There are a number of places named after famous people. For a general etymological listing of place names see Placename etymology. For other lists of eponyms (names derived from people) see eponym.
Continents
Countries
- Bermuda - Juan de Bermúdez (crown colony)
- Bharath - another name for India (Bharath was a prince, son of King Dushyanta and Shakuntala)
- Bolivia - Simón Bolívar
- Cambodia - Cambu Svayambhuva
- China - General Qin (founder of the dynasty, circa 2nd century, BC)
- Colombia - Christopher Columbus (after the Italian version of his name)
- El Salvador - Jesus, "The Saviour"
- Israel - Jacob (alternative name)
- Kiribati - Thomas Gilbert
- Liechtenstein - Anton Florian of Liechtenstein
- Marshall Islands - John Marshall
- Mauritius - Maurice of Nassau
- Philippines - Philip II of Spain
- Romania - Romulus (indirectly via Rome, the Roman Empire and the Romance languages)
- Saint Kitts and Nevis - Saint Christopher
- Saint Lucia - Lucy of Syracuse (?)
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Saint Vincent
- San Marino - Saint Marinus
- São Tomé and Príncipe - Saint Thomas
- Saudi Arabia - Muhammad bin Saud
- Seychelles - Jean Moreau de Sechelles
- Solomon Islands - Solomon
- The United States of America - Amerigo Vespucci
Former countries
- Northern Rhodesia (Now Zambia) - Cecil Rhodes
- Southern Rhodesia (Now Zimbabwe) - Cecil Rhodes
- Rome - Romulus
Administrative divisions
- Devonshire Parish – William Cavendish, 1st Earl of Devonshire
- Hamilton Parish – James Hamilton, 2nd Marquess of Hamilton
- Paget Parish – William Paget, 4th Baron Paget de Beaudesert
- Pembroke Parish – William Herbert, 3rd Earl of Pembroke
- St. George's Parish – St. George
- Sandys Parish – Sir Edwin Sandys
- Smith's Parish – Sir Thomas Smith (English aristocrat)
- Southampton Parish – Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton
- Warwick Parish – Robert Rich, 2nd Earl of Warwick
- Rondônia - Marshal Cândido Rondon
- Santa Catarina - Saint Catherine
- São Paulo - Saint Paul
- Alberta - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria
- British Columbia - Christopher Columbus (-> Columbia, an American sailing ship -> Columbia River -> Columbia Territory of Hudsons Bay Company -> British Columbia)
- Prince Edward Island - Prince Edward, Duke of Kent (brother of George III of the United Kingdom), commander of British forces in Halifax, Nova Scotia
- Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins - Bernardo O'Higgins
- Región Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo - Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
- Bogotá - Bacatá - an indigenous cacique (emperor)
- Bolívar Department - Simón Bolívar
- Caldas Department - Francisco José de Caldas
- Nariño - Antonio Nariño
- Norte de Santander - Francisco de Paula Santander
- Santander Department - Francisco de Paula Santander
- Sucre Department - Antonio José de Sucre
- Córdoba Department - José María Córdoba
- Duarte – Juan Pablo Duarte
- Espaillat – Ulises Francisco Espaillat (author and president)
- María Trinidad Sánchez – María Trinidad Sánchez (female soldier)
- Monseñor Nouel – Monseñor Dr. Adolfo Alejandro Nouel y Bobadilla (archbishop and president)
- Sánchez Ramírez – Brigadier Juan Sánchez Ramírez
- Adélie Land - Adélie, wife of Jules Dumont d'Urville
- Kerguelen Islands - Yves-Joseph de Kerguelen-Trémarec
- Lorraine (formerly Lotharingia) - Lothar
- Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - St. Peter
- Wallis and Futuna - Samuel Wallis
- Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero
- Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo
- Morelos - José María Morelos
- Quintana Roo - Andrés Quintana Roo
- Veracruz-Llave - Ignacio de la Llave
- Caprivi - Count Leo von Caprivi (Chancellor of the German Empire)
- Auckland - Earl of Auckland
- Cook Islands - Captain James Cook
- D'Urville Island - Jules Dumont d'Urville
- Bessarabia - from Basarab I
- Khabarovsk Krai – Yerofey Khabarov
- Leningrad Oblast – Vladimir Lenin
- Sverdlovsk Oblast – Yakov Sverdlov
- Ulyanovsk Oblast – Vladimir Lenin
- Anglesey - Ongull, a Scandinavian landowner
- Angus - King Oengus I of the Picts
- Bedfordshire - Bieda, a Saxon landowner ("Bieda's ford" + shire)
- Brecknockshire - Prince Brychan
- Buckinghamshire - Bucca, a Saxon landowner ("Bucca's home" + shire)
- Cardigan - Ceredig, son of Cunedda
- Dunbartonshire - Hugh Dunbar
- Fife - Fib of the Picts, one of the seven sons of Cruithe
- Glamorgan - Prince Morgan the Old of Gwent
- Gwynedd - Cunedda
- Hampshire - Hamo, a 6th century Saxon settler and landowner
- Kirkcudbright - Saint Cuthbert ("church of Cuthbert")
- Lothian - Leudonus
- Merionethshire - Meirion, son of Cunedda
- Montgomery, Powys - Roger de Montgomery
- Nottinghamshire - Snot, a Saxon landowner ("Snot's home" + shire)
- Roxburghshire - Hroc, an ancient landowner ("Hroc's fortress" + shire)
- Rutland - Rota, a Saxon landowner ("Rota's land")
Dependencies
- Gibraltar - Arabic Jabal aţ-Ţāriq (جبل الطارق), meaning "mountain of Tariq", because Tariq ibn-Ziyad, the militar leader of the Muslim invasion of Spain in 711, landed there from Africa
- Delaware - Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr
- District of Columbia - Christopher Columbus
- Georgia - King George I of Great Britain
- Louisiana - King Louis XIV of France
- Maryland - Henrietta Maria de Bourbon, wife of Charles I
- Northern Mariana Islands - Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain
- New York - the then Duke of York, who later became King James II of England
- North Carolina and South Carolina - King Charles I of England
- Pennsylvania - William Penn
- Virginia and West Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen"
- Washington - George Washington
Towns and cities
Many smaller European towns and cities are named after their founders, often dating back many hundreds of years. Often, there isn't much known about them today. In Latin America, as well, it is common practice to name (and often rename) birthplace towns for political leaders or distinguished figures after their notable sons. See also Category:Eponymous cities, and the entries there.
- Amman, Jordan - Ammon
- Antioch - Antiochus
- Caesarea (various cities in various countries) - Gaius Julius Caesar or Roman Emperors.
- Charleroi, Belgium - Charles II of Spain
- Ettelbruck - Etzel (Attila the Hun)
- Henties Bay, Namibia - Major Hentie van der Merwe
- Kaiseraugst - Augustus
- Kingston, Jamaica - King William III of England
- Latakia - Laodice
- Lisbon - possibly Ulysses
- Lüderitz - Adolf Lüderitz
- Martelange - Martelius
- Rome - Romulus
- San Salvador, El Salvador - Jesus (the Christian Savior)
- San José, Costa Rica - Saint Joseph
- Santiago de Chile - Saint James
- Sinop, Turkey - Sinope
- Thessaloniki - Thessalonica, sister of Alexander the Great
- Zhongshan, Guangdong, China - Dr. Sun Yat-sen
Argentina
- Avellaneda – Nicolás Avellaneda
- Comodoro Rivadavia – Bernardino Rivadavia
- General San Martín – José de San Martín
- General Sarmiento – Domingo Faustino Sarmiento
- Las Heras – Juan Gregorio de las Heras
- Presidencia de la Plaza – Victorino de la Plaza
- Presidencia Roque Sáenz Peña – Roque Sáenz Peña
- Pueyrredón, Buenos Aires – Juan Martín de Pueyrredón
- Rawson – Guillermo Rawson
- Trelew – Lewis Jones
- Vicente López – Vicente López y Planes
- Villa General Mitre – Bartolomé Mitre
Australia
- Adelaide - Adelaide of Saxe-Meiningen
- Bowen - George Ferguson Bowen
- Brisbane - Sir Thomas Brisbane
- Cooktown,Queensland - Captain James Cook
- Darwin - Charles Darwin
- Hobart - Lord Hobart
- Mackay - John Mackay
- Melbourne - Lord Melbourne
- Sydney - Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
- Townsville - Robert Towns
Austria
- St. Pölten - The name Sankt Pölten is derived from Hippolytus of Rome. The city was renamed to Sankt Hippolyt, then Sankt Polyt and finally Sankt Pölten.
Barbados
- Speightstown – William Speight (legislator)
Belarus
Bermuda
Bolivia
Botswana
- Francistown – Daniel Francis (English prospector)
Brazil
- Anchieta, Brazil - Father José de Anchieta
- Benjamin Constant, Amazonas, Brazil - Benjamin Constant (Brazilian politician, writer and journalist)
- Campos Sales, Brazil - Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (a president of Brazil)
- Carlos Chagas, Minas Gerais, Brazil - Carlos Chagas (discoverer of Chagas disease)
- Duque de Caxias, Brazil - Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian general and politician
- Epitaciolândia, Acre, Brazil - Epitácio da Silva Pessoa (a Brazilian president)
- Euclides da Cunha, Bahia - Euclides da Cunha (Brazilian writer)
- Florianópolis, Brazil - Floriano Peixoto (a president of Brazil)
- Gonçalves Dias, Maranhão, Brazil - Antônio Gonçalves Dias (a Brazilian poet)
- João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil - João Pessoa Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, governor of the state of Paraíba
- Marechal Deodoro, Amazonas, Brazil - Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca (a president of Brazil)
- Marechal Floriano, Espírito Santo, Brazil - Floriano Peixoto (a president of Brazil)
- Nilo Peçanha, Brazil, Bahia - Nilo Peçanha (a Brazilian president)
- Nilópolis, Brazil - Nilo Peçanha (a Brazilian president)
- Peçanha, Brazil - Nilo Peçanha
- Petrópolis, Brazil - Pedro II, emperor of Brazil
- Presidente Bernardes, Brazil - Artur da Silva Bernardes (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Dutra, Brazil - Eurico Gaspar Dutra (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Epitácio, Brazil - Epitâcio da Silva Pessoa (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Figueiredo, Brazil João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Getúlio, Brazil - Getúlio Vargas (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Jânio Quadros, Brazil Jânio Quadros (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Juscelino, Brazil - Juscelino Kubitschek (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Kennedy, Espírito Santo, Brazil - John Fitzgerald Kennedy (American president)
- Presidente Médici, Brazil - Emílio Garrastazú Médici (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Prudente and Prudente de Morais, Brazil - Prudente José de Morais Barros (a Brazilian president)
- Presidente Sarney, Maranhão, Brazil - José Sarney (a Brazilian president)
- Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil - Barão do Rio Branco (Brazilian politician and diplomat)
- Rondonópolis and Rondolândia, Brazil - Cândido Rondon (Brazilian military officer and explorer)
- Ruy Barbosa, Brazil - Ruy Barbosa (Brazilian jurist, politician and diplomat)
- Salesópolis, Brazil - Manuel Ferraz de Campos Sales (a president of Brazil)
- Salvador, Brazil - Jesus (the Christian Savior)
- Santos Dumont, Brazil - Alberto Santos Dumont, inventor of aircraft
- Santos Dumont, Minas Gerais - Alberto Santos Dumont
- São Paulo - Saint Paul
- São Luís, Maranhão, Brazil - Louis IX of France (Saint Louis)
- São Vicente, Brazil - Saint Vincent
- São Sebastião, São Paulo, Brazil - Saint Sebastian
- Sud Mennucci, São Paulo, Brazil - journalist and educator Sud Mennucci
- Teresina, Piauí, Brazil - Empress Tereza Christina of Brazil, wife of Pedro II
- Teresópolis - Empress Tereza Christina of Brazil, wife of Pedro II
Bulgaria
- Asenovgrad - tsar Ivan Asen II
- Blagoevgrad - Communist leader Dimitar Blagoev
- Botevgrad - Hristo Botev
- Dimitrovgrad - Georgi Dimitrov
- Gotse Delchev - revolutionary Gotse Delchev
Former:
- Kolarov was the name of Shumen - Vasil Kolarov
- Stalin was the name of Varna - Joseph Stalin
- Stanke Dimitrov was the name of Dupnitsa - revolutionary Stanke Dimitrov
- Tolbukhin was the name of Dobrich - Soviet marshal Fyodor Tolbukhin
Canada
- Abbotsford, British Columbia – Harry Abbott (railway superintendent)
- Brockville, Ontario – Isaac Brock
- Brooks, Alberta – Noel Edgell Brooks (railway engineer)
- Burnaby, British Columbia – Robert Burnaby (politician and explorer)
- Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, consort of King George III of the United Kingdom.
- Churchill, Manitoba – John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
- Drummondville, Quebec – Gordon Drummond
- Edmundston, New Brunswick – Edmund Walker Head
- Fredericton, New Brunswick - Prince Frederick, Duke of York
- Halifax, Nova Scotia - George Montague-Dunk, 2nd Earl of Halifax
- Hamilton, Ontario – George Hamilton
- Huntsville, Ontario – Captain George Hunt (settler)
- Joliette, Quebec – Barthélemy Joliette
- Kitchener, Ontario - Horatio Kitchener
- Lethbridge, Alberta – William Lethbridge
- Markham, Ontario – William Markham
- Morrisburg, Ontario – James Morris
- Peterborough, Ontario – Peter Robinson
- Port Alberni, British Columbia – Captain Don Pedro de Alberni
- Prince Albert, Saskatchewan – Albert, Prince Consort
- Prince Rupert, British Columbia – Prince Rupert of the Rhine
- Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen Victoria
- Sherbrooke, Quebec and Sherbrooke, Nova Scotia – John Coape Sherbrooke
- Sydney, Nova Scotia - Thomas Townshend, Lord Sydney
- Timmins, Ontario – Noah Timmins
- Vancouver - Captain George Vancouver, English explorer of Dutch descent (van Coevorden)
- Victoria, British Columbia - Queen Victoria
- Victoriaville, Quebec – Queen Victoria
Chile
- Puerto Montt – Manuel Montt
- Puerto Varas – Antonio Varas (minister of the interior)
- Valdivia – Pedro de Valdivia
Republic of the Congo
Czech Republic
- Františkovy Lázně - Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- Jáchymov - St. Joachim
- Karlovy Vary - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
- Karlštejn, castle and village - Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
Former:
- Gottwaldov was the name of Zlín from 1948–1990 - Klement Gottwald
Denmark
- Augustenborg, Auguste, duchess of Schleswig-Holstein
- Fredericia, King Frederick III of Denmark
- Frederiksberg, King Frederick IV of Denmark
- Frederikshavn, King Frederick VI of Denmark
- Frederiksværk, King Frederick V of Denmark
Dominican Republic
Former:
- Ciudad Trujillo was the name of Santo Domingo – Rafael Trujillo
Egypt
Falkland Islands
Finland
- Loviisa, Lovisa Ulrika, Queen of Sweden
- Mariehamn, Empress Maria Alexandrovna of Russia
- Vaasa, King Gustav I of Sweden
There are some more cities that were named after people in Swedish, but not in Finnish, the major language in Finland.
France
- Carla-Bayle - Pierre Bayle (1647-1706), philosopher and writer
- Châtillon-Coligny - Gaspard de Coligny
- Crillon-le-Brave (the brave) - Louis des Balbes de Berton de Crillon
- Decazeville - Élie, duc Decazes
- Descartes - René Descartes
- Ferney-Voltaire - Voltaire
- Flavigny-sur-Ozerain - possibly named after a Roman general Flavius
- La Louptière-Thénard - Louis Jacques Thénard
- Saint-Léger-Vauban - Vauban
- Vendays-Montalivet - Jean-Pierre Bachasson, comte de Montalivet
Gabon
- Bongoville – Omar Bongo
- Lastoursville – François Rigail de Lastours
- Port-Gentil – Émile Gentil
Germany
- Augsburg - Augustus
- Karlsruhe - Margrave Karl Wilhelm of Baden-Durlach
- Leverkusen - Carl Leverkus
- Saarlouis - Louis XIV of France
Former:
- Karl-Marx-Stadt was the name of Chemnitz - Karl Marx
- Stalinstadt was the name of Eisenhüttenstadt - Stalin
Greece
India
- Aurangabad - Aurangazeb (Mughal emperor)
- Bodh Gaya - Buddha
- Gandhinagar - Mahatma Gandhi
- Gangaikonda Cholapuram - Rajendra Cholan, alias GangaiKondaCholan (Conqueror of the Ganges), a Chola dynasty emperor
- Hyderabad - Imam Ali
- Jamshedpur, also called Tata Nagar - Jamshetji Tata
- Rajapalayam - Kshatriya Rajus Community (Kshatriyars)
Israel
Kazakhstan
- Fort Shevchenko - Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko
- Ridder - Philip Ridder. Between 1941-2002 the city was called Leninogorsk after Lenin.
Former:
- Dzhambul was the name of Taraz - Kazakh poet Zhambyl Zhabayev
- Panfilov was the name of Zharkent - Ivan Panfilov
- Shevchenko was the name of Aqtau - Taras Shevchenko
Kyrgyzstan
Former:
- Frunze was the name of Bishkek from 1926-1991 - Mikhail Frunze
- Przhevalsk was the name of Karakol from 1888-1921 and 1939-1991 - Nikolai Przhevalsky
Liberia
- Barclayville – Edwin Barclay
- Buchanan – James Buchanan
- Monrovia – James Monroe
- Tubmanburg – William Tubman
Mauritius
- Mahébourg – Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais
- Port Louis – Louis XV of France
- Souillac – François de Souillac
Mexico
- Cerralvo, Nuevo León – Rodrigo Pacheco y Osorio, marqués de Cerralvo
- Chilapa de Alvarez, Guerrero – Juan Álvarez
- Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila – Manuel Acuña (poet)
- Ciudad Hidalgo, Michoacán – Miguel Hidalgo
- Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua – Benito Juárez
- Ciudad López Mateos, State of Mexico – Adolfo López Mateos
- Ciudad Madero, Tamaulipas – Francisco I. Madero
- Ciudad Nezahualcóyotl, State of Mexico – Nezahualcoyotl
- Ciudad Nicolás Romero, State of Mexico – Nicolás Romero
- Ciudad Obregón, Sonora – Álvaro Obregón
- Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas – Guadalupe Victoria
- Doctor Coss, Nuevo León – Dr. José María Coss (politician)
- Dolores Hidalgo, Guanajuato – Miguel Hidalgo
- Emiliano Zapata, Morelos – Emiliano Zapata
- Galeana, Nuevo León – Hermenegildo Galeana (lieutenant)
- General Bravo, Nuevo León – Nicolas Bravo
- General Treviño, Nuevo León – Gen. Jeronimo Treviño
- Gutiérrez Zamora, Veracruz – Manuel Gutiérrez Zamora
- Juan Aldama, Zacatecas – Juan Aldama
- Lázaro Cárdenas, Michoacán – Lázaro Cárdenas
- Matamoros, Tamaulipas – Mariano Matamoros
- Melchor Ocampo, Nuevo León – Don Melchor Ocampo (foreign minister)
- Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo León – Miguel Hidalgo
- Venustiano Carranza, Michoacán – Venustiano Carranza
- Villa Guerrero, Jalisco – Vicente Guerrero
- Villa Juárez, San Luis Potosí – Benito Juárez
Namibia
- Keetmanshoop – Johann Keetman (German trader)
- Lüderitz – Adolf Lüderitz
- Schuckmannsburg – Bruno von Schuckmann
Netherlands
- 's-Gravenzande (lit. The Count's Sand) - William, King of the Romans (and Count of Holland)
- 's-Hertogenbosch (lit. The Duke's Forest) - Henry I, Duke of Brabant
- Julianadorp - Queen Juliana of the Netherlands
- Lelystad - ir. Cornelis Lely
- Sint Nicolaasga - Saint Nicholas
- Sint-Oedenrode - Saint Oda
- Sint Willebrord - Saint Willibrord
- Wilhelminadorp - Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands
- Willemsdorp - King William I of the Netherlands
- Willemstad - William the Silent
Netherlands Antilles
- Wilemstad - William II, Prince of Orange or his son William III of England
New Zealand
- Albert Town – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
- Alexandra – Alexandra of Denmark
- Christchurch – Jesus Christ (indirectly via Christ Church, a college of the University of Oxford in England)
- Hunterville – George Hunter (merchant)
- Napier – Charles James Napier
- Palmerston North – Henry Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
- Wellington – Duke Wellington
Nicaragua
Nigeria
Norway
- Fredrikstad - King Frederick II of Denmark
- Kristiansand - King Christian IV of Denmark
- Kristiansund - King Christian VI of Denmark
- Longyearbyen - world's northenmost town - John Munroe Longyear
Former:
- Christiania (1624-1877) and Kristiania (1877-1925) was the name of Oslo - King Christian VI of Denmark
- Fredrikshald was the name of Halden 1665-1928 - King Frederick III of Denmark
Panama
Papua New Guinea
- Finschhafen – Otto Finsch
- Port Moresby – Admiral Sir Fairfax Moresby
Paraguay
Philippines
Poland
- Barczewo - Walenty Barczewski
- Dzierżoniów - Jan Dzierżon
- Giżycko - Herman Marcin Gustaw Gizewiusz
- Kętrzyn - Wojciech Kętrzyński
- Mrągowo - Krzysztof Celestyn Mrongowiusz
- Pieniężno - Seweryn Pieniężny
- Wejherowo - Jakub Weyher
- Władysławowo - King Wladislaus IV Vasa
- Żyrardów - Philippe de Girard
Romania
- Alexandria - Prince Grigore Alexandru Ghica
- Bucharest - Bucur, legendary shepherd
- Constanţa - Flavia Julia Constantia, sister of Constantine the Great
- Giurgiu - Saint George
- Medgidia - Abdülmecid
- Negru Vodă - probably Radu Negru
- Oneşti - Stephen the Great's daughter, Oana
- Ovidiu - Ovid
- Roman - Roman I of Moldavia
- Sfântu Gheorghe - Saint George
- Sfântu Gheorghe, Tulcea - Saint George
Former:
- Stalin was the name of Braşov - Joseph Stalin
- Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej was the name of Oneşti - Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej
Russia
- Babushkin – Ivan Babushkin
- Budyonnovsk - Marshal Semyon Budyonny
- Chaykovsky – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- Chernyakhovsk - general Ivan Chernyakhovsky
- Gagarin - Yury Gagarin
- Demidov – Bolshevik Yakov Demidov
- Dimitrovgrad - Georgi Dimitrov
- Dmitrov – Saint Demetrius
- Dzerzhinsk – Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Engels - Friedrich Engels
- Furmanov – Dmitri Furmanov
- Kaliningrad - Mikhail Kalinin
- Khabarovsk - explorer of Siberia Yerofey Khabarov
- Kingisepp - Bolshevik Viktor Kingissepp
- Kirov - Sergey Kirov
- Kirovgrad - Sergey Kirov
- Kirovsk - Sergey Kirov
- Korolyov - rocket engineer Sergey Korolyov
- Kotovsk – Grigore Kotovski
- Kropotkin – Peter Kropotkin
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky - Vladimir Lenin
- Lermontov – Mikhail Lermontov
- Lomonosov - writer and scientist Mikhail Lomonosov
- Makhachkala - Daghestani revolutionary Makhach
- Marks – Karl Marx
- Michurinsk - selectionist Ivan Michurin
- Nesterov – World War II hero Sergey Nesterov
- Noginsk - Bolshevik Viktor Nogin
- Pavlovsk – Paul I
- Petrovsk, Saratov Oblast – Peter the Great
- Petrozavodsk - tsar Peter the Great
- Pushkin - Aleksandr Pushkin
- 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)
- Sergiyev Posad - St. Sergii Radonezhsky
- Shelekhov – Grigory Shelikhov
- Togliatti - Palmiro Togliatti
- Ulyanovsk - Vladimir Lenin, whose birth name was Ulyanov
- Yaroslavl - prince Yaroslav I the Wise
- Yekaterinburg, Russia - Saint Catherine and Catherine I of Russia
Former:
- Brezhnev was the name of Naberezhnye Chelny - Leonid Brezhnev
- Gorky was the name of Nizhny Novgorod - Maxim Gorky
- Chkalov was the name of Orenburg - aircraft test pilot Valery Chkalov
- Kalinin was the name of Tver - Mikhail Kalinin
- 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 - tsar 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
- Stalinsk was the name of Novokuznetsk - Joseph Stalin
- Sverdlovsk was the name of Yekaterinburg - Yakov Sverdlov
- Yekaterinodar was the name of Krasnodar - Catherine the Great
Senegal
Serbia
- Aleksa Šantić - Aleksa Šantić
- Bajina Bašta - Baja Osman
- Dimitrovgrad - Georgi Dimitrov
- Jaša Tomić - Jaša Tomić
- Karađorđevo - Karađorđe
- Miletićevo - Svetozar Miletić
- Obilić - Miloš Obilić
- Svetozar Miletić - Svetozar Miletić
- Zrenjanin - Žarko Zrenjanin
Former:
- Svetozarevo was the name of Jagodina - Svetozar Marković
- Rankovicevo was the name of Kraljevo - Aleksandar Rankovic
South Africa
- Alexandra – Alexandra Papenfus (wife of farmer)
- Deneysville – Deneys Reitz
- Douglas – Lieutenant-General Sir Percy Douglas
- Durban - Sir Benjamin d'Urban
- Johannesburg - Johannes Rissk; Johannes Meyer
- Kimberley – John Wodehouse, 1st Earl of Kimberley
- Krugersdorp - Paul Kruger
- Port Elizabeth - Elizabeth Donkin (wife of governor Sir Rufane Donkin)
- Pretoria - Andries Pretorius
- Simon's Town - Simon van der Stel
- Stellenbosch - Simon van der Stel
- Swellendam - Hendrik Swellengrebel
- Upington – Thomas Upington
Spain
- Pamplona (Latin Pompaelo) - Pompey the Great (founder)
- San Sebastián - Saint Sebastian
- Santiago de Compostela - Saint James the Great
- Saragossa (Latin, Caesaeraugusta; in English, Saragossa) - Emperor Augustus
Former:
- El Ferrol del Caudillo - Francisco Franco birthplace (now restored its original name Ferrol)
Sweden
- Borstahusen - Rasmus Andersson Borste och Jöns Andersson Borste, fishermen
- Dorotea - Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
- Eskilstuna - Saint Eskil
- Fredrika - Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
- Filipstad - Karl Filip, the son of King Charles IX of Sweden
- Karlshamn - King Charles X Gustav of Sweden
- Karlstad - King Charles IX of Sweden
- Karlskrona - King Charles XI of Sweden
- Kristianstad - King Christian IV of Denmark
- Kristinehamn - Queen Christina of Sweden
- Mariefred - Mary, mother of Jesus
- Mariestad - Queen Mary, wife of Charles IX of Sweden
- Örnsköldsvik - Per Abraham Örnsköld, Governor 1762-1769
- Oskarshamn - King Oscar I of Sweden
- Ulricehamn - Queen Ulrika Eleonora of Sweden
- Vilhelmina - Frederica Dorothea Wilhelmina of Baden, for a period Swedish Queen.
Trinidad and Tobago
- Diego Martin – Don Diego Martin (explorer)
Turkey
Former:
- Konstantinoupolis/Constantinople was the name of Istanbul - Constantine I
Turkmenistan
Uganda
- Fort Portal – Sir Gerald Portal (British commissioner)
- Port Bell – Sir Hesketh Bell (British commissioner)
Ukraine
- Artemivsk - revolutionary Artem
- Dniprodzerzhynsk - Felix Dzerzhinsky
- Dnipropetrovsk - bolshevik Grigory Petrovsky who was one of the leaders of Communist Ukraine in 20's-30's
- Ivano-Frankivsk - writer Ivan Franko
- Khmelnytskyi - Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Kirovohrad - Sergey Kirov
- Mariupol - St.Mary or tsarine Maria Fyodorovna of Russia
- Mykolaiv – Saint Nicholas
- Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi - Bohdan Khmelnytsky
- Stakhanov - famous miner Aleksei Stakhanov
- Torez - Maurice Thorez
Former:
- Aleksandrovsk was the name of Zaporizhia - tsar Alexander I
- Stalino was the name of Donetsk - Joseph Stalin
- Stanisławów,Stanyslaviv was the name of Ivano-Frankivsk - Polish magnat Stanisław Potocki
- Voroshilovgrad was the name of Luhansk - Kliment Voroshilov
- Yekaterinoslav was the name of Dnipropetrovsk - Catherine the Great
- Yelizavetgrad was the name of Kirovohrad - Saint Elizabeth and tsarine Elizabeth of Russia
- Yuzovka was the name of Donetsk - British businessman John Hughes
- Zhdanov was the name of Mariupol - Andrey Zhdanov
- Zinovievsk was the name of Kirovohrad - Grigory Zinoviev
United Kingdom
- Kingston upon Hull - Edward I of England
- Ormskirk - Orme, a Viking chief
- Peterlee - Peter Lee, a miners' leader
- Telford - Thomas Telford
United States
- Albuquerque, New Mexico – Francisco Fernández de la Cueva, 8th Duke of Alburquerque
- Alexandria, Virginia – John Alexander (settler)
- Allentown, Pennsylvania – William Allen
- Anderson, Indiana – Chief William Anderson
- Anderson, South Carolina – Gen. Robert Anderson
- Ankeny, Iowa – John Fletcher Ankeny
- Annapolis, Maryland – Anne of Great Britain
- Astoria, Oregon – John Jacob Astor
- Atlanta - Atlas (indirectly via the Western and Atlantic Railroad and the Atlantic Ocean)
- Austin, Texas - Stephen F. Austin
- Baird, Texas - Matthew Baird (president of Baldwin Locomotive Works)
- Bakersfield, California – Col. Thomas Baker
- Baltimore, Maryland - Lord Baltimore
- Barrow, Alaska – Sir John Barrow
- Bartlett, Illinois – Luther Bartlett
- Barstow, California - William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)
- Benicia, California – Francisca Benicia Carillo de Vallejo
- Billings, Montana – Frederick H. Billings
- Binghamton, New York - William Bingham
- Bismarck, North Dakota - Otto von Bismarck
- Bowie, Maryland – William D. Bowie (colonel)
- Broderick, California - David C. Broderick (U.S. senator)
- Bryan, Texas – William Joel Bryan
- Burbank, California – David Burbank (dentist)
- Campbell, California – Benjamin Campbell (founder)
- Carson City, Nevada - Kit Carson
- Charlotte, North Carolina - Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
- Cicero, New York – Cicero
- Cincinnati, Ohio - Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus (indirectly, via the Society of the Cincinnati)
- Christiana, Delaware - Queen Christina of Sweden
- Cleveland, Ohio - Moses Cleaveland (note spelling)
- Compton, California – Griffith D. Compton (settler)
- Cooperstown, New York – William Cooper
- Cudahy, California – Michael Cudahy
- Cudahy, Wisconsin – Patrick Cudahy
- Dallas, Texas - George M. Dallas
- Davenport, Iowa – Col. George Davenport
- Davie, Florida – Randolph P. Davie (developer)
- Davis, California – Jerome C. Davis (local farmer)
- Dayton, Ohio – Jonathan Dayton
- Daytona Beach, Florida – Matthias Day
- Denver, Colorado - James W. Denver
- Downers Grove, Illinois – Pierce Downer (settler)
- Downey, California – John G. Downey
- Dubuque, Iowa - Julien Dubuque
- Duluth, Minnesota - Daniel Greysolon, Sieur du Lhut
- Edison, Georgia, Edison, New Jersey – Thomas Edison
- Edwardsville, Illinois – Ninian Edwards
- Eugene, Oregon – Eugene Franklin Skinner
- Evanston, Illinois – John Evans
- Evansville, Indiana - Robert Morgan Evans
- Fairbanks, Alaska – Charles W. Fairbanks
- Fargo, North Dakota – William Fargo
- Fayetteville, North Carolina and other Fayettevilles – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Fitchburg, Massachusetts – John Fitch (settler)
- Fort Collins, Colorado – Col. William O. Collins
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida – William Lauderdale (major)
- Fort Lee, New Jersey – Charles Lee
- Fort Wayne, Indiana – Anthony Wayne
- Fort Worth, Texas – William Jenkins Worth
- Fredericksburg, Virginia – Frederick, Prince of Wales
- Fremont, California, and numerous other Fremonts – John C. Frémont
- Fullerton, California – George H. Fullerton, president of the Pacific Land and Improvement Company
- Galesburg, Illinois – George Washington Gale
- Gary, Indiana – Elbert Henry Gary
- Gettysburg, Pennsylvania – Samuel Gettys (settler)
- Greensboro, North Carolina – Nathanael Greene
- Gurnee, Illinois – Walter S. Gurnee
- Hagerstown, Maryland – Jonathan Hager
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania - John Harris, Sr.
- Hayward, California – William Hayward
- Hoffman Estates, Illinois – Sam and Jack Hoffman (builders)
- Hopkinsville, Kentucky – Samuel Hopkins (general)
- Houston - Sam Houston
- Huntington Beach, California – Henry E. Huntington
- Huntsville, Alabama – John Hunt (settler)
- Jacksonville - Andrew Jackson
- Jefferson City, Missouri - Thomas Jefferson
- Joe, Montana - Joe Montana
- Joplin, Missouri - a Methodist minister in the new city
- Juneau, Alaska – Joe Juneau
- Knoxville – Henry Knox
- Kosciusko, Mississippi – Tadeusz Kościuszko
- Lafayette, Louisiana and other Lafayettes – Gilbert du Motier, marquis de La Fayette
- Lake Charles, Louisiana – Charles Sallier
- Levittown, New York and other Levittowns – William Levitt
- Lincoln, Nebraska – Abraham Lincoln
- Livingston, New Jersey – William Livingston
- Los Angeles – Our Lady the Queen of the Angels
- Louisville, Kentucky – Louis XVI
- Lubbock, Texas – Thomas Saltus Lubbock
- Madison, Wisconsin - James Madison
- Marshall, Texas – John Marshall
- McAllen, Texas – John McAllen (settler)
- McHenry, Illinois – William McHenry
- McMinnville, Tennessee - Joseph McMinn
- Modesto, California - William Chapman Ralston, reputed for being a modest man
- Montgomery, Alabama and Montgomery, Minnesota – Richard Montgomery
- Morgantown, West Virginia – Zackquill Morgan
- Morton Grove, Illinois – Levi P. Morton
- Naperville, Illinois – Joseph Naper
- Nashville, Tennessee – Francis Nash
- New York City - the then Duke of York, who later became King James II of England
- Nickerson, Kansas - Thomas Nickerson (ATSF president)
- Norman, Oklahoma – Abner E. Norman (surveyor)
- O'Fallon, Missouri – John O. Fallon
- Orlando, Florida – Orlando Reeves
- Owensboro, Kentucky – Abraham Owen
- Paterson, New Jersey – William Paterson
- Perris, California – Fred T. Perris
- Pittsburgh - William Pitt the Elder
- Pittsfield, Massachusetts – William Pitt
- Provo, Utah - Étienne Provost
- Pulaski, Tennessee and other Pulaskis – Kazimierz Pułaski
- Pullman, 3 places in Michigan/Washington/West Virginia , named after George Pullman
- Pullman, Chicago – George Pullman and Solon S. Beman
- Putnam, Connecticut – Israel Putnam
- Quincy, Massachusetts - John Quincy Adams (American President and Statesman)
- Raleigh, North Carolina – Sir Walter Raleigh
- Saint Louis - Saint Louis
- St. Paul, Minnesota - Saint Paul
- San Antonio - Saint Anthony of Padua
- San Diego - Saint James
- San Francisco, California - Saint Francis
- San Jose, California - Saint Joseph
- San Luis Obispo, California - Saint Louis of Toulouse
- San Mateo, California - Saint Matthew
- Schererville, Indiana – Nicholas Scherer (German settler)
- Seattle, Washington - Chief Seattle
- Sparks, Nevada – John Sparks
- Stockton, California – Robert F. Stockton
- Strong City, Kansas - William Barstow Strong (ATSF president)
- Temple, Texas – Bernard Moore Temple (civil engineer)
- Tinley Park, Illinois – Samuel Tinley, Sr. (railroad station agent)
- Torrance, California – Jared Sidney Torrance
- Twain Harte, California - Mark Twain and Bret Harte
- Vacaville, California – Juan Manuel Vaca
- Vallejo, California – Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
- Victorville, California – Jacob Nash Victor
- Warrenville, Illinois – Julius Warren (settler)
- Washington, D.C. - George Washington
- Webster, Massachusetts – Daniel Webster
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania - John Wilkes and Isaac Barre
- Williamstown, Massachusetts – Ephraim Williams
- Wilmette, Illinois – Antoine Ouilmette (French-Canadian fur trader)
United States Virgin Islands
Venezuela
Vietnam
Former:
- Thanh Thai Phien was the name of Da Nang in 1945 - Thái Phiên
Zambia
- Livingstone - doctor David Livingstone
Islands
- Alexander Island, Antarctica – Alexander I of Russia
- Baffin Island, Canada – William Baffin
- Banks Island, Canada – Joseph Banks
- Bathurst Island, Canada – Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl Bathurst
- Bering Island, Russia – Vitus Bering
- Berkner Island, Antarctica – Lloyd Berkner
- Block Island, United States – Adriaen Block
- Bougainville, Papua New Guinea – Louis Antoine de Bougainville
- Bouvet Island, Norway - Jean-Baptiste Charles Bouvet de Lozier
- Bylot Island, Canada – Robert Bylot
- Cornwallis Island, Canada – William Cornwallis
- Ellesmere Island, Canada – Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere
- Ellis Island, United States – Samuel Ellis (colonial New Yorker)
- Ernst Thälmann Island, Cuba - Ernst Thälmann
- Fisher Island, Florida, United States – Carl G. Fisher
- Jan Mayen Island, Norway - Jan Mayen
- King William Island, Canada – William IV of the United Kingdom
- Mackenzie King Island, Canada – William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Moresby Island, Canada – Fairfax Moresby
- Prince Charles Island, Canada – Charles, Prince of Wales
- Prince Edward Island, Canada - Prince Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent and Strathearn, father of Queen Victoria
- Rikers Island, New York City, United States – Abraham Rycken (Dutch settler)
- Roosevelt Island, Antarctica – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Roosevelt Island, New York City, United States – Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Rudolf Island, Russia – Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria
- Starbuck Island, Pacific Ocean – Valentine Starbuck
- Tasmania, Australia – Abel Tasman
- U Thant Island, New York City, United States – U Thant
- Vancouver Island, Canada – George Vancouver
Former:
- Bedloe's Island, New York City, United States – Isaack Bedloo (merchant) – now Liberty Island
Lakes and Reservoirs
- Cass Lake, Minnesota – Lewis Cass
- Glenn Cunningham Lake, Nebraska – Glenn C. Cunningham
- Lake Albert, Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo – Albert, Prince Consort
- Lake Burton, Georgia – Jeremiah Burton
- Lake Calhoun, Minnesota – John C. Calhoun
- Lake Champlain, United States-Canada – Samuel de Champlain
- Lake Edward, Uganda-Democratic Republic of the Congo – Edward VII of the United Kingdom
- Lake George, Minnesota – George Arbuckle (surveyor)
- Lake George, New York – George II of Great Britain
- Lake George, Uganda – George V of the United Kingdom
- Lake Harriet, Minnesota – Harriet Lovejoy
- Lake Lanier, Georgia – Sidney Lanier
- Lake Mead, Nevada-Arizona – Elwood Mead
- Lake Nasser, Egypt-Sudan – Gamal Abdel Nasser
- Lake Powell, Utah-Arizona – John Wesley Powell
- Lake Rhoda, Colorado – Rhoda Krasner
- Lake Strom Thurmond, Georgia-South Carolina – Strom Thurmond
- Lake Victoria, Africa – Queen Victoria
- Richard B. Russell Lake, Georgia-South Carolina – Richard Brevard Russell, Jr.
- Theodore Roosevelt Lake, Arizona – Theodore Roosevelt
- Walter F. George Lake, Alabama-Georgia – Walter F. George
- Hitlersee (Hitler Lake) - now Jezioro Turawskie (Lake Turawskie), Poland
Airports
- Abraham González International Airport, Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, named for Abraham González
- Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, Springfield, Illinois, named for Abraham Lincoln
- Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, Buenos Aires, Argentina, named for Jorge Newbery
- Afonso Pena International Airport, Curitiba, Brazil, named for Afonso Pena
- Amado Nervo National Airport, Tepic, Mexico, named for Amado Nervo
- Amerigo Vespucci Airport, Florence, Italy, named for Amerigo Vespucci
- Arnold Palmer Regional Airport, Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States, named for Arnold Palmer
- Atatürk International Airport, Istanbul, Turkey, named for Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
- Athens International Airport, "Eleftherios Venizelos", Athens, Greece, named for Eleftherios Venizelos
- Athens-Ben Epps Airport, Athens, Georgia, United States, named for Ben T. Epps, Sr. (aviator)
- Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, Bucharest, Romania, named for Aurel Vlaicu
- Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas, named for Captain John August Earl Bergstrom
- Austin Straubel International Airport, Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin, United States, named for Lt. Col. Austin Straubel
- Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States, named for Thurgood Marshall
- Ben Gurion International Airport, Tel Aviv, Israel, named for David Ben-Gurion
- Benito Juárez International Airport, Mexico City, Mexico, named for Benito Juárez
- Bert Mooney Airport, Butte, Montana, United States, named for Bert Mooney (aviator)
- Billings Logan International Airport, Billings, Montana, United States, named for Dick Logan (airport manager)
- Bob Hope Airport, Burbank, California, United States, named for Bob Hope
- Bowman Field Airport, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, named for Abram H. Bowman (airport founder)
- Bradley International Airport, Windsor Locks, Connecticut, United States, named for Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
- Brockville-Thousand Islands Regional Tackaberry Airport, Brockville, Ontario, Canada, named for George Tackaberry the owner of the company that re-surfaced and extended the runway
- Carlos Ibanez Del Campo International Airport, Punta Arenas, Chile, named for Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
- Chan Gurney Municipal Airport, Yankton, South Dakota, United States, named for John Chandler Gurney
- Charles B. Wheeler Downtown Airport, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, named for Charles Wheeler
- Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris, France, named for Charles de Gaulle
- Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina, named for Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr.
- Châteauroux-Déols "Marcel Dassault" Airport, Châteauroux, France, named for Marcel Dassault
- Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, named for Shivaji
- Cheddi Jagan International Airport, Georgetown, Guyana, named for Cheddi Jagan
- Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai, India, named for Chhatrapati Shivaji
- Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, Ohio, United States, named for William R. Hopkins
- Corfu International Airport, "Ioannis Kapodistrias", Corfu, Greece, named for John Capodistria
- Dakar-Yoff-Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport, Dakar, Senegal, named for Léopold Sédar Senghor
- Dallas Love Field, Dallas, Texas, United States, named for First Lieutenant Moss Lee Love
- Dauphin (Lt. Col W.G. (Billy) Barker VC Airport), Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada, named for William George Barker
- Devi Ahilyabai Holkar International Airport, Indore, India, named for Ahilyabai Holkar
- Don Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla International Airport, Guadalajara, Mexico, named for Miguel Hidalgo
- Eatonia (Elvie Smith) Municipal Airport, Eatonia, Saskatchewan, Canada, named for Elvie Smith, former Chairman and CEO of Pratt & Whitney Canada
- Edmonton City Centre (Blatchford Field) Airport, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, named for Kenneth Alexander Blatchford
- Eduardo Gomes International Airport, Manaus, Brazil, named for Eduardo Gomes
- Eugenio María de Hostos Airport, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, named for Eugenio María de Hostos
- Federico Fellini International Airport, Rimini, Italy, named for Federico Fellini
- Fernando Luis Ribas Dominicci Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, named for Major Fernando Luis Ribas-Dominicci
- Forbes Field, Topeka, Kansas, United States, named for Daniel Forbes
- Francis S. Gabreski Airport, Westhampton Beach, New York, United States, named for Francis S. Gabreski
- Franz Josef Strauss International Airport, Munich, Germany, named for Franz Josef Strauß
- Galeão - Antônio Carlos Jobim International Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named for Antônio Carlos Jobim
- Galileo Galilei Airport, Pisa, Italy, named for Galileo Galilei
- Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport, Gdańsk, Poland, named for Lech Wałęsa
- General Abelardo L. Rodríguez International Airport, Tijuana, Mexico, named for Abelardo L. Rodríguez
- General Bernardo O'Higgins Airport, Chillán, Chile, named for Bernardo O'Higgins
- General Francisco Javier Mina International Airport, Tampico, Mexico, named for Francisco Javier Mina
- General Guadalupe Victoria International Airport, Durango, Mexico, named for Guadalupe Victoria
- General Heriberto Jara International Airport, Veracruz, Mexico, named for Heriberto Jara Corona
- General José María Yáñez International Airport, Guaymas, Mexico, named for José María Yáñez
- General Juan N. Álvarez International Airport, Acapulco, Mexico, named for Juan Álvarez
- General Lucio Blanco International Airport, Reynosa, Mexico, named for Lucio Blanco
- General Mariano Escobedo International Airport, Apodaca, Mexico, named for Mariano Escobedo
- General Mariano Matamoros Airport, Cuernavaca, Mexico, named for Mariano Matamoros
- General Mitchell International Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, named for Billy Mitchell
- General Urquiza Airport, Paraná, Argentina, named for Justo José de Urquiza
- Generalissimo Francisco de Miranda Airbase, Caracas, Venezuela, named for Francisco de Miranda
- George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Houston, Texas, United States, named for George H. W. Bush
- Gerald R. Ford International Airport, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, named for Gerald R. Ford
- Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados, named for Grantley Herbert Adams
- Hamilton/John C. Munro International Airport, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, named for John Munro
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, named for William B. Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson
- Hearst (René Fontaine) Municipal Airport, Hearst, Ontario, Canada, named for René Fontaine
- Hector International Airport, Fargo, North Dakota, United States, named for Martin Hector (landowner)
- Henri Coanda International Airport, Bucharest, Romania, named for Henri Coanda
- Heraklion International Airport, "Nikos Kazantzakis", Heraklion, Greece, named for Nikos Kazantzakis
- Imam Khomeini International Airport, Tehran, Iran, named for Ruhollah Khomeini
- Indiana County-Jimmy Stewart Airport, Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States, named for Jimmy Stewart
- Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi, India, named for Indira Gandhi
- Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport, Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada, named for Mike Zubko, co-founder of the Northern Air Transport Association and owner of Aklavik Flying Services
- Jack Edwards Airport, Gulf Shores, Alabama, United States, named for Jack Edwards
- Jackson-Evers International Airport, Jackson, Mississippi, United States, named for Medgar Evers
- Jacqueline Cochran Regional Airport, Thermal, California, named for Jacqueline Cochran
- James M. Cox Dayton International Airport, Dayton, Ohio, United States, named for James M. Cox
- Johan Adolf Pengel International Airport, Paramaribo, Suriname, named for Johan Adolf Pengel, Suriname's Prime Minister from 1963 until 1969
- John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York City, New York, United States, named for John F. Kennedy
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport, Ashland, Wisconsin, United States, named for John F. Kennedy
- John Murtha Johnstown-Cambria County Airport, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States, named for John Murtha
- John Paul II International Airport Kraków-Balice, Kraków, Poland, named for Pope John Paul II
- John Wayne Airport, Santa Ana, California, United States, named for John Wayne
- Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi, Kenya, named for Jomo Kenyatta
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador, named for José Joaquín de Olmedo
- José Martí International Airport, Havana, Cuba, named for José Martí
- Juan Manuel Gálvez International Airport, Roatán, Honduras, named for Juan Manuel Gálvez
- Karl Stefan Memorial Airport, Norfolk, Nebraska, United States, named for Karl Stefan
- King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, named for Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
- King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia, named for Fahd of Saudi Arabia
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, named for Khalid of Saudi Arabia
- Kingston/Norman Rogers Airport, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, named for Norman McLeod Rogers
- Kotoka International Airport, Accra, Ghana, named for Col. Emmanuel Kotoka
- LaGuardia Airport, New York City, New York, United States, named for Fiorello H. LaGuardia
- Lambert-St. Louis International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri, named for Albert Bond Lambert
- Lawrence J. Timmerman Airport, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, named for Lawrence J. Timmerman (county supervisor)
- Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, Rome, Italy, named for Leonardo da Vinci
- Lic. Adolfo López Mateos International Airport, Toluca, Mexico, named for Adolfo López Mateos
- Lic. Gustavo Díaz Ordaz International Airport, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, named for Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
- Lic. Miguel de la Madrid Airport, Colima, Mexico, named for Miguel de la Madrid
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Liverpool, England, named for John Lennon
- Logan International Airport, Boston, Massachusetts, named for Edward Lawrence Logan
- Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, named for Louis Armstrong
- Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport, Lubbock, Texas, named for Preston E. Smith
- Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, San Juan, Puerto Rico, named for Luis Muñoz Marín
- Marco Polo International Airport, Venice, Italy, named for Marco Polo
- Mariscal Sucre International Airport, Quito, Ecuador, named for Antonio José de Sucre
- Martin State Airport, Essex, Maryland, United States, named for Glenn L. Martin
- McCarran International Airport, Paradise, Nevada, named for Pat McCarran
- McClellan-Palomar Airport, Carlsbad, California, named for Gerald McClellan (aviator)
- Merrill Field, Anchorage, Alaska, named for Russel Merrill
- Ministro Pistarini International Airport, Buenos Aires, Argentina, named for Juan Pistarini
- Mohamed Boudiaf International Airport, Constantine, Algeria, named for Muhammad Boudiaf
- Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, named for Pierre Trudeau
- Moose Jaw/Air Vice Marshal C.M. McEwen Airport, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, named for Air Vice-Marshal C.M. McEwen, commander of No. 6 Group RCAF
- Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, named for Murtala Mohammed
- Ninoy Aquino International Airport, Manila, Philippines, named for Benigno Aquino, Jr.
- Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, San Jose, California, United States, named for Norman Y. Mineta
- North Battleford (Cameron McIntosh) Airport, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada, named for Cameron McIntosh, owner and editor of the North Battleford News
- North Bay/Jack Garland Airport, North Bay, Ontario, Canada, named for Jack Garland
- O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, named for Edward O'Hare
- Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, named for John A. Macdonald and George-Étienne Cartier
- Owen Sound/Billy Bishop Regional Airport, Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada, named for Billy Bishop
- Pangborn Memorial Airport, Wenatchee, Washington, United States, named for Clyde Pangborn
- Pease International Airport, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, named for Harl Pease Jr.
- Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport, Belize City, Belize, named for Phillip Goldson
- Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport, Brasília, Brazil, named for Juscelino Kubitschek
- Princess Juliana International Airport, Sint Maarten, Netherlands Antilles, named for Juliana of the Netherlands
- Québec/Jean Lesage International Airport, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, named for Jean Lesage
- Queen Alia International Airport, Amman, Jordan, named for Alia al Hussein
- Rafael Hernández Airport, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, named for Rafael Hernández Marín
- Rafic Hariri International Airport, Beirut, Lebanon, named for Rafik Hariri
- Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, India, named for Rajiv Gandhi
- Reina Sofía Airport, Tenerife, Canary Islands, named for Queen Sofia of Spain
- Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, Amarillo, Texas, named for Rick Husband
- Rinas Mother Teresa Airport, Tirana, Albania, named for Mother Theresa
- Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Washington, D.C., United States, named for Ronald Reagan
- Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, Missouri, United States, named for Sgt. Guy Wallace Rosecrans
- Saint-Exupéry International Airport, Lyon, France, named for Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- Santos Dumont Regional Airport, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, named for Alberto Santos-Dumont
- Sarnia (Chris Hadfield) Airport, Sarnia, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, named for Chris Hadfield
- Saskatoon/John G. Diefenbaker International Airport, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, named for John Diefenbaker
- Sawyer International Airport, Gwinn, Michigan, United States, named for Kenneth Ingalls Sawyer (road commissioner)
- Sikorsky Memorial Airport, Stratford, Connecticut, United States, named for Igor Sikorsky
- Simón Bolívar International Airport (Venezuela), Maiquetía, Venezuela, named for Simón Bolívar
- Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport, Port Louis, Mauritius, named for Seewoosagur Ramgoolam
- Sitka Rocky Gutierrez Airport, Sitka, Alaska, United States, named for Rocky Gutierrez (former mayor)
- Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta, Indonesia, named for Sukarno and Mohammad Hatta
- Stewart International Airport, Newburgh, New York, United States, named for Lachlan Stewart, ancestor of land donor
- Syracuse Hancock International Airport, Syracuse, New York, named for Clarence E. Hancock
- Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, Anchorage, Alaska, named for Ted Stevens
- Tegel International Airport Otto Lilienthal, Berlin, Germany, named for Otto Lilienthal
- T.F. Green Airport, Warwick, Rhode Island, named for Theodore F. Green
- Toronto Pearson International Airport, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, named for Lester B. Pearson
- Toussaint Louverture International Airport, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, named for Toussaint Louverture
- Trent Lott International Airport, Pascagoula, Mississippi, named for Trent Lott
- VC Bird International Airport, Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda, named for Vere Bird
- Venustiano Carranza International Airport, Monclova, Mexico, named for Venustiano Carranza
- Vincenzo Florio Airport, Trapani, Italy, named for Vincenzo Florio
- W. A. Mozart Airport, Salzburg, Austria, named for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Warsaw Frédéric Chopin Airport, Warsaw, Poland, named for Frédéric Chopin
- Washington Dulles International Airport, Washington, D.C., United States, named for John Foster Dulles
- Will Rogers World Airport, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, named for Will Rogers
- William P. Hobby Airport, Houston, Texas, named for William P. Hobby
- William R. Fairchild International Airport, Port Angeles, Washington, United States, named for William R. Fairchild (airport supervisor)
- William T. Piper Memorial Airport, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania, United States, named for William T. Piper
- Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, Windhoek, Namibia, named for Chief Hosea Kutako, led the struggle for Namibian independence
- W.K. Kellogg Regional Airport, Battle Creek, Michigan, named for Will Keith Kellogg
- Yasser Arafat International Airport, Gaza Strip, Rafah, named for Yasser Arafat
- Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, United States, named for Chuck Yeager
Former airports
- Baghdad International Airport, Baghdad, Iraq, formerly Saddam International Airport, named for Saddam Hussein
- Bole International Airport, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, formerly Haile Selassie I International Airport, named for Haile Selassie I of Ethiopia
- Johannesburg International Airport, Johannesburg, South Africa, formerly Jan Smuts International Airport, named for Jan Smuts
- José Joaquín de Olmedo International Airport, Guayaquil, Ecuador, formerly Simón Bolívar International Airport, named for Simón Bolívar
- Kai Tak Airport, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, closed, named after two plutocrats Ho Kai and Au Tak
- Kimberley Airport, Kimberley, South Africa, formerly B. J. Vorster Airport, named for B.J. Vorster
- Meigs Field, Chicago, Illinois, United States, closed, named for Merrill C. Meigs
- Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, Taipei, Taiwan, formerly Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, named for Chiang Kai-shek
Railway stations
- Anderson Regional Transportation Center, Woburn, Massachusetts, United States, named for James R. "Jimmy" Anderson
- Diridon Station, San Jose, California, United States, named for Rod Diridon (county supervisor)
- Dublin Connolly railway station, Dublin, Ireland, named for James Connolly
- Dublin Heuston railway station, Dublin, Ireland, named for Sean Heuston
- Dublin Pearse railway station, Dublin, Ireland, named for Patrick Pearse and Willie Pearse
- Estación Federico Lacroze, Buenos Aires, Argentina, named for Federico Lacroze
- Gare de Montpellier Saint-Roch, Montpellier, France, named for Saint Roch
- Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, United States, named for Joseph Scelsi (state representative)
- Martin Luther King, Jr. Plaza, Toledo, Ohio, United States, named for Martin Luther King, Jr.
- Moynihan Station, New York City, United States, named for Daniel Patrick Moynihan (planned)
- Ogilvie Transportation Center, Chicago, Illinois, United States, named for Richard B. Ogilvie
- Walter Rand Transportation Center, Camden, New Jersey, United States, named for Walter Rand
Convention centers
- Anthony Wayne Convention Hall, Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States, named for Anthony Wayne
- Bartle Hall Convention Center, Kansas City, Missouri, United States, named for Harold Roe Bartle
- Cobo Hall, Detroit, Michigan, United States, named for Albert E. Cobo (former Detroit mayor)
- David L. Lawrence Convention Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, named for David L. Lawrence
- DeVos Place Convention Center, Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States, named for Richard DeVos
- Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Illinois, United States, named for Donald E. Stephens (former Rosemont mayor)
- Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, named for Ernest N. Morial
- George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Texas, United States, named for George R. Brown (entrepreneur)
- Hynes Convention Center, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, named for John Hynes
- Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, New York City, United States, named for Jacob K. Javits
- McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois, United States, named for Robert R. McCormick
- Michael Fowler Centre, Wellington, New Zealand, named for Sir Michael Fowler (former Wellington mayor)
- Moscone Center, San Francisco, California, United States, named for George Moscone
- Prime F. Osborn III Convention Center, Jacksonville, Florida, United States, named for Prime F. Osborn III (former CSX chairman)
- Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand, named for Sirikit
- William A. Egan Civic & Convention Center, Anchorage, Alaska, United States, named for William Allen Egan
Stadiums
Austria
- Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna, named for Ernst Happel
- Gerhard Hanappi Stadium, Hütteldorf, named for Gerhard Hanappi
Côte d'Ivoire
Cuba
- Calixto García Íñiguez Stadium, Holguín, named for Calixto García
- Estadio Augusto César Sandino, Santa Clara, named for Augusto César Sandino
- Estadio Guillermón Moncada, Santiago de Cuba, named for Guillermón Moncada
- Nguyen Van Troi Stadium, Guantánamo, named for Nguyen Van Troi
Dominican Republic
- Estadio Julian Javier, San Francisco de Macorís, named for Julián Javier
- Estadio Olímpico Juan Pablo Duarte, Santo Domingo, named for Juan Pablo Duarte
- Estadio Tetelo Vargas, San Pedro de Macorís, named for Tetelo Vargas
Germany
- Dietmar Hopp Stadion, Sinsheim, named for Dietmar Hopp
- Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion, Stuttgart, named for Gottlieb Daimler
- Karl Liebknecht Stadion, Potsdam-Babelsberg, named for Karl Liebknecht
- Rudolf-Harbig-Stadion, Dresden, named for Rudolf Harbig
India
- Chennai Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
- Guru Gobind Singh Stadium, Ludhiana, named for Guru Gobind Singh
- Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, named for Jawaharlal Nehru
Iraq
- Franso Hariri Stadium, Arbil, named for Franso Hariri
Italy
- Stadio Armando Picchi, Livorno, named for Armando Picchi
Russia
- Eduard Streltsov Stadium, Moscow, named for Eduard Streltsov
United Kingdom
- Kassam Stadium, Oxford, England, named for Firoz Kassam
- Madejski Stadium, Reading, England, named for John Madejski
United States
Alabama
- Bryant-Denny Stadium, Tuscaloosa, named for Bear Bryant and George H. Denny
- Jordan-Hare Stadium, Auburn, named for Ralph Jordan and Cliff Hare
Arizona
- Kindall Field, Tucson, named for Jerry Kindall (baseball coach)
- Packard Stadium, Tempe, named for William Guthrie Packard
California
- Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara, named for Buck Shaw
- Charles C. Hughes Stadium, Sacramento, named for Charles C. Hughes (school superintendent)
- Dedeaux Field, Los Angeles, named for Rod Dedeaux
- Drake Stadium, Los Angeles, named for Elvin C. "Ducky" Drake
- Evans Diamond, Berkeley, named for Clint Evans
- Harder Stadium, Santa Barbara, named for Theodore "Spud" Harder (football coach)
- Jackie Robinson Stadium, Los Angeles, named for Jackie Robinson
- John Elway Stadium, Los Angeles, named for John Elway
- Ratcliffe Stadium, Fresno, named for Emory Ratcliffe (football coach)
- Stephen Schott Stadium, Santa Clara, named for Stephen Schott
- Stagg Memorial Stadium, Stockton, named for Amos Alonzo Stagg
- Tony Gwynn Stadium, San Diego, named for Tony Gwynn
Demolished:
- Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, named for William Wrigley, Jr.
Colorado
- Sonny Lubick Field at Hughes Stadium, Fort Collins, named for Harry Hughes and Sonny Lubick
Connecticut
- J.O. Christian Field, Storrs, named for J. Orlean Christian (former UConn athletic director)
- John F. Kennedy Stadium, Bridgeport, named for John F. Kennedy
- Rentschler Field, East Hartford, named for Frederick Brant Rentschler
District of Columbia
Florida
- Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Gainesville, named for Ben Hill Griffin, Jr.
- Bobby Bowden Field at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, named for Doak S. Campbell and Bobby Bowden
- Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium, Tallahassee, named for Mike Martin and Dick Howser
Georgia
- Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, named for Bobby Dodd
- Russ Chandler Stadium, Atlanta, named for A. Russ Chandler, III
- Sanford Stadium, Athens, named for Steadman Vincent Sanford
Illinois
- Ryan Field, Evanston, named for Patrick Ryan (formerly Dyche Stadium, named for William A. Dyche)
- Wrigley Field, Chicago, named for William Wrigley, Jr.
Demolished:
- Comiskey Park, Chicago, named for Charles Comiskey
Renamed:
- U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, formerly Comiskey Park, named for Charles Comiskey
Indiana
- Ross-Ade Stadium, West Lafayette, named for David E. Ross and George Ade
- Sembower Field, Bloomington, named for Charles Sembower (baseball player)
Iowa
- Duane Banks Field, Iowa City, named for Duane Banks (baseball manager)
- Jack Trice Stadium, Ames, named for Jack Trice
- Kinnick Stadium, Iowa City, named for Nile Kinnick
Kansas
- Bill Snyder Family Football Stadium, Manhattan, named for Bill Snyder
- Hoglund Ballpark, Lawrence, named for Forrest Hoglund (baseball player)
- Tointon Family Stadium, Manhattan, named for Bob and Betty Tointon (donors)
Kentucky
- Cliff Hagan Stadium, Lexington, named for Cliff Hagan
Louisiana
- Ace W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, named for Coach A.W. "Ace" Mumford
- Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, named for Eddie Robinson
- Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, named for Coach Joe Aillet
Maine
- Fitzpatrick Stadium, Portland, named for James J. Fitzpatrick
Maryland
- Byrd Stadium, College Park, named for Harry C. Byrd
- Ludwig Field, College Park, named for Bob and Louise Ludwig
- Shipley Field, College Park, named for Burton Shipley
Massachusetts
- Edward A. LeLacheur Park, Lowell, named for Edward A. LeLacheur (local civic leader)
- Fitton Field, Worcester, named for Rev. James Fitton
- George E. Trelease Memorial Baseball Park, Springfield, named for George Trelease
- Shea Field, Chestnut Hill, named for Commander John Shea U.S.N (football player)
- Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium, Amherst, named for Warren P. McGuirk
Michigan
- Kelly/Shorts Stadium, Mount Pleasant, named for R. Perry Shorts (donor) and Kenneth "Bill" Kelly (football coach)
- Ray Fisher Stadium, Ann Arbor, named for Ray Fisher
- Rynearson Stadium, Ypsilanti, named for Elton J. Rynearson, Sr. (coach)
- Waldo Stadium, Kalamazoo, named for Dwight B. Waldo
Minnesota
- Alex Nemzek Stadium, Moorhead, named for Alex Nemzek (athletic director)
- Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, Minneapolis, named for Hubert Humphrey
Mississippi
- M. M. Roberts Stadium, Hattiesburg, named for M.M. Roberts (trustee)
- Rice-Totten Field, Itta Bena, named for Willie Totten and Jerry Rice
- Swayze Field, Oxford, named for Tom Swayze (baseball coach)
- Vaught-Hemingway Stadium, Oxford, named for Judge William Hemingway and Johnny Vaught
Missouri
- Faurot Field, Columbia, named for Don Faurot
- Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, named for Ewing Kauffman
Nevada
- Sam Boyd Stadium, Las Vegas, named for Sam Boyd
New Hampshire
- Gill Stadium, Manchester, named for Parks and Recreation Director Ignace J. Gill
New Jersey
- Yogi Berra Stadium, Little Falls, named for Yogi Berra
- Yurcak Field, Piscataway Township, named for Ronald N. Yurcak (lacrosse player)
Demolished:
- Palmer Stadium, Princeton, named for Stephen S. Palmer (university trustee)
- Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, named for Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
- Charles F. Berman Field, Ithaca, named for Charles F. Berman (Cornell soccer player)
- Joseph L. Bruno Stadium, Troy, named for Joseph Bruno
- Lawrence A. Wien Stadium, New York City, named for Lawrence A. Wien (lawyer and entrepreneur)
- Michie Stadium, West Point, named for Dennis Mahan Michie
- Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, named for Ralph C. Wilson Jr.
- Sal Maglie Stadium, Niagara Falls, named for Sal Maglie
- Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, named for Henry Schoellkopf (Cornell football player)
- Shea Stadium, New York City, named for William A. Shea
Demolished:
- Archbold Stadium, Syracuse, named for John D. Archbold (donor)
- Ebbets Field, New York City, named for Charles Ebbets
- Holleder Memorial Stadium, Rochester, named for Don Holleder
- Offermann Stadium, Buffalo, named for Frank J. Offermann
North Carolina
- Boshamer Stadium, Chapel Hill, named for Cary C. Boshamer (textile industrialist)
- Ernie Shore Field, Winston-Salem, named for Ernie Shore
- Fetzer Field, Chapel Hill, named for Bob Fetzer (former UNC athletic director)
- Gene Hooks Stadium, Winston-Salem, named for Gene Hooks (athletic director)
- Jack Coombs Field, Durham, named for Jack Coombs
- Koskinen Stadium, Durham, named for John and Patricia Koskinen
- Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, named for Wallace Wade
Ohio
- Dix Stadium, Kent, named for Robert C. Dix (trustee)
- Doyt Perry Stadium, Bowling Green, named for Doyt L. Perry (coach and athletic director)
- Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, named for James Gamble Nippert
- Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, named for Paul Brown
- Peden Stadium, Athens, named for Don Peden
- Yager Stadium, Oxford, named for Fred C. Yager (benefactor)
Oklahoma
- Allie P. Reynolds Stadium, Stillwater, named for Allie Reynolds
- Boone Pickens Stadium, Stillwater, named for Boone Pickens
- L. Dale Mitchell Baseball Park, Norman, named for Dale Mitchell
- Skelly Stadium, Tulsa, named for William Skelly
Oregon
- Autzen Stadium, Eugene, named for Thomas J. Autzen
- Reser Stadium, Corvallis, named for Reser family (formerly Parker Stadium, named for Charles T. Parker)
Pennsylvania
- Beaver Stadium, University Park, named for James A. Beaver
Rhode Island
- Cardines Field, Newport, named for Bernardo Cardines (baseball player and World War I soldier)
- McCoy Stadium, Pawtucket, named for Thomas P. McCoy (former Pawtucket mayor)
- Meade Stadium, Kingston, named for John E. "Jack" Meade (politician)
- Stevenson Field, Providence, named for Cliff Stevenson (soccer coach)
South Carolina
- Frank Howard Field at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, named for Frank Howard
- Riggs Field, Clemson, named for Walter Riggs (football coach)
- Stone Stadium, Columbia, named for Eugene E. Stone III (donor)
Tennessee
- Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium, Murfreesboro, named for Johnny "Red" Floyd (football coach)
- Lindsey Nelson Stadium, Knoxville, named for Lindsey Nelson
- Neyland Stadium, Knoxville, named for Robert Neyland
Texas
- Alexander Durley Sports Complex, Houston, named for Coach Alexander Durley
- Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, named for Amon G. Carter
- Darrell K. Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, Austin, named for Darrell K. Royal
- Fouts Field, Denton, named for Theron J. Fouts (football coach)
- Gerald J. Ford Stadium, University Park, named for Gerald J. Ford
- Floyd Casey Stadium, Waco, named for Floyd Casey
- Olsen Field, College Station, named for Pat Olsen (baseball player)
- Robertson Stadium, Houston, named for Corbin J. Robertson
- UFCU Disch-Falk Field, Austin, named for Billy Disch and Bibb Falk
Utah
- LaVell Edwards Stadium, Provo, named for LaVell Edwards
- Romney Stadium, Logan, named for Coach E.L. “Dick” Romney
Virginia
- Davenport Field, Charlottesville, named for Ted Davenport
- Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, named for Edward H. Lane
- Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, named for University Rector Frederic Scott
Washington
- Martin Stadium, Pullman, named for Clarence D. Martin
West Virginia
- Mountaineer Field at Milan Puskar Stadium, Morgantown, named for Milan Puskar (drug manufacturer)
Wisconsin
- Lambeau Field, Green Bay, named for Curly Lambeau
List of places categorized by name of person
- Heracles
- Lenin
- Stalin
- Tito
- John C. Calhoun
- Lewis Cass
- DeWitt Clinton
- Marquis de la Fayette
- Benjamin Franklin
- Nathanael Greene
- Andrew Jackson
- Queen Victoria
- Simón Bolívar
- Christopher Columbus
- Thomas Jefferson
- Tadeusz Kościuszko
- James Madison
- Charles de Gaulle
- James Monroe
- Richard Montgomery
- James K. Polk
- Israel Putnam
- George Washington