List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Gerson Santos da Silva, simply known as Gerson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Flamengo as a midfielder.

Douglas Luiz Soares de Paulo, known as Douglas Luiz, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Aston Villa and the Brazil national team.

Juliana Couto Paes is a Brazilian actress and former model. She became nationally known in telenovelas and modelling. She also starred a local version of the musical The Producers, as Ulla.

Antônio Carlos Bernardes Gomes, known artistically as Carlinhos Mussum or simply Mussum, was a famous Brazilian actor and musician, notable for being a member of the comedic group Os Trapalhões. He was also member of the musical group Os Originais do Samba.

Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, known as Vanderlei Luxemburgo, is a Brazilian football manager and former player. He is the current manager of Vasco da Gama.

Sarah Sheeva Cidade Gomes is a Brazilian singer, songwriter, writer, and pastor.

Flávia Lopes Saraiva is a Brazilian artistic gymnast. She represented Brazil at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio. She was part of the teams that won gold at the 2018 South American Games and bronze at the 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games. Individually she is the 2014 Summer Youth Olympic floor exercise champion and is a multi-medalist at the Pan American Games, South American Games, and Pan American Championships.

Regininha Poltergeist is the stage name of Regina de Oliveira Soares, is a Brazilian model, performance artist and actress, including a limited career in the 2000s in pornographic films.

Ricardo Ferretti de Oliveira is a Brazilian-born Mexican former professional footballer and current manager of Liga MX club Tigres UANL. He is commonly referred to by his nickname Tuca.

Agatha Cerqueira Pereira Moreira is a Brazilian actress and model. She became known after her participation in the twentieth season of the teen telenovela Malhação in 2012; before this, she worked as model in several countries where she did numerous advertising campaigns, appeared in magazine articles and was the face for various known brands. She starred in Em Família in 2014 and was recognized for her performance in Verdades Secretas in 2015. More recently she has starred in several other novelas, including her breakout role in A Dona do Pedaço, in 2019.