List of Famous people born in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Alexandre Kalil is a Brazilian politician and sports administrator. He has been the mayor of Belo Horizonte since 2017. He served as president of Clube Atlético Mineiro, a football club based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil that competes in Campeonato Brasileiro, the top tier of the Brazilian football league system, as well as in the Campeonato Mineiro, the premier state league of Minas Gerais. Alexandre Kalil is the president under whom the club has won more official trophies, with six, including its only Copa Libertadores and Recopa Sudamericana. He was then succeeded by Daniel Nepomuceno, the club's president since 2014.

José Levy Fidelix da Cruz is a Brazilian conservative politician, businessman and journalist. He is the founder of the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party (PRTB) and ran for president of Brazil in the elections of 2010 and 2014. He is particularly known in Brazil for his promise of building a bullet train system connecting São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro and for his controversial declarations about homosexuals during a political debate in 2014. He has run for several political posts but to date has never won one.

Isabela Soares de Souza Marques is a Brazilian actress, singer, songwriter and model who is known for her roles as Brida in the Disney Channel Brazilian series Juacas (2017–2019) and Beatriz Urquiza in the Disney Channel Argentine telenovela BIA.

Vinícius Soares Eutrópio is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is a manager of Figueirense.

Antônio Augusto Junho Anastasia is a Brazilian lawyer and politician, affiliated to the Social Democratic Party. He graduated with a bachelor's and later a master's from the Federal University of Minas Gerais's Law School.

Alessandro Lucciola Molon is a Brazilian teacher and politician, member of the Brazilian Socialist Party (PSB) and current Leader of the Opposition in the Chamber of Deputies. He was the rapporteur to Brazil's Bill of Rights for the Internet, ensuring net neutrality, privacy protection and freedom of expression online. He is also one of the leading figures of the fight against corruption - in 2018, he was recognized by Prêmio Congresso em Foco as the congressman who best fights corruption and organized crime. In 2017 and 2019, he was chosen by the jury of the award and by journalists, respectively, as the best federal deputy in Brazil.

Jonathas Cristian de Jesus, simply known as Jonathas, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Hatta on loan from Al-Sharjah as a forward.

Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter formally competed for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament.

Jurandir Dário Gouveia Damasceno dos Santos, commonly known as Dário or Dário Alegria, was a footballer who played as a forward for several clubs in the Campeonato Brasileiro Série A and the Mexican Primera División. He also participated in the Brazil national team.

Samuel Rosa de Alvarenga is lead singer, primary composer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank. He has a psychology degree from Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.