List of Famous people born in Paraná, Brazil

Cristiane Justino Venâncio, known professionally by her ring name Cris Cyborg, is a Brazilian–American mixed martial artist who as of January 2021 competes in Bellator MMA, where she is the Bellator Women's Featherweight World Champion, having held the title since January 2020. She is also a former UFC, Strikeforce and Invicta FC World Featherweight Champion. She is the only MMA fighter in history, male or female, to become a Grand Slam Champion, holding world championships across four major mixed martial arts promotions. Cyborg is widely regarded as the greatest female mixed martial artist of all time. She is ranked by portal Fight Matrix as the best female mixed martial artist of all time. Cyborg first rose to prominence when she won the Strikeforce title on August 15, 2009, by defeating Gina Carano via first-round technical knock-out (TKO).

Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, commonly known as Alexandre Pato or just Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward. He is currently a free agent, having most recently played for São Paulo.

Jéssica Andrade is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where she competes in the women's Flyweight division. Andrade is the former UFC Women's Strawweight Champion. As of October 19, 2020, she is #1 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings, and #5 in the UFC women's pound-for-pound rankings.

Alexi Stival, commonly known as Cuca, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Atlético Mineiro.

Rogério Mücke Ceni is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper, and is the current manager of Flamengo.

Larissa Manoela Taques Elias Santos is a Brazilian actress, singer, model, voice actress, writer and digital influencer and girlfriend of actor Léo Cidade of the soap opera Jezabel. She began her career at age 4 and had her breakout role as Maria Joaquina in the children's telenovela Carrosel.

Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He was the former Jungle Fight welterweight champion in Brazil and currently competes in welterweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Marcos Danilo Padilha, simply known as Danilo, was a Brazilian footballer who last played for Chapecoense as a goalkeeper.

Sergio Fernando Moro is a Brazilian jurist, former federal judge and college professor who served as Minister of Justice and Public Security for the government of president Jair Bolsonaro, from 2019 to 2020. In 2015 he gained fame in Operation Car Wash, a high-profile scandal of corruption and bribery involving government officials and business executives.

Márcio Rafael Ferreira de Souza, commonly known as Rafinha [ʁɐˈfiɲa], is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Greek club Olympiacos and the Brazil national team.