List of Famous people born in Pará, Brazil
Sócrates
Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira,, simply known as Sócrates, was a Brazilian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates".
Deiveson Figueiredo
Deiveson Alcântara Figueiredo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is currently the UFC Flyweight Champion. As of December 14, 2020, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
Lyoto Machida
Lyoto Carvalho Machida is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and karateka, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in the Light heavyweight division. He formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion, as well as a UFC Middleweight Championship title challenger.
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa
Ronielson da Silva Barbosa, commonly known as Rony, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Palmeiras.
Pará
Marcos Rogério Ricci Lopes, commonly known as Pará, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Santos.
Paulo Henrique Ganso
Paulo Henrique Chagas de Lima, commonly known as P.H. Ganso or Ganso, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Fluminense as an attacking midfielder.
Joelma
Joelma da Silva Mendes, best known only as Joelma is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, and dancer. The singer since the age of 19, Joelma began her career in 1994, and in 1998 she met and married the musician and producer, Ximbinha, forming with him the Banda Calypso in June 1999. Together, achieved fame and success, and became sales record holders in albums in Brazil, launching thirteen studio albums, ten live albums and eight video albums which generated singles successes. In 2015, Joelma and Ximbinha announced the end of marriage and the band, giving birth to the recording of their first album only in the same year.
Lucas Gomes da Silva
Lucas Gomes da Silva, known as Lucas Gomes, was a Brazilian footballer who played for Chapecoense as a forward.
Yago Pikachu
Glaybson Yago Souza Lisboa, known as Yago Pikachu, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Vasco da Gama as either a right back or a midfielder.
Patrick Nogueira
François Patrick Nogueira Gouveia is a Brazilian murderer serving three life sentences plus 25 years in Spain for the murders of his aunt, uncle, and two infant cousins in Pioz, Castilla–La Mancha on 17 August 2016.