List of Famous people born in Mozambique

Carlos Manuel Brito Leal de Queiroz, ComIH, is a Portuguese football coach who last managed the Colombia national team. He has served as the manager of his native Portugal's national team on two occasions, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa and Iran, leading South Africa (2002), Portugal (2010) and Iran to the FIFA World Cup. At club level, he has also managed Sporting CP, the New York/New Jersey Metrostars in Major League Soccer and Spanish club Real Madrid. He also had two spells as Alex Ferguson's assistant manager at English club Manchester United.

Teresa Heinz, also known as Teresa Heinz Kerry, is a Portuguese-American businesswoman and philanthropist. Heinz is the widow of former U.S. Senator John Heinz and the wife of former U.S. Secretary of State, longtime U.S. Senator, and 2004 Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry. Heinz is Chair of the Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies.

Paulina "Poulli" Chiziane is an author of novels and short stories in the Portuguese language. She was awarded the 2021 Camões Prize for literature, awarded to writers from Portuguese-speaking countries.

Alexandre José Maria dos Santos is a Roman Catholic Mozambican cardinal. He was the first native cardinal of Mozambique.

Otelo Nuno Romão Saraiva de Carvalho, GCL, is a retired Portuguese military officer. He was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon. After the Revolution, Otelo assumed leadership roles in the first Portuguese Provisional Governments, alongside Vasco Gonçalves and Francisco da Costa Gomes, and as the head of military defense force COPCON. In 1976, Otelo ran in the first Portuguese presidential election, in which he placed second with the base of his support coming from the far-left. In the 1980s Otelo was accused of having involvement with the controversial Forças Populares 25 de Abril.

Ana Paula Vitorino is a Portuguese politician who most recently served as Minister of the Sea from 2015 to 2019, in the XXI Constitutional Government. She is a member of the Socialist Party. From 2005 to 2009, Vitorino served as the Secretary of State for Transport.

Bruno Miguel de Azevedo Gaspar de Carvalho is a Portuguese sports commentator who was the 42nd president of sports club Sporting CP from 2013 to 2018. He became the first Sporting president to be dismissed by associates of the club.

António Calvário da Paz is a Portuguese singer and artist from the late 1950s and 1960s. He represented Portugal in the 1964 Eurovision Song Contest, in Denmark, with the song "Oração".

Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, born 9 February 1959, is a Mozambican politician serving as the fourth President of Mozambique, in office since 2015. He is the current leader of Frelimo, the party that has governed Mozambique since its independence from Portugal in 1975. The Frelimo government has been described as authoritarian my some journalists. He has served as the Chairman of the Southern African Development Community since August 2020.

Abel Luís da Silva Costa Xavier is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a full back, and is a manager.

Maria de Lurdes Mutola is a retired female track and field athlete from Mozambique who specialised in the 800 metres running event. She is only the fourth athlete to compete at six Olympic Games. She is a three-time world champion in this event and a one-time Olympic champion.

Rui Pedro Neto de Mello Bandeira is a Portuguese singer. He is best known for representing his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 with the song Como tudo começou. He placed 21st with 12 Points.

Carlos Agostinho do Rosário is a Mozambican politician who has been Prime Minister of Mozambique since 17 January 2015. He is a member of the FRELIMO and serves under President Filipe Nyusi. He worked as a civil servant in the 1970s and was Governor of Zambezia Province between 1987 and 1994. Later he served a short while as MP in 1994 before becoming Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, in which post he served until 1999. Afterwards he became a diplomat in Asia; prior to his appointment as Prime Minister, Rosario served as Ambassador to Indonesia.

Marisa dos Reis Nunes ComIH, known professionally as Mariza, is a Portuguese fado singer.

Afric Simone is a Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer. He entered the European charts with his first hit "Ramaya" in 1975, which was followed by another well-known song, "Hafanana", which was released later the same year.

Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane was the President of the Mozambican Liberation Front (FRELIMO) from 1962, the year that FRELIMO was founded in Tanzania, until his assassination in 1969. He was an anthropologist by profession, and worked as a history and sociology professor at Syracuse University.

Edson André Sitoe, known as Mexer, is a Mozambican professional footballer who plays for French club FC Girondins de Bordeaux and the Mozambique national team as a centre back.

Alexandre Tiedtke Quintanilha, GOSE is a Portuguese scientist, former director of the Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular of the University of Porto and Professor at ICBAS - Abel Salazar Institute of Biomedical Sciences.

Armando Emílio Guebuza is a Mozambican politician who was President of Mozambique from 2005 to 2015.

Daúto Xaharmame Amade Faquirá is a Mozambican retired footballer who played as a central defender, and a manager.