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

Maiquel José Falcão Gonçalves is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2004, Falcão is perhaps best known for his stint in Bellator, winning the Season Six Middleweight Tournament; he has also fought for the UFC, KSW, Fight Nights Global, and M-1 Global.

Taison Barcellos Freda, or simply Taison, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Shakhtar Donetsk and the Brazil national team.

Luiz Antônio Venker de Menezes, known as Mano Menezes, is a Brazilian football manager. He managed the Brazil national team until his sacking on November 2012. His nickname comes from his early childhood, when his sister used to call him "Mano", which is a popular slang term meaning "brother" in Portuguese.

Rosa Maria Pires Weber is a Brazilian judge. She is a member of the Supreme Federal Court (STF) of Brazil.

Melanie "Mel" Nunes Fronckowiak is a Brazilian actress, writer, and TV host. Fronckowiak became known after starring in several advertising and TV commercials while working as a model in Sao Paulo, at the Ford Models agency, which led her to participate in the Brazilian youth soap opera Rebeldes, playing the character of Carla. In 2013, Fronckowiak launched herself as a writer. In her first book, Inclassíficavel: Memórias da Estrada, she tells the experiences she lived traveling around forty Brazilian cities with the band Rebeldes.

Mariana Getrum Becker is an Brazilian sports journalist and television reporter for Rede Globo. Since being employed by Rede Globo in 1995, she has covered association football, extreme sports, water sports, the World Surf League, Formula One motor racing, the Sertões International Rally, and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro over the course of her career.

Edenílson Andrade dos Santos, commonly known as Edenílson, is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a central midfielder and right back for Brasileirão Série A club Internacional.

Osmar Gasparini Terra is a Brazilian politician and physician, affiliated to the Brazilian Democratic Movement (MDB), current Minister of Citizenship and former Minister of Social and Agrarian Development.

Onyx Dornelles Lorenzoni is a Brazilian politician, businessman, and veterinarian. A member of the Democrats (DEM), he is currently a Federal Deputy from Rio Grande do Sul in his fourth term. After the 2018 Brazilian general election, president-elect Jair Bolsonaro invited Lorenzoni to be Chief of Staff. He was also designated leader of the transition team.

Carmo Dalla Vecchia is a Brazilian actor.