List of Famous people born in Portugal
Fernando Couto
Fernando Manuel Silva Couto, OIH is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a centre back.
António Folha
António José dos Santos Folha is a Portuguese retired footballer who played mostly as a winger, and is a current manager.
Rúben Micael
Rúben Micael Freitas da Ressureição, known as Micael, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for C.D. Nacional as a midfielder.
Paulo Alves
Paulo Lourenço Martins Alves is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a centre forward, and a current coach.
Ana Filipa Martins
Ana Filipa da Silva Martins is a Portuguese artistic gymnast who competed at the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade on the balance beam. She is the first Portuguese gymnast to win a World Cup gold medal.
Tonel
António Leonel Vilar Nogueira Sousa, known as Tonel, is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a manager.
Rita Redshoes
Rita Pereira, known by her stage name Rita Redshoes, is a solo musical artist from Portugal. In 1996 she sang with her first band, Atomic Bees, releasing an album in 2000 entitled love.noises.and.kisses. In 2003, she was invited to sing with David Fonseca, and shared with him the song "Hold Still" from Our Hearts Will Beat As One, his second solo album. In 2008 she released her debut solo album Golden Era. In 2010 the band Snow Patrol invited her to perform the single "Set the fire to the third bar" in Rock in Rio Lisbon.
Marta Andrino
Marta Andrino is a Portuguese actress. She has starred in several telenovelas.
José Régio
José Maria dos Reis Pereira, better known by the pen name José Regio, was a Portuguese writer who spent most of his life in Portalegre. He was the brother of Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira, a painter and illustrator.
Armando Teixeira
Armando Teixeira is a Portuguese musician and record producer. He has worked with a variety of projects within a wide scope of genres.