Named after individual people

World Heritage Sites connected to 'Named after individual people':

  • Alejandro de Humboldt National Park German Naturalist and explorer 1769 - 1859
  • Charlottesville Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the queen consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.
  • Chhatrapati Shivaji Station Named after 17th century local King Chhatrapati Shiraji, and its former name Victoria Termus is Queen Victoria of England
  • Chief Roi Mata’s Domain Vanuatu's last paramount chief, Roi Mata.
  • City of Pienza Pope Pius II
  • Crespi d'Adda Cristoforo Benigno Crespi, founder and cotton manufacturer
  • Fortifications of Vauban
  • Fraser Island Eliza Fraser, a survivor of the shipwrecked Sterling Castle and the wife of its captain, Captain James Fraser
  • Gamzigrad-Romuliana Queen mother Romula of the Roman tetrarch Galerius
  • Gough and Inaccessible Islands Charles Gough, who reputedly rediscovered the island in 1731.
  • Heard and McDonald Islands Captain John Heard, American sealer who sighted the island on 25 November 1853 & Captain William McDonald, who discovered the McDonald Islands close to Heard Island six weeks later, on 4 January 1854
  • Henderson Island British Capt. Henderson of the British East India Company ship Hercules, who re-discovered the island in 1819
  • Hospicio Cabañas, Guadalajara Juan Ruiz de Cabañas who was appointed to the see of Guadalajara
  • Humayun's Tomb Humayun, second Mughal Emperor of India
  • Ir. D.F. Woudagemaal Ir. D.F. Wouda, head engineer and designer
  • Island of Saint-Louis Louis XIV
  • James Island The then (1664) Duke of York later King James II
  • Karlskrona King Charles XI of Sweden
  • L'viv Leo the great
  • Le Havre Auguste Perret, chief architect and city planner (refers to full name of the site: Le Havre, the city rebuilt by Auguste Perret)
  • Lord Howe Island Group Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe
  • Lorentz National Park Hendrikus Albertus Lorentz, a Dutch explorer who passed through the area on his 1909-1910 expedition.
  • Luis Barragán House and Studio Luis Barragán, Mexican 20th century architect
  • Luther Memorials Reformer Martin Luther
  • Macquarie Island Colonel Lachlan Macquarie
  • Major Town Houses Victor Baron Horta, Belgian architect
  • Mausoleum of Khoja Ahmed Yasawi Khodja Ahmed Yasawi is the most prominent religious figure in the history of Sufism.
  • Mehmed Paša Sokolovic Bridge Ottoman statesman and Grand Vizier Mehmed Paša Sokolovic
  • Melaka and George Town Georgetown is named after the British King George III
  • Noel Kempff Mercado National Park Prof. Noel Kempff Mercado
  • Peninsula Valdes Antonio Valdés y Bazán
  • Plantin-Moretus Museum Christoffel Plantin and his son-in-law, Jan Moretus, both printers
  • Rietveld Schröderhuis Mrs. Truus Schröder-Schräder
  • Saltaire Titus Salt, the town's founder.
  • Selous Game Reserve Frederick Courteney Selous DSO (31 December 1851 - 4 January 1917) was a British explorer, hunter, and conservationist famous for his exploits in Southern Africa.
  • Sewell Mining Town Braden Copper Company's first president, Mr. Barton Sewell
  • Split Roman Emperor Diocletian (refers to full name of the site:Historic Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian)
  • Struve Geodetic Arc German-born Russian scientist Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve
  • Sucre Antonio José de Sucre, South American independence leader
  • Sydney Opera House British Home Secretary, Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
  • Tasmanian Wilderness Abel Janszoon Tasman (1603 - October 10, 1659), was a Dutch seafarer, explorer, and merchant.
  • Temple, Mansion and Cemetery of Confucius Confucius 551 BCE – 479 BCE) was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher
  • Thessalonika Thessalonica, the sister of Alexander the great.
  • Tomb of Askia Askia Mohammad I, first Emperor of Songhai
  • Tugendhat Villa Fritz Tugendhat, owner of a Brno textile factory and owner of this villa
  • Valetta Grandmaster Jean de la Vallette
  • Victoria Falls British Queen Victoria
  • Willemstad William II, Prince of Orange
  • Works of Antoni Gaudí Architect Antonio Gaudí
  • Yaroslavl Yaroslav I