List of Famous people born in Paraná, Brazil

Maurício Milani Rua is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former model. He is currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2002, Rua is also the 2005 PRIDE Middleweight Grand Prix Champion.

Vanderlei Cordeiro de Lima is a Brazilian retired long-distance runner. While leading the marathon after 35 km at the 2004 Summer Olympics, he was attacked on the course by Irish former priest Cornelius "Neil" Horan. Following the incident, de Lima fell from first to third place, eventually winning the bronze medal. He was later awarded the Pierre de Coubertin medal for sportsmanship for that race.

Alexandre Nero Vieira is a Brazilian actor, singer, songwriter, musician, arranger, sound designer and musical director. In 2016, the actor was nominated for the International Emmy Awards for Best Actor, for his starring role in the telenovela A Regra do Jogo.

Grazielli "Grazi" Soares Massafera is a Brazilian actress, model and a former beauty pageant titleholder.

Leandro Damião da Silva dos Santos, known as Leandro Damião or simply Damião, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Japanese club Kawasaki Frontale as a striker. He has been capped at international level by Brazil.

Renato Kayzer de Souza, known as Renato Kayzer, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Athletico Paranaense.

Alexsandro de Souza, commonly known as Alex, is a Brazilian football pundit and retired footballer, who played as an attacking midfielder. He is a former captain of the Brazil national team and Turkish club Fenerbahçe; throughout his career, he also played for Coritiba, Palmeiras, Flamengo and Cruzeiro in Brazil, and Parma in the Italian Serie A. Alex first played professionally for Coritiba, a Brazilian football club from the state of Paraná, where he stayed from 1995 to 1997, when he was sold to Palmeiras, from São Paulo. When he was playing for Palmeiras where he became a national star, in Brazil. He conquered for the Estádio Palestra Itália club a Copa Libertadores title, in 1999, a Rio-São Paulo cup title in 2000 and a Copa do Brasil title and a Copa Mercosur title in 1998. He left Palmeiras and signed with Flamengo, of Rio de Janeiro in 2000.

Luiz Carlos Saroli, known as Caio Júnior or Caio Jr., was a Brazilian football forward and manager.

Mario Sergio Cortella is a Brazilian philosopher, writer, educator and speaker most known for putting into the public sphere and helping popularize in questions related to philosophy in Brazilian contemporary society. He is also known as a prominent educator. Having studied with Paulo Freire, Cortella applied Freire's approach to education while he was secretary of education of São Paulo city during the '90s. He is professor of theological philosophy at PUC-SP.

Evangelista Santos is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist. A professional from 1997 until 2016, Santos competed for Strikeforce, Bellator MMA, the PRIDE Fighting Championships, Cage Rage, International Vale Tudo Championships, Pancrase, Jungle Fight, Legacy FC, and World Victory Road. Known for his exciting fighting style, 24 of his 39 career bouts ended via knockout.