diff --git a/frontend/src/App.tsx b/frontend/src/App.tsx
index e592951..c27c838 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState } from 'react'
 import { Timeline } from './components/timeline/Timeline'
 import { DuplicatesView } from './components/duplicates/DuplicatesView'
 import { MapView } from './components/map/MapView'
+import { PeopleView } from './components/people/PeopleView'
 import { LeftSidebar } from './components/layout/LeftSidebar'
 import { RightSidebar } from './components/layout/RightSidebar'
 import { TopBar } from './components/layout/TopBar'
@@ -86,6 +87,8 @@ function App() {
               <MapView />
             ) : currentSection === 'duplicates' ? (
               <DuplicatesView />
+            ) : currentSection === 'people' ? (
+              <PeopleView />
             ) : (
               <Timeline />
             )}
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/layout/LeftSidebar.tsx b/frontend/src/components/layout/LeftSidebar.tsx
index 346fa7b..05ad1ef 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/layout/LeftSidebar.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/layout/LeftSidebar.tsx
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ export function LeftSidebar({ onCollapse, onOpenSettings }: LeftSidebarProps) {
         navigateToSection('tags', { groupBy: 'tag' })
         break
       case 'people':
-        navigateToSection('people', { groupBy: 'tag' })
+        navigateToSection('people', {})
         break
       case 'colors':
         navigateToSection('colors', { groupBy: 'color' })
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/people/PeopleView.tsx b/frontend/src/components/people/PeopleView.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..42e2432
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/people/PeopleView.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+import { Users, Pencil, Check, X, Loader2 } from 'lucide-react'
+import clsx from 'clsx'
+import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
+import { useTagsQuery } from '../../hooks/useTagsQuery'
+import { tags as tagsApi, photos as photosApi, type Tag } from '../../services/api'
+import { useFilterStore } from '../../store/filterStore'
+import { toast } from '../ToastContainer'
+
+/**
+ * People view — grid of face cluster cards. Each card shows the
+ * representative photo thumbnail, the cluster name, and a photo count.
+ * Clicking a card navigates to the all-photos section filtered to that
+ * person's tag. The name is editable inline.
+ */
+export function PeopleView() {
+  const { data: clusters = [], isLoading } = useTagsQuery('face_cluster')
+  const navigateToSection = useFilterStore((s) => s.navigateToSection)
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+
+  const [editingId, setEditingId] = useState<string | null>(null)
+  const [editName, setEditName] = useState('')
+
+  const renameMutation = useMutation({
+    mutationFn: ({ id, name }: { id: string; name: string }) =>
+      tagsApi.update(id, { name }),
+    onSuccess: () => {
+      queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ['tags'] })
+      setEditingId(null)
+      toast.success('Renamed')
+    },
+    onError: (e: any) =>
+      toast.error('Rename failed', e?.response?.data?.detail || e.message),
+  })
+
+  const startEditing = (tag: Tag) => {
+    setEditingId(tag.id)
+    setEditName(tag.name)
+  }
+
+  const submitRename = () => {
+    if (!editingId || !editName.trim()) return
+    renameMutation.mutate({ id: editingId, name: editName.trim() })
+  }
+
+  const handleCardClick = (tag: Tag) => {
+    if (editingId === tag.id) return
+    navigateToSection('all-photos', { tagIds: [tag.id] })
+  }
+
+  if (isLoading) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-full items-center justify-center text-text-muted">
+        <Loader2 className="mr-2 h-5 w-5 animate-spin" />
+        Loading people...
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  if (clusters.length === 0) {
+    return (
+      <div className="flex h-full flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 text-text-muted">
+        <Users className="h-12 w-12 opacity-40" />
+        <p className="text-sm">No people identified yet</p>
+        <p className="max-w-xs text-center text-xs opacity-70">
+          Face detection runs automatically when photos are scanned.
+          People will appear here once faces are found and clustered.
+        </p>
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="h-full overflow-auto p-4">
+      <div className="mb-4 flex items-center gap-2 text-text-muted">
+        <Users className="h-4 w-4" />
+        <span className="text-sm font-medium">
+          {clusters.length} {clusters.length === 1 ? 'person' : 'people'} identified
+        </span>
+      </div>
+
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-[repeat(auto-fill,minmax(140px,1fr))] gap-3">
+        {clusters.map((tag) => (
+          <div
+            key={tag.id}
+            className={clsx(
+              'group cursor-pointer overflow-hidden rounded-lg border border-border bg-surface transition-all hover:border-primary/50 hover:shadow-md',
+              editingId === tag.id && 'border-primary ring-1 ring-primary/30'
+            )}
+            onClick={() => handleCardClick(tag)}
+          >
+            {/* Thumbnail — representative photo or placeholder */}
+            <div className="relative aspect-square overflow-hidden bg-surface-2">
+              {tag.representative_photo_id ? (
+                <img
+                  src={photosApi.getThumbnailUrl(tag.representative_photo_id, 'small')}
+                  alt={tag.name}
+                  className="h-full w-full object-cover"
+                />
+              ) : (
+                <div className="flex h-full w-full items-center justify-center">
+                  <Users className="h-10 w-10 text-text-muted/30" />
+                </div>
+              )}
+
+              {/* Photo count badge */}
+              <span className="absolute bottom-1.5 right-1.5 rounded-full bg-black/60 px-2 py-0.5 text-[11px] font-medium text-white backdrop-blur-sm">
+                {tag.photo_count}
+              </span>
+
+              {/* Edit button — visible on hover */}
+              <button
+                className="absolute right-1.5 top-1.5 rounded-full bg-black/50 p-1 text-white opacity-0 transition-opacity group-hover:opacity-100"
+                onClick={(e) => {
+                  e.stopPropagation()
+                  startEditing(tag)
+                }}
+                title="Rename"
+              >
+                <Pencil className="h-3 w-3" />
+              </button>
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Name — inline editable */}
+            <div className="px-2 py-1.5">
+              {editingId === tag.id ? (
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-1" onClick={(e) => e.stopPropagation()}>
+                  <input
+                    autoFocus
+                    value={editName}
+                    onChange={(e) => setEditName(e.target.value)}
+                    onKeyDown={(e) => {
+                      if (e.key === 'Enter') submitRename()
+                      if (e.key === 'Escape') setEditingId(null)
+                    }}
+                    className="min-w-0 flex-1 rounded border border-border bg-bg px-1.5 py-0.5 text-xs text-text focus:border-primary focus:outline-none"
+                  />
+                  <button
+                    onClick={submitRename}
+                    className="rounded p-0.5 text-green-500 hover:bg-green-500/10"
+                  >
+                    <Check className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  </button>
+                  <button
+                    onClick={() => setEditingId(null)}
+                    className="rounded p-0.5 text-text-muted hover:bg-surface-2"
+                  >
+                    <X className="h-3 w-3" />
+                  </button>
+                </div>
+              ) : (
+                <p className="truncate text-xs font-medium text-text">{tag.name}</p>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        ))}
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  )
+}