Notable Alumni of Pontifical Catholic University of Peru [Sorted List]

1. Manuel Pulgar Vidal

1962-. (aged 64)

lawyer

Manuel Gerardo Pedro Pulgar-Vidal Otálora is a Peruvian lawyer specializing in environmental law. During the government of Ollanta Humala, he served as the Minister of the Environment of Peru from December 11, 2011, to July 28, 2016.

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2. Patricia Balbuena

1974-. (aged 52)

lawyer university teacher

Patricia Jacquelyn Balbuena Palacios is a Peruvian lawyer and public servant. She was the Minister of Culture of Peru from April to November 2018 during the first eight months of Martín Vizcarra's government.

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3. Aurelio Pastor

1967-. (aged 59)

lawyer politician

Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso is a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing San Martín for the 2006-2011 term. Pastor belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was defeated in the 2011 election, when he ran for re-election for a seat in Lima. He was the Minister of Justice during the Second presidency of Alan García from July 2009...

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4. Sergio Tejada

1980-. (aged 46)

politician

Sergio Fernando Tejada Galindo is a Peruvian sociologist and politician who served as a Congressman representing the constituency of Lima from 2011 to 2016.

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5. Aída García Naranjo

1951-. (aged 75)

educator singer women's rights activist politician

Aída del Carmen Jesús Consuelo García-Naranjo Morales, also known by her nickname "Mocha", is a Peruvian educator, singer, and politician, the former Secretary General of the Socialist Party and spokesperson of Gana Perú, the alliance of former President Ollanta Humala.

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6. Rosa María Ortiz Ríos

1955-2020 (aged 65)

lawyer

Rosa María Ortiz Ríos was a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Minister of Energy and Mines under President Ollanta Humala in 2015/16.

7. Marcela Huaita Alegre

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer university teacher

Marcela Patricia María Huaita Alegre is a Peruvian lawyer and academic specialized in human rights and public policy. She was Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations from 17 February 2015 until 28 July 2016 under president Ollanta Humala.

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8. Gonzalo Portocarrero

1949-2019 (aged 70)

sociologist

Gonzalo Portocarrero was a Peruvian sociologist, social scientist and essayist.

9. Luis Valdivieso Montano

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat economist

Luis Miguel Valdivieso Montano is a Peruvian economist. He was the Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru from July 2008 until January 2009. He was the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Peru in the United States in 2009.

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10. Javier Bedoya de Vivanco

1948-. (aged 78)

lawyer politician

Javier Alonso Bedoya de Vivanco is a Peruvian lawyer and politician (PPC) and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2016.

11. Henry Pease

1944-2014 (aged 70)

sociologist politician journalist

Henry Gustavo Pease García, known as Henry Pease, was a Peruvian politician and a former Congressman. He ran for President under the United Left in the 1990 general elections but placed fourth with 8.2% of the popular vote and failed to qualify for the run-off.

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12. César Landa

1958-. (aged 68)

judge

César Rodrigo Landa Arroyo is a Peruvian professor and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru intermittently from February to December 2022 under the presidency of Pedro Castillo. He also served as president of the Constitutional Court of Peru between 2006 and 2008, and vice minister of Justice in 2004.

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13. Mario Montalbetti

1953-. (aged 73)

linguist poet writer

Mario Manuel Bartolo Montalbetti Solari is a Peruvian poet and syntactician and a professor of linguistics within the Department of Linguistics at the University of Arizona.

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14. César Falcón

1892-1970 (aged 78)

playwright politician writer journalist publisher

César Falcón Gárfias was a Peruvian writer, journalist and politician.

15. Roberto Dañino

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat lawyer politician

Roberto Dañino is a Peruvian lawyer who was a former Prime Minister of Peru. He was also the Peruvian Ambassador to the United States and the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of The World Bank. He has practiced corporate law for several decades and was the Chairman of the Latin American practice of leading law firms in the United...

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16. Guillermo Wiese de Osma

1927-1999 (aged 72)

banker philanthropist lawyer archaeologist

Guillermo Wiese de Osma was a Peruvian businessman and lawyer. He was the son of Augusto N. Wiese Eslava and Virginia de Osma Porras, who had another 4 children (Clotilde, Silvia, Mary Virginia and Philip Augustus). He was married to Delfina Miró Quesada Cornejo and was the father of 5 daughters (Marina, Virginia, Delphine, Diana and Veronica Wiese Miró Quesada).

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17. Michel Azcueta

1947-. (aged 79)

politician

Michel Azcueta is a Spanish-Peruvian teacher and politician. He was born in Madrid. Affiliated with the United Left party, he was mayor of Villa El Salvador District from 1984 to 1986, 1987–1990 and 1996–1998.

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18. Isabel Sabogal

1958-. (aged 68)

astrologer novelist writer translator poet

Isabel María Sabogal Dunin-Borkowski is a Polish-Peruvian bilingual novelist, poet, translator of Polish literature into Spanish and astrologer.

19. Cecilia Paredes

1950-. (aged 76)

visual artist university teacher

Cecilia Paredes is a Peruvian-born multimedia artist residing in Philadelphia. Her primary themes include the power of nature, femininity, and migration, which have been subjects of many of her shows. She frequently utilizes natural elements, often recycled waste materials and primarily organic ones, in her installations. One of her best-known works is "Paisajes" in which she camouflages herself and uses...

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20. Slobodan Čašule

1945-2015 (aged 70)

journalist diplomat minister politician

Slobodan Čašule was Foreign Minister of the Republic of Macedonia in 2001–2002; he was appointed November 30, 2001. He became well known for his strong policy of the protection of the state name in the United Nations sponsored negotiations with Greece in the Macedonia naming dispute. Čašule was the ambassador of Macedonia to Spain.

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21. Rosario Fernández

1955-. (aged 71)

arbitrator legal scholar lawyer politician

Rosario del Pilar Fernández Figueroa is a Peruvian politician. She is a former Prime Minister of Peru and Minister of Justice.

22. Nuria Esparch

1969-. (aged 57)

lawyer

Nuria del Rocío Esparch Fernández is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who had served as the country's Defence Minister from November 2020 to July 2021.

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23. Diego García-Sayán

1950-. (aged 76)

politician writer lawyer diplomat judge

Diego García-Sayán Larrabure is a Peruvian lawyer and former Foreign Affairs Minister of Perú. He sat as judge of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and was president of the Court between 2010 and 2012. He was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers.

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24. Rafael Roncagliolo

1944-2021 (aged 77)

writer sociologist university teacher politician journalist

Fortunato Rafael Roncagliolo de Orbegoso was a Peruvian sociologist, diplomat, and politician. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs under President Ollanta Humala from 28 July 2011 until he resigned on 14 May 2013, after the diplomatic crisis with Venezuela and the government of Nicolás Maduro.He later served as Ambassador to Spain from 2015 to 2016. He died on 1...

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25. Kurt Burneo

1961-. (aged 65)

politician economist

Kurt Johnny Burneo Farfán is a Peruvian economist and politician. He served as minister of Economy and Finance under the presidency of Pedro Castillo.

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26. Juan Jiménez Mayor

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer politician

Juan Federico Jiménez Mayor is a Peruvian politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from July 2012 to October 2013. He previously served as Minister of Justice and Human Rights, and was appointed to the post of Prime Minister on 23 July 2012 by President Ollanta Humala. He resigned his post on 29 October 2013, and was replaced by César...

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27. Marco Martos Carrera

1942-. (aged 84)

poet writer

Marco Martos Carrera is a Peruvian poet and the President of the Academia Peruana de la Lengua. He is held to be one of the most important persons of the Peruvian "60's generation". His works covers topics like 'loneliness' and 'existentialism'.

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28. Guido Lombardi

1949-. (aged 77)

lawyer politician journalist

Guido Ricardo Lombardi Elías is a Peruvian journalist, lawyer, and politician of Italian descent.

29. Teresa Burga

1935-2021 (aged 86)

visual artist conceptual artist multimedia artist

María Teresa Burga Ruiz was a multimedia artist whose conceptual art works during the late 1960s and 1970s position her as a precursor of media art, technology-based art, and installation art in Peru.

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30. Iván Thays

1968-. (aged 58)

university teacher

Iván Thays is a Peruvian author, professor and television host.

31. Enrique Bernales Ballesteros

1939-2018 (aged 79)

lawyer politician

Enrique Martín Bernales Ballesteros was a Peruvian scholar and politician. He was a member of the Peruvian Senate and the first UN Special Rapporteur on mercenaries.

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32. Pedro Olaechea

1954-. (aged 72)

economist businessperson politician

Pedro Carlos Olaechea Álvarez-Calderón is a Peruvian economist, vintner businessman and politician, who is the former President of the Congress of the Republic of Peru. Olaechea had served in Congress from 2016 to 2019, elected for the Peruvians for Change, representing the constituency of Lima.

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33. Katerina D'Onofrio

1978-. (aged 48)

actor

Katerina D'Onofrio Dibós is a Peruvian actress.

34. José Ugaz

1959-. (aged 67)

university teacher jurist judge

José Carlos Ugaz Sánchez-Moreno is a Peruvian jurist. He served as ad hoc Attorney of Peru for one of the highest profile criminal cases in Peruvian history, involving the investigation of former President Fujimori and his chief of intelligence, Vladimiro Montesinos.

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35. Ana Cecilia Gervasi

1966-2024 (aged 58)

lawyer

Ana Cecilia Gervasi Diaz was a Peruvian diplomat who was the country's Minister of Foreign Affairs between 10 December 2022 and 6 November 2023. Prior to this post, Gervasi served in diplomatic posts in Canada and the United States and at the United Nations at Geneva and the World Trade Organization.

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36. José García Belaúnde

1948-2025 (aged 77)

lawyer diplomat university teacher politician

José Antonio García Belaúnde was a Peruvian career diplomat, who served as foreign minister during the second presidency of Alan García from 2006 to 2011, making him the only foreign minister to serve a complete term. On 2 August 2011, his successor in office, Rafael Roncagliolo, announced his appointment as Peru's co-agent before the International Court of Justice in The...

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37. Carlos Ferrero

1941-2025 (aged 84)

lawyer politician

Carlos Ernesto Fernando Ferrero Costa was a Peruvian politician who served as congressman as a member of Perú Posible representing Lima from 1995 until 2006 and also served as the President of the Congress from late-2000 until 2003. He was the Prime Minister of Peru from December 2003 until his resignation in August 2005. He belongs to the Perú Posible...

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38. Javier Velásquez

1960-. (aged 66)

lawyer politician

Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he has served in Congress between 2001 and 2019, previously serving from 1995 to 2000.

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39. Carlos Basombrío Iglesias

1957-. (aged 69)

politician sociologist journalist

Carlos Miguel Ramón Basombrío Iglesias is a Peruvian sociologist, journalist and political scientist. He served as Minister of the Interior in the Pedro Pablo Kuczynski administration from July 2016 to December 2017.

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40. Alejandro Cavero

1992-. (aged 34)

lawyer politician

Alejandro Enrique Cavero Alva is a Peruvian politician who has been a member of the Congress of the Republic of Peru as a member of the Go on Country – Social Integration Party since 2021.

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41. Javier Valle Riestra

1932-2024 (aged 92)

civil servant jurist lawyer politician

Javier Maximiliano Alfredo Hipólito Valle Riestra González Olaechea or simply known as Javier Valle Riestra, was a Peruvian lawyer and politician. Known as a member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he held several public offices, the most controversial among them being the President of the Council of Ministers during the presidency of Alberto Fujimori in 1998. This premiership is known...

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42. Cayetana Aljovín

1966-. (aged 60)

journalist lawyer

Lucía Cayetana Aljovín Gazzani is a Peruvian lawyer, journalist and public administrator. In Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's administration, she served in three different portfolios between 2016 and 2018.

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43. Marisa Glave

1981-. (aged 45)

sociologist politician

Marisa Glave Remy is a Peruvian sociologist and politician. She served in the Peruvian Congress from 2016 to 2019. Previously, she was Lima City Councilwoman, and a founding member of the Earth and Freedom movement, currently named Broad Front for Justice, Liberty and Life.

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44. Joaquín de Orbegoso

1979-. (aged 47)

actor television actor

Joaquín de Orbegoso Seoane is a Peruvian actor of Spanish descent most known for his role in the TV series Al Fondo Hay Sitio.

45. Alberto Beingolea

1964-. (aged 62)

lawyer politician journalist

Alberto Ismael Beingolea Delgado is a Peruvian politician, who was the President of the Christian People's Party between 2017 and 2021. He is a former Congressman, representing Lima between 2011 and 2016. Before entering politics, he was a journalist and sports commentator.

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46. Martha Chávez

1953-. (aged 73)

politician

Martha Gladys Chávez Cossío de Ocampo is a Peruvian Fujimorist politician and lawyer. A prominent figure of Fujimorism, she has served in Congress for six non-consecutive terms from 1995 to 2006 and from 2011 to 2016, and since 2020 to finish the 2016–2021 term that was interrupted by the dissolution of Congress. In the 2006 elections, she ran for the...

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47. Fernando Iwasaki

1961-. (aged 65)

novelist historian university teacher columnist journalist

Fernando Iwasaki Cauti is a Peruvian writer and historian.

48. Ana Estrada

1976-2024 (aged 48)

activist blogger psychologist

Ana Milagros Estrada Ugarte was a Peruvian psychologist and right to die activist.

49. Gabriela Wiener

1975-. (aged 51)

poet writer journalist

Gabriela Wiener is a Peruvian writer, chronicler, poet and journalist. She is part of the group of new Latin American chroniclers. She has lived in Spain since 2003.

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50. Fernando Rospigliosi

1947-. (aged 79)

human rights defender politician journalist

Fernando Miguel Rospigliosi Capurro is a Peruvian politician who was the acting president of Congress from 2025 until 2026. He previously served as Minister of Interior from 2001 to 2002 and again from 2003 to 2004.

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51. Alonso Cueto

1954-. (aged 72)

screenwriter writer university teacher novelist academic

Alonso Cueto Caballero is a Peruvian author, university professor and newspaper columnist.

52. Lourdes Flores Nano

1959-. (aged 67)

university teacher lawyer politician

Lourdes Celmira Rosario Flores Nano is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as a councilwoman of Lima, Deputy from Lima from 1990 to 1992, Democratic Constituent Congresswoman from 1992 to 1995, Congresswoman from 1995 to 2000. She was the Christian People's Party candidate for President of Peru in the 2001 and 2006 elections in which she ran under the...

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53. Daniel Abugattás

1955-2025 (aged 70)

lawyer businessperson politician

Daniel Fernando Abugattás Majluf was a Peruvian businessman and politician belonging to the Alliance for Progress. He was previously a Congressman representing the constituency of Lima from 2006 to 2016 and formerly belonged to the Peruvian Nationalist Party.

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54. Hernando Guerra García

1963-2023 (aged 60)

lawyer businessperson politician

Hernando Guerra-García Campos, better known as Nano Guerra, was a Peruvian politician, businessman, and television presenter. He served as a congressman representing Lima for Fuerza Popular from 27 July 2021, until his death in office.

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55. Mauricio Mulder

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Claude Maurice Mulder Bedoya, known as Mauricio Mulder, is a Peruvian politician, lawyer and former journalist. One of the most prominent and influential members of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he was Congressman from 2001 to 2019, representing Lima. From 2004 to 2010, he held the office of party secretary general.

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56. Pedro Francke

1960-. (aged 66)

politician economist

Pedro Andrés Toribio Topiltzin Francke Ballvé is a Peruvian economist who served as the minister of economy and finance from 30 July 2021 to 1 February 2022. He has advised various politicians within Peru and is an expert on poverty, health and social policies studies.

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57. Gino Costa

1956-. (aged 70)

lawyer politician

Gino Francisco Costa Santolalla is a Peruvian politician who is an Independent Congressman caucusing with the Purple Party, representing the constituency of Lima.

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58. Eliane Karp

1953-. (aged 73)

university teacher anthropologist politician

Eliane Chantal Karp Toledo is a Peruvian anthropologist. She was the First Lady of Peru from 2001 to 2006, as the wife of the erstwhile Peruvian president Alejandro Toledo. She specializes in the study of Andean indigenous cultures.

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59. Sixto Paz Wells

1955-. (aged 71)

writer ufologist

Sixto Paz Wells is a Peruvian author and lecturer focused on the UFO phenomena, particularly alien contact, from a spiritual viewpoint. Known as the visible head of the Rahma Mission in Spain and a number of Latin American countries, stands out among the ufologists for having summoned the international press to sightings scheduled in advance on more than ten occasions....

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60. Jorge Muñoz Wells

1962-. (aged 64)

lawyer politician

Jorge Vicente Martín Muñoz Wells is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as mayor of Lima from January 2019 until his removal from office by the National Jury of Elections in April 2022. He previously served as mayor of Miraflores from 2011 to 2018.

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61. Francisco Tudela

1955-. (aged 71)

lawyer politician

Francisco Antonio Gregorio Tudela van Breugel-Douglas is a Peruvian scholar, diplomat and politician. A former Fujimorist politician and diplomat, he briefly served as the First Vice President of Peru between 28 July 2000 to 21 November 2000, during the brief third term of Alberto Fujimori and also as a Congressman between 2000 and 2001. He also served as Minister of...

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62. Santiago Roncagliolo

1975-. (aged 51)

writer novelist linguist screenwriter

Santiago Rafael Roncagliolo Lohmann is a Peruvian writer, screenwriter, translator and journalist. He has written five novels about fear. He is also author of a trilogy of non-fiction books on Latin America during the twentieth century.

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63. Harold Forsyth

1951-. (aged 75)

diplomat politician journalist

Harold Winston Forsyth Mejía is a Peruvian diplomat and former politician who has served as Peru's ambassador to the United States, Italy, Colombia, the People's Republic of China and Japan. From 1995 until 2000, he sat for one term in the Congress of the Republic of Peru.

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64. Pedro Cateriano

1958-. (aged 68)

university teacher lawyer politician

Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from July to August 2020, under Martín Vizcarra's administration. He previously served as Ollanta Humala's minister of defense from July 2012 to April 2015, and prime minister from April 2015 to July 2016.

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65. Javier Pérez de Cuéllar

1920-2020 (aged 100)

diplomat lawyer politician

Javier Felipe Ricardo Pérez de Cuéllar Guerra was a Peruvian diplomat and politician who served as the fifth secretary-general of the United Nations from 1982 to 1991. He later served as prime minister of Peru from 2000 to 2001.

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66. Salvador del Solar

1970-. (aged 56)

stage actor lawyer actor screenwriter film actor

Salvador Alejandro Jorge del Solar Labarthe is a Peruvian actor, film director and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Peru from March to September 2019, in President Martín Vizcarra's administration.

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67. Julio Guzmán

1970-. (aged 56)

politician

Julio Armando Guzmán Cáceres is a Peruvian economist, politician, and leader of the Purple Party who ran for President in the 2021 general elections getting just over 2% of valid votes. He was formerly the leader of the All for Peru political party, running for president for the party in the 2016 general elections, but was disqualified, due to the...

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68. Alfredo Barnechea

1952-. (aged 74)

politician writer journalist

Isaac Alfredo Barnechea García is a Peruvian journalist and politician. In the 2016 elections, he ran for President of Peru under the Acción Popular party, finishing in fourth place. He was among the potential candidates for the 2021 general election until he withdrew his pre-candidacy in November 2020. The nomination was subsequently won by Yonhy Lescano.

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69. Aldo Miyashiro

1976-. (aged 50)

screenwriter television actor film director actor

Aldo Marcos Miyashiro Ribeiro is a Peruvian actor, screenwriter, playwright, film director and presenter. Known mainly for his roles as Caradura in the Misterio series and Tony Blades in the series La gran sangre, and also for leading his TV show La Banda del Chino. In addition, he is the director of the films Attacked: The Theory of Pain (2015),...

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70. Óscar Maúrtua

1947-. (aged 79)

civil servant lawyer diplomat politician

Óscar José Ricardo Maúrtua de Romaña is a Peruvian diplomat and jurist who served as Minister of Foreign Relations of Peru from August 2021 to February 2022, under the presidency of Pedro Castillo. He previously occupied the office under President Alejandro Toledo during the last of year of his presidency.

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71. Violeta Bermúdez

1961-. (aged 65)

lawyer politician

Violeta Bermúdez Valdivia is a Peruvian lawyer, writer and diplomat. On 18 November 2020, Bermúdez became the Prime Minister of Peru. Previously, she held positions in the United States Agency for International Development and worked during the cabinets of President Alejandro Toledo and Prime Minister Beatriz Merino.

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72. Antonio Cisneros

1942-2012 (aged 70)

translator poet screenwriter writer

Antonio Alfonso Cisneros Campoy was a Peruvian poet, journalist and academic. He was born in Lima on 27 December 1942 and died there of lung cancer on 6 October 2012, aged 69.

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73. Jorge del Castillo

1950-. (aged 76)

lawyer politician

Jorge Alfonso Alejandro del Castillo Gálvez is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. In his career, he has served in the now abolished Peruvian Chamber of Deputies between 1990 and 1992, in the unicameral Congress of the Republic for six non-consecutive terms, between 1995 and 2011 and again from 2016 to 2019, five of which are consecutive terms, and as Mayor...

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74. Javier Diez Canseco

1948-2013 (aged 65)

LGBTQ rights activist sociologist politician

Javier Diez Canseco Cisneros was a Peruvian politician and member of the Peruvian Congress representing the Socialist Party of Peru (PS), of which he was a founding member and also served as its Party President.

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75. Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde

1949-. (aged 77)

lawyer politician

Víctor Andrés García Belaúnde, is a Peruvian lawyer and politician belonging to the Popular Action and a former Congressman representing Lima between 2006 and 2019. He was president of the Popular Action from 2004 to 2009.

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76. Martín Adán

1908-1985 (aged 77)

poet writer

Martín Adán, pseudonym of Rafael de la Fuente Benavides, was a Peruvian poet whose body of work is notable for its hermeticism and metaphysical depth.

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77. Antero Flores Aráoz

1942-. (aged 84)

lawyer politician

Ántero Flores-Aráoz Esparza is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who briefly served as Prime Minister of Peru in November 2020. Once a prominent member and leader of the Christian People's Party, he left and founded the Order Party in order to run for the presidency at the 2016 general election, in which he placed tenth and last with 0.4% of...

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78. Alan García

1949-2019 (aged 70)

politician lawyer writer jurist sociologist

Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), and its only member to serve as president. Mentored by the APRA's founder, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he...

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79. Ariela Luna

1958-. (aged 68)

university teacher physician politician

Ariela María de los Milagros Luna Florez is a Peruvian physician and anthropologist. She was her country's Minister of Development and Social Inclusion (MIDIS) from 29 October 2019 to 15 July 2020, during the government of Martín Vizcarra.

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80. Rocío Silva-Santisteban

1963-. (aged 63)

writer docent poet politician

Rocío Yolanda Angélica Silva-Santisteban Manrique is a Peruvian poet, academic, activist, and journalist. Since March 2020, she serves as a Member of Congress for the Lima constituency representing the Broad Front. Previously, she served as Executive Secretary of the National Human Rights Coordinator.

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81. Nadine Heredia

1976-. (aged 50)

politician sociologist

Nadine Heredia Alarcón de Humala is a Peruvian politician. As the wife of President of Peru Ollanta Humala, she served as the First Lady of Peru from 2011 to 2016. The President of the Peruvian Nationalist Party (PNP), which formed the Peru Wins electoral alliance in 2011, Heredia is seen as a highly influential figure in Peruvian politics. She has...

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82. Alberto de Belaunde

1986-. (aged 40)

lawyer politician

Alberto de Belaúnde de Cárdenas is a Peruvian lawyer, LGBT activist, and politician. An independent progressive caucusing with the Purple Party, he currently serves in the Peruvian Congress' complementary term 2020–2021. He previously served in the 2016–2019 term, elected under Peruvians for Change, and subsequently joining the progressive Liberal Bench.

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83. Luis Castañeda Lossio

1945-2022 (aged 77)

lawyer politician

Óscar Luis Castañeda Lossio was a Peruvian politician who was the Mayor of Lima, the capital city of Peru, from 2003 to 2010. He became Mayor of Lima again in 2015, after being elected for a third nonconsecutive term with 51% of the popular vote, for a term that lasted until 31 December 2018. He ran for President of Peru...

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84. Luis Carranza

1966-. (aged 60)

banker economist politician

Luis Julián Martín Carranza Ugarte is a Peruvian economist, banker and academic. He served as Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru in the second presidency of Alan García, from July 2006 to July 2008 and from January to December 2009. During his first tenure, he championed several structural economic reforms that proved extremely successful. Peru achieved their highest continued...

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85. Ollanta Humala

1962-. (aged 64)

politician military officer

Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as president of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency.

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86. Nelson Manrique

1947-2026 (aged 79)

historian sociologist journalist

Nelson Saúl Manrique Gálvez was a Peruvian historian, sociologist, journalist, columnist, essayist and writer. He is recognized for his essays and works on the social-political reality of Peru during the colonial era and the republican stage since independence.

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87. René Cornejo

1962-. (aged 64)

electrical engineer mechanical engineer politician

René Cornejo Diaz is a Peruvian politician who was Prime Minister of Peru from February to July 2014, following the resignation of César Villanueva. He resigned after a political scandal that involved his office. He was replaced by the Minister of Labor Ana Jara.

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88. Fernando de Szyszlo

1925-2017 (aged 92)

painter artist

Fernando de Szyszlo Valdelomar was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, printmaker and teacher. He was a key figure in advancing abstract art in Latin America since the mid-1950s, and one of the leading plastic artists in Peru.

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89. Mario Testino

1954-. (aged 72)

photographer fashion photographer

Mario Eduardo Testino Silva OBE HonFRPS is a Peruvian fashion and portrait photographer.

90. Diego Bertie

1967-2022 (aged 55)

actor singer model

Diego Felipe Bertie Brignardello was a Peruvian actor and singer. His performances spanned in film, theatre and television. He studied at Markham College in Lima, Peru and was also a singer in the mid eighties and had a pop group called Imágenes.

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91. Rafael Rey

1954-. (aged 72)

politician

Rafael Rey Rey is a Peruvian engineer, political commentator and politician who currently serves as member of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru Board of Directors since 2016. Throughout his political life, he served in the Peruvian Congress from 1990 to 2006 and as a Representative to the Andean Parliament from 2006 to 2016. During the Second presidency of Alan...

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92. Ana María Mendieta

1966-. (aged 60)

lawyer politician

Ana María Alejandra Mendieta Trefogli is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. She was the Minister of Women and Vulnerable Populations in the government of Martín Vizcarra from April 2018 until March 2019; she succeeded Ana María Choquehuanca in the position, and was herself succeeded by Gloria Montenegro. She is a graduate of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru and of...

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93. Mirtha Vásquez

1975-. (aged 51)

lawyer politician

Mirtha Esther Vásquez Chuquilín is a Peruvian attorney and politician who served as prime minister of Peru from 6 October 2021 to 31 January 2022. Previously, she briefly served in Congress for the complementary term between March 2020 and July 2021, representing the constituency of Cajamarca as an independent within the Broad Front parliamentary caucus.

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94. Jaime Thorne Leon

1943-2018 (aged 75)

lawyer politician

Jaime Fernando Thorne León was a Peruvian politician who served as the Minister of Defense under the administration of President Alan García Pérez, from September 2010 to July 2011.

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95. Allan Wagner

1942-. (aged 84)

diplomat lawyer politician

Allan Wagner or Edward Allan Wagner-Tizón is a Peruvian diplomat who has served three times as his country's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1985 to 1990, 2002 to 2003, and also in 2021. He also served as Peru's Minister of Defense from 2006 to 2007.

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96. Carlos Ramos Núñez

1960-2021 (aged 61)

historian jurist lawyer

Carlos Ramos Núñez was a Peruvian jurist and academic. He was a justice of the Constitutional Court from 2014 until his death.

97. Liliana La Rosa

1964-. (aged 62)

nurse

Liliana del Carmen La Rosa Huertas is a Peruvian nurse and academic specializing in public policy. She was Minister of Development and Social Inclusion of Peru from 2 April 2018 to 11 March 2019, during the government of Martín Vizcarra.

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98. Arlette Contreras

1990-. (aged 36)

woman human rights defenders lawyer women's rights activist politician

Cindy Arlette Contreras Bautista is a Peruvian lawyer and social activist. She is an International Women of Courage Award recipient, and was also included in the Time 100 list of the most influential people.

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99. Javier Heraud

1942-1963 (aged 21)

poet teacher writer

Javier Heraud Pérez was a Peruvian poet and member of the Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN). In his early life he studied at Markham College and later he continued his studies at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru.

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100. Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui

1949-. (aged 77)

historian sociologist university teacher writer

Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui is a Bolivian feminist, sociologist, historian, and subaltern theorist. She is emeritus Professor at the Universidad Mayor de San Andrés in La Paz, Bolivia, where she taught Sociology for over thirty years. She draws upon anarchist theory as well as Quechua and Aymara cosmologies. She is a former director and longtime member of the Taller de Historia...

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