List of Famous people born in Vila Real District, Portugal

Ferdinand Magellan

First Name Ferdinand
Last Name Magellan
Born on November 30, 1479
Died on April 27, 1521 (aged 41)

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.

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António Granjo

First Name António
Last Name Granjo
Born on December 27, 1881
Died on October 19, 1921 (aged 39)
Born in Portugal, Vila Real

António Joaquim Granjo was a Portuguese lawyer and politician.

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Pedro António Pereira Gonçalves

First Name Pedro
Last Name Gonçalves
Born on June 28, 1958 (age 66)
Born in Portugal, Vila Real
Height 173 cm | 5'8

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.

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José Sócrates

First Name José
Last Name Sócrates
Born on September 6, 1957 (age 67)

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.

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Aníbal Milhais

First Name Aníbal
Last Name Milhais
Born on July 9, 1895
Died on June 3, 1970 (aged 74)
Born in Portugal, Vila Real

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.

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Luís Castro

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.

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Francisco da Costa Gomes

First Name Francisco
Last Name Gomes
Born on June 30, 1914
Died on July 31, 2001 (aged 87)
Born in Portugal, Vila Real

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

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António Augusto dos Santos Marto

First Name António
Last Name Marto
Born on May 5, 1947 (age 77)

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.

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Fernando Pereira

First Name Fernando
Last Name Pereira
Born on May 10, 1950
Died on July 10, 1985 (aged 35)
Born in Portugal, Vila Real

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.

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Simão Sabrosa

First Name Simão
Last Name Sabrosa
Born on October 31, 1979 (age 45)
Height 170 cm | 5'7

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.

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