List of Famous people born in Portugal
Joana Carneiro
Joana Carneiro, is a Portuguese conductor.
José Tolentino de Mendonça
José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça is a Portuguese prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. A theologian and university professor, he is also regarded as one of the most original voices of modern Portuguese literature and a Catholic intellectual. His work includes poetry, essays and plays that he signs José Tolentino Mendonça.
Dora
Dora Maria Reis Dias de Jesus is a retired Portuguese singer.
Cláudia Vieira
Cláudia Patrícia Figueira Vieira is a Portuguese actress, model and television presenter.
Lídia Jorge
Lídia Jorge is a prominent Portuguese novelist and author whose work is representative of a recent style of Portuguese writing, the so-called "Post Revolution Generation". Her books have won international recognition and have been published in many countries.
Richie Campbell
Ricardo Dias de Lima Ventura da Costa, more commonly known by his stagename Richie Campbell, is a Portuguese R&B, dancehall and reggae singer. He is considered a leading figure in the Portuguese music scene.
Silvestre Varela
Silvestre Manuel Gonçalves Varela is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Belenenses SAD as a winger.
Mário Rui
Mário Rui Silva Duarte, known as Mário Rui, is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a left back for Italian club S.S.C. Napoli and the Portugal national team.
Lili Caneças
Lili Caneças, the professional name of Maria Alice Custódio Carvalho Monteiro is a Portuguese socialite.
Carminho
Maria do Carmo Carvalho Rebelo de Andrade, better known as Carminho, is a Portuguese fado and popular music singer. She comes from a family of musicians, since her mother, Teresa Siqueira, was a famous fado singer. She is considered one of the most talented and innovative fado singers of her generation. She can be considered as a crossover artist, since her eclectic work shows the heritage of both traditional and contemporary fado, as she also delves into other genres such as Brazilian popular music.