Quispe Explained

Quispe is a common Quechua surname and, more rarely, given name. The word (qispi in Southern Quechua and kishpi in Kichwa) means "free".

People with the surname

Art and photography

• Diego Quispe Tito (1611–1681), Peruvian painter
• Nicario Jiménez Quispe (born 1957), Peruvian-American retablo maker

Music

• Lorenzo Palacios Quispe (1950–1994), Peruvian singer and musician
• Wendy Sulca Quispe (born 1996), Peruvian singer

Politics and law

• Felipe Quispe (1942–2021) Bolivian historian and politician
• Rafael Quispe (born 1969), Bolivian indigenous leader and politician
• Santos Quispe (born 1982), Bolivian doctor and politician
• Iris Flores Quispe (born 2000), Bolivian politician

Sports

• Fortunato Quispe Mendoza (born 1934), Bolivian-born Dominican Republic football manager
• Crispin Quispe (born 1946), Bolivian long-distance runner
• Rafael Farfán Quispe (born 1975), Peruvian footballer
• Rosemary Quispe (born 1983), Bolivian long-distance runner
• Ronald Quispe (born 1988), Bolivian race-walker
• Piero Quispe (born 2001), Peruvian footballer

Other

• Quispe Sisa (1518–1559), Inca princess
• Severo Aparicio Quispe (1923–2013), Peruvian friar
• Ciro Quispe López (born 1973), Peruvian bishop
• Manuel Quispe (died 2004), Q'ero elder and medicine man