List of Famous people born in Recife, Brazil

Raphael Oliveira Assunção is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds notable victories over, Marlon Moraes, Aljamain Sterling, Pedro Munhoz, Jorge Masvidal and T.J. Dillashaw. As of December 24, 2020, he is #10 in the UFC bantamweight rankings

Everton Kempes dos Santos Gonçalves, commonly known as Kempes, was a Brazilian footballer who last played as a forward for Chapecoense.

Romero Britto is a Brazilian artist, painter, serigrapher, and sculptor. He combines elements of cubism, pop art, and graffiti painting in his work, using vibrant colors and bold patterns as a visual expression of hope, dreams, and happiness.

João Cabral de Melo Neto, also known as Joãozinho Cabral was a Brazilian poet and diplomat, and one of the most influential writers in late Brazilian modernism. He was awarded the 1990 Camões Prize and the 1992 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, the only Brazilian poet to receive such award to date. He was considered until his death a perennial competitor for the Nobel Prize in Literature.

Ademir Marques de Menezes, best known as Ademir de Menezes, was a Brazilian footballer, regarded as one of the best centre forwards in the history of the Brazil national team. His prominent underbite earned him the nickname "Queixada", which means "jaw".

Augusto Álvaro da Silva was a Brazilian Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of São Salvador da Bahia from 1924 until his death in 1968, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1953 by Pope Pius XII.

Cleuder F. Assunção Júnior, known as simply Júnior Assunção, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, he has competed for the UFC, the Xtreme Fighting Championships, and King of the Cage.

Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa, commonly known as Bárbara, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Kindermann and the Brazil women's national football team. Bárbara has played for clubs in Italy, Sweden and Germany as well as in her native Brazil. Since making her national team debut in 2007, she has won over 30 caps for Brazil. She has been part of her country's squad at four editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup and at two Olympic football tournaments.

Leopoldo Nachbin was a Jewish-Brazilian mathematician who dealt with topology, and harmonic analysis.