List of Peruvians

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
 * 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
 * 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 Chávez
 * 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
 * Katya Adaui (born 1977), novelist
 * 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), 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
 * 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 (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 Chávez (b. c. 1937)
 * Victor Delfín (b. c. 1927)
 * Elena Tejada-Herrera
 * Mario Testino (b. 1954), photographer
 * Tom Segura (b. 1979), Comedian

Military

 * Óscar R. Benavides, early military leader
 * Francisco Morales Bermudez, dictator, 1975–80
 * Juan Velasco Alvarado, dictator, 1969–1975
 * Miguel Grau
 * José Olaya
 * Jorge Chávez
 * Alfonso Ugarte y Moscoso
 * Andrés Avelino Cáceres
 * 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 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 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 Aráoz, 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, former secretary of the President

Revolutionaries

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

Terrorists

 * Abimael Guzmán
 * Elena Iparraguirre

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

Boxers

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

Chess players

 * Esteban Canal
 * Jorge Cori
 * Deysi Cori
 * Julio Granda
 * 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
 * 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
 * Rinaldo Cruzado
 * Juan Cominges
 * Johan Fano
 * Martín Hidalgo
 * Hernan Rengifo
 * Alberto Junior Rodríguez Valdelomar
 * 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. Chávez, 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, 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 Chávez, 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, UFC Women's Flyweight champion
 * Luzmila Mahuanca, human rights activist advocating for the rights of Amazonian people