List of Famous people born in Vila Real District, Portugal

Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who organised the Spanish expedition to the East Indies from 1519 to 1522, resulting in the first circumnavigation of the Earth, which was completed by Juan Sebastián Elcano.

António Joaquim Granjo was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves, also known as Pote, is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sporting CP and the Portugal national team.

José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa, GCIH, commonly known as José Sócrates, is a Portuguese politician who was the Prime Minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted as the President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union.

Aníbal Augusto Milhais GOTE, nicknamed "Soldado Milhões", was the most decorated Portuguese soldier of World War I and the only Portuguese soldier awarded the highest national honour, the Military Order of the Tower and of the Sword, of Valour, Loyalty and Merit on the battlefield instead of the usual public ceremony in Lisbon.

Luís Manuel Ribeiro de Castro is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a right back, and is the current manager of Ukrainian club FC Shakhtar Donetsk.

Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE, GOA was a Portuguese military officer and politician, the 15th President of the Portuguese Republic.

António Augusto dos Santos Marto is a Portuguese prelate of the Catholic Church. He has served as the Bishop of Leiria-Fátima since 2006. Pope Francis elevated him to cardinal on 28 June 2018.

Fernando Pereira was a freelance Portuguese-Dutch photographer, who drowned when French intelligence (DGSE) detonated a bomb and sank the Rainbow Warrior, owned by the environmental organisation Greenpeace on 10 July 1985.

Simão Pedro Fonseca Sabrosa OIH, known mononymously as Simão, is a Portuguese former footballer who played mainly as a left winger, with dribbling and set piece skills as primary attributes.