List of Famous people born in Madeira, Portugal
José Dinis Aveiro
Kátia Aveiro
Liliana Cátia Pereira Santos "Kátia" Aveiro is a Portuguese singer. She launched her singing career in 2005 under the artistic name Ronalda, in reference to her brother footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, releasing the album Pronta P'ra Te Amar, a romantic pop album, with slow songs.
Virgilio Teixeira
Virgilio Delgado Teixeira was a Portuguese film, television and stage actor, known for roles in Portuguese, Spanish and American films. He was known as a Portuguese "heartthrob" and a leading actor during the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo
Filipa Moniz Perestrelo was a Portuguese noblewoman from Porto Santo Island, in Madeira, Portugal. She was the wife of Christopher Columbus, married in 1479 in Vila Baleira on the island.
Ana Moura
Ana Luisa Flôr Moura is a Portuguese badminton player from the Club Sports Madeira. Moura was the National Junior champion in the girls' singles and doubles event in 2004, and also in the girls' singles, doubles and mixed doubles event in 2005. At the National senior championships, she won once in the women's singles, three times in the women's doubles and two times in the mixed doubles event. In 2007, Moura won the singles title at the Iran and Algeria International tournaments, and in the doubles event at the Ecuador and Mauritius International tournaments. In the same year, she competed at the 2007 BWF World Championships in the women's singles, and was defeated in the second round by Xie Xingfang, of China, 21-2, 21-7. Moura also qualified to compete at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics, but she was defeated by Jeanine Cicognini of Switzerland in the first round with the score 21-9, 21-13. Ana Moura is back on court. At the season 2018/2019 she is playing at Secção de Badminton - Associação Académica de Coimbra.
António da Cunha Telles
António da Cunha Telles is a Portuguese film director and producer. He was born in Funchal.
Alberto João Jardim
Alberto João Cardoso Gonçalves Jardim, GCC, GCIH is a Portuguese politician who was the President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Portugal, from 1978 to 2015. He is a controversial political figure in Portugal.
Teodoro de Faria
Dom Teodoro de Faria GOIH, is Madeiran Catholic clergyman who was Bishop of Funchal between 1982-2007 and is currently Emeritus Bishop of the same diocese.