List of Famous people born in Minas Gerais, Brazil

Giovane Farinazzo Gavio, known as Giovane, is a retired Brazilian volleyball coach and former player, who was a member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team that won the gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain by defeating The Netherlands (3-0) in the final.

Afonso Alves Martins Júnior, known professionally as Afonso Alves, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who played as a striker for Atlético Mineiro, Örgryte, Malmö FF, Heerenveen, Middlesbrough, Al-Sadd, on loan and then permanently at Al-Rayyan and concluding his career at Al-Gharafa.

Werley Ananias da Silva, simply known as Werley, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Vasco da Gama as a central defender.

José Fernandes de Oliveira, SCJ, known as Padre Zezinho, is a Dehonian priest, writer and Brazilian musician.

Alberto Taveira Corrêa is a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as auxiliary bishop of Brasília from 1991 till 1996, when he became archbishop of Palmas. In 2009 he became archbishop of Belém do Pará.

Adélia Luzia Prado Freitas is a Brazilian writer and poet.

Ana Beatriz Barros El Chiaty is a Brazilian model, known for her multiple appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue and for her work with Intimissimi, GUESS, Bebe, Victoria's Secret, Chanel cosmetics, and Jennifer Lopez's JLO fashion line.

Osmar Donizete Cândido (born 24 October 1968, known as Donizete Pantera, is a Brazilian retired footballer, who played as a forward, and the assistant manager at CFZ do Rio.

Fabiano Augusto Martins Silveira is a Brazilian lawyer and politician. He is a Legislative Advisor to the Federal Senate of Brazil and was briefly the Minister of Transparency, Supervision and Control of Brazil.

Raphael Guimarães de Paula, commonly known as Dodô, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Khor Fakkan as an attacking midfielder.