List of Famous people born in Portugal
Jacinta Marto
Francisco de Jesus Marto and Jacinta de Jesus Marto were siblings from Aljustrel, a small hamlet near Fátima, Portugal, who with their cousin Lúcia dos Santos (1907–2005) witnessed three apparitions of the Angel of Peace in 1916 and several apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary at Cova da Iria in 1917. The title Our Lady of Fátima was given to the Virgin Mary as a result, and the Sanctuary of Fátima became a major centre of world Christian pilgrimage.
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos
Francisco Rodrigues dos Santos is a Portuguese conservative politician and a lawyer. He was elected President of the CDS – People's Party in the National Congress of the Party in Aveiro, with 46% of the votes. In 2018, he was elected one of the "30 more brilliant, innovative and influential youths of Europe in law and policy" by Forbes.
Jorge Mendes
Jorge Paulo Agostinho Mendes, better known simply as Jorge Mendes, is a Portuguese football agent. He is registered with the Portuguese Football Federation and heads the GestiFute company, founded in 1996. Mendes is among the most influential football agents in the world, with clients including Cristiano Ronaldo, David de Gea, José Mourinho, Diego Costa, James Rodríguez and João Félix. Outside of football, he represents clients such as Formula 1 star Charles Leclerc, triple jump champion Patricia Mamona, surfer Frederico Morais, tennis player João Sousa and the cyclist João Almeida. Mendes is often referred to as a "super-agent".
Fernando Medina
Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia is a Portuguese economist and politician Socialist Party (PS) who has been serving as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister António Costa since 2022. He previously served as Mayor of Lisbon from 2015, succeeding Costa, to 2021.
Luís Marques Mendes
Luís Manuel Gonçalves Marques Mendes, GCIH is a Portuguese lawyer and politician, and a former Leader of the Social Democratic Party.
Rafael Leão
Rafael Alexandre Conceição Leão is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Italian club A.C. Milan as a forward.
Paulo de Carvalho
Paulo de Carvalho is a Portuguese singer.
Filomena Cautela
Filomena Cautela is a Portuguese television presenter and actress. Cautela started her acting career in the theatre in the year 2000. In 2004, she made her debut in cinema and in 2005 she was cast as a presenter by MTV Portugal.
João Palhinha
João Maria Lobo Alves Palhinha Gonçalves is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team as a defensive midfielder.
André Ventura
André Claro Amaral Ventura is a Portuguese jurist, politician, professor and former sports pundit. He founded the party Chega in April 2019, and was elected to the Assembly of the Republic for the Lisbon District that October. He came third in the 2021 presidential election, with 11.9% of the vote.