List of Famous people born in Peru

Vicente Antonio Zeballos Salinas is a Peruvian politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from September 2019 to July 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration. Prior, he served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights. He is considered a strong representative from the southern part of the country.

María Julia "Maju" Mantilla García is a Peruvian actress, dancer, model, teacher and beauty queen who won Miss World 2004 in China.

Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala is a Peruvian politician. As the wife of President of Peru Ollanta Humala, she served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016. The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed the Peru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics. She has headed the PNP since December 2013.

Martha Gladys Chávez Cossío de Ocampo is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and lawyer. A historical and a prominent figure of Fujimorism, she has served in Congress for six-non consecutive terms in which three of them are consecutive from 1995 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2016, and since 2020 to finish the 2016–2021 that was interrupted by the dissolution of Congress. She was the presidential nomineee who ran unsuccessfully for President of Peru in the 2006 general election on the Fujimorist Alliance for the Future ticket placing fourth.

Óscar Raúl Ugarte Ubilluz is a Peruvian physician who is the current Minister of Health under President Francisco Sagasti since 13 February 2021. He previously held the position under President Alan García from October 2008 to July 2011.

Comrade José is the nom de guerre of Víctor Quispe Palomino, leader of the Militarized Communist Party of Peru a offshoot of Shining Path, a Maoist guerrilla and terrorist group in Peru. The group is present in the VRAEM region.

Percy Prado Ruiz is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a right-back.

Carlos Ricardo Bruce Montes de Oca is a Peruvian politician and a former Congressman, representing Lima from 2006 until 2019, when his term ended with the dissolution of the Congress by Martín Vizcarra in 2019.

Pablo Villanueva Branda, known as Melcochita, is a Peruvian comedian and Sonero singer, born in barrio La Victoria, in Lima, Perú. Known in the 1950s as Pacocha, he and his brothers created the band "Son Cubillas". He made various Latin music albums produced in Peru and New York, achieving some hits in the salsa market. Melcochita has acted as comedian on Peruvian TV in the shows A Reír, Risas y Salsa and Recargados de Risa. He was nominated for the Latin Grammys in 2019 for his new Song "La Momia".

César Villanueva Arévalo is a Peruvian politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from April 2018 to March 2019, and previously served as Prime Minister from October 2013 to February 2014. In 2007, he became Governor of the San Martín Region. He was sworn in as Prime Minister by President Ollanta Humala on 31 October 2013, and is affiliated with centre-left parties. In the 2016 general elections, he was elected Congressman representing San Martin under the Alliance for Progress of César Acuña.