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
- Europe – Europa, woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage
Countries
This is a summary of country name etymologies.
- Danmark - [ [Viking Dan Marksen] ]
- 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", Jesus
- Eswatini (Swaziland) – 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
- 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
Self-governing overseas territories
- Bermuda – Juan de Bermúdez (British overseas territory)
- Falkland Islands – Anthony Cary, 5th Viscount Falkland (British overseas territory)
- Gibraltar – Tariq ibn Ziyad (from the Arabic Jabal Tariq, meaning The Mountain of Tariq. British overseas territory)
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha – Helena of Constantinople, and Tristão da Cunha (British overseas territory)
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands – George III of the United Kingdom, and John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich respectively (British overseas territory)
"Lands" of Antarctica
Towns and cities
- Caesarea (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)
- 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
- 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
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 Abbés - 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
Angola
- Comandante Valódia (Luanda) – Joaquim Domingos Augusto "Valódia", 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
- Rocha Pinto (Luanda) – João Teixeira Pinto
- Viana, Luanda – Governor General of Angola, Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo (1910–1995)
Andorra
Antigua and Barbuda
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 Domingo Peron, 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 – Jose Felix 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 – Dr. 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
- Kuybyshev, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev, Russian politician
- 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, 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
- Poselok Imeni Kalinina – Mikhail Kalinin, Soviet leader
- 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
- Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
- Sturt – Captain Charles Sturt
- Alice Springs – Alice Todd, wife of Sir Charles Todd
- Augusta, Western Australia – Princess Augusta Sophia
- Bacchus Marsh, Victoria – Captain William Henry Bacchus, early resident
- Bendigo, Victoria – William Abednego Thompson -boxer indirectly
- Bicheno, Tasmania – James Ebenezer Bicheno
- Blackall, Queensland – Sir Samuel Blackall, governor of Queensland
- Blaxland, New South Wales – Gregory Blaxland
- Bourke, New South Wales – Sir Richard Bourke governor of New South Wales
- Bowen, Queensland – Sir George Bowen, governor of Queensland
- Brisbane – Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales
- Chermside – Sir Herbert Chermside, governor of Queensland
- Broome, Western Australia – Sir Frederick Broome
- Bunbury, Western Australia – Lieutenant Henry Bunbury, who developed the Pinjarra-Bunbury inland route
- Burnie, Tasmania – William Burnie, director of Van Diemen's Land company in the early 1840s
- Busselton, Western Australia – John Garrett Bussell
- Cairns, Queensland – Sir William Wellington Cairns, governor of Queensland
- Collie, Western Australia – Dr Alexander Collie
- Cooktown, Queensland – Captain James Cook
- Darwin, Northern Territory – Charles Darwin
- Elizabeth Town, Tasmania – Queen Elizabeth II
- Flinders, Victoria – Matthew Flinders
- Fremantle, Western Australia – Charles Fremantle
- Forbes, New South Wales – Sir Francis Forbes
- Gawler, South Australia – Lieutenant-Colonel George Gawler
- Geraldton, Western Australia – Charles Fitzgerald
- Harvey, Western Australia – Sir John Harvey RN
- Hervey Bay, Queensland – Augustus John Hervey
- Hobart – Lord Hobart
- Landsborough, Queensland – William Landsborough
- Laverton, Western Australia – doctor Charles Laver
- Lawson, New South Wales – William Lawson
- Lorne, Victoria – John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll, Marquess of Lorne
- Mackay, Queensland – John Mackay
- Melbourne – William Lamb, Lord Melbourne, British Prime Minister
- Bentleigh, Victoria – Thomas Bent
- Brunswick, Victoria – Caroline, Duchess of Brunswick
- Fawkner and Pascoe Vale, Victoria – John Pascoe Fawkner
- Fitzroy, Victoria – Sir Charles Augustus FitzRoy
- Lalor, Victoria – Peter Lalor (indirectly – via Peter Lalor Home-Building Cooperative Society)
- Scoresby, Victoria – William Scoresby
- Seddon, Victoria – Richard Seddon
- Spotswood, Victoria – Louisa Jane Spotswood, wife of Richard Seddon
- Truganina, Victoria – Truganini
- Tullamarine, Victoria – Tullamareena
- Williamstown, Victoria – William IV
- Wonga Park, Victoria – Simon Wonga
- Mount Gambier – James Gambier, 1st Baron Gambier
- Nicholls, Australian Capital Territory – Douglas Nicholls (1906–1988), Governor of South Australia
- Bruce, Australian Capital Territory – Stanley Bruce, Prime Minister of Australia
- Cook, Australian Capital Territory – Joseph Cook, Prime Minister of Australia
- Evatt, Australian Capital Territory – H. V. Evatt, an Australian judge, lawyer, parliamentarian and writer
- Flynn, Australian Capital Territory – John Flynn (minister)
- Forde, Australian Capital Territory – Frank Forde, Prime Minister of Australia
- Hawker, Australian Capital Territory – Charles Hawker
- Higgins, Australian Capital Territory – H. B. Higgins
- Macquarie, Australian Capital Territory – General Lachlan Macquarie
- Watson, Australian Capital Territory – Chris Watson, Prime Minister of Australia
- Parkes, New South Wales – Sir Henry Parkes
- Roebourne, Western Australia – John Septimus Roe
- Scottsdale, Tasmania – James Scott
- Shepparton, Victoria – Sherbourne Sheppard, squatter
- Sydney – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
- Tom Price, Western Australia – Thomas Moore Price
- Townsville, Queensland – Robert Towns
- Wentworth, New South Wales &
- Wentworth Falls, New South Wales – William Wentworth
Austria
- Amaliendorf-Aalfang - Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
- Arnoldstein – Austrian knight and founder named Arnold
- Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburg) – Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Hugo Breitner Hof (Vienna) - Hugo Breitner (1873-1946), Social Democrat politician
- Jakomini – Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini (1726-1805), speculator
- Josefstadt – Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Josef-Rautmann-Hof (Vienna) - Josef Rautmann (1890-1970)
- Kaisersdorf - Charles 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
- Wilhelmsburg, Austria – William, Duke of Austria
- Wilhelmsdorf (Wien) - Father Wilhelm Sedlaczek (1793-1848)
Azerbaijan
- Əli Bayramlı, Kalbajar, Əli Bayramlı, Qakh and Əli Bayramlı, Qazakh – Ali Bayramov (1889-1920), early Bolshevik
- Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
- Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
- Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
- Cəfərabad, Shaki - Ja'far Pishevari, revolutionary
- Cəlilabad (also spelled Jalilabad) – Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
- Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski, Azerbaijani prime minister
- Fioletovka, Fizuli – Ivan Fioletov, Bolshevik leader and one of the 26 Baku Commissars
- 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
- Hacıbəyli - Uzeyir Hajibeyov, Azerbaijani composer
- Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Azerbaijani general
- Heydarabad, Azerbaijan, Heydərabad – Heydar Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan
- Kamo, Azerbaijan – Kamo (Bolshevik) (1882–1922), nom de guerre of Simon Ter-Petrossian
- Kirov, Samukh – Sergey Kirov
- Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin, Russian general
- Kuybışev, Aghjabadi and Kuybyshev, Imishli – Valerian Kuybyshev, Russian politician
- 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), a town resident who died during World War II
- Nizami, Goranboy and Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
- Promysel Narimanova – Nariman Narimanov
- 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) – Dr. 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 Suvorovka – 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 Matthew, Bahamian governor in 1844–1849
- Nassau, Bahamas – William III of England
Bangladesh
- Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
- Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, a follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
- 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
- Osmani Nagar Upazila – General M.A.G Osmani
- Pirojpur District – Firoz Shah
- Rajshahi District – the Puthia Raj family
- Shariatpur District – Haji Shariatullah, an eminent Islamic reformer of the Indian subcontinent in British India
- Sher-e-Bangla Nagar – A. K. Fazlul Huq, a Bengali lawyer, legislator and statesman
- Sherpur District – Sher Ali Gazi, the last jaghirdar of the Gazi dynasty
Barbados
- Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)
Belarus
- Barysaw – Boris-Rogvolod Vseslavich
- Braslaw – Bryachislav of Polotsk
- Davyd-Haradok – Prince David Igorevich
- Dzyarzhynsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Gusarovka (Gomel) – Nikolai Gusarov
- Kirawsk – Sergey Kirov
- Leninski, Belarus – Vladimir Lenin
- Molotovki (Mogliev) – Vyacheslav Molotov
Belgium
- Albert Canal – Albert I of Belgium
- Charleroi – Charles II of Spain
- Geraardsbergen – Geraard van Hunnegem, a manor local
- Leopoldsburg – Leopold I of Belgium
- Martelange – Martelius
- Philippeville – Philip II of Spain
- Quartier Marais-Jacqmain (Brussels) – Émile Jacqmain (1860–1933), Belgian engineer
- Quartier Midi-Lemonnier (Brussels) – Charles Lemonnier, Belgian liberal politician
- Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – Saint George
- Saint-Gilles – Saint Giles
- Saint-Hubert – Hubertus
- 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
- Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lambert of Maastricht
- Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – Saint Peter
Belize
Benin
- Malanville – Henri Malan, French Governor of Dahomey
Bermuda
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 Potosi
- Andrés Ibáñez Province – Andrés Ibáñez (1844–1877), leader of the federal revolution in Santa Cruz
- Ángel Sandoval Province – Dr. Angel Sandoval Peña (1871–1941)
- Aniceto Arce Province – Aniceto Arce Ruiz, President of Bolivia
- Antonio Quijarro Province – Dr. 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 – Simon Bolivar, 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 (Potosi) – Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu (1789–1841), Bolivian military
- Carrasco Province – Dr. 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 (d.1944), Bolivian lawyer and senator
- Manco Kapac Province – Manco Capac
- Manuel María Caballero Province – Manuel María Caballero (1819–1865), one of the signatories of the Bolivian constitution of 5 August 1861
- 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
- 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 (Potosi) – 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
- Tomas Barrón Province – Colonel Tomas Barrón (d.1810), an Independence hero
- Tomás Frías Province – Tomás Frías Ametller, President of Bolivia
- Uriondo – Francisco Uriondo (1784–1822)
- Urriolagoitia, Chuquisaca - Mamerto Urriolagoitía
- Vaca Díez Province – Antonio Vaca Diez (1840–1897)
- Villa Abecia – Dr. Valentin Abecia (1846–1910)
- Villamontes – Ismael Montes, President of Bolivia
- Villazón – Eliodoro Villazón
- Warnes, Bolivia – Ignacio Warnes, military leader in the South American war of independence
Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Tomislavgrad – King Tomislav of Croatia or Prince Tomislav of Yugoslavia
Botswana
- Francistown – Daniel Francis (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
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
- 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
- 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
- Omurtag – Khan Omurtag of Bulgaria
- Pavel Banya – St. Pavel (Paul) and Russian Tsar-Liberator's brother Prince Pavel
- 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
- 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
- Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (railway superintendent)
- Alberta – Princess Louise Caroline Alberta
- Barkerville, British Columbia – Billy Barker English prospector
- Barrie, Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie
- Bathurst, New Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
- Brantford, Ontario – Joseph Brant
- Brockville, Ontario and Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock
- Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer)
- Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby
- Charlemagne, Quebec – Charlemagne
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island – Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III of the United Kingdom
- Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Churchill Falls – Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of United Kingdom
- Collingwood, Ontario – Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood
- Dawson City – George Mercer Dawson
- Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux
- Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond
- Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head
- Fredericton, New Brunswick – Prince Frederick, Duke of York
- Halifax – George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
- Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton
- Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler)
- Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette
- 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
- Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener
- Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge
- Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
- Markham, Ontario – William Markham
- Mont-Laurier, Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister of Canada
- Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris
- Patricia, Alberta – Princess Patricia
- Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson
- Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Pere d'Alberní
- Port Hope Simpson – John Hope Simpson, British liberal politician
- Port Moody, British Columbia – Richard Moody, first Lieutenant-Governor of the Colony of British Columbia.
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Prince Albert
- Prince George, British Columbia – King George III or Prince George, Duke of Kent
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Queen Elizabeth, Saskatoon – Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother
- Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria
- Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality – Robert Cliche, a Quebec politician, writer, lawyer and judge
- Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, 5th Earl of Selkirk
- Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke
- Sydney, Nova Scotia – Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
- Thompson, Manitoba – Dr. John F. Thompson (1881–1968), Inco's chairman
- Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins
- Vancouver, British Columbia – Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)
- Victoria, British Columbia – Queen Victoria
- Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria
- Wolfville, Nova Scotia – Elisha DeWolf
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, 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 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
- Gensi Township – Yang Gensi, Chinese military hero
- Jingyu, Jilin – General Yang Jingyu
- Leifeng Subdistrict – Lei Feng, Chinese hero
- Maoming – Chinese scholar and doctor Pan Maoming
- Qinhuangdao – Qin Shi Huang, First emperor of China
- Yingjun – Liu Yingjun (1945–1966), a Chinese military hero
- Zhidan County – Liu Zhidan, military strategist and high-ranking leader of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
- Zhongshan, Guangdong – Dr. Sun Yat-sen, President of the Republic of China
- Zichang County – Xie Zichang (1897–1935), Communist martyr
- Zuoquan County – Zuo Quan, a general in the Red Army during the Chinese revolution
Colombia
- Ábrego – Mercedes Abrego, Colombian independence heroine
- Acevedo, Huila – José Acevedo y Gómez
- Agustín Codazzi, Cesar – Agustín Codazzi
- Albán, Cundinamarca – Carlos Albán
- Alfonso Lopez (Choco) – Alfonso Lopez 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 – Simon Bolivar
- Bolívar, Santander – Simon Bolivar
- Bolívar, Valle del Cauca – Simon Bolivar
- 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 – Dr. Lisandro Caicedo (1806–1891)
- Cajicá – cacique Cajic
- Calarca – cacique Calarca
- 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 – Simon Bolivar
- Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá – Simon Bolivar
- 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 Cordoba, an independence hero
- Córdoba, Nariño – Jose Maria Cordoba
- 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
- 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 Perez (Boyaca) – Mariano Ospina Perez, 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 Perez
- 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 – The Guzman Family, who are the founders of their location
- 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 Lopez Pumarejo, President of Colombia
- Puerto Nariño – Antonio Nariño, an Independence hero
- Puerto Ospina (Guaviare) – Pedro Nel Ospina Vázquez
- Puerto Ospina (Putumayo) – Mariano Ospina Perez
- 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 Martín de Arenas Blancas (Astras, Cesar) – Martin Antonio Mier (1890–1983)
- San José de Albán – Carlos Albán
- San José del Fragua – Giuseppe Fusaroli (1927–2015), Italian missionary who visited in Colombia
- 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
- 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 Suarez, President of Colombia
- Suárez, Tolima – Marco Fidel Suarez, President of Colombia
- Sucre, Cauca – Antonio Jose de Sucre
- Sucre, Santander – Antonio Jose de Sucre
- Sucre, Sucre Department – Antonio Jose 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
- 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
- Lumumba (Lodja) – 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
Republic of the Congo
- Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
- Lumumba (Point Noire) – Patrice Lumumba
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
- Blanco (Limon) – Maximo Blanco (1824–1886), Costa Rican military hero
- Carrillo (canton) – Braulio Carrillo Colina, a head of state of Costa Rica
- Cervantes District – Juan de los Santos Madriz y 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 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 Medic
- Flores (Limon) – Alfredo González Flores
- Garcia Flamenco (Guanacaste) – Marcelino Garcia Flamenco (1888–1918), a Salvadoran teacher
- Goicoechea (canton) – Fray José Antonio de Liendo y Goicoechea
- Gutiérrez Braun District – Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1902–1979), 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
- Jiménez, Pococí – Jesús Jiménez Zamora President of Costa Rica
- León Cortés (canton) – León Cortés Castro
- 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 (San Jose) – Francisco Morazan
- Naranjito de Aguirre – Rolando Aguirre Lobo (1918–1948)
- Oreamuno (canton) – Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla, President of Costa Rica
- Osa (canton) – Cacique Osa
- Pérez Zeledón (canton) – Pedro Perez Zeledon (1854–1930), Jurist and diplomat
- Pittier District – Henri François Pittier
- Pococí (canton) – Cacique Pococi
- Puerto Jiménez – Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno President of Costa Rica
- Quesada, San Carlos – Napoleon Quesada Salazar (1873–1937), Poet
- Rincón Ulate (Sarchi) – Otilio Ulate Blanco
- Rio Jiménez, Limon – Jesús Jiménez Zamora President of Costa Rica
- Rivas, Costa Rica – Domingo Rivas Salvatierra (1836–1900)
- 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 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 Solis and Ramon Rodriguez, two prominent figures in San Ramon
- Valverde (San Ramon) – Carlos Luis Valverde (1903–1948), Costa Rican physician and revolutionary
- Vázquez de Coronado (canton) – Conquistador Juan Vázquez de Coronado
- 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) – Dr. Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, a physician and founder of the Unión Médica Nacional (National Medical Union).
Croatia
- Dinko Simunovic (Zagreb) – Dinko Simunovic, 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 Mazuranic (Zagreb) – Ivan Mazuranic, 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 Zupancic (Zagreb) – Oton Zupancic, 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 Márquez, 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
- 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
- Christianshavn – Christian IV of Denmark
- Fredericia – King Frederick III 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
- Liseleje – Elisabeth (Lise) Classen
- Marielyst – Marie Kørgensen
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
Dominican Republic
- Cabral, Dominican Republic - José María Cabral
- 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
- Comendador, Dominican Republic – Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres
- 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), Joaquin 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
- Jose Francisco Pena Gomez (Pedernales) – Jose Francisco Pena Gomez, Dominican lawyer and politician
- Juan de Herrera, Dominican Republic - Juan de Herrera (spanish farmer)
- 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
- María Trinidad Sánchez Province – María Trinidad Sánchez, a female soldier in the wars of independence
- Monseñor Nouel Province – Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla, Archbishop of Santo Domingo and President
- Padre Las Casas, Dominican Republic - Bartolome 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 Guzman Fernandez, 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
- Vicente Noble - General Vicente Noble, Dominican military
- Villa González - Manuel de Jesus Gonzalez 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:
- Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
East Timor
- Dom Aleixo Administrative Post – Aleixo Corte-Real
- Vila Salazar (Baucau) - António de Oliveira Salazar, a Portuguese statesman
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, Ecuadorian Independence Hero
- Atahualpa Canton – Atahualpa, King of Quito
- Bolívar Canton, Carchi – Simon Bolivar
- Bolívar Canton, Manabí – Simon Bolivar
- General Antonio Elizade – Antonio Elizalde Lamar, Ecuadorian military and politician
- Camilo Ponce Enríquez (parish) – Dr. Camilo Ponce Enriquez, president of Ecuador
- Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador – Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, president of Ecuador
- Cevallos – Pedro Fermín Cevallos, Ecuadorian Politician and Historian
- Coronel Marcelino Maridueña – Marcelino Maridueña Quesada
- Durán, Ecuador – Sr. José Durán Maristany
- El Empalme de Velasco Ibarra – Dr. José María Velasco Ibarra, president of Ecuador
- Eloy Alfaro Canton – Eloy Alfaro, President of Ecuador
- Echeandía – Manuel José de Echeandía
- Espejo Canton – Eugenio Espejo, Ecuadorian scientist
- Flavio Alfaro Canton – General Flavio Evaristo Alfaro (1865–1912)
- General Leonidas Plaza Gutierrez – 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 – Don Miguel de Ibarra
- Leonidas Proaño (Yantzaza) – Leonidas Proaño (1910–1988), Bishop of Riobamba
- Mejía Canton – Ecuadorian political figure José Mejía Lequerica
- Mera, Pastaza – Juan León Mera
- 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, Ecuadorian military
- Nuevo Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
- Quevedo, Ecuador –Timoteo Quevedo, 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
- Puerto Villamil – José de Villamil
- Pedro Moncayo Canton – Pedro Moncayo, journalist and politician
- Pedro Vicente Maldonado Canton – Pedro Vicente Maldonado, 18th-century Ecuadorian scientist
- Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno, president of Ecuador
- Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte, president of Ecuador
- Puerto Francisco de Orellana – Francisco de Orellana
- San Juan Bosco Canton – John Bosco
- San Miguel de Salcedo – Manuel Antonio Salcedo y Legorburú, priest
- Simón Bolívar Canton – Simon Bolivar
- Sucre Canton – Antonio Jose de Sucre
- Teniente Maximiliano Rodriguez (Loja) – Maximiliano Rodriguez Loaiza (d.1941)
- Tobar Donoso (Tulcan) – Julio Tobar Donoso (1894–1981), minister of foreign affairs of Ecuador
- 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[2] – 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, a 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 – Simon Bolivar
- 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 (Ahuachapan) - Dr. 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 Concepcion Gonzalez Fortis (1872-1943)
- San Antonio Pajonal – Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
- San Cayetano Istepeque – Dr. Cayetano Molina, President of El Salvador
- San Fernando, Chalatenango – King Ferdinand VII of Spain
- San Fernando, Morazán – King 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 Rafael, San Miguel – Doctor Rafael Zaldivar, President of El Salvador
- San Rafael Cedros – Dr. Rafael Zaldivar, President of El Salvador
- San Rafael Obrajuelo – Dr. Rafael Zaldivar
- 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
- Shire Inda Selassie – Imru Haile Selassie, Acting Prime Minister of Ethiopia
- Waliso – son of Liban, Waliso, an Oromo clan
Falkland Islands
Finland
- Brahestad (Finnish: Raahe) – Peter Brahe, 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
- Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), philosopher and writer
- Charleville-sous-Bois – Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
- Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
- Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
- Decazeville – Élie, duc Decazes, Prime Minister
- Descartes – René Descartes
- Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
- 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
- La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
- Mont-Louis – Louis XIV of France
- Papaïchton-Pompidouville – Georges Pompidou, President of France
- Place Léon-Blum (Paris) – Léon Blum, a French socialist politician
- Régina – Louis Athanase Theophane Régina (1868–1922)
- Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult, Prime Minister
- Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste-Laurent Baudin, Governor of French Guiana
- Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
- Saint-Louis, Haut-Rhin – Louis XIV of France
- Vendays-Montalivet – Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet
Gabon
- Bongoville – Omar Bongo, President of Gabon
- Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
- Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil
Germany
- 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
- Atarbekovka (Abkhazia) - Georgi Atarbekov
- Bagrationi (Batumi) - Pyotr Bagration
- Budyonovka (Marneuli) – Marshall Semyon Budyonny
- Dedoplistsqaro, Tamariani (Lagodekhi) and Tamarisi – Queen Tamar of Georgia
- Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Elijah
- Filippovka (Akhalkalaki) – Filipp Makaradze, President of Georgia during the soviet era
- Georgiashvili (Tetritskaro) - Arsen Georgiashvili (1881-1906), People's hero
- Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – Saint George
- 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
- Leninisi (Gardabani), Ulyanovka (Marneuli) – Vladimir Lenin
- 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
- 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
- Ordzhonikidze (Zugdidi) – Sergo Ordzhonikidze, Georgian politician
- Rustaveli (Batumi) - Shota Rustaveli
- Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze, a Georgian politician and military commander
- Satsulukidze (Khoni) - Alexander Tsulukidze, revolutionary
- Stalinisubani (Kobuleti) - Joseph Stalin
- 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
- Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) – King Vakhtang I of Iberia
- Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi) - Vazha-Pshavela, Georgian writer
- Zhdanovakani (Ninotsminda) – Andrey Zhdanov
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
- Stalinsi 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[3] – Kofi Pare, a migrant cocoa farmer
- Queen Anne's Point[4] – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi[5]
Greece
- 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
- Filippoi – Philip II of Macedon
- 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
- Pavlos Melas (municipality) – Pavlos Melas, a Greek hero of Macedonian struggle
- 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
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 (Suchitepequez) – 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
- 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 (1874–1975), daughter of Manuel Barillas
- Col. Miguel Angel Asturias (Quetzaltenango) – Miguel Angel Asturias, Guatemalan diplomatic and writer
- 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 – Dr. Cirlio Flores Estrada, a Guatemalan Medic
- Flores Costa Cuca – Jose Felipe Flores, Physician and Maria Josefa Barrios y Aparicio "Maruca or Cuca" (1878-1959), daughter of Justo Rufino Barrios
- Galvez (Quetzaltenango) – Dr. Mariano Galvez, Guatemalan Independence hero
- Granados, Baja Verapaz – former president Miguel García Granados
- Godinez (Solola) – Juan Godinez, Spanish conquistador
- Horno de Vides (Chiquimula) – Jose Maria Ignacio Ortiz Vides (1941–1983), a Guatemalan guerrilla
- Jerez, Jutiapa – Máximo Jerez, a 19th-century Nicaraguan politician, lawyer and military leader
- Juarez (Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juarez, 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
- Melchor de Mencos – Sergeant Major, Melchor de Mencos y Varón
- 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
- Puente Rodolfo Robles – Rodolfo Robles, the Guatemalan physician
- Puerto Barrios – Justo Rufino Barrios, President of Guatemala
- Recuerdo a Barrios (Quetzaltenango) - Justo Rufino Barrios
- San Carlos Sija – King Charles III of Spain
- San Francisco La Union – Jose Francisco Colombo Gonzalez, businessmen
- San Jacinto, Chiquimula – Hyacinth of Poland, Bishop of Cracovia
- San Joaquin (Alta Verapaz) - Joaquina Cabrera, a former president's mother
- 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
Guyana
- Anna Regina – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- 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
- Stabroek, Guyana – Nicholaas Geelvinck, Lord of Stabroek, and President of the Dutch West India Company
- Victoria, Guyana – Queen Victoria
Haiti
- Bombardopolis – German benefactor, Monsieur de Bombarde
- Dessalines – Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a leader of the Haitian Revolution and the first ruler of independent Haiti
- Cite Simone (Port-au-Prince) – Simone Duvalier, First lady of Haiti
- Ennery, Artibonite – Victor-Therese Charpentier, marquis of Ennerry, Governor General of Saint-Domingue
- Gressier – Edmond Vallery Gressier
- 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
- Ouanaminthe – Juana Mendez (1788–1873), mother of Buenaventura Baez, a Dominican president
- Pétion-Ville – Alexandre Sabès Pétion, President of Haiti
- Simone (Dessalines) - Simone Duvalier
- Village Lumane Casimir (Haiti) – Lumane Casimir (1920–1955), Hatian 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, a 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) – Dr. Alfonso Lacayo (1923–1985), Garifuna physician
- Col. Amaya Amador (Yoro) – Ramon 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
- Froylan Turcios (Olancho) – Froylan Turcios, Honduran Poet
- Guadalupe Carney (Colon) – James Carney (American priest), also known as Father Guadalupe Carney
- Grupo Villeda Morales (Atlantida) – Ramon 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, an 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), a Honduran priest
- Morazán, Yoro – Francisco Morazán, Honduran liberal politician
- Policarpo Paz Garcia (Yoro) – Policarpo Paz Garcia
- Puerto Cortés – Hernán Cortés, Spanish Conquistador
- Puerto Lempira – cacique Lempira
- Ramón Villeda Morales (municipality) – Dr. Ramón Villeda Morales, President of Honduras
- Rodas Alvarado (Danli) – Modesto Rodas Alvarado, a 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), a 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 Harbour – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- Belcher Bay – Edward Belcher
- Cape D'Aguilar – George Charles D'Aguilar
- Kennedy Town – Arthur Edward Kennedy
- Mount Davis, Hong Kong – John Francis Davis
- Stanley, Hong Kong – Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby
- Victoria City – Queen Victoria
Hungary
- Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
- Adyváros – Endre Ady
- Ambrózfalva – Lajos Ambrózy
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
- Ambedkar Nagar district – B. R. Ambedkar, Father of the Indian Constitution
- Ahmedabad – Sultan Ahmed Shah
- Ahmednagar – Ahmad Nizam Shah, Nizam Shahi dynasty
- Amroha (Jyotiba Phule Nagar) – Jyotiba Phule
- Aurangabad – Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
- Bardhaman – 24th and the last Tirthankar-Vardhaman Mahavir
- Bodh Gaya – Buddha
- Bikaner – Maharaja Rao Bika Singh Ji
- Chandigarh – Goddess Chandi
- Chennai – Chennappa Naicker
- Dalhousie – James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie
- Dr. Ambedkar Nagar – B. R. Ambedkar
- 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)
- 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
- Komaram Bheem district – Komaram Bheem, a Gond martyr
- Lucknow – Lakshmana, a hero of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana
- Mangalore – Mangala Devi, Mangaladevi Temple
- Moradabad – prince Murad
- Mumbai – Mumbadevi
- Nizamabad City, Nizamabad district – Nizam of Hyderabad
- Nampally, Hyderabad- A Persian Diwan of Hyderabad State, Raza Ali Khan whose title was Nekh-Nam-Khan.
- Osmanabad – Mir Osman Ali Khan
- 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 – Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of India
- Ramachandrapuram – Raja Kakarlapudi Rama Chandra Raju
- Rishabhdeo – First Tirthankar – Rishabha (Adinath)
- Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district – Ajit Singh (Sikhism)
- Sant Kabir Nagar district – Sant Kabir, poet
- Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar district – Bhagat Singh, Indian National Hero
- Shimla – Goddess Shyamala, an incarnation of Hindu deity Kali
- Secunderabad- After Named after Sikandar Jah, the third Nizam of the Asaf Jahi dynasty
- Sri Ganganagar – General Sri Ganga Singh, a Mahajaya ruler from 1888 to 1943
- Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore – Potti Sreeramulu, an Indian revolutionary
- 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 founder Chief Minister of Meghalaya
Indonesia
- Hatta, Bakauheni, Lampung - Mohammad Hatta, 1st Vice President of Indonesia
- Jayawijaya Regency – Jaya-Vijaya, two gatekeepers (Dwarapalaka) of the abode of Vishnu
- Jl. Abdullah Syafi – Abdullah Syafi'i (1910–1985)
- Jl. Dewi Sartika – Dewi Sartika
- Jl. Fatmawati – Fatmawati, Sukarno's wife
- Jl. Halim Perdanakusuma – Halim Perdanakusuma
- Jl. K.H Hasyim Asy'ari – Hasyim Asy'ari
- Jl. Otto Iskandardinata – Oto Iskandar di Nata
- Jl. Pangeran Tubagus Angke – Prince Tubagus Angke
- Jl. R.E. Martadinata – Eddy Martadinata
- Jl. Jend.R.S.Soekanto – Said Soekanto Tjokrodiatmodjo
- Jl. Sukarno – Sukarno, President of Indonesia
- Jl. Sultan Agung – Sultan Agung of Mataram
- Kartini, Sawah Besar - Kartini, Javanese women's rights figure
- Sudirman, Tanralili, Maros (South Sulawesi) - Sudirman, Indonesian military officer
- Suka Pura (Jakarta) - Sukarno
- Yos Sudarso Island – Yos Sudarso, naval officer
Former:
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
- Mohammad Zaman-e Kamul – Mohammad Zaman
- Nahavand:
- formerly named Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia
- formerly named Antiochia – Antiochus I Soter
- Naser Khosrow, Iran – Nasir Khusraw an 11th-century poet
- Piranshahr – Piran, son of Viseh
- Rezaiyeh, Mehriz – Reza Shah Pahlavi
- Rezaiyeh, 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
- Shahreza – Reza Shah Pahlavi
- 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)
- Bellewstown – Darren Bellew
- Binghamstown – Richard Bingham
- Enniskeane – "island of Cian", Cian Murphy of Cork
- Canningstown – George Canning, 1st Baron Garvagh
- Charlestown – Charles Strickland, Land Agent and Town Planner
- Charleville, Count Cork – Charles II of England
- Connacht – Conn Cétchathach
- County Kerry – Ciar
- Cork – Corc
- 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
- Jamestown, County Leitrim – James VI and I
- Louisburgh, County Mayo – Louis XIV of France
- Rochfortbridge, County Westmeath – Robert Rochfort
Former:
- Maryborough was the name of Port Laoise – 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
- 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
- Morra De Sanctis – Francesco de Sanctis
- Paderno Ponchielli – Amilcare Ponchielli
- Pienza – Pope Pius II
- Riese Pio X – Pope Pius X
- Rome – Romulus
- 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
- 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
Jamaica
- Aberdeen, Jamaica – George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen
- Alexandria, Jamaica – Alexander Bustamante, First Prime Minister of Jamaica
- Granville, Jamaica – Granville Sharp
- Kingston, Jamaica – King William III of England
- Petersfield, Jamaica – Peter Beckford, Governor of Jamaica
- Saint Ann's Bay, Jamaica – Lady Anne Hyde
Japan
- Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
- Date, Hokkaidō – Date Kunishige, a Japanese samurai
- Hiroshima – Ōe no Hiromoto + Fukushima Motonaga (disputed)
- Imakane, Hokkaidō – Imamori Tōjirō (1870–1952) + Kanamori Tōjirō (1865–1909)
- Imamura, Saga – Hitoshi Imamura, a Japanese general
- Ina, Saitama – Ina Tadatsugu, a civil officer
- Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
- Maeda, Aichi – Tadashi Maeda (admiral)
- Masaki, Ehime – Jinzaburō Masaki, Japanese general
- Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto (died 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
- Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
- Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
- Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira no Tadayuki, son of a Japanese warrior
- Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru, owner of Tendō castle during the Muromachi period
- Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen, a late Heian period prostitute
- Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi (1847–1895), Japanese Samurai
- Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito, Japanese Samurai
- Uchiyama, Aichi – Eitaro Uchiyama, a lieutenant general
- Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period
- Yamamoto, Kagawa – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Marshal Admiral
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 – Amangeldi Imanov (1873–1919), Kazakh national leader
- Auezov district (Almaty) – Dr. Mukhtar Auezov, a Kazakh writer
- Ayteke Bi District – Aiteke Biy
- 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, assassinated in 1864
- Bokey Orda District – Bokei Khan, chairman of the Khan's Council during the Aishuak Khan
- 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) - 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) – Kasym Kaysenov (1918–2006), Kazakh writer and military officer
- Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Aktobe) and Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (South Kazakhstan) – 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
- Kurchatov – Soviet nuclear physicist Igor Kurchatov
- Kurmangazy District – Kazakh composer Qurmangazy Sagyrbaiuly
- Magzhan Zhumabaev District – Kazakh writer Magzhan Zhumabayev
- Makhambet – Makhambet Otemisuly, Kazakh Poet
- Mamlyutka – 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
- Nur-Sultan – Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1st President of Kazakhstan[6]
- 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 literature
- 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
- 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 (town) – Joseph Thomson (explorer)
Kosovo
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
- Absamat Masaliev (Kadamjay) - Absamat Masaliyev
- Alla-Anarov (Aravan) – Alla Anarov (1907–1979), cotton producer
- Aydaraliev (Talas) – Dr. Akmatbek Aydaraliev (1916–1987)
- Amanbayevo – Akhmat Amanbayev (1920–1964), Kirghiz compositor
- Anan'yevo – one of the Panfilov's Twenty-Eight Guardsmen, Nikolay Yakovlevich Anan'yev (1912–1941)
- Baetov – Kirghiz singer and composer Musa Baetov (1902–1949)
- Bokonbayevo – Kirghiz poet and dramatist, Dzhoomart Bokonbaev (1910–1944)
- Ibraimov – Kyrgyz Prime Minister Sultan Ibraimov
- Imeni Suymenkula Chokmorova – Kyrgyz film actor Suimenkul Chokmorov
- Jalal-Abad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
- Kochubaev (Osh) – Toi'chu Tagaevich Kochubaev (1922–1981), Kirghiz Socialist workers' hero
- Kurmanbek (Suzak) – Kurmanbek Batyr, mythical hero
- Lenin District, Bishkek – Vladimir Lenin
- Manas District – Manas, mythical Kyrgyz national hero
- Mombekovo (Nooken) – Yusup Mombekov (1926–1983), Kirghiz socialist workers' hero
- Nazaraliev (Aksy) – Orozaaly Nazaraliev (1898–1957), Kirghiz educator
- Nurzhanov (Talas) – Akmatbek Nurzhanov (1922–1987), Kirghiz socialist workers' hero
- Orozbekovo (Batken) – Abdykadyr Orozbekov (1889–1938), Kirghiz statesman
- Osmonkulov (Talas) – Iskender Osmonkulov (1907–1992), Kirghiz socialist workers' hero
- Panfilov District, Kyrgyzstan – Ivan Panfilov
- Sverdlov District, Bishkek – Yakov Sverdlov
- Shopokov – Kyrgyz World War II hero Duyshenkul Shopokov (1915–1941)
- Toktogul – Kyrgyz Musician Toktogul Satilganov
- Zharkynbayevo – Kyrgyz hero Kazak Zharkynbaev (1911–1969)
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:
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
- Careysburg – Lott Carey, a Baptist minister
- Clay-Ashland – Henry Clay, an American lawyer, planter, and statesman
- Greenville, Liberia – Judge James Green
- Harper, Liberia – Robert Goodloe Harper, American politician
- Monrovia – James Monroe, President of the United States
- Robertsport – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, First President of 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 ‘Umar al Mukhtar – Omar Mukhtar, Libyan resistance leader
Lithuania
- Grigiškės – Grzegorz Kurec a Polish industrialist
- Janapolė – Jan Długosz
- Jonava – Jono Eustachijaus
- Kaišiadorys – a Tatar noble, Khaishadar
- Kudirkos Naumiestis – Vincas Kudirka
- Marijampolė – Blessed Virgin Mary
Luxembourg
- Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)
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
Malaysia
- Beaufort, Malaysia – Leicester Paul Beaufort, a 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 Hussein Onn – Hussein Onn, 3rd 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, an Englishman planter in Malaya has acquired an island
- FELDA L.B. Johnson – Lyndon B. Johnson, an American president
- FELDA Soeharto – Soeharto, Indonesian president
- Fraser's Hill – Louis James Fraser, Scottish pioneer
- George Town, Penang – George III of the United Kingdom
- Gohtong Jaya – Lim Goh Tong, a Malaysian Chinese businessman & entrepreneur
- Hang Tuah Jaya – Hang Tuah, a legendary hero
- Kampung Gandhi – Mahatma Gandhi
- Pekan Gurney – Henry Gurney, a 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, a UN General Secretary from 1961 until 1971,
- Templer's Park – Gerald Templer, a senior British Army officer
- Victoria, Labuan – Queen Victoria
- Weston – A.J. West, a British North Borneo railway engineer
Malawi
- Aaron, Malawi – biblical prophet Aaron
- Cape Maclear – Thomas Maclear
- Livingstonia, Malawi – David Livingstone
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 – Dr. 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
Mexico
- Ciudad Juárez – Benito Juárez, President
- Ciudad López Mateos – Adolfo López Mateos, President
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl – Nezahualcoyotl, poet
- Ciudad Obregón – Álvaro Obregón
- Ciudad Victoria – Guadalupe Victoria
- General Escobedo – Mariano Escobedo
- Hermosillo – José María González Hermosillo
- San Luis Potosí City – King Louis IX of France
- San Nicolas de los Garza – Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
Moldova
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Cahul – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
- Cantemir, Moldova - Dimitrie Cantemir
- Ciorescu, Chisinau - 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 Fedotovich Lebedenko (1899-1956), 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, Communist leader, Prime Minister and President of Mongolia
- Choibalsan sum, Dornod – Khorloogiin Choibalsan
- Khutag-Öndör – Jalkhanz Khutagt Sodnomyn Damdinbazar
- Öndörkhaan (now Chinggis Khot) – Genghis Khan
- Renchinlkhümbe – Jambyn Lkhümbe
- Sükhbaatar city – Damdin Sükhbaatar, Mongolian revolutionary
- 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 1946–1992 – Josip Broz Tito
- Ivangrad was the name of Berane from 1946–1992 – Ivan Milutinovic
Morocco
Mozambique
- Mozambique Island – Mussa Bin Bique, a 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, Portuguese politician and engineer
- Vila Eduardo Mondlane – Eduardo Mondlane, President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO)
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
- John Pandeni Constituency – John Pandeni, a member of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO)
- Judea Lyaboloma Constituency – Judea Lyaboloma, 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
- Mahendrakot, Mahendranagar, Dhanusha, Mahendranagar, Sunsari – Mahendra of Nepal
- Ramprasad Rai – Ram Prasad Rai, a Nepali revolutionary who was disappeared and killed in 1951
- Siddharthanagar – from Buddha's given name Siddhartha
- Tribhuwannagar – Tribhuvan of Nepal
- Vyas – Sage Vyasadeva (Vyas)
Netherlands
- Anna Paulowna – Anna Pavlovna of Russia
- Emmaberg – Queen Emma of Waldeck and Pyrmont
- 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 – Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
- Lelystad – ir. Cornelis Lely
- 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, a Dutch Politician
- Wilhelminadorp, Best – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- Wilhelminadorp, Goes – Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
- Wilhelminaoord – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- 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
- Aidanfield – Mother Aidan Phelan (1858–1958)
- Albert Town – Prince Albert
- Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
- Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
- Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
- Clive – Robert Clive ("Clive of India")
- Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
- Fendalton – Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913)
- Foxton – William Fox, Premier
- Gisborne – William Gisborne
- Grey River, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
- Halswell – Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790–1874)
- Hastings – Warren Hastings
- Hunterville – George Hunter, merchant
- Invercargill – William Cargill
- Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
- McLaren Park, New Zealand – Bruce McLaren
- Melville, New Zealand – James Dougal Melville (1841–1909)
- Napier – Charles James Napier
- Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
- Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- Queenstown, New Zealand – Queen Victoria
- Rātana Pā – T. W. Ratana
- Seddon and Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
- Sumner, New Zealand – John Bird Sumner
- Victoria, New Zealand – Queen Victoria
- Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
- Waldronville – Bill Waldron (1909–1976)
- Wellington – Duke of Wellington
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 Dario, 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 Jose Leon Diaz, Salvadoran military of one of 30 militaries during the Nicaraguan Revolution
- Leonel Rugama (Esteli) – Jose Leonel Rugama (1949–1970), Nicaraguan poet
- Macario Brenes (Masaya) – Macario Brenes Alvarez (died in 1979)
- Madriz Department – Jose 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
- Patricio Arguello Ryan (Leon) – Patrick Argüello
- Puerto Benjamin Zeledon – Benjamin Zeledon, 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 Lopez Perez (Managua) – Rigoberto Lopez Perez, 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
- Ruben Dario (South Caribbean Coast Autonomous Region) – Ruben Dario
- San Dionisio, Matagalpa – Dionisio de Herrera, president of Nicaragua
- San Fernando, Nueva Segovia – King Ferdinand III of Spain
- San Francisco del Norte – Saint Francis
- San Jose de Cusmapa – José Dolores Estrada
- San José de los Remates – José Guerrero, 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 Amador, founder of Frente Sandinista Liberacion Nacional
- Villa Sandino – revolutionary Augusto César Sandino
Niger
- Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Nigeria
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
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 Munroe 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
Pakistan
- Abbottabad – James Abbott
- Aziz Bhatti Town – Raja Aziz Bhatti, Pakistani military officer
- Bahawalnagar – Bahawal Khan V
- Bahawalpur – Mohamad Bahawal Khan II (1753–1809)
- Dera Allah Yar – Political Leader Mir Allahyar Khan Khosa
- Dera Ismail Khan – Ismail Khan
- Dera Murad Jamali – Mir Muhammad Murad Jamali, an assassinated Pakistani leader
- Faisalabad – King Faisal of Saudi Arabia
- Hayatabad – Hayat Sherpao
- Iqbal Town, Lahore - Allama Iqbal, Pakistani national poet
- Jacobabad – John Jacob
- Jafarabad District – Jafar Khan Jamali, a Muslim League veteran from Balochistan
- 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, 1st. President of Pakistan and 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
- Muzaffarabad – Sultan Raja Muzaffar Khan
- Muzaffargarh – Nawab Muzaffar Khan (d.1818), Afghan Popalzai governor of Multan
- Nankana Sahib – Guru Nanak
- Nazimabad – Khawaja Nazimuddin, Governor-General of Pakistan
- Nishtar Town – Abdur Rab Nishtar, a Pakistan movement leader
- Port Qasim – Muhammad bin Qasim, an Arab Commander
- Qilla Abdullah – Sardar Abdullah Khan Ahmedzai, a Khan of Kalat
- Rahim Yar Khan – Crown Prince Rahim Yar Khan
- Rajanpur – Makhdoom Sheikh Rajan Shah
- Sadiqabad – Amīr Sadiq Mohammad Khan V
- Shaheed Benazirabad District – Shaheed Benazir Bhutto, a two-time prime minister of Pakistan
- 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 – Mayor Mauricio Díaz
- 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 – Dr Arnulfo Arias, president of Panama
- Arosemena, Panama – Pablo Arosemena
- Belisario Porras, Panama – Belisario Porras Barahona, president of Panama
- Carlos Santana Ávila – former legislator of Panameñista Party
- Colón – Christopher Columbus
- Chepigana – Cacique Chepi
- Chepo – Cacique Chepori
- David, Chiriquí – King David
- Edwin Fabrega – Panamanian politician Edwin Fabrega Velarde (1929–1983)
- Ernesto Córdoba Campos – former deputy Ernesto Córdoba Campos
- 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 (d.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 – Dr. 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 – Panamanian pilot Rubén Cantú (d.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
- Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
- Hatzfeldhafen – Paul von Hatzfeldt
- Heldsbach – German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria in 1901
- Lake Murray Rural LLG – Hubert Leonard Murray
- Marienberg Rural LLG – Marie von Bismarck (1848–1926)
- Markham District – Albert Hastings Markham
- 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 Mauricio José Troche – Mauricio José Troche (liberator)
- 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 – Dr 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's son
- 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 in 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 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
- Hernandarias District – Hernando Arias de Saavedra, a spanish Conquistator
- José Ocampos – a founder of his birthplace Jose Domingo Ocampos
- Juan Emilio O'Leary – Juan Emiliano O'Leary (1879–1969), a Paraguayan journalist, poet, historian, and politician
- Julián Augusto Saldívar - Julian Augusto Saldivar Viera (1896-1986), Paraguayan diplomat
- Mariano Roque Alonso – Mariano Roque Alonso, a consul of the republic
- Mariscal Estigarribia – Marshall Jose Felix 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
- San Alberto, Paraguay – Capt. Alberto Fernandez Valenzuela (1906-2005), a captain of the Paraguayan navy
- San Alfredo (Concepcion) – Alfredo Stroessner, President of Paraguay
- Tomás Romero Pereira, Paraguay – Tomás Romero Pereira, President of Paraguay
- Valenzuela, Paraguay – father Antonio Fernandez de Valenzuela
- Villa Hayes – Rutherford Hayes, US president
- Yegros – Fulgencio Yegros, Paraguayan soldier and first head of state of independent Paraguay
Peru
- Alejandro Sanchez Arteaga (Peru) – Alejandro Sanchez 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 – Simon Bolivar
- 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 – Ramon Castilla
- Castrovirreyna – Doña Teresa de Castro
- Condorcanqui Province – Tupac 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 – Justiniano Borgoño Castañeda, President of Peru
- 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, compositor
- Daniel Hernández District – Daniel Hernández Morillo
- Deán Valdivia District – Juan Gualberto Valdivia Cornejo (1796–1884), a Peruvian priest
- Eleazar Guzman Barron District – Dr. Eleazar Guzmán Barrón (1899–1957), medic
- Elías Soplín Vargas District – Elías Soplín Vargas (1909–1933), a Peruvian national hero
- Emilio San Martín District – Emilio San Martín (1861–1880)
- Espinar Province – Ladislao Espinar Carrera (1842–1879), hero of Cuzco
- Fernando Lores District – Fernando Lores Tenazoa (1906–1933), hero of a Colombia–Peru War
- Fidel Olivas Escudero District – Fidel Olivas Escudero (1850–1935), 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
- 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, a Peruvian patrician
- Irazola District – Francisco Irazola (1869–1945), explorer
- Jacobo Hunter District – Jacob Dixon Hunter (1837–1926), a 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, a Peruvian aviator
- José Crespo Y Castillo District – Juan José Crespo y Castillo, an independence hero
- 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
- Juan Espinoza Medrano District – Juan Espinoza Medrano, Peruvian Writer
- Justo Apu Sahuaraura District – Justo Apu Sahuaraura, an 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, an indigenous Peruvian revolutionary
- Mariano Dámaso Beraun District – Mariano Dámaso Beraun (1813–1894), a 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 – Ramon Castilla
- 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
- Melgar Province and Mariano Melgar District – Mariano Melgar a 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), who built the "Casa de Sojo" in 1910
- Miguel Iglesias District – Miguel Iglesias, a Peruvian soldier, general, and politician, 35th President of Peru
- Nicolás de Piérola District – Nicolás de Piérola, President of Peru
- Pachacutec District – Pachacuti
- Padre Abad Province – Francisco Alonso de Abad, Franciscan missionary
- Pedro Vilca Apaza District – Pedro Vilca Apaza (1741–1782) an 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, a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician
- Rodríguez de Mendoza Province – Toribio Rodríguez de Mendoza, Peruvian academic
- Rosa Panduro District – Carmen Rosa Panduro (1918–1989), a heroine of Colombia-Peru war
- Salas District, Ica – Juan José Salas, an independence hero
- San Martín Province – Jose de San Martin, a 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 Jose de Sucre, Grand Marshal of Ayacucho
- 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
- Víctor Fajardo Province – Colonel Victor Fajardo
- Víctor Larco Herrera District – Victor Larco Herrera, Peruvian philanthropist
Philippines
- Adams, Ilocos Norte – John Quincy Adams
- Aguilar, Pangasinan – Rafael María de Aguilar
- Aguinaldo, Ifugao – Emilio Aguinaldo, First President
- Allen, Northern Samar – Henry Tureman Allen
- Aurora – Aurora Quezon, first lady of the Philippines
- Bonifacio, Misamis Occidental – Andres Bonifacio, National hero
- Braulio E. Dujali, Davao del Norte – Braulio Española Dujali
- Brooke's Point – James Brooke
- Doña Remedios Trinidad, Bulacan – Remedios Trinidad Romualdez
- Enrique B. Magalona, Negros Occidental – Enrique B. Magalona, former Senator of the Philippines
- Garchitorena, Camarines Sur – Don Andres Garchitorena
- General Emilio Aguinaldo, Cavite – Emilio Aguinaldo, First President
- General Luna, Quezon – Antonio Luna
- General Mariano Alvarez – Mariano Alvarez
- General Salipada K. Pendatun, Maguindanao – Salipada K. Pendatun
- General Santos – General Paulino Santos
- General Tinio, Nueva Ecija – Manuel Tinio
- General Trias, Cavite – Mariano Trias
- Gloria, Oriental Mindoro – Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, President of the Philippines
- Gregorio del Pilar, Ilocos Sur – Gregorio del Pilar
- Isabela, Basilan – Queen Isabella II of Spain
- Isabela Province – Queen Isabella II of Spain
- Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental – José Abad Santos
- Jose Panganiban, Camarines Norte – José María Panganiban
- Lapu-Lapu, Cebu – Lapu-Lapu
- Legazpi, Albay – Miguel Lopez de Legazpi
- Lope de Vega, Northern Samar – Spanish playwright and poet Lope de Vega
- Lopez Jaena, Misamis Occidental – Graciano López Jaena
- MacArthur, Leyte – General Douglas MacArthur
- Mendez, Cavite – Commodore Castro Méndez Núñez
- Muñoz, Nueva Ecija – Francisco Muñoz
- New Washington, Aklan – George Washington
- 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 Dr 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 – Dr. José Rizal, National hero
- Rodriguez, Rizal – Eulogio Rodriguez
- Roseller Lim, Zamboanga Sibugay – Roseller T. Lim
- Roxas, Capiz – Manuel Roxas, President of the Philippines
- Santiago – Saint James the Apostle
- Sultan Kudarat – Sultan Muhammad Dipatuan Kudarat
- Tobias Fornier, Antique – Congressman from Antique, Tobias A Fornier
- Trece Martires – Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite
- 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
- Bierutowo (Masovian) – Boleslaw Bierut, President
- Bodzentyn – Jan Bodzanta, founder
- Dzierżoniów – Father Dr. 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
- Maczków - Stanisław Maczek, polish commander
- 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
- Rymanów – Nicolao Reymann, founder
- Sokołowsko – Alfred Sokołowski, resident and benefactor of the town
- Szczuczyn – Stanisław Antoni Szczuka, founder
- Szlichtyngowa – Jan Schlichting, 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
- Tomaszów Mazowiecki – Tomasz Adam Ostrowski, founder
- Tyczyn – Bartold Tyczner, founder
- Wejherowo – Jakub Weyher, founder
- Władysławowo – King Wladislaus IV Vasa, founder of the town's port
- Zawadzkie – Franciszek von Zawadzky, founder
- Żyrardów – Philippe de Girard, founder
Former:
- 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
- Costa Cabral (Porto) – António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar
- Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo – count Rodrigo González Girón
- Gomes da Costa (Porto) – Manuel Gomes da Costa
- Guimarães – Vímara Peres
- Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses
- Mal. Carmona (Lisboa) – Óscar Carmona, President
- Montijo e Afonsoeiro – King Afonso I of Portugal
- Norton de Matos (Coimbra) – Jose 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
- 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 Real – King Denis of Portugal
- Vila Real de Santo António – Joseph I of Portugal
Puerto Rico
- Bolívar (Santurce) – Simon Bolivar
- 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
- 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
- Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – Doña Juana Díaz
- Lares, Puerto Rico – Don Amador de Lariz, Spanish nobleman
- Levittown, Puerto Rico – William Levitt
- López Sicardó (Oriente) – Dr. Rafael Lopez Sicardo (1875–1937)
- Marín (Patillas) – Luis Muñoz Marín, 1st Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- Muñoz Rivera (Patillas) – Luis Muñoz Rivera, Puerto Rican poet, journalist and politician
- Ponce, Puerto Rico – Juan Ponce de León or Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, great-grandson of Spanish conquistador
- San Germán, Puerto Rico – Germaine of Foix, the new queen of King Fernando or Saint Germanus of Auxerre
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 – Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica
- 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
- Constanţa – Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of Constantine the Great
- Constantin Daicoviciu, Caraș-Severin – Constantin Daicoviciu, Romanian historian (d. 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, Constanţa – 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, Constanţa, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Ialomiţa, Mihail Kogălniceanu, Tulcea – Mihail Kogălniceanu, Prime Minister of Romania
- Mihai Viteazu, Cluj, Mihai Viteazu, Constanţa – Michael the Brave
- Mircea Vodă, Brăila, Mircea Vodă, Constanţa – Mircea I of Wallachia
- Moldovenești – Ioan Micu Moldovan, a Romanian professor
- Nicolae Bălcescu, Bacău, Nicolae Bălcescu, Călărași, Nicolae Bălcescu, Constanţa, Nicolae Bălcescu, Vâlcea – Nicolae Bălcescu
- Nicolae Titulescu, Olt – Nicolae Titulescu, a Romanian diplomat and politician
- Negru Vodă – probably Radu Negru
- Oneşti – Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana
- Ovidiu – Ovid
- Petru Rareș, Bistrița-Năsăud – Petru Rareș
- Roman – Roman I of Moldavia
- Saligny, Constanţa – 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 Griviţa Strike of 1933
- Ferdinand I was the name of Mihail Kogălniceanu, Constanţa – Ferdinand I of Romania
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the name of Oneşti – Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej, communist leader
- Dr. Petru Groza was the name of Ştei – Petru Groza, Prime Minister of Romania
Russia
- Alexandrovsk-Sakhalinsky – Emperor Alexander II of Russia
- Andropovsky District – Yuri Andropov, President
- Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin, revolutionary
- Borisoglebsk – Boris and Gleb
- Budyonnovsk – Marshal Semyon Budyonny
- Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, composer
- Chekhov – Dr. Anton Chekhov, physician
- Chernyakhovsk – general Ivan Chernyakhovsky
- Chertkovo, Rostov Oblast – General Mikhail Ivanovich Chertkov (1829–1905)
- Demidov – Bolshevik 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, oceanographer
- Makhachkala – Daghestani revolutionary, Magomed-Ali 'Makhach' Dakhadaev (1882-1918)
- Mariinsk – Queen Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
- Mariinsky Posad – Queen Maria Alexandrovna (Marie of Hesse)
- Marks – Karl Marx, philosopher
- Michurinsk – selectionist Ivan Michurin
- Millerovo, Millerovsky District, Rostov Oblast – the army officer Ivan Abramovich Müller
- Muravlenko - Viktor Muravlenko (1912-1977), engineer
- Novoalexandrovsk – King Alexander I of Russia
- Novokuybyshevsk – Valerian Kuybyshev, revolutionary
- Nesterov – World War II hero Stepan Kuzmich Nesterov (1906-1944)
- Nevelsk – Gennady Nevelskoy, navigator
- Noginsk – Bolshevik Viktor Nogin
- Pavlovsk – 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
- Yaroslavl – prince Yaroslav I the Wise
- Yekaterinburg, Russia – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Queen Catherine I of Russia
- Zhukov, Kaluga Oblast – Georgy Zhukov, Military
- 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
- 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
Saint Lucia
- Castries – Charles Eugene Gabriel de La Croix, Marquis de Castries, French Marshal
- Rodney Bay – British naval officer George Brydges Rodney
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
São Tomé e Príncipe
- Agostinho Neto (São Tomé) – Agostinho Neto, Angolan President
Saudi Arabia
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
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
- 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 Lazarevic
- Dimitrovgrad – Georgi Dimitrov, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
- Donji Milanovac – Milan I of Serbia
- Dr Ivan Ribar – Doctor Ivan Ribar, President of Yugoslavia
- Gornji Milanovac – Milan I 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
- Lukićevo – Veljko Lukić, Serbian farmer and national hero
- Miletićevo – Svetozar Miletić, advocate, journalist, author, politician
- Minicevo – Milun Minić, Serbian national hero
- Mladenovo – Dr. Mladen Stojanović
- Nikola Tesla (Niška Banja) – Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American inventor, electrical engineer, mechanical engineer, physicist, and futurist
- 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 – Svetozar Miletić
- Tomislavci – Tomislav of Yugoslavia
- Tošin Bunar – Teodor Toša Apostolović (1745–1810), Serbian merchant and philanthropist
- Zrenjanin – Žarko Zrenjanin, National Hero of Serbia
Former:
- Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina – Svetozar Marković
- Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo – Aleksandar Rankovic
- Titova Mitrovica was the name of Kosovska Mitrovica – Josip Broz Tito
- Titovo Užice was the name of Užice – Josip Broz Tito
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)
- 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
- Bernolákovo - Anton Bernolák, Slovak linguist and Catholic priest
- 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
- Kalinkovo - Joachim Kalinka (1601-1678), Slovak poet and priest
- Leopoldov – Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Malinovo, Slovakia - Soviet Marshal Rodion Malinovsky
- Martin, Slovakia – Saint Martin of Tours
- Michalovce – Saint Michael
- Mojzesovo - Štefan Moyses
- Nálepkovo – Ján Nálepka, anti-fascist Slovak captain
- Palárikovo – Ján Palárik (1822–1876), Slovak playwright
- Sládkovičovo – Andrej Sládkovič, Slovak poet
- Štefanovičová – Dr. Miloš Štefanovič (1854–1904), Slovak lawyer
- Štúrovo – Ľudovít Štúr, 19th-century Slovak national leader
- Svätoplukovo – Svätopluk II, Prince of Moravia
- Tešedíkovo – Samuel Tešedík, Slovak Lutheran priest
- Tomášikovo – Samo Tomášik, Slovak poet
Slovenia
- Kidričevo – Boris Kidrič, Prime Minister of Slovenia
- Primoži – Primož Trubar, Father of the Slovenian nation
- Semič – Stanko Semič (1915–1985), Slovenian national hero
South Africa
- 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
South Korea
- Danwon-gu – Gim Hongdo
- Myeongseongsan – Empress Myeongseong
- Sejong City – Sejong the Great
- Chumgmu-ro – Admiral Yi Sun-sin
- Euljiro – General Eulji Mundeok
Spain
- Alar del Rey – Philip 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
- Casares, Málaga – Julius Caesar
- Chillarón del Rey – Philip II of Spain
- Ciudad Rodrigo – Conde Rodrigo Gonzalez Giron
- Don Benito – D. Benito, son of Conde of Medellin
- 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 Maria – 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Leon
- 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 – Alfonso XII of Spain
- Olías del Rey – Philip V of Spain
- Olmeda del Rey – Charles II of Spain
- Pamplona (Latin: Pompaelo) – Pompey the Great (founder)
- Pedro Lamata (Albacete) – Pedro Lamata (1910–1974), trade unionst, writer and journalist
- Pedro Martínez, Granada – Pedro Martinez, 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
- Puebla de Don Fadrique – Fadrique Álvarez de Toledo, 2nd Duke of Alba
- Puerto Banus – Jose Banus (1906–1984), businessman and builder
- Quintanilla de Onésimo – Onésimo Redondo, a Spanish Politician
- San Enrique de Guadiaro (Cadiz) - 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 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 Leon
- Sos del Rey Catolico – 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
- 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 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 (Caudillo) (now restored its new name Guadiana)
Sudan
- Abu Hamad – Sheikh Abu Hamed
- Suakin, formerly named Ptolemais Theron – Ptolemy II Philadelphus
Suriname
- Brownsweg – John Brown (abolitionist)
- Corneliskondre – Cornelis Lely
- Julianatop – Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
- Lelydorp – Cornelis Lely (the Dutch governor of Suriname in 1905)
- Marienburg, Suriname – Maria de la Jaille (founder)
- Marshallkreek – Captain Marshall, who explored in Marshall's Creek, Suriname
Sweden
- Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
- Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (wife of the founder of the industry)[7]
- 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
- Gustavsfors – King Gustav V of Sweden
- Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century
- Karlsborg (Västra Götaland) – King Charles XIV John of Sweden
- Karlsborg (Norrbotten) – 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
- 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
- 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
- Dahiyat al-Assad - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria
- 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
- Qura al-Assad – Hafez al-Assad
- 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
Tajikistan
- Avicenna District (Dushanbe) – Avicenna, Persian Polymath
- Ayni District – Tajik national poet Sadriddin Ayni
- 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
- 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
- Nazarsho Dodhudoev (Rushan) – Nazarsho Dodhudoev (1915–2000), Tajik statesman
- Nosiri Khusrav District – 11th century Persian-Tajik poet Nosiri Khusrav
- Rudaki, Tajikistan – Rudaki, a Persian Poet
- Rumi District – Tajik-Persian poet and philosopher Jaloliddin Rumi
- 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
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
- Galyani Vadhana District, Chiang Mai Province – Princess Galyani Vadhana
- Phaya Mengrai District, Chiang Rai Province – King Mangrai (Mengrai)
- 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
- Watthana District, Bangkok – Princess Galyani Vadhana, alternative transliteration
Trinidad and Tobago
- Charlotteville – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)
- Princes Town – Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence and King George V
Tunisia
- El-Mansuriya – al-Mansur bi-Nasr Allah
- Mahdia, formerly Aphrodisium – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
- Menzel Bourguiba - Habib Bourguiba, first President of Tunisia
Turkey
- 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
- 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:
Turkmenistan
- Ashgabat – Arsaces I of Parthia
- Balyş Öwezow (Görogly) – Balysh Ovezov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Turkmen SSR
- Gurbansoltan Eje District – Gurbansoltan Eje, former president Saparmurat Niyazov's mother
- Kerbabayeva – Berdy Kerbabayev, Turkmen writer
- Magtymguly District – Magtymguly Pyragy, Turkmen poet
- Magtymguly Garlyýew (Gurbansoltan Eje) – Magtymguly Garly (1889–1957), Turkmen musician
- Mollanepes – Turkmen National writer Mollanepes (1810–1862)
- Nurmuhammet Andalyp (Gurbansoltan Eje) – Nurmuhammet Andalyp (1660–1740), Turkmen philosopher
- Saparmyrat Nyýazow District – Saparmurat Niyazov, President of Turkmenistan
- Saparmyrat Türkmenbaşy – Saparmurat Niyazov
- Serdar (city) – Saparmurat Niyazov
- Seýdi – Seitnazar Seidi (1775–1836), Turkmen patriot and poet
- Turkmenbashi – Saparmurat "Turkmenbashi" Niyazov
Former:
- Alexandria was giving named of Merv – Alexander the Great
- Antiochia in Margiana was giving named of Merv – Antiochus I Soter
- Atamyrat was giving named of Kerki – Atamyrat Niyazov, Father of Saparmurat Niyazov who died during World War II
- Leninsk was giving named of Turkmenabat – Vladimir Lenin
Uganda
- Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
- Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)
Ukraine
- Alchevsk – Oleksiy Alchevsky
- Apostolove – Danylo Apostol
- Barvinkove – ataman Ivan Barvinok
- Berdychiv – after a servant of Kyiv boyar Kalenyk Myshkovych (progenitor of Tyszkiewicz family) Berdych
- Boryspil – Boris
- Chystiakove – a merchant out of Taganrog Chistiakov
- Dokuchaievsk – Vasily Dokuchaev
- Hoholeve – Nikolai Gogol (Mykola Hohol)
- Horlivka – Pyotr Gorlov
- Husarivka (Zhytomyr) – Nikolay Mikhailovich Gusarov
- Ivano-Frankivsk – writer Ivan Franko
- Izmail – Ottoman Grand Vizier (Ayaşlı Ismail Pasha?)
- Kakhovka – Vasiliy Kakhovsky
- Kharkiv – Cossack Chariton
- Katerynopil – Catherine the Great
- Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Kyiv – Kyi
- Klavdiievo-Tarasove – Southwestern Railways Director Klavdiy Nemishaiev and Taras Shevchenko
- Korsun-Shevchenkivskyi – Taras Shevchenko
- Kostiantynivka – Kostiantyn Nomikossov (son of former landowner)
- Kotsiubynske – Mykhailo Kotsiubynsky
- Kropyvnytskyi – Mark Kropyvnytsky
- 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
- 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
- Shevchenkove – Taras Shevchenko
- Siedove – Georgy Sedov
- Skadovsk – hydrobiologist and biochemist Sergey B. Skadovsky
- Smila – unnamed local heroine
- Starokostiantyniv – Konstanty Wasyl Ostrogski
- Synelnykove – Ivan Sinelnikov (uk, ru)
- Tairove – Armenian and Soviet scientist Vasily Tairov
- Teofipol – Teofilia Strzyżsława Jabłonowska
- Terezyne – Teresa Radziwiłł (1889–1975)
- Ternopil – Jan Tarnowski (and Tarnowski family)
- Tomashpil – Tomasz Zamoyski
- Vakulenchuk – Grigory Vakulenchuk
- Vasylivka – Vasili Stepanovich Popov
- Vasylkiv – Basil of Caesarea
- Vatutine – Nikolai Vatutin
- Verkhivtseve – Alexander Verkhovtsev
- Volodymyr-Volynskyi – Vladimir the Great
- Yakymivka – Yakym Kolosov, regional police ispravnic
- Yenakiieve – Fyodor Yenakiyev
- Zhytomyr – Prince of Drevlians, Zhytomyr
Former:
- Aleksandrovsk was the name of Zaporizhia – 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
- Kirovohrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Sergey Kirov
- Kryndachivka was the name of Khrustalnyi – local landowner Kryndacha
- Krystynopol was the name of Chervonohrad – Krystyna Lubomirska, wife of Feliks Kazimierz Potocki
- Mykytyn Rih was the name of Nikopol – Cossack Mykyta Tsyhan (as Cygan)
- Nogaisk 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 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
- Voroshilovgrad 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 was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Saint Elizabeth and Empress regnant Elizabeth of Russia
- Yuzovka 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, President of the United Arab Emirates
- Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
Great Britain
- Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire – Queen Alexandra of Denmark
- 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
- 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
- Pentonville – Henry Penton
- Peterborough – St Peter
- Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader and President of the MFGB
- 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 – Neot
- St Neots, Cambridgeshire – Neot
- Telford – Thomas Telford, civil engineer
- Victoria, Cornwall – Queen Victoria
- Victoria, London – Queen Victoria
- Victoria, Newport – Queen Victoria
- Wolverhampton – Wulfrun
Northern Ireland
United States
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
- Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
- Baltimore, Maryland – 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, Texas – George M. Dallas
- 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, Texas – Sam Houston
- Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
- King County, Washington – Originally after William R. King, changed to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
- Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln, President of the United States
- Los Angeles, California – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
- Madison, Wisconsin – James Madison
- Nashville, Tennessee – American Revolutionary War hero Francis Nash
- New York City, New York – James of York and Albany
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – William Pitt the Elder
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Raleigh
- San Antonio, Texas – Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Diego, California – Didacus of Alcalá, better known as San Diego
- San Francisco, California – Saint Francis
- San Jose, California – Saint Joseph
- Saint Paul, Minnesota – Saint Paul
- Seattle – Chief Seattle
- Washington, D.C. – George Washington
United States Virgin Islands
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 Liber Seregni – Liber 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
- Tomas Gomensoro (Artigas Department) – Tomás Gomensoro Albín, President of Uruguay
Uzbekistan
- Abdurahmonov nomidag (Tashkent) - Abdujabbor Abdurahmonov (1907-1975), President of Uzbekistan from 1938-1950
- Ahmad Yassaviy (Tashkent) - Ahmad Yasawi
- Ahmad Yugnakiy (Tashkent) - Edib Ahmed bin Mahmud Yüknekî (poet)
- Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter
- 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
- Khamzy (Tashkent) - Hamza Hakimzade Niyazi, poet
- Mirzo Ulugbek, Ulugbek (town) – Ulugh Beg, astronomer, mathematician and sultan
- Navoiy – Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi
- Sharof Rashidov District (Jizzakh) – Sharof Rashidov, President of Uzbekistan from 1950–1959
- Shaykhontohur - Sheikh Khovendi at-Takhu, a famous thinker and educator
- T.Ahmedov nomidag (Sirdaryo) - Turgun Ahmedov (1925-1944), World War II hero
- Zakirov (Tashkent) - Qodir Zokirov, Uzbek scientist, botanist and educator
Former:
- "Akhunbabaev" was the name of Jalaquduq – Soviet Uzbek state figure, luldash 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 – Andres 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
- Aristides Bastidas Municipality – Aristides 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 Tachira, Monseñor Alejandro Fernandez-Feo Tinoco (1908–1987)
- Francisco Aniceto Lugo Parish (Delta Amacuaro) – Dr. 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 (Tachira) – 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 (Tachira) – 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
- Raul Leoni Parish (Maracaibo) – Raul Leoni
- Rómulo Costa Municipality, Tachira – Dr. Antonio Romulo Costa Duque (1872–1957)
- Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, Apure – Romulo 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 – 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
- Victoria falls – Queen Victoria
Former:
- Abercorn was the name of Mbala – Lord Abercorn
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
- Buildings and structures named after people
- List of colleges and universities named after people
- List of etymologies of country subdivision names
- List of country-name etymologies
- Lists of places by eponym
- List of eponyms
- Lists of etymologies
References
- Roshen Dalal (2010). The Religions of India: A Concise Guide to Nine Major Faiths. Penguin Books India. p. 57. ISBN 978-0-14-341517-6.
- Port Said
- Ghana Place Names: Kofi Pare
- Ghana Place Names: Queen Anne's Point
- Ghana Place Names: Techiman
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