List of Portuguese people
The following is a list of Portuguese people:
Saints
- Santo António de Lisboa (or Anthony of Padua) (saint)
- Fatima vidents (1917 Our Lady aparitions in Fátima)
- Rainha Santa Diogo Cão (15th century explorer of African coast)
- Bartolomeu Dias (15th century explorer of African coast)
- Vasco da Gama (discoverer of the Sea Route to India in 1498)
- Pedro Alvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil in 1500)
- Gaspar Corte-Real (16th century explorer of North America)
- Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan, sea explorer)
- Afonso de Albuquerque (naval general and vice-king of India)
- Fernão Pires de Andrade (merchant)
- Gago Coutinho(1869-1959) & John XXI (13th century pope)
Philosophers
- Uriel Acosta (1585-1640)
- Damiao de Gois
Musicians
- Duarte Lobo (composer)
- Carlos Seixas (composer)(1704-1742)
- Joaquim Joze Antunes (harpsichord maker) (1725-1790)
- Keil do Amaral(1850-1907)(composer of the portuguese anthem)
- Amália Rodrigues(1920-1999) (the most famous fado singer)
- Carlos Paredes(1925-) (portuguese guitar player)
- Mariza (fado singer)
- Maria João (jazz singer)
- Madredeus (folk group)
- Mísia (fado singer)
- Vicente Lusitano (composer)
- Gil Vicente (dramaturg)
- João de Barros (writer and historian)
- Luís de Camões (poet, author of the Eça de Queirós (writer)
- Fernando Pessoa (poet)
- Florbela Espanca (poet)
- José Saramago (writer, Literature Nobel Prize 1998)
- António Lobo Antunes (writer)
- José Cardoso Pires (writer)
- Sofia de Mello Breyner (writer)
Artists
- Nuno Gonçalves (15th century painter)
- Paula Rego (20th century painter)
Scientists
- Pedro Nunes (16th century scientist)
- Egas Moniz(1854-1955) (neurologist, Medicine Nobel Prize 1949)
- António Damásio (brain researcher)
Engineers and architects
- Alvaro Siza Vieira (1933-) (architect)
- Carmen Miranda(1914-1955) (singer and actress)
- Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)
- Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (1943-) (football player)
- Carlos Lopes (1947-) (marathon olympic champion)
- Rosa Mota (1958-) (marathon olympic champion)
- Luís Figo (1972-) (football player)
- Rui Costa (1972-) (football player)
- Vitor Baía (1969-) (football player)
XX/XXI century politicians
- António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) (prime minister in the dictatorship)
- Mário Soares(1924-) (politician and president)
- Francisco Sá Carneiro(1934-1980) (politician)
- Aníbal Cavaco Silva (politician and prime-minister)
- António Guterres (politician and prime-minister)
- José Manuel Durão Barroso (politician and prime-minister)
- Jorge Sampaio (politician and current President of the Republic)
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (claimant to the abolished throne of Portugal)
See also: List of Portuguese monarchs, Presidents of Portugal, List of Prime Ministers of Portugal
