List of people on the postage stamps of Peru

A

• José Fernando de Abascal y Sousa, viceroy of Peru, 1806-16 (2017)
• Fernando Albujar Fayaque, national hero (1986)
• Justo Albujar Fayaque, national hero (1986)
• Ciro Alegria, journalist and politician (2009)
• Martin Enriquez de Almanza, viceroy of Peru, 1581-83 (2006)
• Felipe Pinglo Alva, composer (2007)
• Juan Velasco Alvarado, president of Peru, 1968-75 (2011)
• Yoshitaka Amano, founder of the Amano Textile Museum (2019)
• Manuel de Amat y Junyent, viceroy of Peru, 1761-76 (2011)
• Sister Ana de los Angeles Monteagudo, Peruvian nun (2006)
• José Angulo, leader of the 1814 Cuzco Rebellion (2019)
• Mariano Angulo, leader of the 1814 Cuzco Rebellion (2019)
• Vicente Angulo, leader of the 1814 Cuzco Rebellion (2019)
• José de Armendariz, viceroy of Peru, 1724-36 (2010)
• Diego Morcillo Rubio de Auñon, viceroy of Peru, 1716, 1720-24 (2010)
• Gabriel de Avilés y del Fierro, viceroy of Peru, 1801-06 (2017)

B

• Jose Balta, president of Peru, 1868-72 (2011)
• Jose Pardo Barreda, president of Peru, 1904-08, 1915-19 (2011)
• Micaela Bastidas, Peruvian rebel (2006)
• Oscar R. Benavides, president of Peru, 1914-15, 1933-39 (2011)
• Pope Benedict XVI, head of the Catholic Church (2006)
• Diego de Benavides y de la Cueva, viceroy of Peru, 1661-66 (2008)
• Francisco Morales Bermudez, president of Peru, 1975-80 (2011)
• Remigio Morales Bermudez, president of Peru, 1890-94 (2011)
• Juan Bielovucic, aviator (1937)
• Guillermo Billinghurst, president of Peru, 1912-14 (2011)
• Francisco Bolognesi Cervantes, hero of the War of the Pacific (2016)
• Francisco de Borja y Aragon, viceroy of Peru, 1615-21 (2007)
• Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, president of Peru, 1945-48 (2011)

C

• Luis Jerónimo de Cabrera, viceroy of Peru, 1629-39 (2007)
• Andres A. Caceres, president of Peru, 1886-90, 1894-95 (2011)
• Rebeca Carrión Cachot, archaeologist (2010)
• Francisco Garcia Calderon, president of Peru, 1881 (2011)
• Edwin Vásquez Cam, first Pervian Olympic gold medalist (2008)
• Manuel Candamo, president of Peru, 1903-04 (2011)
• Carmine Nicolao Caracciolo, viceroy of Peru, 1716-20 (2010)
• Ramon Castilla, president of Peru, 1845-51, 1855-62 (2011)
• Pedro Antonio Fernandez de Castro, viceroy of Peru, 1667-72 (2008)
• Juan Bielovucic Cavalié, first airplane flight in Peru (2011)
• Luis M. Sanchez Cerro, president of Peru, 1930-33 (2011)
• Martin Chambi, photographer (2011)
• Frédéric Chopin, Polish composer and virtuoso pianist (2010)
• Diego Fernandez de Cordoba, viceroy of Peru, 1622-29 (2007)
• Juan José Crespo, hero of Peruvian independence (2017)
• Teodoro de Croix, viceroy of Peru, 1784-90 (2014)
• Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (2010)
• Baltasar de la Cueva Enriquez, viceroy of Peru, 1674-78 (2008)

D

• Victor Delfin, sculptor (2007)

E

• Alfredo Bryce Echenique, writer (2006)
• Jose Rufino Echenique, president of Peru, 1851-55 (2011)

F

• Pancho Fierro, painter (2014)
• Justo Figuerola, president of Peru, 1843, 1844 (2011)
• Pope Francis, head of the Catholic Church (2013)
• Alberto Fujimori, president of Peru, 1990-2000 (2011)

G

• Agustin Gamarra, president of Peru, 1829-33, 1839-41 (2011)
• Giuseppe Garibaldi, Italian leader (2007)
• Manuel Guarniz Lopez, national hero (1986)
• Manuel de Guirior, viceroy of Peru, 1776-80 (2011)
• Ricardo Perez Godoy, president of Peru, 1962-63 (2011)
• Diego Ladrón de Guevara Orozco y Calderon, viceroy of Peru, 1710-16 (2010)
• Luis Enriquez de Guzmán, viceroy of Peru, 1655-61 (2008)

H

• Victor Raúl Haya de la Torre, politician (2007)
• Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso, president of Peru, 2011-16 (2018)

I

• Miguel Iglesias, president of Peru, 1882-85 (2011)
• Manco Inca, leader of 1536 rebellion against the Spaniards (2019)

J

• Agustin de Jáuregui y Aldecoa, viceroy of Peru, 1780-84 (2014)
• Pope John XXIII, head of the Catholic Church (2014)

K

• Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, president of Peru, 2016-18 (2018)

L

• Augusto B. Leguia, president of Peru, 1908-12, 1919-30 (2011)
• Melchor de Liñán y Cisneros, viceroy of Peru, 1678-81 (2009)
• Franz Liszt, composer (2011)
• Mario Vargas Llosa, writer (2006)
• Jerónimo de Loayza, first archbishop of Lima (2008)
• Nicolas Lindley López, president of Peru, 1963 (2011)
• Gregorio Luperón, president of Dominican Republic (2018)

M

• Ernest Malinowski, builder of Ferrocarril Central Andino (2019)
• Alejandro Toledo Manrique, president of Peru, 2001-06 (2011)
• Jose de la Mar, president of Peru, 1827-29 (2011)
• Manuel Menendez, president of Peru, 1841-42, 1844-45 (2011)
• Garcia Hurtado de Mendoza, viceroy of Peru, 1590-96 (2006)
• José Antonio de Mendoza Caamano y Sotomayor, viceroy of Peru, 1736-45 (2011)
• Juan de Mendoza y Luna, viceroy of Peru, 1607-15 (2007)
• Toribio de Mogrovejo, saint and founder of first seminary in Americas (2007)
• Carlos Monge Medrano, founder of the National Institute of Andean Biology (2016)
• Lizardo Montero, president of Peru, 1881-83 (2011)
• Pedro Paulet Mostajo, aeronautical pioneer (2007)
• Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, composer (2006)
• Sofia Mulanovich, surfer (2006)
• Gustavo Pons Muzzo, historian (2010)

N

• Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull, viceroy of Peru, 1681-89 (2009)
• Manuel de Oms y de Santa Pau, viceroy of Peru, 1707-10 (2009)

O

• Manuel A. Odria, president of Peru, 1948-56 (2011)
• Ambrosio O'Higgins, viceroy of Peru, 1796-1801 (2014)
• José Olaya Balandra, hero in war of independence (2014)
• Luis Jose de Orbegoso, president of Peru, 1833 (2011)

P

• Valentin Paniagua, president of Peru, 2000-01 (2011)
• Manuel Pardo y Lavalle, president of Peru, 1872-76 (2011)
• Luciano Pavarotti, tenor singer (2009)
• Raul Maria Pereira, architect (2007)
• Alan Garcia Perez, president of Peru, 1985-90, 2006-11 (2011)
• Juan Antonio Pezet, president of Peru, 1863-65 (2011)
• Joaquin de la Pezuela, viceroy of Peru, 1816-21 (2017)
• Nicolas de Pierola, president of Peru, 1879-81, 1895-99 (2011)
• Manuel González Prada, literary critic (2014)
• Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, president of Peru, 1939-45, 1956-62 (2011)
• Mariano Ignacio Prado, president of Peru, 1865-68, 1876-79 (2011)
• Luis La Puerta, president of Peru, 1879 (2011)

Q

• José Abelardo Quiñones Gonzales, military hero (2014)

R

• Eduardo Lopez de Romana, president of Peru, 1899-1903 (2011)

S

• Felipe Santiago Salaverry, president of Peru, 1835-36 (2011)
• Miguel de San Roman, president of Peru, 1862-63 (2011)
• Andres de Santa Cruz, president of Peru, 1827, 1836-38, 1829-39 (2011)
• Miguel Grau Seminario, admiral (2014)
• José de la Serna e Hinojosa, viceroy of Peru, 1821-24 (2017)
• William Shakespeare, playwright (2014)
• St. Francis Solano, Spanish friar and missionary (1995)
• Aurelio Miró Quesada Sosa, lawyer and writer (2008)
• Garcia Sarmiento de Sotomayor, viceroy of Peru, 1648-55 (2007)
• Javier Arias Stella, pathologist (2008)
• Fernando de Szyszlo, painter (2007)

T

• Francisco Gil de Taboada, viceroy of Peru, 1790-96 (2014)
• Fernando Belaunde Terry, president of Peru, 1963-68, 1980-85 (2011)
• Francisco de Toledo, viceroy of Peru, 1569-81 (2006)
• Pedro de Toledo y Leiva, viceroy of Peru, 1639-48 (2007)
• Fernando Torres y Portugal, viceroy of Peru, 1584-89 (2006)
• Juan Crisostomo Torrico, president of Peru, 2001-06 (2011)
• Clorinda Matto de Turner, writer (2011)

V

• Melchor Portocarrero Lasso de la Vega, viceroy of Peru, 1689-1705 (2009)
• José Antonio Manso de Velasco, viceroy of Peru, 1745-61 (2011)
• Luis de Velasco, viceroy of Peru, 1596-1604 (2007)
• Javier Pulgar Vidal, geographer (2011)
• Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco, president of Peru, 1843-44 (2011)

Z

• Gaspar de Zuniga y Acevedo, viceroy of Peru, 1604-06 (2007)

Sources

• 2021 Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalogue, Vol. 5A, ©2021, Amos Media Co., Sidney, OH
• Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue, Part 20, South America, 4th Edition, ©2008, Stanley Gibbons, London, UK
• Michel Übersee-Katalog Band 3: Südamerika 2001, ©2000, Schwaneberger GMBH, Munich, Germany