List of Famous people born in Pernambuco, Brazil

Túlio Gadêlha Sales de Melo is a Brazilian politician. A member of the Democratic Labour Party, he has served as a federal deputy for Pernambuco since 2019.

Joanna de Albuquerque Maranhão Bezerra de Melo, or Joanna Maranhão is a swimmer from Brazil, who competed at three consecutive Summer Olympics for her native country, starting in 2004. She was a finalist in the 400-metre individual medley at 2004 Athens, finishing in 5th place, the best position of all time obtained by the Brazil women's swimming, along with Piedade Coutinho. Joanna also broke countless Brazilian and South American records.

Marco Antônio Barroso Nanini is a Brazilian actor. Most of his activities have been in comedy.

Valdiram Caetano de Morais was a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Cristovam Ricardo Cavalcanti Buarque is a Brazilian university professor and member of Cidadania. He was a senator for the Federal District from 2003 to 2019.

Paulo Henrique Saraiva Câmara is a Brazilian politician. He became Governor of Pernambuco on January 1, 2015.

Ciro Henrique Alves Ferreira e Silva, commonly known as Ciro Alves or simply Ciro, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung.

Flávio Gurgel Rocha is a Brazilian former federal deputy and businessman, current CEO and Chairman of Lojas Riachuelo, one of the largest retailers in the country.

Ivanilton de Souza Lima, known by his stage name Michael Sullivan, is a Brazilian singer-songwriter, lyricist and guitarist. Brazilian composer, singer, musician, and producer Michael Sullivan is considered the most prolific and successful Brazilian songwriter of all time, with more than 2000 recorded songs by Brazilian, Hispanic and Global artists, released in 60 markets in Latin and North Americas, Europe, Asia and Middle East regions. Throughout his career, Sullivan has performed in successful groups and as a solo artist in multiple genres from ballads to gospel and has sold 60 million albums and received 60 Diamond, 270 Platinum and 550 Gold awards, inducted into the Latin Songwriters Hall Of Fame at the 7th annual La Musa Awards.

Rhaisa Gomes Batista is a Brazilian model and actress.