List of Famous people born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Diane, Duchess of Württemberg is a French-German painter, sculptor, writer and philanthropist. She is the wife of Carl, Duke of Württemberg, head of the House of Württemberg. She is the fourth daughter and sixth child of Henri, Count of Paris, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.

Edgar Roquette-Pinto was a Brazilian writer, ethnologist, anthropologist and physician. He was a member of the Academia Brasileira de Letras and is regarded as the father of radio broadcasting in Brazil.

Rosa Lúcia Benedetti Magalhães is a Brazilian professor and artist. She is best known as the most successful carnival designer in Rio de Janeiro, with six championships won since 1984, when the Sambadrome Marquês de Sapucaí was built. Designing carnival parades since 1971, Rosa likes telling historic events in her designs, such as the discovery of Brazil (2000), the life and creations of Hans Christian Andersen (2005), Don Quixote (2010), and the corruption scandal that led to the construction of the Versailles Palace in France (2017).

Marcia Haydée Salaverry Pereira da Silva is a Brazilian-born ballet dancer, choreographer and ballet director. She was prima ballerina of the Stuttgart Ballet under John Cranko and succeeded him as the company's director, serving from 1976 to 1995. She has been director of the Santiago Ballet since 1992.

Eduardo Neves Borges, better known as Parrerito, was a Brazilian singer of sertanejo music, who gained national prominence for being a member of Trio Parada Dura. He was the brother of the singer Barrerito.

Admar Gonzaga Neto is a Brazilian politician, attorney, jurist and current General Secretary of Alliance for Brazil (APB). He was Justice of the Superior Electoral Court (TSE), nominated by Michel Temer to the seat destinated to attorneys. With electoral career since 1993, Admar was member of the Jurists Special Committee created to propose changes to the Electoral Code.

Henrique Eduardo Lyra Alves is a Brazilian politician. A member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, he was the President of the Chamber of Deputies (Speaker) of Brazil from 2013 to 2015.

Mariléia dos Santos, commonly known as Michael Jackson, is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a striker for the Brazil women's national football team.

Welinton Souza Silva, or simply Welinton, is a Brazilian football central back, who plays for Turkish club Beşiktaş.

Rorion Gracie is a Brazilian born Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Grand Master, a prominent member of the Gracie family, writer, publisher, producer, lecturer, and the co-founder of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He is the oldest son of Hélio Gracie and one of the few people in the world to hold a 9th degree red belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and is widely recognized as one of the men responsible for introducing Gracie/Brazilian Jiu-jitsu to the United States and the world following the arrival of first cousin, Carley Gracie in 1972.