List of Famous people born in Braga, Portugal

João Paulo Dias Fernandes, commonly known as Paulinho, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a striker.

António Conceição da Silva Oliveira, known as Toni Conceição, is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a right back. He is the current manager of the Cameroon national team.

Paulo César Silva Peixoto is a Portuguese football manager and former professional player who played mainly a left midfielder but occasionally as a left back.

Nélson Miguel Castro Oliveira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Greek club AEK Athens.

Ana Dulce Ferreira Félix ComM is a Portuguese long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events. She ran the Olympic marathon in 2012 and 2016 and placed 21st and 16th, respectively.

Theresa was Countess of Portugal, and for a time claimant to be its independent Queen. She rebelled against vasalic ties with her half-sister Queen Urraca of León and Castile. She was recognised as Queen by Pope Paschal II in 1116, but was captured and forced to accept Portugal's vassalage to León in 1121, being allowed to keep her royal title. Her political alliance and amorous liaison with Galician nobleman Fernando Pérez de Traba led to her being ousted by her son, Afonso Henriques, who with the support of the Portuguese nobility and clergy, defeated her at the Battle of São Mamede in 1128.

Francisco Salgado Zenha, GCL was a Portuguese left-wing politician and lawyer.

Isabel of Barcelos, also known as Isabel of Braganza, was a lady of the Portuguese nobility during the Late Middle Ages. She was the daughter of Afonso I, Duke of Braganza and Beatriz Pereira de Alvim, and she married Infante John, Lord of Reguengos de Monsaraz, her half-uncle, son of John I of Portugal.

Fernando José da Silva Freitas Meira is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a central defender.

António Manuel Fernandes Mendes, known as Tomané, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Samsunspor.