List of Famous people born in Peru
Salvador del Solar
Salvador Alejandro Jorge del Solar Labarthe is a Peruvian actor, director and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Peru from March to September 2019, in Martín Vizcarra's administration.
Juan Diego Flórez
Juan Diego Flórez Salom is a Peruvian operatic tenor, particularly known for his roles in bel canto operas. On June 4, 2007, he received his country's highest decoration, the Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Sun of Peru.
Christian Ramos
Christian Guillermo Martín Ramos Garagay, known as Christian Ramos, is a Peruvian footballer who plays for César Vallejo and the Peru national team as a centre back.
Gino Costa
Gino Francisco Costa Santolalla is a Peruvian politician who is an Independent Congressman caucusing with the Purple Party, representing the constituency of Lima.
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a Peruvian politician who served President of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He gained international prominence after leading the opposition against president Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000.
Franco Noriega
Franco Noriega Haltenhof is a Peruvian entrepreneur based in New York who has branched out into the restaurant business, modelling, television, and the music industry. He is also a retired professional swimmer.
Sofía Mulánovich
Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín, 3-time World Surfing Champion, 1 WSL and 2 ISA world championships, is the most relevant Peruvian surfer in the history. She is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win a World Surf League World Championship Tour event. She is the first Latin American ever to win the World Title, which she did in 2004. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and finished the season as Absolute World Champion. Sofia is the only one Latin-american surfer to win 2 ISA World Championships. Sofia won the ISA Championships, 2004 in Salinas-Ecuador and 2019 in Miyazaki-Japan. Her main sponsor is Roxy.
Luis Galarreta
Luis Fernando Galarreta Velarde is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2020. He was President of the Congress for the 2017–2018 annual term. Galarreta is part of the presidential ticket of Keiko Fujimori in the 2021 elections.
Renato Tapia
Renato Fabrizio Tapia Cortijo is a Peruvian professional footballer who plays for Celta Vigo and the Peru national football team as a defensive midfielder.
Antauro Humala
Antauro Igor Humala Tasso is a Peruvian nationalist and a former army major.