List of Famous people born in Paraná, Brazil

Marcos do Nascimento Teixeira, commonly known as Marcão, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Turkish club Galatasaray.

Vanderlei Farias da Silva, simply known as Vanderlei, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Operário Ferroviário, on loan from Vasco da Gama.

Wanderson Cristaldo Farias, simply known as Wanderson, is a professional footballer who mostly plays as a winger, but can also play as an attacking midfielder, for Sport Recife. Born in Brazil, he plays for the Bulgaria national team.

Natália Zilio Pereira is a Brazilian professional volleyball player who won with the Brazil women's national volleyball team the gold medal in the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Pedro Afonso Rezende Posso, known online as rezendeevil, is a Brazilian YouTuber known for his Minecraft videos and vlogs. His channel has approximately 28 million subscribers, making it the 7th most-subscribed channel from Brazil.

Luiz Rhodolfo Dini Gaioto, or simply Rhodolfo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre back.

Emanuel Fernando Sheffer Rego is a male beach volleyball player from Brazil, who competed in five consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He won the gold medal in the men's beach team competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, partnering Ricardo Santos. He famously offered his medal to his compatriot Vanderlei de Lima – who won a bronze in the men's marathon after being attacked by Neil Horan – a year later, though it was politely declined.

Blairo Borges Maggi is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, and former governor of the state of Mato Grosso.

Juliano Haus Belletti is a Brazilian former professional footballer who mostly played as a right back. He was awarded the Silver Ball by Placar for his performances for Atlético Mineiro during the 1999 Brasileiro Série A.

Kelvin Mateus de Oliveira, known simply as Kelvin, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for FC Ryukyu in J2 League.