List of Famous people born in Madeira, Portugal

Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos was the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Goa.

José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage was a Portuguese zoologist and politician. He was the curator of Zoology at the Museu Nacional de Lisboa in Lisbon. He published numerous works on mammals, birds, and fishes. In the 1880s he became the Minister of the Navy and later the Minister for Foreign Affairs for Portugal. The zoology collection at the Lisbon Museum is called the Bocage Museum in his honor.

Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição, known as Micael, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a midfielder.

Fátima Lopes, ComIH is a Portuguese fashion designer.

Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro is a Portuguese artist from Funchal, Madeira. After specializing in abstract art, in the 1960s she created collages and silk screens, seeking to capture ephemeral reality. From the 1970s, together with her partner Manuel Zimbro, she developed shadow puppets for her Shadow Theatre, gaining acclaim throughout Europe and Brazil. In 1998, together with Francisco Tropa, she created an installation for Portugal's contribution to the São Paulo Art Biennial.

Leonel Pontes da Encarnação is a Portuguese football manager.