List of Famous people born in Portugal

Luís Maria Cabral Norton de Matos is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a forward, and a manager.

António Luís Costa is a Portuguese ex-GNR soldier and serial killer from Santa Comba Dão. He was convicted in 2007 for the murders of three young women between May 2005 and May 2006. He is currently held in the prison of Évora.

Fernando Rocha is a Portuguese comedian, actor, and TV presenter, whose career as a professional performer began in 2000. He has performed in Portugal, and internationally, including Angola, which has a majority Portuguese speaking population, and in several Portuguese-descendant communities in the United States.

Margarida Vila-Nova is a Portuguese actress.

Jorge Manuel Almeida Gomes de Andrade, OIH is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender, and a current manager.

Francisco Seixas da Costa, GCC, CMG, is a former Portuguese diplomat. He was member of the Portuguese government. Having retired from the civil service (2013), he is now invited professor in a university, is regularly present in the media and works as consultant in the private sector.

Eduardo Geada is a Portuguese film director, screenwriter and professor.

João Tordo is a Portuguese writer.

António Pestana Garcia Pereira is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, former leader of the Maoist PCTP/MRPP. He was a candidate in the 2006 presidential election, where he placed sixth with 0.44 per cent of the vote. He had already run in the 2001 presidential election, getting 1.69 per cent of the vote.