List of Famous people born in Angola

João Lourenço

First Name João
Last Name Lourenço
Born on March 5, 1954 (age 72)

João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, GColIH is an Angolan politician who has served as President of Angola since 26 September 2017. Previously, he was Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2017. In September 2018 he became the Chairman of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA), the ruling party. He was the party's Secretary-General from 1998 to 2003.

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Pedro Emanuel

First Name Pedro
Last Name Emanuel
Born on February 11, 1975 (age 51)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Pedro Emanuel dos Santos Martins Silva, known as Pedro Emanuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mainly as a central defender, and is the current manager of Emirati club Al Ain FC.

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Filipe Duarte

First Name Filipe
Last Name Duarte
Born on June 5, 1973
Died on April 17, 2020 (aged 46)

Luís Filipe Duarte Ferreira da Silva, popularly known as Filipe Duarte, was an Angolan-born Portuguese actor and voice artist. He is best known for the roles in the films Variações: Guardian Angel, Cinzento e Negro and Noise.

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Joana Amaral Dias

Joana Beatriz Nunes Vicente Amaral Dias
First Name Joana
Last Name Dias
Born on January 1, 1975 (age 51)

Joana Beatriz Nunes Vicente Amaral Dias, widely referred to in the media as Joana Amaral Dias is a Portuguese politician and clinical psychologist, with master's and Ph.D. degrees in that area. She is the daughter of psychiatrist Carlos Amaral Dias. Besides clinical practice, university teaching and scientific research, she is the author of numerous papers and scholarly articles. In 2010 she published the book Maníacos de Qualidade, a biographical and psychological analysis of historical figures in Portugal. She was also one of the highest ranked party members of the Bloco de Esquerda, although elected for member of the Portuguese Parliament as an independent (2002–2005). In the Portuguese presidential election, 2006 she was a supporter of Mário Soares with a mandate for the youth. She is also a columnist and political analyst. Joana Amaral Dias collaborated with the Diário de Notícias, TSF, SIC, and SIC Notícias. She authored the political column on RTP N and wrote in the newspaper Correio da Manhã and the blog Frontal Cortex.

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Bruno Fernando

First Name Bruno
Last Name Fernando
Born on August 15, 1998 (age 27)
Height 208 cm | 6'10

Bruno Afonso David Fernandes, known as Bruno Fernando, is an Angolan professional basketball player for the Atlanta Hawks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins.

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Ana Paula dos Santos

First Name Ana
Last Name Santos
Born on October 17, 1963 (age 62)

Ana Paula Cristovão Lemos dos Santos is the wife of former President of Angola, José Eduardo dos Santos. She served as Angola's First Lady from 1991 to 2017.

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Luis Pedro Cavanda

First Name Luis
Last Name Cavanda
Born on January 2, 1991 (age 35)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Luis Pedro Cavanda is a Belgian professional footballer who last played as a right back for Belgian club Standard Liège. Born in Angola, Cavanda represents Belgian internationally.

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Fernando Nobre

First Name Fernando
Last Name Nobre
Born on December 16, 1951 (age 74)

Fernando José de La Vieter Ribeiro Nobre is a Portuguese doctor who is the founder and president of the Portuguese NGO AMI. In 2007 he was voted as the 25th greatest Portuguese ever in the contest Os Grandes Portugueses, being the 5th most voted among Portuguese living people at that date. He was a candidate to the 2011 Portuguese presidential election.

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Anselmo Ralph

Anselmo Cordeiro da Mata
First Name Anselmo
Last Name Ralph
Born on March 12, 1981 (age 45)

Anselmo Ralf Andrade Cordeiro, better known as Anselmo Ralph, is an Angolan singer. He is one of the better internationally known Angolan singers and is commonly known for producing romantic songs.

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Rui Jordão

First Name Rui
Last Name Jordão
Born on August 9, 1952
Died on October 18, 2019 (aged 67)
Height 179 cm | 5'10

Rui Manuel Trindade Jordão was a Portuguese footballer.

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