This is a list of notable people from Lima, Peru. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Lima, or for whom Lima is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in Lima. This list is in alphabetical order.__NOTOC__

Notable people

Artists and designers

* Federico Otero, industrial designer, born in Lima * Felipe Lettersten (1957–2003), artist and sculptor of indigenous tribes and people, died in Lima *

Luis de Riaño Luis de Riaño (1596–c. 1667) was a Peruvian criollo painter, active in the 17th-century. His work is an important representation of Cusco School, the Peruvian colonial painting style. Biography Luis de Riaño was born in 1596 in Lima, Vicer ...

(1596–c. 1667),

Cusco School The Cusco School (''Escuela cuzqueña'') or Cuzco School, was a Roman Catholic artistic tradition based in Cusco, Peru (the former capital of the Inca Empire) during the Colonial period, in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. It was not limited to ...

painter, born in Lima

Religious

* Jacinto Barrasa, 17th-century Jesuit preacher and historian * Saint Martin of Porras, Afro-Peruvian

Dominican friar The Order of Preachers ( la, Ordo Praedicatorum) abbreviated OP, also known as the Dominicans, is a Catholic mendicant order of Pontifical Right for men founded in Toulouse, France, by the Spanish priest, saint and mystic Dominic of Cal ...

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 ...

, first Roman Catholic saint, born in the

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Politicians

Fernando Belaúnde Fernando Sergio Marcelo Marcos Belaúnde Terry (October 7, 1912 – June 4, 2002) was a Peruvian politician who twice served as President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). Deposed by a military coup in 1968, he was re-elected i ...

, President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985) *

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 ...

, former

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of the UN *

Alan García Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Apris ...

, President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011) *

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, President of Peru (2016–2018) * Daniel Hannan, Member of European Parliament *

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, US Representative * Luis Felipe de Las Casas Grieve (1916–1988), politician and engineer * Diego de Peñalosa (1621–1687) Governor of

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in 1661–1664 *

Javier Valle Riestra Javier Maximiliano Alfredo Hipólito Valle Riestra González Olaechea or simply known as Javier Valle Riestra (born January 5, 1932), is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Known member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, has held several public offic ...

, lawyer and politician *

Antonieta Zevallos de Prialé Antonieta Zevallos de Prialé (1918/1919 – 8 August 2006) was a Peruvian politician who served in the Chamber of Deputies from 1980 until 1985, representing Lima as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party. Her husband Ramiro Prialé was the lead ...

(1918/1919–2006), politician

Photographers

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 ...

, photographer *

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 ...

, photographer, from Puno, Peru

Writers

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 ...

, writer, journalist and

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Samuel Brejar Samuel Brejar born Gilberto Yabar-Valdez (Lima, Peru, July 28, 1941 – 2006) was a French poet born in Peru. Biography Samuel Brejar is the pseudonym of Gilberto Yabar-Valdez. Samuel Brejar was born in Lima, Peru, on July 28, 1941. He was the gr ...

, poet *

Alfredo Bryce Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born February 19, 1939) is a Peruvian writer born in Lima. He has written numerous books and short stories. Early days Bryce was born to a Peruvian family of upper class, related to the Scottish-Peruvian businessman John ...

, novelist * Alex Kuczynski, writer and author *

María Emma Mannarelli María Emma Mannarelli Cavagnari (born October 11, 1954) is a Peruvian feminist writer, historian, and professor. She is the founder and coordinator of the Gender Studies Program at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM), where she also se ...

, feminist writer, historian and professor * Óscar Miró Quesada de la Guerra (a.k.a. Racso), scientific journalist *

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 ...

, poet, novelist and short story writer * Julio Ramón Ribeyro, short story writer and novelist

Musicians

Folk and classical musicians

Felipe Pinglo Alva Felipe Pinglo Alva (July 18, 1899 - May 13, 1936), known as the father of Peruvian Musica criolla and nicknamed the "Immortal Bard" or ("Bardo Inmortal" in Spanish), was an influential and prolific poet and songwriter best known for his often cov ...

, considered the father of Peruvian folk music ("

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Eva Ayllón Eva María Angélica Ayllón Urbina (born February 7, 1956) better known by her stage name Eva Ayllón, is a female composer and singer, one of Peru's foremost Afro-Peruvian musicians, and one of the country's most enduring living legends. She he ...

, Afro-Peruvian folk singer *

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, Grammy Award-winning folk singer *

Arturo "Zambo" Cavero Arturo Cavero Velásquez (29 November 1940 – 9 October 2009), better known by the pseudonym "Zambo Cavero", was a Peruvian singer, representative of Afro-Peruvian identity. Biography Born in Lima, Peru, he was the son of Juan Cavero, of Huar ...

, folk singer * Juan Diego Florez, tenor vocalist *

Jimmy Lopez Jimmy may refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''Jimmy'' (2008 film), a 2008 Hindi thriller directed by Raj N. Sippy * ''Jimmy'' (1979 film), a 1979 Indian Malayalam film directed by Melattoor Ravi Varma * ''Jimmy'' (2013 f ...

, composer * Lucha Reyes, folk singer *

Nicomedes Santa Cruz Nicomedes Santa Cruz Gamarra (June 4, 1925 – February 5, 1992) was a Peruvian singer, songwriter and musicologist. He was primarily a '' decimista'' (or ''decimero''), a singer of ''décimas''. He researched most forms of Afro-Peruvian music a ...

, Afro-Peruvian folk singer and poet

Contemporary musicians

* Ádammo, rock-pop band *

Arena Hash Arena Hash was a Peruvian rock band. The band originated from the early "Paranoia", a band formed at Maria Reina School, a Peruvian school in 1984. Arena Hash became famous in 1988 with their local hit "Cuando La Cama Me Da Vueltas". Members Thes ...

, pop band * Cementerio Club, indie pop band * Mar de Copas, indie pop band *

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, tenor * Frágil, progressive rock band *

Gian Marco Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver (born 17 August 1970) is a Peruvian musician and actor. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his album ''Resucitar'', in 2011 for his album ''Dí ...

, pop singer and composer *

Immortal Technique Felipe Andres Coronel (born February 19, 1978), better known by the stage name Immortal Technique, is an American rapper. Most of his lyrics focus on controversial issues in global politics, from a radical left-wing perspective. Immortal Techn ...

, hip hop artist * Líbido, rock band *

Christian Meier Christian Dietrich Meier Zender (born June 23, 1970), best known as Christian Meier, is a Peruvian actor and singer in Latin America, the US Hispanic market, and around the Spanish speaking world. Biography Meier was born in Lima, Peru, the yo ...

, pop singer and actor *

Beth Rowley Beth Ann Rowley is an English singer-songwriter. Early life Rowley was born in Peru to British parents who moved back to Bristol, England when Rowley was two years old. Career Early career She was influenced by her family's love for many differ ...

, English singer-songwriter * Pedro Suárez Vértiz, pop singer * Thes One, Christopher Portugal, MC and producer of People Under The Stairs * TK, rock-pop band * Uchpa, rock and blues band

Sports

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 ...

, football (soccer) player *

Tony DeSouza Anton Nicolas de Souza (born July 26, 1974) is a Peruvian professional mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt. Biography and career His style of fighting is a blend of freestyle wrestling and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. De Souza compe ...

, professional mixed martial artist *

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 ...

, football (soccer) player * Raul Geller (born 1936), Peruvian-Israeli football (soccer) player *

Paolo Guerrero José Paolo Guerrero Gonzales (; born 1 January 1984), known as Paolo Guerrero, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Brasileirão club Avaí and the Peru national team. Forging his career in Germany, Guerrero s ...

, football (soccer) player *

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 ...

, tennis player * Jesús Luzardo, baseball player * Natalia Málaga, volleyball player *

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 ...

, super featherweight class boxing world champion * David Mejía, football (soccer) player *

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, world champion surfer *

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 ...

, football (soccer) player *

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 ...

, football (soccer) player *

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 ...

, football (soccer) player * Cecilia Tait, volleyball player *

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 ...

, tennis player

Other

Gastón Acurio Gastón Acurio Jaramillo (born October 30, 1967) is a Peruvian chef and ambassador of Peruvian cuisine. He owns several restaurants in various countries, and is the author of several books. In Peru, he is the host of a television program and ...

(born 1967), chef *

Manuel Buchwald Manuel Buchwald, (born June 7, 1940) is a Canadian geneticist and academic. Born in Lima, Peru, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree ''summa cum laude'' in 1962 from Dartmouth College and a Ph.D. in 1967 from Brandeis University. He was a memb ...

, geneticist * Juan Jose Cabezudo, chef * José Eusebio de Llano Zapata (1721–1780), scholar, writer and scientist * Carmen Olmedo (1909-1985), actress, dancer, songwriter and vedette *

Pedro Pablo Nakada Ludeña Pedro Pablo Nakada Ludeña (born February 28, 1973) a.k.a. "El Apóstol de la Muerte" ("The Apostle of Death") is a Peruvian serial killer who claimed 25 victims and was convicted of 17 murders. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. Early lif ...

, serial killer *

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. * '' ...

, actress * Paddington Brown, bear *

Ricardo Rossel Ricardo Rossel Sirot (12 May 1841 – 6 December 1909) was a Peruvian author, poet, politician, scholar, and entrepreneur, and the founder of the ''Club Literario de Lima''. Biography Ricardo Rossel was born in Lima to the French immigrant E ...

(1841–1909), author, poet, politician, scholar and entrepreneur {{Peru lists *

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