List of Peruvians explained
This is a list of notable Peruvians.
Scientists
Social scientists
Physicians
Writers
See main article: article and List of Peruvian 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
See main article: article and List of Peruvian artists.
Public service
Military
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
Terrorists
Ancient civilizations
Hurin dynasty
Hanan dynasty
Vilcabamba (Colonial Era)
Athletes
Boxers
Chess players
Association football players
Surfers
Tennis players
Volleyball players
Other
Beauty queens and models
Religion
Other
- Gaston Acurio, chef[36]
- Lady Bardales
- Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), actress, vedette, and athlete[37]
- Jorge Chávez, airplane pilot[38]
- Raúl Chávez Sarmiento, math prodigy, second youngest bronze, silver, gold medalist at the International Mathematical Olympiad
- Alicia Delgado, folk singer
- Virgilio Martínez Véliz, chef[39]
- Carlos I. Noriega, astronaut[40]
- Gonzalo Castro de la Mata, ecologist[41]
- Amanda Portales, singer, author, composer, and Peruvian folklore performer[42]
- 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
Notes and References
- Web site: Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo, precursor peruano de la Física Moderna . 2022-08-10 . sisbib.unmsm.edu.pe.
- Web site: Doctor Honoris Causa Anthony Atala . 2022-08-10 . rtvsanmarcos.unmsm.edu.pe.
- Web site: Oswaldo Baca Mendoza Ciencias.pe . 2022-08-11 . www.ciencias.pe.
- Web site: Informática . Unidad de Estadística e . BARTON THOMPSON, ALBERTO (1871 - 1950) . 2022-08-11 . San Fernando . es.
- Web site: Germán Elías Berríos – Honoris – Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona – UAB Barcelona . 2022-08-11 . www.uab.cat.
- Web site: Ruben Castillo Anchapuri . 2022-08-11 . Ruben Castillo Anchapuri.
- Web site: Juan de Dios Guevara Romero Ciencias.pe . 2022-08-25 . www.ciencias.pe.
- Web site: Rafael Larco Hoyle . 2022-08-25 . Museo Larco . es-ES.
- Web site: FEDERICO AUGUSTO KAUFFMANN DOIG- Universidad de Piura . 2022-08-25 . www.udep.edu.pe.
- Web site: Entrevista Imaginada (Auto Reportaje) ACERVO JAVIER MARIATEGUI . 2022-09-02 . javiermariategui.org.
- Web site: Honoris Causa a Dr. Juan Mezzich Izaguirre . 2022-08-25 . rtvsanmarcos.unmsm.edu.pe.
- Web site: Modesto Montoya . 2022-09-02 . www.reddeperuanos.com.
- Web site: Carlos M. Ochoa Nieves Ciencias.pe . 2022-09-02 . www.ciencias.pe.
- Web site: Gonzales . Gustavo . 2009-12-30 . La física de altas energías . 2022-08-25 . larepublica.pe . es.
- Web site: Orlando Olcese Pachas . 2022-09-02 . www.lamolina.edu.pe.
- Web site: Se realizó reconocimiento póstumo al Dr. Carlos Carrillo Parodi, ex Jefe del INS . 2022-09-02 . INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD . es.
- News: El peruano que se convirtió en el padre de la astronáutica inspirado por Julio Verne y que aparece en los nuevos billetes de 100 soles . es . BBC News Mundo . 2022-09-02.
- Web site: Biografia de Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán . 2022-09-02 . www.biografiasyvidas.com.
- Web site: Aracely Quispe, la ingeniera peruana que hace historia en la NASA . 2022-09-02 . elperuano.pe . es.
- Web site: Gastón Pons Muzzo . 2022-09-04 . www.quimica.es.
- Web site: GrupoRPP . 2012-06-01 . Abundio Sagástegui, un científico apasionado por las plantas . 2022-09-04 . RPP . es.
- Web site: 2022-05-12 . Universidad San Marcos entrega Medalla de Honor a la Doctora Ruth Shady . 2022-09-04 . Caral . es.
- Web site: El Legado de Fernando Silva Santisteban al Alcance de Todos . 2022-09-04 . es-ES.
- Web site: JulioCTello – 21 intelectuales peruanos del siglo XX . 2022-09-04 . es.
- Web site: Gina Torrealba entrena a niñas y adolescentes en Taller de Vóley Chorrillano Municipalidad Distrital de Chorrillos . 2022-08-11 . www.munichorrillos.gob.pe.
- Web site: Natalia Málaga – Biografía de Natalia Málaga . 2022-08-11 . www.biografias.es.
- Web site: Gabriela Lourdes Pérez del Solar Cuculiza . 2022-08-11 . www4.congreso.gob.pe.
- Web site: Cecilia Tait – Biografía de Cecilia Tait . 2022-08-11 . www.biografias.es.
- Web site: LR . Redacción . 2022-06-12 . Todos los rostros de Juana Burga . 2022-08-11 . larepublica.pe . es.
- Web site: LR . Redacción . 2022-03-13 . Helena Christensen rinde tributo a su madre peruana: Me enseñó tradiciones y valores del Perú . 2022-08-11 . larepublica.pe . es.
- Web site: PERU21 . NOTICIAS . 2021-11-17 . Madeleine Hartog: el día que una peruana se convirtió en Miss Mundo concurso de belleza nnsp ESPECTACULOS . 2022-08-11 . Peru21 . es.
- Web site: EsSalud . WebMaster . Ex Miss Perú Claudia Hernández y periodista Fernando Díaz se suman a #DonaChallenge EsSalud . 2022-08-11 . es-PE.
- Web site: PERÚ . NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO . 2019-12-05 . Maju Mantilla, a 15 años de coronarse Miss Mundo: así vivió el gran momento de su vida FOTOS LUCES . 2022-08-11 . El Comercio Perú . es.
- Web site: PERÚ . NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO . 2021-07-23 . 1957 Gladys Zender, Miss Universo 1957 bicentenario BICENTENARIO . 2022-08-11 . El Comercio Perú . es.
- Book: Graziano, Frank . Cultures of Devotion: Folk Saints of Spanish America . Oxford University Press . 2006 . 978-0-19-029112-9 . 141 .
- Web site: Ingredientes para emprender: la historia del chef más famoso de Perú . 2022-08-10 . www.iadb.org.
- News: Analí Cabrera fue reconocida con premio por su destacada trayectoria . Analí Cabrera was Recognized with an Award for Her Outstanding Career . . Spanish . 30 March 2011 . 18 July 2018.
- Web site: Perú . Historia del . 2015-05-18 . Jorge Chávez . 2022-08-10 . Historia del Perú . es.
- Web site: Balanzino . Manu . 2018-12-19 . Virgilio Martínez, el chef de las alturas peruanas . 2022-08-10 . The Gourmet Journal: Periódico de Gastronomía . es.
- Web site: Santiago . Jhersson . 2022-08-24 . ¿Qué fue de la vida de Carlos Noriega, el primer astronauta peruano que viajó al espacio? . 2022-09-28 . larepublica.pe . es.
- Web site: Gonzalo Castro de la Mata . 2022-09-28 . Revista Gana Más . es-PE.
- Web site: 2022-09-10 . Amanda Portales, la leyenda vive . 2022-09-28 . Trome . es.