List of Famous people born in Angola

Fabrice Alcebiades Maieco, commonly known as Akwá, is an Angolan former football player who played as a forward for the Angolan national team. From his international debut in 1995, Akwá represented Angola 78 times, scoring a record 39 goals. He played for them in three Africa Cup of Nations and captained the side at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Akwá has a brother, Rasca, who was a professional football player for Atlético Sport Aviação in Angola.

Abel Epalanga Chivukuvuku is an Angolan politician and leader of the Broad Convergence for the Salvation of Angola electoral alliance (CASA-CE). Previously, as a long-time member of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), he served as the Chief of UNITA's Parliament from October 1998 to September 2000.

Matias Damásio is an Angolan musician, singer and songwriter in popular music, romantic music and in Kizomba. He also enjoys great popularity in Portugal through his albums Por amor that reached number 4 in Portuguese Albums Chart in 2016 and Augusta that peaked the albums chart in Portugal in 2018.

José Carlos de Sequeira Costa was a Portuguese pianist who is especially renowned for his interpretations of the Romantic repertoire.

Pedro Manuel Torres, known as Mantorras, is an Angolan retired footballer who played as a striker.

Felisberto Sebastião da Graça Amaral, more commonly known as Gilberto, is an Angolan former professional footballer who played as a left winger or left midfielder. He played professionally for Egypt's Al Ahly, Belgian club Lierse, Cypriot club AEL Limassol, and for Benfica de Luanda in his native country. He represented the Angola national team at international level.

Paulo George Marques Joao better known by his stage name Paul G, is Angolan urban POP and R&B singer-songwriter, producer and dancer. Began his career as a founding member of Angola's first worldly known rap group South Side Posse – SSP alongside with Big Nelo, Jeff Brown, and Kudi; Then, Paul G went on to produce and guide the career of Bruna Tatiana making her the first contestant from Angola in the hit real life television show Big Brother Africa. The success of his productions and collaborations with other artists gave him the opportunity to visit the United States of America, where he met with music producer H. Gil Ingles a founding member of XPOSURE Entertainment and that sealed his career as a solo artist with the production of the debut album ‘Transition’.

Edite Castro Soeiro was a Portuguese journalist, notable as one of the first women to attain a senior position on Portuguese journalism. She was born in Angola, where she worked for the Benguela weekly O Intransigente in the 1950s before moving to Portugal and working for the publications Flama, Notícia, O Jornal and Visão, amongst others.

Nando Rafael is an Angolan football striker who plays for Bali United in the Indonesian Super League.