List of Famous people born in Maranhão, Brazil

Fernando José Maciera Ferreira Araújo da Costa Sarney is a Brazilian football administrator and a member of the FIFA Council.

Cléber Verde Cordeiro Mendes more commonly known as Cléber Verde is a Brazilian politician. He has spent his political career representing Maranhão, having served as state representative since 2007.

Anderson Wanderllan de Moraes Rodrigues, better known as Pimentinha, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Sampaio Corrêa.

Iziane "Izi" Castro Marques is a retired Brazilian professional basketball player. Castro Marques played for the Brazil women's national basketball team and played for the Miami Sol, Phoenix Mercury, Seattle Storm, Atlanta Dream, Washington Mystics and the Connecticut Sun of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Castro Marques also played overseas in France, Brazil, Spain, Latvia, Turkey, Poland and Russia. Following her retirement, Castro Marques became the technical director of Sampaio Basquete of the Brazilian Women's Basketball League.

Roberto Coelho Rocha is a Brazilian politician. He became a Federal Senator from Maranhão on February 1, 2015.

João Alberto de Souza is a Brazilian politician and businessman. He has represented Maranhão in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously, he was a Deputy from Maranhão from 1999 to 2003. Alberto de Souza was governor of Maranhão from 1990 to 1991. He is a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, for which he was vice governor of Roseana.

Edivaldo de Holanda Braga Junior is a lawyer and Brazilian politician. He is the current Mayor of São Luís, Maranhão since January 1, 2013. He held the position of councilman from 2005 to 2011 and that of federal deputy from 2011 to 2012.

Rogério de Assis Silva Coutinho or simply Rogerinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Al-Khaleej as an attacking midfielder.