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 Isabel de Portugal (saint)
Navigators, explorers and related
- 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) & Sacadura Cabral(1881-1924) (were the first to cross South Atlantic Ocean by air in 1922)
Popes:
- John XXI (13th century pope)
Philosophers:
- Uriel Acosta (1585-1640)
- Agostinho da Silva (1906-1996)
Musicians:
- Duarte Lobo (composer)
- Carlos Seixas (composer)
- Ignácio Parreiras Neves (composer)(1730-1794)
- João Domingos Bomtempo(1775-1842)(composer)
- Jerônimo de Souza Lôbo (composer)(? - 1810)
- Keil do Amaral (composer of the portuguese anthem)
- Francisco de Lacerda(1869-1934)(composer)
- Fernando Lopes Graça (composer)
- Vianna da Mota (piano player, composer)
- José Afonso (also known as Zeca Afonso, composer, player)
- Amália Rodrigues(1920-1999) (the most famous fado singer)
- Carlos Paredes(1925-) (portuguese guitar player)
- Maria João Pires (piano player)
- Maria João & Mário Laginha (jazz singer & piano player)
- Madredeus (folk group)
- Dulce Pontes (singer)
- Mísia (fado singer)
- Vicente Lusitano (composer)
Poets and writers:
- Gil Vicente (dramaturg)
- Luis de Camões (poet, author of the Lusíadas)
- Almeida Garrett (writer and dramaturg)
- Camilo Castelo Branco (writer)
- 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)
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 da Orta (botanical scientist)
- Pedro Nunes (16th century scientist)
- Egas Moniz(1854-1955) (neurologist, Medicine Nobel Prize 1949)
- António Damásio (brain researcher)
Engineers and architets
- Edgar Cardoso (expert in bridge engineering)
- Siza Vieira(1933-) (architect)
- Tomás Taveira(1938-) (architect)
Movies - 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)
Athletes:
- 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)
- Luís Figo (football player)
XX/XXI century politicians:
- António Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) (prime-minister in the dictatorship)
- Mário Soares(1924-) (politician and president)
- Francisco Sá Carneiro(1934-1980) (politician)
- Cavaco Silva (politician and prime-minister)
- António Guterres (politician and prime-minister)
- José Manuel Durão Barroso (politician and current prime-minister)
- Jorge Sampaio (politician and current President of the Republic)
- Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (claimant to the abolished throne of Portugal)