List of Portuguese people (original) (raw)

The following is a list of Portuguese people:

Saints:

Santo Ant�nio de Lisboa (or Anthony of Padua) (saint)

Fatima vidents (1917 Our Lady aparitions in F�tima)

Rainha Santa Isabel de Portugal (saint)

Diogo C�o (15th century explorer of African coast)

Bartolomeu Dias (15th century explorer of African coast)

Vasco da Gama (discoverer of the Sea Route to India in 1498)

Pedro Alvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil in 1500)

Gaspar Corte-Real (16th century explorer of North America)

Fern�o de Magalh�es (Ferdinand Magellan, sea explorer)

Afonso de Albuquerque (naval general and vice-king of India)

Fern�o Pires de Andrade (merchant)

Gago Coutinho(1869-1959) & Sacadura Cabral(1881-1924) (were the first to cross South Atlantic Ocean by air in 1922)

Popes:

John XXI (13th century pope)

Philosophers:

Uriel Acosta (1585-1640)

Agostinho da Silva (1906-1996)

Musicians:

Duarte Lobo (composer)

Carlos Seixas (composer)

Ign�cio Parreiras Neves (composer)(1730-1794)

Jo�o Domingos Bomtempo(1775-1842)(composer)

Jer�nimo de Souza L�bo (composer)(? - 1810)

Keil do Amaral (composer of the portuguese anthem)

Francisco de Lacerda(1869-1934)(composer)

Fernando Lopes Gra�a (composer)

Vianna da Mota (piano player, composer)

Jos� Afonso (also known as Zeca Afonso, composer, player)

Am�lia Rodrigues(1920-1999) (the most famous fado singer)

Carlos Paredes(1925-) (portuguese guitar player)

Maria Jo�o Pires (piano player)

Maria Jo�o & M�rio Laginha (jazz singer & piano player)

Madredeus (folk group)

Dulce Pontes (singer)

M�sia (fado singer)

Vicente Lusitano (composer)

Poets and writers:

Gil Vicente (dramaturg)

Luis de Cam�es (poet, author of the Lus�adas)

Almeida Garrett (writer and dramaturg)

Camilo Castelo Branco (writer)

E�a de Queir�s (writer)

Fernando Pessoa (poet)

Florbela Espanca (poet)

Jos� Saramago (writer, Literature Nobel Prize 1998)

Ant�nio Lobo Antunes (writer)

Jos� Cardoso Pires (writer)

Artists:

Vasco Fernandes (Gr�o Vasco)(15th century painter)

Nuno Gon�alves (15th century painter)

Jos� Malhoa (19th century painter)

Almada Negreiros(1893-1970) (20th century painter)

Maria Helena Vieira da Silva (20th century painter)

Paula Rego (20th century painter)

Scientists:

Garcia da Orta (botanical scientist)

Pedro Nunes (16th century scientist)

Egas Moniz(1854-1955) (neurologist, Medicine Nobel Prize 1949)

Ant�nio Dam�sio (brain researcher)

Engineers and architets

Edgar Cardoso (expert in bridge engineering)

Siza Vieira(1933-) (architect)

Tom�s Taveira(1938-) (architect)

Movies - Actors and directors:

Manoel de Oliveira(1908-) (director)

Carmen Miranda(1914-1955) (singer and actress)

Beatriz Costa (actress)

Ant�nio Silva (actor)

Laura Alves (actress)

Joaquim de Almeida (actor)

Maria de Medeiros (actress)

Athletes:

Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)

Eus�bio da Silva Ferreira (1943-) (football player)

Carlos Lopes(1947-) (marathon olympic champion)

Rosa Mota(1958-) (marathon olympic champion)

Paulo Futre (football player)

Paulo Sousa (football player)

Lu�s Figo (football player)

XX/XXI century politicians:

Ant�nio Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) (prime-minister in the dictatorship)

M�rio Soares(1924-) (politician and president)

Francisco S� Carneiro(1934-1980) (politician)

Cavaco Silva (politician and prime-minister)

Ant�nio Guterres (politician and prime-minister)

Jos� Manuel Dur�o Barroso (politician and current prime-minister)

Jorge Sampaio (politician and current President of the Republic)

Duarte Pio, Duke of Braganza (claimant to the abolished throne of Portugal)