Famous Portuguese

The Most Famous Portuguese

NameBirthdayNationalityBio
Maria Dolores dos Santos AveiroDecember 31, 1954PortugueseMaria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro is the mother of famous Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo
José Dinis Aveiro1954PortugueseJosé Dinis Aveiro was a Portuguese municipal gardener and the father of Cristiano Ronaldo
Luís FigoNovember 4, 1972PortugueseLuís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo is a retired Portuguese footballer who played for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale
Katia AveiroOctober 5, 1977PortugueseKatia Aveiro is a Portuguese singer, TV personality, and businesswoman, better known as the sister of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo
Alexander AlekhineOctober 31, 1892PortugueseAlexander Alekhine was a celebrated chess player of Russia
Henry the NavigatorMarch 4, 1394PortugueseThe Portugal navigator is credited for founding the first navigation school and is considered one of the pioneers in discovery of new lands
José MourinhoJanuary 26, 1963PortugueseJose Mourinho is a Portuguese football manager and former footballer
Matilde FariaPortugueseMatilde Faria is the wife of Portuguese football manager and former football player José Mourinho
Ferdinand Magellan1480PortugueseFerdinand Magellan was a famous Portuguese navigator and explorer
Daniela RuahDecember 2, 1983PortugueseDaniela Ruah is a Portuguese-American actress famous for her role in the TV series ‘NCIS: Los Angeles’
Luís Figo

Luís Figo

Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo is a retired Portuguese footballer who played for Sporting CP, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Internazionale

Bartolomeu Dias

Bartolomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who became the first European to reach Indian Ocean from the Atlantic

Portuguese1450187 views

Vasco da Gama

Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach India by sea

Portuguese1469121 views

José Saramago

Jose Saramago was a renowned Portuguese novelist and a Nobel Prize winner in Literature

Joaquim Chissano

Joaquim Chissano, was the first foreign minister and second President of independent Mozambique

PortugueseOctober 22, 1939122 views

Henry the Navigator

The Portugal navigator is credited for founding the first navigation school and is considered one of the pioneers in discovery of new lands

PortugueseMarch 4, 1394391 views

Luis de Matos

Luis de Matos is considered among one of the most influential magicians in recent times

PortugueseAugust 23, 1970143 views

Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan was a famous Portuguese navigator and explorer

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Katia Aveiro

Katia Aveiro is a Portuguese singer, TV personality, and businesswoman, better known as the sister of Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo

Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro

Maria Dolores dos Santos Aveiro is the mother of famous Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo

PortugueseDecember 31, 19541,324 views