Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index 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 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 - Princess Louise Caroline Alberta, fourth daughter of Queen Victoria 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 Lorraine - Lothar Saint-Pierre and Miquelon - St. Peter Mexico Guerrero - Vicente Guerrero Hidalgo - Miguel Hidalgo Morelos - José María Morelos Quintana Roo - Andrés Quintana Roo Veracruz-Llave - Ignacio de la Llave 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 and West Virginia - Queen Elizabeth I of England, the "Virgin Queen" Washington - George Washington This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.