List of Famous people born in Porto, Portugal

Alexandrina Maria da Costa, best known as Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar, was a Portuguese mystic and victim soul, member of the Association of Salesian Cooperators, who was born and died in Balazar. Alexandrina left many written works, which have been studied mainly in Italy by Father Umberto Pasquale. On 25 April 2004 she was declared blessed by Pope John Paul II who stated that "her secret to holiness was love for Christ".

Josué Filipe Soares Pesqueira, known simply as Josué, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for Israeli club Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Portugal national team.

Gonçalo Mendes Paciência is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for German club FC Schalke 04 on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt.

Artur Manuel Soares Dias is a Portuguese football referee who is a listed international referee for FIFA and UEFA since 2010.

Ana Bustorff is a Portuguese actress. She appeared in more than eighty films since 1980.

Raul José Trindade Meireles is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Rosa Maria Correia dos Santos Mota, GCIH, GCM is a Portuguese former marathon runner, one of her country's foremost athletes, being the first sportswoman from Portugal to win Olympic gold. Mota was the first woman to win multiple Olympic marathon medals as well as being the only woman to be the reigning European, World, and Olympic champion at the same time. On the 30th Anniversary Gala of the Association of International Marathons and Distance Races (AIMS) she was distinguished as the greatest female marathon runner of all time.

Sérgio Ricardo da Silva Pinto is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a right winger.

Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura, better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011 and the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013. Along with Fernando Távora and Álvaro Siza, he is one of the alumni of the Porto School of Architecture, where he was appointed a Professor.

Maria de Belém Roseira Martins Coelho Henriques de Pina, GCC is a Portuguese politician who served as President of the Socialist Party from 2011 to 2014. She is informally known as Maria de Belém, or, more commonly, Maria de Belém Roseira.