list of portuguese people

The following is a list of Portuguese people:

Saints

Anthony of Lisbon (1195-1231)

Isabel of Aragon (1271-1336)

Navigators, explorers and pioneers

Diogo Co (15th century explorer of the African coast)

Bartolomeu Dias (15th century explorer of the African coast)

Vasco da Gama (discoverer of the sea route to India in 1498)

Pedro lvares Cabral (discoverer of Brazil in 1500)

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

Ferdinand Magellan (The first circumnavigator of the real world)

Afonso de Albuquerque (naval general and viceroy of India)

Ferno Pires de Andrade (merchant)

Gago Coutinho (1869-1959) and 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)

Damio de Gis

Musicians

Duarte Lobo (composer)

Carlos Seixas (composer)(1704-1742)

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

Igncio Parreiras Neves (composer)(1730-1794)

Joo Domingos Bomtempo(1775-1842)(composer)

Jernimo de Souza Lbo (composer)(? - 1810)

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

Francisco de Lacerda(1869-1934)(composer)

Fernando Lopes Graa(1906-1995)(composer)

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

Antnio Fragoso (1897-1918) (piano composer)

Cludio Carneiro (1895-1963) (composer)

Ernesto Rodrigues (1959) (performer, composer)

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

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

Carlos Paredes(1925-2004) (Portuguese guitar player)

Sara Tavares (singer)

Cristina Branco (fado singer)

Mafalda Arnault (fado singer)

Mariza (fado singer)

Maria Joo Pires (piano player)

Maria Joo (jazz singer)

Mrio Laginha (piano player)

Madredeus (folk group)

Dulce Pontes (singer)

Msia (fado singer)

Vicente Lusitano (composer)

Rui Veloso (singer)

Rui da Silva (dj)

DJ Vibe (dj)

Moonspell (metal group)

The Gift (pop group)

Nelly Furtado (ethnic Portuguese, Canadian pop singer)

Jay Kay (ethinc Portuguese, lead singer of the brittish band Jamiroquai)

Daniel Costa (young singer and pianist)

Poets and writers

Gil Vicente (playwright)

Joo de Barros (writer and historian)

Lus de Cames (poet, author of Os Lusadas)

Almeida Garrett (writer and playwright)

Camilo Castelo Branco (writer)

Ea de Queirs (writer)

Fernando Pessoa (poet)

Florbela Espanca (poet)

Miguel Torga (poet and writer)

Vitorino Nemsio (poet)

Antnio Gedeo (poet)

Daniel Sampaio (writer)

Antnio Lobo Antunes (writer)

Jos Cardoso Pires (writer)

Agustina Bessa-Lus (writer)

Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (poet and writer)

Jos Saramago (Nobel Prize for Literature in 1998)

Artists

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

Nuno Gonalves (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 (1502-1578)

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

Antnio Damsio (1944-, neurologist)

Joo Magueijo (physicist)

Engineers and architects

Edgar Cardoso (expert in bridge engineering)

lvaro Siza Vieira (1933-) (architect)

Toms Taveira (1938-) (architect)

Eduardo Souto de Moura (architect)

Joo Lus Carrilho da Graca (architect)

Gonalo Sousa Byrne (architect)

Antnio Segades Tavares (engineer - "Outstanding Structure Award 2004" winner)

Actors and directors

Manoel de Oliveira (1908-) (director)

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

Beatriz Costa (actress)

Antnio Silva (actor)

Laura Alves (actress)

Joaquim de Almeida (actor)

Maria de Medeiros (actress)

Sports

Lus Figo (1972-) (football player)

Rui Costa (1972-) (football player)

Vitor Baa (1969-) (football player)

Cristiano Ronaldo (1985-) (football player)

Francis Obikwelu (nigerian born runner)

Ticha Penicheiro (WNBA player)

Jos Azevedo (cyclist)

Joaquim Agostinho (cyclist)

Eusbio 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)

Carlos Queirz (football coach)

Jos Mourinho (football coach, european champion)

Politicians

Sebastio Jos de Carvalho e Melo, Marquis of Pombal (1699-1782)

Antnio de Oliveira Salazar (1889-1970, dictator)

Mrio Soares (1924-)

Francisco S Carneiro (1934-1980)

Anbal Cavaco Silva (economist)

Antnio Guterres (current president of the Socialist International)

Jos Manuel Duro Barroso (current president of the EU Commission)

Jorge Sampaio (current President of the Republic)

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

Diogo Freitas do Amaral (former president of the General Assembly of the United Nations)

Antnio Vitorino

Teresa Heinz Kerry