List of Famous people with last name Silva

Edgar Freitas Gomes da Silva is a Portuguese politician and former Catholic priest. He is known for having been a bitter dissident from the Portuguese Catholic hierarchy.

José Aílton da Silva, known as just Aílton, is a Brazilian former professional footballer, who operated as an attacking midfielder and also as a left midfielder or winger in the same zone. Product of the youth ranks of Bragantino, he started his professional career in 1996 with Palmeiras. He then moved to Deportivo Italia, after a brief spell at Etti Jundiaí. He is a Mexican naturalized citizen.

Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva, or simply Antônio Imbassahy, is a Brazilian politician and electrical engineer, former governor of Bahia and former mayor of Salvador.

Erlon de Souza Silva is a Brazilian sprint canoeist who competes in the 1000 m doubles event (C-2). He placed tenth at the 2012 Olympics and won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Games. He won two more silver medals at the 2011 and 2015 Pan American Games and became a world champion in 2015.

Edinanci Fernandes da Silva is a judoka from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the half heavyweight division at the Pan American Games. A resident of São Paulo born in Sousa, Paraíba, she represented her country at four consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Mariana dos Santos Silva is a judoka from Brazil who competes in the women's half-middleweight (-63kg). She won a bronze at the 2015 Pan American Games. That year, she also won gold at the World Military Games. In 2016, she won the Pan American Judo Championships, having won silver in 2011 and 2015, and bronze medals in 2010 and 2012. Previously, she won a bronze medal in the 2009 World Junior Championships. She has appeared at two Olympics for Brazil.

Edson José da Silva, or simply Edson Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Mirassol.

Leandro Almeida da Silva or simply Leandro Almeida, is a Brazilian central defender.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Louise Cruz Silva is a retired female volleyball player from Brazil, who won the gold medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering Sandra Pires.

Antônio da Silva is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.