List of Peruvians

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This is a list of notable Peruvians. Template:Dynamic list

Scientists

Santiago Antúnez de Mayolo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> (1887–1967)
Javier Arias Stella
Anthony Atala<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Oswaldo Baca<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Alberto Barton<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
G. E. Berrios<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Carlos Bustamante
Ramiro Castro de la Mata
Rubén Castillo Anchapuri<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
A. Roberto Frisancho
Juan de Dios Guevara<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Enrique Guzmán y Valle
Rafael Larco Hoyle<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Federico Kauffmann Doig<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Javier Mariátegui<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Juan Mezzich<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Modesto Montoya<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Carlos M. Ochoa<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Piermaria Oddone<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Orlando Olcese<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Carlos Carrillo Parodi<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Pedro Paulet<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Gustavo R. Paz-Pujalt
Mariano Felipe Paz Soldán<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Aracely Quispe Neira<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Susana Pinilla
Gastón Pons Muzzo<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Abundio Sagástegui Alva<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Ruth Shady<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Fernando Silva Santisteban<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Julio C. Tello<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
José Tola Pasquel
Alfredo Torero
Jose L. Torero
Mariano Eduardo de Rivero y Ustariz
Fabiola Leon Velarde
Federico Villarreal
Barton Zwiebach

Social scientists

Physicians

Writers

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Martín Adán (1908–1985), poet
Katya Adaui (born 1977), novelist
Ciro Alegría (1909–1967), indigenous novelist
Marie Arana (born 1949), Peruvian-American novelist, biographer, journalist
José María Arguedas (1911–1969), indigenous novelist and poet
Federico Barreto (1862–1929), poet
Jaime Bayly (born 1965), contemporary novelist
Michael Bentine (1922–1996), Anglo-Peruvian comedian
Alfredo Bryce Echenique (born 1939), novelist
Guillermo Carnero Hoke (1917–1985), writer and journalist
Carlos Castaneda (1925–1998), literary anthropologist
Gamaliel Churata (1897–1957), socialist essayist and journalist
José María Eguren (1874–1942), poet
Jorge Eduardo Eielson (1924–2006), poet
Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (c. 1539–1616), chronicler
Manuel González Prada (1844–1918), modernista poet
Eduardo González Viaña (born 1941), short story writer and novelist
Javier Heraud (1942–1963), poet and would-be guerrilla
Rodolfo Hinostroza (born 1941), influential poet, writer, novelist and essayist
Luis Jochamowitz (born 1953), journalist and biographer
José Carlos Mariátegui (1894–1930), socialist essayist and journalist
Jose Luis Mejía (born 1969), poet, novelist
Gloria Macher Peruvian Canadian writer
Clorinda Matto de Turner (1853–1909), novelist
Angélica Palma (1878–1935), writer, journalist and biographer
Clemente Palma (1872–1946). writer of fantastic and horror fiction
Ricardo Palma (1833–1919), folklorist
Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala, indigenous chronicler
Santiago Roncagliolo (born 1975), writer, scriptwriter, translator and journalist.
Julio Ramón Ribeyro (1929–1994), short story writer
Isabel Sabogal (born 1958), novelist, poet and translator
Sebastián Salazar Bondy (1924–1964), essayist and poet
José Santos Chocano (1875–1934), poet
Manuel Scorza (1928–1983), novelist and poet
Hernando de Soto (economist) (born 1941), economist and essayist
Carlos Thorne Boas (born 1923), novelist, writer and lawyer
Álvaro Torres-Calderón (1975-), poet
Abraham Valdelomar (1888–1919)
Blanca Varela (1926–2009), poet
Mario Vargas Llosa (born 1936), novelist of the Latin American Boom
Virginia Vargas (born 1945), sociologist
Cesar Vallejo (1892–1938), influential poet, writer, journalist
Chalena Vásquez (1950–2016), ethnomusicologist and folklorist
José Watanabe (1946–2007), poet