List of Famous people born in Portugal
Ricardo Salgado
Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva Salgado is a Portuguese economist and banker. President of Banco Espírito Santo, which was founded by his father, he was, until July 2014, the banker active for the longest time in Portugal.
Rui Jorge
Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Macedo de Oliveira, OIH, known as Rui Jorge, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a left back, and the current manager of the Portugal national under-21 team.
João Benedito
João Paulo Feliciano Neves Benedito is a retired Portuguese futsal player. He played as a goalkeeper for Sporting CP, Playas de Castellón and the Portugal national team.
Elvira Fortunato
Elvira Fortunato GOIH is a Portuguese scientist. She is a professor in the Materials Science Department at the NOVA University of Lisbon (FCT-UNL). Fortunato is an innovator in the field of paper electronics, including transistors, memories, sensors, batteries, displays, antennas, and solar cells.
José Pedro Gomes
José Pedro Gomes is a Portuguese actor, author and theatre director.
Hélder Esteves
Hélder Esteves is a Portuguese former football striker and current manager.
Maria Elisa
Maria Elisa Domingues, known as Maria Elisa is a Portuguese journalist and television presenter.
Marco Paixão
Marco Filipe Lopes Paixão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish club Altay.
Ana Dulce Félix
Ana Dulce Ferreira Félix ComM is a Portuguese long distance runner who competes in track, cross country, and road running events. She ran the Olympic marathon in 2012 and 2016 and placed 21st and 16th, respectively.
Eduardo Serra
Eduardo Martins Serra is a Portuguese cinematographer who has spent most of his career working in European film productions, mostly in French, Portuguese and British films, with frequent collaborations with directors Patrice Leconte and Claude Chabrol. Serra is best known for his work on the final two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2.