List of Peruvians

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This is a list of notable Peruvians.

Scientists[]

Social scientists[]

Physicians[]

Writers[]

Main article: List of Peruvian 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), modernista poet
  • Eduardo González Viaña (born 1941), short story writer and novelist
  • Javier Heraud (1942–1963), poet and would-be guerilla
  • 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 Mejia (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
  • José Watanabe (1946–2007), poet

Artists[]

Main article: List of Peruvian artists

Public service[]

Military[]

Politics[]

Revolutionaries[]

  • Tupac Amaru II, Incan revolutionary
  • Mariano Melgar
  • Mateo Pumacahua

Terrorists[]

Ancient civilizations[]

Hurin dynasty[]

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[]

Chess players[]

Association football players[]

Surfers[]

  • Sofia Mulanovich

Tennis players[]

Volleyball players[]

Other[]

Beauty queens and models[]

Fictional characters[]

Religion[]

  • Saint Rose of Lima
  • Saint Martin de Porres

Other[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Analí Cabrera fue reconocida con premio por su destacada trayectoria" [Analí Cabrera was Recognized with an Award for Her Outstanding Career]. El Comercio (in Spanish). 30 March 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
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