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This document provides brief biographies of several notable people from Peru or of Peruvian descent: Atahualpa, the last Inca emperor; Saint Rose of Lima, the first Catholic saint of the Americas; Manuel Ricardo Palma, a Peruvian author and politician; Sofía Mulánovich, the first Peruvian to win a world surfing championship; Paddington Bear, the iconic children's book character from Darkest Peru; María Julia Mantilla, the second Peruvian Miss World winner; Benjamin Bratt, an American actor of Peruvian descent; Nolberto Solano, a famous Peruvian footballer; Alejandro Rodríguez, a Peruvian
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- 1. ATAHUALPA - 1532 – August 29, 1533 was the last emperor of the Inca Empire Kathleen Watanabe
- 2. •Saint Rose of Lima (April 20, 1586 – August 24, 1617) is the first Catholic saint of the Americas, was born in Lima, Peru. •Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano (Lima, February 7, 1833 - Miraflores, October 6, 1919) was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the Tradiciones peruanas.
- 3. •Sofía Mulánovich Aljovín is the first Peruvian surfer ever to win an Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour event. In 2004, she won three out of the six World Championship Tour events, and finished the season as World Champion. •Paddington Bear - The polite immigrant bear from Darkest Peru, with his old hat, battered suitcase, duffle coat and love of marmalade sandwiches has become a classic character from English children's literature.
- 4. •María Julia “Maju” Mantilla García is a Peruvian beauty queen who became the second woman from Peru to be crowned Miss World. •Benjamin Bratt is an American actor of Peruvian descent. He is most famous for his role as Rey Curtis on the TV series Law & Order; and his appearances in the movies Blood in Blood Out, Miss Congeniality, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Traffic, and Piñero.
- 5. •Nolberto Albino "Nobby" Solano Todco is a Peruvian football player. He is a popular figure in his native Peru, where he is seen as one of the most famous Peruvians, appearing on a postage stamp, telephone cards and having his wedding televised live. •Alejandro "Alex" Rodríguez Olmedo is a former tennis player from Peru who won the Wimbledon and Australian Championships singles titles in 1959.
- 6. •Nathalie Kelley is a Peruvian-born Australian actress, most notable for playing Neela in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift in 2006, along with her appearance in the music video of Bruno Mars's 2010 single "Just the Way You Are". •Henry Ian Cusick is a Scottish-Peruvian actor of stage, television, and film. He is well-known for his role as Desmond Hume on the United States television series Lost, for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.