List of Famous people born in Castelo Branco District, Portugal

António dos Santos Ramalho Eanes, GColL GCL GColTE CavA is a Portuguese general and politician who was the 16th President of Portugal from 1976 to 1986.

Rodrigo Tavares is a Portuguese-born academic, finance professional, and public administrator. Previously, he was Head of Foreign Affairs of the São Paulo state government.

Luís Filipe de Castro Mendes is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of Culture from 14 April 2016 to 15 October 2018. Mendes graduated from the University of Lisbon with a law degree. He served as the Portuguese ambassador to Budapest from 2003 to 2007, and as the ambassador to New Delhi from 2007 to 2009.

Renato Manuel Alves Paiva is a Portuguese football manager who's currently in charge of Independiente Del Valle.

Joaquim Furtado is a Portuguese journalist, reporter, television anchor and documentary film director. He worked during almost all his entire career for state-run RTP television network, including in RTP 2 for many years.