List of people from Lima

This is a list of notable people from Lima, Peru. It includes people who were born/raised in, lived in, or spent portions of their lives in Lima, or for whom Lima is a significant part of their identity, as well as music groups founded in Lima. This list is in alphabetical order.

Notable people

Artists and designers Grimanesa Amorós (born 1962), artist and light sculpture installations Armando Andrade Tudela (born 1975), artist Herman Braun-Vega (1933–2019), painter and artist Frederick Cooper Llosa (born 1939), architect and professor Federico del Campo (1837–1923), painter José Gil de Castro (1785–1840/41), portrait painter, cartographer and soldier who spent many years in Chile Fernando de Szyszlo (1925–2017), painter, sculptor, printmaker, and teacher. Pancho Fierro (1807/1809–1879), painter. Bernardo Fort-Brescia (born 1951), businessman and architect. Cristina Gálvez (1916–1982), sculptor. Gloria Gómez-Sánchez (1921–2007), artist Elena Izcue (1889–1970), illustrator, graphic artist, textile designer Daniela Lalita (born 1992), artist, musician and model Juan Lepiani (1864–1932), painter Felipe Lettersten (1957–2003), artist and sculptor of indigenous tribes and people Diego Montoya (born 1982 or 1983), visual artist and fashion designer Wynnie Mynerva (born 1993), multidisciplinary artist Jorge Piqueras (1925–2020), visual artist Luis de Riaño (1596–c. 1667), Cusco School painter Joaquín Roca Rey (1923–2004), sculptor Javier Tapia (born 1957), artist and painter Eduardo Tokeshi (born 1960), artist Boris Vallejo (born 1941), painter

Religious Jacinto Barrasa (1626–1704), 17th-century Jesuit preacher and historian Saint Martin of Porras (1579–1639), Afro-Peruvian Dominican friar Saint Rose of Lima (1586–1617), first Roman Catholic saint born in the Americas

Politicians Carlo Angeles (born 1993), member of Lima metropolitan council, activist Fernando Belaúnde (1912–2002), President of Peru (1963–1968 and 1980–1985). Javier Pérez de Cuéllar (1920–2020), former Secretary-General of the UN. Manuel Dammert (1949–2021), politician and sociologist. Alan García (1949–2019), President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011). Robert Garcia (born 1977), U.S. representative for California Daniel Hannan (born 1971), Member of European Parliament. Jim Himes (born 1966), U.S. representative for Connecticut José Jerí (born 1986), the 65th President of Peru. Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (born 1938), the 59th President of Peru (2016–2018). Luis Felipe de Las Casas Grieve (1916–1988), politician and engineer. Diego de Peñalosa (1621–1687) Governor of Spanish New Mexico in 1661–1664. Javier Valle Riestra (born 1932), lawyer and politician. Ricardo Rossel (1841–1909), author, poet, politician, scholar and entrepreneur. Antonieta Zevallos de Prialé (1918/1919–2006), Congress of the Republic of Peru member

Photographers Martín Chambi (1891–1973), photographer, from Puno, Peru. Elsa Cayo (born 1951), filmmaker, and photographer. Mario Testino (born 1954), fashion and portrait photographer.

Writers Xavier Abril (1905–1990), poet and essayist. Martín Adán (1908–1985), poet, hermeticism and metaphysical depth. Raúl Allain (born 1989), writer, poet, editor and sociologist. Rosa Arciniega (1909–1999), novelist with a Socialist bent. Jaime Bayly (born 1965), writer, journalist and media personality. Violeta Bermúdez (born 1961), lawyer, writer and diplomat. Samuel Brejar (1941–2006), poet. Alfredo Bryce (born 1939), novelist. Alonso Cueto (born 1954), author, university professor and newspaper columnist. María Emma Mannarelli (born 1954), feminist writer, historian and professor. Julia Ferrer (1925–1995), poet and writer. Mercedes Gallagher (1883–1950), writer and academic. Francisco García Calderón Rey (1883–1953), writer. Carlos Germán Belli (born 1927), poet. Doris Gibson (1910–2008), magazine writer and publisher. Javier Heraud (1942–1963), poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). Rodolfo Hinostroza (1941–2016), poet, writer, journalist, food critic and astrologer. Alexis Iparraguirre (born 1974), short story writer. Fernando Iwasaki (born 1961), writer and historian. Alex Kuczynski (born 1970), writer and author. Lastenia Larriva (1848–1924), poet, writer, and journalist. Ana María Llona Málaga (born 1936), peot. Victor Llona (1886–1953), writer and translator. Carlos Lozada (born 1971), journalist and author. José María Eguren (1874–1942), writer. Rosa Mercedes Riglos (1826–1891), writer. Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias (1918–2019), philosopher, journalist and politician. Óscar Miró Quesada de la Guerra (a.k.a. Racso) (1884–1981), scientific journalist. Silvia Núñez del Arco (born 1988), writer and wife of journalist. Angélica Palma (1878–1935), writer, journalist and biographer. Clemente Palma (1872-1946), writer. Ricardo Palma (1833–1919), poet, novelist and short story writer. Felipe Pardo y Aliaga (1806–1868), poet, satirist, playwright, lawyer and politician. Daniel Peredo (1969–2018), journalist, announcer and writer. Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929–1994), short story writer and novelist. Gabriel Rimachi Sialer (born 1974), writer, journalist, and archeologist. José de la Riva Agüero (1783–1858), soldier, politician, and historian. Gonzalo Rodríguez Risco (born 1972), playwright and screenwriter. María Rostworowski (1915–2016), historian. Isabel Sabogal (born 1958), bilingual novelist, poet, translator of Polish literature into Spanish and astrologer. Sebastián Salazar Bondy (1924–1965), playwright, essayist, poet, and journalist. Claudia Salazar Jiménez (born 1976), writer, editor, academic and a cultural manager. José Santos Chocano (1875–1934), poet, writer and diplomat. Manuel Scorza (1928–1983), novelist, poet, and political activist. Javier Sologuren (1921–2004), writer and poet. Guillermo Thorndike (1940–2009), journalist and writer. Juan Manuel Ugarte Eléspuru (1911–2004), painter, writer and historian. Claudia Ulloa (born 1979), writer. Alberto Valdivia Baselli (born 1977), poet, writer, essayist, literary scholar, and specialist. Diego Valverde Villena (born 1967), poet, essayist and polyglot. Blanca Varela (1926–2009), poet. Álvaro Vargas Llosa (born 1966), writer and political commentator and public speaker on international affairs. Virginia Vargas (born 1945), sociologist. Gabriela Wiener (born 1975), writer, chronicler, poet and journalist. María Wiesse (1894–1964), poet, writer, essayist, anthologist, and film critic. Álvaro Torres-Calderón (born 1975), poet and associate professor.

Entertainers Carlos Alcántara (born 1964), stand-up comedian and actor. Jorge Aravena (born 1969), telenovela actor. Silvana Arias (born 1982), actress. Roberto Ballesteros (born 1959), actor. Areliz Benel (born 1988), actress. Diego Bertie (1967–2022), actor and singer. Ricardo Blume (1933–2020), actor and theatre director. Monserrat Brugué (born 1967), actress, television, cinema, and theatre. Roxana Brusso (born 1978), actress. Prisca Bustamante (born 1964), actress. Analí Cabrera (1959–2011), actress, vedette, athlete, and dancer. Carolina Cano (born 1985), actress and dancer of French descent. Pierina Carcelén (born 1979), actress, model and dancer. Jason Day (born 1985), actor. Salvador del Solar (born 1970), actor. Katerina D'Onofrio (born 1978), actress. Rebeca Escribens (born 1972), actress, TV Host., radio host and producer. Rossana Fernández-Maldonado (born 1977), actress, singer and TV host. Josetty Hurtado (born 1988), actress and dancer. Karina Jordán (born 1985), actress. Saby Kamalich (1939–2017), actress. Nathalie Kelley (born 1984), actress. László Kovács (born 1978), television actor. Amaranta Kun (born 1993), actress. Ismael La Rosa (born 1977), actor. Jimena Lindo (born 1976), actress, dancer and TV presenter. Tilsa Lozano (born 1982), actress and model. Santiago Magill (born 1977), actor who acts in soap-opera, TV series and films. José Manuel Peláez (born 1988), actor. Irma Maury (born 1950), actress. Roberto Moll (born 1948), actor. Verónica Montes (born 1990), international actress. Carmen Olmedo (1909-1985), actress, dancer, songwriter and vedette. Joaquín de Orbegoso (born 1979), actor. Giselle Patrón (born 1987), model and actress. Bernie Paz (born 1968), telenovela actor. Diana Quijano (born 1962), actress and model. Eugenio Retes (1895–1987), actor and writer. Cesar Ritter (born 1979), actor. Cristian Rivero (born 1978), television host, actor and male model. Sofía Rocha (1967–2019), actress of cinema, television and theater. John Ruddock (1897–1981), film and television actor. Oswaldo Salas (born 1962), film, TV and theater actor. Johanna San Miguel (born 1967), actress, presenter and comedian. Mónica Sánchez (born 1970), actress. Pietro Sibille (born 1977), actor. Vanessa Terkes (born 1978), film, television and stage actress. Magdyel Ugaz (born 1984), actress and television presenter. Valeria Vereau (born 1986), actress and producer. Micaela Villegas (1748–1819), entertainer and mistress.

Musicians Ádammo, rock-pop band. Arena Hash, pop band. Tati Alcántara (born 1977), actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, model & entrepreneur. Maria Alejandra Quintanilla, (born 1990), multidisciplinary auteur, co-director and recording artist. Ángel Aníbal Rosado (1942–2008), composer and musician. Rosa Mercedes Ayarza de Morales (1881–1969), composer. Eva Ayllón (born 1956), Afro-Peruvian folk singer. Susana Baca (born 1944), Grammy Award-winning folk singer. Cecilia Barraza (born 1952), singer of música criolla. José Bernardo Alcedo (1788–1878), composer. Cecilia Bracamonte (born 1949), singer. Anahí de Cárdenas (born 1983), actress, model, dancer and singer. Anna Carina (born 1981), dancer, actress and singer-songwriter. Benjamín Castañeda (1846–1913), composer, pianist and music educator Arturo "Zambo" Cavero (1940–2009), folk singer. Stephanie Cayo (born 1988), actress, singer and songwriter. Cementerio Club, indie pop band. Mar de Copas, indie pop band. Jaime Cuadra (born 1970), music producer, marketing specialist, singer, and composer. Fabiola de la Cuba (born 1966), singer. Sadiel Cuentas (born 1973), composer of contemporary classical music. Santino De La Tore (born 1973), musician, composer, songwriter, videographer and vocalist. Jaime Delgado Aparicio (1943–1983), jazz pianist, arranger, and conductor. Denisse Dibós (born 1967), actress, theatrical producer, music director, art educator, dance instructor, singer, and businessperson. Juan Diego Florez (born 1973), tenor vocalist. Rossana Fernández-Maldonado (born 1977), actress, singer and TV host. Frágil, progressive rock band. Eric Fukusaki (born 1991), singer. Aída García Naranjo (born 1951), educator, singer, and politician. Celso Garrido Lecca (1926–2025), composer. Mayra Goñi (born 1992), actress and singer. Immortal Technique (born 1978), hip hop artist. Liberato Kani (born 1993), hip-hop singer and songwriter. Karina (born 1968), Latin pop music singer, songwriter, and actress. Daniela Lalita (born 1992), musician, artist and model Líbido, rock band. Lissette (born 1947), singer, songwriter, and record producer. Jimmy Lopez (born 1978), composer. Pelo Madueño (born 1968), singer-songwriter, producer, actor, and broadcaster. Alicia Maguiña (1938–2020), composer and singer. Manzanita y su Conjunto, tropical music band. Maricarmen Marín (born 1982), actress, cumbia singer, dancer, and TV host. Gian Marco (born 1970), pop singer and composer. Christian Meier (born 1970), pop singer and actor. Rosa Merino (1790–1868), soprano singer. Betty Missiego (born 1938), singer. Mia Mont (born 1989), singer and songwriter. Adalí Montero (born 1982), singer and composer. Cecilia Noël, combines salsa, soul, jazz, funk, and Afro-Cuban traditions.