List of Famous people born in Portugal

Gonçalo Manuel Ganchinho Guedes is a Portuguese footballer who plays as a winger, and occasionally as a second striker, for La Liga side Valencia and the Portugal national team.

Francisco José Pereira Pinto Balsemão is a Portuguese businessman, former journalist and retired politician, who served as Prime Minister of Portugal, from 1981 to 1983.

António Luís Santos da Costa GCIH is a Portuguese lawyer and politician serving as the 119th and current Prime Minister of Portugal since 26 November 2015, presiding over the XXI (2015–2019) and XXII Constitutional Governments (2019–present). Previously, he was Minister of Parliamentary Affairs from 1995 to 1999, Minister of Justice from 1999 to 2002, Minister of Internal Administration from 2005 to 2007, and Mayor of Lisbon from 2007 to 2015. He was elected as Secretary General of the Socialist Party in September 2014.

Sara Martins is a Portuguese-French actress of Cape Verdean descent. She is known in France for her roles on television and in film and theatre. She also appeared as Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey in the joint British-French crime comedy-drama Death in Paradise, filmed in Guadeloupe, a French overseas department. She left the show halfway through series 4.

Rúben Filipe Marques Amorim is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a midfielder, and is the current manager of Sporting CP.

Jorge Nuno de Lima Pinto da Costa is the president of Portuguese sports club FC Porto since 1982. He is the president with most titles won (62) and most days in charge in world football. He was involved in the Portuguese football corruption scandal Apito Dourado, from which he was eventually absolved in April 2009 after receiving a two-year suspension and a €10,000 fine in May 2008.

Daniel Castelo Podence is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.

Alice Vieira is a Portuguese children's book author.

Bruno Eduardo Regufe Alves is a Portuguese professional footballer who captains and plays as a centre back for Italian club Parma Calcio 1913.

Fábio Alexandre da Silva Coentrão is a Portuguese footballer who plays for Rio Ave. Mainly a left-back, he also operates as a winger and occasionally as a defensive midfielder.