List of Portuguese people
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The following is a list of Portuguese people:
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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)
Navigators, explorers and related
- [[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)
See also: List of Portuguese monarchs, Presidents of Portugal
References
- Adapted from the Wikipedia article, "List_of_Portuguese_people" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Portuguese_people, used under the GNU Free Documentation License
