List of Famous people born in Porto, Portugal
Nuno Resende
Nuno Resende is a Portuguese singer.
José Alberto Azeredo Lopes
José Alberto de Azeredo Lopes is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of National Defence from November 2015 to October 2018.
Fernando Rocha
Fernando Rocha is a Portuguese comedian, actor, and TV presenter, whose career as a professional performer began in 2000. He has performed in Portugal, and internationally, including Angola, which has a majority Portuguese speaking population, and in several Portuguese-descendant communities in the United States.
Rui Costa
Rui Alberto Faria da Costa, ComIH is a Portuguese professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam UAE Team Emirates. He is best known for winning the 2013 UCI Road World Championships in Tuscany, Italy – the first Portuguese rider to do so –, three stages of the Tour de France in 2011 and 2013, and the 2012, 2013 and 2014 editions of the Tour de Suisse, becoming the first cyclist to win the event for three consecutive years.
Artur Jorge
Artur Jorge Braga Melo Teixeira, commonly known as Artur Jorge, is a Portuguese football manager and former player, who played as a forward.
Tiago Pinto
Tiago Miguel Baía Pinto is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Turkish club MKE Ankaragücü as a left back.
Capicua
Ana Matos Fernandes, better known by the stage name Capicua, is a Portuguese rapper from Porto.
Paulo Machado
Paulo Ricardo Ribeiro de Jesus Machado is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Leixões S.C. as a central midfielder.
Mário Costa
Mário Jorge Faria da Costa is a Portuguese former professional cyclist, who competed professionally between 2008 and 2010 and then again from 2013 to 2016. He was named in the startlist for the 2016 Vuelta a España.
Marisa Barros
Elsa Marisa Branco Barros ComM, known as Marisa Barros, is a Portuguese long-distance runner who specialises in marathon running. Her personal best for the distance is 2:25:04 hours.