List of Famous people born in Porto, Portugal

Henrique Cymerman Benarroch is an Israeli journalist of Portuguese and Spanish origin who works as a correspondent in the Middle East for SIC, La Vanguardia and Mediaset España, among others. He works in five languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, French and Hebrew. He is the President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry between Israel and The GCC.

José Manuel Martins Teixeira Gomes is a Portuguese professional football manager, currently in charge of Spanish club UD Almería.

Ricardo Miguel Moreira da Costa is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played mainly as a central defender but occasionally as a full back.

Nuno Miguel Sousa Pinto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Vitória F.C. as a left back.

Vitorino Gabriel Pacheco Antunes is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a left back for Sporting CP.

Paula Fernanda Ramos Amorim, is a Portuguese businesswoman, daughter of the businessman Américo Amorim. In 2016, she assumed the presidency of the board of directors of Galp Energia.

Elisa Maria da Costa Guimarães Ferreira, GCC is a Portuguese politician and economist who has been serving as European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms in the administration of President Ursula von der Leyen since 2019. She previously served as vice-governor of the Bank of Portugal from 2016 until 2019. She was as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Socialist Party; part of the Party of European Socialists between 2004 and 2016. In 2019, she was selected by Portugal to serve as a European Commissioner.

Benedita Gonçalves Aires Pereira is an award-winning Portuguese actress. She was born in Porto.

Luis Miguel Barbosa Maia is a beach volleyball player from Portugal, who competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics for his native country, starting in 1996. He ended up in fourth place in Atlanta (1996) and in Sydney (2000), alongside João Brenha, after having lost the bronze medal match against the German couple Axel Hager / Jörg Ahmann. He currently plays for Sporting CP.

Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician. Since November 2015, he has been the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António Costa.