This is a list of some of the 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 – Dr. Salvador Apodaca (Bishop of the city of Linares, Nuevo León, Mexico) – now Bowen Island
Banks Island, Queensland, Australia – Joseph Banks – now Moa Island
Bedloe's Island, New York, United States – Isaack Bedloo (merchant) – now Liberty Island
Blackwell's Island, New York, United States – Robert Blackwell – now Roosevelt Island
Fernando Pó, Equatorial Guinea – Fernão do Pó – now Bioko
Krusenstern Island, Adam Johann von Krusenstern
Mulgrave Island, Queensland, Australia – Earl Mulgrave – now Badu Island
Prince of Wales Isle, Malaysia – George IV, Prince of Wales – now Penang Island
San Cristobal, Solomon Islands – Saint Christopher – now Makira
Sebald Islands – Sebald de Weert; now Jason Islands
Van Diemen's Land – Anthony van Diemen
