List of Famous people born in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Thales Gustavo Hoss is a Brazilian volleyball player, member of the Brazil men's national volleyball team, silver medallist of the 2014 World Championship, gold medallist of the 2019 World Cup, two–time South American Champion. On club level, he plays for Vôlei Taubaté.

Mauro Geraldo Galvão is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a sweeper,having won the title of Brazilian Champion four times, playing for Internacional (1979), Grêmio Portoalegrense (1996) and Vasco da Gama, along a span of 21 years; won the Libertadores Cup in 1998 and lost the finals of the 1999 Intercontinental Cup and of the 2000 FIFA Club World Championship.

Jean Pyerre Casagrande Silveira Correa, commonly known as Jean Pyerre, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Grêmio.

Humberto Gessinger is best known as the musician, guitarist, and bassist from the Brazilian band Engenheiros do Hawaii.

Luís Fernando Verissimo is a Brazilian writer. Verissimo is the son of Brazilian writer Erico Verissimo and lived with his father in the United States during his childhood. Best known for his crônicas and texts of humor, more precisely satire of manners, published daily in several Brazilian newspapers, Verissimo is also a cartoonist, translator, and television writer, playwright and novelist. He has also been advertising and newspaper copy desk. He is also a musician, having played saxophone in a few sets. With over 60 published titles, is one of the most popular contemporary Brazilian writers.

José Levi Mello do Amaral Júnior is a Brazilian jurist. He had been Acting Minister of Justice and Public Security between February and March 2017, after the nomination of former minister Alexandre de Moraes to the Supreme Federal Court. He was Prosecutor General of National Finances and licensed professor at the Law School of the University of São Paulo (USP).

Marcelo Hermes is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Marítimo as a left back.

Fernando Muhlenberg Scheffer is a Brazilian swimmer. In the 200 metre freestyle, he is the bronze medalist of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, the gold medalist at the 2019 Pan American Games and the South American record holder in the event. He became world champion and world record holder in the 4x200m freestyle relay at the 2018 World Swimming Championships in short course.

Paulo Paim is a Brazilian steelworker turned politician. He served as a federal deputy from Rio Grande do Sul for the Workers' Party from 1987 to 2002. On 2002, he was elected Senator from the same state. Re-elected in 2010, he is currently the only Afro-Brazilian Senator. He also served as Vice-President of trade union center Central Única dos Trabalhadores (CUT) from 1984 to 1986.

Mônica Hickmann Alves, commonly known as Mônica, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Spanish Liga F club Madrid CFF and the Brazil national team. She participated in the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women's World Cups and the 2016 Rio Olympics.