List of places named after people

There are a number of places named after famous people. For more on the general etymology of place names see toponymy. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.

Continents

• Americas (North America and South America) – Amerigo Vespucci

Countries

Main article: List of countries named after people

See also: List of country subdivisions named after people

This is a summary of country name etymologies.

• Bharat – original name for India, derived from either Dushyanta's son Bharata or Rishabha's son Bharata ^[1]
• Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
• Cambodia – Kambu Svayambhuva
• Colombia – Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name, Cristoforo Colombo)
• Cook Islands – Captain James Cook
• Dominican Republic – Saint Dominic
• El Salvador – "The Saviour", referring to Jesus
• Eswatini – Mswati II
• Israel – Jacob (alternative name)
• Kiribati – Thomas Gilbert
• Liechtenstein – Anton Florian of Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands – John Marshall
• Mauritius – Maurice of Nassau
• Mozambique – Mussa Bin Bique
• Philippines – Philip II of Spain
• Saint Kitts and Nevis – Saint Christopher
• Saint Lucia – Lucy of Syracuse (?)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Saint Vincent
• San Marino – Saint Marinus
• São Tomé and Príncipe – Saint Thomas and Afonso, Hereditary Prince of Portugal
• Saudi Arabia – Muhammad bin Saud
• Seychelles – Jean Moreau de Sechelles
• Solomon Islands – Solomon
• Uzbekistan – Öz Beg Khan of Golden Horde

Former countries

• Principality of Antioch, now part of Turkey – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
• Lotharingia (Lorraine), now part of Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands – Lothair I
• Northern Rhodesia, now Zambia – Cecil Rhodes
• Southern Rhodesia, now Zimbabwe – Cecil Rhodes
• Terra Mariana ("Land of Mary"), now Estonia and Latvia – Mary, mother of Jesus

British Overseas Territories

• Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez
• Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland
• Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (from Arabic : جبل طارق, romanized: Jabal Tariq, lit.  'Mountain of Tariq')
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – Helena of Constantinople, and Tristão da Cunha
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich, respectively.

"Lands" of Antarctica

• Adélie Land – Adèle Dumont d'Urville
• Edward VII Land – King Edward VII
• Queen Maud Land – Queen Maud of Norway
• Ross Dependency – James Clark Ross
• Victoria Land – Queen Victoria

Towns and cities

• Caesarea (disambiguation) (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman emperors

Afghanistan

• Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan – Ahmad Shah Massoud
• Ahmad Shah Baba Mina – Ahmad Shah Durrani
• Ai-Khanoum, formerly named Alexandria on the Oxus – Alexander the Great
• Ayub Khan Mena (Kabul) – Ayub Khan (Emir of Afghanistan)
• Mir Bacha Kot District – Mir Bacha Khan (1825–1912)
• Ghaziabad, Kunar – Amir Muhammad Ghazi Khan Shaheed (died in 1980s)
• Ghazi Amanullah Khan Town – Amanullah Khan
• Jalalabad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
• Jamal Mena, Kabul – Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
• Kandahar – Alexander the Great
• Khwaja Bahauddin District- Khwaja Bahauddin, Naqshband of Turkistan
• Khushal Khan Mena – Khushal Khattak
• Mohammad Agha District – Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, a founder of the Qajar dynasty
• Nadir Shah Kot District – Mohammed Nadir Shah
• Shah Wali Kot District – Sardar Shah Wali Khan
• Sheberghan – Shapur II
• Sher Khan Bandar – Sher Khan Nashir
• Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul and Wazirabad, Kabul – Wazir Akbar Khan

Albania

• Ali Demi (neighborhood) – Ali Demi
• Asim Zeneli (Albania) – Asim Zeneli, Albanian hero
• Bajram Curri (town) – Albanian activist of Independence Bajram Curri
• Blloku Vasil Shanto – Vasil Shanto, Albanian hero
• Don Bosco (Tirana) – John Bosco
• Kastriot, Albania – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
• Mihal Grameno (neighborhood) – Mihal Grameno
• Skënderbegas – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
• Zogu I Zi (Tirana) - Zog I of Albania

Algeria

• Abdelkader Azil – Abdelkader Azil (1927–1959), Algerian activist
• Abou El Hassen – Abu al-Hassan (1934–1962), Algerian independence hero
• Ahmed Rachedi, Mila – Ahmed Rachedi (1930–1957), Algerian revolutionary martyr
• Assi Youcef – Bouiri Boualem (Youcef) (1927–1960), Algerian military
• Bekkouche Lakhdar – Bekkouche Lakhdar (d.1958), Algerian martyr
• Belouizdad, Algiers – Algerian militant and nationalist Mohamed Belouizdad
• Benabdelmalek Ramdane – Abdelmalek Ramdane (d.1954), first martyr of the revolution
• Bennasser Benchohra – Al-Nasser Bin Fameh (1804–1884)
• Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Badji Mokhtar (1919–1954), Algerian revolutionary
• Bordj Emir Khaled – Khalid ibn Hashim, grandson of the military leader Abd al Qadir
• Bordj Omar Driss – Commander Omar Driss (1931–1959)
• Bouraoui Belhadef – Bouraoui Ali Ben Cherif, a local hero of the national liberation war
• Constantine (Algeria) – Constantine the Great
• Didouche Mourad – Mourad Didouche, a veteran of the Algerian War of independence
• El Emir Abdelkader, Aïn Témouchent and Emir Abdelkader, Jijel – Emir Abdelkader
• Hassani Abdelkrim – Hassani Abdul Karim (d.1960)
• Hussein Dey (commune) – Hussein Dey
• Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne – Houari Boumédiène, President of Algeria
• Messaoud Boudjeriou – Messaoud Boudjeriou (1930–1961), Algerian revolutionary
• Mohammed Boudiaf (M'Sila) – Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria
• Mostefa Ben Brahim, Sid Bel Abbès – Mostefa Ben Brahim (1800–1867), Algerian poet
• Ramdane Djamel – Ramdane Ahcène (1934–1962), hero of the national liberation
• Salah Bey (town) – Salah Bey ben Mostefa
• Salah Bouchaour – Salah Bouchaour (1933–1962), Algerian revolutionary martyr
• Sidi Bel Abbès – Sidi Bel Abbès El Bouzidi (d.1780), a Muslim marabout
• Sidi M'Hamed – Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine
• Zighoud Youcef (Town) – Youcef Zighoud, guerrilla leader
• Zmalet El Emir Abdelkader – Emir Abdelkader

Former:

• Berteaux was the name of Ouled Hamla – Henri Maurice Berteaux
• Bordj Le Prieur was the name of Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Louis-Ambroise Le Prieur (1908–1997)
• Burdeau was the name of Mahdia – Auguste Burdeau
• Colomb-Béchar was the name of Béchar – Louis de Colomb, French major general
• Duperré was the name of Aïn Defla – Guy-Victor Duperré, French naval officer
• Fort-Duquesne was the name of Kaous – Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville
• Georges Clemenceau was the name of Stidia – Georges Clemenceau
• Haussonvillers was the name of Naciria – Joseph d'Haussonville
• Mac-Mahon was the name of Aïn Touta – Patrice de MacMahon
• Molière was the name of Bordj Bounaama – Molière
• Negrier was the name of Chetouane – François de Négrier
• Orléansville was the name of Chlef – Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
• Pascal was the name of Salah Bey – Blaise Pascal
• Perrégaux was the name of Mohammadia – Alexandre Charles Perrégaux
• Philippeville was the name of Skikda – Louis Philippe I
• Port-Gueydon was the name of Azeffoun – Louis Henri de Gueydon, Governor-General of Algeria
• Renault was the name of Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali – Pierre Hippolyte Publius Renault, French general
• Saint-Arnaud was the name of El Eulma – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
• Saint-Eugène was the name of Bologhine – Eugène Guyot
• Tirman was the name of Teghalimet – Louis Tirman
• Waldeck-Rousseau was the name of Sidi Hosni – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Angola

• Comandante Valódia (Luanda) – Joaquim Domingos Augusto "Valódia" (died 1975), one of the prominent generals during the Angolan War of Independence
• Moçâmedes – Governor General of Angola, José D'Almeida Vasconcelos de Oliveira de Soveral e Carvalho, Baron of Mossâmedes (died 1805)
• Nelito Soares (Luanda) – Nelito Soares (1943–1975), Angolan revolutionary
• Patrice Lumumba, Luanda – Patrice Lumumba, Congolese Prime Minister
• Porto Alexandre, Angola – James Edward Alexander
• Rocha Pinto (Luanda) – João Teixeira Pinto
• Sá da Bandeira (Huambo) – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
• Viana, Luanda – Governor General of Angola, Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo (1910–1995)

Former:

• Carmona was the name of Uíge – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
• Henrique de Carvalho was the name of Saurimo – Henrique de Carvalho (1844–1909)
• Sá da Bandeira was the name of Lubango – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, 1st Marquis of Sá da Bandeira
• Serpa Pinto was the name of Menongue – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto, Portuguese explorer
• Silva Porto was the name of Cuito – António da Silva Porto
• Vila Arriaga was the name of Bibala – Portuguese president Manuel de Arriaga
• Vila Gago Coutinho was the name of Lumbala N'guimbo – Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
• Villa João de Almeida was the name of Chibia – João de Almeida (1873–1953), Portuguese military
• Vila Pereira d'Eça was the name of Ondjiva – António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça
• Vila Robert Williams was the name of Caála – Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park
• Vila Roçadas was the name of Xangongo – José Augusto Alves Roçadas
• Vila Salazar was the name of N'dalatando – António de Oliveira Salazar, Portuguese dictator
• Vila Teixeira da Silva was the name of Bailundo – Francisco Teixeira da Silva (1826–1894), Portuguese colonial administrator

Andorra

• Meritxell – Our Lady of Meritxell

Antigua and Barbuda

• Codrington, Antigua and Barbuda – Christopher Codrington
• Coolidge, Antigua and Barbuda - Hamilton Coolidge
• Piggotts - Richard Albert Louden Piggott (1844-1926)
• Tomlinson, Antigua and Barbuda - Major John Tomlinson

Argentina

• Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
• Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione – Atilio Oscar Viglione (1914–2010), Governor of Chubut
• (General) Belgrano – Many cities and towns after Manuel Belgrano
• Castelli – Many places after Juan José Castelli
• Ciudad Evita (means Evita City) – Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina
• General Pueyrredón – second-level administrative subdivision named after Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
• Las Heras – Many places after Juan Gregorio de las Heras
• Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza, President of Argentina
• Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña, President of Argentina
• Presidente Perón Partido – Juan Perón, President of Argentina
• Pueblo Illia (Misiones) – Arturo Umberto Illia, President of Argentina
• Rafaela, Santa Fe Province – Rafaela Rodríguez de Egusquiza
• Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
• Rivadavia Department – Many cities and towns after Bernardino Rivadavia, First President of Argentina
• Rosario Vera Peñaloza Department – Rosario Vera Peñaloza (1873–1950), Argentine teacher
• (General) San Martín – Many cities and towns after José de San Martín
• Sarmiento – Many municipalities and cities after Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Trelew – Lewis Jones
• Uriburu, La Pampa – José Félix Uriburu, President of Argentina
• Vicente López, Buenos Aires – Vicente López y Planes
• Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre
• formerly: Ciudad Eva Perón (means Eva Perón City) – Eva Perón, First Lady of Argentina; now La Plata

Armenia

• Abovyan and Abovyan, Ararat – Khachatur Abovyan, writer
• Anushavan – Anushavan Galoyan (1901–1945), World War II hero
• Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I, Armenian king
• Baghramyan, Ararat, Baghramyan, Armavir and Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – Hovhannes Bagramyan, Armenian marshal and military commander
• Bagratashen – Bagrat Vardanian (1894–1971), hero of Socialist Labor
• Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian (1902–1942), World War II general
• Charentsavan – Yeghishe Charents, poet
• Chkalov, Armenia and Chkalovka – Valery Chkalov, Russian pilot
• David Bek, Armenia – Davit Bek, Armenian patriot
• Dimitrov, Armenia – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian Communist leader
• Ferik – Ferik Polatbekov (1897–1918), revolutionary and poet
• Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov, socialist martyr and Baku Commissar
• Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
• Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian (1890–1920), Bolshevik martyr
• Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian (1899–1920), founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
• Griboyedov, Armenia – Alexandr Griboyedov, Russian diplomat and author
• Gusanagyugh – "Gusan" (given name: Nakhshikar Sargis), bard
• Imeni Kirova, Armenia – Sergey Kirov, Bolshevik leader
• Imeni Tairova – Alexander Tairov, Armenian theater director
• Isahakyan – Avetik Isahakyan, poet
• Kamo, Armenia – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Khanjian, Armenia – Aghasi Khanjian, first secretary of the Armenian Communist Party
• Kuchak – Nahapet Kuchak, 16th-century bard
• Lermontovo – Mikhail Lermontov, Russian writer and poet
• Lukashin and Lukashin, Yerevan – Sargis Lukashin, Armenian prime minister
• Martiros, Vayots Dzor – Armenian Prince Martireni, who was martyred against Persian forces
• Martuni, Armenia, Martuni (village) and Myasnikyan – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"
• Mayakovski, Armenia – Vladimir Mayakovsky, Russian poet
• Mergelyan (Yerevan) – Sergey Mergelyan, Armenian scientist
• Mikhaylovka, Armenia – Timofei Mikhailov, Russian revolutionary and regicide
• Mkhchyan – after an Armenian commander
• Musayelyan, Ashotsk – Capt. Sargis Musayelian (1882–1920), Bolshevik military leader
• Nagapetavan – Nahapet Kurghinian (1900–1937), participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920
• Nalbandyan, Armenia – Mikael Nalbandian, writer
• Narek, Ararat – Grigor Narekatsi, medieval monk and poet
• Nizami, Armenia – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
• Paruyr Sevak, Armenia – Paruyr Sevak, poet
• Pushkino, Armenia – Alexander Pushkin, Russian author and poet
• Sarukhan – Hovhannes Sarukhanian (1882–1920), Communist revolutionary
• Sayat-Nova, Armenia – Harutyun Sayatyan, poet
• Shahumyan, Ararat, Shahumyan, Armavir, Shahumyan, Lori, Shahumyan, Yerevan and Stepanavan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Spandaryan, Shirak, Spandaryan, Syunik and Surenavan – Suren Spandaryan, Armenian revolutionary
• Sverdlov, Armenia – Yakov Sverdlov, Bolshevik leader
• Tumanyan, Armenia – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
• Yenokavan – Enok Mkrtumian (1896–1920), early Communist
• Zhdanov, Lori – Andrei Zhdanov

Former:

• Akhundov was the name of Punik – Mirza Fatali Akhundov, author
• Azizbekov was the name of Aregnadem – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
• Azizbekov was the name of Vayk – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Azizbekov was the name of Zarritap – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Batikian was the name of Gandzak, Armenia – Batik Batikian (1892–1920), Communist martyr
• Danushavan was the name of Aygehat – Danush Shahverdian, Armenian politician and diplomat
• Ghukasyan was the name of Ashotsk – Ghukas Ghukasian, founder of Armenia's Communist Youth Movement
• Imeni Beriya was the name of Shahumyan, Ararat – Lavrentiy Beria, Soviet politician and head of the secret police
• Imeni Beriya was the name of Zhdanov, Armavir – Lavrentiy Beria
• Imeni Stalina was the name of Sovkhoz Nomer Shest – Joseph Stalin
• Imeni Voroshilova was the name of Hatsik, Armavir – Kliment Voroshilov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Kalinin was the name of Noramarg – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Kalinino was the name of Tashir – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kamo was the name of Gavar – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Kirov was the name of Amrakits – Sergey Kirov, early Bolshevik leader
• Kirov was the name of Taperakan – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovakan was the name of Vanadzor – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka was the name of Mamai, Armenia – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev was the name of Haghartsin, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet leader
• Maksim Gorkiy was the name of Bovadzor – Maxim Gorky, Soviet author
• Mikoyan was the name of Yeghegnadzor – Anastas Mikoyan, Soviet leader
• Mravyan was the name of Yeghipatrush – Askanaz Mravyan, leader of Soviet Armenia
• Ordzhonikidze was the name of Vahan, Armenia – Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Soviet leader
• Samed Vurgun was the name of Hovk – Samad Vurgun, Soviet poet
• Shavarshavan was the name of Koti, Armenia – Shavarsh Amirkhanian, leader of the precursor to the Armenian KGB
• Spandaryan was the name of Silikyan – Suren Spandaryan, Armenian revolutionary
• Tumanyan was the name of Dsegh – Hovhannes Tumanyan, writer
• Vagharshapat was the name of Echmiadzin – King Vologases I (Vagharsh I)
• Vorontsovka was the name of Tashir – Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, viceroy of the Caucasus

Australia

Main article: List of places named after people in Australia

Austria

• Amaliendorf-Aalfang – Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
• Arnoldstein – Austrian knight and founder named Arnold
• Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburg) – Empress Elisabeth of Austria
• Felixdorf – Felix Mießl (1778–1861), Mayor of Wiener Neustadt
• Hugo Breitner Hof (Vienna) – Hugo Breitner (1873–1946), Social Democrat politician
• Jakomini – Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini (1726–1805)
• Josefstadt – Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
• Josef-Rautmann-Hof (Vienna) – Josef Rautmann (1890–1970)
• Kaisersdorf – Franz Joseph I of Austria
• Leopoldsdorf – Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
• Leopoldskron-Moos (Salzburg) – Leopold Anton von Firmian (1679–1744), Archbishop of Salzburg
• Leopoldstadt – Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor
• Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung (Wien) – Per Albin Hansson, Swedish politician
• Rennersdorf, Austria – Karl Renner
• Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus – Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria
• St. Pölten – The name Sankt Pölten is derived from Hippolytus of Rome. The city was renamed to Sankt Hippolyt, then Sankt Polyt and finally Sankt Pölten.
• Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg – Wolfgang of Regensburg
• Theresienfeld – Maria Theresa
• Wilhelmsburg, Austria – William, Duke of Austria
• Wilhelmsdorf (Wien) – Father Wilhelm Sedlaczek (1793–1848)

Azerbaijan

• Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
• Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
• Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
• Cəlilabad (also spelled Jalilabad) – Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
• Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski, Azerbaijani prime minister
• Firuzabad, Azerbaijan – Firuz Məlikov (1902–1965), Azerbaijani scientist
• Fizuli Rayon, Füzuli, Füzuli, Samukh, and Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî, Turkic poet
• Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrialist and philanthropist
• Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Azerbaijani general
• Heydarabad, Azerbaijan, Heydərabad – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
• Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general
• Mircəlal – Mir Jalal Pashayev, Azerbaijani writer
• Nərimanov raion, Nərimankənd, Bilasuvar, Nərimankənd, Gobustan, Nərimanabad, Lankaran and Nərimanov – Nariman Narimanov, Prime Minister of Soviet Azerbaijan
• Nəsimi raion, Nəsimi, Bilasuvar, Nəsimi, Sabirabad and Nəsimikənd – Imadaddin Nasimi
• Nadirkənd – Nadir Karimov (d.1943)
• Nizami, Goranboy and Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
• Qaçaq Kərəm – Qaçaq Kərəm (1860–1909), Azeri national hero
• Rəsulzadə – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman and First President of the Democratic Republic of Azerbaijan
• Sabirabad (city) and Sabirabad Rayon – poet Mirza Alakbar Sabir
• Salatın – Salatyn Asgarova, Azerbaijani journalist
• Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaijan and Vurğun – Samad Vurgun, Azerbaijani writer
• Səmədabad, Yevlakh – Samedaga Agamali oglu (1867–1930)
• Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Şəhriyar, Goygol – Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar, Iranian Azerbaijani poet
• Yusif Məmmədəliyev (village) – Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905–1961), President of the National Academy of Sciences of Azerbaijan

Alternate:

• Martuni is the name given by the Nagorno Karabakh Republic to Khojavend (city) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist president of Armenia, whose nom de guerre was "Martuni"

Former:

• Ali Bayramli was the name of Shirvan – Ali Bayramov, early Bolshevik
• Azizbekovo was the name of Basqal – Meshadi Azizbekov, Soviet revolutionary
• Elizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
• Frunze was the name of Hacırüstəmli – Mikhail Frunze, Bolshevik leader
• Il'ichëvsk and Ilich were names of Şərur – Vladimir Ilich Lenin
• Imeni Kirova was the name of Bankə – Sergey Kirov
• Imeni Kirova and Kirova were names of Yeni Suraxanı – Sergey Kirov
• Kaganovich was the name of Qaraçuxur – Lazar Kaganovich, Soviet politician
• Kalinin was the name of Burunqovaq – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
• Kalininkend was the name of Vurğun – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kirovabad was the name of Ganja – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd and Kirovka were names of Həsənsu – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka was the name of Nağaraxana – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd was the name of Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev was the name of Ölcələr – Valerian Kuybyshev, Soviet revolutionary
• Lenin, Leninkend, and Leninfeld were names of Çinarlı, Shamkir – Lenin
• Leninabad was the name of Sanqalan – Lenin
• Leninabad was the name of Təklə, Gobustan – Lenin
• Leninavan was the name of Həsənqaya, Tartar – Lenin
• Leninkend was the name of Mustafabəyli – Lenin
• Molotov was the name of Oktyabrkənd – Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician
• Musabekov was the name of Zəhmətkənd – Gazanfar Musabekov, Soviet politician
• Myasnikovabad was the name of Əliabad, Nakhchivan – Gavril Myasnikov, Bolshevik revolutionary
• Narimankend was the name of Qoşakənd – Nariman Narimanov, revolutionary
• Orconikidze was the name of Nərimankənd, Gadabay – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Pamyat' Lenina was the name of Balıqçılar – Lenin
• Perozabad was the name of Barda, Azerbaijan – Peroz I
• Port-İliç was the name of Liman, Azerbaijan – Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
• Pushkino was the name of Biləsuvar – Alexander Pushkin
• Rəsulzadə was the name of Yeni Suraxanı – Mammed Amin Rasulzade, Azeri statesman
• Shahumyan was the name of Aşağı Ağcakənd – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
• Shaumyan-Akhtachi was the name of Axtaçı, Sabirabad – Stepan Shahumyan
• Stalin was the name of Sabail raion – Joseph Stalin
• Stalino was the name of Çaylı, Tartar – Joseph Stalin
• V.İ.Lenin was the name of Böyük Kəsik – Lenin
• Voroshilovka was the name of Aşıqlı – Kliment Voroshilov, Marshal of the Soviet Union
• Yelizavetpol was the name of Ganja – Czarina Elizabeth Alexeievna (Louise of Baden)
• Zhdanov was the name of Beylagan – Andrei Zhdanov

Bahamas

• George Town, Bahamas – George III of Great Britain
• Matthew Town – George Buckley-Mathew, Bahamian governor in 1844–1849
• Nassau, Bahamas – William III of England
• Nicholls Town – Edward Nicolls

Bahrain

• Hamad Town – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
• Isa Town – Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah

Bangladesh

• Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
• Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
• Kamalnagar Upazila – Ziaur Rahman´s nickname "Kamal"
• Madaripur District – Sufi saint 'Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar
• Mostafapur Union – Sufi saint Shah Mustafa
• Moulvibazar, Moulvibazar Sadar, Moulvibazar District – Syed Moulvi Qudratullah Munsef, Muslim cleric and judge
• Mujibnagar – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, President of Bangladesh
• Nesarabad Upazila – Nesaruddin Ahmad
• Osmani Nagar Upazila – General M.A.G Osmani
• Pirojpur District – Firoz Shah
• Rajshahi District – the Puthia Raj family
• Shariatpur District – Haji Shariatullah, eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent in British India
• Sher-e-Bangla Nagar – A. K. Fazlul Huq, Bengali lawyer, legislator and statesman
• Sherpur District – Sher Ali Gazi, the last jaghirdar of the Gazi dynasty

Barbados

• Hastings, Barbados - Warren Hastings
• Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)

Belarus

• Barysaw – Boris-Rogvolod Vseslavich
• Braslaw – Bryachislav of Polotsk
• Budenovka (Minsk) – Semyon Budyonny
• Davyd-Haradok – Prince David Igorevich
• Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
• Gusarovka (Gomel) – Nikolai Gusarov
• Kirawsk – Sergey Kirov
• Leninski, Belarus – Vladimir Lenin
• Molotovki (Mogilev) – Vyacheslav Molotov

Belgium

• Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
• Geraardsbergen – Geraard van Hunnegem, a manor local
• Heikruis – Hado
• Leopoldsburg – Leopold I of Belgium and Bourg, urban planner of the city
• Mariakerke – Mary
• Martelange – Martelius
• Philippeville – Philip II of Spain
• Sint-Anna-Pede – Saint Anne
• Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George
• Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles
• Saint-Hubert – Hubertus
• Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Judoc
• Saint-Nicolas – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Agatha-Berchem – Agatha of Sicily
• Sint-Amands – Saint Amand
• Sint-Gillis-Waas – Saint Giles
• Sint-Laureins – Lawrence of Rome
• Sint-Martens-Latem – Martin of Tours
• Sint-Niklaas – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – Saint Peter
• Sint-Truiden – Trudo
• Wervik – Virovos
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lambert of Maastricht
• Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter

Belize

• Albert (Belize House constituency) – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and Avondale
• Douglas, Belize - Douglas Wilson (bishop)
• Flowers Bank – William Flowers (d.1786)
• Fort George (Belize House constituency) – George III of the United Kingdom
• Georgeville, Belize - George Cadle Price
• Hopkins – Frederick Charles Hopkins
• Victoria Peak (Belize) – Queen Victoria

Benin

• Malanville – Henri Malan (1869-1912), French Governor of Dahomey

Bermuda

• Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

Bhutan

• Jigme Dorji – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
• Wangdue Phodrang – Wangdi, boy playing in a river

Bolivia

• Abel Iturralde Province – Abel Iturralde Palacios (1869–1935), Bolivian politician
• Alonso de Ibáñez Province – José Alonso de Ibáñez, resistance hero from Potosí
• Andrés Ibáñez Province – Andrés Ibáñez (1844–1877), leader of the federal revolution in Santa Cruz
• Ángel Sandoval Province – Angel Sandoval Peña (1871–1941)
• Aniceto Arce Province – Aniceto Arce Ruiz, President of Bolivia
• Antonio Quijarro Province – Antonio Quijarro Quevedo (1831–1903), Bolivian politician
• Azurduy Province – Juana Azurduy de Padilla, revolutionary guerrilla
• Bautista Saavedra Province – Bautista Saavedra Mallea, President of Bolivia
• Belisario Boeto Province – Belisario Boeto (1841–1900), Bolivian diplomat during a War of the Pacific
• Bernardino Bilbao Province – General Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), Bolivian military figure and politician
• Bolívar Province, Cochabamba – Simón Bolívar, Venezuelan military and political leader
• Burdett O'Connor Province – Francisco Burdett O'Connor, chronicler of the South American War of Independence and the making of Tarija
• Carlos Medinaceli (Potosí) – Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu (1789–1841), Bolivian military
• Carrasco Province – Jose Carrasco Torrico (1863–1921), Vice president of Bolivia
• Cornelio Saavedra Province – Cornelio Saavedra, president of the Argentine First Junta
• Daniel Campos Province – Daniel Campos Cortes (1829–1902), Bolivian poet
• Eduardo Abaroa Province – Colonel Eduardo Abaroa, hero of the War of the Pacific
• El Carmen Rivero Tórrez (Santa Cruz) – Juan Rivero Tórres (1897–1951), a Bolivian engineer
• Eliodoro Camacho Province – Eliodoro Camacho, Bolivian politician, party leader, and presidential candidate
• Enrique Baldivieso Province – Enrique Baldivieso, Vice president of Bolivia under German Busch
• Esteban Arce Province – General Esteban Arce (1765–1815), Bolivian independence hero
• Eustaquio Méndez Province – Eustaquio Méndez Arenas (1784–1841), warrior leader of Tarija
• Franz Tamayo Province – Franz Tamayo, Bolivian intellectual, writer and politician
• Federico Román Province – General Federico Roman Calderon (1875–1943), Hero of the Chaco War
• Germán Busch Province – Germán Busch Becerra, former Bolivian military officer, hero of the Chaco War, and President of Bolivia
• Germán Jordán Province – Germán Jordán (1890–1932), a hero of the Chaco War
• Gualberto Villarroel Province – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia, who was killed in 1946 under his presidency
• Hernando Siles Province – Hernando Siles Reyes, President of Bolivia
• José Ballivián Province – José Ballivián, President of Bolivia
• José Manuel Pando Province – José Manuel Pando (1848–1917) president of Bolivia
• José María Avilés Province – General José María Avilés (1784–1838), a hero who was fighting during the Peru–Bolivian Confederation campaign
• José María Linares Province – José María Linares, President of Bolivia
• Ladislao Cabrera Province – Ladislao Cabrera, Bolivian hero during the War of the Pacific
• Loayza Province – Jose Ramon Loayza (1751–1839), President of Bolivia
• Luis Calvo – Luis Calvo Calvimontes (1879–1944), Bolivian lawyer and senator
• Manco Kapac Province – Manco Cápac
• Manuel María Caballero Province – Manuel María Caballero (1819–1865), one of the signatories of the Bolivian constitution of 5 August 1861
• Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (Cochabamba) – Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
• Maximiliano Paredes (Cochabamba) – Maximiliano Paredes (1879–1900), Bolivian soldier
• Modesto Omiste Province – Modesto Omiste Tinajeros, Bolivian writer and politician
• Monseñor Salvatierra (Santa Cruz) – José Andrés de Salvatierra (1772–1862), Bolivian priest and independence hero
• Monteagudo, Bolivia – Bernardo de Monteagudo
• Muñecas Province – Idelfonso de las Muñecas (1776–1816), priest and leader of the War of Independence
• Narciso Campero Province – Narciso Campero, President of Bolivia
• Nicolás Suárez Province – Nicolás Suárez Callaú
• Ñuflo de Chávez Province – conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves
• Obispo Santistevan Province – Monseñor José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1843–1931)
• Oropeza Province – Samuel Oropeza (d.1907), an illustrious Bolivian statesman
• Padilla, Bolivia – Manuel Ascencio Padilla, an Upper Peruvian guerrilla chief
• Paz Estenssoro Viejo (Santa Cruz) – Victor Paz Estenssoro, President of Bolivia
• Puerto Siles – Hernando Siles Reyes
• Puerto Villarroel – Gualberto Villarroel, President of Bolivia
• Rafael Bustillo Province – Rafael Bustillo (1813–1873), Bolivian diplomat and foreign secretary
• Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (Itenez, Beni) – Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (1907–1987), minister of the interior
• Rufino Carrasco (Potosí) – Rufino Carrasco (1817–1891), Bolivian military during the war of the pacific
• San Ignacio de Velasco – José Miguel de Velasco Franco, President of Bolivia
• Sebastián Pagador Province – Sebastián Pagador Miranda (1733–1781), patriot of Upper Peru
• Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
• Tarija – Tariq ibn Ziyad
• Teniente Bullaín (Oruro) – José Bullaín (1907–1934), Hero of the Chaco war
• Tomas Barrón Province – Colonel Tomas Barrón (d.1810), an Independence hero
• Tomás Frías Province – Tomás Frías Ametller, President of Bolivia
• Tupac Katari, Santa Cruz – Tupac Katari
• Uriondo – Francisco Uriondo (1784–1822)
• Urriolagoitia, Chuquisaca – Mamerto Urriolagoitía
• Vaca Díez Province – Antonio Vaca Diez (1840–1897)
• Villa Abecia – Valentin Abecia (1846–1910)
• Villa Banzer, Beni – Hugo Banzer
• Villa Barrientos (La Paz) – René Barrientos
• Villa Vaca Guzmán – Santiago Vaca Guzmán (1847–1896)
• Villamontes – Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia
• Villazón – Eliodoro Villazón
• Waldo Ballivián Municipality – Waldo Ballivián Soria-Galvarro (1917–1946)
• Warnes, Bolivia – Ignacio Warnes, military leader in the South American war of independence
• Zudáñez – Jaime de Zudáñez

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Mrkonjić Grad – King Peter I of Serbia who had taken the nom de guerre "Mrkonjić" while fighting against the Ottoman Empire
• Tomislavgrad – King Tomislav of Croatia or Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia

Botswana

• Francistown – Daniel Francis (1840–1920), English prospector
• Gaborone – Chief Gaborone

Brazil

For a longer list, please see List of places in Brazil named after people.

• Salvador, Brazil – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
• São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil – Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
• São Paulo – Saint Paul

Brunei

• Bandar Seri Begawan – Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Bulgaria

• Anton, Sofia Province – partisan Stefan Minev "Anton" (1917–1944)
• Antonovo – Anton Krastev, who died in a battle of 1944
• Asenovgrad – Tsar Ivan Asen II
• Aksakovo – Russian littérateur Ivan Aksakov
• Benkovski, Kardzhali Province – revolutionary Georgi Benkovski
• Blagoevgrad – Bulgarian Workers' Social Democratic Party founder Dimitar Blagoev
• Botevgrad – Revolutionary and National Hero Hristo Botev
• Bratya Daskalovi – The Daskalovi brothers Dimitar, Ivan and Nikola
• Chervenkovtsi (Veliko Tarnovo) – Valko Chervenkov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• Dimitrovgrad – Communist leader and Prime Minister Georgi Dimitrov
• Dimovo – partisan Zhivko (Dimo) Puev (1903–1943)
• Dobrich – 14th-century Dobrujan ruler Dobrotitsa
• Dospat – Despot Alexius Slav
• Dulovo, Bulgaria – early medieval Bulgarian Dulo clan
• Elena, Bulgaria – Bulgarian bride Elena
• Elin Pelin – writer Elin Pelin
• General Toshevo – General Stefan Toshev
• Georgi Damyanovo – Georgi Damyanov, President of Bulgaria in 1950 until 1958
• Georgi Dobrevo – Georgi Dobrev (1893–1966), Bulgarian political figure
• Gotse Delchev – revolutionary Gotse Delchev
• Gurkovo – Iosif Gurko, one of Russian commanders in Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878)
• Hadzhidimovo – leftist Internal Macedonian Revolutionary Organization (IMRO) revolutionary Dimo Hadzhidimov
• Isperih – Khan Asparuh of Bulgaria
• Ivaylovgrad – Tsar Ivaylo of Bulgaria
• Kableshkovo (disambiguation) – revolutionary Todor Kableshkov
• Kapitan Andreevo – Bulgarian officer Nikola Kolev Andreev (1876–1912)
• Kapitan Petko voyvoda – Petko Voyvoda
• Krumovgrad – Khan Krum of Bulgaria
• Kubrat – Khan Kubrat of Bulgaria
• Kyustendil – 14th-century local feudal Constantine Dragaš
• Levski (town) – revolutionary and National Hero Vasil Levski
• Madzharovo – revolutionary Dimitar Madzharov (1882–1949)
• Momchilgrad – medieval Bulgarian ruler Momchil
• Nikola Kozlevo – Bulgarian National Revival revolutionary and writer Nikola Kozlev (1824–1902)
• Omurtag – Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria
• Pavel Banya – St. Pavel (Paul) and Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
• Polyanovo, Burgas Province and Polyanovo, Haskovo Province – Dimitar Polyanov (1878–1953), poet
• Radomir (town) – Gavril Radomir of Bulgaria
• Rakovski – revolutionary Georgi Sava Rakovski
• Roman, Bulgaria – Tsar Roman of Bulgaria
• Samuil (village) – Tsar Samuil of Bulgaria
• Sandanski – revolutionary Yane Sandanski
• Shumen – Bulgarian emperor Simeon the Great
• Simeonovgrad – Tsar Simeon I of Bulgaria
• St. Anastasia Island – Anastasia of Sirmium
• St. Ivan Island – St. John the Baptist
• Stamboliyski – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Aleksandar Stamboliyski
• Stambolovo, Haskovo Province – Prime Minister of Bulgaria Stefan Stambolov
• Stefan Karadzhovo – Bulgarian Revolutionary Stefan Karadzha
• Suvorovo – Alexander Suvorov, one of the famous Russian military commanders
• Tervel – Khan Tervel of Bulgaria
• Thompson – British officer William Frank Thompson
• Tsar Kaloyan – Tsar Kaloyan of Bulgaria
• Tsarevo – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
• Tsenovo, Ruse Province – Influential Svishtov merchant Dimitar Apostolov Tsenov (1852–1932)
• Velingrad – Bulgarian communist revolutionary Vela Peeva
• Yambol – Roman Emperor Diocletian
• Zhivkovo (Sofia) – Georgi Zhivkov (1844–1899), minister of education

Former:

• Borisovgrad was the name of Parvomay – Tsar Boris III of Bulgaria
• Grudovo was the name of Sredets – Todor Grudov (1895–1935)
• Kolarovgrad was the name of Shumen – Vasil Kolarov
• Stalin was the name of Varna – Joseph Stalin
• Stanke Dimitrov was the name of Dupnitsa – revolutionary Stanke Dimitrov
• Tolbukhin was the name of Dobrich – Soviet marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin

Burkina Faso

• Sankara, Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara, Military, Revolutionary and President of Burkina Faso

Cambodia

• Phnom Penh – said to be named for Lady Penh
• Sihanoukville (city) – King Norodom Sihanouk

Canada

See also: Royal eponyms in Canada and Viceregal eponyms in Canada

• Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (Canadian Pacific Railway superintendent) ^{[2] : 44}
• Abbotsford, Quebec – Rev. Joseph Abbott ^{[2] : 226}
• Alberta – Princess Louise Caroline Alberta ^{[2] : 23}
• Barkerville, British Columbia – Billy Barker English prospector ^{[2] : 45}
• Barrie, Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie or Captain A. Barry ^{[2] : 160}
• Bathurst, New Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst ^{[2] : 83}
• Brantford, Ontario – Joseph Brant ^{[2] : 163}
• Brockville, Ontario and Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock ^{[2] : 163}
• Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer) ^{[2] : 26}
• Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby ^{[2] : 45–46}
• Charlemagne, Quebec – Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier ^{[2] : 236}
• Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III the United Kingdom ^{[2] : 217–218}
• Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ^{[2] : 67–68}
• Churchill Falls – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom ^{[2] : 10, 111}
• Collingwood, Ontario – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood ^{[2] : 168}
• Dawson City – George Mercer Dawson ^{[2] : 315}
• Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux ^{[2] : 240}
• Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond ^{[2] : 241}
• Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head ^{[2] : 87}
• Fredericton, New Brunswick – Prince Frederick, Duke of York ^{[2] : 88}
• Halifax, Nova Scotia – George Montagu-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax ^{[2] : 138}
• Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton ^{[2] : 178}
• Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler) ^{[2] : 179}
• Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette ^{[2] : 249}
• King George, Saskatoon – George VI of United Kingdom
• Kirkland, Quebec – Charles-Aimé Kirkland, a Canadian politician
• Kirkland Lake, Ontario – Ms. Winnifred Kirkland, secretary at the Ontario Department of Mines ^{[2] : 182}
• Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener ^{[2] : 182}
• Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge ^{[2] : 33}
• Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
• Manning, Alberta – Ernest Manning, 8th Premier of Alberta
• Markham, Ontario – William Markham ^{[2] : 187}
• Mont-Laurier, Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada ^{[2] : 260}
• Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris ^{[2] : 189}
• Patricia, Alberta – Princess Patricia ^[3]
• Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson ^{[2] : 196}
• Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Pere d'Alberní ^[4]
• Port Hope Simpson – John Hope Simpson, British liberal politician ^[5]
• Port Moody, British Columbia – Richard Moody, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia. ^{[2] : 57}
• Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Prince Albert ^{[2] : 304}
• Prince George, British Columbia – King George III ^{[2] : 58}
• Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine ^{[2] : 58}
• Sackville, New Brunswick – George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville
• Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
• Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria ^{[2] : 305}
• Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk ^{[2] : 75}
• Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke ^{[2] : 148, 287}
• Sydney, Nova Scotia – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney ^{[2] : 149}
• Thompson, Manitoba – John F. Thompson (1881–1968), Inco's chairman ^{[2] : 77}
• Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins ^{[2] : 208}
• Togo, Saskatchewan - Togo Heihachiro, Japanese admiral
• Vancouver, British Columbia – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden) ^{[2] : 63}
• Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria ^{[2] : 63}
• Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria ^{[2] : 291}
• Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Elisha DeWolf ^{[2] : 152}

Central African Republic

• Barthélemy Boganda Stadium – Barthélemy Boganda, First Prime Minister
• Carnot, Central African Republic – Sadi Carnot, French President
• Possel – Marshal Possel-Deydier, who was killed in combat against Rabih az-Zubayr at Kouno the year before
• Sibut – Adolphe Pierre Sibut

Chad

• Faya-Largeau – French Colonel, Étienne Largeau (1867–1916)

Former:

• Fort Archambault was the name of Sarh – Gustave Archambaud (1872–1899), French topographer
• Fort-Lamy was the name of N'Djamena – Amédée-François Lamy, an army officer

Chile

• Capitán Prat Province – Arturo Prat, naval hero
• Candelario Mancilla – José Candelario Mancilla Uribe (1900–1967), Chilean inhabitant of Lake O'Higgins
• Cardenal Caro Province – José María Caro Rodríguez, first Cardinal of Chile
• Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, 10th Earl of Dundonald, captain
• Diego de Almagro, Chile – Diego de Almagro
• Galvarino – Galvarino, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
• Gorbea – Andrés Antonio de Gorbea (1792–1852), founder and first dean of the Faculty of Mathematical and Exact Sciences of the University of Chile
• General Lagos – General Pedro Lagos, commander of Chilean troops in the Battle of Arica
• Lautaro – Lautaro, Mapuche leader during the War of Arauco
• Molina, Chile – Juan Ignacio Molina, Jesuit
• Osorno, Chile – Ambrosio O'Higgins, founder and Marquis of Osorno
• Padre José Fernandez Perez (Puerto Montt) – José Fernandez Perez (1919–2000), Spanish priest
• Padre Hurtado – Saint Alberto Hurtado
• Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chile – Pedro Aguirre Cerda, President
• Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, President
• Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt, President
• Puerto Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez, military figure who played a major role in the Occupation of the Araucanía
• Puerto Varas – Antonio Varas, minister of the interior
• Puerto Williams – Juan Williams Rebolledo, Chilean admiral
• San Fernando – Saint Ferdinand
• San Pedro de Atacama – Saint Peter
• Santiago – James, son of Zebedee (Saint James)
• Teodoro Schmidt – Teodoro Schmidt
• Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia, conqueror of Chile
• Vicuña, Chile – Colonel Joaquín Vicuña Larraín, founder of a city
• Villa Frei (Coyhaique) – Eduardo Frei Montalva, President
• Villa O'Higgins – Bernardo O'Higgins, libertador of Chile

China

• Chuxiong City - Cuan Wei Chu & General Zhao Yong (also known as Nanxiong), two great militaries of the region
• Gensi Township – Yang Gensi, PLA soldier
• Huanghua – Huang Hua, communist revolutionary
• Jingyu, Jilin – General Yang Jingyu
• Leifeng Subdistrict – Lei Feng, PLA soldier
• Maoming – scholar and doctor Pan Maoming
• Qinhuangdao – Qin Shi Huang, First emperor of China
• Tong Linge Road, Zhao Dengyu Road, Zhang Zizhong Road – Tong Linge, Zhao Dengyu, Zhang Zizhong, soldiers in the Second Sino-Japanese War
• Yingjun – Liu Yingjun (1945–1966), PLA soldier
• Zhidan County – Liu Zhidan, military commander and Communist leader
• Zhongshan, Guangdong – Birthplace of Sun Yat-sen, also known as Sun Zhongshan, Chinese political theorist and revolutionary politician, Father of the Nation and former President of the Republic of China. City formerly known as Xiangshan.
• Zichang County – Xie Zichang (1897–1935), Communist martyr
• Zuoquan County – Zuo Quan, a general in the Chinese Red Army

Colombia

• Ábrego – Mercedes Abrego, Colombian independence heroine
• Acevedo, Huila – José Acevedo y Gómez
• Agustín Codazzi, Cesar – Agustín Codazzi
• Albán, Cundinamarca – Carlos Albán
• Albania, La Guajira – Alba Londoño Sánchez (1923–2023), daughter of the commissar of La Guajira, Eduardo Londoño Villegas
• Alfonso Lopez (Chocó) – Alfonso López Pumarejo
• Almaguer, Cauca – Francisco Briceño, Corral de Almaguer
• Alvarado, Tolima – Pedro de Alvarado
• Antonio Nariño, Bogotá – Antonio Nariño
• Anzoátegui, Tolima – José Antonio Anzoátegui
• Aranzazu, Caldas – Juan de Dios Aranzazu
• Arbeláez – Vicente Arbeláez (1822–1884)
• Armero – José León Armero, national martyr
• Balboa, Cauca – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Balboa, Risaralda – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Barbosa, Antioquia – Diego Fernández Barbosa
• Beltrán, Cundinamarca – Francisco Felix Beltran
• Betéitiva – cacique Betacín
• Bolívar, Cauca – Simón Bolívar
• Bolívar, Santander – Simón Bolívar
• Bolívar, Valle del Cauca – Simón Bolívar
• Bosconia – John Bosco
• Briceño, Antioquia and Briceño, Boyacá – José Manuel Briceño
• Busbanzá – cacique Boazá
• Cabrera, Cundinamarca – General Cabrera, who was participated in Liberal war
• Caicedonia – Lisandro Caicedo (1806–1891)
• Cajicá – cacique Cajic
• Calarcá – cacique Calarcá
• Caldas, Boyacá – Francisco José de Caldas, a Colombian independence hero
• Camilo Torres (Norte de Santander) – Camilo Torres Restrepo, Colombian socialist and priest
• Cerinza – cacique Cerinza
• Charalá – cacique Chalalá
• Chipatá – cacique Chipatá
• Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia – Simón Bolívar
• Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá – Simón Bolívar
• Ciudad Mutis – José Celestino Mutis
• Clemencia, Bolívar – Maria Clemencia Grau
• Colón, Nariño – Christopher Columbus
• Colón, Putumayo – Christopher Columbus
• Commune 5 Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (Yopal, Casanare) – Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (died in 2000), Yopal councilior
• Córdoba, Bolívar – Jose Maria Córdoba, an independence hero
• Córdoba, Nariño – Jose Maria Córdoba
• Don Matías – Don Matías Jaramillo
• Duitama, Tundama Province – cacique Tundama
• Durania – Justo Leonidas Durán
• Elias, Huila – Manuel Elías Carvajal
• Engativá – cacique Ingativá
• Firavitoba – cacique Firavía
• Fonseca, La Guajira – Catalan colonizer Agustín Fonseca
• Funes, Nariño – Aragonese missioner Lucas Funes
• Francisco Pizarro, Nariño – Francisco Pizarro
• Gaitanía – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán, writer, lawyer and politician
• Girardota – Atanasio Girardot
• Giraldo, Antioquia – Rafael María Giraldo
• González, Cesar – Florentino Gonzalez (1805–1874)
• Gómez Plata – Bishop of Antioquia, Juan de la Cruz Gomez Plata
• Gualmatán – cacique Guatán
• Gutiérrez, Cundinamarca – Ignacio Gutierrez Vergara (founder)
• Gutiérrez Province – Santos Gutiérrez, President of Colombia
• Herrán – Pedro Alcántara Herrán, Colombian general and statesman
• Inírida, Guainía – Princess Inirida
• Juan de Acosta – Juan de Acosta
• Kennedy, Bogotá – John F. Kennedy, president of United States
• Leticia, Amazonas – Leticia Smith
• López de Micay – José Hilario López
• Madrid, Cundinamarca – Pedro Fernández Madrid (1817–1875)
• Magüí Payán – Eliseo Payán
• Maní, Casanare – Cacique Maní
• Mariano Ospina Pérez (Boyacá) – Mariano Ospina Pérez, president of Colombia
• Morales, Bolívar – Pedro Vicente de Morales (founder)
• Morales, Cauca – Luis Jerónimo Morales and Juan Manuel Morales
• Mosquera – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera, former president of Colombia
• Mosquera, Nariño – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera
• Nariño, Antioquia – Antonio Nariño
• Nariño, Cundinamarca – Antonio Nariño
• Nariño, Nariño – Antonio Nariño
• Nemocón – zipa Nemequene
• Olaya, Antioquia – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
• Olaya Herrera – Enrique Olaya Herrera, president of Colombia
• Onzaga – cacique Hunzaá
• Ortega, Tolima – Juan de Ortega y Carrillo
• Ospina – Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, president of Colombia
• Ospina Perez (Nariño) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Padilla, Cauca – José Prudencio Padilla
• Palmar de Varela – Catalino Varela
• Pereira, Colombia – Francisco Pereira Martínez
• Policarpa, Nariño – Policarpa Salavarrieta
• Puente Aranda – Juan Aranda
• Puerto Berrío – Pedro Justo Berrío
• Puerto Caicedo – Juan Maria Caicedo Martinez (1910–2006), a Colombian engineer
• Puerto Carreño – Pedro Maria Carreño (1874–1946), Colombian Minister of External Relations from 1912 to 1913
• Puerto Gaitán – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
• Puerto Guzmán – Jorge Julio Guzman Flor (died in 2020), founder
• Puerto Leguízamo – Candido Leguízamo (1911–1933), Colombia–Peru War hero
• Puerto Lleras – Alberto Lleras Camargo, President of Colombia
• Puerto Lleras (Arauca) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
• Puerto Lleras (Norte de Santander) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
• Puerto López, Meta – Alfonso López Pumarejo, President of Colombia
• Puerto Nariño – Antonio Nariño, an Independence hero
• Puerto Ospina (Guaviare) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Puerto Ospina (Putumayo) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Puerto Parra – Aquileo Parra
• Puerto Rondón – Juan José Rondón
• Puerto Santander, Amazonas – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
• Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander – Francisco de Paula Santander, a Colombian independence hero
• Puerto Tejada, Cauca – General Manuel Tejada Sanchez
• Puerto Wilches – José Solón Wilches Calderón (1835–1893)
• Rafael Uribe Uribe, Bogotá – Rafael Uribe Uribe, a Colombian politician
• Ragonvalia – Ramón González Valencia
• Restrepo – Emiliano Restrepo Echeverria (1832–1918)
• Restrepo, Valle del Cauca – Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
• Roberto Payán – Colonel Roberto Payán Hurtado (d.1934), a brother of President Eliseo Payán
• Rovira, Tolima – Custodio García Rovira
• Ricaurte, Nariño – Antonio Ricaurte
• Rivera, Huila – José Eustasio Rivera
• Rondón, Boyacá – Juan José Rondón
• Saboyá – cacique Saboyá
• Salazar de las Palmas – Alonso Perez de Salazar
• Salgar – Eustorgio Salgar
• San Eduardo, Boyacá – Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (1860–1932)
• San Fernando, Bolívar – Ferdinand III of Castile
• San José de Albán – Carlos Albán
• San José del Fragua – Giuseppe Fusaroli (1927–2015), Italian missionary who visited in Colombia
• San José de Kennedy (Magdalena) – John F. Kennedy
• San Vicente del Caguán – Vincent de Paul
• Santa Sofía, Boyacá – Sofia Angulo de Reyes (1843–1898)
• Santander de Quilichao – Francisco de Paula Santander
• Sativanorte – cacique Sátiva
• Sativasur – cacique Sátiva
• Silvania, Colombia – Ismael Silva (1895–1962), founder
• Sogamoso, Sugamuxi Province – iraca Sugamuxi
• Solano, Caquetá – Jose Dolores Solano (1891–1961), Colombia–Peru War hero
• Somondoco – cacique Somendoco or Sumindoco
• Suárez, Cauca – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
• Suárez, Tolima – Marco Fidel Suárez, President of Colombia
• Sucre, Cauca – Antonio José de Sucre
• Sucre, Santander – Antonio José de Sucre
• Sucre, Sucre Department – Antonio José de Sucre
• Techo – cacique Techitina
• Tutazá – cacique Tutazúa
• La Uribe – Antonio Uribe
• Usaquén – cacique Usaque
• Ulloa, Valle de Cauca – General José Eleuterio Ulloa
• Uribia, La Guajira – Rafael Uribe Uribe
• Valdivia, Antioquia – Andrés de Valdivia
• Villa Caro – José Eusebio Caro
• Villa de Leyva – Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva
• Villa Germania (Cesar) – Manuel Germán Cuello Gutiérrez (1915–2006), Governor of Cesar Department
• Villagarzón – colonel Julio Garzón Moreno
• Villagómez – Monseñor Misael Gomez Torres (1880–1967)
• Villapinzón – Propsero Pinzon (1856–1901)
• Villavicencio – Antonio Villavicencio, an Independence Hero
• Zambrano, Bolívar – Álvaro de Zambrano
• Zapayán – cacique Zapayán

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Cité Maman Mobutu (Kinshasa) – Marie-Antoinette Mobutu (1941–1977), First Lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Cité Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila (Kinshasa) – Laurent-Désiré Kabila, President
• Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa – Joseph Kasa-Vubu
• Lumumba (Lodja) – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister
• Lumumbaville – Patrice Lumumba, First Prime Minister

Former:

• Albertville was the name of Kalemie – Albert I of Belgium
• Coquilhatville was the name of Mbandaka – Camille-Aimé Coquilhat
• Élisabethville was the name of Lubumbashi – Queen Elizabeth of Belgium
• Jadotville was the name of Likasi – Jean Jadot
• Léopoldville was the name of Kinshasa – Leopold II of Belgium
• Ponthierville was the name of Ubundu – Pierre Ponthier
• Stanleyville was the name of Kisangani – Henry Morton Stanley
• Thysville was the name of Mbanza-Ngungu – Albert Thys

Republic of the Congo

• Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
• Dolisie – Albert Dolisie
• Lumumba (Point Noire) – Patrice Lumumba

Former:

• Fort-Rousset was the name of Owando – Alexis Rousset, French colonial administrator
• Jacob was the name of Nkayi – Léon Jacob, French engineer

Costa Rica

• Abangares (canton) – Cacique Avancari
• Acosta (canton) – Tomás de Acosta y Hurtado de Mendoza (1747–1821), Governor of province of Costa Rica
• Alfaro (Alajuela) – Juan Alfaro Ruiz (1810–1856), Costa Rican military and hero of the Filibuster war
• Alvarado (canton) – Presbyter Joaquin Alvarado Ruiz (d.1890)
• Anselmo Llorente District and Llorente District – Anselmo Llorente y La Fuente (1800–1871), Costa Rican Bishop
• Aserrí (canton) – Cacique Aczarri
• Bagaces – Cacique Bagatzi
• Barva – Cacique Barvak
• Biolley (Puntarenas) – Paul Biolley (1862–1908), Swiss educator and naturalist
• Bolívar District, Grecia – Simón Bolívar
• Cañas (canton) – José María Cañas, Salvadoran military figure
• Carmona District, Nandayure – José Daniel Carmona Briceño (1869–1929)
• Carrillo (canton) – Braulio Carrillo Colina, a head of state of Costa Rica
• Cervantes District – Juan de Cervantes
• Ciudad Cortés – León Cortés Castro. President of Costa Rica
• Ciudad Neily – Ricardo Neily Jop (1912–2000), a Lebanese citizen and founder of a city
• Curridabat – Cacique Corriava
• Daniel Flores District – José Daniel Flores Zavaleta (1876–1958), Costa Rican teacher
• Daniel Oduber (Liberia) – Daniel Oduber Quirós
• Dota (canton) – Cacique Ota
• El Guarco (canton) – Cacique El Guarco
• Flores (canton) – Don Juan J.Flores Umaña (1843–1903), a Costa Rican physician
• Garcia Flamenco (Guanacaste) – Marcelino Garcia Flamenco (1888–1919), a Salvadoran teacher
• Goicoechea (canton) – Fray José Antonio de Liendo y Goicoechea
• Gutiérrez Braun District – Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1902–1980), Costa Rican engineer
• Heredia, Costa Rica – Alonso Fernández de Heredia, a President of the Real Audiencia of Guatemala
• Jiménez (canton) – Jesús Jiménez Zamora President of Costa Rica
• León Cortés (canton) – León Cortés Castro
• Llano Brenes (Alajuela) – Alberto Manuel Brenes (1870–1948)
• Mayorga de Liberia – Francisco Mayorga Rivas (1864–1940)
• Montes de Oca (canton) – Don Faustino Montes de Oca (1860–1902), a former congressional representative from the area
• Montezuma, Costa Rica – Moctezuma II, an Aztec Emperor
• Mora (canton) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras and Juan Mora Fernández
• Moravia (canton) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras, President of Costa Rica and National Hero
• Morazan (Alajuela), Morazan (San Jose) and Morazan (Limon) – Francisco Morazán
• Naranjito de Aguirre – Rolando Aguirre Lobo (1918–1948)
• Oreamuno (canton) – Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla, President of Costa Rica
• Orlich (Alajuela) – Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
• Orotina – Gurutina, indigenous king of the chorotega ethnic
• Osa (canton) – Cacique Osa
• Pérez Zeledón (canton) – Pedro Pérez Zeledón (1854–1930), Jurist and diplomat
• Pittier District – Henri François Pittier
• Pococí (canton) – Cacique Pococi
• Puerto Jiménez and Jiménez, Pococí – Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno President of Costa Rica
• Puerto Soley (Guanacaste) – Tomás Soley Güell (1875–1943), Costa Rican economist
• Puerto Thiel (Guanacaste) – Monseñor Bernardo Augusto Thiel (1850–1901)
• Puerto Vargas (Limon) – Balvanero Vargas Molina (1833–1905), Governor of Limon
• Quesada, San Carlos – Napoleon Quesada Salazar (1873–1937), Poet
• Rincón Ulate (Sarchi) – Otilio Ulate Blanco
• Rivas, Costa Rica – Domingo Rivas Salvatierra (1836–1900)
• Rodríguez District – Herminio de Jesús Rodríguez Gonzalez (1892–1965)
• Santa Bárbara de Heredia – Saint Barbara
• Santa Ana (canton) – Saint Anne
• San Carlos (canton) – Saint Charles Borromeo
• Santo Domingo (canton), Costa Rica – Saint Dominic
• San Isidro (canton) – Saint Isidro Labrador
• San Isidro de El General – Saint Isidro Labrador and General Bernardo Soto Alfaro, President of Costa Rica
• San José, Costa Rica – Saint Joseph
• San Mateo de Alajuela – Saint Matthew
• San Pablo (canton) – Saint Paul of Tarsus
• San Rafael (canton) – Saint Raphael
• San Ramón, Costa Rica – Saint Raymond Nonnatus or Ramon Salas Sandoval (1838–1902) and Ramon Rodriguez Solorzano (1818–1893), two prominent figures in San Ramon
• San Vito (Costa Rica) – Saint Vitus or Vito Sansonetti (1916–1999), Italian marine and founder of San Vito de Java
• Valverde (San Ramon) – Carlos Luis Valverde (1903–1948), Costa Rican physician and revolutionary
• Vázquez de Coronado (canton) – Conquistador Juan Vázquez de Coronado
• Volio District – Julián Volio Llorente

Former:

• Aguirre (now Quepos) – Rolando Aguirre Lobo: a hero of Revolution of 1948
• Alfaro Ruiz (now Zarcero) – Colonel Juan Alfaro Ruiz, a hero of the National Campaign of 1856
• Valverde Vega (now Sarchí) – Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a physician and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union).

Croatia

• Dinko Šimunović (Zagreb) – Dinko Šimunović, Croatian writer
• Ernestinovo – Mrs. Ernestina Klein
• Eugen Kvaternik (Zagreb) – Eugen Kvaternik, Croatian nationalist politician
• Ferdinandovac – Ferdinand I of Austria, President of the German Confederation, King of Hungary
• Generalski Stol – General Vuk Krsto Frankopan
• Ivan Mažuranić (Zagreb) – Ivan Mažuranić, Croatian poet, lawyer and politician
• Karlovac – King Charles II of Austria
• Maksimir – Maksimilijan Vrhovac, bishop of Zagreb
• Ošljak – Known in Italian and historical documents as Calugerà or Calogerà, after the Calogerà family who owned it
• Oton Župančič (Zagreb) – Oton Župančič, Slovene poet
• Tomislavovac – Tomislav of Yugoslavia

Former:

• Kardeljevo was the name of Ploče from 1950 through 1954 and from 1980 through 1990 – Edvard Kardelj
• Titova Korenica was the name of Korenica from 1945 through 1997 – Josip Broz Tito

Cuba

• Bartolomé Masó, Cuba – Bartolomé Masó, a Cuban patriot and President of Cuba
• Briones Montoto (Cuba) – Antonio Briones Montoto (1940–1967), Cuban revolutionary
• Calixto García, Cuba – Calixto García Iñiguez, an independence war hero
• Camilo Cienfuegos (Santa Cruz del Norte) – Camilo Cienfuegos, Cuban revolutionary
• Cárdenas, Cuba – Mateo de Cárdenas y Vélez de Guevara
• Central José Smith Comas (Cárdenas) – José Smith Comas (1932–1956)
• Cespedes, Cuba – Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, Father of the Cuban Fatherland and first President of Cuba
• Cienfuegos – José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Captain General of Cuba
• Ciro Redondo – Ciro Redondo, a Cuban revolutionary
• Colón, Cuba – Christopher Columbus
• Emilio Córdova (Encrucijada) – Emilio Córdova Garcia (1938–1958)
• Frank País, Cuba – revolutionary Frank País
• Héctor Molina (San Nicolás) – Héctor Molina Riaño (1922–1958)
• Hermanos Saíz (San Juan y Martínez) – The Saiz Brothers who died in action in 1957
• Heriberto Orellanes (La Sierpe) – Heriberto Felipe Orellana (1926–1959)
• Holguín – Captain García Holguín, Spanish military officer
• Jesús Menéndez – Cuban trade unionist Jesús Menéndez Larrondo
• Juan Gualberto Gómez (Matanzas) – Juan Gualberto Gómez
• Loynaz Hechavarría (Holguin) – Loynaz Hechavarría Cordovés (1911–1956)
• Manuel Sanguily (Ciego de Avila) – Manuel Sanguily (1848–1925)
• Mariel, Cuba – Cacique Marien
• Martí, Cuba – Cuban Independence Hero José Martí
• Niceto Pérez – Cuban peasant Niceto Perez Garcia
• Obdulio Morales (Sanctis Spiritus) – Obdulio Morales (1910–1981), Cuban compositor
• Pablo de la Torriente Brau (Bahía Honda) – Pablo de la Torriente Brau (1901–1936)
• Pedro Betancourt – Pedro Betancourt Dávalos
• Piti Fajardo (Trinidad) – Manuel "Piti" Fajardo (1930–1960)
• Ramon Balboa (Cienfuegos) – Ramon Balboa Monzon (1939–1958)
• Raúl Hernández Vidal (San Antonio de los Baños) – Raúl Hernández Vidal (1948–1978), Cuban pilot
• Reynold García (Calimete) – Reynold García García (1922–1956)
• Sabino Hernández (Santo Domingo) – Sabino Hernandez Casal (died in 1959)
• Sandino, Cuba – Nicaraguan revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
• Santiago de Cuba – James, son of Zebedee
• Silvio Caro (Bahía Honda) – Silvio Nestor Caro (1943–1966)

Curaçao

• Willemstad – William II, Prince of Orange or his son William III of England

Cyprus

• Agios Athanasios, Cyprus – Athanasius of Alexandria
• Ayios Dhometios – Saint Dometius of Persia
• Ethnomártyras Kyprianós (Strovolos) – Kyprianos of Cyprus
• Makarios (Kato Polemidia) – Makarios III
• Paphos – Paphos, daughter of Pygmalion (mythology)

Czech Republic

• Adamov (Blansko District) – Adam Josef, Prince of Liechtenstein, ironworks owner
• Alojzov – Alois I, Prince of Liechtenstein
• Barrandov, Prague – Joachim Barrande
• Františkovy Lázně – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Golčův Jeníkov – Martin Maxmillian Goltz, general of the Habsburg army
• Havlíčkův Brod – Karel Havlíček Borovský
• Jáchymov – St. Joachim
• Jindřichův Hradec – Jindřich z Hradce, owner of the castle in the town
• Fortress Josefov and Josefov (Prague) – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Halasovo Kunštátsko – František Halas
• Karlín – Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
• Karlovy Vary – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
• Karlštejn Castle and village – Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
• Mladá Boleslav – Boleslaus II of Bohemia
• Špindlerův Mlýn – Spindler, a miller
• Švermova (Bruntál) – Jan Šverma
• Stará Boleslav – Boleslaus I of Bohemia
• Terezín – Empress Maria Theresa of Austria
• Vítkov – Vítek z Kravař
• Žižkov – Jan Žižka

Former:

• Gottwaldov was the name of Zlín from 1948 through 1990 – Klement Gottwald

Denmark

• Albertslund – Albert de Rault de Ramsault de Tortonval (1778–1855), a French noble
• Augustenborg – Auguste, duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
• Carlsberg (district) – Carl Jacobsen, a Danish brewer, art collector and philanthropist
• Charlottenlund – Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark
• Christiania – Christian IV of Denmark
• Christiansfeld – Christian VII of Denmark
• Christianshavn – Christian IV of Denmark
• Dronninglund – Queen Charlotte Amalie
• Fredericia – King Frederick III of Denmark
• Frederiks – King Frederick VI of Denmark
• Frederiksberg – King Frederick IV of Denmark
• Frederikshavn – King Frederick VI of Denmark
• Frederikssund – Frederick III of Denmark
• Frederiksværk – King Frederick V of Denmark
• Karlslunde – Kalf Skurfa
• Liseleje – Elisabeth (Lise) Classen (1760-1805)
• Mariager – Blessed Virgin Mary
• Marielyst – Marie Kørgensen (1837–1907)

In Greenland:

• Christianshåb (Inuit: Qasigiannguit) – King Christian VI of Denmark
• Frederikshåb (Inuit: Paamiut) – King Frederick V of Denmark
• Jakobshavn (Inuit: Ilulissat) – Jakob Severin, a fur trader

In Bornholm:

• Gudhjem – God

Dominica

• Salisbury, Dominica – Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury
• Scotts Head, Dominica – Colonel George Scott (British Army officer)

Dominican Republic

• Cabral, Dominican Republic – José María Cabral
• Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – General Jose Cabrera (d.1884), hero of the Dominican Restoration
• Castillo, Dominican Republic – General Manuel María Castillo, hero of the Dominican Restoration
• Cayetano Germosén – a Dominican patriot and martyr
• Ciudad Juan Bosch (Santo Domingo) – Juan Bosch (politician), Dominican President
• Colonia Libertador (Dajabon) – Rafael Trujillo (libertator)
• Comendador, Dominican Republic – Nicolás de Ovando
• Duarte Province – Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the Dominican Republic
• Duvergé – General Antonio Duvergé, Dominican independence hero
• Espaillat Province – Ulises Francisco Espaillat, 19th-century author and President
• Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (Azua) – Emma Balaguer Vallejo (1911–1992), Joaquín Balaguer's sister
• Elupina Cordero de Las Cañitas (Hato mayor) – Elupina Cordero (1892–1939), a Dominican catholic religious
• Gaspar Hernández – Gaspar Hernandez, a famous Dominican priest in the war of independence from Haiti
• Galván, Dominican Republic – Manuel de Jesús Galván (1834–1910), Dominican writer
• Hermanas Mirabal Province – Mirabal sisters
• Hostos – Eugenio María de Hostos
• Imbert, Dominican Republic – José María Imbert
• Jimaní – Cacique Ximani
• José Francisco Peña Gómez (Pedernales) – José Francisco Peña Gómez, Dominican lawyer and politician
• Juan de Herrera, Dominican Republic – Juan de Herrera (Spanish farmer)
• Juan Rodríguez (La Vega) – General Juan Rodriguez Garcia (1886–1960), Dominican military and politician
• Loma de Cabrera and Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – José Cabrera Gómez (1810–1884), Dominican independence hero
• Las Matas de Farfán – Bartolome Farfan de los Godos, Spanish merchant
• Luperón – Gregorio Luperón, Dominican general and statesman
• Mamá Tingó (Monte Plata) – Mamá Tingó, Dominican activist leader
• María Trinidad Sánchez Province – María Trinidad Sánchez, a female soldier in the wars of independence
• Mella, Independencia – Matías Ramón Mella
• Monseñor Nouel Province – Monseñor Adolfo Alejandro Nouel, Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President
• Padre Las Casas, Dominican Republic – Bartolomé de las Casas
• Pedro Brand – Peter Dorse Brand, a Californian miner
• Pedro Santana, Dominican Republic – Pedro Santana, first President of Dominican Republic
• Pepillo Salcedo, Dominican Republic – General José Antonio Salcedo
• Pimentel, Dominican Republic – Pedro Antonio Pimentel
• Presidente Don Antonio Guzmán Fernández (Duarte) – Antonio Guzmán Fernández, President of the Republic
• Ramón Santana – twin brother of Pedro Santana
• Salcedo, Dominican Republic – Francisco Antonio Salcedo
• San Antonio de Guerra – Hernando Guerra (founder)
• Sánchez, Dominican Republic – Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
• Sánchez Ramírez Province – Juan Sánchez Ramírez, hero of the Battle of Palo Hincado (1808)
• Santiago Rodríguez Province – Santiago Rodríguez, an officer of the Dominican army in the Dominican War of Independence
• Santo Domingo – Saint Dominic
• Valverde Province – José Desiderio Valverde
• Vicente Noble – General Vicente Noble, Dominican military
• Villa González – Manuel de Jesús González Estevez (1862–1912), founder
• Villa Riva – Gregorio Riva (1833–1889), Dominican pioneer
• Villa Tapia – Doroteo Antonio Tapia (1844–1901), Hero of the Dominican Restoration War
• Villa Vásquez – Horacio Vásquez, President of the Dominican Republic

Former:

• Benefactor Province was the name of San Juan Province (Dominican Republic) – Rafael Trujillo
• Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
• José Trujillo Valdez Province was the name of Peravia Province – José Trujillo Valdez (1864–1935), Rafael Trujillo's father
• Julia Molina Province was the name of María Trinidad Sánchez Province – Altagracia Julia Molina (1863–1964), Rafael Trujillo's mother
• Pacificador Province was the name of Duarte Province – Ulises Heureaux (Peacemaker)
• San Rafael Province was the name of Elías Piña Province – Rafael Trujillo
• Villa José Trujillo Valdez was the name of Villa Jaragua – José Trujillo Valdez
• Villa Julia Molina was the name of Nagua – Altagracia Julia Molina

Ecuador

• Alejandro Labaka (Orellana) – Alejandro Labaka (1920–1987), Spanish bishop
• Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (town) – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, President of Ecuador
• Antonio Ante Canton – Antonio Ante (1771–1836), Ecuadorian Independence Hero
• Atahualpa Canton – Atahualpa, King of Quito
• Bolívar Canton, Carchi – Simón Bolívar
• Bolívar Canton, Manabí – Simón Bolívar
• General Antonio Elizade – Antonio Elizalde Lamar, Ecuadorian military and politician
• Camilo Ponce Enríquez (parish) – Camilo Ponce Enriquez, president of Ecuador
• Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (Manabí) – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
• Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador – Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, president of Ecuador
• Cevallos – Pedro Fermín Cevallos (1812–1893), Ecuadorian Politician and Historian
• Coronel Marcelino Maridueña – Marcelino Maridueña Quesada (1798–1883)
• Durán, Ecuador – Sr. José Durán Maristany (1878–1956)
• El Empalme de Velasco Ibarra – José María Velasco Ibarra, president of Ecuador
• Eloy Alfaro Canton – Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador
• Echeandía – Manuel José de Echeandía (1783–1850), Ecuadorian independence hero
• Espejo Canton – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist
• Flavio Alfaro Canton – General Flavio Evaristo Alfaro (1865–1912)
• General Leónidas Plaza y Gutiérrez – Leónidas Plaza, President of Ecuador
• Girón Canton – Spanish captain Francisco Hernández Girón
• Gonzalo Pizarro Canton – Gonzalo Pizarro, Spanish conquistador and younger paternal half-brother of Francisco Pizarro
• Ines Arango (Orellana) – Ines Arango (1937–1987), Colombian missionary
• Isidro Ayora, Ecuador – Isidro Ayora
• Ibarra, Ecuador – Miguel de Ibarra y Mallea (1550–1608)
• Jaime Roldos, Pastaza and Jaime Roldos (Guayas) – Jaime Roldós Aguilera
• Julio Andrade (Carchi) – General Julio Andrade (1866–1912)
• Lauro Guerrero (Loja) – Lauro Guerrero Becerra (1873–1904), Ecuadorian military
• Leonidas Proaño (Yantzaza) – Leonidas Proaño (1910–1988), Bishop of Riobamba
• Mejía Canton – José Mejía Lequerica (1774–1813), Ecuadorian political figure
• Mera, Pastaza – Juan León Mera, writer
• Milton Reyes (El Oro) – Milton Alfredo Reyes (1939–1970), student leader
• Montalvo Canton – Juan Montalvo Ecuadorian author and essayist
• Montúfar Canton – Coronel Carlos de Montufar (1780–1816), Ecuadorian military
• Nuevo Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
• Quevedo, Ecuador –Timoteo Quevedo Pozo (1813–1876), surveying
• Olmedo Canton, Loja – José Joaquín de Olmedo, president of Ecuador
• Olmedo Canton, Manabí – José Joaquín de Olmedo
• Pablo Sexto – Pope Paul VI
• Pedro Carbo – Pedro Carbo Noboa, 19th-century politician, diplomat and writer from Guayaquil
• General Villamil – José de Villamil, Ecuadorian independence hero
• Puerto López – Daniel Lopez (1848–1893), philanthropist
• Puerto Rodriguez (Sucumbios) – Coronel Luis Arsenio Rodríguez (1898–1977), Ecuadorian–Peruvian War hero
• Puerto Villamil – José de Villamil
• Pedro Moncayo Canton – Pedro Moncayo, journalist and politician
• Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton and Maldonado (Carchi) – Pedro Vicente Maldonado, 18th-century Ecuadorian scientist
• Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, president of Ecuador
• Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
• Rumiñahui Canton – Rumiñawi (Inca warrior)
• Puerto Francisco de Orellana – Francisco de Orellana
• San Juan Bosco Canton – John Bosco
• San Miguel de Salcedo – Manuel Antonio Salcedo y Legorburú (1829–1870), priest
• Simón Bolívar Canton and Puerto Bolivar (El Oro) – Simón Bolívar
• Sucre Canton – Antonio José de Sucre
• Teniente Maximiliano Rodriguez (Loja) – Maximiliano Rodriguez Loaiza (1909–1941)
• Tobar Donoso (Tulcan) – Julio Tobar Donoso (1894–1981), minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador
• Tufiño (Carchi) – Luis Gabriel Tufiño (1880–1962), cartographer
• Urbina (Tulcan) – José María Urvina
• Urdaneta Canton – Luis Urdaneta Farias, a Venezuelan-Ecuadorian military figure
• Valencia – Gregorio Valencia, founder

Egypt

• Alexandria – Alexander the Great
• El Mahmoudiyah – Muhammad Ali of Egypt
• Faiyum:
  • formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
  • formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
• Ismailia – Isma'il Pasha
• Kafr El Sheikh – Sheikh Talha al-Tilmisani
• Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt
• Port Said ^[6] – Sa'id of Egypt
• Port Tawfik – Tewfik Pasha
• Nasser, Egypt – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Sadat City – Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
• Saint Catherine, Egypt – Catherine of Alexandria
• Sheikh Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
• Sheikh Zuweid – Sheikh Zuweid commander of the Rashidun Islamic army who fought during the Muslim conquest of Egypt
• Victoria (neighborhood) – Queen Victoria

El Salvador

• Alegría, Usulután – Presbyter José Miguel Alegria (d.1859)
• Aguilares – Manuel Aguilar y Bustamante and his brothers Nicolas and Vicente Aguilar
• Bolívar, La Unión – Simón Bolívar
• Cabañas Department – José Trinidad Cabañas
• Carolina, San Miguel – Charles IV of Spain
• Ciudad Arce – Manuel José Arce, Salvadorian Independence hero
• Ciudad Barrios – General Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
• Col. Borja Moran (Ahuachapán) – Alfonso Borja Moran (1897–1986), Salvadorian deputy
• Col Francisco Gavidia (San Miguel) – Francisco Gavidia, Salvadorian writer
• Col. Isidro Menendez (San Salvador) – Isidro Menendez (1795–1858)
• Colón, La Libertad – Christopher Columbus
• Comunidad Farabundo Martí (Santa Ana) – Farabundo Martí, Salvadorian revolutionary
• Delgado, San Salvador – José Matías Delgado, Salvadorian Independence hero
• La Reina, Chalatenango – Guatemalan resident, Maria Reina
• Morazán Department – Francisco Morazán
• Santa Ana, El Salvador – Saint Anne
• Santiago de María – Santiago González (politician), President of El Salvador with his daughter Maria Concepción Gonzalez Fortis (1872–1943)
• San Antonio Pajonal – Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
• San Cayetano Istepeque – Cayetano Molina, President of El Salvador
• San Fernando, Chalatenango – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
• San Fernando, Morazán – Ferdinand III of Castile
• San Francisco Menéndez – Francisco Menéndez, President of El Salvador
• San Francisco Morazán – Francisco Morazán
• San Gerardo – Gerardo Barrios, President of El Salvador
• San Ildefonso, San Vicente – Saint Ildephonsus of Toledo
• San Jorge, San Miguel – Jorge Meléndez, President of El Salvador
• San Luis La Herradura – Luis Chávez y González
• San Rafael, San Miguel – Rafael Zaldívar, President of El Salvador
• San Rafael Cedros – Rafael Zaldívar
• San Rafael Obrajuelo – Rafael Zaldívar
• San Ramón, Cuscatlán – Presbyter Ramon Garcia
• San Salvador, El Salvador – Jesus (the Christian Savior)
• San Vicente, El Salvador – Saint Vincent of Saragossa
• Segundo Montes, Morazán – Segundo Montes, a Jesuit priest and scholar at the Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
• Victoria, Cabañas – Guadalupe Victoria, first President of Mexico
• Zaragoza, La Libertad – Emperor Caesar Augustus

Equatorial Guinea

• Bioko – Adolfo Bioko, son of the King Möókáta
• Luba, Equatorial Guinea – Botuku Luba, who led a revolt against the Spanish in 1910
• Malabo – Malabo Lopelo Melaka
• Moka, Equatorial Guinea – King Möókáta (d.1898)

Estonia

• Anna – Saint Anne
• Järva-Jaani – John the Baptist
• Juhkentali – Lorenz Jauch, local landowner
• Kadriorg – Catherine I of Russia
• Karlova – Carl Gustav von Krüdener, local landowner
• Katleri – the Kattler family, local landowners
• Klooga and Kloogaranna – the Klugen noble family, local landowners
• Kolga-Jaani – John the Evangelist
• Kristiine – Christina, Queen of Sweden
• Maarja-Magdaleena – Mary Magdalene
• Maarjamäe – Marie, wife and/or daughter of Anatol Orlov-Davydov
• Madise – Saint Matthias
• Manilaid and Manija – Magnus, Duke of Holstein
• Peetri – Peter Peter, an 18th-century local farmer
• Pildiküla – Feliks Pilt (1906–1979), founder of a local housing estate
• Pirita – Bridget of Sweden
• Suure-Jaani – John the Evangelist
• Tondi and Tondiraba – Jobst Dunte, Tallinn Burgermeister
• Tartu – possibly after Tharapita, God of Estonian mythology
• Valga (Latvian: Valka) – possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family, local landowners

Former:

• Harju-Jaani was the name of Raasiku – John the Baptist
• Kingissepa was the name of Kuressaare – Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian revolutionary and communist

Eswatini (Swaziland)

• Mbabane – Chief Mbabane Kunene
• Piggs Peak – William Pigg (Early resident)

Ethiopia

• Debre Marqos – Saint Mark the Evangelist
• Habete Giorgis (Addis Adeba) – Habte Giyorgis Dinagde, Ethiopian military commander
• Lalibela – Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Emperor of Ethiopia
• Ras Makonnen (Addis Adeba) – Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari Makonnen), Emperor of Ethiopia
• Sheikh Hussein – Sheikh Hussein (saint), a 13th-century Somali Muslim proselytizer
• Waliso – son of Liban, Waliso, an Oromo clan

Falkland Islands

• Darwin – Charles Darwin
• Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
• Weddell Island – James Weddell
• Keppel Island – Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel
• Saunders Island – Charles Saunders (Royal Navy officer)

Finland

• Brahestad (Finnish: Raahe) – Per Brahe the Younger, Governor-General of Finland
• Fredrikshamn (Finnish: Hamina) – King Frederick I of Sweden
• Hermanni (Helsinki) (Swedish: Hermanstad) – Herman Standertskjöld-Nordenstam (1854–1934)
• Jakobstad (Finnish: Pietarsaari) – Jacob De la Gardie (The city was founded by his widow – Ebba Brahe)
• Kaarina (Swedish: Sankt Karins) – Catherine of Alexandria
• Kristinestad (Finnish: Kristiinankaupunki) – Queen Christina of Sweden
• Loviisa (Swedish: Lovisa) – Lovisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden
• Mariehamn (Finnish: Maarianhamina) – Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
• Mikkeli (Swedish: Sankt Michel) – Archangel Michael
• Ullanlinna (Swedish: Ulrikasborg) – Ulrika Eleonora, Queen of Sweden
• Vaasa (Swedish: Vasa) – King Gustav I of Sweden

France

• Albertville – Charles Albert of Sardinia
• Althen-des-Paluds – Jean Althen
• Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda – Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily
• Apatou – Apatou (captain)
• Bonrepos-Riquet – Pierre-Paul Riquet
• Brie-Comte-Robert – Robert I, Count of Dreux
• Broglie, Eure – François Marie de Broglie, 1st Duke of Broglie
• Bourg-Madame – Marie-Thérèse, Duchess of Angoulême
• Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer
• Champagne-Vigny – Alfred de Vigny
• Charleville-sous-Bois – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
• Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
• Chavaniac-Lafayette – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
• Chilly-Mazarin – Cardinal Mazarin
• Colleville-Montgomery – Bernard Montgomery
• Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
• Decazeville – Élie, duc Decazes, Prime Minister
• Descartes – René Descartes
• Diane-Capelle – Diane de Dommartin
• Domrémy-la-Pucelle – Joan of Arc, the Maid of Orléans
• Elisabethville (Yvelines) – Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians
• Eugénie-les-Bains – Eugénie de Montijo
• Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
• Fitz-James – James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick
• Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
• Frédéric-Fontaine – named after Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
• Grenoble (Latin : Gratianopolis ) – Roman Emperor Gratian
• Guisanbourg – Jean Samuel Guisan
• Hastingues – John Hastings, 1st Baron Hastings
• Henrichemont – Henry IV of France
• Le Bignon-Mirabeau – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
• La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
• Le Plessis-Trévise – Édouard Mortier, Duke of Treviso
• Les Pennes-Mirabeau – Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau
• Levallois-Perret – Nicolas Levallois (1816–1879) and Jean-Jacques Perret
• Maisons-Laffitte – Jacques Laffitte
• Milly-Lamartine – Alphonse de Lamartine, poet and writer
• Mont-Louis – Louis XIV of France
• Papaïchton-Pompidouville – Georges Pompidou, President of France
• Philippsbourg – Philipp IV, Count of Hanau-Lichtenberg
• Place Léon-Blum (Paris) – Léon Blum, a French socialist politician
• Quartier De Gaulle (Cayenne) – Charles de Gaulle
• Régina – Louis Athanase Theophane Régina (1868–1922)
• Richelieu, Indre-et-Loire – Cardinal Richelieu
• Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister
• Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste Baudin, Governor of French Guiana
• Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
• Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin – Louis XIV of France
• Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne – Michel de Montaigne
• Saint-Paterne-Racan – Honorat de Bueil, seigneur de Racan
• Schœlcher – Victor Schœlcher
• Thorey-Lyautey – Hubert Lyautey
• Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom – Henri d'Harcourt, 1st Duke of Harcourt
• Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet
• Vitry-le-François – Francis I of France

Gabon

• Bongoville – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
• Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
• Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil

Germany

Main article: List of places in Germany named after people

• Augsburg (state of Bavaria) – Roman Caesar Augustus
• Brunswick (state of Lower Saxony) – Bruno, Duke of Saxony
• Charlottenburg (state of Berlin) – Princess Sophia Charlotte of Hanover, queen consort of King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 13th century, incorporated into Berlin on 1 October 1920)
• Cologne (state of North Rhine-Westphalia; German: Köln, Latin : Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium , CCAA) – Roman Emperor Claudius and Agrippina the Younger, empress consort (lit. Claudian colony and sacrificial altar of the Agrippinensians)
• Constance (state of Baden-Württemberg; German: Konstanz) – Roman Emperor Constantius Chlorus
• Friedrichstadt (state of Berlin) – King Frederick I of Prussia (est. 1688, incorporated into Berlin on 1 January 1710)
• Hildesheim (state of Lower Saxony) – farmer Hildwin (landowner in the 10th century)
• Karlsruhe (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Margrave Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
• Leverkusen (state of North Rhine-Westphalia) – pharmacist Carl Leverkus
• Ludwigsburg (state of Baden-Württemberg) – Eberhard Ludwig, Duke of Württemberg
• Ludwigshafen upon Rhine (state of Rhineland-Palatinate) – King Louis I of Bavaria
• Saarlouis (state of Saarland) – King Louis XIV of France
• Sankt Pauli (state of Hamburg) – (Saul) Paul of Tarsos
• Trier (state of Rhineland-Palatinate; Latin : Augusta Treverorum) – Augustus (lit. City of Augustus in the lands of the Treveri people)
• Wilhelmshaven (state of Lower Saxony) – King William I of Prussia, later also German Emperor (lit. William's harbour)

Former:

• Karl-Marx-Stadt (state of Saxony) was the name of Chemnitz – Karl Marx
• Stalinstadt (state of Brandenburg) was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin

Georgia

• Agmashenebeli (Batumi) – David IV of Georgia
• Andriatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Andrew
• Asatiani Settlement (Kutaisi) – Lado Asatiani, Georgian poet
• Atarbekovka (Abkhazia) – Georgi Atarbekov
• Bagrationi (Batumi) – Pyotr Bagration
• Chavchavadze Settlement (Kutaisi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
• Dedoplistsqaro, Tamariani (Lagodekhi) and Tamarisi – Queen Tamar of Georgia
• Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Elijah
• Filippovka (Akhalkalaki) – Filipp Makaradze, President of Georgia during the soviet era
• Gabashvili Hill (Kutaisi) – Revaz Gabashvili, Georgian writer and politician
• Georgiashvili (Tetritskaro) – Arsen Georgiashvili (1881–1906)
• Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – Saint George
• Iliatsminda (Signagi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
• Javakhishvili (Batumi) – Ivane Javakhishvili, one of the founding fathers of the Tbilisi State University
• Kalinino (Gardabani) – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kazbegi Municipality – Alexander Kazbegi, a Georgian writer
• Khimshiashvili (Batumi) – Sherip Khimshiashvili
• Kirov (Zugdidi), Kirovka (Marneuli) – Sergey Kirov
• Leselidze (town) – General Konstantin Leselidze, a Georgian Colonel-General and National hero
• Mikeltsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Michael
• Mtskheta – Mtskhetos, epic hero of Georgian mythology
• Myasnikiani (Akhalkalaki) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan, first Communist President of Armenia
• Nikoloz Baratashvili district (Rustavi) – Nikoloz Baratashvili
• Nikortsminda – Saint Nicholas
• Ninoshvili (Guria) and Ninoshvili (Samtredia) – Egnate Ninoshvili, a Georgian writer
• Ninotsminda – Saint Nino, an Equal to the Apostles and the Enlightener of Georgia
• Nutsubidze Plato (Tbilisi) – Shalva Nutsubidze
• Pirosmani (Dedoplistskaro) – Niko Pirosmani
• Rustaveli (Batumi) – Shota Rustaveli
• Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze, a Georgian politician and military commander
• Stepantsminda – Saint Stephen or a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan
• Shaumiani – Stepan Shahumyan, a Georgian revolutionary
• Shaumyanovka (Abkhazia) – Stepan Shahumyan
• Tamar (Batumi) – Queen Tamar of Georgia
• Tsereteli (Marneuli) – Akaki Tsereteli, Georgian poet
• Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) – King Vakhtang I of Iberia
• Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi) – Vazha-Pshavela, Georgian writer
• Vorontsovi (Tbilisi) – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
• Zhdanovakani (Ninotsminda) – Andrey Zhdanov
• Zhiuli Shartava district (Rustavi) – Zhiuli Shartava

Former:

• Gegechkori was the name of Martvili – Sasha Gegechkori
• Kazbegi was the name of Stepantsminda – Alexander Kazbegi
• Leningori was the name of Akhalgori – Vladimir Lenin
• Luxemburg was the name of Bolnisi – Rosa Luxemburg
• Macharadze was the name of Ozurgeti – Filipp Makaradze
• Mayakovsky was the name of Baghdati – Vladimir Mayakovsky
• Orjonikidze was the name of Kharagauli – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Staliniri was the name of Tskhinvali – Joseph Stalin
• Stalinisi was the name of Khashuri – Joseph Stalin
• Tskhakaya was the name of Senaki – Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865–1950)
• Tsulukidze was the name of Khoni – Alexander Tsulukidze

Ghana

• Christiansborg – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Gwolu – Gwollu (or Gbollu) Koro Limann
• Kofi Pare ^[7] – Kofi Pare, a migrant cocoa farmer
• Queen Anne's Point ^[8] – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
• Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi ^[9]

Greece

Further information: List of Greek place names

• Agios Nikolaos – Saint Nicholas
• Alexandreia, Greece – Alexander the Great
• Alexandroupoli – King Alexander of Greece
• Aristotelis (municipality) – Aristotle, ancient philosopher
• Athens – Athena
• Dimitrios Ypsilantis (municipality) – Demetrius Ypsilanti, a 19th-century leader of the Greek struggle for independence
• Dionysos, Greece – Dionysus, god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness, fertility
• Emmanouil Pappas (municipality) – Emmanouil Pappas, leader in the Greek War of Independence
• Eleftherios Venizelos, Crete - Eleftherios Venizelos
• Filippoi – Philip II of Macedon
• Georgioupoli - Prince George of Greece and Denmark
• Georgios Karaiskakis (municipality) – Georgios Karaiskakis, a leader of the Greek War of Independence
• Glaraki – George Glarakis (1789–1855)
• Gypareika (Athens) – Pavlos Gyparis, Greek army officer
• Gyzi – Nikolaos Gyzis
• Heraklion – Heracles
• Ion Dragoumis (municipality) – Ion Dragoumis, Greek diplomat and protagonist of the Macedonian Struggle
• Kountouriotika – President of Greece Pavlos Kountouriotis
• Kypriadou – Epameinondas Kypriadis (1888–1958)
• Ladopoulou, Patras – Evangelos G. Ladopoulos (1883–1966)
• Makrygianni, Athens – Yannis Makriyannis
• Megas Alexandros, Pella – Alexander the Great
• Nafplion – Nauplius
• Nikiforos Fokas – 10th century Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros II Phokas
• Nikolaos Skoufas (municipality) – Nikolaos Skoufas, a leader of the Greek independence movement
• Nikos Kazantzakis (municipality) – Nikos Kazantzakis, Greek writer
• Orestiada – Orestes
• Papagou - Marshal Alexandros Papagos
• Pavlos Melas (municipality) – Pavlos Melas, a Greek hero of Macedonian struggle
• Petroupoli - Petros A. Giannaros (1878-1828), founder of the newspaper Esperini
• Probonas – Dimitrios Probonas (1874–1949)
• Ptolemaida – Ptolemy I Soter
• Pythagoreio – Pythagoras
• Santorini – Saint Irene
• Skagiopouleio – Panagiotis Skagiopoulos
• Theodoros Ziakas (municipality) – Theodoros Ziakas, a 19th-century leader of the Greek struggle for independence
• Thessaloniki – Thessalonike, sister of Alexander the Great
• Traianoupoli – Roman emperor Trajan
• Vironas – Lord Byron, English poet and writer, National hero of Greece
• Zografou - Ioannis Zografos (1844-1927)

Grenada

• Grenville, Grenada – George Grenville, Prime Minister of United Kingdom
• Victoria, Grenada – Queen Victoria

Guatemala

• Aguilar Batres (Zacapa) – Raúl Aguilar Batres, Guatemalan civil engineer
• Aparicio (Suchitepéquez) – Francisca Aparicio de Barrios, First lady of Guatemala
• Asentamiento Mario Alioto (Guatemala) – Mario Alioto Lopez Sanchez (1973–1994), Guatemalan student who was killed during a protest
• Barberena – Lic. Jose Barberena, Guatemalan secretarian under President Justo Rufino Barrios
• Barrancas de Gálvez (San Marcos) – Mariano Gálvez
• Cabañas, Zacapa – José Trinidad Cabañas, a Honduran politician
• Ciudad Tecun Uman, San Marcos – Cacique Tecun Uman
• Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado (Jutiapa) – Pedro de Alvarado
• Colomba – María Colomba Barillas Robles (1875–1945), daughter of Manuel Barillas
• Col. Martinez de Lejarza (Guatemala) – Juan José Martínez de Lejarza (1785–1824)
• Col. Miguel Ángel Asturias (Quetzaltenango) – Miguel Ángel Asturias, Guatemalan diplomatic and writer
• Col. Monseñor Gerardi (Guatemala) – Monseñor Juan José Gerardi Conedera
• Col. Perez Guisasola (Guatemala) – Enrique Perez Guisasola (1924–1951)
• Col. Ulises Rojas (Guatemala) – Ulises Rojas (1881–1959), botanist
• Comunidad Hermogenes Lopez (Chimaltenango) – Hermógenes López Coarchita
• Cooperativa Mario Mendez (Peten) – Mario Mendez Montenegro (1910–1965), political leader
• Chicacao – Francisco Chicajau, indigenous villager
• Fraijanes – Two Missioners Juan Milán y Juan Álvarez
• Francisco Vela (Retahuleu) – Ing. Francisco Vela (1859–1909), Guatemalan cartographer
• Fray Bartolomé de las Casas – 15th-century Spanish priest, bishop, and writer Bartolomé de las Casas
• Flores, El Petén – Cirlio Flores Estrada, a Guatemalan physician
• Flores Costa Cuca – José Felipe Flores, Physician and Maria Josefa Barrios y Aparicio "Maruca or Cuca" (1878–1959), daughter of Justo Rufino Barrios
• Galvez (Quetzaltenango) – Mariano Gálvez, Guatemalan Independence hero
• Granados, Baja Verapaz – former president Miguel García Granados
• Godinez (Sololá) – Juan Godínez, Spanish conquistador
• Jerez, Jutiapa – Máximo Jerez, a 19th-century Nicaraguan politician, lawyer and military leader
• Juarez (Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juárez, Mexican president
• Kaibil Balám (Quiche) – Kaybʼil Bʼalam, a 16th-century leader of the Mam people
• La Gomera, Escuintla – Antonio Peraza de Ayala y Rojas, conde de la Gomera
• La Reforma, San Marcos – Justo Rufino Barrios the reformer
• La Union Barrios (Baja Verapaz) – Justo Rufino Barrios
• Livingston, Guatemala – American jurist and politician Edward Livingston
• Los Ochoa (San Marcos) – Bonifacio Ochoa Barrios (1888–1964) and Victor Maria Ochoa Barrios (1872–1951)
• Melchor de Mencos – Sergeant Major, Melchor de Mencos y Barón de Berrieza (1715–1787)
• Modesto Méndez (Izabal) – Modesto Méndez (1801–1863), Guatemalan military
• Morazán, El Progreso – Francisco Morazán, a Central American leader
• Morales, Guatemala – Guatemalan Lawyer and colonel Próspero Morales
• Nuevo San Carlos – King Charles III of Spain
• Palencia, Guatemala – Don Matias de Palencia, Founder
• Puerto Barrios – Justo Rufino Barrios, President of Guatemala
• Quirio Cataño (Chiquimula) – Quirio Cataño, Spanish sculptor
• Recuerdo a Barrios (Quetzaltenango) – Justo Rufino Barrios
• San Carlos Sija – King Charles III of Spain
• San Jacinto, Chiquimula – Hyacinth of Poland, Bishop of Kraków
• San Joaquin (Alta Verapaz) – Saint Joachim
• San Jorge (Zacapa) – Jorge Ubico, president
• San Luis Jilotepeque – King Louis IX of France
• San Miguel Dueñas – Don Miguel Dueñas, founder
• Santa Catarina Barahona – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Sancho de Barahona, Founder
• Santa Cruz Barillas, Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala) – General Manuel Barillas, president of Guatemala
• Santa Lucía La Reforma – Saint Lucy and Justo Rufino Barrios the liberal reformer
• Santa Rosa Cuilapa – Rose of Lima
• Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez – Dominic of Guzman
• Zaragoza, Chimaltenango – Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus

Guinea Bissau

• São Domingos (Guinea-Bissau) – Saint Dominic of Guzman
• São Vicente, Guinea-Bissau – Vincent of Saragossa

Guyana

• Anna Regina – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
• Buxton, Guyana – Fowell Buxton
• Campbelltown, Guyana – Stephen Campbell, first Amerindian member of Parliament in Guyana
• Fort Wellington, Guyana – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
• Georgetown – King George III of the United Kingdom
• Jonestown – Jim Jones, American religious and cult leader
• Lethem – Sir Gordon James Lethem
• Linden, Guyana – Linden Forbes Burnham Sampson, a Prime Minister and President of Guyana
• Matthews Ridge, Guyana – Matthew Young (1905–1996)
• Stabroek, Guyana – Nicholaas Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, and President of the Dutch West India Company
• Stewartville, Guyana – John Stewart (1789–1860)
• Victoria, Guyana – Queen Victoria

Haiti

• André, Ouest – André Rigaud
• Bombardopolis – German benefactor, Monsieur de Bombarde
• Dessalines – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti
• Dr. François Duvalier (Hinche) – François Duvalier
• Cite Simone (Port-au-Prince) – Simone Duvalier, First lady of Haiti
• Ennery, Artibonite – Victor-Thérèse Charpentier, marquis of Ennerry, Governor General of Saint-Domingue
• Gressier – Edmond Valléry Gressier
• Justin, Ouest – Justin Lhérisson, Haitian writer, lawyer, journalist, and teacher
• Killick Stenio Vincent (Port-au-Prince) – Sténio Vincent, President of Haiti
• Leclerk Bidonville (Port-au-Prince) – Charles Leclerc (general), a French Army general
• Louverture, (Pétion-ville) – Toussaint Louverture
• Morne Boyer (Haiti) – Jean-Pierre Boyer, leader of the Haitian Revolution
• Nan Lavaud (Ouest) – Franck Lavaud
• Ouanaminthe – Juana Mendez (1788–1873), mother of Buenaventura Báez, a Dominican president
• Pétion-Ville – Alexandre Sabès Pétion, President of Haiti
• Simon (Sud) – Tirésias Simon Sam
• Simone (Dessalines) – Simone Duvalier
• Thomas, Ouest – Thomas Madiou
• Village Lamothe (Port-au-Prince) – Dr. Louis G. Lamothe (1926–1999), philanthropist
• Village Lumane Casimir (Haiti) – Lumane Casimir (1920–1955), Haitian singer

Former:

• Cite Simone was the name of Cité Soleil – Simone Duvalier
• Duvalierville was the name of Cabaret, Ouest – François Duvalier and Jean-Claude Duvalier

Honduras

• Alfonso XIII (Santa Barbara) – Alfonso XIII of Spain
• Asentamiento Juan Benito Montoya (Copan) – Juan Benito Montoya, peasant leader who was killed in Los Horcones in 1975
• Barrio Paz Barahona (Cortes) – Miguel Paz Barahona
• Cabañas, Copán –José Trinidad Cabañas, President of Honduras
• Cabañas (Danli) – José Trinidad Cabañas
• Cabañas, La Paz – General José Trinidad Cabañas
• Col. Alfonso Guillen (Yoro) – Alfonso Guillen Zelaya (1887–1947), Honduran Poet
• Col. Alfonso Lacayo (Cortes) – Alfonso Lacayo (1923–1985), Garifuna physician
• Col. Amaya Amador (Yoro) – Ramón Amaya Amador, Honduran author
• Col. Francisco J. Mejía (Yoro) – Francisco J. Mejía, Honduran teacher
• Col. Francisco Murillo Soto (Yoro) – Prof. Francisco Murillo Soto (1893–1982)
• Col. Jacobo V. Carcamo (Yoro) – Jacobo Carcamo (1916–1959), Honduran Poet
• Col. Jesús Aguilar Paz (Tegucigalpa) – Jesús Aguilar Paz, Honduran Chemist
• Col. Medardo Mejia (Olancho) – Medardo Mejia (1907–1981), Honduran poet
• Col. Rodas Alvarado (Ocotepeque) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, President of the National Congress
• Col. Terencio Sierra (Cortes) – Terencio Sierra
• Col. Víctor F. Ardón (Tegucigalpa) – Víctor F. Ardón (1896–1976), Honduran educator
• Froylán Turcios (Olancho) – Froylán Turcios, Honduran Poet
• Guadalupe Carney (Colon) – James Carney (American priest), also known as Father Guadalupe Carney
• Grupo Villeda Morales (Atlantida) – Ramón Villeda Morales
• Juan Francisco Bulnes – Juan Francisco Bulnes (1808–1878), Garifuna soldier
• Jesús de Otoro – Fray Juan Félix de Jesús Zepeda y Zepeda (1808–1885), bishop of Comayagua
• José Santos Guardiola –José Santos Guardiola, President of Honduras
• Kennedy (Tegucigalpa) – John F. Kennedy, American President
• Marcovia – Marco Aurelio Soto, President of Honduras
• Marcelino Champagnat (Choluteca) – Saint Marcellin Champagnat
• Melgar Castro (Marcala, La Paz) – Juan Alberto Melgar Castro, former Head of State of Honduras
• Monseñor Fiallos (Tegucigalpa) – Monseñor Ernesto Fiallos (1857–1946), Honduran priest
• Morazán, Yoro – Francisco Morazán, Honduran liberal politician
• Policarpo Paz García (Yoro) – Policarpo Paz García
• Puerto Cortés – Hernán Cortés, Spanish Conquistador
• Puerto Lempira – cacique Lempira
• Ramón Villeda Morales (municipality) – Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras
• Rodas Alvarado (Danli) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, Honduran lawyer
• San Esteban, Olancho – Fray Esteban Verdelete
• San Francisco, Atlántida – Francisco Matute, Benefactor of the town.
• San Francisco del Valle – Saint Francis and José Cecilio del Valle
• San Jerónimo, Copán – Lic. Jerónimo J.Reina (1876–1918), Honduran poet and journalist
• San Jorge, Ocotepeque – Saint George
• San Luis, Comayagua – King Louis IX of France
• San Pedro Sula – Saint Peter
• Santa Rosa de Aguán – Saint Rose of Lima
• Villeda Morales (Danli) – Ramón Villeda Morales

Hong Kong

• Aberdeen – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
• Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
• Bowrington  [ yue ] – Sir John Bowring
• Cape D'Aguilar – George Charles D'Aguilar
• Cho Yiu Chuen – Sir Cho Yiu Kwan
• Jat Min Chuen – Tan Jat Min
• Kellet Island – Henry Kellett
• Kennedy Town – Arthur Edward Kennedy
• Lai Tak Tsuen – Michael Wright
• Lee Chung Yin Road
• Morrison Hill – Robert Morrison
• Mount Davis, Hong Kong – John Francis Davis
• St. Paul's Village – St. Paul
• Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
• Victoria City – Queen Victoria
• Wesley Village  [ zh-tw ] – John Wesley

Hungary

• Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
• Adyváros – Endre Ady
• Ambrózfalva – Baron Lajos Ambrózy (1803-1890)
• Antalhegy – István Antal, Hungarian politician
• Árpádhalom – Árpád, father of the Hungarian fatherland
• Benczúrfalva (Szécsény) – Gyula Benczúr, Painter
• Bocskaikert – Stephen Bocskay, aristocrat
• Cholnokyváros – Jenő Cholnoky (1870–1950)
• Éhen Gyula-lakótelep – Gyula Éhen (1853–1932)
• Erzsébetváros – Queen Elisabeth of Bavaria
• Ferencszállás – Baron Ferenc Gerliczy (1748-1833)
• Ferencváros – Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
• Harkakötöny – Kötöny
• Hunyadfalva – Hunyady family
• Izsófalva – Miklós Izsó, sculptor
• Jánoshalma – John Hunyadi, commander
• Józsefváros – Joseph II, Holy Roman Emperor
• József Attila lakótelep (Budapest) – Attila József
• Katonatelep – Zsigmond Katona (1828–1902)
• Kossuthfalva (Budapest) – Lajos Kossuth, Governor-President of Hungary
• Krepuska Géza-telep – Géza Krepuska
• Krisztinaváros (Budapest) – Archduchess Maria Christina
• Lipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
• Nyírtass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
• Petőfibánya – Sándor Petőfi, poet
• Petőfiszállás – Sándor Petőfi
• Rákóczibánya – Francis II Rákóczi, Hungarian National hero
• Rákóczifalva – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rákócziújfalu – Francis II Rákóczi
• Rudolftelep – Rudolf Cohacht, Hungarian miner
• Sándorfalva – Viscount Sándor Pallavicini (1853–1933)
• Solt – Solt
• Taksony – Taksony of Hungary
• Tass – Tas, grandson of Árpád
• Terézváros – Queen Maria Theresa
• Tiborszállás – Tibor Károlyi, Hungarian politician
• Törökbálint – Bálint Török
• Újlipótváros (Budapest) – Leopold II
• Üllő – Üllő, son of Árpád
• Zalaszentgrót – Gerard Sagredo

Former:

• Koháryszentlőrinc was the name of Nyárlőrinc – Koháry family
• Leninváros was the name of Tiszaújváros – Vladimir Lenin
• Prónayfalva was the name of Tázlár – Prónay family
• Sztálinváros was the name of Dunaújváros – Joseph Stalin

Iceland

• Grímsey – Grími Ingjaldsson, who have a winter residence in their island
• Ólafsfjörður – Ólafur Bekkur Karlsson

India

• Adityapur – a city and a part of Jamshedpur was named after Raja Aditya Pratap Singh Deo (1887–1969).
• Ahmedabad – Sultan Ahmed Shah
• Ahmednagar – Malik Ahmad Nizam Shah I, Nizam Shahi dynasty
• Alluri Sitharama Raju district – Alluri Sitarama Raju
• Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
• Ambedkar Nagar district – B. R. Ambedkar, Father of the Indian Constitution
• Amroha (Jyotiba Phule Nagar) – Jyotiba Phule
• Annamalai Nagar – S. Rm. M. Annamalai Chettiar
• Annamayya district – Annamacharya
• Ashoknagar Kalyangarh – Ashoke Kumar Sen
• Atal Nagar Nava Raipur – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
• Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
• Bardhaman – 24th and the last Tirthankar-Vardhaman Mahavir
• Bodh Gaya – Buddha
• Bikaner – Maharaja Rao Bika Singh Ji
• Bhadani Nagar – Lala Gurusharan Lal Bhadani
• Chamoli district – Shiva, one of the principal deities of Hinduism.
• Chandigarh – Goddess Chandi
• Chennai – Chennappa Naicker
• Churachandpur – Maharaja Sir Churachand Singh
• CV Raman Nagar – a neighbourhood in Bangalore named after C. V. Raman
• Dalhousie – James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
• Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
• Faridabad – Shaikh Farid Bukhari
• Faridkot, Punjab – Fariduddin Ganjshakar
• Firozpur – Firuz Shah Tughlaq
• Gajapati district – Krushna Chandra Gajapati
• Gandhinagar – Mahatma Gandhi, Indian activist
• Gangaikonda Cholapuram – Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
• Gautam Budh Nagar district – Buddha
• Ghaziabad – Wazir Ghazi-un-ddin, the minister of Ahmad Shah Bahadur (Moghul Emperor)
• Haridwar – Vishnu (Hari)
• Hyderabad – Hyder Mahal, wife of Quli Qutub Shah.
• Indira Point – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India
• Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar – Jamshetji Tata
• Jaipur – Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh Ji
• Jodhpur – Maharaja Rao Jodha Singh Ji
• Jogindernagar – Joginder Sen
• Kabisuryanagar – Kabisurjya Baladeba Ratha
• Komaram Bheem district – Komaram Bheem, a Gond martyr
• Krishnarajapuram – a suburb and neighbourhood in Bangalore named after Krishnaraja Wadiyar III
• Lucknow – Lakshmana, a hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana
• Mahendragarh – Mahendra Singh of Patiala
• Mangalore – Mangala Devi, Mangaladevi Temple
• Margherita, Assam – Margherita of Savoy
• Meherabad – Meher Baba
• Modinagar – Gujarmal Modi
• Moradabad – prince Murad
• Mumbai – Mumbadevi
• Nampally, Hyderabad- A Persian Diwan of Hyderabad State, Raza Ali Khan whose title was Nekh-Nam-Khan.
• Nizamabad City, Nizamabad district – Nizam of Hyderabad
• NTR district – N. T. Rama Rao, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh
• Osmanabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan
• Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Nagar – Deendayal Upadhyaya
• Palitana – Jain Acharya Padlipta Suri
• Patel Nagar – Vallabhbhai Patel, 1st deputy Prime minister of India
• Pithoragarh – Prithviraj Chauhan
• Port Blair – Archibald Blair
• R. T. Nagar – Rabindranath Tagore
• Rajendranagar mandal – Rajendra Prasad, President of India
• Rajgurunagar – Shivaram Rajguru
• Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
• Ranga Reddy district – K. V. Ranga Reddy
• Rishabhdeo – First Tirthankar – Rishabha (Adinath)
• Robertsganj – Frederick Roberts, 1st Earl Roberts
• Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district – Ajit Singh (Sikhism)
• Sant Kabir Nagar district – Sant Kabir, poet
• Santhome – locality in Mylapore, named after the Apostle, Saint Thomas
• Secunderabad – Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty
• Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district – Bhagat Singh, Indian National Hero
• Shimla – Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Hindu deity Kali
• Sri Ganganagar – General Sir Ganga Singh, the Maharajah of Bikaner State from 1888 to 1943
• Sri Sathya Sai district – Sathya Sai Baba, Indian guru
• Surendranagar Dudhrej – Surendrasinhji Jorawarsinhji (1922–1983), Ruler of Wadhwan state
• Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary
• Tuljapur – Goddess Tulja Bhavani Temple
• Udaipur – Maharana Udai Singh II
• Udham Singh Nagar district – freedom fighter and Indian revolutionary Udham Singh
• Vasco da Gama – Vasco da Gama
• Visakhapatnam – ruled by King Visakha Varma
• Vizianagaram – Raja Pusapati Vijaya Rama Raju (Gajapathi Clan)
• Vallathol Nagar – Vallathol Narayana Menon, Malayalam poet
• Williamnagar – Williamson A. Sangma, the founding Chief Minister of Meghalaya
• Willingdon Island – large artificial island in Kochi, named after Lord Willingdon
• Wellington – town in The Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu, named after the Iron Duke

• YSR district – Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh

Indonesia

• Airlangga, Gubeng, Surabaya – Airlangga, king of Kediri Kingdom
• Dr. Soetomo, Tegalsari, Surabaya – Soetomo, founder of Budi Utomo
• Halim Perdana Kusumah, Makasar, Jakarta – Halim Perdanakusuma – Indonesian airman and national hero
• Hatta, Bakauheni, Lampung – Mohammad Hatta, 1st Vice President of Indonesia
• Kartini, Sawah Besar, Jakarta – Kartini, Javanese women's rights figure
• Palar, Pedan, Java Central – Lambertus Nicodemus Palar, national hero of Indonesia
• Port of Soekarno-Hatta – Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta
• Setiabudi, Jakarta – Ernest Douwes Dekker, known as Danoedirdja Setiaboedi, national hero of Indonesia
• Sudirman, Tanralili, Maros, South Sulawesi – Sudirman, Indonesian military officer

Former:

• Sukarnopura was the name of Jayapura – Sukarno, 1st President of Indonesia

Iran

• Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq – Mohammad Mosaddegh
• Amadegah Shahid Mohammad Montazeri – Mohammad Montazeri
• Apamea (Media) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
• Apamea Ragiana – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
• Bandar-Abbas – Shah Abbas I
• Bandar-e Emam Khomeyni – Ruhollah Khomeini a Supreme leader, philosopher, revolutionary, and politician
• Hamidaniyeh – Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani, 14th century Poet and Scholar
• Hasanabad, Tehran – Mostowfi ol-Mamalek, Prime Minister of Iran
• Jammi – 15th century Persian Poet Abdurahman Jami
• Kabak Mohammad Reza – Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, last king
• Kermanshah – King Bahram IV
• Khomeyni Shahr – Ruhollah Khomeini
• Masjed Soleyman – Solomon, a major prophet of Islam
• Nahavand:
  • formerly named Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia
  • formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus I Soter
• Naser Khosrow, Iran – Nasir Khusraw an 11th-century poet
• Parsabad – Engineer Ibrahim Parsa (1905–1996), founder of Parsabad
• Piranshahr – Piran, son of Viseh
• Rezaïyeh, Razavi Khorasan – Reza Shah Pahlavi
• Rudaki, Iran – Rudaki, Persian poet
• Seleucia (Susiana) – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Susiana) – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
• Shahrak-e Ayatollah Madani – Mir Asadollah Madani, Iranian politician
• Susa, formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Yazd – Yazdegerd I, a Sasanian King of Kings of Iran from 399 to 420
• Yusef Abad – Mirza Yusef Ashtiani (1813–1887)

Former:

• Bandar-e Pahlavi was the name of Bandar-e Anzali – Reza Shah Pahlavi
• Rezā'īyeh was the name of Urmia – Reza Shah Pahlavi

Iraq

• Al-Aziziyah – Abdülaziz, Ottoman Sultan
• Al-Sadiyah – Sa`d ibn Abi Waqqas, commander who led the Arabs to conquer Mesopotamia from the Sasanian Empire
• Antiochia in Sittacene – Antiochus I Soter
• Apamea (Babylonia) – a royal woman named Apama among the Seleucids
• Apamea (Sittacene) – Apama, mother of Antiochus I Soter
• Charax Spasinu:
  • formerly named Alexandria – Alexander the Great
  • formerly named Antiochia in Susiana – Antiochus IV
  • formerly named Charax of Hyspaosines – Hyspaosines
• Hamza – Bahraini Shia cleric "Ahmad Ibn Hashim Al-Ghurifi" (a.k.a. Hamza)
• Al Hashimiyah – Named after the Hashemites
• Al-Hindiya – "Yahya Asif Al-Dawla Bahadur Al-Hindi", who was a vizier of Bahadur Shah Zafar
• Iskandariya – Alexander the Great
• Kadhimiya – Musa al-Kadhim
• Laodicea (Mesopotamia) – a royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Al Midhatiya – Midhat Pasha
• Nasiriyah – "Nasir al-Saadun Pasha", the sheikh ("chief") of the Muntafiq tribal confederation
• Al Numaniyah – al-Nu'man III ibn al-Mundhir
• Al-Qasim – "Al-Qasim" son of Musa al-Kadhim
• Sadr City – Mohammad Mohammad Sadeq al-Sadr
• Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Sittacene) – Seleucus I Nicator
• Sulaymaniyah – Sulaiman Baba, the first Baban prince to gain control of the province of Shahrizor and its capital, Kirkuk
• Yusufiyah – Yūsuf (Joseph)
• Az Zubayr – Zubayr ibn al-Awwam

Ireland (Republic of)

• Bagenalstown – Lord Walter Bagenal
• Bellewstown – Darren Bellew
• Binghamstown – Major Denis Bingham (1765–1842)
• Canningstown – George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh
• Charlestown – Charles Strickland (1818-1892), Land Agent and Town Planner
• Charleville, County Cork – Charles II of England
• Connacht – Conn Cétchathach
• County Kerry – Ciar
• Dún Laoghaire – Lóegaire mac Néill
• Edgeworthstown – the Anglo-Irish Edgeworth family, such as Henry Essex Edgeworth de Firmont, local rector, Francis Ysidro Edgeworth, economist, Michael Pakenham Edgeworth, botanist, Richard Lovell Edgeworth, politician, and Maria Edgeworth, writer
• Enniskean – "island of Cian", Cian Maol Muadh (O'Mahony) of Cork ^{[10] [11] [12]}
• Jamestown, County Leitrim – James VI and I
• Knightstown, County Kerry – Maurice FitzGerald, 18th Knight of Kerry
• Louisburgh, County Mayo – Louis XIV of France
• Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath – Robert Rochfort
• Virginia, County Cavan – Queen Elizabeth I of England

Former:

• Maryborough was the name of Portlaoise – Mary I of England
• Philipstown was the name of Daingean – Philip II of Spain
• Kingwilliamstown was the name of Ballydesmond – William IV of the United Kingdom
• Queenstown was the name of Cobh – Queen Victoria

Israel

• Acre, formerly named Antiochia Ptolemais – Alexander the Great's generals Antiochus and Ptolemy Soter
• Balfourya – Arthur James Balfour, British Prime Minister
• Even Shmuel – Samuel Bronfman
• Givat Brenner – Yosef Haim Brenner
• Givat Shapira – Hermann Schapira
• Herzliya – Theodor Herzl, a leader of Zionist movement
• Hippos, formerly named Antiochia Hippos – an Antiochus of the Seleucid dynasty
• Kfar Haim – Haim Arlosoroff
• Kfar Hess – Moses Hess
• Kfar HaRif – Isaac Alfasi
• Kfar Maimon – Yehuda Leib Maimon
• Kfar Masaryk – Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk
• Kfar Menahem – Menachem Ussishkin
• Kfar Netter – Charles Netter
• Kfar Ruppin – Arthur Ruppin
• Kfar Shmuel – Stephen Samuel Wise
• Kfar Silver – Abba Hillel Silver
• Kfar Sirkin – Nachman Syrkin
• Kfar Truman – Harry S. Truman
• Kfar Vitkin – Yosef Vitkin
• Kfar Warburg – Felix M. Warburg
• Kfar Yavetz – Ze'ev Yavetz
• Kiryat Wolfson – Isaac Wolfson
• Kiryat Shmuel, Jerusalem – Shmuel Salant, the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem in 1878–1909
• Kokhav Michael – Michael Sobell
• Midreshet Ben-Gurion – David Ben-Gurion
• Mishmar David – Mickey Marcus
• Netanya – Nathan Strauss
• Neve Granot – Avraham Granot, a Zionist activist and signatory of the Israeli Declaration of Independence
• Neve Yaakov – Yitzchak Yaacov Reines
• Qiryat Bialik – writer Hayyim Nahman Bialik
• Ramat Aharon – Rabbi Aharon Kotler
• Ramat Eshkol – Levi Eshkol, Prime Minister of Israel
• Ramat Sharett – Moshe Sharett, Prime Minister of Israel in 1953–1955
• Ramat Shlomo – Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
• Sde David – Zalman David Levontin (1856–1940)
• Sde Eliezer – Robert Rothschild
• Sdei Avraham – Avraham Herzfeld
• Seleucia Samulias – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
• Talmei Eliyahu – Eliyahu Krauze (1878–1962)
• Talmei Yaffe – Leib Yaffe
• Tiberias – Tiberius Caesar Augustus
• Tzur Yitzhak – Yitzhak Rabin

Former:

• Wilhelma (colloquially; formally: Hamîdije Wilhelma) was the name of Bnei Atarot – Sultan Abdul Hamid II, King William II of Württemberg and William II, German Emperor

Italy

• Alessandria – Pope Alexander III
• Andorno Micca – Pietro Micca
• Aosta – Augustus
• Arquà Petrarca – Petrarch
• Augusta – "Augusto" di Federico II di Svevia
• Bosisio Parini – Giuseppe Parini, Italian poet
• Caprese Michelangelo – Michelangelo, painter, sculptor, architect, poet and engineer
• Castagneto Carducci – Giosuè Carducci, poet
• Castelnuovo Don Bosco – John Bosco
• Castel Vittorio – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy, Father of the Italian fatherland
• Cava Manara – Luciano Manara, patriot
• Corridonia – Filippo Corridoni, Italian socialist, IWW hero
• Corteno Golgi – Camillo Golgi, pathologist
• Ercolano – Heracles
• Grazzano Badoglio – Marshall Pietro Badoglio, soldier, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
• Grizzana Morandi – Giorgio Morandi
• Gropello Cairoli – Benedetto Cairoli, politician, Prime Minister of Italy
• Guidonia Montecelio – Alessandro Guidoni, air force general
• Incisa Scapaccino – Giovanni Battista Scapaccino (1802–1834), soldier
• Jolanda di Savoia – Yolanda of Savoy
• Ladispoli – Prince Ladislao Odescalchi (1846–1920)
• Livorno Ferraris – Galileo Ferraris
• Mafalda – Mafalda of Savoy
• Manfredonia – Manfred of Sicily
• Marconia – Guglielmo Marconi
• Margherita di Savoia – Queen Margherita of Savoy
• Milena – Queen Milena of Montenegro
• Morra De Sanctis – Francesco de Sanctis
• Paderno Ponchielli – Amilcare Ponchielli
• Pienza – Pope Pius II
• Riese Pio X – Pope Pius X
• Rome – Romulus (disputed; ^[13] see also: Rome#Etymology)
• Sagliano Micca – Pietro Micca, Piedmontese hero
• San Gimignano – Saint Geminianus
• San Mauro Pascoli – Giovanni Pascoli, poet
• Sanremo – Saint Romulus of Genoa
• Sasso Marconi – Guglielmo Marconi, Italian radio pioneer
• Serra San Bruno – Saint Bruno of Cologne
• Sotto il Monte Giovanni XXIII – Pope John XXIII
• Umbertide – Umberto I of Italy
• Terranuova Bracciolini – Poggio Bracciolini, Renaissance humanist
• Virgilio – Publius Vergilius Maro, classical Roman poet
• Vittorio Veneto – Victor Emmanuel II of Italy

Ivory Coast

• Bingerville – Louis-Gustave Binger, former French colonial governor
• Jean-Baptiste Mockey (Abidjan) – Jean-Baptiste Mockey
• Marie Koré (Abidjan) – Marie Koré (1912–1953), Ivorian independence activist
• Port-Bouët – Édouard Bouët-Willaumez, French admiral
• San-Pédro, Ivory Coast – Saint Peter
• Treichville – Marcel Treich-Laplène, French resident in Ivory Coast
• Yamoussoukro – Queen Yamoussou (died in 1909)

Jamaica

• Aberdeen, Jamaica – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
• Albert Town, Jamaica – Albert, Prince Consort
• Alexandria, Jamaica – Alexander Bustamante, First Prime Minister of Jamaica
• Berry Hill (Manchester) – Curtis Philip Berry
• Brown's Town – Hamilton Brown, Scots-Irish planter
• Darlingford, Jamaica – Charles Henry Darling, Governor of Jamaica
• Denham Town – Edward Brandis Denham, Governor of Jamaica
• Gordon Town, Jamaica – George William Gordon
• Granville, Jamaica – Granville Sharp
• Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England
• Mandeville, Jamaica – George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester, viscount Mandeville
• Moore Town, Jamaica – Sir Henry Moore, 1st Baronet
• Nanny Town – Nanny of the Maroons
• Norman Gardens (Kingston) – Norman Manley
• Petersfield, Jamaica – Peter Beckford, Governor of Jamaica
• Queensborough, Kingston – Queen Victoria
• Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica – Lady Anne Hyde
• Trenchtown – Daniel Power Trench (1813–1884)

Japan

• Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
• Asano (Kitakyushu) - Asano Sōichirō
• Aoyama, Tokyo – Aoyama Tadanari, a Tokugawa general and chief retainer
• Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige, a Japanese samurai
• Dōtonbori - Nariyasu Dōton
• Hayakawa (Yaita) - Tokuji Hayakawa
• Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
• Iidabashi - Iida Kihee, an Edo-period farmer
• Ikeda, Hokkaido - Nakahiro Ikeda (1877-1948)
• Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō (1870–1952) + Kanamori Tōjirō (1865–1909)
• Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu, a civil officer
• Isezakichō – Isaburō Aihara (1827-1901) and Akira Sasaki (1806-1876)
• Kamashi (Kanto) – Fujiwara no Kamatari
• Kano (Kobe) – Soshichi Kano (1827-1887)
• Karashima (Kumamoto) – Karashima Itaru (1854-1913), former mayor of Kumamoto
• Kita, Hokkaido – Yuji Kitamura (1871–1903)
• Kikusui (Sapporo) – Shuki Kikutei (1857-1905)
• Kogane Kiyoshigaoka (Chiba) - Kiyoshi Matsumoto (1909-1973), former mayor of Matsudo
• Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
• Meiji (Nagoya) – Emperor Meiji
• Moriya (Yokohama) - Kosuke Moriya (1861-1931), Japanese lawyer
• Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto (1837–1877), a prominent military commander
• Niki, Hokkaidō – Niki Takeyoshi (1834–1915), a Japanese pioneer
• Noda, Chiba – Noda Umanosuke, Japanese military commander during the Muromachi period
• Nogizaka, Tokyo - Nogi Maresuke
• Numata, Hokkaido – Kisaburo Numata (1834–1923)
• Ojin (Tokushima) - Emperor Ōjin
• Okawa (Kawasaki) - Heizaburō Ōkawa (1860-1936), Japanese businessman
• Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
• Sakuragaoka (Nagoya) - Sakura Okamoto (1878-1935), Japanese businessman and president of Toho Gas
• Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
• Senda (Hiroshima) - Sadaaki Senda
• Shiroishi (Kawasaki) - Motojiro Shiraishi (1867-1945), Japanese businessman
• Shōwa, Fukushima – Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
• Susukino - Tatsuyuki Usui (1829-1916)
• Suzuki (Kawasaki) - Saburosuke Suzuki (1858-1931), Ajinomoto Company´s founder
• Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira no Tadayuki, son of a Japanese warrior
• Takashimadaira – Takashima Shūhan
• Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru, owner of Tendō castle during the Muromachi period
• Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen, a late Heian period prostitute
• Toyota, Aichi – Sakichi Toyoda and Kiichiro Toyoda
• Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi (1847–1895), Japanese Samurai
• Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito, Japanese Samurai
• Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period

Jordan

• Abila, formerly named Seleucia – a Seleucus among the Seleucid dynasty
• Al-Abdali –King Abdullah I of Jordan
• Amman – Ammon
• Umm Qais:
  • formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus III the Great
  • formerly named Seleucia – Seleucus II Callinicus

Kazakhstan

• Abay (town). Abay, Aktobe, Abay, Almaty and Abay District, East Kazakhstan – Abai Qunanbaiuly, Kazakh poet, composer and philosopher
• Altynsarin District – Ybyrai Altynsarin, a Kazakh educator
• Amangeldi – Amankeldı İmanov (1873–1919), Kazakh national leader
• Auezov district (Almaty) – Mukhtar Auezov, a Kazakh writer
• Ayteke Bi District – Aiteke Biy (1644–1700), Kazakh biy and tribesman
• Ayteke Bi – Ayteke Biy
• Balpyk Bi – Kazakh military hero Balpyk Derbisaliuly
• Bauyrjan Momyshuly – Kazakh military officer Bauyrzhan Momyshuly
• Baydibek District – Baidibek Karashauly (1356–1419), legendary hero
• Bayganin District – Nurpeis Baiganin (1860–1945), Kazakh folk singer
• Bayzak District – Bayzak Mambetuly (1789–1864), Kazakh military leader and politician
• Beimbet Mailin District – Beimbet Mailin (1894–1938), Kazakh writer
• Bokey Orda District – Bokei Khan, chairman of the Khan's Council during the Aishuak Khan
• Budennovka (Akmola) – Semyon Budyonny
• Bukhar-Zhyrau District – Bukhar-zhirau Kalmakanov, a Kazakh poet
• Chapaev, Kazakhstan – Red Army hero of the Russian Civil War Vasily Chapayev
• Fort-Shevchenko – Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
• Gabit Musirepov District – Gabit Musirepov, Kazakh writer
• Hamit Ergaliev (Atyrau) – Hamit Ergaliev (1916–1997), writer
• Imeni Baymaganbeta Iztolin (North Kazakhstan) – Baymaganbet Iztolin (1899–1921), poet
• Imeni Dinmukhamed Kunaev (Zhambyl) and Qonaev – Dinmukhamed Kunaev
• Imeni Diny Nurpeisovoy – Kazakh composer and dombura player Dina Nurpeisova
• Imeni Imangali Biltabanov (Aktobe) – Imangali Biltabanov (1925–1945), Kazakh hero
• Imeni Kudaibergen Zhubanov (Aktobe) – Kudaibergen Zhubanov (1899–1938), philologist
• Imeni Rakhim Sabdenov (Zhambyl) – Rakhim Sabdenov (1929–2000), Socialist workers' hero
• Imeni Kasim Kaysenova (East Kazakhstan) – Qasim Qaysenov (1918–2006), Kazakh writer and military officer
• Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Aktobe) and Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Turkistan) – Shamshi Kaldayakov, a Kazakhstani composer
• Imeni Tattibay Duisebayev (Zhambyl) – Tattibay Duisebayev (1923–1996), Kazakh police general
• Imeni Temirbek Zhurgenov (Aktobe) – Temirbek Zhurgenov (1898–1938), writer
• Jambyl District, Jambyl – Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev
• Karim Mynbayev (Karaganda) – Karim Mynbayev (1906–1948), Kazakh scientist and teacher
• Kurchatov – Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov
• Kurmangazy District – Kazakh composer Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly
• Magzhan Zhumabayev District – Kazakh writer Magzhan Zhumabayev
• Makhambet – Makhambet Otemisuly, Kazakh Poet
• Mamlyut – Mavlyut Valguzin, a Tatar peasant
• Mantai Zharymbetov (Turkistan) – Mantai Zharymbetov (1912–1967), Socialist worker's hero
• Nurmukhamed Esentaev (Turkistan) – Nurmukhamed Esentaev (1909–1975), Socialist worker's hero
• Panfilov District, Kazakhstan – Ivan Panfilov
• Pavlodar – Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
• Petropavl – Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• Raiymbek District – Raiymbek Batyr
• Ridder – Philip Ridder; between 1941 and 2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin
• Satpayev – Kazakh geologist and first president of Kazakhstan Academy of Sciences Kanysh Satpayev
• Shal akyn District – Tileuke Kulekeuly (Shal Akyn), a Kazakh poet
• Tole Bi District – Töle Biy
• Turar Ryskulov, Turkistan – Kazakh politician Turar Ryskulov
• Turar Ryskulov District – Turar Ryskulov, President of the Turkestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic
• Ualikhanov District – Shoqan Walikhanov, ethnographer
• Zhambyl District, Almaty Region – Jambyl Jabayev. Kazakh traditional folk singer
• Zhambyl District, North Kazakhstan Region – Jambyl Jabayev
• Zhangeldi District – Alibi Zhangeldi (1884– 1953), Kazakh revolutionary
• Zhansugirov – Ilyas Zhansugurov, Kazakh writer
• Zhanybek District – Janibek Khan, a co-founder and the second Khan of the Kazakh Khanate from 1473–1480

Former:

• Dzhambul was the name of Taraz – Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev
• Guryev was the name of Atyrau – Russian merchant Dmitry Guryev
• Leninsk was the name of Baikonur – Vladimir Lenin
• Nur-Sultan was the name of Astana – Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan ^[14]
• Panfilov was the name of Zharkent – Ivan Panfilov
• Shevchenko was the name of Aqtau – Taras Shevchenko
• Yermak was the name of Aksu – Russian national hero and explorer of Siberia Yermak Timofeyevich

Kenya

• Karen, Kenya – Karen Blixen, a Danish author of the colonial memoir Out of Africa
• Kenyatta, Nairobi – Jomo Kenyatta
• Machakos – Masaku wa Munyati, an Akamba chief who arrived in the area in 1816 from the area around Sultan Hamud
• Port Victoria (Kenya) – Queen Victoria
• Thomson's Falls – Joseph Thomson (explorer)

Kosovo

• Ferizaj – Feriz Shasivari ^[15]
• Obilić – Miloš Obilić
• Skenderaj – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg ^[16]

Former:

• Đeneral Janković was the name of Elez Han – Božidar Janković ^[17]

Kuwait

• Abdullah as-Salim suburb – Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah
• Al Ahmadi, Kuwait – Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Fahd al-Ahmad Suburb – Fahad Al-Ahmed Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Jabir al-Ahmad City – Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah
• Sabah al-Ahmad City – Sabah Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah
• Sabah as-Salim suburb – Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah

Kyrgyzstan

• Аbdrakhmanov (Issyk-Kul) – Yusup Abdrakhmanov (1901–1938), Kyrgyz politician
• Abdy-Suerkulov (Toktogul) – Abdy Suerkulov (1912–1992), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
• Absamat Masaliev (Kadamjay) – Absamat Masaliyev
• Aitmatov District – Chinghiz Aitmatov, author
• Aldashev (Jeti-Ögüz) – Abdulkhai Aldashev (1918–2003), Kyrgyz pharmacologist, toxicologist and translator
• Alla-Anarov (Aravan) – Alla Anarov (1907–1979), cotton producer
• Aydaraliev (Talas) – Rysbek Aidaraliev (1922–1998), Kyrgyz public figure
• Amanbayevo – Aldabergen Amanbaev (1927–1975), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
• Anan'yevo – one of the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, Nikolay Yakovlevich Anan'yev (1912–1941)
• Atai Ogonbaev (Talas) – Atai Ogonbaev (1900–1949), Kyrgyz musician and compositor
• Baetov – Kyrgyz singer and composer Musa Baetov (1902–1949)
• Baytik – Baytik Batyr (1823–1886), one of the leaders of the Solto tribe who fought the Kokand Khanate
• Berdike Baatyr (Talas) – Berdike Baatyr (1740–1790)
• Bishkek – Bishkek Batyr (1700–1757), Commander of the Kyrgyz army in the war against the invaders of Dzungar in the 18th century.
• Bokonbayevo – Kyrgyz poet and dramatist, Dzhoomart Bokonbaev (1910–1944)
• Cholponbay – Cholponbai Tuleberdiyev (1922–1944), World War II hero
• Dokturbek Kurmanaliev (Ysyk-Ata) – Dokturbek Kurmanaliev (1948–2004)
• Ibraimov – Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sultan Ibraimov
• Imeni Aliaskara Toktonalieva (Ysyk-Ata) – Aliaskar Toktonaliev (1929–1990), Finance Minister
• Isanov (Osh) – Nasirdin Isanov, Kyrgyz Prime Minister
• Jalal-Abad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
• Jayyl District – Jayyl Batyr (1692–1780), one of the heroes of the Solto tribe
• Karasaev (Tüp) – Kusein Karasaev (1901–1998), Kyrgyz linguist
• Kaynazarova (Chuy) – Zuurakan Kaynazarova
• Kazybek (Naryn) – Kazybek Mambetimin uulu (1901–1936), poet
• Kochubaev (Osh) – Toi'chu Tagaevich Kochubaev (1922–1981), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
• Kochkorbaev (Chuy) – Isak Kochkorbaev (1890–1965), Kyrgyz Socialist workers' hero
• Kulatov (Nookat) – Turabay Kulatov (1908–1984), Kyrgyz Prime Minister
• Kurmanbek (Suzak) – Kurmanbek Batyr, mythical hero
• Kurmanjan Datka (Batken) and Kurmanjan Datka (Osh) – Kurmanjan Datka
• Lenin District, Bishkek – Vladimir Lenin
• Manas District – Manas, mythical Kyrgyz national hero
• Mavlyanov (Aksy) – Junai Mavlyanov (1923–2003), writer and poet
• Mombekovo (Nooken) – Yusup Mombekov (1926–1983), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
• Nurzhanov (Talas) – Akmatbek Nurzhanov (1922–1987), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
• Ormon-Khan aliyl (Naryn) – Ormon Khan
• Ömüraliev (Talas) – Baky Ömüraliev (1932–2003), Kyrgyz actor and film director
• Osmonkulov (Talas) – Iskender Osmonkulov (1907–1992), Kyrgyz socialist workers' hero
• Panfilov District, Kyrgyzstan – Ivan Panfilov
• Pristan'-Przheval'sk – Nikolay Przhevalsky
• Shabdan – Shabdan Baatyr (1839–1912)
• Shopokov – Kyrgyz World War II hero Duyshenkul Shopokov (1915–1941)
• Süymönkul Chokmorov – Kyrgyz film actor Suimenkul Chokmorov
• Sverdlov District, Bishkek – Yakov Sverdlov
• Razzakov – Iskhak Razzakov
• Toktogul – Kyrgyz Musician Toktogul Satilganov
• Togolok-Moldo Rural District (Naryn) – Togolok Moldo, Kyrgyz poet
• Toktomat Zulpuev (Nookat) – Toktomat Zulpuev (1925–1995)
• Urazbekov (Batken) – Abdukadyr Urazbekov (1889–1938), Kyrgyz statesman
• Yusupov aliyl (Osh) – Sultan Yusupov (1918–2004), Kyrgyz music teacher
• Zharkynbayevo – Kazak Zharkynbaev (1911–1969), Kyrgyz hero

Former:

• Frunze was the name of Bishkek from 1926 through 1991 – Mikhail Frunze
• Przhevalsk was the name of Karakol from 1888 through 1921 and 1939 through 1991 – Nikolai Przhevalsky

Laos

• Kaysone Phomvihane District, Savannakhet province – Kaysone Phomvihane, President of Laos

Latvia

• Jēkabpils – Jacob Kettler, Duke of the Duchy of Courland and Semigallia
• Lucavsala – Klauss Lucavs
• Pāvilosta – after Paul von Lilienfeld, governor of Kurzeme
• Pētersala-Andrejsala – Peter the Great
• Valdemārpils – Krišjānis Valdemārs, writer and politician
• Valka (Estonian: Valga) – possibly after the de Walko (de Walco) family

Former:

• Stučka was the name of Aizkraukle – Pēteris Stučka, Latvian revolutionary and communist

Lebanon

• Foch-Allenby district (Beirut) – Ferdinand Foch and Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby

Former:

• Laodicea in Phoenicia was an ancient name of Beirut – royal woman named Laodice among the Seleucid dynasty

Lesotho

• Mohale's Hoek – Mohale, a King Moshoeshoe I's brother

Liberia

• A.B. Tolbert Community – Adolphus Benedict Tolbert (died in 1980), a former President's son
• Arthington, Liberia – Robert Arthington, an attorney and philanthropist from Leeds, England
• Barclayville – Edwin Barclay, President of Liberia
• Buchanan – Thomas Buchanan, American diplomat
• Careysburg – Lott Carey, a Baptist minister
• Clay-Ashland – Henry Clay, an American lawyer, planter, and statesman
• Greenville, Liberia – Judge James Green
• Harbel – Harvey S. Firestone and his wife Idabelle
• Harper, Liberia – Robert Goodloe Harper, American politician
• Monrovia – James Monroe, President of the United States
• Robertsport – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, First President of Liberia
• Samuel K. Doe Community (Monrovia) – Samuel Doe
• Schieffelin, Margibi County – Henry M. Schieffelin, American philanthropist and Consul-General in Liberia
• Tubmanburg – William Tubman, President of Liberia

Libya

• ʽAziziya – Abdulaziz, Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
• Benghazi – Sidi Ghazi, Benefactor of the city
• Ptolemais – a king of the Ptolemies, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes
• Qaryat ʽUmar al Mukhtar – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan resistance leader

Lithuania

• Garliava – Józef Godlewski, founder
• Grigiškės – Grzegorz Kurec, Polish architect
• Janapolė – Jan Dominik Łopaciński, benefactor ^[18]
• Jonava – Jono Eustachijaus
• Kaišiadorys – a Tatar noble, Khaishadar
• Kudirkos Naumiestis – Vincas Kudirka, Lithuanian poet
• Marijampolė – Blessed Virgin Mary

Former:

• Kapsukas was the name of Marijampolė – Vincas Mickevičius-Kapsukas, Lithuanian communist politician
• Sniečkus was the name of Visaginas – Antanas Sniečkus, Lithuanian communist politician

Luxembourg

• Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)

Malawi

• Aaron, Malawi – biblical prophet Aaron
• Banda (Central) – Hastings Banda
• Cape Maclear – Thomas Maclear
• Fort Maguire (Southern) – Captain Cecil Montgomery Maguire (died in 1891)
• Livingstonia, Malawi – David Livingstone
• Liwonde – Chief Liwonde

Former:

• Fort Anderson was the name of Mulanje – Sir Henry Percy Anderson (1831–1896), Harry Johnston's father-in-law
• Fort Hill was the name of Chitipa – Clement Lloyd Hill, British diplomat
• Fort Johnston was the name of Mangochi – Harry Johnston, British botanist and colonial administrator
• Fort Lister was the name of Phalombe – Thomas Villiers Lister, British diplomat
• Fort Manning was the name of Mchinji – William Manning (colonial administrator), Governor of Nyasaland

Malaysia

• Beaufort, Malaysia – Leicester Paul Beaufort, colonial governor of North Borneo
• Bandar Dato' Onn – Onn Jaafar, Malayan politician
• Bandar Menjalara – Paduka Seri Cik Menjalara (d.1941)
• Bandar Muadzam Shah – Abu Bakar of Pahang
• Bandar Seri Putra – Tunku Abdul Rahman
• Bandar Tun Abdul Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein, 2nd Prime Minister of Malaysia
• Bandar Tun Razak – Abdul Razak Hussein
• Bandar Tun Razak, Jengka – Abdul Razak Hussein
• Butterworth, Penang – William John Butterworth, governor of the Straits Settlements
• Cameron Highlands – William Cameron, British geologist
• Carey Island – Edward Valentine John Carey, English planter in Malaya
• FELDA L.B. Johnson – Lyndon B. Johnson, American president
• FELDA Soeharto – Soeharto, Indonesian president
• Fraser's Hill – Louis James Fraser, Scottish pioneer
• George Town, Penang – George III the United Kingdom
• Gohtong Jaya – Lim Goh Tong, Malaysian Chinese businessman & entrepreneur
• Hang Tuah Jaya – Hang Tuah, legendary hero
• Kampung Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi
• Pekan Gurney – Henry Gurney, British colonial administrator
• Port Dickson – John Frederick Dickson, British colonial administrator
• Putrajaya – Tunku Abdul Rahman, father of Malayan independence
• Seri Iskandar – Iskandar of Perak, 30th Sultan of Perak
• Shah Alam – Hisamuddin of Selangor
• Taman Tun Dr Ismail – Ismail Abdul Rahman
• Taman Tun Sardon – Sardon Jubir, governor of Penang
• Taman Tun Teja – Princess Tun Teja
• Taman U-Thant – U Thant, UN Secretary-General from 1961 until 1971,
• Templer's Park – Gerald Templer, senior British Army officer
• Victoria, Labuan – Queen Victoria
• Weston – A.J. West, British North Borneo railway engineer

Former:

• Jesselton was the name of Kota Kinabalu – Sir Charles Jessel, British colonial administrator

Mali

• Ouezzindougou – Daniel Ouezzin Coulibaly, Burkinabé politician
• Timbuktu – Buktu, a malian old woman who lived in that region

Malta

• Cottonera – Grandmaster Nicolas Cotoner
• Floriana – architect Pietro Paolo Floriani
• Manoel Island – Grandmaster António Manoel de Vilhena
• Paola – Grandmaster Antoine de Paule
• Paceville – Giuseppe Pace (1890–1971)
• Qormi (Città Pinto) – Grandmaster Manuel Pinto da Fonseca
• San Ġiljan – St. Julian
• San Ġwann – St. John
• San Lawrenz – St. Lawrence
• San Pawl il-Baħar – Paul the Apostle
• Santa Luċija – St. Lucy
• Santa Venera – St. Venera
• Senglea – Grandmaster Claude de la Sengle
• Siġġiewi (Città Ferdinand) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
• Valletta – Grandmaster Jean Parisot de Valette
• Victoria – Queen Victoria
• Żabbar (Città Hompesch) – Grandmaster Ferdinand von Hompesch
• Żebbuġ (Città Rohan) – Grandmaster Emmanuel de Rohan-Polduc
• Żejtun (Città Beland) – Ferdinand von Hompesch's mother

Mauritania

• Boubacar Ben Amer – Abu Bakr Ibn Omar (d.1087)

Mauritius

• Mahébourg – Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
• Port Louis – Louis XV of France
• Souillac – François de Souillac

Mexico

Main article: List of places in Mexico named after people

• Apodaca, Nuevo León – Salvador de Apodaca y Loreto, bishop
• Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, president
• Ciudad López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, president
• Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl – Nezahualcoyotl, poet
• Ciudad Obregón – Álvaro Obregón, president
• Ciudad Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria, first president
• General Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo
• Hermosillo – José María González Hermosillo
• Guadalupe, Zacatecas and other communities named Guadalupe – Our Lady of Guadalupe (Mary)
• Guerrero state and several other localities – Vicente Guerrero, independence leader and president
• Hidalgo, state and several other localities – Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, independence leader and Father of the Nation
• Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas del Río, president
• Morelia – José María Morelos, independence leader
• Morelos state and several other localities – José María Morelos, independence leader
• San Luis Potosí City and state – King Louis IX of France
• San Nicolás de los Garza – Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
• Tuxtla Gutiérrez – Joaquín Miguel Gutiérrez, independence leader
• Quintana Roo – Andrés Quintana Roo, politician

Moldova

• Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Cahul – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
• Cantemir, Moldova – Dimitrie Cantemir
• Ciorescu, Chişinău – Ion Gheorghe Ciorescu (founder)
• Frunză, Ocnița – Mikhail Frunze
• Ion Vodă, Florești – John III the Terrible
• Lazo, Ștefan Vodă – Sergey Lazo, Moldavian revolutionary
• Lebedenco, Cahul – Nikita Lebedenko, Soviet military leader
• Miciurin – Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin
• Regina Maria, Soroca – Marie of Romania
• Ștefan Vodă – Stephen III of Moldavia

Former:

• "Kotovsk" was the name of Hîncești – Grigory Kotovsky
• "Kutuzov" was the name of Ialoveni – Mikhail Kutuzov
• "Lazovsk" was the name of Sîngerei – Sergey Lazo
• "Suvorovo" was the name of Ștefan Vodă – Alexander Suvorov

Mongolia

• Choibalsan city, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
• Choibalsan sum, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
• Khatanbulag – Börte, Great Khatun of the Mongol Empire
• Magsarjav (Khovd) – Khatanbaatar Magsarjav
• Öndörkhaan (now Chinggis Khot) – Genghis Khan
• Sükhbaatar city – Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian independence hero
• Sükhbaatar district – Damdin Sükhbaatar
• Sükhbaatar Province – Damdin Sükhbaatar
• Ulaanbaatar – Damdin Sükhbaatar

Montenegro

• Danilovgrad – Danilo I, Prince of Montenegro
• Herceg Novi – Duke (Herceg) Stjepan Vukčić Kosača
• Petrovac – King Peter I of Serbia
• Tomaševo – Tomaš Žižić, Montenegrin national hero

Former:

• Titograd was the name of Podgorica from 1946 to 1992 – Josip Broz Tito
• Ivangrad was the name of Berane from 1946 to 1992 – Ivan Milutinović

Morocco

• Mohammedia – King Mohammed V of Morocco
• Moulay Rachid (district) – Prince Moulay Rachid of Morocco

Mozambique

• Beira, Mozambique – Luís Filipe, Prince Royal of Portugal (titled Prince of Beira)
• Chissano (Gaza) – Alberto Chissano, Mozambican sculptor
• Maputo – Chief Maputsu I of the Tembe clan
• Mozambique Island – Mussa Bin Bique, an Arab Muslim chief of the early 16th century
• Ilha Josina Machel (Manhiça) – Josina Machel, a former President's wife
• Manhiça District – Manacusse, a Tchaka chief, who moved here after some conflict in his native area
• Ressano Garcia – Frederico Ressano Garcia (1847–1911), Portuguese politician and engineer
• Vila Eduardo Mondlane – Eduardo Mondlane, President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)

Former:

• António Enes was the name of Angoche – António José Enes (1848–1901), Portuguese journalist and colonial administrator
• Augusto Cardoso was the name of Metangula – Augusto Cardoso (1859–1930), Portuguese explorer
• Caldas Xavier was the name of Cambulatsitse – Alfredo Augusto Caldas Xavier (1852–1896), Portuguese colonial administrator
• Cidade Salazar was the name of Matola – António de Oliveira Salazar
• João Belo was the name of Xai-Xai – João Belo (1878–1928), Portuguese military
• Lourenço Marques was the name of Maputo – Lourenço Marques (explorer)
• Malvernia was the name of Chicualacuala (Vila Eduardo Mondlane) – Godfrey Huggins, 1st Viscount Malvern
• Porto Amélia was the name of Pemba, Mozambique – Queen Amélie of Orléans
• Vila Coutinho was the name of Ulongué – João António de Azevedo Coutinho Fragoso de Sequeira (1865–1944)
• Vila Fontes was the name of Caia, Mozambique – Fontes Pereira de Melo
• Vila Gomes da Costa was the name of Alto Changane – Manuel Gomes da Costa, Portuguese president
• Vila Gouveia was the name of Catandica – Manuel António de Sousa, Portuguese military captain
• Vila Junqueiro was the name of Gurúè – Manuel Saraiva Junqueiro (d.1959)
• Vila Machado was the name of Nhamatanda – Joaquim José Machado
• Vila Paiva de Andrada was the name of Gorongosa – Joaquim Carlos Paiva de Andrada (1846–1928)
• Vila Pery was the name of Chimoio – João Pery de Lind (1861–1930), Governor of Mozambique Company Territories of Manica and Sofala
• Vila Pinto Teixeira was the name of Mabalane – Francisco dos Santos Pinto Teixeira (1887–1983), Portuguese military engineer
• Vila Trigo de Morais was the name of Chokwe, Mozambique – António Trigo de Morais (1895–1966), Portuguese engineer
• Vila Vasco da Gama was the name of Chiputo – Vasco da Gama

Myanmar

• Maha Bandula Park – General Maha Bandula
• Mindon, Myanmar – Mindon Min, King of Burma
• Thibaw, Shan State – Thibaw Min, King of Burma

Namibia

• Caprivi Strip – Leo von Caprivi, German general and statesman
• Henties Bay, Namibia – Major Hentie van der Merwe (1871–1954)
• John Pandeni Constituency – John Pandeni, a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
• Judea Lyaboloma Constituency – Judea Lyaboloma (died in 1968), a former People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) guerrilla
• Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman, German trader
• Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
• Mariental, Namibia – Maria, the wife of the first colonial settler of the area, Hermann Brandt
• Moses ǁGaroëb Constituency – Moses ǁGaroëb, a Namibian Politician
• Nehale lyaMpingana Constituency – Nehale Mpingana, Namibian National hero
• Samora Machel Constituency – Samora Machel, President of Mozambique
• Tobias Hainyeko constituency – Tobias Hainyeko, a guerrilla war hero

Former:

• Caprivi Region was the name of Zambezi Region, named after Leo von Caprivi
• Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann (since 2013 called Luhonono)

Nepal

• Bhimdatta – Bhimdatta Panta, a revolutionary farmer leader
• Birendranagar – King Birendra of Nepal
• Birendranagar, Chitwan – King Birendra of Nepal
• Birgunj – Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, Nepali statesman
• Byans – Vyas, legendary author of Hinduism
• Dasharathchand – Dashrath Chand, a martyr of Nepalese Democratic Movement
• Janakpur – King Janak, an ancient Indian king of Videha,
• Jaya Prithvi – Jaya Prithvi Bahadur Singh, a humanist, peace advocate, writer and social activist
• K.I. Singh Rural Municipality – Kunwar Inderjit Singh, 20th Prime Minister of Nepal
• Krishnapur, Nepal – Krishna
• Khumbu Pasanglhamu Rural Municipality – Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
• Mahendrakot and Mahendranagar, Dhanusha – Mahendra of Nepal
• Phalgunanda Rural Municipality – Phalgunanda
• Prithivinagar – Prithvi Narayan Shah
• Ramprasad Rai – Ram Prasad Rai, a Nepali revolutionary who was disappeared and killed in 1951
• Siddharthanagar – from Buddha's given name Siddhartha
• Siddhicharan Municipality – Siddhicharan Shrestha
• Tribhuwannagar – Tribhuvan of Nepal
• Vyas – Sage Vyasadeva (Vyas)

Netherlands

• Anna Paulowna – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
• Emmaberg – Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
• Frederiksoord – Prince Frederick of the Netherlands
• Geertruidenberg – Gertrude of Nivelles
• 's-Gravenzande (lit. The Count's Sand) – William, King of the Romans (and Count of Holland)
• Heerhugowaard – lord ('heer') Hugo of Assendelft
• 's-Hertogenbosch (lit. The Duke's Forest) – Henry I, Duke of Brabant
• Julianadorp – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Koningsbosch (lit. King's Forest) – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
• Koningsoord (Het Hogeland) – William III of the Netherlands
• Mariaparochie – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Lelystad – ir. Cornelis Lely
• Odiliapeel – Odilia of Cologne
• Oud-Beijerland, Nieuw-Beijerland and Zuid-Beijerland – Sabina, Duchess of Bavaria (Dutch: Sabina van Beieren)
• Philippine, Netherlands – Philip I of Castile
• Prins Alexander – Alexander, Prince of Orange
• Sint Annaparochie – Saint Anne
• Sint Jacobiparochie – James, son of Zebedee
• Sint Maarten – Martin of Tours
• Sint Nicolaasga – Saint Nicholas
• Sint-Oedenrode – Saint Oda
• Sint Pancras – Saint Pancras
• Sint Willebrord – Saint Willibrord
• Van Ewijcksluis – Daniël Jacob van Ewijck van Oostbroek van de Built (1786–1858), Dutch Politician
• Wilhelminadorp, Best – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
• Wilhelminadorp, Goes – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
• Wilhelminaoord – Wilhelmina of Prussia, Princess of Orange
• Willemsdorp – King William I of the Netherlands
• Willemsoord, Steenwijkerland – King William II of the Netherlands
• Willemstad, North Brabant – William the Silent, Father of the Dutch fatherland

New Zealand

• Addisons Flat, West Coast – unknown African American gold prospector ^[19]
• Aidanfield – Mother Aidan Phelan (1858–1958)
• Albert Town – Prince Albert
• Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
• Allanton – James Allan
• Alfredton – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Andersons Bay – James Anderson and family
• Arthurs Point – Thomas Arthur
• Ashburton – Francis Baring, Baron Ashburton
• Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
• Ballance – John Ballance
• Bell Block – Dillon Bell
• Benneydale – Matt Benney and Tom Dale
• Blaketown – Isaac Blake
• Brockville – Frederick Brock-Hollinshead
• Bronte – Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronté
• Brunner – Thomas Brunner
• Brydone – Thomas Brydone
• Carterton – Charles Carter
• Charleston – Captain Charles Bonner
• Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
• Clarkville – Joseph Clark
• Clive – Robert Clive ("Clive of India")
• Clinton – Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
• Clyde – Lord Clyde
• Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
• Cobden – Richard Cobden
• Collingwood – Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
• Colville – Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
• Cromwell – possibly Oliver Cromwell
• Dargaville – Joseph Dargaville
• Days Bay – George Day
• Dennison – R.B. Denniston
• Dobson – George Dobson
• Duders Beach – Thomas Duder
• Evansdale – William Evans
• Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
• Featherston – Isaac Featherston
• Feilding – William Feilding
• Fendalton – Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913)
• Fordlands – Harry Ford
• Foxton – William Fox, Premier
• Franz Josef / Waiau – Franz Joseph I of Austria
• Frasertown – Major James Fraser
• Gabriel's Gully – Gabriel Read
• Gisborne – William Gisborne
• Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone
• Godley Head – John Robert Godley
• Gore – Thomas Gore Browne
• Greerton – Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer
• Grey River / Māwheranui, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
• Haast – Julius von Haast
• Halswell – Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790–1874)
• Hamilton – John Fane Charles Hamilton
• Hampden – John Hampden
• Hanmer Springs – Thomas Hanmer
• Harrisville – Benjamin Harris
• Hastings – Warren Hastings
• Havelock – Henry Havelock
• Havelock North – Henry Havelock
• Helensville – Helen McLeod, wife of John McLeod
• Hinds – Samuel Hinds
• Hope – Jane Hope
• Hunterville – George Hunter
• Hyde – John Hyde Harris
• Invercargill – William Cargill
• Jack's Point – "Maori Jack" Tewa
• Jacksons – Michael Jackson
• Kennedys Bush – Thomas Kennedy
• Kimbell – Frederick J. Kimbell
• Levin – William Hort Levin
• Lincoln – Earl of Lincoln
• Linton – James Linton
• Lower Hutt – Sir William Hutt
• Lyell – Charles Lyell
• Lyttelton – the Lyttelton family
• Macraes – John MacRae
• Mackenzie Basin – James Mckenzie
• Mackenzie District – James Mckenzie
• Macetown – brothers Charles, Harry, and John Mace
• Mairtown – Gilbert Mair and family
• Martinborough – John Martin
• Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
• Masterton – Joseph Masters
• Mauriceville – Maurice O'Rourke
• Maxwell (now Pākaraka) – Sergeant George Maxwell
• McLaren Park, New Zealand – Bruce McLaren
• Melville – James Dougal Melville (1841–1909)
• Mercer – Captain Henry Mercer
• Moncks Bay – John Stanley Monck
• Millers Flat – Walter Miller
• Murchison – Roderick Murchison
• Napier – Charles James Napier
• Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
• Ormondville – John Davies Ormond
• Palmerston – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Picton – Thomas Picton
• Plimmerton – John Plimmer
• Port Albert – Prince Albert
• Port Chalmers – Thomas Chalmers
• Port Levy – Solomon Levey
• Port Underwood – Joseph Underwood
• Prestons – Thomas Herbert Preston
• Pyes Pa – Charles Pye, VC
• Queenstown – Queen Victoria
• Raglan – Lord Raglan
• Rātana Pā – T. W. Ratana
• Renwick – Thomas Renwick
• Ross – George Ross
• Saint Arnaud – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
• Seddon – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
• Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
• Sumner – John Bird Sumner
• Tasman – Abel Tasman
• Upper Hutt – Sir William Hutt
• Victoria – Queen Victoria
• Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
• Wakefield – Arthur Wakefield
• Waldronville – Bill Waldron (1909–1976)
• Ward – Joseph Ward
• Wellington – Duke of Wellington
• Wellsford – an acronym derived from the surnames of the first European families who settled in the region
• West Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
• Whitford – Richard Whitford
• Winton – Thomas Winton
• Wyndham – Charles Ash Windham

Nicaragua

• Ahmed Campos Correa (Chontales) – Ahmed Campos Correa (1956–1982), a Nicaraguan Poet
• Arlen Siu (Granada) – Arlen Siu, a guerrilla revolutionary heroine
• Bernardino Diaz Ochoa (Granada) – Bernadino Diaz Ochoa (1941–1971), a Nicaraguan peasant and revolutionary
• Bluefields – Abraham Blauvelt, a Dutch privateer, pirate and explorer of Central America in the 1630s
• Carazo Department – Evaristo Carazo, President of Nicaragua
• Cárdenas – Adán Cárdenas, President of Nicaragua
• Ciudad Darío – Rubén Darío, Nicaraguan poet
• Ciudad Sandino – Revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
• El Viejo – Cacique Agateyte
• Filiberto Morales (Chinandega) – Filiberto Morales Darce (d.1979)
• German Pomares (Jinotega), German Pomares (Nueva Segovia) – German Pomares Ordonez (1936–1979), a Nicaraguan national hero
• Greytown, Nicaragua – Charles Edward Grey, a British judge and colonial governor
• Gaspar García (Rivas) – Gaspar García Laviana
• Hilario Sanchez (Managua) – Hilario Sánchez Vásquez (1953–1983), a Nicaraguan military
• Jesus Rivera (Jinotega) – Manuel de Jesus Rivera "La Mascota" (1965–1978), a Nicaraguan revolutionary kid
• Jose Benito Escobar (Matagalpa) and Jose Benito Escobar (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Jose Benito Escobar (1936–1978), revolutionary
• La Concepción, Masaya – Immaculate Conception of Mary
• Larreynaga – Miguel Larreynaga, Nicaraguan philosopher
• Leon Diaz (Jinotega) – General José León Diaz, Salvadoran military of one of 30 militaries during the Nicaraguan Revolution
• Leonel Rugama (Estelí) – José Leónel Rugama (1949–1970), Nicaraguan poet
• Macario Brenes (Masaya) – Macario Brenes Alvarez (died in 1979)
• Madriz Department – José Madriz, President of Nicaragua
• Marlon Zelaya (Rio San Juan) – Marlon Zelaya Cruz (1962–1983), a student martyr
• Monseñor Madrigal (Nueva Segovia) – Monseñor Nicolás Antonio Madrigal y García (1898–1977)
• Pablo Ubeda (Boaco) – Rigoberto Cruz (died in 1967), also known as Pablo Ubeda, one of the founders of the FSLN
• Padre Ramos (Chinandega) – Father Francisco Ramos, Nicaraguan priest
• Puerto Benjamín Zeledón – Benjamín Zeledón, national hero of Nicaragua
• Puerto Cabezas – Rigoberto Cabezas, journalist, military figure and politician
• Puerto Diaz, Chontales – Adolfo Díaz, President of Nicaragua
• Puerto Morazán – Francisco Morazán, a Honduran Politician
• Puerto Salvador Allende (Managua) – Salvador Allende
• Ricardo Morales Avilés (Granada) – Ricardo Morales Avilés (1939–1973)
• Rigoberto López Pérez (Managua) – Rigoberto López Pérez, Nicaraguan poet
• Rivas Department – Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua
• Rivas, Nicaragua – Francisco Rodriguez de Rivas (1674–1743), Captain General of Guatemala
• Roman Esteban Toledo (Carazo) – Roman del Carmen Esteban Toledo (1950–1979), revolutionary
• Rubén Darío (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Rubén Darío
• San Dionisio, Matagalpa – Dionisio de Herrera, president of Nicaragua
• San Fernando, Nueva Segovia – King Ferdinand III of Spain
• San Francisco Chontales (Villa Sandino) – Rev. Frank Setzer (1911–2000)
• San Francisco del Norte – Saint Francis
• San José de Cusmapa – José Dolores Estrada
• San José de los Remates – José María Guerrero de Arcos, director of the State of Nicaragua
• San Lorenzo de los Tellez – Saint Lawrence and Josefa Tellez, owner of a small farm in the vicinity of the area
• Santa Lucía, Boaco – Saint Lucy
• Santa María, Nueva Segovia – Saint Mary
• San Nicolás, Estelí – Saint Nicholas
• San Pedro del Norte – Saint Peter
• San Ramón, Matagalpa – Saint Raymond Nonnatus
• Santa Teresa, Carazo – Saint Teresa of Ávila
• Santo Tomás del Norte – Tomas Ruiz Romero (1777–1819), Priest and independence hero
• Socrates Sandino (Masaya) – Socrates Sandino Tiffer (1875–1935), a Sandino's paternal brother
• Villa Carlos Fonseca – Carlos Fonseca, founder of the Sandinista National Liberation Front
• Villa Sandino – revolutionary Augusto César Sandino

Niger

• Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

• Port Harcourt – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
• Victoria Island, Lagos – Queen Victoria

North Korea

• Kimchaek – Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek
• Kimhyonggwon County – Korean revolutionary Kim Hyong-gwon
• Kimhyongjik County – Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik
• Kimjongsuk County – Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla and Kim Il-sung's first wife Kim Jong-suk

North Macedonia

• Čučer-Sandevo – Aleksandar Urdarevski-Sande (1920–1943), participant in the National Liberation War
• Dame Gruev (Skopje) – Dame Gruev
• Delčevo – Goce Delčev, revolutionary hero
• Gazi Baba Municipality – Ottoman poet Aşık Çelebi
• Gjorče Petrov Municipality – revolutionary Gjorče Petrov
• Jane Sandanski (Skopje) – Yane Sandanski
• Josifovo – Josif Josifovski (1915–1943)
• Sveti Nikole – Saint Nicholas
• Titov Vrv – Josip Broz, President of Yugoslavia

Former:

• Titov Veles (meaning: "Tito's Veles") was the name of Veles – Josip Broz

Norway

• Edgeøya – Thomas Edge
• Eydehavn – Sam Eyde, an industrial pioneer
• Filipstad, Norway – pharmacist Philip Moth
• Fredrikstad – King Frederick II of Denmark and Norway
• Jan Mayen – Captain Jan Jacobszoon May van Schellinkhout
• Kongsberg – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
• Kongsvinger – King Christian V of Denmark and Norway
• Kristiansand – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
• Kristiansund – King Christian VI of Denmark and Norway
• Longyearbyen – world's northernmost town – John Munro Longyear

Former:

• Christiania (from 1624 through 1877) and then Kristiania (from 1877 through 1925) were the names of Oslo – King Christian IV of Denmark and Norway
• Fredrikshald was the name of Halden from 1665 through 1928 – King Frederick III of Denmark and Norway
• Fredriksvern was the name of Stavern from 1799 through 1930 – King Frederick V of Denmark and Norway
• Victoriahavn was the name of Narvik from 1887 through 1902 – Crown princess of Norway, Victoria of Baden

Oman

• Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos – Qaboos bin Said

Pakistan

• Abbottabad – James Abbott
• Aliabad, Hunza – Ali, cousin of Muhammad
• Aziz Bhatti Town – Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani military officer
• Bahawalnagar – Bahawal Khan V
• Bahawalpur – Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan Abbasi (1715–1749)
• Chowk Sarwar Shaheed Tehsil – Raja Muhammad Sarwar, Pakistani army officer
• Dera Allah Yar – Political Leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa (d.1985)
• Dera Ismail Khan – Ismail Khan
• Dera Murad Jamali – Mir Muhammad Murad Jamali, an assassinated Pakistani leader
• Faisalabad – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
• Fatehpur Thakiala – Sardar Fateh Muhammad Khan Karelvi (d.1988)
• Fort Abbas – Abbas Abbasi, Amir of the Bahawalpur State and former governor of Punjab
• Haripur, Pakistan – Hari Singh Nalwa
• Haroonabad, Bahawalnagar – Sahibzada Muhammad Haroon-ur-Rashid Ahmad Abbasi (1924–1972), son of Nawab of Bahawalpur sir Sadeq Mohammad Khan V
• Hayatabad – Hayat Sherpao
• Iqbal Town, Lahore – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani national poet
• Jacobabad – John Jacob
• Jafarabad District – Jafar Khan Jamali, a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan
• Jamalabad Gojal – Jamal of Hunza
• Jamshed Town – Jamshed Nusserwanjee Mehta, first elected Mayor of Karachi
• Jauharabad – Mohammad Ali Jauhar, one of several prominent leaders of the Pakistan Movement
• Jinnahabad (Abbottabad) – Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Father of the nation
• Khairpur Nathan Shah – Sufi Saint Hazrat Nathan Shah (d.1983)
• Kot Ghulam Muhammad – Ghulam Muhammad Khan Bhurgri, one of the pioneers of the Pakistan Movement
• Liaquatabad Town and Liaquatpur – Liaquat Ali Khan, Pakistani statesman
• Minchinabad – Colonel Charles Cherry Minchin (1829–1899), British political Agent
• Miranshah – Miran Shah
• Muzaffarabad – Sultan Raja Muzaffar Khan
• Muzaffargarh – Nawab Muzaffar Khan (d.1818), Afghan Popalzai governor of Multan
• Nankana Sahib – Guru Nanak
• Nasirabad District – Muhammad Nasir Khan I (1710–1794), ruler of Kalat
• Nazimabad – Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan
• Nishtar Town – Abdur Rab Nishtar, a Pakistan movement leader
• Phool Nagar – Phool Muhammad Khan, former Minister of the area
• Port Qasim – Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab Commander
• Qilla Abdullah – Sardar Abdullah Khan Ahmedzai, a Khan of Kalat
• Quaidabad – Muhammad Ali Jinnah
• Rahim Yar Khan – Crown Prince Rahim Yar Khan (1877–1881), who died by burns in a fire
• Rajanpur – Makhdoom Sheikh Rajan Shah
• Sadiqabad – Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V
• Safdarabad – Safdar-Ul-Haq Dogar (d.1989)
• Shaheed Benazirabad District – Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, a two-time prime minister of Pakistan
• Shaheed Fazil Rahu – Fazil Rahu
• Sheikhupura – Jahangir's nickname Shekhu
• Shujabad – Nawab Shuja Khan
• Tando Muhammad Khan – Mir Muhammad Khan Talpur Shahwani
• Toba Tek Singh – Tek Singh, Sikh religious figure

Former:

• Edwardesabad was the name of Bannu – Sir Herbert B. Edwardes
• Fort Sandeman was the name of Zhob – Sir Robert Sandeman
• Lyallpur was the name of Faisalabad – Alfred Comyn Lyall
• Montgomery was the name of Sahiwal – Sir Robert Montgomery

Panama

• Alcalde Díaz – Mauricio Díaz Garcés (1901–1972), former mayor of Panama
• Almirante, Bocas del Toro – Altamirante Christopher Columbus
• Amador, Panama – Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President
• Amelia Denis de Icaza (corregimiento) – Panamanian romantic poet Amelia Denis de Icaza
• Antón – Antón Martín, Spanish explorer
• Arnulfo Arias, Panama – Arnulfo Arias, president of Panama
• Arosemena, Panama – Pablo Arosemena
• Belisario Porras, Panama – Belisario Porras Barahona, president of Panama
• Carlos Santana Ávila – Carlos Santana Ávila, former legislator of Panameñista Party
• Colón – Christopher Columbus
• Chepigana – Cacique Chepi
• Chepo – Cacique Chepori
• David, Chiriquí – King David
• Edwin Fábrega – Panamanian politician Edwin Fábrega Velarde (1929–1983)
• Ernesto Córdoba Campos – former deputy Ernesto Córdoba Campos (d.1999)
• Feuillet, Panama – Panamanian poet Tomás Martín Feuillet
• Gonzalo Vásquez – Captain Gonzalo Vásquez
• Herrera (corregimiento) – Tomás de Herrera
• Hurtado, Panama – Don Manuel José Hurtado, father of Panamanian education
• José Domingo Espinar – Panamanian patriot José Domingo Espinar (1791–1865)
• Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama – Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, president of Panama
• Juan Díaz, Panama City – Juan Díaz, spanish soldier
• Justo Fidel Palacios – Justo Fidel Palacios (1956–1987), panamanian journalist
• Los Díaz – General Domingo Díaz
• Manuel E. Amador Terrero (Veraguas) – Manuel Encarnación Amador (1869–1952), designer who created the flag of Panama
• Manuel Ortega, Emberá – Professor Manuel Ortega (d.1983)
• Mateo Iturralde – General Mateo Iturralde
• Mendoza, Panama – Carlos A. Mendoza, former president
• Obaldía, Panama – José Domingo de Obaldía
• Omar Torrijos, Panama – Commander Omar Torrijos
• Omar Torrijos Herrera District (Colón) – Omar Torrijos, Leader of the Panamanian Revolution
• Parque Lefevre – Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
• Pedasí, Los Santos – Cacique Peazi
• Penonomé, Coclé – Cacique Nomé
• Pinogana – Cacique Pino
• Puerto Armuelles – Colonel Tomás Armuelles
• Puerto Obaldía – José Domingo de Obaldía, president of Panama
• Puerto Vidal – Father Superior Francisco Xavier Vidal
• Purio – Cacique Puri
• Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado – trade unionist leader, Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado (1939–1963)
• Rubén Cantú, Panama – American pilot Rubén Cantú (1922–1967)
• Rufina Alfaro, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Rufina Alfaro
• Victoriano Lorenzo, Panama – Panamanian revolutionary Victoriano Lorenzo
• Villa Carmen, Panama – Carmen Madrid de Arias (d.1943), mother of Arnulfo Arias

Papua New Guinea

• Alexishafen – Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
• Duke of York Rural LLG – Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
• Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
• Gloucester Rural LLG – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
• Goodenough Island Rural LLG – James Graham Goodenough
• Gurney (Alotau) – Charles Raymond Gurney
• Hatzfeldhafen – Paul von Hatzfeldt
• Heldsbach – German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria in 1901
• Lake Murray Rural LLG – Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua
• Louisiade Rural LLG – Louis XV of France
• Marienberg Rural LLG – Marie von Bismarck (1848–1926)
• Markham District – Clements Markham
• Milne Bay Province – Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet
• Morehead Rural LLG – Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Premier of Queensland
• Mount Hagen – Curt von Hagen (1859–1897)
• Mount Wilhelm Rural LLG – Wilhelm von Bismarck
• Port Moresby – Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
• Queen Carola Harbour – Carola of Vasa
• West Ferguson Rural LLG – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet

Paraguay

• Alberdi, Paraguay – Juan Bautista Alberdi, Argentine writer
• Benjamín Aceval – Tomas Benjamin Aceval (1845–1900), a paraguayan diplomat
• Capitán Bado – José Matías Bado, an army officer
• Capitán Carmelo Peralta – Carmelo Peralta (1910–1940), paraguayan aviator
• Capitán Mauricio José Troche – Mauricio José Troche (liberator)
• Capitán Meza – Pedro Ignacio Meza (1813–1865)
• Col.Juan Sinforiano Bogarin (Caaguazu) – Juan Sinforiano Bogarín, Archbishop of Paraguay
• Col.Padre Guido Coronel (Alto Paraná) – Guido Coronel (1911–1990)
• Coronel Bogado – Jose Felix Bogado, a Paraguayan Hero
• Coronel Oviedo – Florentin Oviedo, a hero of Paraguayan war
• Doctor Cecilio Báez – Cecilio Báez, president of Paraguay
• Doctor Eulogio Estigarribia – Juan Eulogio Estigarribia, lawyer and politician
• Doctor Juan León Mallorquín District – Juan León Mallorquín (1880–1947), President of Supreme court of Justice
• Doctor Juan Manuel Frutos – Juan Manuel Frutos, President of Paraguay
• Doctor Moisés Bertoni – Moisés Santiago Bertoni, a Swiss naturalist
• Doctor Pedro P. Peña – Pedro Peña, President of Paraguay
• Doctor Raúl Peña, Paraguay – Carlos Raúl Peña del Molino Torres (1904–1984), a former president Pedro Peña's son
• Domingo Robledo (Mayor Otaño) – Domingo Robledo (1911–1972), former municipal intendant of Encarnacion
• Edelira – Edelira Barthe Cueto (1884–1921)
• Eusebio Ayala – Eusebio Ayala, President of Paraguay
• Escobar, Paraguay – Patricio Escobar, President of Paraguay
• Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay – Fernando de la Mora (politician), a father of Paraguayan independence from Spain
• General Artigas – Uruguayan national hero, José Gervasio Artigas
• General Delgado – Jose Maria Delgado, a military of Paraguayan war
• General Elizardo Aquino – Elizardo Aquino, a hero of Paraguayan war
• General Eugenio A. Garay – Eugenio Alejandrino Garay (1874–1937), a Paraguayan military and journalist
• General Francisco Álvarez – Francisco Caballero Alvarez (1896–1958), Paraguayan military
• General Higinio Morínigo – Higinio Morínigo, President of Paraguay
• General Isidoro Resquín – Francisco Isidoro Resquín
• General José Eduvigis Díaz – José Eduvigis Díaz, a Hero of Paraguayan war
• General Patricio Colmán (Alto Paraná) – Patricio Colmán Martinez (1911–1972)
• Hernandarias District – Hernando Arias de Saavedra, a spanish Conquistator
• José Fassardi – Giusseppe Fassardi (1866–1940), Italian businessman
• José Ocampos – Jose Domingo Ocampos (1885–1993), founder
• Juan Emilio O'Leary – Juan Emiliano O'Leary (1879–1969), Paraguayan journalist, poet, historian, and politician
• Juan R. Chavez (Caaguazu) – Juan Ramon Chavez (1901–1995)
• Julián Augusto Saldívar – Julian Augusto Saldivar Viera (1896–1987), Paraguayan diplomat
• Mariano Roque Alonso – Mariano Roque Alonso, a consul of the republic
• Mariscal Estigarribia – Marshall José Félix Estigarribia, President of Paraguay
• Mariscal Francisco Solano López – Francisco Solano López, Second President of Paraguay
• Mayor José Dejesús Martínez – Jose Dejesus Martinez, a hero of Paraguayan war
• Pedro Juan Caballero – Pedro Juan Caballero
• Presidente Franco District – Manuel Franco, President of Paraguay
• Puerto Casado – Carlos Casado del Alisal
• Raúl Arsenio Oviedo – Raúl Arsenio Oviedo (d.1960), Paraguayan politician who was killed by the guerrillas who faced the Stroessner's regime
• San Alberto, Paraguay – Capt. Alberto Fernandez Valenzuela (1906–2005), a captain of the Paraguayan navy
• San Alfredo (Concepción) – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay
• San Lázaro – Capt. Lazaro Aranda (1873–1945), founder
• Sargento José Félix López – José Félix López Pesoa (1860–1870), Paraguayan child martyr who died at Battle of Cerro Corá
• Teniente Esteban Martínez – Teniente Esteban Martínez (d.1932), Hero of the Chaco war
• Teniente Primero Manuel Irala Fernández – Manuel Irala Fernández (1893–1979), Hero of the Chaco war
• Tomás Romero Pereira, Paraguay – Tomás Romero Pereira, President of Paraguay
• Valenzuela, Paraguay – father Antonio Fernandez de Valenzuela
• Villa Elisa, Paraguay – Elisa von Poleski (1866–1946)
• Villa Hayes – Rutherford Hayes, US president
• Yegros – Fulgencio Yegros, Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent Paraguay

Former:

• Doña Heriberta Stroessner de Iglesias was the name of Alto Verá – Heriberta Stroessner de Iglesias, Alfredo Stroessner's sister
• Domingo Robledo was the name of Natalio – Domingo Robledo (1911–1972), Intendent of Encarnacion
• Fortin Lopez de Filippis was the name of Mariscal Estigarribia – Captain Cesar Lopez de Filippis, Paraguayan military who died during the Chaco War in 1933
• Puerto Presidente Stroessner was the name of Ciudad del Este – Alfredo Stroessner

Peru

• Alejandro Sánchez Arteaga (Peru) – Alejandro Sánchez Arteaga (1937–1951), a Child Hero of the School Police of Peru
• Alonso de Alvarado District – Alonso de Alvarado, Spanish conquistador
• Antonio Raymondi Province – Antonio Raimondi, native Italian geographer
• Bolívar, Peru – Simón Bolívar
• Bolognesi Province – Francisco Bolognesi, hero of the Battle of Arica
• Cáceres del Perú District – 19th-century Peruvian president Andrés Avelino Cáceres
• Cañete Province – Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, 3rd Marquis of Cañete
• Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald Province – Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
• Castilla District – Ramón Castilla
• Castrovirreyna – Doña Teresa de Castro
• Condorcanqui Province – Túpac Amaru II (also known as Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui), a leader of a large Andean uprising
• Contralmirante Villar Province – Contralmirante Manuel Villar Olivera, Peruvian mariner
• Coronel Castañeda District – Colonel Jose Maria Castañeda, Peruvian military
• Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa District – Gregorio Albarracín (1817–1882)
• Coronel Portillo Province – Pedro Portillo, Prefect of Loreto
• Daniel Alcides Carrión Province – medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión
• Daniel Alomías Robles District – Daniel Alomía Robles, Peruvian compositor
• Daniel Hernández District – Daniel Hernández Morillo
• Deán Valdivia District – Juan Gualberto Valdivia Cornejo (1796–1884), Peruvian priest
• Eleazar Guzman Barron District – Eleazar Guzmán Barrón (1899–1957), physician
• Elías Soplín Vargas District – Elías Soplín Vargas (1909–1933), Peruvian national hero
• Emilio San Martín District – Emilio San Martín (1861–1880), Peruvian national hero
• Espinar Province – Ladislao Espinar Carrera (1842–1879), hero of Cusco
• Fernando Belaunde (Piura) – Fernando Belaunde Terry, President of Peru
• Fernando Lores District – Fernando Lores Tenazoa (1906–1933), hero of the Colombia–Peru War
• Fidel Olivas Escudero District – Fidel Olivas Escudero (1850–1935), Peruvian bishop
• Fitzcarrald District – Carlos Fermín Fitzcarrald
• General Sánchez Cerro Province – former Peruvian army officer and president Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro
• Grau Province – Rafael Grau (1876–1917), Peruvian lawyer and politician who was assassinated in 1917
• Grau (Nauta) – Miguel Grau, Peruvian naval officer and national hero
• Grocio Prado District – José Santos Grocio Prado Linares (1857–1880), hero of the Battle of the Peak of the Alliance
• Gustavo Mohme Llona (Piura) – Gustavo Mohme Llona, businessman and politician
• Hermilio Valdizán District – Hermilio Valdizán, Peruvian physician
• Heroínas Toledo District – María e Higinia Toledo and their mother Cleofé Ramos, heroines of Peruvian independence
• Ignacio Escudero District – Ignacio Escudero y Valdivieso, Peruvian patrician
• Irazola District – Francisco Irazola (1869–1945), Spanish explorer
• Jacobo Hunter District – Jacob Dixon Hunter (1837–1926), Scottish doctor
• Jenaro Herrera District – Genaro Herrera (1861–1939), lawyer, narrator and politician
• Jorge Basadre Province – Jorge Basadre Grohmann, Peruvian historian
• Jorge Chávez District – Jorge Chávez, Peruvian aviator
• José Crespo y Castillo District – Juan José Crespo y Castillo, Peruvian independence hero
• José Domingo Choquehuanca District – José Domingo Choquehuanca (1794–1854), Peruvian lawyer and politician
• José Luis Bustamante District – Jose Luis Bustamante, President of Peru
• José María Arguedas District – José María Arguedas, Peruvian novelist, poet and anthropologist
• José María Quimper District – José María Químper (1828–1902), Minister of the Interior
• Jose Olaya (Nauta) – José Olaya, Peruvian independence hero
• Juan Espinoza Medrano District – Juan Espinoza Medrano, Peruvian writer
• Juan Velasco Alvarado (Melgar) – Juan Velasco Alvarado, Peruvian general
• Justo Apu Sahuaraura District – Justo Sahuaraura Inca, Peruvian independence hero
• La Mar Province – José de La Mar, President of Peru
• Leoncio Prado Province, Leoncio Prado District, Huaura – Peruvian mariner Leoncio Prado Gutiérrez
• Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro District – Manuel Antonio Mesones Muro, Peruvian explorer
• María Parado de Bellido District – María Parado de Bellido, Peruvian indigenous revolutionary
• Mariano Dámaso Beraun District – Mariano Dámaso Beraun (1813–1894), Peruvian physician and educador
• Mariano Nicolás Valcárcel District – Mariano Valcárcel
• Mariscal Benavides District – Oscar Benavides
• Mariscal Cáceres Province – 19th-century Peruvian president Andrés Avelino Cáceres
• Mariscal Castilla District, Chachapoyas, Mariscal Castilla District, Concepción – Ramón Castilla, President of Peru
• Mariscal Gamarra District – Agustín Gamarra, President of Peru
• Mariscal Luzuriaga Province – Peruvian marshal and Argentine general Toribio de Luzuriaga
• Mariscal Nieto Province – Marshall Domingo Nieto, Peruvian politician
• Melgar Province and Mariano Melgar District – Mariano Melgar, Peruvian patriot, poet, artist and warrior
• Micaela Bastidas District – Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua, a martyr for Peruvian independence
• Miguel Checa District – Don Miguel Checa y Checa (1861–1935), Peruvian politician who built the "Casa de Sojo" in 1910
• Miguel Iglesias District – Miguel Iglesias, Peruvian soldier, general, and politician, 35th President of Peru
• Nicolás de Piérola District – Nicolás de Piérola, President of Peru
• Pachacuti District – Pachacuti
• Padre Abad Province – Francisco Alonso de Abad, Franciscan missionary
• Padre Marquez District – Buenaventura Márquez
• Pedro Vilca Apaza District – Pedro Vilca Apaza (1741–1782), Quechua indigenous rebel leader
• Puerto Bermúdez District – Remigio Morales Bermúdez, President of Peru
• Puerto Maldonado – Faustino Maldonado, Peruvian explorer
• Ramón Castilla – Marshall Ramón Castilla, President of Peru
• Requena Province – Francisco Requena y Herrera, Governor of Maynas
• Ricardo Palma District – Ricardo Palma, Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician
• Rodríguez de Mendoza Province – Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Peruvian academic
• Rosa Panduro District – Carmen Rosa Panduro (1918–1989), Peruvian housewife who participated in the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War
• Salas District, Ica – Juan José Salas, Peruvian independence hero
• Sargento Elmer Pacaya (Nauta) – Sargent Elmer Pacaya del Águila (1966–1983)
• San Martín Province – José de San Martín, Argentine general, Protector of Peru
• San Román Province – Miguel de San Román President of Peru
• Sánchez Carrión Province – José Faustino Sánchez Carrión, pro-independence politician from Peru
• Sucre Province – Antonio José de Sucre, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho
• Teniente Cesar Lopez Rojas District – César Augusto López Rojas (1915–1941)
• Teniente Manuel Clavero District – José Manuel Sixto Clavero Muga (1879–1911), hero killed in a battle on the Colombian border
• Túpac Amaru District – Túpac Amaru II
• Tupac Amaru Inca District – Túpac Amaru II
• Vargas Guerra District – Alfredo Vargas Guerra (1910–1933)
• Víctor Fajardo Province – Colonel Victor Fajardo
• Víctor Larco Herrera District – Victor Larco Herrera, Peruvian philanthropist
• Víctor Raúl (Nauta) – Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre
• Villa María del Triunfo – María Delgado de Odría (1900–1990), First Lady of Peru
• Zúñiga District – Diego López de Zúñiga, 4th Count of Nieva

Philippines

• Adams, Ilocos Norte – John Quincy Adams, President of the United States (1825–1829)
• Aglipay, Quirino – Gregorio Aglipay
• Agoncillo, Batangas – Felipe Agoncillo, Secretary of Interior (1923–1925)
• Aguilar, Pangasinan – Rafael María de Aguilar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1793–1806)
• Aguinaldo, Ifugao – Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines
• Akbar, Basilan – Imam Akbar Marani, Islamic preacher
• Alamada, Cotabato – Datu Amaybulok Alamada, local chieftain
• Alaminos, Laguna – Juan Alaminos y Vivar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1873–1874)
• Alaminos, Pangasinan – Juan Alaminos y Vivar, Governor-General of the Philippines (1873–1874)
• Alcala, Cagayan – Francisco de Paula Alcalá de la Torre, Governor-General of the Philippines (1843–1844)
• Alcantara, Romblon – Don Ciriaco Alcantara, a cabeza de barangay
• Alfonso, Cavite – King Alfonso XII of Spain
• Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya – Alfonso Castañeda, Governor of Nueva Vizcaya (1925–1928)
• Alfonso Lista – Alfonso Lista, town's first mayor
• Alicia, Bohol – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
• Alicia, Isabela – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
• Alicia, Zamboanga Sibugay – Alicia Syquia Quirino, wife of President Elpidio Quirino
• Allen, Northern Samar – Henry Tureman Allen, senior United States Army officer, Military Governor of Leyte
• Altavas – Jose Altavas
• Aurora – Aurora Quezon, First Lady of the Philippines
• Balagtas, Bulacan – Francisco Balagtas, Filipino poet and litterateur
• Basco, Batanes – José Basco y Vargas, Governor-General of the Philippines (1778–1787)
• Bautista, Pangasinan – John the Baptist
• Benito Soliven, Isabela – Benito Soliven, member of the House of Representatives of the Philippines (1928–1931) and the National Assembly of the Philippines (1935–1941)
• Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental – Andrés Bonifacio, Filipino revolutionary leader
• Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte – Braulio Española Dujali
• Brooke's Point – James Brooke, British soldier and adventurer
• Clarin, Bohol – Anecito Clarin, Governor of Bohol (1901–1904)
• Clarin, Misamis Occidental – José Clarín, Senator (1916–1935) and member of the House of Representatives (1907–1916)
• Corcuera, Romblon – Sebastián Hurtado de Corcuera, Governor-General of the Philippines (1635–1644)
• Dagohoy, Bohol – Francisco Dagohoy, Filipino revolutionary
• Dasmariñas, Cavite – Gómez Pérez Dasmariñas, Governor-General of the Philippines (1590–1593)
• Delfin Albano, Isabela – Delfin Albano, member of the House of Representatives (1957–1965)
• Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan – Remedios Trinidad-Romualdez, mother of Imelda Marcos
• Enrile, Cagayan – Pasqual Enrile y Alcedo, Governor-General of the Philippines (1830–1835)
• Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental – Enrique B. Magalona, Senator (1946–1955) and member of the House of Representatives (1931–1946)
• Garchitorena, Camarines Sur – Don Andres Garchitorena, Governor of Ambos Camarines (1919)
• General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite – Emilio Aguinaldo, 1st President of the Philippines
• General Luna, Quezon – Antonio Luna, Commanding General of the Philippine Revolutionary Army (1898–1899)
• General Mariano Alvarez – Mariano Álvarez, Filipino revolutionary and statesman
• General Nakar – Major General Guilllermo Peñamente Nakar, Filipino military officer executed by the Japanese in 1943
• General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao – Salipada K. Pendatun, member of the Regular Batasang Pambansa (1984–1985), House of Representatives (1957–1972), Senator (1946–1949), and Governor of Cotabato (1945)
• General Santos – General Paulino Santos, Commanding General of the Philippine Army (1936–1938) and Governor of Lanao (1936–1939)
• General Tinio, Nueva Ecija – Manuel Tinio, Governor of Nueva Ecija (1907–1909)
• General Trias – Mariano Trías, Filipino revolutionary considered to be the first de facto Vice President of the Philippines
• Gloria, Oriental Mindoro – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines (2001–2010)
• Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur – Gregorio del Pilar, one of the youngest generals of the Philippine Revolutionary Army
• Isabela, Basilan – Queen Isabella II of Spain
• Isabela Province – Queen Isabella II of Spain
• Jones, Isabela – William Atkinson Jones, member of the United States House of Representatives (1891–1918), namesake of the Jones Act
• Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental – José Abad Santos, Chief Justice of the Philippines (1941–1942) and acting President of the Philippines (1942) executed by the Japanese forces
• Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte – José María Panganiban
• Lavezares, Northern Samar – Guido de Lavezaris
• Lapu-Lapu, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu
• Laurel – Miguel and José P. Laurel
• Legazpi, Albay – Miguel López de Legazpi
• Lope de Vega, Northern Samar – Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega
• Lopez Jaena – Graciano López Jaena
• Mabini, Batangas – Apolinario Mabini
• Mabini, Bohol – Apolinario Mabini
• Mabini, Davao de Oro – Apolinario Mabini
• Mabini, Pangasinan – Apolinario Mabini
• MacArthur, Leyte – General Douglas MacArthur
• Magdalena, Laguna – Mary Magdalene
• Magsaysay, Davao del Sur – Ramon Magsaysay
• Malvar – Miguel Malvar
• Manolo Fortich – Mayor Manolo Fortich
• Marcos, Ilocos Norte – Mariano Marcos
• Mendez, Cavite – Commodore Castro Méndez Núñez
• Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Francisco Muñoz
• New Washington, Aklan – George Washington
• Norzagaray – Fernándo Norzagaray y Escudero
• Ozamiz – José Ozámiz
• Quezon, Bukidnon – Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines
• Quezon City – Manuel L. Quezon, President of the Philippines
• Quirino – Elpidio Quirino
• Padre Burgos, Quezon – José Burgos
• Padre Garcia, Batangas – Vicente García, a Filipino priest, hero and a defender of Jose P. Rizal
• Pio Duran, Albay – Filipino Pan-Asianist, Lawyer and Legislator, Pio Saceda Duran (1900–1961)
• Pio V. Corpuz, Masbate – Congressman and Governor, Pio Vicente Corpuz (1883–1944)
• President Carlos P. Garcia, Bohol – Carlos P. Garcia, President of the Philippines
• President Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines
• Ramon Magsaysay, Zamboanga del Sur – Ramon Magsaysay, President of the Philippines
• Remedios T. Romualdez, Agusan del Norte – Remedios Trinidad Romualdez, mother of then First Lady and Congresswoman Imelda Romualdez Marcos
• Rizal – José Rizal, National hero
• Rodriguez, Rizal – Eulogio Rodriguez
• Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay – Roseller T. Lim
• Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines
• Salcedo, Eastern Samar – Juan de Salcedo
• Salcedo, Ilocos Sur – Juan de Salcedo
• San Lorenzo Ruiz, Camarines Norte – Lorenzo Ruiz
• San Pablo, Laguna – St. Paul the First Hermit
• San Pedro, Laguna – St. Peter the Apostle
• Santa Rosa, Laguna – St. Rose of Lima
• Santiago – Saint James the Apostle
• Senator Ninoy Aquino, Sultan Kudarat – Benigno Aquino Jr.
• Sikatuna, Bohol – Datu Sikatuna
• Sultan Kudarat – Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
• Taft, Eastern Samar – William Howard Taft
• Tobias Fornier, Antique – Congressman from Antique, Tobias A Fornier
• Trece Martires – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
• Trinidad, Bohol – Trinidad de Leon-Roxas, first lady of the Philippines
• Valderrama, Antique – Manuel Blanco Valderrama, acting Governor-General of the Philippines
• Valenzuela – Pío Valenzuela
• Victoria, Oriental Mindoro – Victoria Quirino, daughter of President Elpidio Quirino

Poland

• Aleksandrów Kujawski – Emperor Alexander II Romanov, benefactor of the town
• Aleksandrów Łódzki – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
• Annopol – Anna Jabłonowska, wife of founder
• Augustów – King Sigismund II Augustus, founder
• Baborów – Bavor ze Strakonic, founder
• Barczewo – Walenty Barczewski (1858–1928), Polish Catholic priest
• Bemowo – Józef Bem, national hero
• Bodzentyn – Jan Bodzanta, founder
• Bolesławiec – Duke Bolesław the Pious, founder ^[20]
• Czukty – Mikołaj Czukta, founder
• Duły – Jan Duła, founder
• Dybowo – Jan Dybowski, founder
• Dzierżoniów – Father Jan Dzierżon, Polish apiarist, discovered the parthenogenesis of bees
• Frampol – Franciszka Butler, wife of founder
• Giżycko – Gustaw Gizewiusz, political figure
• Janów Lubelski – Jan Zamoyski, son of founder
• Jordanów – Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan, founder
• Józefów – Tomasz Józef Zamoyski, founder
• Kazimierz Dolny – Duke Casimir II the Just, donor of the town to the Order of Norbertines
• Kętrzyn – Wojciech Kętrzyński, historian
• Kolonowskie – Philipp Colonna, founder
• Konstancin – Konstancja Skórzewska, mother of founder
• Konstantynów Łódzki – Grand Duke Constantine Romanov
• Korfantów – Wojciech Korfanty, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
• Łaskarzew – Andrzej Łaskarz, founder
• Łaszczów – Aleksander Łaszcz, founder
• Mieszkowice – Duke Mieszko I
• Mrągowo – Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongowiusz, Protestant pastor
• Pieniężno – Seweryn Pieniężny (1890–1940), Polish journalist
• Platerówka – Emilia Plater, national heroine
• Przemków – Duke Przemko of Ścinawa, founder
• Rejowiec – Mikołaj Rej, founder
• Rymanów – Nicolao Reymann, founder
• Sobków – Stanisław Sobek, founder
• Sokołowsko – Alfred Sokołowski, resident and benefactor of the town
• Srokowo – Stanisław Srokowski, geographer and diplomat
• Szczuczyn – Stanisław Antoni Szczuka, founder
• Szlichtyngowa – Jan Jerzy Szlichtyng, founder
• Tarnobrzeg – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
• Tarnogród – Stanisław Tarnowski, founder
• Terespol – Teresa Słuszka, wife of founder
• Tomaszów Lubelski – Tomasz Zamoyski, owner and benefactor of the town, son of founder
• Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Tomasz Adam Ostrowski, founder
• Tyczyn – Bartold Tyczner, founder
• Ursynów – Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
• Wejherowo – Jakub Weyher, founder
• Władysławowo – King Wladislaus IV Vasa, founder of the town's port
• Zaklików – Stanisław Zaklika Czyżowski, founder
• Zawadzkie – Franciszek von Zawadzky, founder
• Żyrardów – Philippe de Girard, co-founder

Former:

• Aleksandrowo was the initial name of Gościnowo – Aleksander Zborowski, founder
• Bierutowice was the name of Karpacz Górny (now part of Karpacz) 1949–1991 – Bolesław Bierut, President of the Republic of Poland
• Hermannsbad was the name of Ciechocinek 1939–1945 – Hermann Göring
• Hindenburg was the name of Zabrze 1915–1945 – Paul von Hindenburg
• Iwanogród was the name of Dęblin 1842–1915 – Ivan Paskevich
• Litzmannstadt was the name of Łódź 1940–1945 – Karl Litzmann
• Nowa Aleksandria was the name of Puławy 1846–1916 – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
• Nowogeorgiewsk was the name of Modlin Fortress 1834–1915 – Saint George
• Stalinogród was the name of Katowice 1953–1956 – Joseph Stalin

Portugal

• Almargem do Bispo - Bishop Miguel de Castro (1536-1625)
• Caldas da Rainha - Queen Eleanor of Viseu
• Costa Cabral (Porto) – António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar
• Doutor Augusto de Castro (Lisboa) – Augusto de Castro (1883–1971), lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Doutor Mário Madeira (Lisboa) - Mário Lampreia de Gusmão Madeira (1901-1985), former governor of Lisboa
• Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo – count Rodrigo González Girón
• Gomes da Costa (Porto) – Manuel Gomes da Costa
• Guerra Junqueiro (Porto) – Guerra Junqueiro
• Guimarães – Vímara Peres
• Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses
• Marechal Carmona (Lisboa) – Óscar Carmona, President
• Marques de Pombal (Lisboa) – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal
• Montijo e Afonsoeiro – King Afonso I of Portugal
• Norton de Matos (Coimbra) – José Norton de Matos, a Portuguese general and politician
• Porto Moniz – Francisco Moniz
• Padre Cruz (Lisbon) – Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz (1859–1948), Portuguese priest
• Rainha D. Leonor (Albufeira) – Eleanor of Viseu
• Santa Joana (parish) – Joanna, Princess of Portugal
• Santo Aleixo da Restauração - Alexius of Rome
• Santo Isidoro, Marco de Canaveses - Isidore of Seville
• São Vicente, Madeira – Vincent of Saragossa
• Vale de Afonsinho – Afonso I of Portugal
• Vila Boa do Bispo – D. Sisnando, bishop of Porto
• Vila do Bispo – Bishop Fernando Coutinho
• Vila do Conde – Mumadona Dias
• Vila Nova da Rainha (Tondela) - Queen Amelia of Orleans
• Vila Real – King Denis of Portugal
• Vila Real de Santo António – Joseph I of Portugal

Puerto Rico

• Amalia Marin (Ponce) – Amalia Marín Castilla (1876–1957)
• Baldorioty De Castro (Ponce) – Román Baldorioty de Castro
• Betances (Cabo Rojo) – Ramón Emeterio Betances, Puerto Rican lawyer
• Bolívar (Santurce) – Simón Bolívar
• Caguas, Puerto Rico – chief Caguax
• Carolina, Puerto Rico – King Charles II of Spain
• Cataño, Puerto Rico – Hernando de Cataño
• Eleanor Roosevelt (Hato Rey) – Eleanor Roosevelt, American Politician
• Fajardo, Puerto Rico – Juan Antonio Fajardo (founder)
• Fernando L.Garcia (Utuado) – Fernando Luis García
• Gobernador Piñero, San Juan, Puerto Rico – Jesús T. Piñero, Governor of Puerto Rico
• Isabela, Puerto Rico – Queen Isabella I of Castile
• Isabel Segunda, Puerto Rico – Isabella II of Spain
• Jaime L. Drew (Ponce) – Jaime L. Drew, Puerto Rican educator
• John F. Kennedy (Mayagüez) – John F. Kennedy
• Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – Doña Juana Díaz
• Lares, Puerto Rico – Don Amador de Lariz, Spanish nobleman
• Levittown, Puerto Rico – William Levitt
• López Sicardó (Oriente) – Rafael Lopez Sicardo (1875–1937)
• Luis Llorens Torres (Santurce) – Luis Lloréns Torres
• Manuel A. Pérez (San Juan) – Manuel Pérez (teacher)
• Marín (Patillas) and Luis Muñoz Marín (San Lorenzo) – Luis Muñoz Marín, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
• Morel Campos (Ponce) – Juan Morel Campos
• Muñoz Rivera (Patillas) – Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician
• Nemesio Canales (San Juan) – Nemesio Canales
• Ponce, Puerto Rico – Juan Ponce de León or Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, great-grandson of Spanish
• Rafael Hernández (Aguadilla) – Rafael Hernández Marín
• Roosevelt Roads (Ceiba) – Franklin D. Roosevelt
• San Germán, Puerto Rico – Germaine of Foix, the new queen of King Fernando or Saint Germanus of Auxerre
• Villa Georgetti (Barceloneta) – Eduardo Georgetti

Qatar

• Umm Salal Ali – Ali bin Jassim Al Thani, a son of Qatar's former ruler
• Umm Salal Mohammed – Sheikh Mohammed bin Jassim Al Thani

Romania

• Ady Endre – Endre Ady, Hungarian poet
• Alexandria – Alexandru II Ghica, Prince of Wallachia
• Alexandru Odobescu, Călărași – Alexandru Odobescu, writer and politician
• Avram Iancu, Alba and Avram Iancu, Bihor – Avram Iancu
• Bucharest – Bucur, legendary shepherd
• C. A. Rosetti, Buzău, C. A. Rosetti, Tulcea – Constantin Alexandru Rosetti, liberal Wallachian politician
• Ciprian Porumbescu, Suceava – Ciprian Porumbescu
• Constanța – Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of Constantine the Great
• Constantin Daicoviciu, Caraș-Severin – Constantin Daicoviciu, Romanian historian (died 1973)
• Costache Negri, Galați – Costache Negri, revolutionary
• Costinești – Emil Costinescu, Minister of Finance and landowner
• Cuza Vodă, Călărași, Cuza Vodă, Constanța, Cuza Vodă, Galați – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
• Dragalina, Călărași – General Ion Dragalina
• General Berthelot – Henri Mathias Berthelot, French general
• George Enescu, Botoșani – George Enescu, Romanian composer
• Gheorghe Doja, Ialomița – György Dózsa, a Székely from Transylvania
• Gheorghe Lazăr, Ialomița – Gheorghe Lazăr, Romanian scholar
• Giurgiu – Saint George
• Horia, Constanța, Horia, Neamț, Horia, Tulcea – Vasile Ursu Nicola (known as Horea)
• I. C. Brătianu, Tulcea – Ion C. Brătianu, Prime Minister of Romania
• Ion Corvin, Constanța – John Hunyadi
• Ion Creangă, Neamț – Ion Creangă
• Ion Roată, Ialomița – Ion Roată, a Romanian peasant and political figure
• Medgidia – Abdülmecid I
• Mihai Eminescu, Botoșani – Mihai Eminescu
• Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Ialomița, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea – Mihail Kogălniceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
• Mihai Viteazu, Cluj, Mihai Viteazu, Constanța – Michael the Brave
• Mircea Vodă, Brăila, Mircea Vodă, Constanța – Mircea I of Wallachia
• Moldovenești – Ioan Micu Moldovan, a Romanian professor
• Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău, Nicolae Bălcescu, Călărași, Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanța, Nicolae Bălcescu, Vâlcea – Nicolae Bălcescu
• Nicolae Titulescu, Olt – Nicolae Titulescu, a Romanian diplomat and politician
• Negru Vodă – probably Radu Negru
• Onești – Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana
• Ovidiu – Ovid
• Petru Rareș, Bistrița-Năsăud – Petru Rareș
• Roman – Roman I of Moldavia
• Saligny, Constanța – Anghel Saligny
• Sfântu Gheorghe, Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea – Saint George
• Ștefan cel Mare, Argeș, Ștefan cel Mare, Călărași, Ștefan cel Mare, Neamț, Ștefan cel Mare, Olt, Ștefan cel Mare, Vaslui, Ștefan cel Mare, Bacău – Stephen III of Moldavia
• Traian, Bacău, Traian, Brăila, Traian, Ialomița, Traian, Olt, Traian, Teleorman – Trajan
• Traian Vuia, Timiș – Traian Vuia, Romanian inventor and aviator
• Tudor Vladimirescu, Brăila, Tudor Vladimirescu, Galați – Tudor Vladimirescu
• Victor Vlad Delamarina, Timiș – Victor Vlad Delamarina, Romanian poet
• Vlad Țepeș, Călărași, Vlad Țepeș, Giurgiu – Vlad the Impaler

Former:

• Stalin was the name of Brașov – Joseph Stalin
• Vasile Roaită was the name of Eforie Sud – Vasile Roaită, a communist shot during the Grivița strike of 1933
• Ferdinand I was the name of Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanța – Ferdinand I of Romania
• Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the name of Onești – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, communist leader
• Dr. Petru Groza was the name of Ștei – Petru Groza, Prime Minister of Romania

Russia

• Akhmat-Yurt – Akhmad Kadyrov, President of the Chechen Republic
• Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky – Emperor Alexander II of Russia
• Aslanbek-Sheripovo (Chechenia) – Aslanbek Sheripov (1897–1919), revolutionary leader
• Andropovsky District – Yuri Andropov, President
• Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin, revolutionary leader
• Borisoglebsk – Saints Boris and Gleb
• Budyonnovsk – Marshall Semyon Budyonny
• Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
• Chekhov – Anton Chekhov, playwright
• Chernokozovo – Khrisanf Pavlovich Chernokozov (1885–1966)
• Chernyakhovsk – General Ivan Chernyakhovsky
• Chersky – Polish paleontologist and explorer Jan Czerski
• Chertkovo, Rostov Oblast – General Mikhail Ivanovich Chertkov (1829–1905)
• Demidov – Bolshevik leader Yakov Demidov
• Dikson – Scottish-Swedish explorer Oscar Dickson
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov, Bulgarian communist leader and also as a Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• Dmitrov – Saint Demetrius
• Dzerzhinsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky, politician
• Engels – Friedrich Engels, philosopher
• Furmanov – Dmitry Furmanov, author
• Gagarin – Yury Gagarin, cosmonaut
• Georgiyevsk – Saint George
• Gorodovikovsk – General Oka Gorodovikov
• Guryevsk, Kaliningrad Oblast – Major General Stepan Guryev
• Guryevsk, Kemerovo Oblast – Dimitri Alexandrovich Guryev, Minister of Finance
• Imeni Poliny Osipenko (rural locality) – Polina Osipenko, military pilot
• Ivangorod – Tsar Ivan III of Russia
• Kaliningrad – Mikhail Kalinin, President
• Khabarovsk – explorer of Siberia Yerofey Khabarov
• Kingisepp – Bolshevik Viktor Kingissepp, Estonian communist revolutionary
• Kirov – Sergey Kirov, bolshevik leader
• Kirovgrad – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovsk – Sergey Kirov
• Korolyov – rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov
• Kotovsk – Grigore Kotovski, politician
• Kropotkin – Peter Kropotkin, anarcho-communist philosopher
• Kuznetsovo, Chukhlomsky District, Kostroma Oblast – Vasili Kuznetsov (politician)
• Kuybyshevo, Rostov Oblast – Commander Nikolay Kuibyshev
• Leninsk-Kuznetsky – Vladimir Lenin, Russian politician
• Leninogorsk – Vladimir Lenin
• Lermontov – Mikhail Lermontov, writer and poet
• Lev Tolstoy (rural locality) – Leo Tolstoy, writer
• Lomonosov – writer and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov
• Makarov – Stepan Makarov, Imperial Russian naval officer and oceanographer
• Makhachkala – Daghestani revolutionary, Magomed-Ali 'Makhach' Dakhadaev (1882–1918)
• Mariinsk – Empress Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
• Mariinsky Posad – Empress Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
• Marks – Karl Marx, philosopher
• Mayakovskoye – Vladimir Mayakovsky, poet
• Michurinsk – selectionist Ivan Michurin
• Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast – army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller
• Muravlenko – Viktor Muravlenko (1912–1977), engineer
• Nagurskoye – Polish pioneer of aviation Jan Nagórski
• Novoalexandrovsk – Emperor Alexander I of Russia
• Novokuybyshevsk – Valerian Kuybyshev, revolutionary
• Nesterov – World War II hero Stepan Kuzmich Nesterov (1906–1944)
• Nevelsk – Gennady Nevelskoy, navigator
• Noginsk – Bolshevik leader Viktor Nogin
• Pavlovsk – Emperor Paul I
• Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky – Apostles Saint Peter and Saint Paul
• Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast – Peter the Great, Father of the Russian fatherland
• Petrozavodsk – Tsar Peter the Great
• Prokopyevsk – Prokopiy of Ustug
• Pushkin – Aleksandr Pushkin, writer
• Rostov-na-Donu – Dimitry of Rostov
• Saint Petersburg – St. Peter, as the patron saint of Peter the Great (St. Petersburg, Florida in the United States was in turn named after the Russian city)
• Salavat – Salawat Yulayev
• Sergiyev Posad – St. Sergii Radonezhsky
• Shelekhov – Grigory Shelikhov, marine
• Sholokhovsky District – Mikhail Sholokhov, novelist
• Stakhanovets and Stakhanovo (Tula) – Alexey Stakhanov, miner
• Tolyatti (or Togliatti) – Palmiro Togliatti, Italian politician
• Ulyanovsk – Vladimir Lenin, whose birth name was Ulyanov
• Voroshilovka (Smolensk) and Voroshilovo – Kliment Voroshilov
• Yaroslavl – Prince Yaroslav I the Wise
• Yekaterinburg, Russia – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Empress Catherine I of Russia
• Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast – Georgy Zhukov, Military leader
• Zhukovsky – Nikolay Zhukovsky, scientist, a founding father of modern aero- and hydrodynamics.

Former:

• Andropov was the name of Rybinsk – Yuri Andropov, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet
• Brezhnev was the name of Naberezhnye Chelny – Leonid Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Chernenko was the name of Sharypovo – Konstantin Chernenko, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union
• Gorky was the name of Nizhny Novgorod – Maxim Gorky
• Chkalov was the name of Orenburg – aircraft test pilot Valery Chkalov
• Georgiu Dezh was the name of Liski – Romanian communist Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
• Kalinin was the name of Tver – Mikhail Kalinin, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union
• Königsberg was the name of Kaliningrad – King Ottokar II, "the Iron", of Bohemia
• Kuybyshev was the name of Samara – Valerian Kuybyshev
• Leningrad was the name of Saint Petersburg – Vladimir Lenin
• Molotov was the name of Perm – Vyacheslav Molotov
• Novonikolaevsk was the name of Novosibirsk – Emperor Nicholas II
• Ordzhonikidze was the name of Vladikavkaz – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Petrovsk-Port was the name of Makhachkala – Peter the Great
• Stalingrad was the name of Volgograd – Joseph Stalin
• Stalinogorsk was the name of Novomoskovsk – Joseph Stalin
• Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg – Yakov Sverdlov
• Ustinov was the name of Izhevsk – Marshal Dmitry Ustinov
• Voroshilov was the name of Ussuriysk – Kliment Voroshilov
• Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar – Catherine the Great

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Charlestown, Nevis – Charles II of England

Saint Lucia

• Castries – Charles Eugène Gabriel de La Croix, Marquis de Castries, French Marshal
• Rodney Bay – British naval officer George Brydges Rodney

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

• Charlestown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Charles II of England
• Georgetown, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – George III the United Kingdom
• Port Elizabeth, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – Queen Elizabeth II

São Tomé e Príncipe

• Agostinho Neto (São Tomé) – Agostinho Neto, Angolan President

Saudi Arabia

• King Abdul Aziz Port – Ibn Saud
• King Abdullah Economic City – Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
• King Khalid Military City – Khalid of Saudi Arabia

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

• Edinburgh of the Seven Seas – The Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh
• Jamestown – James, Duke of York
• Georgetown – George III

Senegal

• Djily Mbaye (Dakar) – El Hadj Djily Mbaye (1927–1991)
• Richard Toll – Jean Michel Claude Richard, French botanist
• Saint-Louis – Louis XIV of France

Serbia

• Aleksa Šantić – Aleksa Šantić, poet
• Aleksandrovac – King Alexander I of Serbia
• Andrićev Venac – Ivo Andrić
• Bajina Bašta – Baja Osman
• Blok Sava Kovačević – Partisan World War II war hero Sava Kovačević
• Braće Jerković – Nebojša and Dušan Jerković
• Bosilegrad – King Busil
• Čelarevo – Commander Zdravko Čelar, Serbian national hero
• Despotovac – Despot Stefan Lazarević
• Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
• Donji Milanovac – Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
• Dr Ivan Ribar – Doctor Ivan Ribar, President of Yugoslavia
• Gornji Milanovac – Milan Obrenović II, Prince of Serbia
• Jaša Tomić – Jaša Tomić, journalist
• Kačarevo – Svetozar Kačar, Serbian national hero
• Karađorđevo – Karađorđe, Father of the Serbian Fatherland
• Kljajićevo – Miloš Kljajić, Serbian national hero
• Kraljevo – Milan I of Serbia
• Kruščić – Vukman Kruŝĉić, Serbian national hero
• Lazarevac – Prince Lazar Hrebeljanovic
• Lekino Brdo – Aleksandar Ranković
• Lukićevo – Veljko Lukić, Serbian farmer and national hero
• Miletićevo – Svetozar Miletić, advocate, journalist, author, politician
• Minićevo – Milun Minić, Serbian national hero
• Mladenovo – Mladen Stojanović
• Nikola Tesla (Niška Banja) – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor, electrical and mechanical engineer
• Obilić – Miloš Obilić, a Serbian knight
• Obrenovac – Miloš Obrenović, Prince of Serbia
• Petrovac, Serbia – Milutin Petrović, Serbian revolutionary
• Radoševo – Radoš Bojović, Serbian national hero
• Ratkovo – Ratko Pavlović, Serbian fighter
• Sava Kovačević, Zemun – Partisan World War II hero Sava Kovačević
• Svetozar Miletić (village) – Svetozar Miletić
• Tomislavci – Tomislav of Yugoslavia
• Tošin Bunar – Teodor Toša Apostolović (1745–1810), Serbian merchant and philanthropist
• Zrenjanin – Žarko Zrenjanin, National Hero of Yugoslavia

Former:

• Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina – Svetozar Marković
• Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo – Aleksandar Ranković
• Titova Mitrovica was the name of Kosovska Mitrovica – Josip Broz Tito
• Titovo Užice was the name of Užice – Josip Broz Tito

Seychelles

• Mahé – largest island in the country, named after Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais, the French naval officer
• Victoria – capital of Seychelles, named after Queen Victoria

Sierra Leone

• Aberdeen, Sierra Leone – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
• Bureh Town – Bai Bureh, a Sierra Leonean pro independent leader
• Charlotte, Sierra Leone – Princess Charlotte of Wales
• Granville Town, Province of Freedom – Granville Sharp
• Newton, Sierra Leone – British abolitionist John Newton
• Ricketts, Sierra Leone – Henry Ricketts
• Samuel Town, Sierra Leone – Pa Samai, great Mende warrior from the south of Sierra Leone
• Wellington, Freetown – Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington

Singapore

• Alexandra, Singapore – Alexandra of Denmark
• Balestier – Joseph Balestier
• Clementi, Singapore – Cecil Clementi
• MacPherson, Singapore – Lieutenant Colonel Ronald MacPherson (1837–1869)
• Mountbatten, Singapore – Lord Louis Mountbatten
• Mount Faber – Captain Charles Edward Faber
• Mount Vernon, Singapore – British Royal Navy Vice Admiral Edward Vernon
• Newton, Singapore – Alfred Howard Vincent Newton
• Queenstown, Singapore – Queen Elizabeth II
• Thomson, Singapore – John Turnbull Thomson

Slovakia

Source

• Bernolákovo – Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and Catholic priest
• Bohúňovo - Peter Michal Bohúň, Slovak painter
• Bottovo - Ján Botto, Slovak poet
• Bratislava – Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia
• Gabčíkovo – Jozef Gabčík, a Slovak soldier involved in Operation Anthropoid
• Golianovo – Ján Golian, Slovak Brigade General
• Hamuliakovo – Martin Hamuljak, Slovak writer
• Hurbanovo – Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak writer and national leader
• Hviezdoslavov - Pavol Országh Hviezdoslav, Slovak poet
• Jesenské - Janko Jesenský, Slovak writer
• Kalinkovo – Joachim Kalinka (1601–1678), Slovak poet and priest
• Kmeťovo - Andrej Kmeť, Slovak scientist
• Koceľovce - Koceľ, Prince of Lower Pannonia
• Kubáňovo - Ľudovít Kubáni, Slovak writer
• Kukučínov - Martin Kukučín, Slovak writer
• Leopoldov – Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
• Malinovo, Slovakia – Rodion Malinovsky, Soviet Marshal
• Martin – Saint Martin of Tours
• Matúškovo - Janko Matúška, Slovak poet
• Michalovce – Saint Michael
• Mojmírovce - Mojmír I, Moravian prince
• Mojzesovo – Štefan Moyses, Slovak priest and national leader
• Mudroňovo - Ján Mudroň, Slovak politician
• Nálepkovo – Ján Nálepka, anti-fascist Slovak captain
• Palárikovo – Ján Palárik (1822–1876), Slovak playwright
• Rastislavice - Rastislav of Moravia, ruler of Great Moravia
• Sasinkovo - František Víťazoslav Sasinek, Slovak historian
• Sládkovičovo – Andrej Sládkovič, Slovak poet
• Šrobárová - Vavro Šrobár, Slovak politician
• Štefanovičová – Samuel Dobroslav Štefanovič, Slovak national leader
• Štúrovo – Ľudovít Štúr, 19th-century Slovak national leader
• Svätoplukovo – Svätopluk, Prince of Moravia
• Tešedíkovo – Samuel Tešedík, Slovak Lutheran priest
• Tomášikovo – Samo Tomášik, Slovak poet
• Veľké Blahovo - Matúš Blaho, Slovak national leader
• Záborské - Jonáš Záborský, Slovak writer

Former:

• Gessayov was the name of Zálesie - Ignác Gessay, Slovak-American journalist
• Hodžovo was the name of Lipové - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician
• Palkovičovo was the name of Sap - Juraj Palkovič, Slovak writer and teacher
• Sklenárovo was the name of Mierovo - Juraj Sklenár, Slovak historian and teacher
• Slávikovo was the name of Orávka - Juraj Slávik, Slovak politician
• Šafárikovo was the name of Tornaľa - Pavol Jozef Šafárik, Slovak writer
• Štefánikovce was the name of Rovinka - Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Slovak general and politician
• Švermovo was the name of Telgárt - Jan Šverma, Czech communist politician

Slovenia

• Kidričevo – Boris Kidrič, Prime Minister of Slovenia
• Primoži – Primož Trubar, Father of the Slovenian nation

Somalia

Former:

• Bandar Qassim was the name of Bosaso – named after city's founder Qassim
• Villaggio Duca degli Abruzzi was the former name of Jowhar – named after HRH Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi of Savoy

South Africa

Main article: List of places in South Africa named after people

• Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin
• Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
• Johannesburg – Johannes Rissik; Johannes Meyer
• Pietermaritzburg – Two theories exist.
  • In the theory officially accepted today by the city, it bears the name of Voortrekker leaders Piet Retief and Gert Maritz.
  • In another theory, the city was originally named after Retief alone, initially "Pieter Mouriets Burg" (after his given names) and transformed to its current form.
• Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
• Pretoria – Andries Pretorius

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

• King Edward Point – Edward VII
• Prince Olav Harbour – Crown Prince Olav of Norway

South Korea

• Danwon-gu – Gim Hongdo
• Sejong City – Sejong the Great
• Chungmu-ro – Admiral Yi Sun-sin
• Euljiro – General Eulji Mundeok

Spain

• Alar del Rey – Charles IV of Spain
• Alberche del Caudillo – Francisco Franco
• Alcázar del Rey – Alfonso VIII of Castile
• Alcázar de San Juan – John the Baptist (indirectly)
• Alcocero de Mola – General Emilio Mola
• Alfonso XIII (Seville) – King Alfonso XIII of Spain
• Alonso de Ojeda (Miajadas) – Alonso de Ojeda
• Arenas del Rey – Alfonso XII of Spain
• Arganda del Rey – Philip II of Spain
• Argüelles (Madrid) – Agustín Argüelles, a Spanish liberal politician
• As Pontes de García Rodríguez – Conde García Rodríguez de Valcarce
• Barcelona (Carthaginian: Barcino) – Hamilcar Barca (etymology disputed)
• Belmonte de Gracián – Baltasar Gracián y Morales
• Betancuria – Jean de Béthencourt
• Cáceres, Spain – Julius Caesar
• Calatrava la Vieja (Arabic: قلعة رباح, romanized: Qalʿat Rabāḥ) – 'Fortress of Rabah,' named after an Arab nobleman who held the area
• Casares, Málaga – Julius Caesar
• Chillarón del Rey – Alfonso VIII of Castile
• Ciudad Rodrigo – Conde Rodrigo Gonzalez Giron
• Don Benito – D. Benito, son of Conde of Medellín
• Doña Mencía – Mécia Lopes de Haro, Wife of captain Alvaro Perez de Castro
• Dos Hermanas – Two sisters of Gonzalo Nazareno, Elvira and Estefania Nazareno
• El Cubo de Don Sancho – Sancho IV of Castile
• El Puerto de Santa María – Saint Mary
• El Valle de Altomira (formerly known as Puebla de Don Francisco) – Francisco Ruiz-Jarabo (1901–1990), Minister of Justice
• Espinoso del Rey – Philip II of Spain
• Fuente la Reina – Eleanor of Portugal, Queen of Aragon
• Girón (Valladolid) – José Antonio Girón, Minister of labor
• Guadalema de los Quintero (Seville) – Quintero brothers, Spanish dramatists
• Hermisende – Ermesinda, Queen consort of the Kingdom of Asturias
• Hernán Cortés (Badajoz) – Hernán Cortés
• Isla Cristina – Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies
• Jaume Roig (Valencia) – Jaume Roig
• Lanzarote – Lancelotto Malocello (Latin: Lanzarotus Marocelus)
• Llanos del Caudillo – Francisco Franco
• La Carolina – Charles III of Spain
• La Luisiana - Infante Luis of Spain
• Las Navas del Marqués - Marquis Don Pedro de Dávila
• Los Cinco de la Riuela (Sevilla) – Manuel Lama Suárez (1886–1936), Francisco Ponce Martín (1898–1936), José Vargas Garrido (1905–1936), José Blanco Osuna (1907–1936) and Antonio González de la Rosa (1905–1936), Five journalists who are assassinated in 1936
• Los Gallardos - Captain Francisco Pedro Gallardo
• Medellín (Latin: Metellinum) – Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius (founder)
• Miguel Ángel Blanco (Albacete) – Miguel Ángel Blanco (1968–1997), councilor of the People's Party of Ermua
• Molins de Rei – Alfonso II of Aragon
• Monterrei – Ferdinand IV of Castile
• Morales de Rey – Alfonso VII of León and Castile
• Moscardó (Madrid) – José Moscardó Ituarte, 1st Count of the Alcázar of Toledo, Grandee of Spain
• Mulhacén – Abu l-Hasan Ali, Sultan of Granada
• Nava del Rey – Philip II of Spain
• Olías del Rey – Philip V of Spain
• Olmeda del Rey – Ferdinand VII of Spain
• Pamplona (Latin: Pompaelo) – Pompey the Great (founder)
• Pedro Lamata (Albacete) – Pedro Lamata (1912–1974), trade unionist, writer and journalist
• Pedro Martínez, Granada – Pedro Martínez, Captain General of Duke of Gor
• Pedro Muñoz – Pedro Muñoz, archdeacon of Alcaraz
• Pío XII (Jerez de la Frontera) – Pope Pius XII
• Pizarro (Cáceres) – Francisco Pizarro
• Poblado de Gabriel y Galán (Extremadura) – José María Gabriel y Galán
• Prado del Rey - Charles III of Spain
• Puebla de Don Fadrique – Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba
• Puebla del Príncipe - Philip II of Spain
• Puerto Banús – Jose Banus (1906–1984), businessman and builder
• Puerto Seguro – Luis Carvajal y Melgarejo, marquis of Puerto Seguro (1871–1937)
• Puerto Serrano - Ginés Serrano de Molina
• Quintanilla de Onésimo – Onésimo Redondo, a Spanish Politician
• Rincón del Obispo (Cáceres) - Manuel Llopis Ivorra (1902-1981), bishop of Diocese of Coria-Cáceres from 1950-1977
• San Enrique de Guadiaro (Cádiz) – Enrique Crooke y Larios (1857–1938)
• San Fernando de Henares – Ferdinand VI of Spain
• San Fernando – Ferdinand VII of Spain
• San Fulgencio – Fulgentius of Cartagena, Bishop of Ecija (Astigi)
• San Leonardo de Yagüe – Juan Yagüe, a Spanish army officer
• San Martín del Rey Aurelio – King Aurelius of Asturias
• San Martín del Tesorillo – Martín Larios y Larios (1839–1889)
• San Sebastián – Saint Sebastian
• San Sebastián de los Reyes – Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella I of Castile, the Catholics Kings
• Sant Carles de la Ràpita – Charles III of Spain
• Sant Lluís – Louis XV of France
• Santiago de Compostela – Saint James the Great
• Santo Domingo de la Calzada – Dominic de la Calzada (founder)
• Santa Marina del Rey – Ferdinand II of León
• Sos del Rey Católico – lit. "You are a Catholic King", Ferdinand II of Aragon
• Talavera de la Reina – Maria of Portugal, Queen of Castile
• Torrejón del Rey – Alfonso VI of León and Castile
• Torrelavega – Garci Lasso de la Vega I (the elder)
• Valderrodrigo – Conde Rodrigo Gonzalez Giron
• Valencia de Don Juan – John, Duke of Valencia de Campos
• Valladolid (Arabic: بلد الوليد) – Al-Walid I
• Villa de Don Fadrique – Fadrique Alfonso of Castile
• Villacarlos – Charles III of Spain
• Villacarrillo – Alfonso Carrillo de Acuña
• Villafranco del Guadalhorce – Francisco Franco
• Villafranco del Guadiana – Francisco Franco
• Villamanrique – Rodrigo Manrique de Lara
• Villamanrique de la Condesa – Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
• Villanueva de la Reina – Queen Isabella II of Spain
• Villanueva del Arzobispo – Pedro Tenorio, archbishop of Toledo
• Villanueva del Rey - Philip IV of Spain
• Villares de la Reina – Berengaria of Castile
• Villarreal – James I of Aragon
• Villarreal de San Carlos – Charles III of Spain
• Villareal de Urrechu – John I of Castile
• Villarrodrigo – Maestre de Santiago Don Rodrigo Manrique (1474–1476)
• Viso del Marqués – Álvaro de Bazán, 2nd Marquis of Santa Cruz
• Vivar del Cid – Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar, El Cid
• Zaragoza (Latin: Caesaraugusta) – Emperor Augustus

Former:

• El Ferrol del Caudillo – Francisco Franco's birthplace (now restored its original name Ferrol)
• Barbate de Franco – one of the many towns where Francisco Franco spent his holidays
• Guadiana del Caudillo – Francisco Franco (now given a new name, Guadiana)

Sudan

• Abu Hamad – Sheikh Abu Hamed
• Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus

Suriname

• Albina, Suriname – Albina Josefine Liezenmaier (1815–1904)
• Bakhuys – Louis August Bakhuis (1855–1931)
• Benzdorp – Henry Albert Wilhelm Benz (1889–1962), Dutch consul and bullion dealer
• Bernharddorp – Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
• Brownsweg – John Brown, 19th century gold miner
• Cabendadorp – Chief Joseph Cabenda (1925–2012)
• Corneliskondre – Chief Cornelis Tapopi
• Donderskamp – Peter Donders
• Julianatop – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
• Lelydorp – Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905)
• Marshallkreek – Captain Marshall, who explored in Marshall's Creek, Suriname
• Stoelmanseiland – Philip Samuel Stoelman (1744–1800)

Sweden

• Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
• Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (1797–1856) (wife of the founder of the industry) ^[21]
• Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
• Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
• Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
• Flemingsberg – Henrik Klasson Fleming, Lord Marshal, owner, 16th century
• Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
• Gustavsberg – Gustaf Oxenstierna, father of the owner, 17th century
• Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century
• Karlsborg (Västra Götaland) – King Charles XIV John of Sweden
• Karlsborg, Kalix Municipality – King Charles XV of Sweden
• Karlshamn – King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
• Karlskoga – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Karlskrona – King Charles XI of Sweden
• Karlstad – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Katrineholm – Catharina von der Linde, daughter of the estate owner, 17th century
• Kramfors – Christoffer Kramm (1690–1752)
• Kristianopel – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristianstad – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristinehamn – Queen Christina of Sweden
• Kungens Kurva – King Gustav V of Sweden
• Kungsängen – King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
• Mariefred – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Mariestad – Queen Mary, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
• Örnsköldsvik – Per Abraham Örnsköld, county governor of Västernorrland County, 1762–1769
• Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
• Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
• Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen

Switzerland

See also: List of mountains of Switzerland named after people

• Augst (near the ancient city of Augusta Raurica) – Roman Emperor Augustus
• Kaiseraugst (also near Augusta Raurica) – Augustus
• St. Gallen – Saint Gall

Syria

• Abu Kamal – the Kamal Family
• Al-Bitariyah – Salah al-Din al-Bitar
• Al-Malikiyah – Adnan al-Malki, a Syrian Army officer
• Al-Qadmus – Cadmus, Phoenician prince
• Apamea (Syria) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Arwad, formerly Antiochia in Pieria – Antiochus I Soter
• Latakia, formerly Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
• Mount Simeon District – Simeon Stylites
• Muadamiyat al-Sham – Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Kurdish Sultan from Ayyubid dynasty
• Palmyra (modern) (Tadumr) – named after a daughter of one of Noah's distant descendants, who was buried in a city
• Salaheddine District – Saladin
• Sayyidah Zaynab – Zaynab bint Ali

Former:

• Laodicea ad Libanum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Seleucia ad Belum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty
• Dahiyat al-Assad was the name of Dahiyat Harasta during Baathist Syria – Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria
• Qura al-Assad was the name of Qura al-Sham during Baathist Syria – Hafez al-Assad

Tajikistan

• Avicenna District (Dushanbe) – Avicenna, Persian polymath
• Ayni District – Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni
• Devashtich District – Divashtich, a medieval Sogdian ruler in Transoxiana
• Dustmurod Aliev (jamoat) – Dustmurod Aliev (1950–1989), Tajik musician and singer
• Dzhami District – 15th century Tajik-Persian poet Abdurahman Jami
• Ferdowsi district (Dushanbe) – Ferdowsi, Persian poet
• Ghafurov – Tajik historian and President of Tajikistan during the Soviet era, Bobojon Ghafurov
• Gojo Berdiboev (Murghob) – Gojo Berdiboev (1940–2001), President of the Murgab region
• Hamadoni District – 14th-century Persian poet Mir Sayyid Ali Hamadani
• Ismoili Somoni – Isma'il ibn Ahmad
• Jabbor Rasulov District – Prime Minister of Tajikistan during the Soviet era, Jabbor Rasulov
• Mirsaid Mirshakar (town or jamoat) – Mirsaid Mirshakar, a Tajik administrator, author, playwright and poet
• Muminsho Abdulvosiev (Rushon) – Muminsho Abdulvosiev (1933–1992), Tajik statesman
• Nazarsho Dodhudoev (Rushan) – Nazarsho Dodhudoev (1915–2000), Tajik statesman
• Nosiri Khusrav District – 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav
• Rahimzoda – Boki Rahimzoda (1910–1980), Tajik Poet
• Rudaki, Tajikistan – Rudaki, a Persian Poet
• Rumi District – Tajik-Persian poet and philosopher Jaloliddin Rumi
• Safar Amirshoev – Safar Amirshoev (1912–1944), World War II hero
• Shah Mansur district (Dushanbe) – King Mansur I
• Shamsiddin Shohin District – Tajik Poet Shamsiddin Shohin
• Spitamen District – Spitamenes, a Sogdian warlord leader of the uprising
• Temurmalik District – Tajik Medieval hero Timur Malik
• Tursunzoda – Tajik national poet Mirzo Tursunzoda
• Tursun Uljaboev – Tursun Uljabayev, Prime Minister of Tajikistan during the soviet era

Former:

• Alexandria Eschate was the name of Khujand in antiquity – Alexander the Great
• Leninabad was the name of Khujand from 1936 through 1991 – Vladimir Lenin
• Stalinabad was the name of Dushanbe from 1929 through 1961 – Joseph Stalin

Tanzania

• Nyerere (Ward of Zanzibar City) – Julius Nyerere, President of Tanzania

Thailand

• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Buriram – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Ratchasima – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nan – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Saraburi – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaophraya Surasak – Chaophraya Surasakmontri
• Chulabhorn district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province – Princess Chulabhorn
• Galyani Vadhana district, Chiang Mai Province – Princess Galyani Vadhana
• Mae Fa Luang district – Princess Mother Srinagarindra (Mae Fa Luang)
• Phaya Mengrai district, Chiang Rai Province – King Mangrai (Mengrai)
• Prachaksinlapakhom district – Prince Prachaksinlapakhom (1856–1924)
• Sirindhorn district, Ubon Ratchathani Province – HRH Princess Sirindhorn
• Srinagarindra district, Phatthalung Province – HRH Princess Srinagarindra
• Ubolratana district, Khon Kaen Province – Princess Ubol Ratana
• Vibhavadi district, Surat Thani Province – Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit
• Wachirabarami district, Phichit Province – Prince Vajiralongkorn ( RTGS: Wachiralongkon, now King Vajiralongkorn) ^[22]
• Watthana district, Bangkok – Princess Galyani Vadhana, alternative transliteration

Timor-Leste

• Dom Aleixo Administrative Post – Aleixo Corte-Real
• Vila Salazar (Baucau) – António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese statesman

Former:

• Vila Armindo Monteiro was the name of Bobonaro – Armindo Monteiro (1896–1955), Portuguese university professor, businessman, diplomat, and politician
• Vila Eduardo Marques was the name of Bazartete – Eduardo Marques (1867–1944), Portuguese military and officer
• Vila Filomeno da Câmara was the name of Same – Filomeno da Câmara de Melo Cabral (1873–1934), Governor of Portuguese Timor
• Vila General Carmona was the name of Aileu – Óscar Carmona, Portuguese president
• Vila Salazar was the name of Baucau – António de Oliveira Salazar

Trinidad and Tobago

• Charlotteville – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)
• Duncan Village (Penal–Debe) – Phillip Duncan de Montroe II
• Princes Town – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and King George V
• Williamsville – Eric Williams

Tunisia

• El-Mansuriya – al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah
• Mahdia, formerly Aphrodisium – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
• Menzel Bourguiba – Habib Bourguiba, first President of Tunisia

Former:

• Ferryville was the name of Menzel Bourguiba – Jules Ferry

Turkey

• Adampol – Adam Jerzy Czartoryski
• Adana, formerly Antiochia in Cilicia and Antiochia ad Sarum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Adnan Menderes, Keçiören – Adnan Menderes, Prime minister of Turkey
• Ahmet Taner Kışlalı (Ankara) – Ahmet Taner Kışlalı, Turkish intellectual
• Alabanda, formerly Antiochia of the Chrysaorians – Antiochus III
• Antakya, formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus I Nicator
• Antioch, Pisidia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
• Antioch on the Maeander – Antiochus I Soter
• Antiochia, Lydia – Antiochus IV
• Antiochia Lamotis – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia ad Cragum – Antiochus IV
• Antiochia ad Pyramum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia ad Taurum – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia Paraliou – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Antiochia in Mesopotamia also known as Antiochia in Arabia:
  • named for one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
  • later named Antoninopolis – one of the Antonines, probably Antoninus Pius
  • yet later named Constantia and Constantina – Roman emperor Constantius Chlorus
  • yet later named Maximianopolis – Roman emperor Maximian
• Apamea (Euphrates) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Apamea (Phrygia) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
• Apamea Myrlea:
  • named for Apama, wife of King Prusias I of Bithynia
  • later site of Roman colony, Colonia Iulia Concordia – Julius Caesar
• Aydın:
  • named for Mehmed Bey, the founder of the Anatolian beylik of Aydinids in 1307
  • formerly Antiochia – Antiochus, father of Seleucus
  • also formerly Seleucia ad Maeandrum – Seleucus I Nicator
  • also formerly Caesarea and Kaisareia – Julius Caesar
• Balışeyh – Sheikh Edebali
• Battalgazi – Battal Gazi, a Muslim, saintly figure and warrior based in Anatolia
• Bayrampaşa – Bayram Pasha, a 17th-century Ottoman grand vizier
• Beypazarı, Ankara – Osman I
• Cebrene:
  • formerly Alexandria – Alexander the Great
  • formerly Antiochia in Troad – Antiochus I Soter
• Edirne, formerly Hadrianopolis – Roman emperor Hadrian
• Ereğli, formerly Heracleia – Heracles
• Eski Stambul:
  • formerly Colonia Alexandria Augusta Troas – Augustus and Alexander the Great
  • formerly Alexandria Troas – Alexander the Great
  • formerly Antigonia Troas – Antigonus I Monophthalmus
• Fahri Korutürk (Mamak) – Fahri Korutürk, President of Turkey
• Fevzipaşa – Fevzi Çakmak
• Gaziosmanpaşa – Gazi Osman Pasha, a prominent Ottoman general who was active in the Balkans
• Gn.Zeki Doğan (Mamak) – Zeki Doğan (1895–1961), Turkish soldier
• İsmetpaşa – İsmet İnönü, President of Turkey
• Istanbul, formerly Konstantinoupolis/Constantinople – Constantine I
• Kazım Orbay (Mamak) – Kazım Orbay, a Turkish general and senator
• Kazımkarabekir – Kâzım Karabekir, commander
• Karacabey – Turkish soldier during the Ottoman era, Karaca Bey
• Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu – Güzelce Kasım Paşa
• Kayseri – after the title Caesar – Emperor, specifically Emperor Augustus
• Kemalpaşa and Kemalpaşa, Artvin – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, President of Turkey
• Kocasinan – Mimar Sinan
• Ladik, formerly Laodicea Pontica – one of the Seleucids named Laodice
• Lalapaşa – Lala Şahin Pasha
• Laodicea on the Lycus – Laodice I, wife of Antiochus II
• Laodicea Combusta – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
• Lysimachia – Lysimachus
• Mehmet Akif Ersoy (Ankara) – Mehmet Akif Ersoy, Turkish poet
• Merkezefendi – Merkez Efendi, an Ottoman sufi.
• Mopsuestia:
  • formerly named Seleucia on the Pyramus – Seleucus I Nicator
  • formerly named Hadria – Hadrian
  • formerly named Decia – Roman emperor Decius
• Muhsin Ertuğrul, Cankaya – Muhsin Ertuğrul, Turkish theatre director
• Muratpaşa – Murat Pasha of Karaman
• Mustafakemalpaşa – Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, First President of Turkey
• Namık Kemal (Ankara) – Namık Kemal, an Ottoman writer and political activist
• Nusaybin, formerly Antiochia Mygdonia – Antiochus I Soter
• Peyami Safa (Mamak) – Peyami Safa, Turkish journalist
• Saimbeyli – Saim Bey, a Turkish National Movement commander
• Samosata, formerly Antiochia in Commagene – one of the Seleucids named Antiochus
• Şanlıurfa:
  • formerly Antiochia on the Callirhoe – Antiochus IV
  • formerly Justinopolis – Byzantine emperor Justinian
• Şahinbey – Şahin Bey, a Turkish National Movement commander
• Şehit Cengiz Topel (Mamak) – Cengiz Topel, a fighter pilot of the Turkish Air Force
• Şehit Kubilay (Keçiören) – Mustafa Fehmi Kubilay
• Seleucia Pieria – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia above Zeugma – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia (Pamphylia) – Seleucus I Nicator
• Seleucia Sidera:
  • named for Seleucus I Nicator
  • later called Claudioseleucia – Roman emperor Claudius
• Silifke, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Sinop – Sinope – disputed
• Sokullu Mehmet Paşa (Ankara) – Sokollu Mehmed Pasha
• Stratonicea (Lydia):
  • named for a royal wife named Stratonice, possibly the wife of Eumenes II
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Stratonicea (Caria):
  • named for Stratonice of Syria
  • later named Hadrianopolis – Hadrian
• Tarsus, formerly Antiochia on the Cydnus – Antiochus IV
• Zeugma, formerly Seleucia – Seleucus I Nicator
• Sinanpaşa – Sinan Paşa, a son of a lord of the Akkoyunlu Turks
• Süleymanpaşa – Süleyman Pasha (son of Orhan)
• Yavuz Sultan Selim (Kahramankazan) – Selim I
• Zübeyde Hanım (Ankara) – Zübeyde Hanım

Former:

• Antioch was the name of an antique city near today's Antakya – Antiochus

Turkmenistan

• Agaýusup adyndaky (Mary) – Aga Yusup Alyýew (1882–1970), Hero of Socialist Labor
• Akmyrat Hümmedow adyndaky (Mary) – Akmyrat Hümmedow (1931–2000), Turkmen actor
• Alty Garlyev (Ahal) – Alty Karliev, Turkmen stage and film actor, director and dramatist
• Andalyp (city) – Nurmuhammet Andalyp (1660–1740), Turkmen philosopher
• Annagylyç Ataýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Annagylyç Ataýew (1912–1943), Hero of Turkmenistan
• Arkadag – Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow (Arkadag), former president
• Ashgabat – Arsaces I of Parthia
• Aşyr Kakabaýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Aşyr Kakabaýew (1909–1968), Turkmen cotton grower
• Babadaýhan – Bābā-Dihqān, Iranian mythological figure
• Balta Myradow adyndaky (Lebap) – Balta Myradow (1908–1984), Turkmen businessman and politician
• Balyş Öwezow (Görogly) – Balysh Ovezov, Prime Minister of Turkmenistan during the soviet era
• Berdy Kerbabaýew adyndaky and Kerbabayeva – Berdy Kerbabayev, Turkmen writer
• Döwletmämmet Azady adyndaky (Lebap) – Döwletmämmet Azady, Turkmen poet
• Gurban Durdy (Ahal) – Gurban Durdy (1917–1976), Hero of Turkmenistan
• Görogly (city) – Koroghlu, a semi-mystical hero
• Hüdük Myradow adyndak (Dashoguz) – Hüdük Myradow (1921–1987), Hero of Socialist Labor
• J.Atajanov (Mary) – Jumadurdy Atajanow (1913–1969), Hero of Turkmenistan
• Jumanyýaz Hudaýbergenow adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Jumanyýaz Hudaýbergenow (1912–1943), World War II hero
• Kulyýewa adyndaky (Lebap) – Gylyç Kulyýew (1913–1990), Turkmen writer and diplomat
• Magtymguly District – Magtymguly Pyragy, Turkmen poet
• Magtymguly Garlyýew (Akdepe) – Magtymguly Garly (1889–1957), Turkmen musician
• Mollanepes – Turkmen National writer, Mollanepes (1810–1862)
• Nyýazow adyndaky (Mary) – Saparmurat Niyazov
• Nobat Gutlyýew adyndaky (Lebap) – Nobat Gutlyýew (1910–1967), Hero of Socialist Labor
• Oguzhan (town) – Oghuz Khagan, the mythical progenitor of the Turkic nations
• Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Orazgeldi Ärsaryýew (1900–1978), Turkmen hero
• Rejepguly Ataýew adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Rejepguly Ataýew (1920–1972), Hero of Socialist Labor
• Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy – Saparmurat Niyazov
• Sadylla Rozmetow adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Sadylla Rozmetow (1920–2011), Hero of Turkmenistan
• Seýdi – Seitnazar Seidi (1775–1836), Turkmen patriot and poet
• Shabat, Turkmenistan – Anusha, Khan of Khiva
• Şabende adyndaky (Dashoguz) – Abdylla Şabende (1720–1800), Turkmen writer
• Şükür bagşy adyndaky (Ahal) – Şükür bagşy (1831–1928), Turkmen folk bard
• Tagan Baýramdurdyýew adyndaky (Ahal) – Tagan Baýramdurdyýew (1909–1977), Turkmen hero
• Turkmenbashi – Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov
• Zelili adyndaky (Lebap) – Zelili (1779–1836), Turkmen poet

Former:

• Alexandria was given the name of Merv – Alexander the Great
• Antiochia in Margiana was given the name of Merv – Antiochus I Soter
• Atamyrat was given the name of Kerki – Atamyrat Niyazov, Father of Saparmurat Niyazov who died during World War II
• Gurbansoltan Eje was given the name of Andalyp (city) – Gurbansoltan Eje, former president Saparmurat Niyazov's mother
• Kalinin was given the name of Boldumsaz – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kirovsk was given the name of Babadaýhan – Sergei Kirov
• Leninsk was given the name of Turkmenabat – Vladimir Lenin
• Nyýazow was given the name of Shabat, Turkmenistan – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan
• Stalin was given the name of Murgap, Turkmenistan – Joseph Stalin
• Telmansk was given the name of Gubadag – Ernst Thälmann
• Voro'silovabad was given the name of Boldumsaz – Kliment Voroshilov

Uganda

• Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
• Murchison Falls – Sir Roderick Impey Murchison, 1st Baronet
• Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)

Ukraine

• Alchevsk – Oleksiy Alchevsky
• Apostolove – Danylo Apostol
• Barvinkove – ataman Ivan Barvinok  [ ru; uk ]
• Berdychiv – after a servant of Kyiv boyar Kalenyk Myshkovych (progenitor of Tyszkiewicz family) Berdych
• Boryspil – Boris
• Budaniv – Jakub Bodzanowski, founder
• Chystiakove – a merchant out of Taganrog Chistiakov
• Dokuchaievsk – Vasily Dokuchaev
• Hoholeve – Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol)
• Horlivka – Pyotr Gorlov
• Ivano-Frankivsk – writer Ivan Franko
• Izmail – Ottoman Grand Vizier (Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha?)
• Kakhovka – Vasiliy Kakhovsky (1738-1794)
• Kharkiv – Cossack Kharyton (Chariton)
• Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
• Khutir-Mykhailivskyi – Mikhail Tereshchenko
• Klavdiievo-Tarasove – Southwestern Railways Director Klavdiy Nemishaiev  [ ru; uk ] and Taras Shevchenko
• Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi – Taras Shevchenko
• Kostiantynivka – Kostiantyn Nomikossov (1812-1907), son of former landowner
• Kotsiubynske – Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
• Krolevets – King (Polish: król) Sigismund III of Poland
• Kropyvnytskyi – Marko Kropyvnytskyi
• Kyiv – Kyi
• Liubar – Liubartas
• Lviv – Leo I of Halych
• Makiivka – Cossack Makei
• Malyn – Mal (prince of the Drevlyans) or Malusha
• Mariupol – St.Mary or Empress consort of Russia Maria Fyodorovna
• Mykhailo-Kotsiubynske – writer Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
• Mohyliv-Podilskyi – Ieremia Movilă
• Mykolaiv – Saint Nicholas
• Myronivka – Myron Zelenyi, cossack or free settler
• Nemishaieve – Southwestern Railways Director Klavdiy Nemishaiev  [ ru; uk ]
• Novovorontsovka – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
• Olevsk – Oleg of Drelinia
• Ovidiopol – Ovid
• Pavlohrad – Paul I of Russia
• Pyrohove – a neighborhood of Vinnytsia, former village named after Nikolay Pirogov
• Radyvyliv – Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
• Romaniv – Roman the Great
• Sadhora – Piotr Mikołaj Gartenberg Sadogórski, founder ^[23]
• Sheptytskyi – Father Andrey Sheptytsky, Metropolitan of Galicia and Archbishop of Lemberg (Lviv)
• Shevchenkove – Taras Shevchenko
• Siedove – Georgy Sedov
• Skadovsk – hydrobiologist and biochemist Sergey B. Skadovsky  [ ru; uk ]
• Smila – unnamed local heroine
• Smoline - Mykola Smolin (1928-1974), Ukrainian geologist
• Starokostiantyniv – Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
• Susval (Volyn) – Petro Ostapovych Susval (1990-2014), soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
• Synelnykove – Ivan Sinelnikov (uk, ru)
• Tairove – Armenian and Soviet scientist Vasily Tairov  [ ru; uk; hy ]
• Teofipol – Teofilia Strzyżsława Jabłonowska  [ pl ]
• Terezyne – Teresa Radziwiłł (1889–1975)
• Ternopil – Jan Tarnowski (and Tarnowski family)
• Tomashpil – Tomasz Zamoyski
• Tytarenkove – Serhiy Tytarenko (1992-2014), a fallen soldier of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
• Vakulenchuk – Grigory Vakulenchuk
• Vasylivka – Vasili Stepanovich Popov
• Vasylkiv – Basil of Caesarea
• Verkhivtseve – Alexander Verkhovtsev  [ ru; uk ]
• Volodymyr – Vladimir the Great
• Yakymivka – Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic
• Yavornytske - Dmytro Yavornytsky
• Yenakiieve – Fyodor Yenakiyev  [ ru; uk ]
• Zhovkva – Stanisław Żółkiewski

Former:

• Aleksandrovsk, Oleksandrivsk was the name of Zaporizhzhia – Emperor Alexander I
• Artemivsk was the name of Bakhmut – revolutionary Artem
• Dniprodzerzhynsk was the name of Kamianske – Felix Dzerzhinsky
• Dnipropetrovsk was the name of Dnipro – Bolshevik Grigory Petrovsky who was one of the leaders of Communist Ukraine in the 1920s–30s
• Illichivsk was the name of Chornomorsk – Vladimir Illich Lenin
• Katerynopil was the name of Kalynopil – Catherine the Great
• Kirovohrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Sergey Kirov
• Kryndachivka was the name of Khrustalnyi – local landowner Kryndacha
• Krystynopol was the name of Sheptytskyi – Krystyna Lubomirska, wife of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
• Mykytyn Rih was the name of Nikopol – Cossack Mykyta Tsyhan (as Cygan)
• Nogaisk, Nohaisk was the name of Berdiansk – Nogai Khan
• Novooleksandrivka was the name of Melitopol – after Alexander I of Russia
• Oleksiivka was the name of Chystiakove – after a son of Russian general Leonov
• Osypenko was the name of Berdiansk – Polina Osipenko (originally Osypenko)
• Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi was the name of Pereiaslav – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
• Sergo, Serho was the name of Kadiivka – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Stakhanov was the name of Kadiivka – famous miner Aleksei Stakhanov
• Stalino was the name of Donetsk – Joseph Stalin
• Stanisławów, Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk – Polish magnate Stanisław Potocki
• Sverdlovsk was the name of Dovzhansk – Yakov Sverdlov
• Torez was the name of Chystiakove – Maurice Thorez
• Usivka was the name of Oleksandriia – Cossack Usyk
• Vatutine was the name of Bahacheve – Nikolai Vatutin
• Voroshilovgrad, Voroshylovhrad was the name of Luhansk – Kliment Voroshilov
• Yekaterinin Shanets was the name of Pervomaisk – Catherine the Great
• Yekaterinoslav was the name of Dnipro – Catherine the Great
• Yelizavetgrad, Yelyzavethrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Saint Elizabeth and Empress regnant Elizabeth of Russia
• Yuzivka was the name of Donetsk – British businessman John Hughes
• Zhdanov was the name of Mariupol – Andrey Zhdanov
• Zinovievsk was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Grigory Zinoviev

United Arab Emirates

• Khalifa City – Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates
• Port Rashid – Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum, ruler of Dubai
• Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

United Kingdom

Great Britain

• Albert Village – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire – Alexander Smollett of Bonhill (died on 1799)
• Bognor Regis – George V of United Kingdom
• Bury St Edmunds – Edmund the Martyr, King of East Anglia
• Camden Town – Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
• Campbell Park – Lord Campbell of Eskan
• Cubitt Town – William Cubitt (politician)
• Fitzrovia – Charles FitzRoy, 1st Baron Southampton
• Fort Augustus – Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland
• Fort William, Scotland – William of Orange
  • renamed several times before being named Fort William again, this time for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
• Halsetown - James Halse
• Helensburgh – Lady Helen Sutherland (1717–1791)
• King's Lynn – Henry VIII of England
• Kingstanding – Charles I of England
• Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
• Kingston upon Thames – King Æthelstan
• Kington, Herefordshire – Henry I of England
• Kirkcudbright – St Cuthbert
• Knutsford – King Canute
• Maryland, London – Henrietta Maria of France
• Montgomery, Powys – Roger de Montgomerie, Main Counsellor
• Nicholstown - Jonas Nichols (1836-1891)
• Pentonville – Henry Penton
• Perkinsville, County Durham – Edward Mosely Perkins (1821-1871) and his son Charles Perkins (1851-1905)
• Peterborough – St Peter
• Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader and President of the MFGB
• Port Clarence – William IV, Duke of Clarence
• Princes Risborough – Edward the Black Prince
• Queen Adelaide, Cambridgeshire – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Queen Camel – Eleanor of Provence
• Queen Charlton – Queen Catherine Parr
• Queen's Park, London – Queen Victoria
• Queenborough – Philippa of Hainault
• Saltaire – Sir Titus Salt
• Somers Town, London – Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers
• St Albans – St Alban
• St Andrews – St Andrew
• St Davids – St David
• St Ives, Cambridgeshire – Saint Ivo
• St Neot, Cornwall – St Neot
• St Neots, Cambridgeshire – St Neot
• Telford – Thomas Telford, civil engineer
• Victoria, Cornwall – Queen Victoria
• Victoria, London – Queen Victoria
• Victoria, Newport – Queen Victoria
• Wolverhampton – Wulfrun

Northern Ireland

• County Tyrone – Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
• Craigavon – Lord Craigavon, former Prime Minister
• Downpatrick – St Patrick
• Helen's Bay – Lady Helen Dufferin
• Randalstown – Randal MacDonnell
• Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone – Queen Victoria

United States

Main article: List of places in United States named after people

• Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
• Annapolis, Maryland – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
• Ann Arbor, Michigan – Ann Allen and Mary Ann Rumsey, founders
• Augusta, Georgia – Princess Augusta of Saxe-Gotha
• Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
• Baltimore – Lord Baltimore
• Berkeley, California – George Berkeley, philosopher
• Bismarck, North Dakota – Otto von Bismarck
• Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
• Cincinnati – Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus
• Dallas – George M. Dallas
• Denver – James W. Denver
• Edison, New Jersey – Thomas A. Edison
• Fayetteville, Tennessee – Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
• Fort Myers, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers
• Hamilton, Ohio – Alexander Hamilton
• Henderson, Nevada – Charles Henderson (Nevada politician)
• Hershey, Pennsylvania – Milton Hershey, famous chocolatier
• Houston – Sam Houston
• Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
• Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania – Jim Thorpe
• Keokuk, Iowa – Keokuk (Sauk leader)
• King County, Washington – Originally after William R. King, changed to Martin Luther King Jr.
• Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States
• Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
• Madison, Wisconsin – James Madison
• Nashville, Tennessee – American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash
• New York City – James of York and Albany
• Pittsburgh – William Pitt the Elder
• Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Raleigh
• San Antonio – Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Diego – Didacus of Alcalá, better known as San Diego
• San Francisco – Saint Francis
• San Jose, California – Saint Joseph
• Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul
• St. Augustine, Florida – Augustine of Hippo
• St. Louis, Missouri – Louis IX of France
• Santa Ana, California – Saint Anne
• Santa Barbara, California – Saint Barbara
• Seattle – Chief Seattle
• Ventura, California – Saint Bonaventure
• Washington, D.C. – George Washington
• Ypsilanti, Michigan – Demetrios Ypsilantis

Uruguay

• Andresito – Andrés Guazurary
• Artigas – José Artigas
• Baltasar Brum (Artigas Department) – Baltasar Brum, President of Uruguay
• Bernabé Rivera (Artigas Department) – General Bernabe Rivera
• Brigadier General Diego Lamas (Artigas Department)
• Florencio Sánchez (Colonia Department) – Florencio Sánchez
• Flores Department – Venancio Flores
• General Líber Seregni – Líber Seregni, Uruguayan military and politician
• Ismael Cortinas (Flores Department) – Ismael Cortinas
• Javier de Viana (Artigas Department) – Javier de Viana
• Joaquín Suárez (Canelones Department) – Joaquín Suárez
• José Batlle y Ordóñez (Lavalleja Department) – José Batlle y Ordóñez, President of Uruguay
• Juan Lacaze (Colonia Department) – Juan Luis Lacaze
• Lavalleja Department – Juan Antonio Lavalleja
• Ombúes de Lavalle (Colonia Department) – Juan Lavalle
• Rivera – Fructuoso Rivera
• San Antonio (Canelones Department) – Saint Anthony of Padua
• San Bautista (Canelones Department) – Saint John the Baptist
• San Jacinto (Canelones Department) – Saint Hyacinth of Cracow (in honor of bishop Jacinto Vera)
• San José Department – Saint Joseph
• San Luis (Canelones Department) – Saint Louis IX
• San Ramón (Canelones Department) – Saint Raymond Nonnatus
• Santa Lucía (Canelones Department) – Saint Lucy
• Santa Rosa (Canelones Department) – Saint Rose of Lima
• Santiago Vázquez (Montevideo Department) – Santiago Vázquez
• Soca (Canelones Department) – Francisco Soca
• Tomás Gomensoro (Artigas Department) – Tomás Gomensoro Albín, President of Uruguay

Uzbekistan

• Abdurahmonov nomidag (Tashkent) – Abdujabbor Abdurahmonov (1907–1975), President of Uzbekistan from 1938 to 1950
• Ahmad Yassaviy (Tashkent) – Ahmad Yasawi
• Ahmad Yugnakiy (Tashkent) – Edib Ahmed bin Mahmud Yüknekî (poet)
• Ajiniyaz (Karakalpakstan) – Ájiniyaz, Karakalpak poet
• Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter
• Berdaq (Karakalpakstan) – Berdakh, Karakalpak poet
• Beruniy – al-Biruni
• Dosnazarov (Karakalpakstan) – Allayar Dosnazarov (1896–1937), Karakalpak politician
• F. Yuldashev (Bulungur) – Faizulla Yuldashev (1912–1991), veteran of the Great Patriotic War
• Gagarin, Uzbekistan – Yuri Gagarin
• Gani Azamov, Qoraqamish – Gani Azamov (1909–2001), Uzbek actor
• H.Tursunqulov (Tashkent) – Hamrakul Tursunkulov (1892–1965), chairman of the collective farm
• Iskandar (town) – Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
• Islom Shoir (Samarkand) – Islom Shoir (1874–1953), Uzbek poet
• Khamzy (Tashkent) and Khamzy (Uchqorgon) – Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, poet
• Mirzo Ulugbek, Ulugbek (town) – Ulugh Beg, astronomer, mathematician and sultan
• Muborak – Islamic scholar Abdullah bin al-Mubarak al-Marwazi
• Navoiy – Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi
• Sharof Rashidov District (Jizzakh) – Sharof Rashidov, President of Uzbekistan from 1950 to 1959
• Oxunboboyev (Shurchi) – Yuldash Akhunbabaev
• S. Umarov (Navoiy) – Salih Khusanovich Umarov (1922–1995), World War II hero
• Shaykhontohur – Sheikh Khovendi at-Takhu, a famous thinker and educator
• Sobir Kamolov (Karakalpakstan) – Sobir Kamolov, Prime Minister of Uzbekistan from 1955 to 1957
• Sobir Rahimov nomli (Bostanlyk) – Sobir Rakhimov
• T.Ahmedov nomidag (Sirdaryo) – Turgun Ahmedov (1925–1944), World War II hero
• U.Musaev (Yangiyul) – Ubaydulla Musaev (1914–1972), Uzbek political figure
• Zakirov (Tashkent) – Qodir Zokirov, Uzbek scientist, botanist and educator

Former:

• "Akhunbabaev" was the name of Jalaquduq – Soviet Uzbek state figure Yuldash Akhunbabaev (1885–1943)
• "Akmal-Ikramov" was the name of Uchtepa – Akmal Ikramov
• "Kuybishevo" was the name of Rishtan – Valerian Kuybyshev
• "Leninsk" was the name of Asaka, Uzbekistan – Vladimir Lenin
• "Skobelev" was the name of Fergana – Mikhail Skobelev
• "Sobir Rakhimov" was the name of Olmazar – Sobir Rakhimov
• "Hamza" was the name of Yashnobod – Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi

Venezuela

• Alberto Adriani Municipality – Alberto Adriani Mazzei (1898–1936), economist and writer
• Alberto Arvelo Torrealba Municipality – Alberto Arvelo Torrealba, Venezuelan lawyer, educator and folklorical poet
• Andrés Eloy Blanco Municipality, Barinas – Andrés Eloy Blanco, Venezuelan poet
• Angostura Municipality, Venezuela or Raúl Leoni Municipality – Venezuelan President Raúl Leoni
• Antonio Pinto Salinas Municipality – Antonio Pinto Salinas (1915–1953), Venezuelan poet
• Arístides Bastidas Municipality – Arístides Bastidas, Venezuelan writer
• Arzobispo Chacón Municipality – Acacio Chacon Guerra (1884–1978)
• Caracciolo Parra Olmedo Municipality – Caracciolo Parra Olmedo (1819–1908), Venezuelan lawyer and politician
• Cardenal Quintero Municipality – José Humberto Quintero Parra
• Carlos Arvelo Municipality – Carlos Arvelo, Venezuelan doctor and politician.
• Ciudad Bolívar – Simón Bolívar
• Ciudad Ojeda – Alonso de Ojeda
• Diego Bautista Urbaneja Municipality – Diego Bautista Urbaneja
• Ezequiel Zamora Municipality, Monagas – General Ezequiel Zamora
• Fernandez Feo Municipality – Bishop of Táchira, Monseñor Alejandro Fernández-Feo Tinoco (1908–1987)
• Francisco Aniceto Lugo Parish (Delta Amacuaro) – Francisco Aniceto Lugo (1894–1982), Venezuelan writer
• Francisco Javier Pulgar Municipality (Zuila) – Francisco Javier Pulgar (1877–1959), Venezuelan educator
• Francisco de Miranda, Anzoátegui – Francisco de Miranda, Venezuelan Independence hero
• Francisco Linares Alcántara Municipality – Francisco Linares Alcántara, Venezuelan President
• Jauregui Municipality (Táchira) – Jesus Manuel Jauregui (1848–1905)
• Jesús Enrique Lossada Municipality – Jesus Enrique Lossada (1892–1948), Venezuelan writer
• Jiménez Municipality, Lara – José Florencio Jiménez
• José Tadeo Monagas Municipality – José Tadeo Monagas
• Manuel Monge Municipality – Manuel Monge (1950–1993), President of the Village Association of Poblado 32
• Mario Briceño Iragorry Municipality – Mario Briceño Iragorry
• Maroa, Amazonas – Cacique Maruwa
• Monseñor Iturriza Municipality – Monseñor Francisco José Iturriza Guillen (1903–2003)
• Monseñor Miguel Antonio Salas (Táchira) – Monseñor Miguel Antonio Salas (1915–2003)
• Padre Noguera Municipality – Father Adonay Noguera (1884–1954)
• Padre Pedro Chien Municipality – Father Pedro Chien (1925–1995), a Mongol missioner
• Páez, Apure – José Antonio Páez, an Independence hero
• Paz Castillo Municipality – Venezuelan poet and diplomat Fernando Paz Castillo
• Pedro Gual Municipality – 19th century Venezuelan President Pedro Gual Escandón
• Rafael Rangel Municipality – Rafael Rangel (1877–1909), Venezuelan scientific
• Raúl Leoni Parish (Maracaibo) – Raúl Leoni
• Rómulo Costa Municipality, Táchira – Antonio Romulo Costa Duque (1872–1956)
• Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Apure – Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan writer and president
• Sifontes Municipality – General Antonio Domingo Sifontes
• Sucre, Miranda – Antonio José de Sucre
• Urdaneta, Miranda – Rafael Urdaneta
• Valmore Rodríguez Municipality (Zuila) – Valmore Rodríguez (1900–1955), Venezuelan journalist

Vietnam

• Bế Văn Đàn (Quảng Hòa) – Bế Văn Đàn (1931–1953), Hero of the People's Armed Forces
• Đề Thám (Lạng Sơn) – Hoàng Hoa Thám "Đề Thám" (1858–1913), leader of Yên Thế Insurrection
• Đình Phong (Cao Bằng) – Đình Phong, a communist soldier
• Đình Phùng, Bảo Lạc – Phan Đình Phùng (1847–1895), Vietnamese poet
• Dương Minh Châu District and Duong Minh Chau town – Dương Minh Châu (1912–1947), a communist lawyer
• Ho Chi Minh City – Ho Chi Minh, President of Vietnam
• Hồ Thị Kỷ (Cà Mau) – Hồ Thị Kỷ (1949–1970), martyr hero
• Hoàng Văn Thụ, Văn Lãng – Hoàng Văn Thụ (1909–1944), Vietnamese revolutionary
• Hồng Dân (Bạc Liêu) – Trần Hồng Dân (1916–1946), nationalist revolutionary
• Kim Đồng, Thạch An – Kim Đồng (1929–1943), captain of Ho Chi Minh Young Pioneer Organization
• Ngọc Hiển (Cà Mau) – Phan Ngọc Hiển (1910–1941), a local teacher, writer and artist
• Nguyễn Huân (Cà Mau) – Nguyễn Văn Huân (d.1946), communist martyr
• Nông trường Trần Phú – Trần Phú, Vietnamese revolutionary
• Phạm Văn Cội (Củ Chi) – Phạm Văn Cội (1940–1967), Hero of the People's Armed Forces
• Quang Trung, An Lão (Hải Phòng) – Quang Trung, second emperor of the Tây Sơn dynasty
• Trần Hưng Đạo (Lý Nhân) – Trần Hưng Đạo, an imperial prince, statesman and military commander
• Trần Văn Thời District and Trần Văn Thời town – Trần Văn Thời (1902–1942), a local communist

Former:

• Thành Thái Phien – the name of Da Nang in 1945^{[ timeframe? ]} – revolutionary Thái Phiên

Zambia

• Dag Hammerskjoeld (Ndola) – Dag Hammarskjöld
• Harry Mwaanga Nkumbula (Lusaka) – Harry Nkumbula, Zambian nationalist leader
• Helen Kaunda (Copperbelt) – Ms. Helen Kaunda (d.1973), mother of President Kenneth Kaunda
• John Laing (Lusaka) – John Laing (businessman)
• Julia Chikamoneka (Kasama) – Julia Chikamoneka (1910–1986), Zambian freedom fighter
• Livingstone – doctor David Livingstone
• Lusaka – Chief Lusaka
• Mansa, Zambia – Chief Mansa
• Victoria Falls – Queen Victoria

Former:

• Abercorn was the name of Mbala – Lord Abercorn, British nobleman and diplomat
• Bancroft was the name of Chililabombwe – Joseph Austen Bancroft (1882–1957), British geologist and scientist
• Fort Jameson was the name of Chipata – Leander Starr Jameson, British statesman
• Fort Rosebery was the name of Mansa, Zambia – Archibald Primrose, 5th Earl of Rosebery, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

Zimbabwe

• Beatrice, Zimbabwe – Beatrice Borrow (1868–1946), the sister of Lieutenant Henry J. Borrow, member of the Pioneer Column
• Beitbridge – Alfred Beit
• Bradfield, Zimbabwe – Edwin Eugene Bradfield (1869–1950)
• Felixburg – Felix Posselt, who visited in that area in 1888
• Montgomery (Bulawayo) – Bernard Montgomery
• Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe – Charles Darwin
• Mount Hampden – John Hampden
• Norton, Zimbabwe – the Norton family
• Selous, Zimbabwe – Frederick Selous
• Victoria Falls – Queen Victoria
• West Nicholson – Andy Nicholson, an early prospector
• Zhombe Joel – Joel Tessa, one of the pioneer businessmen at the centre during the 1960s.

Former:

• Fort Victoria was the name of Masvingo – Queen Victoria
• Hartley was the name of Chegutu – Henry Hartley, an early explorer
• Salisbury was the name of Harare – Lord Salisbury

See also

• Lists of places named after people
  • List of countries named after people
  • List of country subdivisions named after people
  • List of islands named after people
• Buildings and structures named after people
  • List of eponyms of airports
  • List of convention centers named after people
  • List of railway stations named after people
• List of colleges and universities named after people
• List of etymologies of administrative divisions
• List of country-name etymologies
• Lists of places by eponym
• List of eponyms
• Lists of etymologies

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