List of Famous people born in Bahia, Brazil

Pedro Anibal de Oliveira Gomes, better known as Pepeu Gomes is an accomplished Brazilian guitar player, multi-instrumentalist and composer. He was one of the members of Novos Baianos.

Petros Matheus dos Santos Araújo, simply known as Petros, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al-Fateh of Saudi Arabia mainly as a central midfielder.

Raimundo Ferreira Ramos Jr. is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Antônio Augusto Brandão de Aras is a Brazilian attorney, former sub-Prosecutor-General of Brazil, professor in the Law School of University of Brasília (UnB) and current Prosecutor General of Brazil.

Isaquias Queiroz dos Santos is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who has competed since 2005. He is the only Brazilian athlete to ever win three medals in a single edition of the Olympic Games.

Geddel Vieira Lima is a Brazilian politician who served in the Cabinet of Brazil under President Michel Temer until his resignation on 25 November 2016, amid accusations that he and the President had pressured Minister of Culture Marcelo Calero to approve a real estate project to build a 30-floor apartment building in a historic district of Ladeira da Barra.

Sosthenes José Santos Salles, known as Neto Berola, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América Mineiro as a forward.

Rafael Silva dos Santos, known as Rafael Silva or Rafa Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indonesian club Barito Putera.

Acelino "Popó" Freitas is a Brazilian politician and professional boxer. In the sport, he is a former WBO and WBA (Super) super featherweight champion, as well as a two-time WBO lightweight champion. After retiring from boxing, Freitas went into politics, and was elected as a legislator for the state of Bahia, from 2011 to 2014. His nickname, Popó, was given to him by his mother, after the sound that babies make while drinking milk.

Danilo dos Santos de Oliveira, simply known as Danilo, is a Brazilian footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Palmeiras.