Lista de lugares que llevan nombres de personas

Hay varios lugares que llevan el nombre de personajes famosos . Para obtener más información sobre la etimología general de los nombres de lugares, consulte toponimia . Para otras listas de epónimos (nombres derivados de personas), consulte epónimo .

Continentes

• América (América del Norte y América del Sur) – Amerigo Vespucci

Países

Este es un resumen de las etimologías de nombres de países .

• Bharat – nombre original de la India, derivado del hijo de Dushyanta, Bharata, o del hijo de Rishabha, Bharata ^[1]
• Bolivia – Simón Bolívar
• Camboya – Kambu Svayambhuva
• Colombia – Cristóbal Colón (por la versión italiana de su nombre, Cristoforo Colombo)
• Islas Cook – Capitán James Cook
• República Dominicana – Santo Domingo
• El Salvador – "El Salvador", refiriéndose a Jesús
• Eswatini – Mswati II
• Israel – Jacob (nombre alternativo)
• Kiribati – Thomas Gilbert
• Liechtenstein – Anton Florian de Liechtenstein
• Islas Marshall – John Marshall
• Mauricio – Mauricio de Nassau
• Mozambique – Mussa Bin Bique
• Filipinas – Felipe II de España
• San Cristóbal y Nieves – San Cristóbal
• Santa Lucía – Lucía de Siracusa (?)
• San Vicente y las Granadinas – San Vicente
• San Marino – San Marino
• Santo Tomé y Príncipe – Santo Tomás y Alfonso, Príncipe Heredero de Portugal
• Arabia Saudita – Muhammad bin Saud
• Seychelles – Jean Moreau de Sechelles
• Islas Salomón – Islas Salomón
• Uzbekistán - Öz Beg Khan de la Horda Dorada

Antiguos países

• Principado de Antioquía , ahora parte de Turquía – Antíoco , padre de Seleuco I Nicátor
• Lotaringia (Lorena) , ahora parte de Bélgica, Francia, Alemania, Luxemburgo y los Países Bajos – Lotario I
• Rodesia del Norte , hoy Zambia – Cecil Rhodes
• Rodesia del Sur , hoy Zimbabue – Cecil Rhodes
• Terra Mariana ("Tierra de María") , hoy Estonia y Letonia – María, madre de Jesús

Territorios británicos de ultramar

• Bermudas – Juan de Bermúdez
• Islas Malvinas – Anthony Cary, quinto vizconde de Falkland
• Gibraltar - Tariq ibn Ziyad (del árabe : جبل طارق , romanizado :  Jabal Tariq , iluminado.  'Montaña de Tariq')
• Santa Elena, Ascensión y Tristán da Cunha – Elena de Constantinopla y Tristão da Cunha
• Islas Georgias del Sur y Sandwich del Sur : Jorge III y John Montagu, cuarto conde de Sandwich , respectivamente.

"Tierras" de la Antártida

• Tierra Adelia – Adèle Dumont d'Urville
• Tierra de Eduardo VII – Rey Eduardo VII
• Tierra de la Reina Maud – Reina Maud de Noruega
• Dependencia de Ross – James Clark Ross
• Tierra Victoria – Reina Victoria

Pueblos y ciudades

• Cesarea (desambiguación) (varias ciudades en varios países) – Julio César o emperadores romanos

Afganistán

• Ahmad Abad, Afganistán – Ahmad Shah Massoud
• Ahmad Shah Baba Mina – Ahmad Shah Durrani
• Ai-Khanoum , antiguamente llamada Alejandría del Oxus – Alejandro Magno
• Ayub Khan Mena (Kabul) – Ayub Khan (Emir de Afganistán)
• Distrito de Mir Bacha Kot - Mir Bacha Khan (1825-1905)
• Ghaziabad, Kunar - Amir Muhammad Ghazi Khan Shaheed (fallecido en la década de 1980)
• Ciudad de Ghazi Amanullah Khan - Amanullah Khan
• Jalalabad – Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar
• Jamal Mena, Kabul – Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī
• Kandahar – Alejandro Magno
• Distrito de Khwaja Bahauddin - Khwaja Bahauddin, Naqshband de Turkestán
• Khushal Khan Mena – Khushal Khattak
• Distrito de Mohammad Agha - Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar , fundador de la dinastía Qajar
• Distrito de Nadir Shah Kot – Mohammed Nadir Shah
• Distrito de Shah Wali Kot - Sardar Shah Wali Khan
• Sheberghan – Sapor II
• Sher Khan Bandar – Sher Khan Nashir
• Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul y Wazirabad, Kabul – Wazir Akbar Khan

Albania

• Ali Demi (barrio) – Ali Demi
• Asim Zeneli (Albania) – Asim Zeneli , héroe albanés
• Bajram Curri (ciudad) – Activista albanés por la independencia Bajram Curri
• Blloku Vasil Shanto - Vasil Shanto , héroe albanés
• Don Bosco (Tirana) – Juan Bosco
• Kastriot, Albania – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg
• Mihal Grameno (barrio) – Mihal Grameno
• Skënderbegas – George Kastrioti Skanderbeg

Argelia

• Abdelkader Azil - Abdelkader Azil (1927-1959), activista argelino
• Abou El Hassen – Abu al-Hassan (1934–1962), héroe de la independencia argelina
• Ahmed Rachedi, Mila - Ahmed Rachedi (1930-1957), mártir revolucionario argelino
• Assi Youcef - Bouiri Boualem (Youcef) (1927-1960), militar argelino
• Bekkouche Lakhdar - Bekkouche Lakhdar (muerto en 1958), mártir argelino
• Belouizdad, Argel – El militante y nacionalista argelino Mohamed Belouizdad
• Benabdelmalek Ramdane - Abdelmalek Ramdane (muerto en 1954), primer mártir de la revolución
• Bennasser Benchohra – Al-Nasser Bin Fameh (1804–1884)
• Bordj Badji Mokhtar - Badji Mokhtar (1919-1954), revolucionario argelino
• Bordj Emir Khaled – Khalid ibn Hashim , nieto del líder militar Abd al Qadir
• Bordj Omar Driss - Comandante Omar Driss (1931-1959)
• Bouraoui Belhadef – Bouraoui Ali Ben Cherif, un héroe local de la guerra de liberación nacional
• Constantino (Argelia) – Constantino el Grande
• Didouche Mourad – Mourad Didouche , un veterano de la Guerra de Independencia de Argelia
• El Emir Abdelkader, Aïn Témouchent y Emir Abdelkader, Jijel – Emir Abdelkader
• Hassani Abdelkrim - Hassani Abdul Karim (muerto en 1960)
• Hussein Dey (comuna) – Hussein Dey
• Méchraâ Houari Boumédienne – Houari Boumédiène , Presidente de Argelia
• Messaoud Boudjeriou - Messaoud Boudjeriou (1930-1961), revolucionario argelino
• Mohammed Boudiaf (M'Sila) - Mohamed Boudiaf , Presidente de Argelia
• Mostefa Ben Brahim, Sid Bel Abbès – Mostefa Ben Brahim (1800–1867), poeta argelino
• Ramdane Djamel – Ramdane Ahcène (1934-1962), héroe de la liberación nacional
• Salah Bey (ciudad) – Salah Bey ben Mostefa
• Salah Bouchaour – Salah Bouchaour (1933–1962), mártir revolucionario argelino
• Sidi Bel Abbès - Sidi Bel Abbès El Bouzidi (muerto en 1780), un morabito musulmán
• Sidi M'Hamed – Sidi M'hamed Bou Qobrine
• Zighoud Youcef (Ciudad) – Youcef Zighoud , líder guerrillero
• Zmalet El Emir Abdelkader – Emir Abdelkader

Anterior:

• Berteaux era el nombre de Ouled Hamla – Henri Maurice Berteaux
• Bordj Le Prieur era el nombre de Bordj Badji Mokhtar – Louis-Ambroise Le Prieur (1908–1997)
• Burdeau era el nombre de Mahdia – Auguste Burdeau
• Colomb-Béchar era el nombre de Béchar – Louis de Colomb, general de división francés
• Duperré era el nombre de Aïn Defla – Guy-Victor Duperré , oficial naval francés
• Fort-Duquesne era el nombre de Kaous – Michel-Ange Duquesne de Menneville
• Georges Clemenceau era el nombre de Stidia – Georges Clemenceau
• Haussonvillers era el nombre de Naciria – Joseph d'Haussonville
• Mac-Mahon era el nombre de Aïn Touta – Patrice de MacMahon
• Molière era el nombre de Bordj Bounaama – Molière
• Negrier era el nombre de Chetouane – François de Négrier
• Orleansville era el nombre de Chlef – Luis Felipe II, duque de Orleans
• Pascal era el nombre de Salah Bey – Blaise Pascal
• Perrégaux era el nombre de Mohammadia – Alexandre Charles Perrégaux
• Philippeville era el nombre de Skikda – Luis Felipe I
• Port-Gueydon era el nombre de Azeffoun – Louis Henri de Gueydon , Gobernador General de Argelia
• Renault era el nombre de Sidi M'hamed Ben Ali – Pierre Hippolyte Publius Renault, general francés
• Saint-Arnaud era el nombre de El Eulma – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
• Saint-Eugène era el nombre de Bologhine – Eugène Guyot
• Tirman era el nombre de Teghalimet – Louis Tirman
• Waldeck-Rousseau era el nombre de Sidi Hosni – Pierre Waldeck-Rousseau

Angola

• Comandante Valódia (Luanda) - Joaquim Domingos Augusto "Valódia" (fallecido en 1975), uno de los generales destacados durante la Guerra de Independencia de Angola
• Moçâmedes - Gobernador general de Angola, José D'Almeida Vasconcelos de Oliveira de Soveral e Carvalho, barón de Mossâmedes (fallecido en 1805)
• Nelito Soares (Luanda) - Nelito Soares (1943-1975), revolucionario angoleño
• Patrice Lumumba, Luanda – Patrice Lumumba , Primer Ministro congoleño
• Porto Alexandre, Angola – James Edward Alexander
• Rocha Pinto (Luanda) – João Teixeira Pinto
• Sá da Bandeira (Huambo) - Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, I Marqués de Sá da Bandeira
• Viana, Luanda – Gobernador general de Angola, Horácio José de Sá Viana Rebelo (1910–1995)

Anterior:

• Carmona era el nombre de Uíge – Óscar Carmona , presidente portugués
• Henrique de Carvalho era el nombre de Saurimo – Henrique de Carvalho (1844–1909)
• Sá da Bandeira era el nombre de Lubango – Bernardo de Sá Nogueira de Figueiredo, primer marqués de Sá da Bandeira
• Serpa Pinto era el nombre de Menongue – Alexandre de Serpa Pinto , explorador portugués
• Silva Porto era el nombre de Cuito – António da Silva Porto
• Vila Arriaga era el nombre de Bibala – presidente portugués Manuel de Arriaga
• Vila Gago Coutinho era el nombre de Lumbala N'guimbo – Carlos Viegas Gago Coutinho
• Villa João de Almeida era el nombre de Chibia – João de Almeida (1873-1953), militar portugués
• Vila Pereira d'Eça era el nombre de Ondjiva – António Júlio da Costa Pereira de Eça
• Vila Robert Williams era el nombre de Caála – Sir Robert Williams, primer baronet, de Park
• Vila Roçadas era el nombre de Xangongo – José Augusto Alves Roçadas
• Vila Salazar era el nombre de N'dalatando – António de Oliveira Salazar , dictador portugués
• Vila Teixeira da Silva era el nombre de Bailundo – Francisco Teixeira da Silva (1826–1894), administrador colonial portugués

Andorra

• Meritxell – Nuestra Señora de Meritxell

Antigua y Barbuda

• Codrington, Antigua y Barbuda – Christopher Codrington

Argentina

• Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
• Doctor Atilio Oscar Viglione - Atilio Oscar Viglione (1914-2010), Gobernador de Chubut
• (General) Belgrano – Muchas ciudades y pueblos después de Manuel Belgrano
• Castelli – Muchos lugares después de Juan José Castelli
• Ciudad Evita (significa Ciudad Evita ) – Eva Perón , Primera Dama de Argentina
• General Pueyrredón - subdivisión administrativa de segundo nivel que lleva el nombre de Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
• Las Heras – Muchos lugares después de Juan Gregorio de las Heras
• Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza , Presidente de Argentina
• Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña , Presidente de Argentina
• Partido Presidente Perón – Juan Perón , Presidente de Argentina
• Pueblo Illia (Misiones) – Arturo Umberto Illia , Presidente de Argentina
• Rafaela , Provincia de Santa Fe – Rafaela Rodríguez de Egusquiza
• Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
• Departamento Rivadavia – Numerosas ciudades y pueblos en honor a Bernardino Rivadavia , primer presidente de Argentina
• Departamento Rosario Vera Peñaloza - Rosario Vera Peñaloza (1873-1950), maestra argentina
• (General) San Martín – Muchas ciudades y pueblos después de José de San Martín
• Sarmiento – Muchos municipios y ciudades después de Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
• Trelew – Lewis Jones
• Uriburu, La Pampa – José Félix Uriburu , Presidente de Argentina
• Vicente López, Buenos Aires – Vicente López y Planes
• Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre
• anteriormente: Ciudad Eva Perón (significa Ciudad Eva Perón ) – Eva Perón , Primera Dama de Argentina ; ahora La Plata

Armenia

• Abovyan y Abovyan, Ararat – Khachatur Abovyan , escritor
• Anushavan - Anushavan Galoyan (1901-1945), héroe de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Artashat (Artaxata) – Artaxias I , rey armenio
• Baghramyan, Ararat , Baghramyan, Armavir y Baghramyan, Echmiadzin – Hovhannes Bagramyan , mariscal y comandante militar armenio
• Bagratashen - Bagrat Vardanian (1894-1971), héroe del trabajo socialista
• Beniamin – Beniamin Galstian (1902–1942), general de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
• Charentsavan – Yeghishe Charents , poeta
• Chkalov, Armenia y Chkalovka – Valery Chkalov , piloto ruso
• David Bek, Armenia - Davit Bek , patriota armenio
• Dimitrov, Armenia – Georgi Dimitrov , líder comunista búlgaro
• Ferik - Ferik Polatbekov (1897-1918), revolucionario y poeta
• Fioletovo – Ivan Fioletov , mártir socialista y comisario de Bakú
• Gagarin, Armenia – Yuri Gagarin , cosmonauta ruso
• Gharibjanian – Bagrat Gharibjanian (1890–1920), mártir bolchevique
• Ghukasavan – Ghukas Ghukasian (1899–1920), fundador del Movimiento de la Juventud Comunista de Armenia
• Griboyedov, Armenia – Alexandr Griboyedov , diplomático y autor ruso
• Gusanagyugh - "Gusan" (nombre de pila: Nakhshikar Sargis), bardo
• Imeni Kirova, Armenia – Sergey Kirov , líder bolchevique
• Imeni Tairova – Alexander Tairov , director de teatro armenio
• Isahakyan – Avetik Isahakyan , poeta
• Kamo, Armenia - Kamo (bolchevique) (1882-1922), nombre de guerra de Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Khanjian, Armenia – Aghasi Khanjian , primer secretario del Partido Comunista Armenio
• Kuchak - Nahapet Kuchak , bardo del siglo XVI
• Kuybyshev, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev , político ruso
• Lermontovo – Mijail Lermontov , escritor y poeta ruso
• Lukashin y Lukashin, Ereván – Sargis Lukashin , primer ministro armenio
• Martiros, Vayots Dzor – Príncipe armenio Martireni, que fue martirizado contra las fuerzas persas
• Martuni, Armenia , Martuni (aldea) y Myasnikyan – Aleksandr Myasnikyan , primer presidente comunista de Armenia, cuyo nombre de guerra era "Martuni"
• Mayakovski, Armenia – Vladimir Mayakovsky , poeta ruso
• Mergelyan (Ereván) – Sergey Mergelyan , científico armenio
• Mikhaylovka, Armenia – Timofei Mikhailov , revolucionario y regicida ruso
• Mkhchyan – en honor a un comandante armenio
• Musayelyan, Ashotsk – Capitán Sargis Musayelian (1882–1920), líder militar bolchevique
• Nagapetavan - Nahapet Kurghinian (1900-1937), participante en el levantamiento bolchevique de mayo de 1920
• Nalbandyan, Armenia – Mikael Nalbandian , escritor
• Narek, Ararat – Grigor Narekatsi , monje y poeta medieval
• Nizami, Armenia – Nizami Ganjevi , poeta persa
• Paruyr Sevak, Armenia – Paruyr Sevak , poeta
• Pushkino, Armenia – Alexander Pushkin , autor y poeta ruso
• Sarukhan - Hovhannes Sarukhanian (1882-1920), revolucionario comunista
• Sayat-Nova, Armenia – Harutyun Sayatyan , poeta
• Shahumyan, Ararat , Shahumyan, Armavir , Shahumyan, Lori , Shahumyan, Ereván y Stepanavan – Stepan Shahumyan , comisario bolchevique
• Spandaryan, Shirak , Spandaryan, Syunik y Surenavan – Suren Spandaryan , revolucionario armenio
• Sverdlov, Armenia – Yakov Sverdlov , líder bolchevique
• Tumanyan, Armenia – Hovhannes Tumanyan , escritor
• Yenokavan - Enok Mkrtumian (1896-1920), primer comunista
• Zhdanov, Lori – Andrei Zhdanov

Anterior:

• Akhundov era el nombre de Punik – Mirza Fatali Akhundov , autor
• Azizbekov era el nombre de Aregnadem – Meshadi Azizbekov , revolucionario soviético
• Azizbekov era el nombre de Vayk – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Azizbekov era el nombre de Zarritap – Meshadi Azizbekov
• Batikian era el nombre de Gandzak, Armenia – Batik Batikian (1892-1920), mártir comunista
• Danushavan era el nombre de Aygehat – Danush Shahverdian, político y diplomático armenio
• Ghukasyan era el nombre de Ashotsk – Ghukas Ghukasian, fundador del Movimiento de la Juventud Comunista de Armenia
• Imeni Beriya era el nombre de Shahumyan, Ararat – Lavrentiy Beria , político soviético y jefe de la policía secreta
• Imeni Beriya era el nombre de Zhdanov, Armavir – Lavrentiy Beria
• Imeni Stalina era el nombre del Sovkhoz Nomer Shest – Joseph Stalin
• Imeni Voroshilova era el nombre de Hatsik, Armavir – Kliment Voroshilov , mariscal de la Unión Soviética
• Kalinin era el nombre de Noramarg – Mikhail Kalinin , líder soviético
• Kalinino era el nombre de Tashir – Mijail Kalinin
• Kamo era el nombre de Gavar – Kamo (bolchevique) (1882–1922), nombre de guerra de Simon Ter-Petrossian
• Kirov era el nombre de Amrakits – Sergey Kirov , primer líder bolchevique
• Kirov era el nombre de Taperakan – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovakan era el nombre de Vanadzor – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka era el nombre de Mamai, Armenia – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev era el nombre de Haghartsin, Armenia – Valerian Kuybyshev , líder soviético
• Maksim Gorkiy era el nombre de Bovadzor – Maxim Gorky , autor soviético
• Mikoyan era el nombre de Yeghegnadzor – Anastas Mikoyan , líder soviético
• Mravyan era el nombre de Yeghipatrush – Askanaz Mravyan , líder de la Armenia soviética
• Ordzhonikidze era el nombre de Vahan, Armenia – Sergo Ordzhonikidze , líder soviético
• Samed Vurgun era el nombre de Hovk – Samad Vurgun , poeta soviético
• Shavarshavan era el nombre de Koti, Armenia – Shavarsh Amirkhanian, líder del precursor de la KGB armenia
• Spandaryan era el nombre de Silikyan – Suren Spandaryan , revolucionario armenio
• Tumanyan era el nombre de Dsegh – Hovhannes Tumanyan , escritor
• Vagharshapat era el nombre de Echmiadzin , el rey Vologases I (Vagharsh I)
• Vorontsovka era el nombre de Tashir , el príncipe Mijail Semiónovich Vorontsov , virrey del Cáucaso.

Australia

Austria

• Amaliendorf-Aalfang – María Amalia, duquesa de Parma
• Arnoldstein – Caballero austríaco y fundador llamado Arnold
• Elisabeth-Vorstadt (Salzburgo) - Emperatriz Isabel de Austria
• Felixdorf - Felix Mießl (1778-1861), alcalde de Wiener Neustadt
• Hugo Breitner Hof (Viena) - Hugo Breitner (1873-1946), político socialdemócrata
• Jakomini - Kaspar Andreas von Jacomini (1726-1805)
• Josefstadt – José I, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Palacio Josef Rautmann (Viena) – Josef Rautmann (1890–1970)
• Kaisersdorf – Francisco José I de Austria
• Leopoldsdorf – Archiduque Leopoldo Fernando de Austria
• Leopoldskron-Moos (Salzburgo) – Leopold Anton von Firmian (1679–1744), arzobispo de Salzburgo
• Leopoldstadt – Leopoldo I, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung (Viena) - Per Albin Hansson , político sueco
• Rennersdorf, Austria – Karl Renner
• Rudolfsheim-Fünfhaus – Príncipe heredero Rodolfo de Austria
• San Pölten : el nombre Sankt Pölten se deriva de Hipólito de Roma . La ciudad pasó a llamarse Sankt Hippolyt , luego Sankt Polyt y finalmente Sankt Pölten .
• Sankt Wolfgang-Kienberg – Wolfgang de Ratisbona
• Theresienfeld – María Teresa
• Wilhelmsburg, Austria – Guillermo, duque de Austria
• Wilhelmsdorf (Viena) – Padre Wilhelm Sedlaczek (1793–1848)

Azerbaiyán

• Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaiyán – Ənvər Məmmədxanlı , escritor
• Babek - Babak Khorramdin , revolucionario persa
• Bakıxanov – Abbasgulu Bakikhanov , escritor
• Cəlilabad (también escrito Jalilabad ) - Jalil Mammadguluzadeh
• Fətəli xan – Fatali Khan Khoyski , primer ministro de Azerbaiyán
• Firuzabad, Azerbaiyán - Firuz Məlikov (1902-1965), científico azerbaiyano
• Fizuli Rayon , Füzuli , Füzuli, Samukh y Füzuli, Shamkir – Fuzûlî , poeta turco
• Hacı Zeynalabdin – Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev , industrial y filántropo
• Həzi Aslanov - Azi Aslanov , general azerbaiyano
• Heydarabad, Azerbaiyán , Heydərabad – Heydar Aliyev , Presidente de Azerbaiyán
• Kuropatkino – Aleksey Kuropatkin , general ruso
• Mircəlal – Mir Jalal Pashayev , escritor azerbaiyano
• Nərimanov raion , Nərimankənd, Bilasuvar , Nərimankənd, Gobustan , Nərimanabad, Lankaran y Nərimanov - Nariman Narimanov , primer ministro del Azerbaiyán soviético
• Nəsimi raion , Nəsimi, Bilasuvar , Nəsimi, Sabirabad y Nəsimikənd – Imadaddin Nasimi
• Nadirkənd – Nadir Karimov (muerto en 1943)
• Nizami, Goranboy y Nizami raion - Nizami Ganjevi , poeta persa
• Qaçaq Kərəm - Qaçaq Kərəm (1860-1909), héroe nacional azerí
• Rəsulzadə – Mammed Amin Rasulzade , estadista azerí y primer presidente de la República Democrática de Azerbaiyán
• Sabirabad (ciudad) y Sabirabad Rayon - poeta Mirza Alakbar Sabir
• Salatın – Salatyn Asgarova , periodista azerbaiyana
• Səməd Vurğun, Azerbaiyán y Vurğun – Samad Vurgun , escritor azerbaiyano
• Səmədabad, Yevlakh - Samedaga Agamali oglu (1867-1930)
• Shaumyan, Dashkasan – Stepan Shahumyan , comisario bolchevique
• Şəhriyar, Goygol – Mohammad-Hossein Shahriar , poeta iraní azerbaiyano
• Yusif Məmmədəliyev (pueblo) - Yusif Mammadaliyev (1905-1961), presidente de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de Azerbaiyán

Alternar:

• Martuni es el nombre dado por la República de Nagorno Karabaj a Khojavend (ciudad) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan , primer presidente comunista de Armenia, cuyo nombre de guerra era "Martuni"

Anterior:

• Ali Bayramli era el nombre de Shirvan – Ali Bayramov, primer bolchevique
• Azizbekovo era el nombre de Basqal – Meshadi Azizbekov , revolucionario soviético
• Elizavetpol era el nombre de Ganja – Zarina Isabel Alexeievna (Luisa de Baden)
• Frunze era el nombre de Hacırüstəmli – Mikhail Frunze , líder bolchevique
• Il'ichëvsk e Ilich eran nombres de Şərur – Vladimir Ilich Lenin
• Imeni Kirova era el nombre de Bankə – Sergey Kirov
• Imeni Kirova y Kirova eran los nombres de Yeni Suraxanı – Sergey Kirov
• Kaganovich era el nombre de Qaraçuxur – Lazar Kaganovich , político soviético
• Kalinin era el nombre de Burunqovaq – Mikhail Kalinin , líder soviético
• Kalininkend era el nombre de Vurğun – Mikhail Kalinin
• Kirovabad era el nombre de Ganja – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd y Kirovka eran los nombres de Həsənsu – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovka era el nombre de Nağaraxana – Sergey Kirov
• Kirovkənd era el nombre de Ənvər Məmmədxanlı, Azerbaiyán – Sergey Kirov
• Kuybyshev era el nombre de Ölcələr – Valerian Kuybyshev , revolucionario soviético
• Lenin , Leninkend y Leninfeld eran los nombres de Çinarlı, Shamkir – Lenin
• Leninabad era el nombre de Sanqalan – Lenin
• Leninabad era el nombre de Təklə, Gobustán – Lenin
• Leninavan era el nombre de Həsənqaya, tártaro – Lenin
• Leninkend era el nombre de Mustafabəyli – Lenin
• Molotov era el nombre de Oktyabrkənd – Vyacheslav Molotov , político soviético
• Musabekov era el nombre de Zəhmətkənd – Gazanfar Musabekov , político soviético
• Myasnikovabad era el nombre de Əliabad, Nakhchivan – Gavril Myasnikov , revolucionario bolchevique
• Narimankend era el nombre de Qoşakənd – Nariman Narimanov , revolucionario
• Orconikidze era el nombre de Nərimankənd, Gadabay – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Pamyat' Lenina era el nombre de Balıqçılar – Lenin
• Perozabad era el nombre de Barda, Azerbaiyán – Peroz I
• Port-İliç era el nombre de Liman, Azerbaiyán – Vladimir Ilich Lenin
• Pushkino era el nombre de Biləsuvar – Alexander Pushkin
• Rəsulzadə era el nombre de Yeni Suraxanı – Mammed Amin Rasulzade , estadista azerí
• Shahumyan era el nombre de Aşağı Ağcakənd – Stepan Shahumyan , comisario bolchevique
• Shaumyan-Akhtachi era el nombre de Axtaçı, Sabirabad – Stepan Shahumyan
• Stalin era el nombre del distrito de Sabail – Joseph Stalin
• Stalino era el nombre de Çaylı, tártaro – Joseph Stalin
• V.İ.Lenin era el nombre de Böyük Kəsik – Lenin
• Voroshilovka era el nombre de Aşıqlı – Kliment Voroshilov , Mariscal de la Unión Soviética
• Yelizavetpol era el nombre de Ganja – Zarina Isabel Alexeievna (Luisa de Baden)
• Zhdanov era el nombre de Beylagan – Andrei Zhdanov

Bahamas

• George Town, Bahamas – Jorge III de Gran Bretaña
• Matthew Town – George Buckley-Mathew , gobernador de las Bahamas entre 1844 y 1849
• Nassau, Bahamas – Guillermo III de Inglaterra
• Ciudad de Nicholls – Edward Nicolls

Bahréin

• Ciudad de Hamad – Hamad ibn Isa Al Khalifah
• Ciudad de Isa – Isa ibn Salman Al Khalifah

Bangladés

• Bazar de Cox – Capitán Hiram Cox
• Distrito de Faridpur - Santo sufí Shah Fariduddin Masud, seguidor de la orden Chishti de Ajmer
• Distrito de Madaripur - Santo sufí 'Sayed Badiuddin Zinda Shah Madar
• Unión Mostafapur - Santo sufí Shah Mustafa
• Moulvibazar , Moulvibazar Sadar , distrito de Moulvibazar – Syed Moulvi Qudratullah Munsef, clérigo y juez musulmán
• Mujibnagar – Sheikh Mujibur Rahman , presidente de Bangladesh
• Osmani Nagar Upazila - General MAG Osmani
• Distrito de Pirojpur - Firoz Shah
• Distrito de Rajshahi - la familia Puthia Raj
• Distrito de Shariatpur – Haji Shariatullah , eminente reformador islámico del subcontinente indio en la India británica
• Sher-e-Bangla Nagar - AK Fazlul Huq , abogado, legislador y estadista bengalí
• Distrito de Sherpur - Sher Ali Gazi, el último jaghirdar de la dinastía Gazi

Barbados

• Speightstown – William Speight (legislador)

Bielorrusia

• Barysaw – Boris- Rogvolod Vseslavich
• Braslaw - Bryachislav de Polotsk
• Budenovka (Minsk) – Semyon Budyonny
• Davyd-Haradok – Príncipe David Igorevich
• Dzyarzhynsk – Félix Dzerzhinsky
• Gusarovka (Gomel) – Nikolai Gusarov
• Kirawsk – Sergei Kirov
• Leninski, Bielorrusia – Vladimir Lenin
• Molotovki (Mogilev) – Vyacheslav Molotov

Bélgica

• Charleroi – Carlos II de España
• Geraardsbergen – Geraard van Hunnegem, un señorío local
• Heikruis – Hado
• Leopoldsburg – Leopoldo I de Bélgica y Bourg, urbanista de la ciudad
• Mariakerke – María
• Martelange -Martelius
• Philippeville – Felipe II de España
• Sint-Anna-Pede – Santa Ana
• Saint-Georges-sur-Meuse – San Jorge
• Saint-Gilles – San Gil
• San Huberto – Hubertus
• Saint-Josse-ten-Noode – Judoc
• San Nicolás – San Nicolás
• Sint-Agatha-Berchem – Ágata de Sicilia
• Sint-Amands – San Amand
• Sint-Gillis-Waas – Saint Giles
• Sint-Laureins – Lorenzo de Roma
• Sint-Martens-Latem – Martín de Tours
• Sint-Niklaas – San Nicolás
• Sint-Pieters-Leeuw – San Pedro
• Sint-Truiden - Trudo
• Wervik -Virovos
• Woluwe-Saint-Lambert – Lamberto de Maastricht
• Woluwe-Saint-Pierre – San Pedro

Belice

• Alberto (distrito electoral de la Cámara de Representantes de Belice) : Príncipe Alberto Víctor, duque de Clarence y Avondale
• Banco Flowers – William Flowers (fallecido en 1786)
• Fort George (distrito electoral de Belize House) – Jorge III, Reino Unido
• Hopkins – Frederick Charles Hopkins
• Pico Victoria (Belice) – Reina Victoria

Benín

• Malanville – Henri Malan, gobernador francés de Dahomey

islas Bermudas

• Hamilton – Henry Hamilton

Bután

• Jigme Dorji – El rey Jigme Dorji Wangchuck
• Wangdue Phodrang – Wangdi, un niño jugando en un río

Bolivia

• Provincia de Abel Iturralde - Abel Iturralde Palacios (1869-1935), político boliviano
• Provincia de Alonso de Ibáñez – José Alonso de Ibáñez, héroe de la resistencia potosina
• Provincia de Andrés Ibáñez - Andrés Ibáñez (1844-1877), líder de la revolución federal en Santa Cruz
• Provincia de Ángel Sandoval - Ángel Sandoval Peña (1871–1941)
• Provincia Aniceto Arce – Aniceto Arce Ruiz , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Antonio Quijarro - Antonio Quijarro Quevedo (1831-1903), político boliviano
• Provincia de Azurduy – Juana Azurduy de Padilla , guerrillera revolucionaria
• Provincia Bautista Saavedra – Bautista Saavedra Mallea , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Belisario Boeto - Belisario Boeto (1841-1900), diplomático boliviano durante la Guerra del Pacífico
• Provincia de Bernardino Bilbao – General Bernardino Bilbao Rioja (1895–1983), militar y político boliviano
• Provincia de Bolívar, Cochabamba – Simón Bolívar , líder político y militar venezolano
• Provincia de Burdett O'Connor – Francisco Burdett O'Connor , cronista de la Guerra de Independencia de Sudamérica y la formación de Tarija
• Carlos Medinaceli (Potosí) – Carlos Medinaceli Lizarazu (1789–1841), militar boliviano
• Provincia de Carrasco - José Carrasco Torrico (1863-1921), vicepresidente de Bolivia
• Provincia Cornelio Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra , presidente de la Primera Junta Argentina
• Provincia de Daniel Campos – Daniel Campos Cortes (1829–1902), poeta boliviano
• Provincia Eduardo Abaroa – Coronel Eduardo Abaroa , héroe de la Guerra del Pacífico
• El Carmen Rivero Tórrez (Santa Cruz) - Juan Rivero Tórres (1897-1951), ingeniero boliviano
• Provincia de Eliodoro Camacho – Eliodoro Camacho , político boliviano, líder partidario y candidato presidencial
• Provincia de Enrique Baldivieso - Enrique Baldivieso , vicepresidente de Bolivia bajo el gobierno de German Busch
• Provincia de Esteban Arce – General Esteban Arce (1765–1815), héroe de la independencia boliviana
• Provincia de Eustaquio Méndez - Eustaquio Méndez Arenas (1784-1841), líder guerrero de Tarija
• Provincia de Franz Tamayo – Franz Tamayo , intelectual, escritor y político boliviano
• Provincia de Federico Román - General Federico Román Calderón (1875-1943), Héroe de la Guerra del Chaco
• Provincia de Germán Busch - Germán Busch Becerra , ex militar boliviano, héroe de la Guerra del Chaco y presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Germán Jordán - Germán Jordán (1890-1932), un héroe de la Guerra del Chaco
• Provincia de Gualberto Villarroel – Gualberto Villarroel , Presidente de Bolivia, quien fue asesinado en 1946 bajo su presidencia
• Provincia Hernando Siles – Hernando Siles Reyes , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia José Ballivián – José Ballivián , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de José Manuel Pando - José Manuel Pando (1848-1917) presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de José María Avilés - General José María Avilés (1784-1838), un héroe que luchó durante la campaña de la Confederación Perú-Boliviana
• Provincia José María Linares – José María Linares , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Ladislao Cabrera – Ladislao Cabrera , héroe boliviano durante la Guerra del Pacífico
• Provincia de Loayza - José Ramón Loayza (1751–1839), presidente de Bolivia
• Luis Calvo – Luis Calvo Calvimontes (1879–1944), abogado y senador boliviano
• Provincia Manco Kapac – Manco Cápac
• Provincia de Manuel María Caballero – Manuel María Caballero (1819–1865), uno de los firmantes de la constitución boliviana del 5 de agosto de 1861
• Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz (Cochabamba) – Marcelo Quiroga Santa Cruz
• Maximiliano Paredes (Cochabamba) - Maximiliano Paredes (1879-1900), soldado boliviano
• Provincia de Modesto Omiste - Modesto Omiste Tinajeros , escritor y político boliviano
• Monseñor Salvatierra (Santa Cruz) - José Andrés de Salvatierra (1772-1862), sacerdote boliviano y héroe de la independencia
• Monteagudo, Bolivia – Bernardo de Monteagudo
• Provincia de Muñecas - Idelfonso de las Muñecas (1776-1816), sacerdote y líder de la Guerra de Independencia
• Provincia Narciso Campero – Narciso Campero , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Nicolás Suárez – Nicolás Suárez Callaú
• Provincia de Ñuflo de Chávez - conquistador Ñuflo de Chaves
• Provincia de Obispo Santistevan - Monseñor José Belisario Santistevan Seoane (1843-1931)
• Provincia de Oropeza - Samuel Oropeza (muerto en 1907), ilustre estadista boliviano
• Padilla, Bolivia - Manuel Ascencio Padilla , jefe guerrillero del Alto Perú
• Paz Estenssoro Viejo (Santa Cruz) – Víctor Paz Estenssoro , Presidente de Bolivia
• Puerto Siles – Hernando Siles Reyes
• Puerto Villarroel – Gualberto Villarroel , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Rafael Bustillo - Rafael Bustillo (1813-1873), diplomático y secretario de Relaciones Exteriores de Bolivia
• Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (Itenez, Beni) - Ramón Darío Gutiérrez (1907-1987), ministro del interior
• Rufino Carrasco (Potosí) – Rufino Carrasco (1817–1891), militar boliviano durante la guerra del Pacífico
• San Ignacio de Velasco – José Miguel de Velasco Franco , Presidente de Bolivia
• Provincia de Sebastián Pagador - Sebastián Pagador Miranda (1733-1781), patriota del Alto Perú
• Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
• Tarija – Tariq ibn Ziyad
• Teniente Bullaín (Oruro) – José Bullaín (1907-1934), Héroe de la guerra del Chaco
• Provincia de Tomás Barrón - Coronel Tomás Barrón (muerto en 1810), héroe de la Independencia
• Provincia Tomás Frías – Tomás Frías Ametller , Presidente de Bolivia
• Túpac Katari, Santa Cruz – Túpac Katari
• Uriondo – Francisco Uriondo (1784–1822)
• Urriolagoitia, Chuquisaca – Mamerto Urriolagoitía
• Provincia de Vaca Díez - Antonio Vaca Díez (1840–1897)
• Villa Abecia – Valentín Abecia (1846-1910)
• Villa Bánzer, Beni – Hugo Bánzer
• Villa Barrientos (La Paz) – René Barrientos
• Villa Vaca Guzmán – Santiago Vaca Guzmán (1847–1896)
• Villamontes – Ismael Montes , Presidente de Bolivia
• Villazón – Eliodoro Villazón
• Municipio Waldo Ballivián - Waldo Ballivián Soria-Galvarro (1917-1946)
• Warnes, Bolivia – Ignacio Warnes , líder militar en la guerra de independencia de América del Sur
• Zudáñez – Jaime de Zudáñez

Bosnia y Herzegovina

• Mrkonjić Grad – Rey Pedro I de Serbia que adoptó el nombre de guerra "Mrkonjić" mientras luchaba contra el Imperio Otomano
• Tomislavgrad - Rey Tomislav de Croacia o Príncipe Tomislav de Yugoslavia

Botsuana

• Francistown – Daniel Francis (1840–1920), prospector inglés
• Gaborone – Jefe Gaborone

Brasil

Para obtener una lista más larga, consulte Lista de lugares de Brasil que llevan nombres de personas .

• Salvador , Brasil – Jesús (el Salvador Cristiano)
• São Luís, Maranhão , Brasil – Luis IX de Francia (San Luis)
• São Paulo – San Pablo

Brunéi

• Bandar Seri Begawan – Omar Ali Saifuddien III

Bulgaria

• Anton, provincia de Sofía - partidista Stefan Minev "Anton" (1917-1944)
• Antonovo – Anton Krastev, que murió en una batalla en 1944
• Asenovgrad - Zar Iván Asen II
• Aksakovo - literato ruso Ivan Aksakov
• Benkovski, provincia de Kardzhali – revolucionario Georgi Benkovski
• Blagoevgrad – Dimitar Blagoev, fundador del Partido Socialdemócrata de los Trabajadores Búlgaros
• Botevgrad – Héroe revolucionario y nacional Hristo Botev
• Bratya Daskalovi – Los hermanos Daskalovi Dimitar, Ivan y Nikola
• Chervenkovtsi (Veliko Tarnovo) – Valko Chervenkov , Primer Ministro de Bulgaria
• Dimitrovgrad – El líder comunista y primer ministro Georgi Dimitrov
• Dimovo - partidista Zhivko (Dimo) Puev (1903-1943)
• Dobrich : gobernante de Dobruja del siglo XIV, Dobrotitsa
• Dospat - Déspota Alejo Eslavo
• Dulovo, Bulgaria - clan Dulo búlgaro de principios de la Edad Media
• Elena, Bulgaria – Novia búlgara Elena
• Elin Pelin - escritora Elin Pelin
• General Toshevo – General Stefan Toshev
• Georgi Damyanovo – Georgi Damyanov , presidente de Bulgaria desde 1950 hasta 1958
• Georgi Dobrevo – Georgi Dobrev (1893–1966), figura política búlgara
• Gotse Delchev - revolucionario Gotse Delchev
• Gurkovo – Iosif Gurko , uno de los comandantes rusos en la guerra ruso-turca (1877-1878)
• Hadzhidimovo - revolucionario izquierdista de la Organización Revolucionaria Interna de Macedonia (IMRO) Dimo ​​Hadzhidimov
• Isperih - Khan Asparuh de Bulgaria
• Ivailovgrad – Zar Ivailo de Bulgaria
• Kableshkovo (desambiguación) – el revolucionario Todor Kableshkov
• Kapitan Andreevo - oficial búlgaro Nikola Kolev Andreev (1876-1912)
• Kapitan Petko voyvoda – Petko Voyvoda
• Krumovgrad – Khan Krum de Bulgaria
• Kubrat - Khan Kubrat de Bulgaria
• Kyustendil – Constantino Dragaš, señor feudal local del siglo XIV
• Levski (ciudad) – revolucionario y héroe nacional Vasil Levski
• Madzharovo - revolucionario Dimitar Madzharov (1882-1949)
• Momchilgrad - gobernante búlgaro medieval Momchil
• Nikola Kozlevo : escritor y revolucionario del Renacimiento Nacional Búlgaro Nikola Kozlev (1824-1902)
• Omurtag – Khan Omurtag de Bulgaria
• Pavel Banya – San Pavel (Pablo) y Gran Duque Paul Alexandrovich de Rusia
• Polyanovo, provincia de Burgas y Polyanovo, provincia de Haskovo - Dimitar Polyanov (1878-1953), poeta
• Radomir (ciudad) – Gavril Radomir de Bulgaria
• Rakovski - el revolucionario Georgi Sava Rakovski
• Romano, Bulgaria – Zar Romano de Bulgaria
• Samuil (pueblo) - Zar Samuil de Bulgaria
• Sandanski – la revolucionaria Yane Sandanski
• Shumen – Emperador búlgaro Simeón el Grande
• Simeonovgrad – Zar Simeón I de Bulgaria
• Isla de Santa Anastasia – Anastasia de Sirmio
• Isla de San Iván – San Juan Bautista
• Stamboliyski - Primer Ministro de Bulgaria, Aleksandar Stamboliyski
• Stambolovo, provincia de Haskovo – Primer Ministro de Bulgaria, Stefan Stambolov
• Stefan Karadzhovo - Revolucionario búlgaro Stefan Karadzha
• Suvorovo – Alexander Suvorov , uno de los famosos comandantes militares rusos
• Tervel - Khan Tervel de Bulgaria
• Thompson – Oficial británico William Frank Thompson
• Zar Kaloyan - Zar Kaloyan de Bulgaria
• Tsarevo - Zar Boris III de Bulgaria
• Tsenovo, provincia de Ruse - Influyente comerciante de Svishtov Dimitar Apostolov Tsenov (1852-1932)
• Velingrad - revolucionario comunista búlgaro Vela Peeva
• Yambol – Emperador romano Diocleciano
• Zhivkovo (Sofía) – Georgi Zhivkov (1844–1899), ministro de educación

Anterior:

• Borisovgrad era el nombre de Parvomay , el zar Boris III de Bulgaria.
• Grudovo era el nombre de Sredets – Todor Grudov (1895–1935)
• Kolarovgrad era el nombre de Shumen – Vasil Kolarov
• Stalin era el nombre de Varna – Joseph Stalin
• Stanke Dimitrov era el nombre de Dupnitsa – el revolucionario Stanke Dimitrov
• Tolbukhin era el nombre de Dobrich – el mariscal soviético Fyodor Tolbukhin

Burkina Faso

• Sankara, Burkina Faso – Thomas Sankara , militar, revolucionario y presidente de Burkina Faso

Camboya

• Phnom Penh : se dice que lleva el nombre de Lady Penh
• Sihanoukville (ciudad) – Rey Norodom Sihanouk

Canadá

• Abbotsford, Columbia Británica – Harry Abbott ( superintendente de Canadian Pacific Railway ) ^{[2] : 44}
• Abbotsford, Quebec – Reverendo Joseph Abbott ^{[2] : 226}
• Alberta – Princesa Luisa Carolina Alberta ^{[2] : 23}
• Barkerville, Columbia Británica – Billy Barker, prospector inglés ^{[2] : 45}
• Barrie , Ontario – Sir Robert Barrie o Capitán A. Barry ^{[2] : 160}
• Bathurst, Nuevo Brunswick – Henry Bathurst, tercer conde de Bathurst ^{[2] : 83}
• Brantford , Ontario – Joseph Brant ^{[2] : 163}
• Brockville , Ontario y Brock, Ontario – Isaac Brock ^{[2] : 163}
• Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (ingeniero ferroviario) ^{[2] : 26}
• Burnaby , Columbia Británica – Robert Burnaby ^{[2] : 45–46}
• Carlomagno, Quebec – Romuald-Charlemagne Laurier ^{[2] : 236}
• Charlottetown , Isla del Príncipe Eduardo – Reina Carlota de Mecklemburgo-Strelitz , consorte del rey Jorge III del Reino Unido ^{[2] : 217–218}
• Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, primer duque de Marlborough ^{[2] : 67–68}
• Churchill Falls – Winston Churchill , Primer Ministro del Reino Unido ^{[2] : 10, 111}
• Collingwood, Ontario – Cuthbert Collingwood, primer barón Collingwood ^{[2] : 168}
• Ciudad Dawson – George Mercer Dawson ^{[2] : 315}
• Dollard-des-Ormeaux – Adam Dollard des Ormeaux ^{[2] : 240}
• Drummondville , Quebec – Gordon Drummond ^{[2] : 241}
• Edmundston , Nuevo Brunswick – Cabeza de Edmund Walker ^{[2] : 87}
• Fredericton , Nuevo Brunswick – Príncipe Federico, duque de York ^{[2] : 88}
• Halifax, Nueva Escocia - George Montagu-Dunk, segundo conde de Halifax ^{[2] : 138}
• Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton ^{[2] : 178}
• Huntsville, Ontario – Capitán George Hunt (colono) ^{[2] : 179}
• Joliette , Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette ^{[2] : 249}
• Rey Jorge, Saskatoon – Jorge VI del Reino Unido
• Kirkland, Quebec – Charles-Aimé Kirkland , un político canadiense
• Lago Kirkland , Ontario – Sra. Winnifred Kirkland, secretaria del Departamento de Minas de Ontario ^{[2] : 182}
• Kitchener, Ontario – Horatio Kitchener ^{[2] : 182}
• Lethbridge , Alberta – William Lethbridge ^{[2] : 33}
• Maberly, Ontario – William Maberly
• Manning, Alberta – Ernest Manning , octavo primer ministro de Alberta
• Markham, Ontario – William Markham ^{[2] : 187}
• Mont-Laurier , Quebec – Sir Wilfrid Laurier , Primer Ministro de Canadá ^{[2] : 260}
• Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris ^{[2] : 189}
• Patricia, Alberta – Princesa Patricia ^[3]
• Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson ^{[2] : 196}
• Puerto Alberni , Columbia Británica – Capitán Pere d'Alberní ^[4]
• Port Hope Simpson – John Hope Simpson , político liberal británico ^[5]
• Port Moody , Columbia Británica – Richard Moody , primer teniente gobernador de la colonia de Columbia Británica . ^{[2] : 57}
• Príncipe Alberto, Saskatchewan – Príncipe Alberto ^{[2] : 304}
• Príncipe Jorge, Columbia Británica – Rey Jorge III ^{[2] : 58}
• Príncipe Rupert, Columbia Británica – Príncipe Rupert del Rin ^{[2] : 58}
• Sackville, Nuevo Brunswick – George Germain, primer vizconde de Sackville
• Reina Isabel, Saskatoon – La reina Isabel La Reina Madre
• Regina, Saskatchewan - Reina Victoria ^{[2] : 305}
• Selkirk, Manitoba – Thomas Douglas, quinto conde de Selkirk ^{[2] : 75}
• Sherbrooke , Quebec y Sherbrooke, Nueva Escocia – John Coape Sherbrooke ^{[2] : 148, 287}
• Sydney, Nueva Escocia - Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney ^{[2] : 149}
• Thompson, Manitoba – John F. Thompson (1881–1968), presidente de Inco ^{[2] : 77}
• Timmins , Ontario – Noah Timmins ^{[2] : 208}
• Vancouver , Columbia Británica - Capitán George Vancouver , explorador inglés de ascendencia holandesa (van Coevorden) ^{[2] : 63}
• Victoria, Columbia Británica – Reina Victoria ^{[2] : 63}
• Victoriaville , Quebec – Reina Victoria ^{[2] : 291}
• Wolfville , Nueva Escocia – Elisha DeWolf ^{[2] : 152}

República Centroafricana

• Estadio Barthélemy Boganda – Barthélemy Boganda , Primer Primer Ministro
• Carnot, República Centroafricana – Sadi Carnot , presidente francés
• Possel – Mariscal Possel-Deydier, que murió en combate contra Rabih az-Zubayr en Kouno el año anterior
• Sibut – Adolphe Pierre Sibut

Chad

• Faya-Largeau - Coronel francés, Étienne Largeau (1867-1916)

Anterior:

• Fort Archambault era el nombre de Sarh – Gustave Archambaud (1872–1899), topógrafo francés
• Fort-Lamy era el nombre de Yamena – Amédée-François Lamy , un oficial del ejército.

Chile

• Provincia Capitán Prat – Arturo Prat , héroe naval
• Candelario Mancilla - José Candelario Mancilla Uribe (1900-1967), habitante chileno del lago O'Higgins
• Provincia Cardenal Caro – José María Caro Rodríguez , primer cardenal de Chile
• Cochrane – Thomas Cochrane, décimo conde de Dundonald , capitán
• Diego de Almagro, Chile – Diego de Almagro
• Galvarino – Galvarino , líder mapuche durante la Guerra de Arauco
• Gorbea – Andrés Antonio de Gorbea (1792–1852), fundador y primer decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Matemáticas y Exactas de la Universidad de Chile
• General Lagos – General Pedro Lagos , comandante de las tropas chilenas en la Batalla de Arica
• Lautaro – Lautaro , líder mapuche durante la Guerra de Arauco
• Molina, Chile – Juan Ignacio Molina , jesuita
• Osorno, Chile – Ambrosio O'Higgins , fundador y marqués de Osorno
• Padre José Fernández Pérez (Puerto Montt) - José Fernández Pérez (1919-2000), sacerdote español
• Padre Hurtado – San Alberto Hurtado
• Pedro Aguirre Cerda, Chile – Pedro Aguirre Cerda , Presidente
• Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez – Carlos Ibáñez del Campo , Presidente
• Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt , Presidente
• Puerto Saavedra – Cornelio Saavedra Rodríguez , figura militar que jugó un papel importante en la Ocupación de la Araucanía
• Puerto Varas – Antonio Varas, ministro del interior
• Puerto Williams – Juan Williams Rebolledo , almirante chileno
• San Fernando – San Fernando
• San Pedro de Atacama – San Pedro
• Santiago – Santiago, hijo de Zebedeo (Santiago)
• Teodoro Schmidt – Teodoro Schmidt
• Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia , conquistador de Chile
• Vicuña, Chile – Coronel Joaquín Vicuña Larraín , fundador de una ciudad
• Villa Frei (Coyhaique) – Eduardo Frei Montalva , Presidente
• Villa O'Higgins - Bernardo O'Higgins , libertador de Chile

Porcelana

• Municipio de Gensi - Yang Gensi , soldado del EPL
• Huanghua - Huang Hua, revolucionario comunista
• Jingyu, Jilin - General Yang Jingyu
• Subdistrito de Leifeng - Lei Feng , soldado del EPL
• Maoming – erudito y médico Pan Maoming
• Qinhuangdao – Qin Shi Huang , primer emperador de China
• Tong Linge Road, Zhao Dengyu Road, Zhang Zizhong Road - Tong Linge , Zhao Dengyu , Zhang Zizhong , soldados en la Segunda Guerra Sino-Japonesa
• Yingjun - Liu Yingjun (1945-1966), soldado del EPL
• Condado de Zhidan - Liu Zhidan , comandante militar y líder comunista
• Zhongshan , Guangdong – Sun Yat-sen , Presidente de la República de China
• Condado de Zichang - Xie Zichang (1897-1935), mártir comunista
• Condado de Zuoquan – Zuo Quan , un general del Ejército Rojo chino

Colombia

• Ábrego – Mercedes Abrego , heroína de la independencia colombiana
• Acevedo, Huila – José Acevedo y Gómez
• Agustín Codazzi, César – Agustín Codazzi
• Albán, Cundinamarca – Carlos Albán
• Albania, La Guajira – Alba Londoño Sánchez (1923–2023), hija del comisario de La Guajira, Eduardo Londoño Villegas
• Alfonso López (Chocó) – Alfonso López Pumarejo
• Almaguer, Cauca – Francisco Briceño , Corral de Almaguer
• Alvarado, Tolima – Pedro de Alvarado
• Antonio Nariño, Bogotá – Antonio Nariño
• Anzoátegui, Tolima – José Antonio Anzoátegui
• Aranzazú, Caldas – Juan de Dios Aranzazú
• Arbeláez – Vicente Arbeláez (1822–1884)
• Armero – José León Armero, mártir nacional
• Balboa, Cauca – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Balboa, Risaralda – Vasco Núñez de Balboa
• Barbosa, Antioquia – Diego Fernández Barbosa
• Beltrán, Cundinamarca – Francisco Félix Beltrán
• Betéitiva – cacique Betacín
• Bolívar, Cauca – Simón Bolívar
• Bolívar, Santander – Simón Bolívar
• Bolívar, Valle del Cauca – Simón Bolívar
• Bosconia – Juan Bosco
• Briceño, Antioquia y Briceño, Boyacá – José Manuel Briceño
• Busbanzá – cacique Boazá
• Cabrera, Cundinamarca – El general Cabrera, quien participó en la guerra liberal
• Caicedonia – Lisandro Caicedo (1806–1891)
• Cajicá – cacique Cajic
• Calarcá – cacique Calarcá
• Caldas, Boyacá – Francisco José de Caldas , un héroe de la independencia colombiana
• Camilo Torres (Norte de Santander) - Camilo Torres Restrepo , socialista y sacerdote colombiano
• Cerinza – cacique Cerinza
• Charalá – cacique Chalalá
• Chipatá – cacique Chipatá
• Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia – Simón Bolívar
• Ciudad Bolívar, Bogotá – Simón Bolívar
• Ciudad Mutis – José Celestino Mutis
• Clemencia, Bolívar – María Clemencia Grau
• Colón, Nariño – Cristóbal Colón
• Colón, Putumayo – Cristóbal Colón
• Comuna 5 Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (Yopal, Casanare) – Javier Manuel Vargas Granados (fallecido en 2000), concejal de Yopal
• Córdoba, Bolívar – José María Córdoba, un héroe de la independencia
• Córdoba, Nariño – José María Córdoba
• Don Matías – Don Matías Jaramillo
• Duitama , Provincia de Tundama – cacique Tundama
• Durania – Justo Leónidas Durán
• Elías, Huila – Manuel Elías Carvajal
• Engativá – cacique Ingativá
• Firavitoba – cacique Firavía
• Fonseca, La Guajira – colonizador catalán Agustín Fonseca
• Funes, Nariño – Misionero aragonés Lucas Funes
• Francisco Pizarro, Nariño – Francisco Pizarro
• Gaitanía – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán , escritor, abogado y político
• Girardota – Atanasio Girardot
• Giraldo, Antioquia – Rafael María Giraldo
• González, César – Florentino González (1805–1874)
• Gómez Plata – Obispo de Antioquia, Juan de la Cruz Gómez Plata
• Gualmatán – cacique Guatán
• Gutiérrez, Cundinamarca – Ignacio Gutiérrez Vergara (fundador)
• Provincia Gutiérrez – Santos Gutiérrez , Presidente de Colombia
• Herrán - Pedro Alcántara Herrán , general y estadista colombiano
• Inírida, Guainía – Princesa Inírida
• Juan de Acosta – Juan de Acosta
• Kennedy, Bogotá – John F. Kennedy , presidente de Estados Unidos
• Leticia, Amazonas – Leticia Smith
• López de Micay – José Hilario López
• Madrid, Cundinamarca – Pedro Fernández Madrid (1817–1875)
• Magüí Payán – Eliseo Payán
• Maní, Casanare – Cacique Maní
• Mariano Ospina Pérez (Boyacá) – Mariano Ospina Pérez , presidente de Colombia
• Morales, Bolívar – Pedro Vicente de Morales (fundador)
• Morales, Cauca – Luis Jerónimo Morales y Juan Manuel Morales
• Mosquera – Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera , expresidente de 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 , presidente de Colombia
• Olaya Herrera – Enrique Olaya Herrera , presidente de Colombia
• Onzaga – cacique Hunzaá
• Ortega, Tolima – Juan de Ortega y Carrillo
• Ospina – Mariano Ospina Rodríguez , presidente de Colombia
• Ospina Pérez (Nariño) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Padilla, Cauca – José Prudencio Padilla
• Palmar de Varela – Catalino Varela
• Pereira, Colombia – Francisco Pereira Martínez
• Policarpa, Nariño – Policarpa Salavarrieta
• Puente Aranda – Juan Aranda
• Puerto Berrío – Pedro Justo Berrío
• Puerto Caicedo - Juan María Caicedo Martínez (1910-2006), ingeniero colombiano
• Puerto Carreño - Pedro María Carreño (1874-1946), Ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Colombia de 1912 a 1913
• Puerto Gaitán – Jorge Eliécer Gaitán
• Puerto Guzmán – Jorge Julio Guzmán Flor (fallecido en 2020), fundador
• Puerto Leguízamo - Candido Leguízamo (1911-1933), héroe de la guerra Colombia-Perú
• Puerto Lleras – Alberto Lleras Camargo , Presidente de Colombia
• Puerto Lleras (Arauca) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
• Puerto Lleras (Norte de Santander) – Alberto Lleras Camargo
• Puerto López, Meta – Alfonso López Pumarejo , Presidente de Colombia
• Puerto Nariño – Antonio Nariño , un héroe de la Independencia
• Puerto Ospina (Guaviare) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Puerto Ospina (Putumayo) – Mariano Ospina Pérez
• Puerto Parra – Aquileo Parra
• Puerto Rondón – Juan José Rondón
• Puerto Santander, Amazonas – Francisco de Paula Santander , un héroe de la independencia colombiana
• Puerto Santander, Norte de Santander – Francisco de Paula Santander , un héroe de la independencia colombiana
• Puerto Tejada, Cauca – General Manuel Tejada Sánchez
• Puerto Wilches – José Solón Wilches Calderón (1835–1893)
• Rafael Uribe Uribe, Bogotá – Rafael Uribe Uribe , un político colombiano
• Ragonvalia – Ramón González Valencia
• Restrepo – Emiliano Restrepo Echeverría (1832-1918)
• Restrepo, Valle del Cauca – Carlos Eugenio Restrepo
• Roberto Payán - Coronel Roberto Payán Hurtado (muerto en 1934), hermano del presidente 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 Pérez de Salazar
• Salgar – Eustorgio Salgar
• San Eduardo, Boyacá – Eduardo Maldonado Calvo (1860–1932)
• San Fernando, Bolívar – Fernando III de Castilla
• San José de Albán – Carlos Albán
• San José del Fragua - Giuseppe Fusaroli (1927-2015), misionero italiano que visitó Colombia
• San José de Kennedy (Magdalena) – John F. Kennedy
• San Vicente del Caguán – Vicente de Paúl
• Santa Sofía, Boyacá – Sofía Angulo de Reyes (1843–1898)
• Santander de Quilichao – Francisco de Paula Santander
• Sativanorte – cacique Sátiva
• Sativasur – cacique Sativa
• Silvania, Colombia – Ismael Silva (1895–1962), fundador
• Sogamoso , Provincia de Sugamuxi – iraca Sugamuxi
• Solano, Caquetá - José Dolores Solano (1891–1961), héroe de la guerra Colombia-Perú
• Somondoco - cacique Somendoco o Sumindoco
• Suárez, Cauca – Marco Fidel Suárez , Presidente de Colombia
• Suárez, Tolima – Marco Fidel Suárez , Presidente de Colombia
• Sucre, Cauca – Antonio José de Sucre
• Sucre, Santander – Antonio José de Sucre
• Sucre, Departamento de Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
• Techo – cacique Techitina
• Tutazá – cacique Tutazúa
• La Uribe – Antonio Uribe
• Usaquén – cacique Usaqué
• Ulloa, Valle del Cauca – General José Eleuterio Ulloa
• Uribia, La Guajira – Rafael Uribe Uribe
• Valdivia, Antioquia – Andrés de Valdivia
• Villa Caro – José Eusebio Caro
• Villa de Leyva – Andrés Díaz Venero de Leiva
• Villa Germania (Cesar) - Manuel Germán Cuello Gutiérrez (1915-2006), gobernador del departamento de Cesar
• Villagarzón - coronel Julio Garzón Moreno
• Villagómez – Monseñor Misael Gómez Torres (1880–1967)
• Villapinzón – Propsero Pinzón (1856–1901)
• Villavicencio – Antonio Villavicencio , un héroe de la Independencia
• Zambrano, Bolívar – Álvaro de Zambrano
• Zapayán – cacique Zapayán

República Democrática del Congo

• Cité Maman Mobutu (Kinshasa) – María Antonieta Mobutu (1941-1977), Primera Dama de la República Democrática del Congo
• Cité Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila (Kinshasa) – Laurent-Désiré Kabila , Presidente
• Kasa-Vubu, Kinshasa – Joseph Kasa-Vubu
• Lumumba (Lodja) – Patrice Lumumba , Primer Ministro
• Lumumbaville – Patrice Lumumba , primer ministro

Anterior:

• Albertville era el nombre de Kalemie – Alberto I de Bélgica
• Coquilhatville era el nombre de Mbandaka – Camille-Aimé Coquilhat
• Élisabethville era el nombre de Lubumbashi , la reina Isabel de Bélgica
• Jadotville era el nombre de Likasi – Jean Jadot
• Léopoldville era el nombre de Kinshasa – Leopoldo II de Bélgica
• Ponthierville era el nombre de Ubundu – Pierre Ponthier
• Stanleyville era el nombre de Kisangani – Henry Morton Stanley
• Thysville era el nombre de Mbanza-Ngungu – Albert Thys

República del Congo

• Brazzaville – Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza
• Dolisie – Albert Dolisie
• Lumumba (Punto Negro) – Patrice Lumumba

Anterior:

• Fort-Rousset era el nombre de Owando – Alexis Rousset, administrador colonial francés
• Jacob era el nombre de Nkayi – Léon Jacob, ingeniero francés

Costa Rica

• Abangares (cantón) – Cacique Avancari
• Acosta (cantón) - Tomás de Acosta y Hurtado de Mendoza (1747–1821), gobernador de la provincia de Costa Rica
• Alfaro (Alajuela) - Juan Alfaro Ruiz (1810-1856), militar costarricense y héroe de la guerra filibustera
• Alvarado (cantón) – Presbítero Joaquín Alvarado Ruiz (f.1890)
• Distrito Anselmo Llorente y Distrito Llorente - Anselmo Llorente y La Fuente (1800–1871), obispo de Costa Rica
• Aserrí (cantón) – Cacique Aczarri
• Bagaces – Cacique Bagatzi
• Barva – Cacique Barvak
• Biolley (Puntarenas) – Paul Biolley (1862–1908), educador y naturalista suizo
• Distrito Bolívar, Grecia – Simón Bolívar
• Cañas (cantón) - José María Cañas , figura militar salvadoreña
• Distrito de Carmona, Nandayure – José Daniel Carmona Briceño (1869–1929)
• Carrillo (cantón) - Braulio Carrillo Colina , jefe de estado de Costa Rica
• Distrito Cervantes – Juan de Cervantes
• Ciudad Cortés – León Cortés Castro . presidente de costa rica
• Ciudad Neily – Ricardo Neily Jop (1912–2000), ciudadano libanés y fundador de una ciudad
• Curridabat – Cacique Corriava
• Distrito Daniel Flores - José Daniel Flores Zavaleta (1876-1958), maestro costarricense
• Daniel Oduber (Liberia) – Daniel Oduber Quirós
• Dota (cantón) – Cacique Ota
• El Guarco (cantón) – Cacique El Guarco
• Flores (cantón) - Don Juan J. Flores Umaña (1843-1903), médico costarricense
• García Flamenco (Guanacaste) - Marcelino García Flamenco (1888-1919), profesor salvadoreño
• Goicoechea (cantón) – Fray José Antonio de Liendo y Goicoechea
• Distrito Gutiérrez Braun - Hernán Gutiérrez Braun (1902-1980), ingeniero costarricense
• Heredia, Costa Rica – Alonso Fernández de Heredia , Presidente de la Real Audiencia de Guatemala
• Jiménez (cantón) – Jesús Jiménez Zamora Presidente de Costa Rica
• León Cortés (cantón) – León Cortés Castro
• Llano Brenes (Alajuela) – Alberto Manuel Brenes (1870–1948)
• Mayorga de Liberia – Francisco Mayorga Rivas (1864–1940)
• Montes de Oca (cantón) - Don Faustino Montes de Oca (1860-1902), exrepresentante al Congreso de la zona
• Moctezuma, Costa Rica – Moctezuma II , un emperador azteca
• Mora (cantón) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras y Juan Mora Fernández
• Moravia (cantón) – Juan Rafael Mora Porras , Presidente de Costa Rica y Héroe Nacional
• Morazán (Alajuela), Morazán (San José) y Morazán (Limón) – Francisco Morazán
• Naranjito de Aguirre – Rolando Aguirre Lobo (1918–1948)
• Oreamuno (cantón) – Francisco María Oreamuno Bonilla , Presidente de Costa Rica
• Orlich (Alajuela) – Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich
• Orotina – Gurutina, rey indígena de la etnia chorotega
• Osa (cantón) – Cacique Osa
• Pérez Zeledón (cantón) – Pedro Pérez Zeledón (1854-1930), jurista y diplomático
• Distrito Pittier – Henri François Pittier
• Pococí (cantón) – Cacique Pococí
• Puerto Jiménez y Jiménez, Pococí – Ricardo Jiménez Oreamuno Presidente de Costa Rica
• Puerto Soley (Guanacaste) – Tomás Soley Güell (1875-1943), economista costarricense
• Puerto Thiel (Guanacaste) – Monseñor Bernardo Augusto Thiel (1850–1901)
• Puerto Vargas (Limón) – Balvanero Vargas Molina (1833–1905), Gobernador de Limón
• Quesada, San Carlos - Napoleón Quesada Salazar (1873-1937), poeta
• Rincón Ulate (Sarchi) – Otilio Ulate Blanco
• Rivas, Costa Rica – Domingo Rivas Salvatierra (1836–1900)
• Distrito Rodríguez - Herminio de Jesús Rodríguez González (1892-1960)
• Santa Bárbara de Heredia – Santa Bárbara
• Santa Ana (cantón) – Santa Ana
• San Carlos (cantón) – San Carlos Borromeo
• Santo Domingo (cantón), Costa Rica – Saint Dominic
• San Isidro (cantón) – San Isidro Labrador
• San Isidro de El General – San Isidro Labrador y General Bernardo Soto Alfaro , Presidente de Costa Rica
• San José, Costa Rica – San José
• San Mateo de Alajuela – San Mateo
• San Pablo (cantón) – San Pablo de Tarso
• San Rafael (cantón) – San Rafael
• San Ramón, Costa Rica - San Raymond Nonnatus o Ramón Salas Sandoval (1838–1902) y Ramón Rodríguez Solórzano (1818–1893), dos figuras destacadas de San Ramón
• San Vito (Costa Rica) - San Vito o Vito Sansonetti (1916-1999), marino italiano y fundador de San Vito de Java
• Valverde (San Ramón) – Carlos Luis Valverde (1903–1948), médico y revolucionario costarricense
• Vázquez de Coronado (cantón) - Conquistador Juan Vázquez de Coronado
• Distrito Volio – Julián Volio Llorente

Anterior:

• Aguirre (hoy Quepos ) – Rolando Aguirre Lobo: un héroe de la Revolución de 1948
• Alfaro Ruiz (hoy Zarcero ) – Coronel Juan Alfaro Ruiz, héroe de la Campaña Nacional de 1856
• Valverde Vega (hoy Sarchí ) - Carlos Luis Valverde Vega, médico y fundador de la Unión Médica Nacional.

Croacia

• Dinko Šimunović (Zagreb) – Dinko Šimunović , escritor croata
• Ernestinovo – Sra. Ernestina Klein
• Eugen Kvaternik (Zagreb) - Eugen Kvaternik , político nacionalista croata
• Ferdinandovac – Fernando I de Austria , Presidente de la Confederación Alemana, Rey de Hungría
• Generalski Stol – General Vuk Krsto Frankopan
• Ivan Mažuranić (Zagreb) - Ivan Mažuranić , poeta, abogado y político croata
• Karlovac – Rey Carlos II de Austria
• Maksimir – Maksimilijan Vrhovac , obispo de Zagreb
• Ošljak – Conocido en documentos italianos e históricos como Calugerà o Calogerà , en honor a la familia Calogerà que lo poseía.
• Oton Župančič (Zagreb) – Oton Župančič , poeta esloveno
• Tomislavovac - Tomislav de Yugoslavia

Anterior:

• Kardeljevo fue el nombre de Ploče desde 1950 hasta 1954 y desde 1980 hasta 1990 – Edvard Kardelj
• Titova Korenica fue el nombre de Korenica desde 1945 hasta 1997 – Josip Broz Tito

Cuba

• Bartolomé Masó, Cuba – Bartolomé Masó , patriota cubano y presidente de Cuba
• Briones Montoto (Cuba) - Antonio Briones Montoto (1940-1967), revolucionario cubano
• Calixto García, Cuba – Calixto García Iñiguez , un héroe de la guerra de independencia
• Camilo Cienfuegos (Santa Cruz del Norte) – Camilo Cienfuegos , revolucionario cubano
• Cárdenas, Cuba – Mateo de Cárdenas y Vélez de Guevara
• Central José Smith Comas (Cárdenas) – José Smith Comas (1932–1956)
• Céspedes, Cuba – Carlos Manuel de Céspedes , Padre de la Patria Cubana y primer Presidente de Cuba
• Cienfuegos – José Cienfuegos Jovellanos, Capitán General de Cuba
• Ciro Redondo – Ciro Redondo, un revolucionario cubano
• Colón, Cuba – Cristóbal Colón
• Emilio Córdova (Encrucijada) – Emilio Córdova García (1938–1958)
• Frank País, Cuba – revolucionario Frank País
• Héctor Molina (San Nicolás) – Héctor Molina Riaño (1922–1958)
• Hermanos Saíz (San Juan y Martínez) – Los Hermanos Saiz que murieron en combate en 1957
• Heriberto Orellanes (La Sierpe) – Heriberto Felipe Orellana (1926–1959)
• Holguín - Capitán García Holguín, militar español
• Jesús Menéndez - sindicalista cubano Jesús Menéndez Larrondo
• Juan Gualberto Gómez (Matanzas) – Juan Gualberto Gómez
• Loynaz Hechavarría (Holguín) – Loynaz Hechavarría Cordovés (1911–1956)
• Manuel Sanguily (Ciego de Ávila) – Manuel Sanguily (1848-1925)
• Mariel, Cuba – Cacique Marien
• Martí, Cuba – Héroe de la Independencia cubana José Martí
• Niceto Pérez – campesino cubano Niceto Pérez García
• Obdulio Morales (Sanctis Spiritus) - Obdulio Morales (1910-1981), compositor cubano
• 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)
• Ramón Balboa (Cienfuegos) – Ramón Balboa Monzón (1939–1958)
• Raúl Hernández Vidal (San Antonio de los Baños) - Raúl Hernández Vidal (1948-1978), piloto cubano
• Reynold García (Calimete) – Reynold García García (1922–1956)
• Sabino Hernández (Santo Domingo) – Sabino Hernández Casal (fallecido en 1959)
• Sandino, Cuba – El revolucionario nicaragüense Augusto César Sandino
• Santiago de Cuba – Santiago, hijo de Zebedeo
• Silvio Caro (Bahía Honda) – Silvio Néstor Caro (1943–1966)

Curazao

• Willemstad – Guillermo II, Príncipe de Orange o su hijo Guillermo III de Inglaterra

Chipre

• Agios Athanasios, Chipre – Atanasio de Alejandría
• Ayios Dhometios – San Domecio de Persia
• Ethnomártyras Kyprianós (Strovolos) - Kyprianos de Chipre
• Makarios (Kato Polemidia) – Makarios III
• Pafos – Pafos, hija de Pigmalión (mitología)

República Checa

• Adamov (distrito de Blansko) – Adam Josef, príncipe de Liechtenstein , propietario de una ferrería
• Alojzov – Alois I, Príncipe de Liechtenstein
• Barrandov , Praga – Joachim Barrande
• Františkovy Lázně – Francisco II, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Golčův Jeníkov – Martin Maxmillian Goltz, general del ejército de los Habsburgo
• Havlíčkův Brod – Karel Havlíček Borovský
• Jáchymov – San Joaquín
• Jindřichův Hradec – Jindřich z Hradce, propietario del castillo de la ciudad
• Fortaleza Josefov y Josefov (Praga) – José II, Emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Halasovo Kunštátsko – František Halas
• Karlín – Carolina Augusta de Baviera
• Karlovy Vary – Carlos IV, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Castillo y pueblo de Karlštejn – Carlos IV, emperador del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico
• Mladá Boleslav – Boleslao II de Bohemia
• Špindlerův Mlýn – Spindler, un molinero
• Švermova (Bruntál) – Jan Šverma
• Stará Boleslav – Boleslao I de Bohemia
• Terezín – Emperatriz María Teresa de Austria
• Vítkov – Vítek en Kravař
• Žižkov – Jan Žižka

Anterior:

• Gottwaldov fue el nombre de Zlín desde 1948 hasta 1990 – Klement Gottwald

Dinamarca

• Albertslund - Albert de Rault de Ramsault de Tortonval (1778-1855), un noble francés
• Augustenborg – Augusta, duquesa de Schleswig-Holstein
• Carlsberg (distrito) – Carl Jacobsen , cervecero, coleccionista de arte y filántropo danés
• Charlottenlund – Princesa Carlota Amalia de Dinamarca
• Christiania – Cristián IV de Dinamarca
• Christiansfeld - Cristián VII de Dinamarca
• Christianshavn - Cristián IV de Dinamarca
• Dronninglund – Reina Carlota Amalia
• Fredericia - Rey Federico III de Dinamarca
• Frederiks - Rey Federico VI de Dinamarca
• Frederiksberg – Rey Federico IV de Dinamarca
• Frederikshavn - Rey Federico VI de Dinamarca
• Frederikssund – Federico III de Dinamarca
• Frederiksværk - Rey Federico V de Dinamarca
• Karlslunde – Esquí de foca
• Liseleje – Elisabeth (Lise) Classen (1760-1805)
• Mariager – Santísima Virgen María
• Marielyst - Marie Kørgensen (1837-1907)

En Groenlandia:

• Christianshåb (inuit: Qasigiannguit ) - Rey Cristián VI de Dinamarca
• Frederikshåb (Inuit: Paamiut ) - Rey Federico V de Dinamarca
• Jakobshavn (inuit: Ilulissat ) - Jakob Severin , un comerciante de pieles

En Bornholm:

• Gudhjem – Dios

Dominica

• Salisbury, Dominica - Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, tercer marqués de Salisbury
• Scotts Head, Dominica – Coronel George Scott (oficial del ejército británico)

República Dominicana

• Cabral, República Dominicana – José María Cabral
• Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – General José Cabrera (muerto en 1884), héroe de la Restauración Dominicana
• Castillo, República Dominicana – General Manuel María Castillo, héroe de la Restauración Dominicana
• Cayetano Germosén – patriota y mártir dominicano
• Ciudad Juan Bosch (Santo Domingo) – Juan Bosch (político) , Presidente dominicano
• Colonia Libertador (Dajabón) – Rafael Trujillo (libertador)
• Comendador, República Dominicana – Nicolás de Ovando
• Provincia Duarte – Juan Pablo Duarte , fundador de la República Dominicana
• Duvergé – General Antonio Duvergé , héroe de la independencia dominicana
• Provincia de Espaillat – Ulises Francisco Espaillat , autor y presidente del siglo XIX
• Emma Balaguer Viuda Vallejo (Azua) - Emma Balaguer Vallejo (1911-1992), hermana de Joaquín Balaguer
• Elupina Cordero de Las Cañitas (Hato mayor) - Elupina Cordero (1892-1939), religiosa católica dominicana
• Gaspar Hernández – Gaspar Hernández, un famoso sacerdote dominicano en la guerra de independencia de Haití
• Galván, República Dominicana – Manuel de Jesús Galván (1834–1910), escritor dominicano
• Provincia Hermanas Mirabal – Hermanas Mirabal
• Hostos – Eugenio María de Hostos
• Imbert, República Dominicana – José María Imbert
• Jimaní – Cacique Ximani
• José Francisco Peña Gómez (Pedernales) – José Francisco Peña Gómez , abogado y político dominicano
• Juan de Herrera, República Dominicana – Juan de Herrera (agricultor español)
• Juan Rodríguez (La Vega) - General Juan Rodríguez García (1886-1960), militar y político dominicano
• Loma de Cabrera y Cabrera, María Trinidad Sánchez – José Cabrera Gómez (1810–1884), héroe de la independencia dominicana
• Las Matas de Farfán – Bartolomé Farfán de los Godos, comerciante español
• Luperón - Gregorio Luperón , general y estadista dominicano
• Mamá Tingó (Monte Plata) – Mamá Tingó , líder activista dominicana
• Provincia María Trinidad Sánchez – María Trinidad Sánchez , una mujer soldado en las guerras de independencia
• Mella, Independencia – Matías Ramón Mella
• Provincia Monseñor Nouel – Monseñor Adolfo Alejandro Nouel , Arzobispo de Santo Domingo y Presidente
• Padre Las Casas, República Dominicana – Bartolomé de las Casas
• Pedro Brand – Peter Dorse Brand, un minero californiano
• Pedro Santana, República Dominicana – Pedro Santana , primer presidente de República Dominicana
• Pepillo Salcedo, República Dominicana – General José Antonio Salcedo
• Pimentel, República Dominicana – Pedro Antonio Pimentel
• Presidente Don Antonio Guzmán Fernández (Duarte) – Antonio Guzmán Fernández , Presidente de la República
• Ramón Santana - hermano gemelo de Pedro Santana
• Salcedo, República Dominicana – Francisco Antonio Salcedo
• San Antonio de Guerra – Hernando Guerra (fundador)
• Sánchez, República Dominicana – Francisco del Rosario Sánchez
• Provincia Sánchez Ramírez – Juan Sánchez Ramírez , héroe de la Batalla de Palo Hincado (1808)
• Provincia de Santiago Rodríguez – Santiago Rodríguez , oficial del ejército dominicano en la Guerra de Independencia Dominicana
• Santo Domingo – Santo Domingo
• Provincia de Valverde – José Desiderio Valverde
• Vicente Noble – General Vicente Noble, militar dominicano
• Villa González - Manuel de Jesús González Estevez (1862-1912), fundador
• Villa Riva - Gregorio Riva (1833–1889), pionero dominicano
• Villa Tapia - Doroteo Antonio Tapia (1844-1901), héroe de la Guerra de Restauración Dominicana
• Villa Vásquez – Horacio Vásquez , Presidente de la República Dominicana

Anterior:

• Provincia Benefactora era el nombre de la Provincia de San Juan (República Dominicana) – Rafael Trujillo
• Ciudad Trujillo era el nombre de Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
• Provincia de José Trujillo Valdez era el nombre de la provincia de Peravia - José Trujillo Valdez (1864-1935), padre de Rafael Trujillo
• Provincia Julia Molina era el nombre de Provincia María Trinidad Sánchez – Altagracia Julia Molina (1863–1964), madre de Rafael Trujillo
• La provincia Pacificador era el nombre de la provincia Duarte – Ulises Heureaux (Pacificador)
• Provincia de San Rafael era el nombre de la Provincia de Elías Piña – Rafael Trujillo
• Villa José Trujillo Valdez era el nombre de Villa Jaragua – José Trujillo Valdez
• Villa Julia Molina era el nombre de Nagua – Altagracia Julia Molina

Timor Oriental

• Puesto Administrativo Dom Aleixo – Aleixo Corte-Real
• Vila Salazar (Baucau) – António de Oliveira Salazar , estadista portugués

Anterior:

• Vila Armindo Monteiro era el nombre de Bobonaro – Armindo Monteiro (1896-1955), profesor universitario, empresario, diplomático y político portugués.
• Vila Eduardo Marques era el nombre de Bazartete – Eduardo Marques (1867-1944), militar y oficial portugués
• Vila Filomeno da Câmara era el nombre de Same, Timor Oriental – Filomeno da Câmara de Melo Cabral (1873–1934), gobernador del Timor portugués
• Vila General Carmona era el nombre de Aileu – Óscar Carmona , presidente portugués
• Vila Salazar era el nombre de Baucau – António de Oliveira Salazar

Ecuador

• Alejandro Labaka (Orellana) - Alejandro Labaka (1920-1987), obispo español
• Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno (pueblo) – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno , Presidente de Ecuador
• Cantón Antonio Ante - Antonio Ante (1771–1836), héroe de la independencia ecuatoriana
• Cantón Atahualpa – Atahualpa , Rey de Quito
• Cantón Bolívar, Carchi – Simón Bolívar
• Cantón Bolívar, Manabí – Simón Bolívar
• General Antonio Elizade – Antonio Elizalde Lamar, militar y político ecuatoriano
• Camilo Ponce Enríquez (parroquia) – Camilo Ponce Enríquez , presidente de Ecuador
• Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy (Manabí) – Carlos Julio Arosemena Monroy
• Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola, Ecuador – Carlos Julio Arosemena Tola , presidente de Ecuador
• Cevallos - Pedro Fermín Cevallos (1812–1893), político e historiador ecuatoriano
• Coronel Marcelino Maridueña – Marcelino Maridueña Quesada (1798–1883)
• Durán, Ecuador – Sr. José Durán Maristany (1878–1956)
• El Empalme de Velasco Ibarra – José María Velasco Ibarra , presidente de Ecuador
• Cantón Eloy Alfaro – Eloy Alfaro , Presidente del Ecuador
• Echeandía - Manuel José de Echeandía (1783-1850), héroe de la independencia ecuatoriana
• Cantón Espejo – Eugenio Espejo , científico ecuatoriano
• Cantón Flavio Alfaro - General Flavio Evaristo Alfaro (1865-1912)
• General Leónidas Plaza y Gutiérrez – Leónidas Plaza , Presidente del Ecuador
• Cantón Girón - Capitán español Francisco Hernández Girón
• Gonzalo Pizarro Cantón – Gonzalo Pizarro , conquistador español y medio hermano paterno menor de Francisco Pizarro
• Inés Arango (Orellana) - Inés Arango (1937-1987), misionera colombiana
• Isidro Ayora, Ecuador – Isidro Ayora
• Ibarra, Ecuador – Miguel de Ibarra y Mallea (1550–1608)
• Jaime Roldós, Pastaza y Jaime Roldós (Guayas) – Jaime Roldós Aguilera
• Julio Andrade (Carchi) - General Julio Andrade (1866-1912)
• Lauro Guerrero (Loja) - Lauro Guerrero Becerra (1873-1904), militar ecuatoriano
• Leonidas Proaño (Yantzaza) - Leonidas Proaño (1910-1988), obispo de Riobamba
• Cantón Mejía - José Mejía Lequerica (1774-1813), figura política ecuatoriana
• Mera, Pastaza – Juan León Mera , escritor
• Milton Reyes (El Oro) - Milton Alfredo Reyes (1939-1970), líder estudiantil
• Cantón Montalvo – Juan Montalvo Autor y ensayista ecuatoriano
• Cantón Montúfar - Coronel Carlos de Montufar (1780–1816), militar ecuatoriano
• Nuevo Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte , presidente de Ecuador
• Quevedo, Ecuador –Timoteo Quevedo Pozo (1813–1876), topografía
• Cantón Olmedo, Loja – José Joaquín de Olmedo , presidente del Ecuador
• Cantón Olmedo, Manabí – José Joaquín de Olmedo
• Pablo Sexto – Papa Pablo VI
• Pedro Carbo - Pedro Carbo Noboa, político, diplomático y escritor guayaquileño del siglo XIX.
• General Villamil – José de Villamil , héroe de la independencia ecuatoriana
• Puerto López - Daniel López (1848–1893), filántropo
• Puerto Rodríguez (Sucumbios) - Coronel Luis Arsenio Rodríguez (1898-1977), héroe de la guerra ecuatoriano-peruano
• Puerto Villamil – José de Villamil
• Cantón Pedro Moncayo – Pedro Moncayo , periodista y político
• Pedro Vicente Maldonado Cantón y Maldonado (Carchi) – Pedro Vicente Maldonado , científico ecuatoriano del siglo XVIII
• Puerto Baquerizo Moreno – Alfredo Baquerizo Moreno , presidente de Ecuador
• Rocafuerte – Vicente Rocafuerte , presidente de Ecuador
• Cantón Rumiñahui – Rumiñawi (guerrero Inca)
• Puerto Francisco de Orellana – Francisco de Orellana
• Cantón San Juan Bosco – Juan Bosco
• San Miguel de Salcedo - Manuel Antonio Salcedo y Legorburú (1829–1870), sacerdote
• Cantón Simón Bolívar y Puerto Bolívar (El Oro) – Simón Bolívar
• Cantón Sucre – Antonio José de Sucre
• Teniente Maximiliano Rodríguez (Loja) - Maximiliano Rodríguez Loaiza (1909-1941)
• Tobar Donoso (Tulcán) – Julio Tobar Donoso (1894–1981), ministro de relaciones exteriores del Ecuador
• Tufiño (Carchi) – Luis Gabriel Tufiño (1880-1962), cartógrafo
• Urbina (Tulcán) – José María Urvina
• Cantón Urdaneta - Luis Urdaneta Farias , figura militar venezolano-ecuatoriana
• Valencia – Gregorio Valencia, fundador

Egipto

• Alejandría – Alejandro Magno
• El Mahmoudiyah - Muhammad Ali de Egipto
• Fayum :
  • anteriormente llamado Arsinoe - Arsinoe II de Egipto
  • anteriormente llamado Ptolemais Euergetis - Ptolomeo III Euergetes
• Ismailía – Ismail Pasha
• Kafr El Sheikh – Sheikh Talha al-Tilmisani
• Puerto Fouad – Fuad I de Egipto
• Puerto Said ^[6] – Sa'id de Egipto
• Puerto Tawfik – Tewfik Pasha
• Nasser, Egipto – El presidente egipcio Gamal Abdel Nasser
• Ciudad Sadat – Presidente egipcio Anwar Sadat
• Santa Catalina, Egipto – Catalina de Alejandría
• Ciudad Sheikh Zayed – Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
• Sheikh Zuweid – Sheikh Zuweid comandante del ejército islámico Rashidun que luchó durante la conquista musulmana de Egipto
• Victoria (barrio) – Reina Victoria

El Salvador

• Alegría, Usulután – Presbítero José Miguel Alegría (f.1859)
• Aguilares – Manuel Aguilar y Bustamante y sus hermanos Nicolás y Vicente Aguilar
• Bolívar, La Unión – Simón Bolívar
• Departamento de Cabañas – José Trinidad Cabañas
• Carolina, San Miguel – Carlos IV de España
• Ciudad Arce – Manuel José Arce , héroe de la Independencia salvadoreña
• Ciudad Barrios – General Gerardo Barrios , Presidente de El Salvador
• Coronel Borja Morán (Ahuachapán) - Alfonso Borja Morán (1897-1986), diputado salvadoreño
• Col Francisco Gavidia (San Miguel) – Francisco Gavidia , escritor salvadoreño
• Coronel Isidro Menéndez (San Salvador) - Isidro Menéndez (1795–1858)
• Colón, La Libertad – Cristóbal Colón
• Comunidad Farabundo Martí (Santa Ana) – Farabundo Martí , revolucionario salvadoreño
• Delgado, San Salvador – José Matías Delgado , prócer de la Independencia salvadoreña
• La Reina, Chalatenango – Residente guatemalteca, María Reina
• Departamento de Morazán – Francisco Morazán
• Santa Ana, El Salvador – Santa Ana
• Santiago de María – Santiago González (político) , presidente de El Salvador con su hija María Concepción González Fortis (1872–1943)
• San Antonio Pajonal – Antonio Gutiérrez y Ulloa
• San Cayetano Istepeque – Cayetano Molina, Presidente de El Salvador
• San Fernando, Chalatenango – Rey Fernando VII de España
• San Fernando, Morazán – Fernando III de Castilla
• San Francisco Menéndez – Francisco Menéndez , Presidente de El Salvador
• San Francisco Morazán – Francisco Morazán
• San Gerardo – Gerardo Barrios , Presidente de El Salvador
• San Ildefonso, San Vicente – San Ildefonso de Toledo
• San Jorge, San Miguel – Jorge Meléndez , Presidente de El Salvador
• San Luis La Herradura – Luis Chávez y González
• San Rafael, San Miguel – Rafael Zaldívar , Presidente de El Salvador
• San Rafael Cedros – Rafael Zaldívar
• San Rafael Obrajuelo – Rafael Zaldívar
• San Ramón, Cuscatlán – Presbítero Ramón García
• San Salvador , El Salvador – Jesús (el Salvador cristiano)
• San Vicente, El Salvador – San Vicente de Zaragoza
• Segundo Montes, Morazán - Segundo Montes , sacerdote jesuita y académico de la Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas"
• Victoria, Cabañas – Guadalupe Victoria , primera Presidenta de México
• Zaragoza, La Libertad – Emperador César Augusto

Guinea Ecuatorial

• Bioko – Adolfo Bioko, hijo del rey Möókáta
• Luba, Guinea Ecuatorial – Botuku Luba, quien lideró una revuelta contra los españoles en 1910
• Malabo – Malabo Lopelo Melaka
• Moka, Guinea Ecuatorial – Rey Möókáta (muerto en 1898)

Estonia

• Ana – Santa Ana
• Järva-Jaani – Juan Bautista
• Juhkentali – Lorenz Jauch, terrateniente local
• Kadriorg - Catalina I de Rusia
• Karlova - Carl Gustav von Krüdener, terrateniente local
• Katleri – la familia Kattler, terratenientes locales
• Klooga y Kloogaranna : la familia noble Klugen, terratenientes locales
• Kolga-Jaani – Juan Evangelista
• Kristiine - Cristina, reina de Suecia
• Maarja-Magdaleena – María Magdalena
• Maarjamäe – Marie, esposa y/o hija de Anatol Orlov-Davydov
• Madise – San Matías
• Manilaid y Manija - Magnus, duque de Holstein
• Peetri – Peter Peter, un granjero local del siglo XVIII
• Pildiküla – Feliks Pilt (1906-1979), fundador de una urbanización local
• Pirita – Brígida de Suecia
• Suure-Jaani – Juan Evangelista
• Tondi y Tondiraba – Jobst Dunte, Tallin Burgermeister
• Tartu – posiblemente en honor a Tharapita , dios de la mitología estonia
• Valga (en letón: Valka): posiblemente en honor a la familia de Walko (de Walco), terratenientes locales

Anterior:

• Harju-Jaani era el nombre de Raasiku – Juan Bautista
• Kingissepa era el nombre de Kuressaare – Viktor Kingissepp , revolucionario y comunista estonio

Eswatini (Suazilandia)

• Mbabane - Jefe Mbabane Kunene
• Pico Piggs – William Pigg (primer residente)

Etiopía

• Debre Marqos – San Marcos Evangelista
• Habete Giorgis (Addis Adeba) - Habte Giyorgis Dinagde , comandante militar etíope
• Lalibela – Gebre Mesqel Lalibela , Emperador de Etiopía
• Ras Makonnen (Addis Adeba) - Haile Selassie (Ras Tafari Makonnen), Emperador de Etiopía
• Sheikh Hussein – Sheikh Hussein (santo), un proselitista musulmán somalí del siglo XIII
• Waliso - hijo de Liban, Waliso, un clan Oromo

Islas Malvinas

• Darwin – Charles Darwin
• Stanley – Edward Smith-Stanley, decimocuarto conde de Derby
• Isla Weddell – James Weddell
• Isla Keppel – Augustus Keppel, primer vizconde de Keppel
• Isla Saunders – Charles Saunders (oficial de la Marina Real)

Finlandia

• Brahestad (finlandés: Raahe) - Per Brahe el Joven , Gobernador General de Finlandia
• Fredrikshamn (finlandés: Hamina) - Rey Federico I de Suecia
• Hermanni (Helsinki) (sueco: Hermanstad) – Herman Standertskjöld-Nordenstam (1854-1934)
• Jakobstad (finlandés: Pietarsaari) – Jacob De la Gardie (La ciudad fue fundada por su viuda – Ebba Brahe )
• Kaarina (sueco: Sankt Karins) - Catalina de Alejandría
• Kristinestad (finlandés: Kristiinankaupunki) - Reina Cristina de Suecia
• Loviisa (sueco: Lovisa) - Lovisa Ulrika , Reina de Suecia
• Mariehamn (finlandés: Maarianhamina) - Emperatriz María Alexandrovna de Rusia
• Mikkeli (sueco: Sankt Michel) – Arcángel Miguel
• Ullanlinna (sueco: Ulrikasborg) – Ulrika Eleonora, Reina de Suecia
• Vaasa (sueco: Vasa) - Rey Gustavo I de Suecia

Francia

• Albertville – Carlos Alberto de Cerdeña
• Althen-des-Paluds – Jean Althen
• Amélie-les-Bains-Palalda – María Amalia de Nápoles y Sicilia
• Apatou – Apatou (capitán)
• Bonrepos-Riquet – Pierre-Paul Riquet
• Brie-Comte-Robert – Roberto I, conde de Dreux
• Broglie, Eure - François Marie de Broglie, primer duque de Broglie
• Bourg-Madame – Marie-Thérèse, duquesa de Angulema
• Carla-Bayle – Pierre Bayle (1647–1706), filósofo y escritor
• Champaña-Vigny – Alfred de Vigny
• Charleville-sous-Bois - Carlos III, duque de Lorena
• Châtillon-Coligny – Gaspard de Coligny
• Chavaniac-Lafayette - Gilbert du Motier, marqués de Lafayette
• Chilly-Mazarin – El cardenal Mazarino
• Colleville-Montgomery – Bernard Montgomery
• Crillon-le-Brave ( el valiente ) – Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
• Decazeville – Élie, duque Decazes , Primer Ministro
• Descartes – René Descartes
• Diane-Capelle – Diane de Dommartin
• Domrémy-la-Pucelle – Juana de Arco , la doncella de Orleans
• Elisabethville (Yvelines) – Isabel de Baviera, reina de los belgas
• Eugénie-les-Bains – Eugénie de Montijo
• Ferney-Voltaire – Voltaire
• Fitz-James – James FitzJames, primer duque de Berwick
• Flavigny-sur-Ozerain – posiblemente llamado así por el general romano Flavio
• Frédéric-Fontaine : llamado así en honor a Federico I, duque de Wurtemberg
• Grenoble ( en latín : Gratianopolis ) – Emperador romano Graciano
• Guisanburgo – Jean Samuel Guisan
• Hastings – John Hastings, primer barón Hastings
• Henrichemont – Enrique IV de Francia
• Le Bignon-Mirabeau - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, conde de Mirabeau
• La Louptière-Thénard – Louis Jacques Thénard
• Le Plessis-Trévise - Édouard Mortier, duque de Treviso
• Les Pennes-Mirabeau - Honoré Gabriel Riqueti, conde de Mirabeau
• Levallois-Perret – Nicolas Levallois (1816–1879) y Jean-Jacques Perret
• Maisons-Laffitte – Jacques Laffitte
• Milly-Lamartine – Alphonse de Lamartine , poeta y escritor
• Mont-Louis – Luis XIV de Francia
• Papaïchton -Pompidouville – Georges Pompidou , presidente de Francia
• Philippsbourg – Felipe IV, conde de Hanau-Lichtenberg
• Place Léon-Blum (París) – Léon Blum , un político socialista francés
• Barrio De Gaulle (Cayena) – Charles de Gaulle
• Régina - Louis Athanase Théophane Régina (1868-1922)
• Richelieu, Indre y Loira – Cardenal Richelieu
• Saint-Amans-Soult – Jean-de-Dieu Soult , Primer Ministro
• Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni – Auguste Baudin , Gobernador de la Guayana Francesa
• Saint-Léger-Vauban – Vauban
• Saint-Louis, Alto Rin - Luis XIV de Francia
• Saint-Michel-de-Montaigne – Michel de Montaigne
• Saint-Paterne-Racan - Honorat de Bueil, señor de Racan
• Schoelcher – Victor Schoelcher
• Thorey-Lyautey – Hubert Lyautey
• Thury-Harcourt-le-Hom – Henri d'Harcourt, primer duque de Harcourt
• Vendays-Montalivet - Jean-Pierre Bachasson, conde de Montalivet
• Vitry-le-François – Francisco I de Francia

Gabón

• Bongoville – Omar Bongo , presidente de Gabón
• Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
• Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil

Alemania

• Augsburgo (estado de Baviera) – César Augusto romano
• Brunswick (estado de Baja Sajonia) – Bruno, duque de Sajonia
• Charlottenburg (estado de Berlín) – Princesa Sofía Carlota de Hannover , reina consorte del rey Federico I de Prusia (fundada en el siglo XIII, incorporada a Berlín el 1 de octubre de 1920)
• Colonia (estado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia; alemán: Köln , latín : Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium , CCAA) – Emperador romano Claudio y Agripina la Joven , emperatriz consorte (lit. colonia claudiana y altar de sacrificios de los agripinensios )
• Constanza (estado de Baden-Württemberg; alemán: Konstanz ) - Emperador romano Constancio Cloro
• Friedrichstadt (estado de Berlín): rey Federico I de Prusia (fundado en 1688, incorporado a Berlín el 1 de enero de 1710)
• Hildesheim (estado de Baja Sajonia): el granjero Hildwin (terrateniente del siglo X)
• Karlsruhe (estado de Baden-Württemberg) - Margrave Carlos III Guillermo, Margrave de Baden-Durlach
• Leverkusen (estado de Renania del Norte-Westfalia): farmacéutico Carl Leverkus
• Luisburgo (estado de Baden-Württemberg) - Eberhard Ludwig, duque de Württemberg
• Ludwigshafen am Rhein (estado de Renania-Palatinado) – Rey Luis I de Baviera
• Saarlouis (estado del Sarre) – Rey Luis XIV de Francia
• Sankt Pauli (estado de Hamburgo) – (Saulo) Pablo de Tarso
• Tréveris (estado de Renania-Palatinado; latín : Augusta Treverorum ) – Augusto (lit. Ciudad de Augusto en las tierras del pueblo trévero )
• Wilhelmshaven (estado de Baja Sajonia): rey Guillermo I de Prusia , más tarde también emperador de Alemania (lit. puerto de Guillermo )

Anterior:

• Karl-Marx-Stadt (estado de Sajonia) era el nombre de Chemnitz – Karl Marx
• Stalinstadt (estado de Brandeburgo) era el nombre de Eisenhüttenstadt – Joseph Stalin

Georgia

• Agmashenebeli (Batumi) – David IV de Georgia
• Andriatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – San Andrés
• Asentamiento de Asatiani (Kutaisi) – Lado Asatiani , poeta georgiano
• Atarbekovka (Abjasia) – Georgi Atarbekov
• Bagrationi (Batumi) – Piotr Bagration
• Asentamiento Chavchavadze (Kutaisi) – Ilia Chavchavadze
• Dedoplistsqaro , Tamariani (Lagodekhi) y Tamarisi – Reina Tamar de Georgia
• Eliatsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – San Elías
• Filippovka (Akhalkalaki) – Filipp Makaradze , presidente de Georgia durante la era soviética
• Colina Gabashvili (Kutaisi) – Revaz Gabashvili , escritor y político georgiano
• Georgiashvili (Tetritskaro) - Arsen Georgiashvili (1881-1906)
• Giorgitsminda (Sagarejo) – San Jorge
• Iliatsminda (Firmas) – Ilia Chavchavadze
• Javakhishvili (Batumi) – Ivane Javakhishvili , uno de los padres fundadores de la Universidad Estatal de Tbilisi
• Kalinino (Gardabani) – Mijaíl Kalinin
• Municipio de Kazbegi – Alexander Kazbegi , escritor georgiano
• Khimshiashvili (Batumi) – Sherip Khimshiashvili
• Kirov (Zugdidi), Kirovka (Marneuli) – Sergey Kirov
• Leselidze (ciudad) – General Konstantin Leselidze , coronel general georgiano y héroe nacional
• Mikeltsminda (Akhaltsikhe) – San Miguel
• Mtskheta – Mtskhetos , héroe épico de la mitología georgiana
• Myasnikiani (Akhalkalaki) – Aleksandr Myasnikyan , primer presidente comunista de Armenia
• Distrito de Nikoloz Baratashvili (Rustavi) – Nikoloz Baratashvili
• Nikortsminda – San Nicolás
• Ninoshvili (Guria) y Ninoshvili (Samtredia) – Egnate Ninoshvili , un escritor georgiano
• Ninotsminda – Santa Nino , igual a los Apóstoles e iluminadora de Georgia
• Nutsubidze Platón (Tbilisi) – Shalva Nutsubidze
• Pirosmani (Dedoplistskaro) – Niko Pirosmani
• Rustaveli (Batumi) – Shota Rustaveli
• Saakadze (Gardabani) – Giorgi Saakadze , político y comandante militar georgiano.
• Stalinisubani (Kobuleti) – Iósif Stalin
• Stepantsminda – San Esteban o un monje ortodoxo georgiano llamado Esteban
• Shaumiani – Stepan Shahumyan , un revolucionario georgiano
• Shaumyanovka (Abjasia) – Stepan Shahumyan
• Tamar (Batumi) - Reina Tamar de Georgia
• Tsereteli (Marneuli) – Akaki Tsereteli , poeta georgiano
• Vakhtangisi (Gardabani) - Rey Vakhtang I de Iberia
• Vazha-Pshavela (Tbilisi) – Vazha-Pshavela , escritora georgiana
• Vorontsovi (Tbilisi) – Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov
• Zhdanovakani (Ninotsminda) – Andrey Zhdanov
• Distrito de Zhiuli Shartava (Rustavi) – Zhiuli Shartava

Anterior:

• Gegechkori era el nombre de Martvili – Sasha Gegechkori
• Kazbegi era el nombre de Stepantsminda – Alexander Kazbegi
• Leninori era el nombre de Akhalgori – Vladimir Lenin
• Luxemburgo era el nombre de Bolnisi – Rosa Luxemburgo
• Macharadze era el nombre de Ozurgeti – Filipp Makaradze
• Mayakovsky era el nombre de Baghdati – Vladimir Mayakovsky
• Orjonikidze era el nombre de Kharagauli – Sergo Ordzhonikidze
• Stalinsi era el nombre de Khashuri – Joseph Stalin
• Tskhakaya era el nombre de Senaki – Mikhail Tskhakaya (1865–1950)
• Tsulukidze era el nombre de Khoni – Alexander Tsulukidze

Ghana

• Christiansborg - Rey Cristián IV de Dinamarca
• Gwolu – Gwollu (o Gbollu) Koro Limann
• Kofi Pare ^[7] – Kofi Pare, un agricultor migrante de cacao
• Punta de la Reina Ana ^[8] – Ana, reina de Gran Bretaña
• Techiman – Nana Takyi Firi ^[9]

Grecia

• Agios Nikolaos – San Nicolás
• Alejandría, Grecia – Alejandro Magno
• Alexandroupoli – Rey Alejandro de Grecia
• Aristotelis (municipio) – Aristóteles , filósofo antiguo
• Atenas – Atenea
• Dimitrios Ypsilantis (municipio) – Demetrius Ypsilanti , un líder del siglo XIX de la lucha griega por la independencia
• Dionisos, Grecia – Dioniso , dios de la cosecha de la uva, de la vinificación y del vino, de la locura ritual, de la fertilidad.
• Emmanouil Pappas (municipio) – Emmanouil Pappas , líder en la Guerra de Independencia griega
• Filippoi – Filipo II de Macedonia
• Georgios Karaiskakis (municipio) - Georgios Karaiskakis , líder de la Guerra de Independencia griega
• Glaraki – George Glarakis (1789–1855)
• Gypareika (Atenas) – Pavlos Gyparis , oficial del ejército griego.
• Gyzi – Nikolaos Gyzis
• Heraclión – Heracles
• Ion Dragoumis (municipio) – Ion Dragoumis , diplomático griego y protagonista de la lucha macedonia
• Kountouriotika – Presidente de Grecia Pavlos Kountouriotis
• Kypriadou - Epameinondas Kypriadis (1888-1958)
• Ladopoulou, Patras – Evangelos G. Ladopoulos (1883–1966)
• Makrygianni, Atenas – Yannis Makriyannis
• Megas Alexandros, Pella – Alejandro Magno
• Nauplia – Nauplio
• Nikiforos Fokas – Emperador bizantino del siglo X Nicéforo II Fokas
• Nikolaos Skoufas (municipio) – Nikolaos Skoufas , líder del movimiento independentista griego
• Nikos Kazantzakis (municipio) – Nikos Kazantzakis , escritor griego
• Orestiada – Orestes
• Pavlos Melas (municipio) – Pavlos Melas , un héroe griego de la lucha macedonia
• Probonas - Dimitrios Probonas (1874-1949)
• Ptolemaida – Ptolomeo I Sóter
• Pitagoreio – Pitágoras
• Santorini – Santa Irene
• Skagiopouleio – Panagiotis Skagiopoulos
• Theodoros Ziakas (municipio) – Theodoros Ziakas , un líder del siglo XIX de la lucha griega por la independencia.
• Salónica – Tesalónica , hermana de Alejandro Magno
• Traianoupoli – emperador romano Trajano
• Vironas – Lord Byron , poeta y escritor inglés, héroe nacional de Grecia

Granada

• Grenville, Granada – George Grenville , Primer Ministro del Reino Unido
• Victoria, Granada – Reina Victoria

Guatemala

• Aguilar Batres (Zacapa) – Raúl Aguilar Batres , ingeniero civil guatemalteco
• Aparicio (Suchitepéquez) – Francisca Aparicio de Barrios , Primera dama de Guatemala
• Asentamiento Mario Alioto (Guatemala) - Mario Alioto López Sánchez (1973-1994), estudiante guatemalteco que fue asesinado durante una protesta
• Barberena – Lic. José Barberena, secretario guatemalteco del presidente Justo Rufino Barrios
• Barrancas de Gálvez (San Marcos) – Mariano Gálvez
• Cabañas, Zacapa - José Trinidad Cabañas , político hondureño
• Ciudad Tecún Umán, San Marcos – Cacique Tecún Umán
• Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado (Jutiapa) – Pedro de Alvarado
• Colomba - María Colomba Barillas Robles (1874-1975), hija de Manuel Barillas
• Coronel Martínez de Lejarza (Guatemala) – Juan José Martínez de Lejarza (1785–1824)
• Coronel Miguel Ángel Asturias (Quetzaltenango) – Miguel Ángel Asturias , diplomático y escritor guatemalteco
• Coronel Monseñor Gerardi (Guatemala) – Monseñor Juan José Gerardi Conedera
• Coronel Pérez Guisasola (Guatemala) – Enrique Pérez Guisasola (1924-1951)
• Coronel Ulises Rojas (Guatemala) – Ulises Rojas (1881-1959), botánico
• Comunidad Hermógenes López (Chimaltenango) – Hermógenes López Coarchita
• Cooperativa Mario Méndez (Petén) - Mario Méndez Montenegro (1910-1965), líder político
• Chicacao – Francisco Chicajau, poblador indígena
• Fraijanes – Dos Misioneros Juan Milán y Juan Álvarez
• Francisco Vela (Retahuleu) – Ing. Francisco Vela (1859–1909), cartógrafo guatemalteco
• Fray Bartolomé de las Casas - sacerdote, obispo y escritor español del siglo XV Bartolomé de las Casas
• Flores, El Petén – Cirlio Flores Estrada, médico guatemalteco
• Flores Costa Cuca – José Felipe Flores , Médico y María Josefa Barrios y Aparicio "Maruca o Cuca" (1878–1959), hija de Justo Rufino Barrios
• Gálvez (Quetzaltenango) – Mariano Gálvez , héroe de la Independencia de Guatemala
• Granados, Baja Verapaz – expresidente Miguel García Granados
• Godínez (Sololá) – Juan Godínez , conquistador español
• Jerez, Jutiapa – Máximo Jerez , político, abogado y líder militar nicaragüense del siglo XIX.
• Juárez (Quetzaltenango) – Benito Juárez , presidente mexicano
• Kaibil Balám (Quiché) – Kaybʼil Bʼalam, un líder del pueblo Mam del siglo XVI
• La Gomera, Escuintla – Antonio Peraza de Ayala y Rojas, conde de la Gomera
• La Reforma, San Marcos – Justo Rufino Barrios el reformador
• La Unión Barrios (Baja Verapaz) – Justo Rufino Barrios
• Livingston, Guatemala – El jurista y político estadounidense Edward Livingston
• Los Ochoa (San Marcos) – Bonifacio Ochoa Barrios (1888–1964) y Víctor María Ochoa Barrios (1872–1951)
• Melchor de Mencos - Sargento mayor, Melchor de Mencos y Barón de Berrieza (1715-1787)
• Modesto Méndez (Izabal) - Modesto Méndez (1801–1863), militar guatemalteco
• Morazán, El Progreso – Francisco Morazán , un líder centroamericano
• Morales, Guatemala – Abogado y coronel guatemalteco Próspero Morales
• Nuevo San Carlos – Rey Carlos III de España
• Palencia, Guatemala – Don Matías de Palencia, Fundador
• Puerto Barrios – Justo Rufino Barrios , Presidente de Guatemala
• Quirio Cataño (Chiquimula) – Quirio Cataño, escultor español
• Recuerdo a Barrios (Quetzaltenango) – Justo Rufino Barrios
• San Carlos Sija – Rey Carlos III de España
• San Jacinto, Chiquimula – Jacinto de Polonia , Obispo de Cracovia
• San Joaquín (Alta Verapaz) – Joaquina Cabrera , madre de un expresidente
• San Jorge (Zacapa) – Jorge Ubico , presidente
• San Luis Jilotepeque – King Louis IX of France
• San Miguel Dueñas – Don Miguel Dueñas, founder
• Santa Catarina Barahona – Saint Catherine of Alexandria and Sancho de Barahona, Founder
• Santa Cruz Barillas, Santa Elena Barillas (Guatemala) – General Manuel Barillas, president of Guatemala
• Santa Lucía La Reforma – Saint Lucy and Justo Rufino Barrios the liberal reformer
• Santa Rosa Cuilapa – Rose of Lima
• Santo Domingo Suchitepéquez – Dominic of Guzman
• Zaragoza, Chimaltenango – Roman Emperor Caesar Augustus

Guinea Bissau

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

Guyana

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

Haiti

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

Former:

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

Honduras

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

Hong Kong

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

Hungary

• Abasár – King Sámuel Aba of Hungary
• Adyváros – Endre Ady
• Ambrózfalva – 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

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

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

Indonesia

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

Former:

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

Iran

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

Former:

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

Iraq

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

Ireland (Republic of)

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

Former:

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

Israel

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

Former:

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

Italy

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

Ivory Coast

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

Jamaica

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

Japan

• Asaka, Saitama – Prince Asaka Yasuhiko, a founder of a collateral branch of the Japanese imperial family
• 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
• Kita, Hokkaido – Yuji Kitamura (1871–1903)
• Kyōgoku, Hokkaidō – Kyōgoku Takanori (1858–1928), a former noble of the Kyōgoku clan
• Maeda, Aichi – Tadashi Maeda (admiral)
• Masaki, Ehime – Jinzaburō Masaki, Japanese general
• Meiji (Nagoya) – Emperor Meiji
• Narashino, Chiba – Shinohara Kunimoto (1837–1877), a prominent military commander
• Niki, Hokkaidō – Niki Takeyoshi (1834–1915), a Japanese pioneer
• Noda, Chiba – Noda Umanosuke, Japanese military commander during the Muromachi period
• Numata, Hokkaido – Kisaburo Numata (1834–1923)
• Okubo (Yokohama) – Ōkubo Toshimichi
• Ono, Fukushima – Ono no Takamura, Japanese poet
• Sanjō, Niigata – Sanjo Saemon, a legendary hero during the Edo period
• Saigō, Shimane – Saigō Takamori
• Shōwa, Fukushima – Hirohito (Emperor Shōwa)
• Tadaoka, Osaka – Taira no Tadayuki, son of a Japanese warrior
• Takashimadaira – Takashima Shūhan
• Tendō, Yamagata – Kitabatake Tendōmaru, owner of Tendō castle during the Muromachi period
• Torahime, Shiga – Tora Gozen, a late Heian period prostitute
• Toyota, Aichi – Sakichi Toyoda and Kiichiro Toyoda
• Tsukigata, Hokkaidō – Tsukigata Kiyoshi (1847–1895), Japanese Samurai
• Tsuruga, Fukui – Tsunuga Arashito, Japanese Samurai
• Uchiyama, Aichi – Eitaro Uchiyama, a lieutenant general
• Wake, Okayama – Wake no Kiyomaro, a high-ranking Japanese official during the Nara period
• Yamamoto, Kagawa – Isoroku Yamamoto, Japanese Marshal Admiral

Jordan

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

Kazakhstan

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

Former:

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

Kenya

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

Kosovo

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

Former:

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

Kuwait

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

Kyrgyzstan

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

Former:

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

Laos

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

Latvia

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

Former:

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

Lebanon

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

Former:

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

Lesotho

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

Liberia

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

Libya

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

Lithuania

• Grigiškės – Hryhoriy Kurec, Belarusian architect
• Janapolė – Jan Długosz
• Jonava – Jono Eustachijaus
• Kaišiadorys – a Tatar noble, Khaishadar
• Kudirkos Naumiestis – Vincas Kudirka, Lithuanian poet
• Marijampolė – Blessed Virgin Mary

Former:

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

Luxembourg

• Ettelbruck – Etzel (Attila the Hun)

Malawi

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

Former:

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

Malaysia

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

Former:

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

Mali

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

Malta

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

Mauritania

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

Mauritius

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

Mexico

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

Moldova

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

Former:

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

Mongolia

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

Montenegro

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

Former:

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

Morocco

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

Mozambique

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

Former:

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

Myanmar

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

Namibia

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

Former:

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

Nepal

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

Netherlands

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

New Zealand

• Addisons Flat, West Coast – unknown African American gold prospector^[18]
• Aidanfield – Mother Aidan Phelan (1858–1958)
• Albert Town – Prince Albert
• Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
• Allanton – James Allan
• Alfredton – Alfred, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Andersons Bay – James Anderson and family
• Arthurs Point – Thomas Arthur
• Ashburton – Francis Baring, Baron Ashburton
• Auckland – George Eden, Earl of Auckland
• Ballance – John Ballance
• Bell Block – Dillon Bell
• Benneydale – Matt Benney and Tom Dale
• Blaketown – Isaac Blake
• Brockville – Frederick Brock-Hollinshead
• Bronte – Admiral Lord Nelson, Duke of Bronté
• Brunner – Thomas Brunner
• Brydone – Thomas Brydone
• Carterton – Charles Carter
• Charleston – Captain Charles Bonner
• Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
• Clarkville – Joseph Clark
• Clive – Robert Clive ("Clive of India")
• Clinton – Henry Pelham-Clinton, 5th Duke of Newcastle
• Clyde – Lord Clyde
• Coatesville – Gordon Coates, Prime Minister
• Cobden – Richard Cobden
• Collingwood – Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood
• Colville – Alexander Colville, 7th Lord Colville of Culross
• Cromwell – possibly Oliver Cromwell
• Dargaville – Joseph Dargaville
• Days Bay – George Day
• Dennison – R.B. Denniston
• Dobson – George Dobson
• Duders Beach – Thomas Duder
• Evansdale – William Evans
• Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
• Featherston – Isaac Featherston
• Feilding – William Feilding
• Fendalton – Walpole Chesshyre Fendall (1830–1913)
• Fordlands – Harry Ford
• Foxton – William Fox, Premier
• Franz Josef / Waiau – Franz Joseph I of Austria
• Frasertown – Major James Fraser
• Gabriel's Gully – Gabriel Read
• Gisborne – William Gisborne
• Gladstone – William Ewart Gladstone
• Godley Head – John Robert Godley
• Gore – Thomas Gore Browne
• Greerton – Lieutenant-Colonel Henry Harpur Greer
• Grey River / Māwheranui, Greymouth, Greytown – George Grey, Governor
• Haast – Julius von Haast
• Halswell – Edmund Storr Halswell QC (1790–1874)
• Hamilton – John Fane Charles Hamilton
• Hampden – John Hampden
• Hanmer Springs – Thomas Hanmer
• Harrisville – Benjamin Harris
• Hastings – Warren Hastings
• Havelock – Henry Havelock
• Havelock North – Henry Havelock
• Helensville – Helen McLeod, wife of John McLeod
• Hinds – Samuel Hinds
• Hope – Jane Hope
• Hunterville – George Hunter
• Hyde – John Hyde Harris
• Invercargill – William Cargill
• Jack's Point – "Maori Jack" Tewa
• Jacksons – Michael Jackson
• Kennedys Bush – Thomas Kennedy
• Kimbell – Frederick J. Kimbell
• Levin – William Hort Levin
• Lincoln – Earl of Lincoln
• Linton – James Linton
• Lower Hutt – Sir William Hutt
• Lyell – Charles Lyell
• Lyttelton – the Lyttelton family
• Macraes – John MacRae
• Mackenzie Basin – James Mckenzie
• Mackenzie District – James Mckenzie
• Macetown – brothers Charles, Harry, and John Mace
• Mairtown – Gilbert Mair and family
• Martinborough – John Martin
• Massey – William Massey, Prime Minister
• Masterton – Joseph Masters
• Mauriceville – Maurice O'Rourke
• Maxwell (now Pākaraka) – Sergeant George Maxwell
• McLaren Park, New Zealand – Bruce McLaren
• Melville – James Dougal Melville (1841–1909)
• Mercer – Captain Henry Mercer
• Moncks Bay – John Stanley Monck
• Millers Flat – Walter Miller
• Murchison – Roderick Murchison
• Napier – Charles James Napier
• Nelson – Admiral Horatio Nelson
• Ormondville – John Davies Ormond
• Palmerston – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
• Picton – Thomas Picton
• Plimmerton – John Plimmer
• Port Albert – Prince Albert
• Port Chalmers – Thomas Chalmers
• Port Levy – Solomon Levey
• Port Underwood – Joseph Underwood
• Prestons – Thomas Herbert Preston
• Pyes Pa – Charles Pye, VC
• Queenstown – Queen Victoria
• Raglan – Lord Raglan
• Rātana Pā – T. W. Ratana
• Renwick – Thomas Renwick
• Ross – George Ross
• Saint Arnaud – Jacques Leroy de Saint-Arnaud
• Seddon – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
• Seddonville – Richard Seddon, Prime Minister
• Sumner – John Bird Sumner
• Tasman – Abel Tasman
• Upper Hutt – Sir William Hutt
• Victoria – Queen Victoria
• Vogeltown – Julius Vogel, Premier
• Wakefield – Arthur Wakefield
• Waldronville – Bill Waldron (1909–1976)
• Ward – Joseph Ward
• Wellington – Duke of Wellington
• Wellsford – an acronym derived from the surnames of the first European families who settled in the region
• West Eyreton – Edward John Eyre
• Whitford – Richard Whitford
• Winton – Thomas Winton
• Wyndham – Charles Ash Windham

Nicaragua

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

Niger

• Cité Fayçal (Niamey) – Faisal of Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

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

North Korea

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

North Macedonia

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

Former:

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

Norway

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

Former:

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

Oman

• Madinat Al Sultan Qaboos – Qaboos bin Said

Pakistan

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

Former:

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

Panama

• Alcalde Díaz – Mauricio Díaz Garcés (1901–1972), former mayor of Panama
• Almirante, Bocas del Toro – Altamirante Christopher Columbus
• Amador, Panama – Manuel Amador Guerrero, first President
• Amelia Denis de Icaza (corregimiento) – Panamanian romantic poet Amelia Denis de Icaza
• Antón – Antón Martín, Spanish explorer
• Arnulfo Arias, Panama – Arnulfo Arias, president of Panama
• Arosemena, Panama – Pablo Arosemena
• Belisario Porras, Panama – Belisario Porras Barahona, president of Panama
• Carlos Santana Ávila – Carlos Santana Ávila, former legislator of Panameñista Party
• Colón – Christopher Columbus
• Chepigana – Cacique Chepi
• Chepo – Cacique Chepori
• David, Chiriquí – King David
• Edwin Fábrega – Panamanian politician Edwin Fábrega Velarde (1929–1983)
• Ernesto Córdoba Campos – former deputy Ernesto Córdoba Campos (d.1999)
• Feuillet, Panama – Panamanian poet Tomás Martín Feuillet
• Gonzalo Vásquez – Captain Gonzalo Vásquez
• Herrera (corregimiento) – Tomás de Herrera
• Hurtado, Panama – Don Manuel José Hurtado, father of Panamanian education
• José Domingo Espinar – Panamanian patriot José Domingo Espinar (1791–1865)
• Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, Panama – Juan Demóstenes Arosemena, president of Panama
• Juan Díaz, Panama City – Juan Díaz, spanish soldier
• Justo Fidel Palacios – Justo Fidel Palacios (1956–1987), panamanian journalist
• Los Díaz – General Domingo Díaz
• Manuel E. Amador Terrero (Veraguas) – Manuel Encarnación Amador (1869–1952), designer who created the flag of Panama
• Manuel Ortega, Emberá – Professor Manuel Ortega (d.1983)
• Mateo Iturralde – General Mateo Iturralde
• Mendoza, Panama – Carlos A. Mendoza, former president
• Obaldía, Panama – José Domingo de Obaldía
• Omar Torrijos, Panama – Commander Omar Torrijos
• Omar Torrijos Herrera District (Colón) – Omar Torrijos, Leader of the Panamanian Revolution
• Parque Lefevre – Ernesto Tisdel Lefevre
• Pedasí, Los Santos – Cacique Peazi
• Penonomé, Coclé – Cacique Nomé
• Pinogana – Cacique Pino
• Puerto Armuelles – Colonel Tomás Armuelles
• Puerto Obaldía – José Domingo de Obaldía, president of Panama
• Puerto Vidal – Father Superior Francisco Xavier Vidal
• Purio – Cacique Puri
• Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado – trade unionist leader, Rodolfo Aguilar Delgado (1939–1963)
• Rubén Cantú, Panama – 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
• Duke of York Rural LLG – Prince Edward, Duke of York and Albany
• Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
• Gloucester Rural LLG – Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester
• Goodenough Island Rural LLG – James Graham Goodenough
• Gurney (Alotau) – Charles Raymond Gurney
• Hatzfeldhafen – Paul von Hatzfeldt
• Heldsbach – German missioner Friedrich Held, who died of malaria in 1901
• Lake Murray Rural LLG – Hubert Murray, Lieutenant-Governor of Papua
• Louisiade Rural LLG – Louis XV of France
• Marienberg Rural LLG – Marie von Bismarck (1848–1926)
• Markham District – Clements Markham
• Milne Bay Province – Sir Alexander Milne, 1st Baronet
• Morehead Rural LLG – Boyd Dunlop Morehead, Premier of Queensland
• Mount Hagen – Curt von Hagen (1859–1897)
• Mount Wilhelm Rural LLG – Wilhelm von Bismarck
• Port Moresby – Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
• Queen Carola Harbour – Carola of Vasa
• West Ferguson Rural LLG – Sir James Fergusson, 6th Baronet

Paraguay

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

Former:

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

Peru

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

Philippines

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

Poland

• Aleksandrów Kujawski – Emperor Alexander II Romanov, benefactor of the town
• Aleksandrów Łódzki – Emperor Alexander I Romanov
• Annopol – Anna Jabłonowska, wife of founder
• Augustów – King Sigismund II Augustus, founder
• Baborów – Bavor ze Strakonic, founder
• Barczewo – Walenty Barczewski (1858–1928), Polish Catholic priest
• Bemowo – Józef Bem, national hero
• Bodzentyn – Jan Bodzanta, founder
• Bolesławiec – Duke Bolesław the Pious, founder
• Czukty – Mikołaj Czukta, founder
• Duły – Jan Duła, founder
• Dybowo – Jan Dybowski, founder
• Dzierżoniów – Father Jan Dzierżon, Polish apiarist, discovered the parthenogenesis of bees
• Frampol – Franciszka Butler, wife of founder
• Giżycko – Gustaw Gizewiusz, political figure
• Janów Lubelski – Jan Zamoyski, son of founder
• Jordanów – Spytek Wawrzyniec Jordan, founder
• Józefów – Tomasz Józef Zamoyski, founder
• Kazimierz Dolny – Duke Casimir II the Just, donor of the town to the Order of Norbertines
• Kętrzyn – Wojciech Kętrzyński, historian
• Kolonowskie – Philipp Colonna, founder
• Konstancin – Konstancja Skórzewska, mother of founder
• Konstantynów Łódzki – Grand Duke Constantine Romanov
• Korfantów – Wojciech Korfanty, Deputy Prime Minister of Poland
• Łaskarzew – Andrzej Łaskarz, founder
• Mieszkowice – Duke Mieszko I
• Mrągowo – Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongowiusz, Protestant pastor
• Pieniężno – Seweryn Pieniężny (1890–1940), Polish journalist
• Platerówka – Emilia Plater, national heroine
• Przemków – Duke Przemko of Ścinawa, founder
• Rejowiec – Mikołaj Rey, founder
• Rymanów – Nicolao Reymann, founder
• Sokołowsko – Alfred Sokołowski, resident and benefactor of the town
• Srokowo – Stanisław Srokowski, geographer and diplomat
• 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
• Ursynów – Julian Ursyn Niemcewicz
• 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:

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

Portugal

• Costa Cabral (Porto) – António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar
• Doutor Augusto de Castro (Lisboa) – Augusto de Castro (1883–1971), lawyer, diplomat and politician
• Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo – count Rodrigo González Girón
• Gomes da Costa (Porto) – Manuel Gomes da Costa
• Guerra Junqueiro (Porto) – Guerra Junqueiro
• Guimarães – Vímara Peres
• Lisbon (Latin, Olisipo, Olisipo Felicitas Iulia, Felicitas Julia Olissipo, Ulyssipolis, Ulisseia) – Ulysses
• Marechal Carmona (Lisboa) – Óscar Carmona, President
• Marques de Pombal (Lisboa) – Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, 1st Marquis of Pombal
• Montijo e Afonsoeiro – King Afonso I of Portugal
• Norton de Matos (Coimbra) – José Norton de Matos, a Portuguese general and politician
• Porto Moniz – Francisco Moniz
• Padre Cruz (Lisbon) – Francisco Rodrigues da Cruz (1859–1948), Portuguese priest
• Rainha D. Leonor (Albufeira) – Eleanor of Viseu
• Santa Joana (parish) – Joanna, Princess of Portugal
• 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

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

Qatar

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

Romania

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

Former:

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

Russia

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

Former:

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

Saint Kitts and Nevis

• Charlestown, Nevis – Charles II of England

Saint Lucia

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

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

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

São Tomé e Príncipe

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

Saudi Arabia

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

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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

Senegal

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

Serbia

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

Former:

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

Seychelles

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

Sierra Leone

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

Singapore

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

Slovakia

Source

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

Former:

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

Slovenia

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

Somalia

Former:

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

South Africa

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

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

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

South Korea

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

Spain

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

Former:

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

Sudan

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

Suriname

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

Sweden

• Borstahusen – Rasmus Andersson Borste and Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
• Charlottenberg – Charlotta Larsson (1797–1856) (wife of the founder of the industry)^[19]
• Dorotea – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
• Eskilstuna – Saint Eskil
• Filipstad – Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
• Flemingsberg – Henrik Klasson Fleming, Lord Marshal, owner, 16th century
• Fredrika – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen
• Gustavsberg – Gustaf Oxenstierna, father of the owner, 17th century
• Jakobsberg – Jakob Lilliehöök, owner, 17th century
• Karlsborg (Västra Götaland) – King Charles XIV John of Sweden
• Karlsborg, Kalix Municipality – King Charles XV of Sweden
• Karlshamn – King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
• Karlskoga – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Karlskrona – King Charles XI of Sweden
• Karlstad – King Charles IX of Sweden
• Katrineholm – Catharina von der Linde, daughter of the estate owner, 17th century
• Kramfors – Christoffer Kramm (1690–1752)
• Kristianopel – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristianstad – King Christian IV of Denmark
• Kristinehamn – Queen Christina of Sweden
• Kungens Kurva – King Gustav V of Sweden
• Kungsängen – King Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden
• Mariefred – Mary, mother of Jesus
• Mariestad – Queen Mary, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
• Örnsköldsvik – Per Abraham Örnsköld, county governor of Västernorrland County, 1762–1769
• Oskarshamn – King Oscar I of Sweden
• Ulricehamn – Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
• Vilhelmina – Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, Swedish queen

Switzerland

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

Syria

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

Former:

• Laodicea ad Libanum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a woman named Laodice among the Seleucids
• Seleucia ad Belum was the name of a Hellenistic settlement – a Seleucus of the Seleucid dynasty

Tajikistan

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

Former:

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

Tanzania

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

Thailand

• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Buriram – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Ratchasima – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nakhon Si Thammarat – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Nan – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaloem Phra Kiat district, Saraburi – Named after golden jubilee of King Bhumibol
• Chaophraya Surasak – Chaophraya Surasakmontri
• Chulabhorn district, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province – Princess Chulabhorn
• Galyani Vadhana district, Chiang Mai Province – Princess Galyani Vadhana
• Mae Fa Luang district – Princess Mother Srinagarindra (Mae Fa Luang)
• Phaya Mengrai district, Chiang Rai Province – King Mangrai (Mengrai)
• Prachaksinlapakhom district – Prince Prachaksinlapakhom (1856–1924)
• Sirindhorn district, Ubon Ratchathani Province – HRH Princess Sirindhorn
• Srinagarindra district, Phatthalung Province – HRH Princess Srinagarindra
• Ubolratana district, Khon Kaen Province – Princess Ubol Ratana
• Vibhavadi district, Surat Thani Province – Princess Vibhavadi Rangsit
• Wachirabarami district, Phichit Province – Prince Vajiralongkorn (RTGS: Wachiralongkon, now King Vajiralongkorn)^[20]
• Watthana district, Bangkok – Princess Galyani Vadhana, alternative transliteration

Trinidad and Tobago

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

Tunisia

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

Former:

• Ferryville was the name of Menzel Bourguiba – Jules Ferry

Turkey

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

Former:

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

Turkmenistan

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

Former:

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

Uganda

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

Ukraine

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

Former:

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

United Arab Emirates

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

United Kingdom

Great Britain

• Albert Village – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
• Alexandria, West Dunbartonshire – 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
• Halsetown - James Halse
• Helensburgh – Lady Helen Sutherland (1717–1791)
• King's Lynn – Henry VIII of England
• Kingstanding – Charles I of England
• Kingston upon Hull – Edward I of England
• Kingston upon Thames – King Æthelstan
• Kington, Herefordshire – Henry I of England
• Kirkcudbright – St Cuthbert
• Knutsford – King Canute
• Maryland, London – Henrietta Maria of France
• Montgomery, Powys – Roger de Montgomerie, Main Counsellor
• Nicholstown - Jonas Nichols (1836-1891)
• Pentonville – Henry Penton
• Perkinsville, County Durham – Edward Mosely Perkins (1821-1871) and his son Charles Perkins (1851-1905)
• Peterborough – St Peter
• Peterlee – Peter Lee, a miners' leader and President of the MFGB
• Port Clarence – William IV, Duke of Clarence
• Princes Risborough – Edward the Black Prince
• Queen Adelaide, Cambridgeshire – Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Queen Camel – Eleanor of Provence
• Queen Charlton – Queen Catherine Parr
• Queen's Park, London – Queen Victoria
• Queenborough – Philippa of Hainault
• Saltaire – Sir Titus Salt
• Somers Town, London – Charles Cocks, 1st Baron Somers
• St Albans – St Alban
• St Andrews – St Andrew
• St Davids – St David
• St Ives, Cambridgeshire – Saint Ivo
• St Neot, Cornwall – St Neot
• St Neots, Cambridgeshire – St Neot
• Telford – Thomas Telford, civil engineer
• Victoria, Cornwall – Queen Victoria
• Victoria, London – Queen Victoria
• Victoria, Newport – Queen Victoria
• Wolverhampton – Wulfrun

Northern Ireland

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

United States

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

Uruguay

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

Uzbekistan

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

Former:

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

Venezuela

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

Vietnam

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

Former:

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

Zambia

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

Former:

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

Zimbabwe

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

Former:

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

See also

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

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