List of Portuguese people

The following is a list of Portuguese people:

Saints

Anthony of Lisbon (1195-1231)

Isabel of Aragon (1271-1336)

Navigators, explorers and pioneers

Diogo Cão (15th century explorer of the African coast)

Bartolomeu Dias (15th century explorer of the African coast)

Vasco da Gama (discoverer of the sea route to India in 1498)

Pedro Álvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil in 1500)

Gaspar Corte-Real (16th century explorer of North America)

Ferdinand Magellan (The first circumnavigator)

Afonso de Albuquerque (naval general and viceroy of India)

Fernão Pires de Andrade (merchant)

Gago Coutinho (1869-1959) and Sacadura Cabral (1881-1924) (were the first to cross South Atlantic Ocean by air in 1922)

Gil Eanes (15th century explorer of the African coast)

Popes

John XXI (13th century pope)

Philosophers

Uriel Acosta (1585-1640)

Agostinho da Silva (1906-1996)

Damião de Góis

Musicians

Duarte Lobo (composer)

Carlos Seixas (composer)(1704-1742)

Joaquim Joze Antunes (harpsichord maker) (1725-1790)

Ignácio Parreiras Neves (composer)(1730-1794)

João Domingos Bomtempo(1775-1842)(composer)

Jerônimo de Souza Lôbo (composer)(? - 1810)

Keil do Amaral(1850-1907)(composer of the Portuguese anthem)

Francisco de Lacerda(1869-1934)(composer)

Fernando Lopes Graça(1906-1995)(composer)

Vianna da Mota (piano player, composer)(1868-1948)

António Fragoso (1897-1918) (piano composer)

Cláudio Carneiro (1895-1963) (composer)

Ernesto Rodrigues (1959) (performer, composer)

José Afonso (1929-1987)(also known as Zeca Afonso, composer, player)

Adriano Correia de Oliveira (singer)

Amália Rodrigues(1920-1999) (the most famous fado singer)

Carlos Paredes(1925-2004) (Portuguese guitar player)

Sara Tavares (singer)

Cristina Branco (fado singer)

Mafalda Arnault (fado singer)

Mariza (fado singer)

Maria João Pires (piano player)

Maria João (jazz singer)

Mário Laginha (piano player)

Madredeus (folk group)

Dulce Pontes (singer)

Mísia (fado singer)

Vicente Lusitano (composer)

Rui Veloso (singer)

Rui da Silva (dj)

Poets and writers

Al Berto (poet)

Alexandre O'Neill (poet)

Almeida Garrett (writer and playwright)

Alves Redol (neo-realist writer)

Agustina Bessa-Luís (writer)

Antero de Quental (writer

António Gedeão (poet)

António Lobo Antunes (writer)

Ary dos Santos (poet)

Aquilino Ribeiro (neo-realist writer)

Camilo Castelo Branco (writer)

Carlos de Oliveira (writer)

Cesário Verde (poet)

Daniel Sampaio (writer)

Eça de Queirós (writer)

Fernando Pessoa (poet)

Florbela Espanca (poet)

Gil Vicente (playwriter)

Guerra Junqueiro (writer)

Herberto Helder (poet)

João de Barros (writer and historian)

José Cardoso Pires (writer)

José Saramago (Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998)

Luís de Camões (poet, author of Os Lusíadas)

Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (poet)

Miguel Torga (poet and writer)

Ramalho Ortigão (writer)

Soeiro Pereira Gomes (neo-realist writer)

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (poet and writer)

Urbano Tavares Rodrigues (writer and journalist)

Vergílio Ferreira (writer)

Vitorino Nemésio (poet)

Artists

Vasco Fernandes (Grão Vasco)(15th century painter)

Nuno Gonçalves (15th century painter)

José Malhoa (19th century painter)

Almada Negreiros(1893-1970) (20th century painter)

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (20th century painter)

Paula Rego (20th century painter)

Scientists

Garcia de Orta (botanical scientist)

Pedro Nunes (1502-1578)

Egas Moniz (1854-1955, neurologist, Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1949)

António Damásio (1944-, neurologist)

João Magueijo (physicist)

Engineers and architects

Edgar Cardoso (expert in bridge engineering)

Álvaro Siza Vieira (1933-) (architect)

Tomás Taveira (1938-) (architect)

Eduardo Souto de Moura (architect)

João Luís Carrilho da Graca (architect)

Gonçalo Sousa Byrne (architect)

António Segadães Tavares (engineer - "Outstanding Structure Award 2004" winner)

José Tribolet (engineer - Instituto Superior Técnico - God like)

Actors and directors

Manoel de Oliveira (1908-) (director)

Carmen Miranda (1914-1955) (singer and actress)

Beatriz Costa (actress)

António Silva (actor)

Laura Alves (actress)

Joaquim de Almeida (actor)

Maria de Medeiros (actress)

Sports

Luís Figo (1972-) (football player)

Hélio (1972-)(football player (Vitória de Setúbal))

Rui Costa (1972-) (football player)

Vitor Baía (1969-) (football player)

Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-) (football player)

Francis Obikwelu (nigerian born runner)

Ticha Penicheiro (WNBA player)

José Azevedo (cyclist)

Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)

Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1943-) (football player)

Carlos Lopes (1947-) (marathon olympic champion)

Rosa Mota (1958-) (marathon olympic champion)

Paulo Futre (football player)

Paulo Sousa (football player)

Carlos Queiróz (football coach)

José Mourinho (football coach, european champion)

Politicians

Sebastião José de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (1699-1782)

António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970, dictator)

Marcelo Caetano (1906-1980, dictator)

Álvaro Cunhal (1913-) (former General Secretary of the PCP)

Bento Gonçalves (1902-1942) (former General Secretary of the PCP)

Mário Soares (1924-)

Francisco Sá Carneiro (1934-1980)

Aníbal Cavaco Silva (economist)

António Guterres (current president of the Socialist International)

José Manuel Durão Barroso (current president of the EU Commission)

Jorge Sampaio (current President of the Republic)

Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (claimant to the abolished throne of Portugal)

Diogo Freitas do Amaral (former president of the General Assembly of the United Nations)

António Vitorino

José Sócrates (current Prime Minister)

Pedro Santana Lopes (Mayor of Lisbon)

See also

• List of Portuguese monarchs
• Presidents of Portugal
• List of Prime Ministers of Portugal