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.
- 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)
Towns and cities
Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundreds of years. Often, there is not much known about them today. In Europe and South America, it is common practice to name (and often rename) birthplace towns for political leaders or distinguished figures. There are other cases of this phenomenon present across the continents, especially in regions dominated by a hegemonic political ideology, such as Communism, Conservatism, Imperialism, or Fascism.
- Caesarea (various cities in various countries) – Julius Caesar or Roman emperors
Afghanistan
- Ahmad Abad, Afghanistan – Emperor Ahmad Shah Durrani
- Ai-Khanoum, formerly named Alexandria on the Oxus – Alexander the Great
- Asadabad, Afghanistan - Jamal al-Din al-Afghani, political activist
- Ghaziabad, Kunar – Amir Muhammad Ghazi Khan Shaheed (died in 1980s)
- Ghazi Amanullah Khan Town – Amanullah Khan
- Jalalabad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
- Khwaja Bahauddin District- Khwaja Bahauddin, Naqshband of Turkistan
- Kandahar – Alexander the Great
- Mohammad Agha District – Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar, a founder of the Qajar dynasty
- Sheberghan – Shapur II
- Sher Khan Bandar – Sher Khan Nashir
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
- Belouizdad, Algiers – Algerian militant and nationalist Mohamed Belouizdad
- Constantine (Algeria) – Constantine the Great
- Mohammed Boudiaf (M'Sila) – Mohamed Boudiaf, President of Algeria
- Zighoud Youcef (Town) – Youcef Zighoud, guerrilla leader
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, World War II hero
- Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I, Armenian king
- Baghramyan, Ararat, Baghramyan, Armavir and Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – General Hovhannes Bagramyan, Armenian marshal and military commander
- Bagratashen – Bagrat Vardanian (1894–1971), hero of Socialist Labor
- Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian, 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, revolutionary and poet
- Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov, socialist martyr and Baku Commissar
- Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin, Russian cosmonaut
- Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian, Bolshevik martyr
- Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian, 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 and Tairov – 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 and Musayelyan, Akhuryan – Capt. Sargis Musayelian, Bolshevik military leader
- Nagapetavan – Nagapet (or Nahapet) Kurghinian, participant in the Bolshevik uprising in May 1920
- Nalbandyan, Armenia – Mikael Nalbandian, writer
- Narek – 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, 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, 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
- Arnoldstein – Austrian knight and founder named Arnold
- Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburg) - Empress Elisabeth of Austria
- Jakomini - Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini, speculator
- Josefstadt – Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Leopoldsdorf – Archduke Leopold Ferdinand of Austria
- Leopoldskron-Moos (Salzburg) - Leopold Anton von Firmian (1679–1744), Archbishop of Salzburg
- Leopoldstadt – Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor
- 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
Azerbaijan
- Əli Bayramlı, Kalbajar, Əli Bayramlı, Qakh and Əli Bayramlı, Qazakh – Ali Bayramov, early Bolshevik
- Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaijan – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, writer
- Artyom, Azerbaijan – Fyodor Sergeyev, revolutionary known as "Artyom"
- Əzizbəyov, Goranboy – Meshadi Azizbekov, Azeri revolutionary
- Babek – Babak Khorramdin, Persian revolutionary
- Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov, writer
- 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
- Fizuli Rayon, Füzuli, Füzuli, Samukh, and Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî, Turkic poet
- Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev, industrialist and philanthropist
- Həzi Aslanov – Azi Aslanov, Azerbaijani general
- Heydarabad, Azerbaijan – 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
- Lüksemburq – Rosa Luxemburg, German socialist
- 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
- Nizami, Goranboy and Nizami raion – Nizami Ganjevi, Persian poet
- Promysel Narimanova – Nariman Narimanov
- 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
- Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan, Bolshevik commissar
- 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 England
- Matthew Town - George Matthew, Bahamian governor in 1844–1849
- Nassau, Bahamas – William III of England
Bahrain
- Hamad Town – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
- Isa Town – Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah
Bangladesh
- Cox's Bazar – Captain Hiram Cox
- Faridpur District – Sufi saint Shah Fariduddin Masud, a follower of the Chishti order of Ajmer
- Jahangir Nagar – Emperor Jahangir
- 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
- 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
- Hamilton – Henry Hamilton
Bhutan
- Jigme Dorji – King Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
- Wangdue Phodrang – Wangdi, boy playing in a river
Bolivia
- Abel Iturralde Province – Abel Iturralde Palacios (1869–1935), Bolivian politician
- Alonso de Ibáñez Province – José Alonso de Ibáñez, resistance hero from 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), a 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)
- 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
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 – George III of England 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
Formerly N'Djamena was named "Fort-Lamy" – 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 (City) - Yang Gensi, Chinese military hero
- Huangshan City - Yellow Emperor
- Jingyu, Jilin – General Yang Jingyu
- Leifeng Subdistrict - Lei Feng, Chinese hero
- Maoming - Chinese scholar and doctor Pan Maoming
- Puyi Township, Yunnan - Puyi, last emperor of China
- Qinhuangdao - Qin Shi Huang, First emperor of China
- Wentian - Zhang Wentian, a high-ranking leader of the Communist Party of China
- Xiaoping (City) - Deng Xiaoping, Chinese communist leader
- Yan Shizhen (City) - Ren Bishi, General Secretary of Chinese Communist Party
- Yingjun Township (Jilin) - 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 on 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), an 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 - the Gutiérrez Braun Family, as María Cristina Teodora Gutiérrez Braun (1897-1974), Ing. Jaime Gutiérrez Braun (1902-1948), Costa Rican revolutionary, Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1904-1979), María Josefina Mercedes Gutiérrez Braun (1889-1971), and Ing. Federico Gutiérrez Braun (1893-1966), Director of the Geographic Institute of Costa Rica
- 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
- Puerto Vargas (Limon) - Francisco Vargas Vargas (1909-1995), constituent deputy
- 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
- Vásquez de Coronado (canton) – Conquistador Juan Vasquez 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 on 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 on 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
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
- Castillo, Dominican Republic – General Manuel María Castillo, hero of the Dominican Restoration
- Cayetano Germosén – a Dominican patriot and martyr
- Comendador, Dominican Republic – Nicolás de Ovando y Cáceres
- Duarte Province – Juan Pablo Duarte, founder of the Dominican Republic
- Duvergé – General of the independence Antonio Duvergé
- Espaillat Province – Ulises Francisco Espaillat, the 19th-century author who was briefly President of the Republic in 1876
- 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, associate of Juan Pablo Duarte in the war of independence from Haiti
- 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, a presidential candidate
- 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 briefly President of the Republic
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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
- Faiyum:
- formerly named Arsinoe – Arsinoe II of Egypt
- formerly named Ptolemais Euergetis – Ptolemy III Euergetes
- Ismailia – Isma'il Pasha
- Port Fouad – Fuad I of Egypt
- Port Said[2] – Sa'id of Egypt
- Nasser, Egypt – Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Sheikh Zayed City – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
- Port Tawfik – Tewfik Pasha
- Victoria (neighborhood) - Queen Victoria
El Salvador
- Alegría, Usulután – Presbyter José Miguel Alegria
- 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
- Colón, La Libertad – Christopher Columbus
- 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 wife Maria
- 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 - Cristino Seriche Bioko, Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea
- Malabo – Malabo Lopelo Melaka
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 - 1954), 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
- Dessie – refers to Yohannes IV of Ethiopia to express how he had made him feel, Dessie that means my joy.
- Lalibela - Gebre Mesqel Lalibela, Emperor of Ethiopia
- Sheikh Hussein - Sheikh Hussein (saint), a 13th-century Somali Muslim proselytizer
- Shire Inda Selassie – Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia or 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
- Andriatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Andrew
- Budyonovka (Marneuli) – Marshall Semyon Budyonny
- Dedoplistsqaro, Tamariani (Lagodekhi) and Tamarisi – Queen Tamar of Georgia
- Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Elijah
- Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – Saint George
- Japaridze (Dedoplistkaro) - Prokofy Dzhaparidze, Georgian communist activist
- Kalinino (Gardabani) – Mikhail Kalinin
- Kazbegi Municipality – Alexander Kazbegi, a Georgian writer
- Kirov (Zugdidi), Kirovka (Marneuli) – Sergey Kirov
- Leninisi (Gardabani), Ulyanovka (Marneuli) – Vladimir Lenin
- Leselidze (town) – General Konstantin Leselidze, a Georgian Colonel-General and National hero
- Makharadze (village) – Filipp Makaradze, Prime Minister of Georgia during the soviet era
- Mikeltsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – Saint Michael
- 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
- Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze, a Georgian politician and military commander
- Stepantsminda – Saint Stephen or a Georgian Orthodox monk named Stephan
- Shaumiani – Stepan Shahumyan, a Georgian revolutionary
- Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) - King Vakhtang I of Iberia
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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 Luis Jilotepeque - King Louis IX of France
- San Miguel Dueñas – Don Miguel Dueñas, founder
- San Miguel Uspantan - Miguel Garcia Granados, leader of the liberal revolution
- 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
- San Jorge (Zacapa) - Jorge Ubico
- 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
- San Joaquin Villa Canales - Joaquina Cabrera, a former president's mother
- Zaragoza, Chimaltenango - Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus
Guinea Bissau
- São Domingos (Guinea-Bissau) – Saint Dominic of Guzman
- São Vicente, Guinea-Bissau – Vincent of Saragossa
Guyana
- Anna Regina – Anne, Queen of Great Britain
- 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
- Duvalierville (Cabaret) - Dr. Francois Duvalier, President 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
- Village Lumane Casimir (Haiti) - Lumane Casimir (1920 - 1955), Hatian singer
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 on 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, who was born in a town
- 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
- 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
- Yos Sudarso Island - Yos Sudarso, naval officer
Former:
Iran
- Ahmadabad-e Mosaddeq - Mohammad Mosaddegh
- 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
- 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 and Abay, Almaty - 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
- 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, playwright
- Imeni Diny Nurpeisovoy – Kazakh composer and dombura player Dina Nurpeisova
- Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (Aktobe) and Imeni Shamshi Kaldayakov (South Kazakhstan) – Shamshi Kaldayakov, a Kazakhstani composer
- Jambyl District, Jambyl – Kazakh akyn (folk singer) Jambyl Jabayev
- Imeni Kasim Kaysenova (East Kazakhstan) – Kasym Kaysenov (1918 - 2006), Kazakh writer and military officer
- 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
- 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, South Kazakhstan – 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
- 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
- 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, 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
- 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
Mauritius
Mexico
- Adolfo López Mateos (Aguascalientes) - Adolfo López Mateos
- Calvillo - José Calvillo (founder)
- Cosío - Felipe Cosío, Governor
- Pabellón de Arteaga - José María Artega, 19th century national hero
- Pabellón de Hidalgo (Aguascalientes) - Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa Juárez (Aguascalientes) - Benito Juárez
- Villa Jesús Terán (Aguascalientes) - Jesús Terán Peredo (governor)
Baja California
- Alberto Oviedo Mota (Baja California) - Dr. Alberto Oviedo Mota (1882 - 1953)
- Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California - Guadalupe Victoria
- Venustiano Carranza, Baja California - Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
- Vicente Guerrero, Baja California - Vicente Guerrero
- Villa de Juárez (Ensenada) - Benito Juárez, President of Mexico
Baja California Sur
- Melitón Albáñez Domínguez, Baja California Sur - General Melitón Albañez (1880 - 1917)
- Puerto Adolfo López Mateos (Baja California Sur) - Adolfo López Mateos
Campeche
- Alfredo V. Bonfil (Campeche) - Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil, a Peasant leader
- Bolonchén de Rejón - Manuel Crescencio García Rejón (1799 - 1849), jurist
- Emiliano Zapata (Campeche) - Emiliano Zapata
- Escarcega - Francisco Escarcega Marquez (1896 - 1938), a native from Tlaxcala who fought in a revolution
- Ingeniero Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (Calakmul, Campeche) - Eugenio Echeverría Castellot (1918 - 1999), governor of Campeche
- Iturbide (Campeche) - Agustín de Iturbide
- Juárez (Campeche) - Benito Juárez
- Villa Madero (Campeche) - Francisco I. Madero
Chiapas
- Altamirano, Chiapas - Ignacio Manuel Altamirano, poet
- Ángel Albino Corzo - 19th century politician Ángel Albino Corzo
- Arriaga Municipality - Ponciano Arriaga, lawyer
- Bejucal de Ocampo - Melchor Ocampo, politician
- Belisario Dominguez Municipality, Chiapas - Dr. Belisario Dominguez, senator
- Benemérito de las Américas - Benito Juárez
- Berriozabal - Felipe Berriozabal, military and politician
- Capitán Luis Vidal (Chiapas) - Captain Luis Vidal, who was assassinated on 1927
- Chiapa de Corzo - Ángel Albino Corzo
- Dr. Manuel Velasco Suárez (Chiapas) - Manuel Velasco Suárez, neurologist and former governor of Chiapas on 1970 to 1976
- Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa (Chiapas) - Mexican poet and physician Dr. Rodulfo Figueroa Esquinca (1866 - 1899)
- Efrain A. Gutierrez (Chiapas) - Efrain Antonio Gutierrez (1894 - 1985), Governor
- Emiliano Zapata (Chiapas) - Emiliano Zapata
- Francisco León, Chiapas - Francisco Leon, Governor of Chiapas
- Frontera Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo, Father of the fatherland
- Joaquin Amaro (Chiapas) - Gral. Joaquin Amaro
- Juárez, Chiapas - Benito Juárez, president of Mexico
- Larrainzar - Manuel Larrainzar, politician
- Marques de Comillas - Claudio López, 2nd Marquess of Comillas
- Mazapa de Madero - Francisco I. Madero, president of Mexico
- Miguel Alemán (Chiapas) - Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Montecristo de Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Motozintla de Mendoza - Ismael Mendoza Sanchez (1882 - 1920)
- Nicolás Ruiz - 19th-century Governor of Chiapas, Nicolás Ruiz
- Ocozocoautla de Espinosa - Luis Espinosa (1880 - 1926)
- Rayón, Chiapas - Ignacio López Rayón
- San Andrés Larráinzar - Saint Andrew and Manuel Larráinzar
- San Cristobal de las Casas - Bartolome de las Casas, 15th century Spanish writer
- Tuxtla Gutierrez - Joaquin Miguel Gutierrez, Conservative politician
- Unión Juárez, Chiapas - Benito Juárez
- Venustiano Carranza, Chiapas - Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
- Villa Corzo - Ángel Albino Corzo
Chihuahua
- Ahumada Municipality - Miguel Ahumada (Governor)
- Aldama Municipality, Chihuahua - Juan Aldama
- Allende Municipality, Chihuahua - Ignacio Allende
- Aquiles Serdán Municipality - Aquiles Serdán
- Batopilas de Manuel Gómez Morín - Manuel Gómez Morín, National Action Party's founder
- Cardenas (Chihuahua) - Lazaro Cardenas, President
- Chinipas de Almada - Francisco R. Almada (Governor)
- Ciudad Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua - Cuauhtemoc
- Ciudad Juárez - Benito Juárez, President
- Colonia LeBaron - Alma Dayer LeBaron Sr., Joel LeBaron and Ervil LeBaron, one of a Mormon fundamentalists leaders
- Gómez Farías Municipality, Chihuahua - Valentín Gómez Farías, President
- Gran Morelos - José María Morelos
- Guerrero, Chihuahua - Vicente Guerrero, President
- Galeana, Chihuahua - Hermenegildo Galeana
- Hidalgo del Parral - Miguel Hidalgo
- Manuel Benavides - Manuel Benavides Armendáriz, a revolutionary who died in 1913
- Mariano Matamoros - Mariano Matamoros
- Ojinaga - Manuel Ojinaga (Governor)
- Práxedis G. Guerrero (Chihuahua) - Práxedis G. Guerrero, revolutionary who was killed in action on 1910
- Valle de Zaragoza - Ignacio Zaragoza
Coahuila
- Abasolo, Coahuila - Mariano Abasolo
- Adolfo López Mateos, Coahuila - Adolfo López Mateos, President
- Allende, Coahuila - Ignacio Allende
- Ciudad Acuna - Manuel Acuna, poet
- Cuatrocienegas de Carranza - President Venustiano Carranza, who was born in Cuatrocieneagas on 1859
- Diana Laura Riojas (Coahuila) - Diana Laura Riojas de Colosio (1957 - 1994), a Luis Donaldo Colosio's wife
- Escobedo, Coahuila - General Mariano Escobedo
- Francisco I. Madero, Coahuila - Francisco I. Madero, President
- Flores Magon, Coahuila - Ricardo Flores Magón, Jesus Flores Magon and Enrique Flores Magon
- General Cepeda - Victoriano Cepeda Camacho
- Guerrero, Coahuila - Vicente Guerrero, President
- Hidalgo, Coahuila - Miguel Hidalgo
- Jiménez, Coahuila - José Mariano Jiménez
- Juárez Municipality, Coahuila - Benito Juárez, President
- Lamadrid Municipality, Coahuila - Francisco Lamadrid
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Coahuila - Lazaro Cardenas, President
- Lucio Blanco, Coahuila - Lucio Blanco, revolutionary
- Monclova - Melchor Portocarrero, 3rd Count of Monclova
- Nava, Coahuila - Pedro de Nava, Commander general of New Spain
- Ocampo, Coahuila - Melchor Ocampo
- Ramos Arizpe - Miguel Ramos Arizpe, priest and politician
- Santa Rosa de Múzquiz - Saint Rose of Lima and Melchor Múzquiz, President
- Viesca, Coahuila - José María y Viesca, Governor of Coahuila and Nuevo León
- Zaragoza, Coahuila - Ignacio Zaragoza
Colima
- Arturo Noriega Pizano (Colima) - Prof. Arturo Noriega Pizano (1915 - 1994), governor of Colima
- Cuauhtemoc, Colima - Cuauhtemoc
- Madrid, Colima - the Madrid family who are owners on their place at a time
- Venustiano Carranza (Colima) - Venustiano Carranza, President
- Villa de Álvarez - General Manuel Álvarez, first governor
Durango
- Adolfo López Mateos (Aguinaldo) - Adolfo López Mateos
- Arturo Martinez Adame, Durango - Arturo Martinez Adame (1896 - 1970), lawyer and politician
- Canelas, Durango - Captain Mateo Canelas
- Ciudad Guadalupe Victoria and Victoria de Durango - Guadalupe Victoria, First President
- Ciudad Lerdo - Miguel Lerdo de Tejada
- Coneto de Comonfort - Ignacio Comonfort
- Domingo Arrieta (Durango) - General Domingo Arrieta León, Mexican general and statesman
- Dr. Francisco Castillo Najera (Durango) - Francisco Castillo Najera, diplomat and politician
- Francisco I. Madero, Durango - Francisco I. Madero, President of Mexico
- General Simon Bolivar - Simon Bolivar, South American liberator
- Gómez Palacio, Durango - Francisco Gómez Palacio, writer
- José Ramón Valdés (Durango) - Prof. José Ramón Valdés (1888 - 1975), politician
- Pastor Rouaix (Durango) - Pastor Rouaix (1874 - 1950), politician
- Raul Madero (Durango) - General Raul Madero (1888 - 1982), a former President's brother
- San Juan de Guadalupe - Saint John the Baptist and Our Lady of Guadalupe
- San Juan del Rio del Centauro del Norte, Durango - Pancho Villa
- San Luis del Cordero - Don Luis del Cordero (Founder)
- Tlahualilo de Zaragoza - Ignacio Zaragoza
- Vicente Guerrero, Durango - Vicente Guerrero
- Villa Hidalgo, Durango - Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa Ocampo, Durango - Melchor Ocampo
Guanajuato
- Abasolo, Guanajuato - Mariano Abasolo
- Alvaro Obregon (Guanajuato) - Alvaro Obregon
- Ciudad Manuel Doblado - Manuel Doblado, politician
- Colonia Juan José Torres Landa (Guanajuato) - Juan José Torres Landa (1911 -1980), Governor of Guanajuato
- Comonfort - Ignacio Comonfort, President of Mexico
- Cortazar, Guanajuato - Luis Cortazar y Rabago
- Doctor Mora - José María Luis Mora Lamadrid, father of the Mexican liberalism
- Dolores Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Ocampo, Guanajuato - Melchor Ocampo
- Purisima del Bustos - Hermenegildo Bustos, painter
- San Felipe, Guanajuato - King Philip II of Spain
- San José Iturbide - Agustín de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico
- San Miguel de Allende - Ignacio Allende
- Santa Cruz de Juventino Rosas - Juventino Rosas, musician
- Villagrán, Guanajuato - Julián Villagran
Guerrero
- Acapulco de Juárez - Benito Juárez
- Alcozauca de Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Atoyac de Álvarez - Juan Álvarez
- Buenavista de Cuellar - General Rafael A. Cuellar, Governor
- Ciudad Altamirano, Guerrero - Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
- Coyuca de Benítez - María Faustina Benítez, wife
- Coyuca de Catalán - Nicolás Catalán
- Eduardo Neri - Eduardo Neri Reynoso (1887 - 1973)
- General Heliodoro Castillo - a Zapatist general, Heliodoro Castillo Castro
- Huitzuco de los Figueroa - named after the Figueroa family, such as Rubén Figueroa Figueroa, (1908 - 1991), governor of Guerrero, Ignacio Figueroa (1834 - 1873), liberal military, and Prof. Francisco Figueroa Mata (1870 - 1936), teacher and governor of Guerrero
- Ixcateopan de Cuauhtémoc - Cuauhtemoc
- José Joaquín de Herrera (municipality) - José Joaquín de Herrera, President
- Juan R. Escudero (municipality) - Juan Ranulfo Escudero (1890 - 1923), a syndicalist leader, worker and statesman
- Leonardo Bravo (municipality) - General Leonardo Bravo, an Independence hero
- Taxco de Alarcón - Juan Ruiz de Alarcón, writer
- Tecpán de Galeana (municipality) - Hermenegildo Galeana
- Tepecoacuilco de Trujano - Valerio Trujano
- Tixtla de Guerrero (municipality) - Vicente Guerrero
- Tlapa de Comonfort - Ignacio Comonfort
- Tlalixtaquilla de Maldonado - Caritino Maldonado Pérez, Governor
- Zirandaro de los Chavez - Rodolfo Chavez Sanchez (1895 - 1995) and Dr. Ignacio Chavez Sanchez
Hidalgo
- Cuautepec de Hinojosa - Pedro de Hinojosa
- Emiliano Zapata, Hidalgo - Emiliano Zapata
- Francisco I. Madero Municipality, Hidalgo - Francisco I. Madero, President
- Huasca de Ocampo, Tepeji del Rio de Ocampo - Melchor Ocampo
- Huejutla de Reyes - Antonio Reyes Cabrera (1831 - 1866)
- Javier Rojo Gómez (Hidalgo) - Lic. Javier Rojo Gómez, Governor of Hidalgo
- Manuel Ávila Camacho (Hidalgo) - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President
- Nicolas Flores, Hidalgo - General Nicolas Flores Rubio (1873 - 1934)
- Omitlán de Juárez, Juárez, Hidalgo, Zapotlán de Juárez - Benito Juárez, President
- Pachuca de Soto - Manuel Fernando Soto, lawyer
- Progreso de Obregon - Alvaro Obregon, President
- Tenango de Doria - Juan Cristodomo Doria, first governor
- Tezontepec de Aldama - Juan Aldama
- Tula de Allende - Ignacio Allende
- Tulantepec de Lugo Guerrero - José Lugo Guerrero (1897 - 1980), Governor
- Zacualtipan de Ángeles - General Felipe Ángeles
Jalisco
- Acatlán de Juárez, Valle de Juárez - Benito Juárez
- Ahualulco de Mercado - José María Mercado
- Atemajac de Brizuela - Coronel Miguel Brizuela
- Autlán de Navarro - revolutionary Paulino Navarro
- Bolaños, Jalisco - Toribio de Bolanos, conquistator
- Casimiro Castillo - peasant leader Casimiro Castillo Vigil (1883 - 1925)
- Cañadas de Obregón - Álvaro Obregón
- Cuautitlan de Garcia Barragan - General Marcelino Garcia Barragan (1895 - 1979), Governor of Jalisco
- Degollado - Santos Degollado
- Emiliano Zapata, Jalisco - Emiliano Zapata
- Encarnación de Díaz - Porfirio Diaz, Mexican dictator
- Gómez Farías Municipality, Jalisco - Valentín Gómez Farías
- Juan Gil Preciado (Jalisco) - Prof. Juan Gil Preciado (1909 - 1999), governor of Jalisco
- Lazaro Cardenas, Jalisco - Lazaro Cardenas
- Puerto Vallarta - Ignacio Luis Vallarta (Governor)
- San Martín de Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Talpa de Allende - Ignacio Allende
- Teocuitatlan de Corona, Villa Corona - Ramon Corona
- Tlajomulco de Zuniga - General Eugenio Zuniga
- Villa Guerrero, Jalisco - Vicente Guerrero
- Villa Hidalgo, Jalisco - Miguel Hidalgo
- Yahualica de González Gallo - José González Gallo (Governor)
- Zapotitlán de Vadillo - Basilio Vadillo (1895 - 1935)
- Zapotlan del Rey - King Philip II of Spain
Mexico (State)
- Almoloya de Alquisiras - Pedro Ascencio Alquisiras, an Independence hero
- Almoloya de Juárez, Amecameca de Juárez, Chicoloapan de Juárez and Chiconcuac de Juárez - Benito Juárez, President
- Atizapán de Zaragoza - Ignacio Zaragoza
- Atlacomulco de Fabela, Tlazala de Fabela - Isidro Fabela, writer, politician and academician
- Chapa de Mota - conquistator Jeronimo Ruiz de la Mota
- Ciudad López Mateos - Adolfo López Mateos, President
- Ciudad Nezahualcoyotl - Nezahualcoyotl, poet
- Coacalco de Berriozábal - Felipe Berriozabal, Governor of State of Mexico
- Donato Guerra, State of Mexico - Donato Guerra, Soldier
- Ecatepec de Morelos and Morelos, State of Mexico - José María Morelos
- Jilotepec de Molina Enríquez - Andres Molina Enriquez
- Luvianos - Cristobal Luvianos (founder)
- Melchor Ocampo, State of Mexico - Melchor Ocampo, politician and philosopher
- Otumba de Gómez Farías - Valentín Gómez Farías
- Rayón, State of Mexico - Ignacio López Rayón, an Independence hero
- San José Villa de Allende - Ignacio Allende, an Independence hero
- Temascalcingo de Joséí Maria Velasco - José María Velasco Gómez, painter
- Tlalnepantla de Baz - Dr. Gustavo Baz Prada, Revolutionary and governor
- Toluca de Lerdo - Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada, President
- Tultitlán de Mariano Escobedo - General Mariano Escobedo
- Valle de Bravo - Nicolas Bravo, President
- Villa Guerrero, State of Mexico - Vicente Guerrero, President
- Villa Victoria - Guadalupe Victoria, President
Mexico City
- Alvaro Obregon, D.F. - Alvaro Obregon, who was assassinated in that area in 1928
- Benito Juárez, D.F. - Benito Juárez, President of Mexico
- Cuajimalpa de Morelos - José María Morelos
- Cuauhtemoc, D.F. - Cuauhtemoc
- Gustavo A. Madero, D.F. - Gustavo A. Madero, Francisco I. Madero's Brother
- Miguel Hidalgo, D.F. - Miguel Hidalgo
- Venustiano Carranza, D.F. - Venustiano Carranza, President of Mexico
Michoacán
- Álvaro Obregón Municipality - President Álvaro Obregón
- Arteaga, Michoacán - José María Arteaga, 19th century national hero
- Coalcomán de Vázquez Pallares - Natalio Vázquez Pallares (1913 - 1981), lawyer
- Cojumatlán de Régules - Nicolás de Régules, a general who fought against the French intervention in Mexico
- Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán - Miguel Hidalgo
- Epitacio Huerta (Michoacán) - General Epitacio Huerta (1827 - 1904)
- Gabriel Zamora - Gabriel Zamora, Farm work and civil rights activist
- Juárez Municipality, Michoacán - President Benito Juárez
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán - President Lazaro Cardenas
- Marcos Castellanos - Father Marcos Castellanos, an Independence Hero
- Morelia - José María Morelos
- Múgica Municipality - Francisco J. Múgica (1884 - 1954)
- Paracho de Verduzco - José Sixto Verduzco, an Independence hero
- Pastor Ortiz - Pastor Ortiz Avila (1902 - 1930)
- Quiroga, Michoacán - Vasco de Quiroga, Bishop of Michoacan
- Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán - President Venustiano Carranza
- Villa Madero - President Francisco I. Madero
- Villa Victoria - President Guadalupe Victoria
- Villamar Municipality - Eligio Villamar, hero of the Mexican–American War.
Morelos
- Ciudad Ayala - Francisco Ayala
- Diego Ruiz (Morelos) - General Diego Ruiz, who was killed in a battle on 1915
- Dr. José G. Parres (Morelos) - José G. Parres (1888 - 1949), politician
- Emiliano Zapata, Morelos - Emiliano Zapata
- Jojutla de Juárez - Benito Juárez
- López Mateos (Morelos) - Adolfo López Mateos
Nayarit
- El Nayar - Tribal chief, Nayar
- Ruiz, Nayarit - Mariano Ruiz Montanez (1846 - 1932), soldier
- Salvador Allende (Nayarit) - Dr. Salvador Allende, Chilean president who visited in Mexico on 1972
- Villa Hidalgo (Nayarit) - Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa Juárez, Nayarit - Benito Juárez
Nuevo Leon
- Abasolo, Nuevo Leon - Mariano Abasolo
- Alfredo V. Bonfil (Paras) - Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936 - 1973), a peasant leader
- Allende, Nuevo Leon - Ignacio Allende
- Aquiles Serdan (Vallecillo) - Aquiles Serdan, revolutionary
- Aramberri, Nuevo Leon - José Silvestre Aramberri
- Cadereyta Jiménez, Nuevo León - José Mariano Jiménez
- Bustamante, Nuevo Leon - Anastasio Bustamante
- Cerralvo Municipality - Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marques de Cerralvo
- Cienega de Flores - Don Pedro Flores
- Congregación Calles (Nuevo Leon) - Plutarco Elias Calles
- Doctor Arroyo, Nuevo Leon - Dr. José Francisco Arroyo y Anda
- Doctor Coss - José María Cos, politician
- Doctor González, Nuevo León - José Eleuterio González, Governor and founder of the UANL
- García, Nuevo León - Joaquín García (Governor)
- General Escobedo - Mariano Escobedo
- General Treviño - Jerónimo Treviño (1835 - 1914)
- Iturbide, Nuevo Leon - Agustín de Iturbide
- Juárez, Nuevo León - Benito Juárez
- Lampazos de Naranjo, Nuevo León - Francisco Naranjo
- Monterrey - Gaspar de Zúñiga, 5th Count of Monterrey
- Morones Prieto (Nuevo León) - Dr. Ignacio Morones Prieto (1899 - 1974), medic and governor
- San Pedro Garza García - Genaro Garza García (1837 - 1904), governor
- San Nicolas de los Garza - Pedro de la Garza, benefactor of the town
Oaxaca
- Acatlán de Pérez Figueroa - Luis Pérez Figueroa
- Animas Trujano, Oaxaca - Valerio Trujano
- Ayoquezco de Aldama - Juan Aldama
- Capulalpam de Méndez - Miguel Méndez Hernández, initiator of Mexican Liberal Party
- Chiquihuitlán de Benito Juárez - Benito Juárez
- Eloxochitlan de Flores Magon - Ricardo Flores Magon
- Guevea de Humboldt - Alexander von Humboldt
- Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (Oaxaca) - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
- Juchitan de Zaragoza - Ignacio Zaragoza
- María Lombardo de Caso (Oaxaca) - María Lombardo de Caso (1905 - 1964), a Mexican narrator
- Matias Romero, Oaxaca - Matias Romero, politician and diplomat
- Miahuatlan de Porfirio Diaz, Santa María Chilapa de Diaz - Porfirio Diaz
- Nejapa de Madero - Francisco I. Madero
- Oaxaca de Juárez - Benito Juárez
- Ocotlán de Morelos - José María Morelos
- Rojas de Cuauhtémoc - Cuauhtemoc
- Teotitlan de Flores Magon - Ricardo Flores Magon and Enrique Flores Magon
- Villa Díaz Ordaz - José María Díaz Ordaz, politician
Puebla
- Carmen Serdan (Puebla) - Carmen Serdán, a Mexican Revolutionary heroine
- Ciudad Serdan - Aquiles Serdan, initiator of the Mexican Revolution
- Cuapiaxtla de Madero - President Francisco I. Madero
- Domingo Arenas Municipality - Revolutionary Domingo Arenas
- Emilio Portes Gil (Puebla) - Emilio Portes Gil
- Francisco Z. Mena - Francisco Zacarias Mena
- General Felipe Ángeles - Felipe Ángeles
- Guadalupe Victoria, Puebla - President Guadalupe Victoria
- Juan C. Bonilla (municipality) - Juan Crisóstomo Bonilla
- Morelos Cañada - José María Morelos
- Rafael Lara Grajales, Puebla - Rafael Lara Grajales, a revolutionary who was assassinated on 1933
- Tepango de Rodriguez Municipality - Abelardo L. Rodriguez, former president
- Tepeyahualco de Cuauhtemoc - Cuauhtemoc
- Teteles de Avila Castillo - Manuel Avila Castillo, father of the future president Manuel Avila Camacho
- Tlacotepec de Benito Juárez, Los Reyes de Juárez - President Benito Juárez
- Venustiano Carranza Municipality, Puebla - Venustiano Carranza, who was assassinated in Tlaxcalatongo, Puebla in 1920
- Villa Avila Camacho (Puebla) - Rafael Ávila Camacho (1904 - 1975), Governor of Puebla
- Villa Lazaro Cardenas (Puebla) - Lazaro Cardenas, military and statesman
- Xochitlan de Vicente Suárez - Vicente Suárez, a hero of Battle of Chapultepec
Queretaro
- Amealco de Bonfil - Alfredo Vladimir Bonfil (1936 - 1973), a Peasant leader
- Cadereyta de Montes - Lope Díez de Armendáriz, 1st Marquess of Cadreita and Ezequiel Montes, lawyer and politician
- Colón, Queretaro - Christopher Columbus
- Corregidora Municipality - Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez
- Ezequiel Montes, Queretaro - Ezequiel Montes, politician
- Jalpan de Serra - Fray Junípero Serra
- Landa de Matamoros - Mariano Matamoros
- Pedro Escobedo - Dr. Pedro Escobedo
Quintana Roo
- Benito Juárez, Quintana Roo - Benito Juárez
- Carlos A. Madrazo (Quintana Roo) - Carlos A. Madrazo
- Felipe Carrillo Puerto, Quintana Roo - Felipe Carrillo Puerto, socialist leader
- Javier Rojo Gómez (Quintana Roo) - Javier Rojo Gómez (1896 - 1970), lawyer and politician
- José María Morelos, Quintana Roo, Puerto Morelos - José María Morelos
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Quintana Roo - Lazaro Cardenas
- Othón P. Blanco, Quintana Roo - Othón P. Blanco Núñez de Cáceres
San Luis Potosí
- Adolfo López Mateos (San Luis Potosi) - Adolfo López Mateos, President of Mexico
- Ahualulco de Sonido 13 - Julian Carrillo
- Axtla de Terrazas - Alfredo M. Terrazas, revolutionary
- Cárdenas, San Luis Potosi - Luis de Cardenas (founder)
- Ciudad Fernández - General Zenón Fernández
- Ildefonso Turrubiartes (San Luis Potosi) - General Ildefonso Turrubiartes (1890 - 1963)
- Mexquitic de Carmona - General Damian Carmona
- Moctezuma, San Luis Potosi - General José Esteban Moctezuma
- Rayón, San Luis Potosí - Ignacio López Rayón
- Salinas de Hidalgo, Villa de Hidalgo, San Luis Potosí - Miguel Hidalgo
- San Ciro de Acosta - revolutionary Miguel Acosta (1891 - 1947)
- San Luis Potosí City - King Louis IX of France
- Soledad de Graciano Sanchez - Prof. Graciano Sanchez Romo (1888 - 1957), a Mexican peasant and politician and Peasant National Confederation's founder
- Tanquián de Escobedo - Mariano Escobedo, governor
- Villa de Arista - Mariano Arista
- Villa de Arriaga - Ponciano Arriaga
- Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí - Benito Juárez
- Zaragoza, San Luis Potosí - Ignacio Zaragoza
Sinaloa
- Adolfo Ruiz Cortines (Sinaloa) - President Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
- Alfonso G. Calderón (Sinaloa) - Alfonso Calderón Velarde (1913 - 1990), Governor of Sinaloa
- Escuinapa de Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Gabriel Leyva Solano, (Sinaloa) - Gabriel Leyva Solano (1871 - 1910), promartyr
- Juan José Ríos, Sinaloa - General Juan José Ríos (1882 - 1954), revolutionary
- Miguel Alemán (Sinaloa) - Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Salvador Alvarado - Salvador Alvarado, revolutionary
- Sinaloa de Leyva - Gabriel Leyva Solano
Sonora
- Adolfo Oribe de Alva (Sonora) - Ing. Adolfo Orive Alba (1907 - 2000), Mexican engineer
- Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (Sonora) - Alejandro Carrillo Marcor (1908 - 1998), Governor of Sonora
- Benjamin Hill, Sonora - Benjamin G. Hill, military leader
- Cajeme Municipality - Cajemé, Yaqui indian rebel
- Campodónico (Sonora) - Rodolfo Campodónico, compositor
- Carbó - José Guillermo Carbó, military commander
- Ciudad Obregón - Álvaro Obregón
- Emiliano Zapata (Sonora) - Emiliano Zapata
- Hermosillo - José María González Hermosillo
- Miguel Alemán (Sonora) - Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Moctezuma, Sonora - Moctezuma II
- Nacozari de García - Jesús García
- Plutarco Elias Calles, Sonora - President Plutarco Elias Calles
- Rayón, Sonora - Ignacio López Rayón
- Villa Hidalgo, Sonora - Miguel Hidalgo
- Villa Juárez, Sonora - Benito Juárez
- Villa Pesqueira - Ignacio Pesqueira Garcia
Tabasco
- Benito Juárez (Macuspana) - Benito Juárez
- Cárdenas, Tabasco - José Eduardo de Cárdenas
- Carlos A. Madrazo (Tabasco) - Carlos A. Madrazo
- Carlos Rovirosa (Tulipán) - Carlos Rovirosa (1901 - 1930), an aviator pilot
- Ejido Gustavo Diaz Ordaz (Tabasco) - Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tabasco - Emiliano Zapata
- Francisco J. Santamaria (Jalapa) - Francisco Javier Santamaria (1886 - 1963), Governor of Tabasco
- Jalpa de Méndez - Coronel Gregorio Mendez Magana
- Luis Gil Pérez (Tabasco) - Professor Luis Gil Pérez (1871 - 1911)
- Sánchez Magallanes - Coronel Andrés Sánchez Magallanes, a leader in the French Intervention in Mexico
- Tenosique de Pino Suárez - José María Pino Suárez, Vice President of Mexico under Francisco I. Madero
- Venustiano Carranza (Tabasco) - Venustiano Carranza
Tamaulipas
- Abasolo, Tamaulipas - Mariano Abasolo
- Aldama, Tamaulipas - Juan Aldama
- Antiguo Morelos Municipality - José María Morelos
- Bustamante Municipality - Anastasio Bustamante
- Ciudad Madero - Francisco I. Madero
- Ciudad Mier - Servando Teresa de Mier
- Ciudad Miguel Alemán - President Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Ciudad Victoria - Guadalupe Victoria
- Gómez Farías Municipality, Tamaulipas - President Valentín Gómez Farías
- Gustavo Diaz Ordaz, Tamaulipas - President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz
- Mainero, Tamaulipas - General Guadalupe Mainero Juárez (1856 - 1901), Governor of Tamaulipas
- Marte R. Gómez (Tamaulipas) - Ing. Marte R. Gómez (1896 - 1973), governor of Tamaulipas
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas - Mariano Matamoros
- Nueva Ciudad Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Nuevo Morelos, Tamaulipas - José María Morelos
- Úrsulo Galván (Tamaulipas) - Úrsulo Galván Reyes (1893 - 1930)
- Xicoténcatl, Tamaulipas - Xicotencatl I
Tlaxcala
- Amaxac de Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Benito Juárez Municipality, Tlaxcala - Benito Juárez
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Tlaxcala - Emiliano Zapata
- Ixtacuixtla de Mariano Matamoros - Mariano Matamoros
- Lazaro Cardenas Municipality, Tlaxcala, Sanctorum de Lazaro Cardenas - Lazaro Cardenas
- Mazatecochco de José María Morelos - José María Morelos
- Munoz de Domingo Arenas - Domingo Arenas
- Nanacamilpa de Mariano Arista - Mariano Arista
- Papalotla de Xicohtencatl - Xicotencatl I
- Tepetitla de Lardizabal - Miguel de Lardizabal, statesman
- Zitlaltepec de Trinidad Sanchez Santos - Trinidad Sanchez Santos, politician
Veracruz
- Alto Lucero de Gutierrez Barrios - Fernando Gutierrez Barrios (governor)
- Alvarado, Veracruz - Pedro de Alvarado
- Ángel R. Cabada - Ángel Rosario Cabada, agrarian leader
- Benito Juárez, Veracruz - Benito Juárez
- Camarón de Tejeda, Chicontepec de Tejeda - Adalberto Tejeda Olivares, Politician
- Carrillo Puerto (municipality) - Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Cazones de Herrera - Gral. Vicente Herrera Hernandez (1874 - 1947)
- Cosautlán de Carvajal - Ángel Carvajal Bernal (Governor)
- Chinampa de Gorostiza - Manuel Eduardo de Gorostiza
- Emiliano Zapata Municipality, Veracruz - Emiliano Zapata
- Gutiérrez Zamora - Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
- Ignacio de la Llave (Municipality) - Ignacio de la Llave (governor)
- Ixhuatlan de Madero - Francisco I. Madero
- Juan de la Luz Enriquez, Veracruz - 19th century governor Juan de la Luz Enriquez
- Jesús Carranza, Veracruz - Jesus Carranza, father of Venustiano Carranza
- Landero y Coss - Francisco Landero y Coss (1828 - 1900), governor of Veracruz
- Lerdo de Tejada - Sebastian Lerdo de Tejada
- Marco Antonio Muñoz, Veracruz - Lic. Marco Antonio Muñoz Turnbull (1914 - 2001), governor of Veracruz
- Mariano Escobedo, Veracruz - Mariano Escobedo
- Minatitlán, Veracruz - Martín Javier Mina y Larrea
- Mixtla de Altamirano - Ignacio Manuel Altamirano
- Platón Sánchez - Rafael Platón Sánchez (1831–1867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla
- Rafael Delgado, Veracruz - Rafael Delgado (author)
- Sayula de Alemán - Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Soledad de Doblado - Manuel Doblado
- Úrsulo Galván - a communist leader Úrsulo Galván Reyes
- Zontecomatlán de López y Fuentes - Gregorio López y Fuentes
Yucatán
- Lazaro Cardenas (Yucatan) - Lazaro Cardenas
- Motul de Carrillo Puerto - Felipe Carrillo Puerto
- Quintana Roo Municipality - Andres Quintana Roo
- Suma de Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Tekax de Alvaro Obregon - Alvaro Obregon
Zacatecas
- Anacleto López (Zacatecas) - General Anacleto López (1894 - 1970), chief of military operations in Tepetongo
- Cuauhtemoc Municipality, Zacatecas - Cuauhtemoc
- El Plateado de Joaquin Amaro - Joaquin Amaro, revolutionary
- Florencia de Benito Juárez - Benito Juárez, President
- General Enrique Estrada - Enrique Estrada
- General Francisco R. Murgia (Zacatecas) - Francisco R. Murgia (1873 - 1922), governor of Zacatecas
- General Juan José Ríos (Zacatecas) - Juan José Ríos (1882 - 1954), revolutionary
- General Pánfilo Natera (Zacatecas) - Pánfilo Natera (1882 - 1951), revolutionary
- Juan Aldama, Zacatecas - Juan Aldama
- Lázaro Cárdenas (Zacatecas) - Lázaro Cárdenas
- Luis Moya, Zacatecas - Luis Moya, revolutionary
- Miguel Alemán, Zacatecas - Miguel Alemán Valdés
- Miguel Auza (Zacatecas) - General Miguel Auza Arrenechea (1822-1892)
- Manuel Ávila Camacho (Zacatecas) - Manuel Ávila Camacho, President
- Matías Ramos (Zacatecas) - Matías Ramos Santos (1891 - 1962), Secretary of National Defense under Adolfo Ruiz Cortines
- Moyahua de Estrada - Enrique Estrada, revolutionary
- Presa Leobardo Reynoso (Zacatecas) - Leobardo Reynoso Gutierrez (1902 - 1993), Governor of Zacatecas
- Teúl de González Ortega Municipality - Jesús González Ortega
- Villa de Cos - Doctor José María Cos
- Villa Garcia - Antonio García Salinas (Governor)
- Villa González Ortega - Jesús González Ortega
- Villa Hidalgo, Zacatecas - Miguel Hidalgo
Moldova
- Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Cahul – Alexandru Ioan Cuza, Prince of Moldavia
- 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
- Mohammedia – King Mohammed V of Morocco, the restorer of Moroccan independence
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 killed in 1953
- Birendranagar – King Birendra of Nepal
- Birgunj – Bir Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana, 11th Prime Minister of Nepal
- 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
- KI Singh – Kunwar Inderjit Singh, 20th Prime Minister of Nepal
- Krishnapur, Nepal - Krishna
- Mahendrakot, Mahendranagar, Dhanusha - 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)
- 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 on 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 on 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
- Port Harcourt – Lewis Vernon Harcourt, 1st Viscount Harcourt
- Victoria Island, Lagos - Queen Victoria
North Korea
- Kimchaek – Korean People's Army (KPA) general, Kim Chaek
- Kimhyonggwon County – Korean revolutionary Kim Hyong-gwon
- Kimhyongjik County – Korean independence activist Kim Hyong-jik
- Kimjongsuk County – Korean anti-Japanese guerrilla, Communist activist, North Korean leader 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
Oman
- Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos – Sultan Qaboos
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
- Jacobabad – John Jacob
- Jafarabad District - Mir Jaffar Khan Jamali (died 1967), 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 - 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
- Alexishafen - Grand Duke Alexei Alexandrovich of Russia
- Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
- Hatzfeldhafen - Paul von Hatzfeldt
- Heldsbach - German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria on 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, 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
- Juan Emilio O'Leary – Juan Emiliano O'Leary (1879–1969), a Paraguayan journalist, poet, historian and politician
- José Ocampos – a founder of his birthplace Jose Domingo Ocampos
- 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 - Saint Albertus Magnus
- 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 on 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
- 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 1846–1918 – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
- 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
- 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, medic
- 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 – King 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 Makhach
- 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
- Novoalexandrovsk – King Alexander I of Russia
- Novokuybyshevsk – Valerian Kuybyshev, revolutionary
- Nesterov – World War II hero Stepan Kuzmich Nesterov
- 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
- Podgorny, Zheleznogorsk, Krasnoyarsk Krai - Nikolai Podgorny, President
- 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
- 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
- Bratislava – Braslav, Duke of Lower Pannonia
- Gabčíkovo – Jozef Gabčík, a Slovak soldier involved in Operation Anthropoid
- Hamuliakovo – Martin Hamuljak, Slovak Writer
- Hurbanovo – Jozef Miloslav Hurban, Slovak writer
- Leopoldov – Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor
- Martin, Slovakia – Saint Martin of Tours
- Michalovce – Saint Michael
- 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
Somalia
- Adan Yabal District - Aden Abdullah Osman Daar, First President of Somalia
Former:
- Bandar Qassim was the name of Bosaso – named after city's founder Qassim
South Africa
- Albertinia – Johannes Rudolph Albertyn[7]
- Athlone – Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone
- Beaufort West – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
- Bellville – Charles Davidson Bell
- Bredasdorp – Michiel van Breda, later first Mayor of Cape Town[7]
- Caledon – 2nd Earl of Caledon
- Calitzdorp – Calitz family[7]
- Camps Bay (Cape Town) – Friedrich von Kamptz
- Clanwilliam – 1st Earl of Clanwilliam[7]
- Darling – Charles Henry Darling, lieutenant-governor of Cape Colony
- Durbanville – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
- George – King George III of the United Kingdom
- Gordon's Bay – Robert Jacob Gordon
- Hermanus – Hermanus Pieters[7]
- Hopefield – Col William Hope and William Field[7]
- Ladismith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
- Laingsburg – John Laing
- Lamberts Bay – Admiral Sir Robert Lambert
- Maitland, Cape Town – Sir Peregrine Maitland, governor of Cape Colony
- Malmesbury – 1st Earl of Malmesbury[7]
- McGregor – Rev Andrew McGregor[7]
- Milnerton – Sir Alfred Milner
- Montagu – John Montagu
- Moorreesburg – Rev Johannes Moorrees
- Murraysburg – Reverend Andrew Murray Snr
- Napier – Sir George Napier, governor of Cape Colony
- Oudtshoorn – Baron Pieter van Reede van Oudtshoorn, governor of Cape Colony
- Parow – Johann Heinrich Parow[7]
- Plettenberg Bay – Baron Joachim Ammema van Plettenberg, governor of Cape Colony
- Porterville – William Porter, attorney-general of Cape Colony
- Prince Albert – Prince Albert
- Prince Alfred Hamlet – The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
- Riebeeck Kasteel – Jan van Riebeeck
- Riebeeck West – Jan van Riebeeck
- Riversdale – Harry Rivers
- Robertson – Rev Dr William Robertson
- Saldanha – Antonio de Saldanha
- Simon's Town – Simon van der Stel
- Somerset West – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
- Stellenbosch – Simon van der Stel, governor of Cape Colony
- Swellendam – Hendrik Swellengrebel and his wife Helena Ten Damme
- Tulbagh – Ryk Tulbagh, governor of Cape Colony
- Vanrhynsdorp – Petrus Benjamin van Rhyn[7]
- Wellington – Duke of Wellington
- Wolseley – Viscount Wolseley
- Worcester – Marquess of Worcester[7]
Eastern Cape
- Adelaide – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
- Alexandria, Eastern Cape – Rev Alexander Smit[7]
- Alfred Nzo District Municipality - Alfred Baphethuxolo Nzo
- Alice – Princess Alice, second daughter of Queen Victoria
- Aliwal North – Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet of Aliwal
- Balfour, Eastern Cape – Robert Balfour, secretary of the Glasgow Missionary Society
- Barkly East – Sir Henry Barkly
- Bedford – Duke of Bedford
- Butterworth – Joseph Butterworth
- Chris Hani District Municipality - Chris Hani
- Cradock – John Cradock, 1st Baron Howden
- Dias Division – Bartolommeo Dias
- Elliot – Henry George Elliot
- Fort Beaufort – Henry Somerset, 5th Duke of Beaufort
- Graaff-Reinet – Cornelis van der Graaff and his wife Hester Reynet
- Grahamstown – John Graham
- Humansdorp – Johannes Jurie Human and Matthys Gerhardus Human
- Jansenville – Jan Willem Janssens
- Joe Gqabi District Municipality - Joe Nzingo Gqabi (1929–1981)
- Joubertina – Rev W.A. Joubert[7]
- King William's Town – King William IV of the United Kingdom
- Kirkwood – James Somers Kirkwood[7]
- Lady Grey – Lady Eliza Lucy Grey
- Maclear – Thomas Maclear
- Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality – Nelson Mandela
- OR Tambo District Municipality - Oliver Tambo
- Philipstown – Sir Philip Wodehouse, governor of Cape Colony[7]
- Port Alfred – The Prince Alfred, second son of Queen Victoria
- Port Elizabeth – Elizabeth Donkin (wife of acting governor Sir Rufane Shaw Donkin)
- Queenstown – Queen Victoria
- Richmond, Eastern Cape – Duke of Richmond[7]
- Sarah Baartman District Municipality - Sarah Baartman (1789–1815)
- Seymour – Colonel Seymour[7]
- Somerset East – Lord Charles Henry Somerset, governor of Cape Colony
- Steynsburg – Andries Steyn[7]
- Steytlerville – Abraham Isaac Steytler
- Stutterheim – Baron von Stutterheim[7]
- Uitenhage – Jacob Uitenhage de Mist
Northern Cape
- Barkly West – Sir Henry Barkly
- Calvinia – John Calvin, from its church dedicated to him
- Carnarvon – Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon
- Cathcart – Sir George Cathcart
- Colesberg – Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole[7]
- Douglas – Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Douglas
- Frances Baard District Municipality - Frances Baard
- Jankempdorp – Gen Jan Kemp
- John Taolo Gaetsewe District Municipality - John Taolo Gaetsewe
- Kimberley – John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
- Loxton – A.E. Loxton[7]
- Molteno – John Charles Molteno, first prime minister of Cape Colony
- Port Nolloth – Captain M. S. Nolloth
- Pixley ka Seme District Municipality - Dr. Pixley ka Isaka Seme, one of the founders of African National Congress
- Reivilo – Rev A.J. Olivier[7]
- Sutherland – Henry Sutherland, pastor who established the church around which the settlement grew
- Upington – Thomas Upington
- Victoria West – Queen Victoria
- Warrenton – Sir Charles Warren
- Williston – Colonel Willis
- ZF Mgcawu District Municipality - Z. F. Mgcawu, Upington's first post-1994 democratically elected mayor
Free State
- Allanridge – Allan Roberts[7]
- Brandfort – Johannes Brand, state president of the Orange Free State[7]
- Cornelia – Cornelia Mulder, wife of Francis William Reitz, president of the Orange Free State[7]
- Dealesville – John Henry Deale[7]
- Deneysville – Deneys Reitz
- Dewetsdorp – Jacobus de Wet, father of General Christiaan de Wet
- Fauresmith – Reverend Phillip Faure and Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
- Fezile Dabi District Municipality - Fezile Abram Dabi (1956–1997)
- Harrismith – Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet
- Hennenman – P.F. Hennenman[7]
- Hertzogville – James Barry Munnik Hertzog[7]
- Hobhouse – Emily Hobhouse[7]
- Kestell – Rev Dr J.D. Kestell[7]
- Lindley – Rev Daniel Lindley[7]
- Paul Roux – Dr Paul Roux
- Philippolis – Rev Dr John Philip[7]
- Rouxville – Rev Pieter Roux[7]
- Thabo Mofutsanyana District Municipality - Thabo Edwin Mofutsanyana (1899–1995)
- Viljoenskroon – Hans Viljoen and his horse 'Kroon'[7]
- Villiers – Lourens de Villiers
- Warden – Charles Warden, administrator of the Orange River Sovereignty[7]
- Zastron – Johanns sibella Zastron, wife of president Johannes Brand[7]
Gauteng
- Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer)
- Benoni – the original name of the Biblical Benjamin
- Boksburg – W.E. Bok, state secretary of the South African Republic
- Carletonville – Guy Carleton Jones
- Johannesburg – Johannes Rissik; Johannes Meyer
- Krugersdorp – Paul Kruger
- Pretoria – Andries Pretorius
- Sharpeville – John Sharpe
- Vanderbijlpark – Hendrik van der Bijl
KwaZulu-Natal
- Colenso – Bishop John Colenso
- Durban – Sir Benjamin d'Urban
- Estcourt – Thomas Estcourt
- Greytown – George Edward Grey
- Harry Gwala District Municipality - Harry Gwala
- King Cetshwayo District Municipality - Cetshwayo kaMpande
- La Lucia – Lucia Michel
- Ladysmith – Lady Smith, wife of Sir Harry Smith
- Melmoth – Sir Melmoth Osborne, governor of Zululand
- Newcastle – Duke of Newcastle
- 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.
- Pinetown – Sir Benjamin Pine, governor of Natal
- Port Edward – Edward VIII
- Port Shepstone – Theophilus Shepstone
- Richard's Bay – Frederick Richards
- Scottburgh – John Scott, lieutenant-governor of Natal
Limpopo
- Louis Trichardt – Louis Trichardt
Mpumalanga
- Balfour – Arthur James Balfour
- Barberton – Harry and Fred Barber, pioneer gold prospectors[7]
- Breyten – Nicolaas Breytenbach[7]
- Carolina – Carolina Coetzee, wife of the owner of the land on which the town was developed[7]
- Evander – Evelyn Anderson[7]
- Gert Sibande District Municipality - ANC activist Gert Sibande (1901–1987)
- Groblersdal – W.J. Grobler[7]
- Machadodorp – General Jose Machado[7]
- Nelspruit – Andries, Gert and Louis Nel[7]
- Paulpietersburg – Paul Kruger and Petrus Jacobus Joubert
- Piet Retief – Piet Retief
- Standerton – A.J. Stander, owner of the farm on which the town was developed[7]
- Trichardt – Carolus Johannes Trichardt, son of Louis Trichardt
North West
- Brits – Gert Brits, owner of the farm on which the town was developed[7]
- Christiana – Christiana Pretorius, daughter of president Marthinus Wessel Pretorius[7]
- Coligny – Admiral Gaspard II de Coligny[7]
- Delareyville – General Jacobus de la Rey[7]
- Dr Kenneth Kaunda District Municipality - Kenneth Kaunda, First President of Zambia
- Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati District Municipality - Ruth Mompati
- Klerksdorp – Jacob de Clerq
- Ngaka Modiri Molema District Municipality - Dr. Silas Modiri Molema (1891–1965)
- Potchefstroom – the first syllable comes from the surname of the town's founder Andries Hendrik Potgieter
- Schweizer Reneke – Captain Schweizer and Field Cornet Reneke[7]
- Ventersdorp – Johannes Venter, owner of the farm on which the town was developed[7]
- Wolmaransstad – J.M.A. Wolmarans
- Zeerust – Diederick Coetzee (the town was originally named 'Coetzee-Rust')[7]
Former:
- Ellisras (Limpopo) was the name of Lephalale – Patrick Ellis and Piet Erasmus (farm owners)
- Pietersburg (Limpopo) was the name of Polokwane – Petrus Jacobus Joubert
- Potgietersrus (Limpopo) was the name of Mokopane – Piet Potgieter
- Stanger (KwaZulu-Natal) was the name of KwaDukuza – William Stanger (Surveyor-General of Natal)
- Verwoerdburg (Gauteng) was the name of Centurion – Hendrik Verwoerd
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Former:
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 (formely 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, Spanish Prime Minister
- 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 on 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 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, Spanish military dictator and Prime Minister
- Villafranco del Guadiana – Francisco Franco, Spanish military dictator and Prime Minister
- Villamanrique – Rodrigo Manrique de Lara
- Villamanrique de la Condesa – Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
- Villanueva de la Reina – Queen Maria Luisa of Parma
- 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 original 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)[8]
- 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 - 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
- Kungsängen - 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-Qadmus – Cadmus, Phoenician prince
- Al-Malikiyah - Adnan al-Malki, a Syrian Army officer
- Apamea (Syria) – Apama, wife of Seleucus I Nicator
- Arwad, formerly Antiochia in Pieria – Antiochus I Soter
- Latakia, formerly Laodicea – Laodice of Macedonia, mother of Seleucus I Nicator
- Mount Simeon District - Simeon Stylites
- Muadamiyat al-Sham – Al-Mu'azzam Isa, Kurdish Sultan from Ayyubid dynasty
- Palmyra (modern) (Tadumr) - named after a daughter of one of Noah's distant descendants, who was buried in a city
- Qura al-Assad - Hafez al-Assad, President of Syria
- 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
- Sardorov Karakhan - Karakhon Sardorov (1905–1952), one of the prominent figures in the struggle for the Soviet rule against the Basmachi.
- 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 Billah
- Mahdia, formerly Aphrodisium – Abdullah al-Mahdi Billah
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
- Karacabey - Turkish soldier during the Ottoman era, Karaca Bey
- Kasımpaşa, Beyoğlu – Güzelce Kasım Paşa
- Kayseri – after the title Caesar – Emperor, specifically Emperor Augustus
- Kemalpaşa – 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
- Nurmuhammet Andalyp (Gurbansoltan Eje) - Nurmuhammet Andalyp (1660–1740), Turkmen philosopher
- Mollanepes – Turkmen National writer Mollanepes (1810–1862)
- 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
- Boryspil – Boris
- Dokuchaievsk – Vasily Dokuchaev
- Gogoleve - Nikolai Gogol
- Gusarovka (Zhytomyr) - Nikolay Mikhailovich Gusarov
- Ivano-Frankivsk – writer Ivan Franko
- Katerynopil – Catherine the Great
- Khmelnytskyi – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Kiev – 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
- 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
- Radyvyliv – Mikołaj "the Black" Radziwiłł
- Romaniv – Roman the Great
- Shevchenkove – Taras Shevchenko
- Siedove – Georgy Sedov
- Skadovsk – hydrobiologist and biochemist Sergey B. Skadovsky
- Stakhanov – famous miner Aleksei Stakhanov
- 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
- Tomashpil – Tomasz Zamoyski
- Torez – Maurice Thorez
- 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
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 1920s–30s
- Illichivsk was the name of Chornomorsk – Vladimir Illich Lenin
- Kirovohrad was the name of Kropyvnytskyi – Sergey Kirov
- Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi was the name of Pereiaslav – Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Stalino was the name of Donetsk – Joseph Stalin
- Stanisławów,Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk – Polish magnate Stanisław Potocki
- Voroshilovgrad was the name of Luhansk – Kliment Voroshilov
- 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
United Kingdom
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
- County Tyrone – Eógan mac Néill, son of Niall of the Nine Hostages
- Craigavon – Lord Craigavon, former Prime Minister
- Helen's Bay – Lady Helen Dufferin
- Randalstown – Randal MacDonnell
- Victoria Bridge, County Tyrone – Queen Victoria
United States
- Alanreed, Texas – Messrs. Alan and Reed
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
- Austin, Texas – Stephen F. Austin
- Baltimore, Maryland – Lord Baltimore
- Benson, Utah - Ezra Taft Benson
- Berkeley, California – George Berkeley, philosopher
- Bismarck, North Dakota – Otto von Bismarck
- Bret Harte, California - Bret Harte
- Cesar Chavez, Texas - Cesar Chavez, activist
- Charlotte, North Carolina – Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Dallas, Texas – George M. Dallas
- Doral, Florida - Alfred Kaskel and his wife Doris Bernstein (1906–1988)
- Edison, New Jersey - Thomas A. Edison
- Fayetteville, Tennessee - Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette
- Fort Myers, Florida – Col. Abraham C. Myers
- Geraldine, Montana - Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge (1882–1973), daughter of William Rockefeller, an american businessman
- Hamilton, Ohio – Alexander Hamilton
- Harding County, New Mexico - Warren G. Harding
- Henderson, Nevada - Charles Henderson (Nevada politician)
- Hershey, Pennsylvania – Milton Hershey, famous chocolatier
- Hoover Town, West Virginia - Herbert Hoover
- Houston, Texas – Sam Houston
- Hurley, New Mexico - Patrick Hurley
- Jacksonville, Florida – Andrew Jackson
- Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania - Jim Thorpe
- King County, Washington - Originally after William R. King, changed to Dr Martin Luther King Jr.
- King Field, Minneapolis - William S. King or 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
- Rachel, Nevada - Rachel Jones (1978–1980), the first baby born in the valley
- Raleigh, North Carolina - Sir Walter Raleigh
- Roosevelt County, Montana - Theodore Roosevelt
- Roosevelt, New Jersey - Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 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
- Charlotte Amalie – Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel)
- Christiansted – Christian VI of Denmark
- Frederiksted – Frederick V of Denmark
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
- Antiochia in Scythia – Antiochus I Soter
- Gagarin, Uzbekistan – Yuri Gagarin
- Iskandar (town) – Grand Duke Nicholas Konstantinovich of Russia
- Mirzo Ulugbek - Ulugh Beg, astronomer, mathematician and sultan
- Navoiy – Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi
- Sharof Rashidov District (Jizzakh), Sharof Rashidov District - Sharof Rashidov, former President of Uzbekistan on 1950-1959
Former:
- "Akhunbabaev" was the name of Jalaquduq – Soviet Uzbek state figure luldash Akhunbabaev
- "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
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 Losada - Jesus Enrique Lossada (1892–1948), Venezuelan writer
- 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)
- 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
- 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
- https://tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_news/nur-sultan-novoe-nazvanie-stolitsyi-kazahstana-365516/
- SA Association of Municipal Employees (1983). 1983 Official South African Municipal Yearbook
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2011. Retrieved 10 June 2011.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)