List of Famous people born in Bahia, Brazil

Murilo Cerqueira Paim is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender or defensive midfielder for Russian club Lokomotiv Moscow.

Domingos Nascimento dos Santos Filho, simply known as Domingos, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central defender.

Rafaelle Leone Carvalho de Souza, known as Rafaelle, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a defender or midfielder for Changchun Zhuoyue in the Chinese Women's Super League and the Brazil national team. Rafaelle played for the University of Mississippi during her college soccer career in the United States and spent the 2014 season playing for Houston Dash of the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL).

Carla Visi is a popular Brazilian axé and MPB singer, songwriter, and occasional actress and television show host. She is one of the most popular and best-selling Brazilian female singer of the present, with four albums released with Cheiro de Amor, and three more albums in her solo career. Carla is most often recognized by her powerful voice, charisma and live performances. Her music is also popular in Portugal and Japan.

Leandro Domingues Barbosa, known as Leandro Domingues, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Yokohama F.C..

Lídice da Mata is a Brazilian politician. She has represented Bahia in the Federal Senate from 2011 to 2019, when she returned to the Chamber. Previously she was a Federal Deputy from Bahia from 1987 to 1991 and from 2007 to 2011. She was mayor of Salvador from 1993 to 1997. She is a member of the Brazilian Socialist Party.