List of Famous people born in Portugal
Bento de Jesus Caraça
Bento de Jesus Caraça, GCSE, GOL was an influential Portuguese mathematician, economist and statistician. Caraça was also a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and so, he became one of the most famous personalities in the resistance against the authoritarian regime led by António Oliveira Salazar.
Rafael Camacho
Rafael Euclides Soares Camacho is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Rio Ave, on loan from Sporting CP.
André Campos Moreira
André Campos Moreira is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Belenenses SAD.
Susana Feitor
Susana Paula de Jesus Feitor, DamIH is a Portuguese racewalker. She was born in Alcobertas.
Octávio Machado
Octávio Joaquim Coelho Machado is a retired Portuguese football defensive midfielder and coach.
Pedro Cary
Pedro Miguel Fangueiro de São Payo Cary is a Portuguese futsal player who plays for Leões Porto Salvo and the Portugal national team.
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente
Manuel José Macário do Nascimento Clemente, GCC, officially Manuel III, is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has been the Patriarch of Lisbon since 18 May 2013 and a cardinal since 14 February 2015. He has been a bishop since 1999 and was Bishop of Porto from 2007 to 2013.
Maria Leal da Costa
Maria Ana de Sousa Leal da Costa, is a Portuguese sculptor.
Tomás Podstawski
Tomás Martins Podstawski is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin as a central midfielder.
Lourdes Castro
Maria de Lourdes Bettencourt de Castro is a Portuguese artist from Funchal, Madeira. After specializing in abstract art, in the 1960s she created collages and silk screens, seeking to capture ephemeral reality. From the 1970s, together with her partner Manuel Zimbro, she developed shadow puppets for her Shadow Theatre, gaining acclaim throughout Europe and Brazil. In 1998, together with Francisco Tropa, she created an installation for Portugal's contribution to the São Paulo Art Biennial.