List of Famous people born in Portugal
Fernando Daniel
Fernando Daniel is a Portuguese singer-songwriter. He won the fourth edition of The Voice Portugal in 2016.
Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia
Pedro Miguel Carvalho Deus Correia, known as Ró-Ró, is a naturalized Qatari footballer of Cape Verdean origins who plays for Al Sadd SC as a central defender.
Carlos do Carmo
Carlos Manuel de Ascenção do Carmo de Almeida ComIH, better known as Carlos do Carmo, was a Portuguese fado singer.
Nuno Maulide
Nuno Maulide, born in 1979, is a Portuguese chemist, currently professor of organic chemistry at the University of Vienna.
Jesualdo Ferreira
Manuel Jesualdo Ferreira is a Portuguese football manager, currently in charge of Boavista.
Rui Moreira
Rui de Carvalho de Araújo Moreira is a Portuguese businessman and politician, currently serving as Mayor of Porto. His term began on 22 October 2013, and he was re-elected for a new term on 1 October 2017. While officially an independent, he is supported by the CDS – People's Party.
Cecília Felgueiras de Meireles Graça
Cecília Meireles is a Portuguese politician and lawyer, currently a member of the Assembly of the Republic of Portugal, representing the Christian democratic CDS – People's Party (CDS-PP) for the Porto constituency.
Pauleta
Pedro Miguel Carreiro Resendes, ComM, OIH, known as Pauleta, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a striker.
António Zambujo
António Zambujo (ComIH) is a Portuguese singer and songwriter. One of the characteristic qualities of his music is the presence of Cante Alentejano, a regional genre that influenced him while growing up in Beja. Since 2004, António Zambujo has been performing worldwide. He has won the Amália Rodrigues Foundation prize as best male fado singer.
Paula Rego
Dame Maria Paula Figueiroa Rego is a Portuguese-born visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Rego’s style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folk-themes from her native Portugal.