List of Famous people born in Peru
Gian Marco
Gian Marco Javier Zignago Alcóver is a Peruvian singer-songwriter. He has won the Latin Grammy Award for the Best Singer-Songwriter Album three times. First in 2005 for his Album "Resucitar", in 2011 for his Album "Días Nuevos", and in 2012 for his Album "20 Años". Gian Marco was named UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in Peru.
Magaly Medina
Magaly Jesús Medina Vela is a Peruvian entrepreneur, presenter, radio and television producer; most known for the popular celebrity gossip show "Magaly TeVe", that ran from 1997 to 2012. In it, she talked about the lives and scandals of Peruvian celebrities from "Chollywood," a portmanteau of the words "Cholo" and "Hollywood," which she minted.
Mauricio Montes
Mauricio Alejandro Montes Sanguinetti is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a striker for Ayacucho FC in the Torneo Descentralizado.
Jazmin Pinedo
Jazmín Tatiana Pinedo Chau is a television presenter, television personality and former model. She is a former host of the Esto es Guerra reality show on América Televisión and Espectáculos on Latina Televisión.
Josepmir Ballón
Josepmir Aarón Ballón Villacorta is a Peruvian footballer who plays for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team, as a defensive midfielder.
Kluiverth Aguilar
Kluiverth Miguel Aguilar Díaz is a Peruvian footballer who plays as a defender for Alianza Lima. He was included in The Guardian's "Next Generation 2020". On the 19th of April 2020, it was confirmed that Aguilar would join Manchester City for a fee of £1.5 million when he turns 18, in 2021.
Valeria Piazza
Valeria Piazza Vásquez is a Peruvian social communicator, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Peru 2016 and represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant where she was a semifinalist.
Luciana León
Luciana Milagros León Romero is a Peruvian politician (APRA). She is the daughter of Rómulo León Alegría, a well known politician in Peru.
Jean Carlos Ecan Chapoñan
Luis Alfonso Abram Ugarelli is a Peruvian football player who currently plays for Argentine Primera División club Vélez Sarsfield and the Peru national team as a defender.
Ruth Shady
Ruth Martha Shady Solís is a Peruvian anthropologist and archaeologist. She is the founder and director of the archaeological project at Caral.