This is a list of islands known to be named after individual people. It details the name of the island, its location and eponym.
Former:
- Isla de Apodaca, British Columbia, Canada â Dr. Salvador Apodaca (Bishop of the city of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico) â now Bowen Island
- Banks Island, Queensland, Australia â Joseph Banks â now Moa Island
- Bedloe's Island, New York, United States â Isaack Bedloo (merchant) â now Liberty Island
- Blackwell's Island, New York, United States â Robert Blackwell â now Roosevelt Island
- Fernando Pó, Equatorial Guinea â Fernão do Pó â now Bioko
- Krusenstern Island, Adam Johann von Krusenstern
- Mulgrave Island, Queensland, Australia â Earl Mulgrave â now Badu Island
- Prince of Wales Isle, Malaysia â George IV, Prince of Wales â now Penang Island
- Queen Charlotte Islands, British Columbia, Canada â Queen Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz â now Haida Gwaii
- San Cristobal, Solomon Islands â Saint Christopher â now Makira
- Sebald Islands â Sebald de Weert; now Jason Islands
- Van Diemen's Land â Anthony van Diemen
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