List of Famous people born in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Odair Hellmann is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder, and is the current manager of Emirati Al-Wasl.

Renan Bardini Bressan is a Brazilian-born naturalized Belarusian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Paraná.

William Pottker is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a forward for Cruzeiro.

Vanessa Grazziotin Bezerra is a Brazilian politician from the Communist Party of Brazil. Although born in Videira, Santa Catarina, Grazziotin based her political career in the state of Amazonas. Twice elected to represent the state in the Chamber of Deputies, she was recently elected for the Federal Senate in the 2010 parliamentary election. She is the third Communist Senator ever in the history of Brazil, after Luís Carlos Prestes and Inácio Arruda. She is also Amazonas' communist first female Senator. Vanessa was a senator in the Brazilian state of Amazonas for eight years.

Paulo Evaristo Arns OFM was a Brazilian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, who was made a Cardinal and the Archbishop of São Paulo by Pope Paul VI, and later became Cardinal Protopriest of the Roman Catholic Church. His ministry began with a quiet twenty-year academic career, but when charged with responsibility for the Sao Paulo Archdiocese he proved a relentless opponent of Brazil's military dictatorship and its use of torture as well as an advocate for the poor and a vocal defender of liberation theology. In his later years he openly criticized the way Pope John Paul II governed the Catholic Church through the Roman Curia and questioned his teaching on priestly celibacy and other issues.

Paulo Roberto Moccelin, commonly known as Paulinho, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Sport, on loan from Londrina.

Milton Mendes is a Brazilian retired footballer who played mainly as a right back, and a coach who most recently managed Portuguese club Marítimo.

João da Cruz e Sousa was a Brazilian poet and journalist, famous for being one of the first Brazilian Symbolist poets ever. A descendant of African slaves, he has received the epithets of "Black Dante" and "Black Swan".

Maurício Alves Destri is a Brazilian actor.

Thiago de Mello Tavares is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and politician who most recently competed in the Lightweight. An 18-fight veteran of the UFC, he has also fought in the Professional Fighters League and Cage Warriors. During his tenure with the UFC, he was awarded "Fight of the Night" honors four times.