Famous Peruvians

List of Peruvian People

1579-12-09 Martinus de Porres, Peruvian saint (patron of social justice), born in Lima, Viceroyalty of Peru (d. 1639)
1586-04-20 Saint Rose of Lima [Isabel Flores de Olivia], Peruvian saint, a member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1617)
1663-11-26 Pedro de Peralta y Barnuevo, Peruvian poet (Obras Dramaticas), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1743)
1742-03-19 Túpac Amaru II, Peruvian-Indian revolutionary, a descendant of the last Inca ruler Túpac Amaru, Surimana, Province of Cusco, Viceroyalty of Peru (d. 1781)
1783-05-03 José de la Riva-Agüero, Peruvian soldier and politician, 1st President of Peru (1823), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1858)
1788-08-20 José Bernardo Alcedo, Peruvian composer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1878)
1833-02-07 Ricardo Palma, Peruvian writer and poet (Tradiciones Peruanas), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1919)
1873-05-19 Federico Gerdes, Peruvian pianist, composer, and educator (founder and first director of the National Conservatory of Music, 1909-26), born in Tacna, Peru (d. 1953)
1886-02-23 Ventura García Calderón, Peruvian diplomat and author, born in Paris, France (d. 1959)
1892-03-16 César Vallejo, Peruvian-French poet and novelist (Los Heraldos Negros; Trilce; Russia in 1931), born in Santiago de Chuco, Peru (d. 1938)
1895-02-03 Victor Raul Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician (founded APRA-Peru, drafted constitution), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 1979) [or Feb 22]
1895-02-22 Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, Peruvian politician and author (founder of Peruvian Aprista Party), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 1979)
1896-02-09 Alberto Vargas, Peruvian-American painter, primarily of "pin-up girls", born in Arequipa, Peru (d. 1982)
1900-04-06 Andres Sas, Belgian-Peruvian composer, born in Paris, France (d. 1967)
1900-10-19 Teodoro Valcárcel, Peruvian classical composer, born in Puno, Peru (d. 1942)
1904-09-08 Carlos Sánchez Málaga, Peruvian composer, born in Arequipa, Perú (d. 1995)
1910-11-27 Rodolfo Holzmann, Peruvian composer, born in Breslau, Germany (d. 1992)
1918-04-03 Enrique Iturriaga, Peruvian composer (Sinfonía Junín y Ayacucho), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2019)
1920-01-19 Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, Peruvian diplomat, 5th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982-91) and Prime Minister of Peru (2000-01), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2020)
1922-09-13 Yma Sumac [Chavarri], Peruvian-American 5 octave soprano (Omar Khayyam), born in Ichocan, Cajamarca, Peru (d. 2008)
1925-12-25 Carlos Castaneda, Peruvian-born American author and mystic (Eagle's Gift, Fire From Within), born in Cajamarca (d. 1998)
1926-03-09 Celso Garrido Lecca, Peruvian composer (Antaras; Elegía a Macchu Pichu), born in Lima, Peru
1926-12-03 Walter Ormeño, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (Peru 1949-57; Boca Juniors, Rosario Central), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2020)
1928-07-11 Marcos Calderón, Peruvian soccer coach (Peru 1975-79; Copa América 1975), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
1929-03-12 Francisco Pulgar Vidal, Peruvian musicologist and composer, born in Huánuco, Peru (d. 2012)
1929-08-31 Julio Ramon Ribeyro, Peruvian writer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 1994)
1931-06-04 César Bolaños, Peruvian electro-acoustic and experimental musician and composer, born in Lima, Peru (d. 2012)
1932-12-04 Édgar Valcárcel, Peruvian pianist and composer, born in Puno, Peru (d. 2010)
1933-10-01 Olga Pozzi Escot, Peruvian-American composer and musicologist, born in Lima, Peru
1935-09-12 Víctor Benítez, Peruvian soccer centre-back/defensive midfielder (11 caps; AC Milan, Roma, Inter Milan, Boca Juniors), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2022)
1936-03-24 Alex Olmedo, American-Peruvian tennis player (Australian C'ships, Wimbledon 1959), born in Arequipa, Peru (d. 2020)
1936-03-28 Mario Vargas Llosa, Peruvian writer, poet, journalist, presidential candidate and Nobel Prize Laureate (Aunt Julia), born in Arequipa, Peru
1936-07-19 Lucha Reyes 'Morena de Oro', Peruvian singer (Siempre criolla), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1973)
1936-09-23 Valentín Paniagua, Peruvian politician
1938-10-03 Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Peruvian economist and 66th President of Peru (2016-present), born in Lima, Peru
1938-11-13 Julio Canani, Peruvian thoroughbred horse racing trainer (Breeders' Cup Mile 1999, 2001; Juvenile Fillies 2004), born in Oxampampa, Peru (d. 2021)
1941-01-08 Boris Vallejo, Peruvian illustrator, born in Lima, Peru
1943-06-29 Pedro Pablo León, Peruvian soccer forward (49 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2020)
1943-11-21 Orlando de la Torre, Peruvian soccer defender (39 caps; Sporting Cristal SA), born in Trujillo, Peru (d. 2022)
1944-12-12 (Alejandro) "Alex" Acuña, Peruvian-American session and touring drummer and percussionist (Weather Report; Lee Ritenour; Joni Mitchell), educator and producer, born in Pativilca, Peru
1945-05-20 Vladimiro Montesinos, Peruvian politician
1945-09-18 Ottorino Sartor, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (27 caps; Defensor Arica, CNI), born in Chancay, Peru (d. 2021)
1947-07-08 Luis Fernando Figari, Peruvian founder of Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, born in Lima, Peru
1948-01-11 Eleazar Soria, Peruvian soccer defender (29 caps, Copa America 1975; Universitario, Independiente, Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
1949-05-23 Alan García, President of Peru (Peruvian Aprista Party: 1985-90, 2006-11), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2019)
1954-07-10 José González, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (20 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
1954-10-10 Juliane Koepcke, German-Peruvian mammalogist (specialises in bats), born in Lima, Peru
1954-10-30 Mario Testino, Peruvian-born English fashion photographer, born in Lima, Peru
1959-10-07 Lourdes Flores, Peruvian politician, born in Lima, Peru
1959-10-08 Carlos I. Noriega, Peruvian-American astronaut (STS 84, sk 97), born in Lima, Peru
1962-05-31 Dina Boluarte, Peruvian politician (1st Female President of Peru 2022-), born in Chalhuanca, Peru
1964-05-12 José Casanova, Peruvian soccer midfielder (10 caps; Alianza Lima), born in Lima, Peru (d. 1987)
1966-08-13 Miguel Miranda, Peruvian soccer goalkeeper (47 caps; Sporting Cristal) and coach (Alianza Atlético), born in Lima, Peru (d. 2021)
1967-04-17 Henry Ian Cusick, Peruvian-Scottish actor (Desmond Hume-Lost), born in Trujillo, Peru
1967-10-23 Jaime Yzaga, Peruvian tennis star, born in Lima, Peru
1967-11-28 José del Solar, Peruvian footballer
1969-10-19 Pedro Castillo, Peruvian teacher, union leader and politician (President of Peru 2021-22), born in Puña, Peru
1969-11-13 Lori Berenson, American journalist and Peruvian terrorist collaborator (MRTA), born in New York City
1971-10-27 Jorge Soto, Peruvian soccer midfielder (101 caps; Sporting Cristal), born in Lima, Peru
1972-12-28 Roberto Palacios, Peruvian footballer, born in Lima, Peru
1974-12-12 Nolberto Solano, Peruvian footballer, born in Callao, Peru
1977-03-23 Jean Carlos Gamarra, Peruvian taekwondo practitioner
1977-04-07 Silvana Arias, Peruvian actress
1978-10-03 Claudio Pizarro, Peruvian soccer striker (85 caps; Bayern Munich 224 games, 87 goals), born in Callao, Peru
1978-10-21 Jimmy López Bellido, Peruvian classical composer (Synesthésie; Warped Symmetry; Aurora), born in Lima, Peru
1981-06-16 Miguel Villalta, Peruvian soccer defender (28 caps; Sporting Cristal CS 233 games, CS Cienciano), born in Cusco, Peru
1983-04-17 Roberto Jiménez, Peruvian football player, born in Piura, Peru
1984-01-01 Paolo Guerrero, Peruvian soccer striker (102 caps; Hamburger SV, Internacional), born in Lima, Peru
1984-07-10 Maria Julia Mantilla, Peruvian dancer and beauty contestant who won Miss World 2004, born in Trujillo, Peru
1984-10-26 Jefferson Farfán, Peruvian footballer (PSV), born in Lima, Peru
1986-01-14 Cristina Aicardi, Peruvian badminton player
1990-12-27 Luis Trujillo, Peruvian Football Player

Peruvian History Timeline