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

Luiz Felipe Scolari, ComIH, is a Brazilian professional football manager.

Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva, or simply Luiz Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Campeonato Brasileiro Série A club Palmeiras.

Luísa Gerloff Sonza is a Brazilian singer-songwriter. Her father is a rancher and her mother is a schoolteacher.

Manuela Pinto Vieira d'Ávila is a Brazilian journalist, writer and politician, a member of the Communist Party of Brazil since 2001.

Antônio Hamilton Martins Mourão is a Brazilian politician who sits as the 25th and current Vice President of Brazil under President Jair Bolsonaro since 1 January 2019. Mourão is a retired Brazilian Army General, the highest rank a Brazilian soldier can reach during peace time. He is a member of the Brazilian Labour Renewal Party. Mourão is the first ethnically indigenous person to ever hold the office of vice president of Brazil.

Leandro Karnal is a Brazilian philosopher, historian, and university professor of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas. Dr. Karnal has publications on the subject of History, focusing on the History of the Americas and the History of Religion. He was born in São Leopoldo, and became known in Brazil for his work on popularizing philosophy for the masses; he lectures around the country.

Andressa de Faveri Urach is a Brazilian model, businesswoman and reality television personality, best known for being a contestant on the sixth season of the Brazilian version of The Farm. Her mother is of Italian descent and her father is a third-generation German descendant, something common for southern Brazilians.

Gabrielle "Gabi" Lemos Garcia is a Brazilian professional martial artist, specializing in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and grappling. She is a member of the IBJJF Hall of Fame.

Glória Menezes, artistic name of Nilcedes Soares de Magalhães is a Brazilian actress.

Helena Rizzo is a Brazilian chef and restaurateur. She runs the restaurant Maní in São Paulo. Rizzo was elected Best Female Chef of the Year by Restaurant Magazine in 2014.