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Alfonso Santistevan - Playwright and actor

Alfonso Santistevan

Playwright and actor

Alfredo Bryce Echenique - Novelist

Alfredo Bryce Echenique

Novelist

Ana María Intili - Writer and poet

Ana María Intili

Writer and poet

Ángela Leyva - Volleyball player

Ángela Leyva

Volleyball player

Antonio Raimondi - Italian-Peruvian naturalist and geographer

Antonio Raimondi

Italian-Peruvian naturalist and geographer

Arturo Zambo Cavero - Singer and percussionist

Arturo Zambo Cavero

Singer and percussionist

Atahualpa - Last Inca emperor

Atahualpa

Last Inca emperor

Beatriz Merino - Politician, former prime Minister

Beatriz Merino

Politician, former prime Minister

Beto Ortiz - Journalist and TV host

Beto Ortiz

Journalist and TV host

Blanca Varela - Poet

Blanca Varela

Poet

Cahuide - Inca warrior

Cahuide

Inca warrior

Carlos Alcántara - Actor and comedian

Carlos Alcántara

Actor and comedian

Carlos Bustamante - Biophysicist

Carlos Bustamante

Biophysicist

Carlos Germán Belli - Poet

Carlos Germán Belli

Poet

Carlos Monge Medrano - Doctor and researcher

Carlos Monge Medrano

Doctor and researcher

Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor - Businessman, Interbank group

Carlos Rodríguez-Pastor

Businessman, Interbank group

César Hildebrandt - Journalist and writer

César Hildebrandt

Journalist and writer

César Vallejo - Poet and writer

César Vallejo

Poet and writer

Chabuca Granda - Singer and songwriter

Chabuca Granda

Singer and songwriter

Ciro Alegría - Writer

Ciro Alegría

Writer

Claudia Llosa - Film director, Berlin Golden Bear winner

Claudia Llosa

Film director, Berlin Golden Bear winner

Claudio Pizarro - Football player

Claudio Pizarro

Football player

Clorinda Matto de Turner - Writer and journalist

Clorinda Matto de Turner

Writer and journalist

Daniel Alcides Carrión - Doctor and scientist

Daniel Alcides Carrión

Doctor and scientist

Deborah Valença - Photograph

Deborah Valença

Photograph

Deysi Cori - Chess player

Deysi Cori

Chess player

Eduardo Hochschild - Industrialist

Eduardo Hochschild

Industrialist

Edwin Donayre - Former general

Edwin Donayre

Former general

Elmer Huerta - Specialist in public health

Elmer Huerta

Specialist in public health

Érika Villalobos - Actress and singer

Érika Villalobos

Actress and singer

Eva Ayllón - Afro-Peruvian music singer

Eva Ayllón

Afro-Peruvian music singer

Federico Villarreal - Mathematician and engineer

Federico Villarreal

Mathematician and engineer

Felipe Huamán Poma de Ayala - Indigenous chronicler

Felipe Huamán Poma de Ayala

Indigenous chronicler

Fernando Cabieses Molina - Neurologist and anthropologist

Fernando Cabieses Molina

Neurologist and anthropologist

Fernando de Szyszlo - Painter

Fernando de Szyszlo

Painter

Flavio Maestri - Football player

Flavio Maestri

Football player

Francisco Bolognesi - National hero, military leader

Francisco Bolognesi

National hero, military leader

Francisco González Prada - Intellectual and reformer

Francisco González Prada

Intellectual and reformer

Gastón Acurio - Chef and entrepreneur

Gastón Acurio

Chef and entrepreneur

Gerardo Privat - Fashion designer

Gerardo Privat

Fashion designer

Gian Marco - Singer-songwriter

Gian Marco

Singer-songwriter

Gisela Valcárcel - TV presenter

Gisela Valcárcel

TV presenter

Gladys Tejeda - Marathon runner

Gladys Tejeda

Marathon runner

Guaman Poma - Indigenous Peruvian chronicler

Guaman Poma

Indigenous Peruvian chronicler

Gustavo Gutiérrez - Theologian

Gustavo Gutiérrez

Theologian

Héctor Chumpitaz - Former national team captain

Héctor Chumpitaz

Former national team captain

Hernán Garrido Lecca - Economist and former health minister

Hernán Garrido Lecca

Economist and former health minister

Inés Huaylas Yupanqui - Inca princess

Inés Huaylas Yupanqui

Inca princess

Jaime Bayly - Writer and television host

Jaime Bayly

Writer and television host

Jaime Guardia - Folk musician

Jaime Guardia

Folk musician

Javier Heraud - Poet and guerrilla

Javier Heraud

Poet and guerrilla

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar - Former UN secretary-general

Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

Former UN secretary-general

Javier Wong - Chef, known for fusion cuisine

Javier Wong

Chef, known for fusion cuisine

Jefferson Farfán - Football player

Jefferson Farfán

Football player

Jorge Chávez - Peruvian aviation pioneer

Jorge Chávez

Peruvian aviation pioneer

Jorge Eduardo Eielson - Poet and artist

Jorge Eduardo Eielson

Poet and artist

José Carlos Mariátegui - Marxist philosopher and writer

José Carlos Mariátegui

Marxist philosopher and writer

José Graña Miró Quesada - Industrialist and businessman

José Graña Miró Quesada

Industrialist and businessman

José María Arguedas - Novelist and ethnologist

José María Arguedas

Novelist and ethnologist

José Sabogal - Painter and muralist

José Sabogal

Painter and muralist

Juan Diego Flórez - Opera tenor

Juan Diego Flórez

Opera tenor

Juan José Cueva - Fashion designer

Juan José Cueva

Fashion designer

Juan Landázuri Ricketts - Cardinal of Lima

Juan Landázuri Ricketts

Cardinal of Lima

Juan Pablo Varillas - Peruvian tennis player

Juan Pablo Varillas

Peruvian tennis player

Juan Reynoso - Football coach

Juan Reynoso

Football coach

Juan Santos Atahualpa - Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Juan Santos Atahualpa

Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Juan Valer Sandoval - Military hero

Juan Valer Sandoval

Military hero

Leoncio Prado - War of the Pacific hero

Leoncio Prado

War of the Pacific hero

Lina Medina - The youngest mother in history

Lina Medina

The youngest mother in history

Lourdes Flores Nano - Politician

Lourdes Flores Nano

Politician

Lucha Reyes - Creole music singer

Lucha Reyes

Creole music singer

Lucho Horna - Tennis player

Lucho Horna

Tennis player

Lucho Quequezana - Musician

Lucho Quequezana

Musician

Luis Alberto Sánchez - Writer and politician

Luis Alberto Sánchez

Writer and politician

Luis Bedoya Reyes - Politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party

Luis Bedoya Reyes

Politician and founder of the Christian Democratic Party

Luis Fernando Figari - Founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

Luis Fernando Figari

Founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae

Luis Guillermo Lumbreras - Archaeologist and anthropologist

Luis Guillermo Lumbreras

Archaeologist and anthropologist

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro - Military leader and politician

Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro

Military leader and politician

Magaly Medina - Television host

Magaly Medina

Television host

Magaly Solier - Actress and singer

Magaly Solier

Actress and singer

Margarita Checa - Contemporary sculptor

Margarita Checa

Contemporary sculptor

María Elena Moyano - Women’s rights activist

María Elena Moyano

Women’s rights activist

María Julia Mantilla - Beauty queen

María Julia Mantilla

Beauty queen

María Luisa Aguilar - Astrophysicist

María Luisa Aguilar

Astrophysicist

María Parado de Bellido - Heroine of independence

María Parado de Bellido

Heroine of independence

María Reiche - Mathematician and archaeologist

María Reiche

Mathematician and archaeologist

María Rostworowski - Historian and anthropologist

María Rostworowski

Historian and anthropologist

Mariano Ignacio Prado - Military figure and historical figure

Mariano Ignacio Prado

Military figure and historical figure

Mario Testino - Fashion photographer

Mario Testino

Fashion photographer

Mario Vargas Llosa - Writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, Politician

Mario Vargas Llosa

Writer, Nobel Prize in Literature, Politician

Mateo Pumacahua - Revolutionary leader

Mateo Pumacahua

Revolutionary leader

Máxima Acuña - Environmental activist

Máxima Acuña

Environmental activist

Micaela Bastidas - Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Micaela Bastidas

Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Michael Spitzer - Musician from Gaia band

Michael Spitzer

Musician from Gaia band

Miguel Grau - War hero

Miguel Grau

War hero

Miguel Iglesias - Military leader and politician

Miguel Iglesias

Military leader and politician

Mitsuharu Tsumura - Chef, known for Nikkei cuisine

Mitsuharu Tsumura

Chef, known for Nikkei cuisine

Natalia Málaga - Volleyball coach and former player

Natalia Málaga

Volleyball coach and former player

Nélida Sifuentes - Environmental activist

Nélida Sifuentes

Environmental activist

Nicola Porcella - Television personality

Nicola Porcella

Television personality

Oswaldo Reynoso - Writer

Oswaldo Reynoso

Writer

Paolo Guerrero - Football player

Paolo Guerrero

Football player

Patricia García - Epidemiologist and former health Minister

Patricia García

Epidemiologist and former health Minister

Pedro Paulet - Inventor and aerospace pioneer

Pedro Paulet

Inventor and aerospace pioneer

Pedro Ruiz Gallo - Soldier and inventor

Pedro Ruiz Gallo

Soldier and inventor

Pedro Suárez Vértiz - Rock singer

Pedro Suárez Vértiz

Rock singer

Pía León - Chef and co-owner of Central restaurant

Pía León

Chef and co-owner of Central restaurant

Ramón Castilla Márquez - Painter

Ramón Castilla Márquez

Painter

Raúl Ruidíaz - Football player

Raúl Ruidíaz

Football player

Rebeca Escribens - TV presenter and actress

Rebeca Escribens

TV presenter and actress

Ricardo Blume - Actor

Ricardo Blume

Actor

Ricardo Palma - Writer and historian

Ricardo Palma

Writer and historian

Rosa María Palacios - Journalist and lawyer

Rosa María Palacios

Journalist and lawyer

Ruth Shady - Archaeologist, founder of Caral site

Ruth Shady

Archaeologist, founder of Caral site

Saint Martin de Porres - Monk and Saint

Saint Martin de Porres

Monk and Saint

Saint Rose of Lima - Saint, patron of Latin America

Saint Rose of Lima

Saint, patron of Latin America

Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo - Physicist and engineer

Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo

Physicist and engineer

Sofía Mulanovich - World champion surfer

Sofía Mulanovich

World champion surfer

Sofía Rocha - Actress

Sofía Rocha

Actress

Sophie Jallais - Oncologist

Sophie Jallais

Oncologist

Susana Baca - Singer, Latin Grammy winner

Susana Baca

Singer, Latin Grammy winner

Susana Villarán - Former mayor of Lima

Susana Villarán

Former mayor of Lima

Tania Libertad - Singer

Tania Libertad

Singer

Tatiana Astengo - Actress

Tatiana Astengo

Actress

Teodoro Fernández - Former football player

Teodoro Fernández

Former football player

Teodoro Núñez Ureta - Painter

Teodoro Núñez Ureta

Painter

Teófilo Cubillas - Former football player

Teófilo Cubillas

Former football player

Tilsa Tsuchiya - Painter

Tilsa Tsuchiya

Painter

Titu Cusi Yupanqui - Inca leader

Titu Cusi Yupanqui

Inca leader

Toribio de Mogrovejo - Archbishop, saint

Toribio de Mogrovejo

Archbishop, saint

Túpac Amaru II - Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Túpac Amaru II

Leader of the indigenous rebellion

Túpac Katari - Revolutionary indigenous leader

Túpac Katari

Revolutionary indigenous leader

Víctor Andrés Belaunde - Diplomat and intellectual

Víctor Andrés Belaunde

Diplomat and intellectual

Víctor Delfín - Sculptor and painter

Víctor Delfín

Sculptor and painter

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre - Political leader, founder of APRA

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre

Political leader, founder of APRA

Violeta Bermúdez - Lawyer and Former prime minister

Violeta Bermúdez

Lawyer and Former prime minister

Virgilio Martínez - Chef of Central restaurant

Virgilio Martínez

Chef of Central restaurant

Vladimiro Montesinos - Former head of secret services

Vladimiro Montesinos

Former head of secret services

Wendy Sulca - Popular singer

Wendy Sulca

Popular singer

Yirko Sivirich - Fashion designer

Yirko Sivirich

Fashion designer

Yma Sumac - Exotic music singer

Yma Sumac

Exotic music singer

Peruvian famous People