 1993, while Alberto Fujimori was president of Peru, he published ''Ciudadano F ...

(born 1953), journalist and biographer *

José Carlos Mariátegui José Carlos Mariátegui La Chira (June 14, 1894 - April 16, 1930) was a Peruvian writer, journalist, politician and Marxist–Leninist philosopher. A prolific author despite his early death, El Amauta (from Quechua: hamawt'a, "teacher", a na ...

(1894–1930), socialist essayist and journalist * Jose Luis Mejía (born 1969), poet, novelist *

Gloria Macher Gloria Macher is a Peruvian-Canadian writer living in Montreal. Her work explores social, political, ecological and existential themes. She is considered a main proponent of the contemporary humanistic literary scene. Early life and education Ma ...

Peruvian Canadian writer *

Clorinda Matto de Turner Clorinda Matto de Turner (11 November 1852 in Cusco – 25 October 1909) was a Peruvian writer who lived during the early years of Latin American independence. Her own independence inspired women throughout the region as her writings sparked ...

(1853–1909), novelist *

Angélica Palma Angélica Palma y Román (Lima, 1878 – Rosario, 1935) was a writer, journalist and biographer from Peru. Life Angélica Palma was the daughter of famous Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo Palma and Cristina Román Olivier. Her brother Cle ...

(1878–1935), writer, journalist and biographer * Clemente Palma (1872–1946). writer of fantastic and horror fiction *

Ricardo Palma Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (February 7, 1833 – October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the ''Tradiciones peruanas''. Biography According to the official account, Manuel Ricardo Pa ...

(1833–1919), folklorist *

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (ca. 1535Fane, 165 – after 1616), also known as Huamán Poma or Wamán Poma, was a Quechua nobleman known for chronicling and denouncing the ill treatment of the natives of the Andes by the Spanish after their ...

, indigenous chronicler * Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975), writer, scriptwriter, translator and journalist. *

Julio Ramón Ribeyro Julio Ramón Ribeyro Zúñiga (August 31, 1929 – December 4, 1994) was a Peruvian writer best known for his short stories. He was also successful in other genres: novel, essay, theater, diary and aphorism. In the year of his death, he was awar ...

(1929–1994), short story writer *

Isabel Sabogal Isabel María Sabogal Dunin-Borkowski (Lima, October 14, 1958) is a Polish-Peruvian bilingual novelist, poet, translator of Polish literature into Spanish and Astrology, astrologer. Biography Her parents were José Rodolfo Sabogal Wiesse (Peruv ...

(born 1958), novelist, poet and translator * Sebastián Salazar Bondy (1924–1964), essayist and poet *

José Santos Chocano José Santos Chocano Gastañodi (May 14, 1875 – December 13, 1934), more commonly known by his pseudonym "El Cantor de América" (), was a Peruvian poet, writer and diplomat, whose work was widely praised across Europe and Latin America. Conside ...

(1875–1934), poet * Manuel Scorza (1928–1983), novelist and poet *

Hernando de Soto (economist) Hernando Soto Polar (commonly known Hernando de Soto ; born June 2, 1941) is a prominent Peruvian economist known for his work on the informal economy and on the importance of business and property rights. His work on the developing world has ear ...

(born 1941), economist and essayist * Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), novelist, writer and lawyer * Álvaro Torres-Calderón (1975-), poet *

Abraham Valdelomar Pedro Abraham Valdelomar Pinto (April 27, 1888 - November 3, 1919) was a Peruvian narrator, poet, journalist, essayist and dramatist; he is considered the founder of the avant-garde in Peru, although more for his dandy-like public poses and his f ...

(1888–1919) * Blanca Varela (1926–2009), poet *

Mario Vargas Llosa Jorge Mario Pedro Vargas Llosa, 1st Marquess of Vargas Llosa (born 28 March 1936), more commonly known as Mario Vargas Llosa (, ), is a Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist and former politician, who also holds Spanish citizenship. Vargas Ll ...

(born 1936), novelist of the

Latin American Boom The Latin American Boom ( es, Boom latinoamericano) was a literary movement of the 1960s and 1970s when the work of a group of relatively young Latin American novelists became widely circulated in Europe and throughout the world. The Boom is mo ...

* Virginia Vargas (born 1945), sociologist * Cesar Vallejo (1892–1938), influential poet, writer, journalist * Chalena Vásquez (1950–2016), ethnomusicologist and folklorist * José Watanabe (1946–2007), poet

Artists

Pablo Amaringo Pablo Cesar Amaringo Shuña (January 21, 1938 – November 16, 2009) was a Peruvian artist, renowned for his intricate, colourful depictions of his visions from drinking the entheogenic plant brew ayahuasca. He was first brought to the West ...

(1938–2009) * Mario Urteaga Alvarado (1875–1957) * Grimanesa Amorós (b. 1962) * Ana Teresa Barboza (b. 1981), textile artist * Hugo Orellana Bonilla (1932–2007) * Teófilo Castillo (1857–1922) *

Diana Quijano Diana Quijano Valdivieso (born April 12, 1962) is a Peruvian actress and model. Filmography Television * '' Parientes a la fuerza'' (Telemundo, 2021 ) as Michelle Bonnet * '' La Hija Prodiga'' (TV Azteca, 2017-2018) As Matilde Salamanca. * '' ...

(b. 1968), veteran actress *

Martín Chambi Martín Chambi Jiménez (November 5, 1891 – September 13, 1973) was a Peruvian photographer, originally from Puno, in southern Peru. He was one of the first major Indigenous Latin American photographers. Recognized for the profound historic and ...

(1891–1973), photographer * Andrea Hamilton (b. 1968), fine-art photographer * Daniel Hernández (1856–1932) * Nelson Medina (b. 1978) * Carlos Enrique Polanco *

Irma Poma Canchumani Irma Poma Canchumani (Junín Province, August 12, 1969) is a traditional Peruvian artist of mate burilado and an environmental defender. She received the "Meritorious Personality of Culture" award from the Peruvian Ministry of Culture and the " ...

(b. 1969) * Martina Portocarrero (1949–2022) * Jorge Vinatea Reinoso (1900–1931) * José Sabogal (1888–1956) * Josué Sánchez (b. 1945) * Basilio Santa Cruz Pumacallao (1635–1710) *

Fernando de Szyszlo Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar (5 July 1925 – 9 October 2017) was a Peruvian painting, painter, sculpture, sculptor, printmaking, printmaker, and teaching, teacher who was a key figure in advancing abstraction, abstract art in Latin America ...

(b. 1925) * Antonio Sinchi Roca Inka (17th century) * Diego Quispe Tito (1611–1681) * Boris Vallejo (b. 1941) *

Alberto Vargas Joaquin Alberto Vargas y Chávez (9 February 1896 – 30 December 1982) was a Peruvian-American painter of pin-up girls. He is often considered one of the most famous of the pin-up artists. Numerous Vargas paintings have sold and continue to se ...

(1896–1982) * César Yauri Huanay (b. 1962) * Marcos Zapata (c. 1710–1773) * Gerardo Chavez (b. c. 1937) * Victor Delfín (b. c. 1927) * Elena Tejada-Herrera *

Mario Testino Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS (born 30 October 1954) is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer. His work has featured internationally in magazines such as ''Vogue, V Magazine,'' ''Vanity Fair'' and '' GQ.'' He has also crea ...

(b. 1954), photographer * Tom Segura (b. 1979), Comedian

Public service

Military

Óscar R. Benavides Óscar Raymundo Benavides Larrea (March 15, 1876 – July 2, 1945) was a Peruvian field marshal, diplomat, and politician who served as the 38th (1914 – 1915, by a coup d'etat) and 42nd (1933 – 1939) President of Peru. Early life He was ...

, early military leader * Francisco Morales Bermudez, dictator, 1975–80 * Juan Velasco Alvarado, dictator, 1969–1975 * Miguel Grau * José Olaya *

Jorge Chávez Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of ...

Alfonso Ugarte Alfonso Ugarte (July 13, 1847 – June 7, 1880) was a Peruvian civilian turned military commander during the War of the Pacific, between Peru and Bolivia against Chile. He held the rank of colonel. Ugarte was born in Tarapacá Province (Peru), ...

y Moscoso * Andrés Avelino Cáceres * Leoncio Prado * Emilio Cavenecia

Politics

Javier Alva Orlandini Javier Alva Orlandini (December 11, 1927 – June 1, 2020) was a peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the political party Popular Action, he served as the President of the party. He served as the Second Vice President of Peru ...

* Antonio Arenas *

Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Víctor Andrés Belaúnde Diez Canseco (15 December 1883 – 14 December 1966) was a Peruvian diplomat, politician, philosopher and scholar. He chaired the 14th Session and the 4th Emergency Special Session of the United Nations General Assembly ...

Luis Bedoya Reyes Luis Fernán Bedoya Reyes (20 February 1919 – 18 March 2021) was a Peruvian Christian Democrat (PDC) and Christian People's Party (PPC) politician who served as the Mayor of Lima from 1964 to 1969. He was also a Minister of Justice, member ...

José Bustamante y Rivero José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacu ...

Ramón Castilla Ramón Castilla y Marquesado (; 31 August 1797 – 30 May 1867) was a Peruvian ''caudillo'' who served as President of Peru three times as well as the Interim President of Peru (Revolution Self-proclaimed President) in 1863. His earliest pr ...

Liz Chicaje Liz Chicaje Churay (born 1982) is an indigenous Peruvian leader who has contributed significantly to the protection of rainforests and rivers in the Loreto area of northeastern Peru, safeguarding the rights of the Yagua people. Thanks to her effo ...

(born 1982), indigenous environmentalist * Héctor Cornejo Chávez *

Nicolás de Piérola Jose Nicolás Baltasar Fernández de Piérola y Villena (known as "''El Califa''" ("The Caliph"); January 5, 1839 – June 23, 1913) was a Peruvian politician and Minister of Finance who served as the 23rd and 31st President of the Republic ...

* Graciela Fernández-Baca (1933–2020), economist and politician *

Alberto Fujimori Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, * * * * * * he remains a ...

, president, 1990–2000 * Aída García Naranjo (born 1951), educator, singer, and politician *

Alan García Pérez Alan may refer to: People * Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname * Alan (given name), an English given name ** List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' ...

, president, 1985–90, 2001–06 * Juan Manuel Guillén *

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (February 22, 1895 – August 2, 1979) was a Peruvian politician, philosopher, and author who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement, the oldest currently existing political ...

Ollanta Humala Tasso Lieutenant colonel Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered ...

, president, 2011–16 *

Humberto Lay Pastor Humberto Lay Sun ( Chinese: 黎孙 ''Lí Sūn''; born 25 September 1934) is a Peruvian evangelical minister of the Iglesia Biblica Emmanuel, an architect, and a politician belonging to the National Restoration Party. He is of Chinese des ...

Augusto B. Leguía Augusto Bernardino Leguía y Salcedo (February 19, 1863 – February 6, 1932) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1908 to 1912 and from 1919 to 1930, the latter term known as ''El Oncenio de Leguía'' (Leguía's E ...

* Sandro Mariategui Chiappe *

Vladimiro Montesinos Vladimiro Lenin Ilich Montesinos Torres (born 20 May 1945) is a former long-standing head of Peru's intelligence service, National Intelligence Service (SIN), under President Alberto Fujimori. In the year 2000, the infamous "Vladi-videos" came ...

Luis José de Orbegoso Luis José de Orbegoso y Moncada-Galindo, de Burutarán y Morales (August 25, 1795 – February 5, 1847), an aristocratic Peruvian soldier and politician, served as the 5th President of Peru as well as the first President of North Peru. Th ...

* Jose Pardo y Barreda *

Manuel Pardo y Lavalle Manuel Justo Pardo y Lavalle (August 9, 1834 – November 16, 1878) was a Peruvian politician who served as the 31st President of Peru. He was the first civilian President in Peru's history. Biography Born into an aristocratic family of Lima, P ...

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar de la Guerra (; ; 19 January 1920 – 4 March 2020) was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as Prime Mini ...

, 5th United Nations Secretary General, 1982–91 *

Mariano Ignacio Prado Mariano Ignacio Prado Ochoa (December 18, 1825 – May 5, 1901) was a Peruvian army general who served as the 16th (1865 - 1868) and 21st (1876 - 1879) President of Peru. Biography Born in Huánuco on December 18, 1825, he studied in Huanuco an ...

Manuel Prado Ugarteche Manuel Carlos Prado y Ugarteche (April 21, 1889 – August 15, 1967) was a banker who served twice as President of Peru. Son of former president Mariano Ignacio Prado, he was born in Lima and served as the nation's 43rd (1939 - 1945) and 46th (1 ...

Albina Ruiz Albina Ruiz Ríos is a Peruvian environmentalist, social activist and social entrepreneur serving as the minister of environment of Peru since 10 December 2022. She is the founder and leader of Ciudad Saludable, a non-profit environmental health o ...

Fernando Belaunde Terry Fernando is a Spanish and Portuguese given name and a surname common in Spain, Portugal, Italy, France, Switzerland, former Spanish or Portuguese colonies in Latin America, Africa, the Philippines, India, and Sri Lanka. It is equivalent to the G ...

, president, 1963–68, 1980–85 * Patricia Salas O'Brien, Minister of Education, 2011–13 *

Luis Alberto Sánchez Luis Alberto Félix Sánchez Sánchez (October 12, 1900 – February 6, 1994) was a Peruvian lawyer, jurist, philosopher, historian, writer and politician. A historic member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he became a Senator and member of two Co ...

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (August 12, 1889 – April 30, 1933) was a high-ranking Peruvian army officer who served as the 41st President of Peru, from 1931 to 1933 as well as Interim President of Peru, officially as the President of the Pro ...

* María del Socorro Heysen (born 1960), economist and banker *

Alejandro Toledo Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique (; born 28 March 1946) is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held ...

, president, 2001–2006 * Mercedes Araoz, Vice President of Peru, 2016–2020 *

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning " ...

, prime minister and President, 2016–18 *

Martín Vizcarra Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo (; born 22 March 1963) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as President of Peru from 2018 to 2020. Vizcarra previously served as Governor of the Department of Moquegua (2011–2014), First Vice P ...

, governor, vice president and President of Peru, 2018–2020 *

Bruno Pacheco Bruno de Jesus Pacheco (born 8 December 1991), known as Bruno Pacheco, is a Brazilian footballer, is currently without a club He was known as ''Tatá'' in the beginning of his career. Career statistics Honours Ceará * Copa do Nordeste: 2 ...

, former secretary of the President

Revolutionaries

Túpac Amaru II José Gabriel Condorcanqui ( – May 18, 1781)known as Túpac Amaru II was an indigenous Cacique who led a large Andean rebellion against the Spanish in Peru. He later became a mythical figure in the Peruvian struggle for independence and ...

, Incan revolutionary * Mariano Melgar * Mateo Pumacahua

Terrorists

* Abimael Guzmán * Elena Iparraguirre

Ancient civilizations

Hurin dynasty

Manco Cápac Manco Cápac ( Quechua: ''Manqu Qhapaq'', "the royal founder"), also known as Manco Inca and Ayar Manco was, according to some historians, the first governor and founder of the Inca civilization in Cusco, possibly in the early 13th century.Presc ...

Sinchi Roca Sinchi Roca, Sinchi Rocca, Cinchi Roca (in Hispanicized spellings), Sinchi Ruq'a or Sinchi Ruq'a Inka ( Quechua for "valorous generous Inca") was the second Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around 1230 CE, though as early as 1105 CE acc ...

Mayta Cápac Mayta Cápac (Quechua ''Mayta Qhapaq Inka'') was the fourth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cuzco (beginning around 1290 CE) and a member of the Hurin dynasty. Family and personal As a son of King Lloque Yupanqui, Mayta Cápac was his heir and the ...

Cápac Yupanqui Cápac Yupanqui (Quechua ''Qhapaq Yupanki Inka'', "splendid accountant Inca") was the fifth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around CE 1320) and the last of the Hurin dynasty. Family Yupanqui was a son and successor of Mayta Cápac ...

Hanan dynasty

Inca Roca Inca Roca (Quechua ''Inka Roq'a'', " magnanimous Inca") was the sixth Sapa Inca of the Kingdom of Cusco (beginning around CE 1350) and the first of the Hanan ("upper") Qusqu dynasty.Steele, Paul Richard and Allen, Catherine J. (2004) ''Handbook of ...

, Incan emperor * Yahuar Huaca, Incan ruler * Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui *

Huayna Capac Huayna Capac (with many alternative transliterations; 1464/1468–1524) was the third Sapan Inka of the Inca Empire, born in Tumipampa sixth of the Hanan dynasty, and eleventh of the Inca civilization. Subjects commonly approached Sapa Inkas add ...

, Incan ruler *

Huáscar Huáscar Inca (; Quechua: ''Waskar Inka''; 1503–1532) also Guazcar was Sapa Inca of the Inca Empire from 1527 to 1532. He succeeded his father, Huayna Capac and his brother Ninan Cuyochi, both of whom died of smallpox while campaigning near Q ...

, Inca ruler, 1527–32 * Atahualpa, last Incan ruler

Vilcabamba (Colonial Era)

Manco Inca Yupanqui Manco Inca Yupanqui ( 1515 – c. 1544) (''Manqu Inka Yupanki'' in Quechua) was the founder and monarch (Sapa Inca) of the independent Neo-Inca State in Vilcabamba, although he was originally a puppet Inca Emperor installed by the Spaniards. ...

, de facto Incan leader * Titu Cusi Yupanqui, de facto Incan leader *

Túpac Amaru Túpac Amaru (1545 – 24 September 1572) (first name also spelled Tupac, Topa, Tupaq, Thupaq, Thupa, last name also spelled Amaro instead of Amaru) was the last Sapa Inca of the Neo-Inca State, the final remaining independent part of the Inca ...

, de facto Incan leader

Athletes

Boxers

Mauro Mina Mauro Mina Baylón (November 22, 1933 – June 1, 1993) was a Peruvian Light Heavyweight boxer known as the "Bombardero de Chincha", remembered as the best Peruvian boxer of the twentieth century. He was born in Chincha on November 22, 1933. I ...

* Orlando Romero * Oscar Rivadeneira * Marcelo Quiñones *

Kina Malpartida Kina Malpartida Dyson (born March 25, 1980) is a Peruvian female professional boxer and National Surfing Champion. She held the World Boxing Association World Title in the Super Featherweight class from February 21, 2009, until October 30, 201 ...

Chess players

* Esteban Canal *

Jorge Cori Jorge Moisés Cori Tello (, born 30 July 1995) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster. A former chess prodigy, he was twice world champion and four-time Pan American champion in his age category. Cori competed in the FIDE World Cup in 2011, 2013, 201 ...

Deysi Cori Deysi Estela Cori Tello (born 2 July 1993) is a Peruvian chess player, who holds the title of Woman Grandmaster (WGM), and a three-time American Continental women's champion. At junior level, she was twice world champion and six-time Pan Amer ...

Julio Granda Julio Ernesto Granda Zúñiga (born February 25, 1967) is a Peruvian chess grandmaster and four-time champion of the Americas. Career Born in Camaná, he learned how to play chess at the age of five. In 1980 he won the World Infant Cup in Ma ...

* Oscar Quiñones * Guillermo Ruiz

Association football players

Julio Baylón Julio Alberto Temístocles Baylon Aragonés (10 September 1950 – 9 February 2004) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a right winger. Club career Baylon was born in Pisco. From 1978 to 1980, He played for the Rochester Lancers of the Nor ...

* José Luis Carranza *

Roberto Challe Roberto Carlos Chale Olarte, "Roberto Chale" (born 24 November 1946) is a Peruvian former football player, recognized as one of Peru's most important midfielders. He was born in Lima. He is also known as ''Maestro'' (Master) or ''Niño Terrible ...

Héctor Chumpitaz Héctor Eduardo Chumpitaz Gonzáles (; born April 12, 1943, in Cañete) is a former footballer from Peru. Voted one of the greatest defenders of all times, among the 30 best defenders in football history and included within the 100 best player ...

Luis Cruzado Luis Fernando Cruzado Sánchez (6 July 1941 – 14 February 2013) was a Peruvian footballer who played as a midfielder for Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , oth ...

Teófilo Cubillas Teófilo Juan Cubillas Arizaga (; born 8 March 1949) is a Peruvian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. He was selected as Peru's greatest ever player in an IFFHS poll, in which he was also included in the world's Top 50. H ...

* César Cueto *

José del Solar José Guillermo del Solar Alvarez-Calderón (born 28 November 1967) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. During his playing career, spent in four countries – mainly in Spain, where he amassed ...

Jefferson Farfán Jefferson Agustín Farfán Guadalupe (; born 26 October 1984) is a Peruvian former professional footballer who mainly played as a winger. Commonly known as Farfán or the nickname ''Foquita'' (Spanish for ''Little Seal''), he is known for his ...

* Raúl Fernández * Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández * Nicolás Fuentes *

Alberto Gallardo Félix Alberto Gallardo Mendoza (28 November 1940 – 19 January 2001) was a Peruvian football player and manager. Career During his club career, Gallardo played for Sporting Cristal, A.C. Milan, Cagliari Calcio and Sociedade Esportiva Pal ...

* José Paolo Guerrero * Pedro León * Valeriano López * Roberto Martínez Vera-Tudela * Julio Meléndez *

Ramón Mifflin Ramón Antonio Mifflin Páez (born 5 April 1947) is a former Peruvian football player. Career He started his career in Centro Iqueño in 1963, by 1965 he played in Defensor Arica, and signed with Peruvian team Sporting Cristal in 1968 ...

Claudio Pizarro Claudio Miguel Pizarro Bosio (; born 3 October 1978) is a Peruvian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is currently serving as Club Ambassador for Bayern Munich. He was captain of Peru's national football team, being ...

* Percy Rojas *

Oswaldo Ramírez Oswaldo Felipe Ramírez Salcedo (born March 28, 1947, in Lima, Callao) is a retired Peruvian football striker. He is one of the highest scoring players in the history of the Copa Libertadores and on the Peru national football team, which won t ...

Nolberto Solano Nolberto Albino "Ñol" Solano Todco (born 12 December 1974), commonly known as Nobby Solano, is a retired Peruvian professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of the Peru national football team, as w ...

* Hugo Sotil *

Alberto Terry Alberto Terry Arias-Schreiber (May 16, 1929 – February 7, 2006), popularly known as "Toto," was a Peruvian footballer who played for Universitario de Deportes, Sporting Cristal, and the Peru national football team. He is recognized as one of ...

Juan Manuel Vargas Juan Manuel Vargas Risco (; born 5 October 1983) is a Peruvian retired footballer that played as a left back. Vargas' previous clubs include Universitario, Colón, Catania, Genoa and Fiorentina. He played for Peru at international level. His l ...

* Alejandro Villanueva * Santiago Acasiete *

Jair Baylón Jahirsino Julio Baylón Yglesias (born 26 February 1989), commonly known as Jair Baylón, is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a forward for Sport Chavelines Juniors. He is also the son of Julio Baylón. Club career Jairzinho Baylón was born ...

* Leao Butron * Daniel Chávez *

Rinaldo Cruzado Paulo Rinaldo Cruzado Durand (born 21 September 1984 in Lima) is a Peruvian Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder. Club career Alianza Lima Cruzado came up through the youth ranks of Academia Tito Drago. In 2002, he joine ...

* Juan Cominges *

Johan Fano Johan Javier Fano Espinoza (born 9 August 1978 in Huánuco, Perú) is a Peruvian football manager and former player who played as a forward. Career His professional football debut was on March 5, 1995 playing for León de Huánuco. Fano has ...

* Martín Hidalgo * Hernan Rengifo * Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar *

Carlos Zambrano Carlos Alberto Zambrano Matos (born June 1, 1981), nicknamed "Big Z" or "El Toro", is a Venezuelan former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2001 to 2012 for the Chicago Cubs and Miami Marlins. Zambrano ...

Surfers

* Sofía Mulánovich

Tennis players

* Laura Gildemeister *

Luis Horna Luis Horna Biscari (; born 14 September 1980, in Lima) is a former tour professional tennis player from Peru, who turned professional in 1998. Known by his nickname "Lucho", he won 2 career singles titles, reached the quarterfinals of the 2004 ...

* Alejandro Olmedo *

Jaime Yzaga Jaime Yzaga Tori (born 23 October 1967) is a former professional tennis player from Peru. Tennis career As a junior, Yzaga won the French Open in 1985 and reached the semifinals of Wimbledon (also in 1985) and of the US Open (1984). Yzaga pl ...

Iván Miranda Iván Miranda Chang (born March 8, 1980) is a professional tennis player from Peru. He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 104 in 2003. Miranda has participated in 26 Davis Cup events for Peru , image_flag = Fl ...

Mauricio Echazú Mauricio Echazú Puente (; born January 2, 1989) is a Peruvian tennis player nicknamed "Garrita" ("Little Claw") because of his grinding playing style and fight spirit. He is a regular member of the Peruvian Davis Cup team. In August 2021, Mauri ...

Laura Arraya Laura Arraya (born 12 January 1964) is a retired Peruvian tennis player. She was also known by her married name Laura Gildemeister. Career At a young age, Argentine-born Arraya emigrated to Peru with her family and acquired Peruvian nationalit ...

Duilio Beretta Duilio Beretta Avalos (; born February 25, 1992) is a Peruvian professional tennis player. He won the finals stage of Boys' Doubles events on the French Open and US Open with Ecuadorian tennis player Roberto Quiroz in 2010. They defeated Argent ...

Volleyball players

* Denisse Fajardo *

Rosa García Rosa Gisella García Rivas (born 21 May 1964), more commonly known as Rosa García, is a retired women's volleyball player from Peru who is a four-time Olympian. She was on the Peruvian national team at the 1984 Summer Olympics (finishing fou ...

* Gina Torrealva *

Natalia Málaga Natalia María Málaga Dibos (born 26 January 1964) is a volleyball player and coach from Peru. She participated in four Summer Olympics with the Peru women's national volleyball team. She placed sixth in 1980, fourth in 1984, won a silver medal ...

Gabriela Pérez del Solar Gabriela "Gaby" Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza (born July 10, 1968) is a retired Peruvian volleyball player and a politician and former Congresswoman of the Christian People's Party. Sports career Perez del Solar began to play volleyball ...

Cecilia Tait Cecilia Roxana Tait Villacorta (born May 2, 1962) is a Peruvian politician and retired volleyball player. Nicknamed ''La Zurda del Oro'' (''The Golden Left-Handed Woman''), she participated in three Summer Olympics with the Peru national team, ...

Leyla Chihuán Leyla Felícita Chihuán Ramos (born September 4, 1975) is a Peruvian politician and former volleyball player of Afro-Peruvian descent, who twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics. In 2011, she entered politics, serving as a ...

Other

Edgar Prado Edgar S. Prado (Lima, June 12, 1967) is a Peruvian-born American jockey, a U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey in thoroughbred horse racing. His big break came in 1997 when he won 536 races, making him the fourth rider in history to win 500 races ...

, jockey * Jorge F. Chavez, jockey *

Kenny Florian Kenneth Alan Florian (born May 26, 1976) is an American retired mixed martial artist and commentator who formerly competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He formerly served as an analyst for UFC on Fox from 2011–2018, and he als ...

, mixed martial arts * Antonio Oré, Olympic basketball player *

Jorge Andres Jorge Andres (born Jorge Andres Alfaro; July 7, 1984 in Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian-American sportscaster and sports reporter, who currently is an on-air talent for NBC Universal. Andres was a Sportscenter anchor at ESPN. Early years Andres ...

, sportscaster

Beauty queens and models

Juana Burga Cervera Juana Burga Cervera is a Peruvian model, actress, and activist. She is the only Peruvian fashion model to have walked in New York, London, Milan, and Paris Fashion Weeks. Cosas Magazine Peru named her the most successful Peruvian model of all ti ...

Helena Christensen Helena Christensen (born 25 December 1968) is a Danish model and photographer. She is a former Victoria's Secret Angel, clothing designer and beauty queen. Christensen was also the co-founder and original creative director for ''Nylon'' magazine, ...

, model * Madeleine Hartog Bell, Miss World – 1967 * Claudia Hernández, Miss Perú Mundo – 2002/2003 * María Julia Mantilla, Miss World – 2004 * Tilsa Lozano, Miss Playboy TV Latinoamerica & Iberia *

Danella Lucioni Danella Lucioni (born June 21, 1984) is a Peruvian, American, and Italian model currently living in Florence, Italy. Early life Born in Arequipa, Lucioni moved to South Pasadena, California with her family when she was 15 years old. She was sc ...

Natalie Vértiz Natalie Diane Vértiz González (born September 29, 1991) is a Peruvian TV Host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Peru at Miss Universe 2011. Vértiz was born in Ferreñafe and went to high school to Queen of Angels School al ...

, Miss Peru – 2011 * Gladys Zender, Miss Universe – 1957

Religion

* Sarita Colonia, folk saint *

Saint Rose of Lima Rose of Lima (born Isabel Flores de Oliva; 20 April 1586 24 August 1617) was a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic in Lima, Peru, who became known for both her life of severe penance and her care of the poverty stricken of the city throu ...

Saint Martin de Porres Martín de Porres Velázquez (9 December 1579 – 3 November 1639) was a Peruvian lay brother of the Dominican Order who was beatified in 1837 by Pope Gregory XVI and canonized in 1962 by Pope John XXIII. He is the patron saint of mixed-r ...

Other

Gaston Acurio Gaston is a masculine given name of French origin and a surname. The name "Gaston" may refer to: People First name *Gaston I, Count of Foix (1287–1315) *Gaston II, Count of Foix (1308–1343) *Gaston III, Count of Foix (1331–1391) *Gaston I ...

, chef * Lady Bardales * Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), actress, vedette, and athlete *

Jorge Chavez Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius' ...

, airplane pilot *

Raúl Chávez Sarmiento Raúl Arturo Chávez Sarmiento (born 24 October 1997) is a Peruvian child prodigy in mathematics. At the age of , he won a bronze medal at the 2009 International Mathematical Olympiad, making him the second youngest medalist in IMO history, behind ...

, math prodigy, second youngest bronze, silver, gold medalist at the

International Mathematical Olympiad The International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) is a mathematical olympiad for pre-university students, and is the oldest of the International Science Olympiads. The first IMO was held in Romania in 1959. It has since been held annually, except i ...

* Alicia Delgado, folk singer *

Virgilio Martínez Véliz Virgilio Martínez Véliz (born August 31, 1977) is a Peruvian chef and restaurateur. He is considered one of the new generation of Peruvian chefs promoting the spread of Peruvian cuisine. He is known for his use of applying modern cooking techniq ...

, chef *

Carlos I. Noriega Carlos Ismael Noriega (born 8 October 1959) is a Peruvian-American NASA employee, a former NASA astronaut and a retired United States Marine Corps, U.S. Marine Corps lieutenant colonel. Education * 1977: Graduated from Adrian C. Wilcox High Scho ...

, astronaut * Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, ecologist * Amanda Portales, singer, author, composer, and Peruvian folklore performer * Luis Miró Quesada Garland, architect * Richiardi Jr, stage magician * Pamela Rodríguez (born 1983), singer *

Wenceslao Sarmiento Wenceslao Alfonso Sarmiento (September 28, 1922 – 24 November 2013), also known as W.A. Sarmiento, was a Peruvian-born American modernist architect. Sarmiento studied in various locations in South America, for eighteen months in the of ...

, modernist architect * Pamela Silva Conde, Emmy award-winning journalist *

Valentina Shevchenko Valentina Anatolievna Shevchenko (russian: Валентина Анатольевна Шевченко; born ) is a Kyrgyz and Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai fighter. She currently competes in the women's Flyw ...

UFC The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...

Women's Flyweight champion * Luzmila Mahuanca, human rights activist advocating for the rights of Amazonian people

References

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