List of Famous people born in Peru

Alexis Arias Tuesta is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Melgar and the Peru.

Víctor Benítez Morales is a Peruvian former footballer, who played as a centre-back or defensive midfielder. Nicknamed "El Conejo", he played for several clubs, notably Italian clubs A.C. Milan, A.S. Roma and F.C. Internazionale Milano as well as Argentine club Boca Juniors. He won the European Cup title with A.C. Milan in 1963.

Carlos Alejandro Villanueva Martínez was a Peruvian footballer who played for Alianza Lima and the Peru national football team. He is considered one of the most important Alianza strikers in the 1920s and 1930s.

Tula Rodríguez is a Peruvian exotic dancer. She played the main role of Katlyn in the 2006 film Chicha tu madre.

Saleh Carlos Salvador Heresi Chicoma is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Throughout his political career, he served as mayor of San Miguel from 2003 to 2014, member of the Peruvian Congress from 2016 to 2020, and Minister of Justice and Human Rights at the start of Martín Vizcarra administration, in 2018.

Marco Aldair Rodríguez Iraola, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Colombian club América de Cali.

Jesús Emanuel Pretell Panta is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting Cristal.

Susana Esther Baca de la Colina is a prominent Peruvian singer-songwriter, school teacher, folklorist, ethnomusicologist and two-time Latin Grammy Award winner. She has been a key figure in the revival of Afro-Peruvian music.

Juan Carlos Oblitas Saba is a retired Peruvian footballer, who is a football manager, who is nicknamed El Ciego. Oblitas was an extraordinary outside left wing forward at the national team level for Peru back in the 1970s and 1980s.

José Manzaneda, is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays as a winger for César Vallejo.