List of Famous people born in Bahia, Brazil
Gabriel Santana Pinto
Gabriel Santana Pinto or simply Gabriel is a Brazilian footballer, who plays as an attacking midfielder for CSA.
Fábio Lago
Fábio Lago is a Brazilian actor, notorious for his works as the antagonist Baiano in Elite Squad and as the bartender Fabiano in Caras & Bocas. He appears as Curupira, a supernatural entity masquerading as a homeless person, in the Netflix fantasy series Invisible City (2021).
Antônio Pitanga
Antônio Luiz Sampaio, better known by his stage name Antônio Pitanga, is a Brazilian actor. He became internationally known for playing several roles on films of the Cinema Novo movement in the 1960s.
Raíssa Santana
Raissa Oliveira Santana is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Brasil 2016. She represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
Ademir Santos
Ademir Santos is a former Brazilian Japanese football player who moved to Japan at age 16 to complete his high school studies and obtained his Japanese citizenship in 1995. His son Maito Santos is also former footballer.
Marcelo Chamusca
Marcelo Augusto Oliveira Chamusca is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager of Botafogo.
Nizan Guanaes
Nizan Mansur de Carvalho Guanaes Gomes is a Brazilian advertising executive.
Tia Eron
Eronildes Vasconcelos Carvalho more commonly known as Tia Eron is a Brazilian politician. She has spent her political career representing Bahia, having served as state representative from 2015 to 2017.
Gustavo Blanco
Gustavo Blanco Petersen Macedo, known simply as Gustavo Blanco, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Fortaleza, on loan from Atlético Mineiro.
Mariene de Castro
Mariene Bezerra de Castro is a Brazilian musician. She is known for her revival of Northeastern Brazilian musical styles including maracatu and samba de roda.