List of Famous people born in Santa Catarina, Brazil

João Raimundo Colombo is a Brazilian politician and member of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He served as the Governor of the southern Brazilian state of Santa Catarina from January 1, 2011 to April 5, 2018

Mahicon José Librelato da Silva, was a Brazilian footballer.

Maurício Gugelmin is a Brazilian former racing driver. He took part in both Formula One and Championship Auto Racing Teams (CART). He participated in 80 Formula One Grands Prix, debuting in 1988 for the March team. Gugelmin achieved one top-three finish and scored a total of ten championship points in the series. He competed in CART between 1993 and 2001, starting 147 races. Gugelmin won one race, in 1997 in Vancouver, finishing fourth in the championship that year. His best result in the Indianapolis 500 was in 1995 where he started and finished in sixth position, leading 59 laps. For a period, he held the world speed record for a closed race track, set at California Speedway in 1997 at a speed of 240.942 mph (387.759 km/h). Gugelmin retired at the end of 2001 after a year that included the death of his third child.

Paulo Roberto Bauer is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Santa Catarina in the Federal Senate since 2011. Previously he was a Deputy from Santa Catarina from 1991 to 1999 and from 2003 to 2007. He was Vice-Governor of Santa Catarina from 1999 to 2003. He is a member of the Brazilian Social Democracy Party.

João Klauss de Mello, commonly known as Klauss, is a Brazilian-Italian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian club Standard Liège, on loan from Hoffenheim.

Jairo do Nascimento was a Brazilian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Victor Meirelles de Lima was a Brazilian painter who is best known for his works relating to his nation's culture and history.

Carlos Schwanke is a Brazilian volleyball player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Ricardo dos Santos was a Brazilian surfer. Dos Santos reached the quarterfinals at the 2012 Billabong Pro event in Tahiti in defeating among others Kelly Slater. At the aforementioned Tahitian tourney he was also presented with the Andy Irons award, bestowed upon the event's most determined competitor. He reached a career high Association of Surfing Professionals QS ranking of 62 in 2011.

Charles de Lorraine, Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, Jean, Cardinal of Lorraine (1550). He was the protector of Rabelais and Ronsard and founded Reims University. He is sometimes known as the Cardinal de Lorraine.