List of Portuguese people: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

The following is a list of Portuguese people:

Saints

Santo António de Lisboa (or Anthony of Padua) (saint)

Fatima vidents (1917 Our Lady aparitions in Fátima)

Rainha Santa Isabel de Portugal (saint)

Navigators, explorers and related

Diogo Cão (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)

Fernão de Magalhães (Ferdinand Magellan, sea explorer)

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

Fernão 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)

Damiao de Gois

Musicians

Duarte Lobo (composer)

Carlos Seixas (composer)(1704-1742)

Joaquim Joze Antunes (harpsichord maker) (1725-1790)

Ignácio Parreiras Neves (composer)(1730-1794)

João Domingos Bomtempo(1775-1842)(composer)

Jerônimo de Souza Lôbo (composer)(? - 1810)

Keil do Amaral(1850-1907)(composer of the portuguese anthem)

Francisco de Lacerda(1869-1934)(composer)

Fernando Lopes Graça(1906-1995)(composer)

Vianna da Mota (piano player, composer)(1868-1948)

António Fragoso (1897-1918) (piano composer)

Cláudio Carneiro (1895-1963) (composer)

José Afonso (1929-1987)(also known as Zeca Afonso, composer, player)

Amália Rodrigues(1920-1999) (the most famous fado singer)

Carlos Paredes(1925-) (portuguese guitar player)

Sara Tavares (singer)

Cristina Branco (fado singer)

Mafalda Arnault (fado singer)

Mariza (fado singer)

Maria João Pires (piano player)

Maria João (jazz singer)

Mário Laginha (piano player)

Madredeus (folk group)

Dulce Pontes (singer)

Mísia (fado singer)

Vicente Lusitano (composer)

Rui Veloso (singer)

Poets and writers

Gil Vicente (dramaturg)

João de Barros (writer and historian)

Luís de Camões (poet, author of the Lusíadas)

Almeida Garrett (writer and dramaturg)

Camilo Castelo Branco (writer)

Eça de Queirós (writer)

Fernando Pessoa (poet)

Florbela Espanca (poet)

José Saramago (writer, Literature Nobel Prize 1998)

António Lobo Antunes (writer)

José Cardoso Pires (writer)

Daniel Sampaio (writer)

Agustina Bessa-Luís (writer)

Miguel Torga (poet and writer)

Sofia de Mello Breyner (writer)

Artists

Vasco Fernandes (Grão Vasco)(15th century painter)

Nuno Gonçalves (15th century painter)

José 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)

António Damásio (brain researcher)

Engineers and architects

Edgar Cardoso (expert in bridge engineering)

Alvaro Siza Vieira (1933-) (architect)

Tomás Taveira (1938-) (architect)

Movies - Actors and directors

Manoel de Oliveira(1908-) (director)

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

Beatriz Costa (actress)

António Silva (actor)

Laura Alves (actress)

Joaquim de Almeida (actor)

Maria de Medeiros (actress)

Athletes

Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)

Eusébio 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)

Luís Figo (1972-) (football player)

Rui Costa (1972-) (football player)

Vitor Baía (1969-) (football player)

XX/XXI century politicians

António de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970) (prime minister in the dictatorship)

Mário Soares(1924-) (politician and president)

Francisco Sá Carneiro(1934-1980) (politician)

Aníbal Cavaco Silva (politician and prime-minister)

António Guterres (politician and prime-minister)

José Manuel Durão Barroso (politician and prime-minister)

Jorge Sampaio (politician and current President of the Republic)

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

See also: List of Portuguese monarchs, Presidents of Portugal, List of Prime Ministers of Portugal