This is a list of notable Peruvians.

Scientists

* Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo (1887–1967) * Javier Arias Stella * Anthony Atala * Oswaldo Baca * Alberto Barton * G. E. Berrios * Carlos Bustamante (biophysicist), Carlos Bustamante * Ramiro Castro de la Mata * Rubén Castillo Anchapuri * A. Roberto Frisancho * Juan de Dios Guevara * Enrique Guzmán y Valle * Rafael Larco Hoyle * Federico Kauffmann Doig * Javier Mariátegui * Juan Mezzich * Modesto Montoya * Carlos M. Ochoa * Piermaria Oddone * Orlando Olcese * Carlos Carrillo Parodi * Pedro Paulet * Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt * Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán * Aracely Quispe Neira * Susana Pinilla * Gastón Pons Muzzo * Abundio Sagástegui Alva * Ruth Shady * Fernando Silva Santisteban * Julio C. Tello * José Tola Pasquel * Alfredo Torero * Jose L. Torero * Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz * Fabiola Leon Velarde * Federico Villarreal * Barton Zwiebach

Social scientists

* Jorge Aliaga Cacho * Jorge Basadre * José Antonio del Busto Duthurburu * Hildebrando Castro Pozo * Antonio Cornejo Polar * Honorio Delgado * Hernando de Soto (economist), Hernando de Soto * Alejandro Deustua * Alberto Flores Galindo * Maria Elena Foronda Farro * Gustavo Gutiérrez, theologian * Mariano Iberico Rodríguez * Víctor Li-Carrillo Chía * Guillermo Lohmann Villena * Manuel de Mendiburu * Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias * Antenor Orrego * Walter Peñaloza * Anibal Quijano * Liliana Rojas-Suarez * María Rostworowski * Rubén Vargas Ugarte * César Vásquez Bazán * Carlos Wiesse Portocarrero * Pedro Zulen

Physicians

* Daniel Alcides Carrión * 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 * Hermilio Valdizán * Carlos Vallejos Sologuren

Writers

* Martín Adán (1908–1985), poet * Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), indigenous novelist * Marie Arana (born 1949), Peruvian-American novelist, biographer, journalist * José María Arguedas (1911–1969), indigenous novelist and poet * Federico Barreto (1862–1929), poet * Jaime Bayly (born 1965), contemporary novelist * Michael Bentine (1922–1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian * Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939), novelist * Guillermo Carnero Hoke (1917–1985), writer and journalist * Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), literary anthropologist * Gamaliel Churata (1897–1957), socialist essayist and journalist * José María Eguren (1874–1942), poet * Jorge Eduardo Eielson (1924–2006), poet * Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (c. 1539–1616), chronicler * Manuel González Prada (1844–1918), modernismo, modernista poet * Eduardo González Viaña (born 1941), short story writer and novelist * Javier Heraud (1942–1963), poet and would-be guerrilla * Rodolfo Hinostroza (born 1941), influential poet, writer, novelist and essayist * Luis Jochamowitz (born 1953), journalist and biographer * José Carlos Mariátegui (1894–1930), socialist essayist and journalist * Jose Luis Mejía (born 1969), poet, novelist * Gloria Macher Peruvian Canadian writer * Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909), novelist * Angélica Palma (1878–1935), writer, journalist and biographer * Clemente Palma (1872–1946). writer of fantastic and horror fiction * Ricardo Palma (1833–1919), folklorist * Guaman Poma, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, indigenous chronicler * Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975), writer, scriptwriter, translator and journalist. * Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929–1994), short story writer * Isabel Sabogal (born 1958), novelist, poet and translator * Sebastián Salazar Bondy (1924–1964), essayist and poet * José Santos Chocano (1875–1934), poet * Manuel Scorza (1928–1983), novelist and poet * Hernando de Soto (economist) (born 1941), economist and essayist * Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), novelist, writer and lawyer * Álvaro Torres-Calderón (1975-), poet * Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919) * Blanca Varela (1926–2009), poet * Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936), novelist of the Latin American Boom * 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 (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 (b. 1968), veteran actress * Martín Chambi (1891–1973), photographer * Andrea Hamilton (b. 1968), fine-art photographer * Daniel Hernández (painter), Daniel Hernández (1856–1932) * Nelson Medina (b. 1978) * Carlos Enrique Polanco * Irma Poma Canchumani (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 (b. 1925) * Antonio Sinchi Roca Inka (17th century) * Diego Quispe Tito (1611–1681) * Boris Vallejo (b. 1941) * Alberto Vargas (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 (b. 1954), photographer * Tom Segura (b. 1979), Comedian

Public service

Military

* Óscar R. Benavides, early military leader * Francisco Morales Bermudez, dictator, 1975–80 * Juan Velasco Alvarado, dictator, 1969–1975 *Miguel Grau Seminario, Miguel Grau *José Olaya *Jorge Chávez *Alfonso Ugarte y Moscoso *Andrés Avelino Cáceres *Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez, Leoncio Prado *Emilio Cavenecia

Politics

*Javier Alva Orlandini *Antonio Arenas *Víctor Andrés Belaúnde *Luis Bedoya Reyes *José Bustamante y Rivero *Ramón Castilla *Liz Chicaje (born 1982), indigenous environmentalist *Héctor Cornejo Chávez *Nicolás de Piérola *Graciela Fernández-Baca (1933–2020), economist and politician *Alberto Fujimori, president, 1990–2000 *Aída García Naranjo (born 1951), educator, singer, and politician *Alan García Pérez, president, 1985–90, 2001–06 *Juan Manuel Guillén *Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre *Ollanta Humala, Ollanta Humala Tasso, president, 2011–16 *Humberto Lay *Augusto B. Leguía *José Carlos Mariátegui *Sandro Mariategui Chiappe *Vladimiro Montesinos *Luis José de Orbegoso *Jose Pardo y Barreda *Manuel Pardo y Lavalle *Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, 5th United Nations Secretary General, 1982–91 *Mariano Ignacio Prado *Manuel Prado Ugarteche *Albina Ruiz *Fernando Belaúnde Terry, Fernando Belaunde Terry, president, 1963–68, 1980–85 *Patricia Salas O'Brien, Minister of Education, 2011–13 *Luis Alberto Sánchez *Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro *María del Socorro Heysen (born 1960), economist and banker *Alejandro Toledo, president, 2001–2006 *Mercedes Araoz, Vice President of Peru, 2016–2020 *Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, prime minister and President, 2016–18 *Martín Vizcarra, governor, vice president and President of Peru, 2018–2020 *Bruno Pacheco (politician), Bruno Pacheco, former secretary of the President

Revolutionaries

* Túpac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary * Mariano Melgar * Mateo Pumacahua

Terrorists

* Abimael Guzmán * Elena Iparraguirre

Ancient civilizations

Hurin dynasty

*Manco Cápac *Sinchi Roca *Mayta Cápac *Cápac Yupanqui

Hanan dynasty

*Inca Roca, Incan emperor *Yahuar Huaca, Incan ruler *Pachacuti Inca Yupanqui *Huayna Capac, Incan ruler *Huáscar, Inca ruler, 1527–32 *Atahualpa, last Incan ruler

Vilcabamba (Colonial Era)

*Manco Inca Yupanqui, de facto Incan leader *Titu Cusi Yupanqui, de facto Incan leader *Túpac Amaru, de facto Incan leader

Athletes

Boxers

* Mauro Mina * Orlando Romero * Oscar Rivadeneira * Marcelo Quiñones * Kina Malpartida

Chess players

* Esteban Canal * Jorge Cori * Deysi Cori * Julio Granda * Oscar Quiñones (chess player), Oscar Quiñones * Guillermo Ruiz

Association football players

* Julio Baylón * José Luis Carranza * Roberto Challe * Héctor Chumpitaz * Luis Cruzado * Teófilo Cubillas * César Cueto * José del Solar * Jefferson Farfán * Raúl Fernández Valverde, Raúl Fernández * Teodoro Fernández, Teodoro "Lolo" Fernández * Nicolás Fuentes * Alberto Gallardo * José Paolo Guerrero * Pedro León * Valeriano López * Roberto Martínez Vera-Tudela * Julio Meléndez * Ramón Mifflin * Claudio Pizarro * Percy Rojas * Oswaldo Ramírez * Nolberto Solano * Hugo Sotil * Alberto Terry * Juan Manuel Vargas * Alejandro Villanueva * Santiago Acasiete * Jair Baylón * Leao Butron * Daniel Chávez (Peruvian footballer), Daniel Chávez * Rinaldo Cruzado * Juan Cominges * Johan Fano * Martín Hidalgo * Hernan Rengifo * Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar * Carlos Augusto Zambrano, Carlos Zambrano

Surfers

* Sofía Mulánovich

Tennis players

* Laura Gildemeister * Luis Horna * Alejandro Olmedo * Jaime Yzaga * Iván Miranda * Mauricio Echazú * Laura Arraya * Duilio Beretta

Volleyball players

* Denisse Fajardo * Rosa García * Gina Torrealva * Natalia Málaga * Gabriela Pérez del Solar * Cecilia Tait * Leyla Chihuán

Other

* Edgar Prado, jockey * Jorge F. Chavez, jockey * Kenny Florian, mixed martial arts * Antonio Oré, Olympic basketball player * Jorge Andres, sportscaster

Beauty queens and models

* Juana Burga Cervera * Helena Christensen, model * Madeleine Hartog Bell, Miss World – 1967 * Claudia Hernández (model), Claudia Hernández, Miss Perú Mundo – 2002/2003 * María Julia Mantilla, Miss World – 2004 * Tilsa Lozano, Miss Playboy TV Latinoamerica & Iberia * Danella Lucioni * Natalie Vértiz, Miss Peru – 2011 * Gladys Zender, Miss Universe – 1957

Religion

* Sarita Colonia, folk saint * Saint Rose of Lima * Saint Martin de Porres

Other

*Gaston Acurio, chef *Lady Bardales *Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), actress, vedette, and athlete *Jorge Chavez, airplane pilot *Raúl Chávez Sarmiento, math prodigy, second youngest bronze, silver, gold medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad *Alicia Delgado, folk singer *Virgilio Martínez Véliz, chef *Carlos I. Noriega, 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, modernist architect *Pamela Silva Conde, Emmy award-winning journalist *Valentina Shevchenko (fighter), Valentina Shevchenko, UFC Women's Flyweight champion *Luzmila Mahuanca, human rights activist advocating for the rights of Amazonian people

References

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