List of Famous people born in Bahia, Brazil

Daniel Boaventura is a Brazilian actor, voice actor and singer.

Protógenes Pinheiro Queiroz is a Brazilian former Federal Police officer, who has led investigations in some of the country's most high-profile corruption cases. Queiroz was responsible for investigations leading to imprisonment of the former mayor of São Paulo, Paulo Maluf. He was a key figure in two investigations, in 2005 and 2007, into corruption scandals in Brazilian football, the latter against Boris Berezovsky's MSI group for money laundering in Corinthians. From 2004 to July 2008 Quieroz led Operation Satiagraha, a major operation into misuse of public funds, money laundering and corruption, leading to the arrest of the banker Daniel Dantas and several other prominent figures, including Celso Pitta, another former mayor of São Paulo.

Aldair Nascimento dos Santos, known simply as Aldair, is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defender, and who was part of the Brazil national team that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

Moreno Veloso is a Brazilian musician and singer.

Péricles Raimundo Oliveira Chamusca, known as Péricles Chamusca, is a Brazilian football manager.

Rodrigo Nascimento França, known as Rodrigo Becão is a Brazilian football player. He plays for Italian club Udinese Calcio.

Wallace Reis da Silva, known simply as Wallace, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Brusque, on loan from Vitória.

José Eduardo Cavalcanti de Mendonça, known as Duda Mendonça, is one of the principal advertising and political strategist specialists in Brazil. Owner of the agency Duda Propaganda, he became famous for his effective political campaigns, managing more than 55 significant national campaigns, including mayoral, senatorial, gubernatorial and presidential races in more than 20 years of experience.

Rui Costa dos Santos is a Brazilian economist and politician. He has served as governor of Bahia since January 2015. He is affiliated with the Workers' Party (PT).

Rodrigo Gomes dos Santos, commonly known as Rodrigão, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a striker for Ponte Preta, on loan from Santos.