List of Famous people born in Portugal
José Peseiro
José Vítor dos Santos Peseiro is a Portuguese football manager and former player who played as a forward. He is the current manager of the Venezuela national team.
Euclides Gomes Vaz
Euclides Gomes Vaz, known as Bebé, is a Portuguese futsal player who plays as a goalkeeper for Leões de Porto Salvo and the Portugal national team.
Margarida Martins
Margarida Martins is a social activist and politician. She was a pioneer in Portugal in the development of HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention, having been co-founder of Associação Abraço, which she presided over for 21 years.
Mariana Mortágua
Mariana Rodrigues Mortágua was born in Alvito, 24 de Junho de 1986 and is a Portuguese economist and politician. In 2013 Mortágua was elected to the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, replacing Ana Drago. Mortágua is a member of the Bloco de Esquerda.
João Mário
João Mário Naval da Costa Eduardo, known as João Mário, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Sporting CP, on loan from Inter Milan, and the Portugal national team.
Rui Faria
Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years.
Miguel Sousa Tavares
Miguel Andresen de Sousa Tavares is a Portuguese lawyer, journalist and writer.
Tony Carreira
Tony Carreira is a Portuguese musician. Born in the small rural locality of Armadouro, Pampilhosa da Serra, he moved to Paris at age 10 with his emigrant parents. He lived there for 20 years. Carreira has had several hits since 1991, becoming during the 2000s one of the most renowned and best-selling popular singers in his home country. Tony Carreira sold out concerts in one of the largest venues in Portugal, the Pavilhão Atlântico in Lisbon, and also at the Olympia in Paris.
Jota
João Pedro Neves Filipe, known as Jota, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership club Celtic, on loan from Benfica.
Catarina Furtado
Catarina Furtado is a Portuguese television presenter, actress and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Catarina was born in Lisbon and is a daughter of RTP journalist Joaquim Furtado.