List of political entities named after people

Around the world there are a number of countries and many administrative divisions named after famous people.

Table of contents

1 Countries 2 Former Countries 3 Administrative divisions 3.1 Australia 3.2 Canada 3.3 France 3.4 Mexico 3.5 Romania 3.6 United Kingdom 3.7 United States

Countries

• Bermuda - Juan de Bermudez (crown colony)
• Bolivia - Simón Bolívar
• China - after the Qin Dynasty
• Colombia - Christopher Columbus
• El Salvador - Jesus Christ, "The Saviour"
• Israel - Jacob
• Kiribati - Thomas Gilbert
• Liechtenstein - John Adam of Liechtenstein
• Marshall Islands - John Marshall
• Mauritius - Maurice of Nassau
• Philippines - Philip II of Spain
• Romania - Romulus
• Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Christopher
• Saint Lucia - Lucy of Syracuse (?)
• Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent
• San Marino - Marinus the Dalmatian
• São Tomé and Príncipe - Thomas
• Saudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud
• Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Sechelles
• Solomon Islands - Solomon
• United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci

Former Countries

• Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) - Cecil Rhodes
• Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) - Cecil Rhodes

Administrative divisions

Australia

• Queensland - Queen Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
• Tasmania - Abel Tasman
• Victoria - Queen Victoria

Canada

• Alberta - Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
• British Columbia - Christopher Columbus
• Prince Edward Island - King Edward VII of the United Kingdom, named during his mother's reign while he was still Prince of Wales

France

• Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - St. Peter

Mexico

• Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
• Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
• Morelos - José María Morelos
• Quintana Roo - Andrés Quintana Roo

Romania

• Bessarabia - from Basarab I

United Kingdom

• Glamorgan - Prince Morgan the Old of Gwent

United States

• Delaware - Thomas West, Lord de la Warr
• Georgia - King George I of England
• Louisiana - King Louis XIV of France
• Maryland - Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, wife of Charles I
• North Carolina - King Charles I of England
• Pennsylvania - William Penn
• South Carolina - King Charles I of England
• Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen"
• Washington - George Washington
• West Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England