List of personalities of the city of Coimbra
The following list contains personalities born in the Portuguese city of Coimbra as well as personalities who worked here, listed chronologically according to the year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Personalities born in Coimbra
Before 1700
Bust of Carniero Leitãos in Macau
- Paio Delgado (1110-?), Knight, companion of King Alfonso I at the siege of Lisbon in 1147
- Urraca of Portugal (probably 1151–1188), daughter of Alfonso I, married Ferdinand II of León in 1160
- Sancho I (1154–1211), the colonist (o povoador), second King of Portugal from the House of Burgundy
- Teresa of Portugal (1157-1218), married in 1159 Philip I of Flanders and in 1193 Odo III. and Burgundy
- Teresa of Portugal (1176–1250), beatified first wife of King Alfonso IX. from León
- Sancha of Portugal (1180–1229), beatified mistress of Alenquer , founder of the Mosteiro de Celas monastery in Coimbra
- Alfonso II , the fat one or the lawgiver king (o rei legislador) (1185–1223), third king of Portugal from the house of Burgundy
- Teresa Sanches (1205–1230), illegitimate daughter of King Sancho I.
- Alfons III , the restorer (o restaurador) (1210–1279), fifth King of Portugal from the House of Burgundy
- Alfonso IV the Bold (1291–1357), seventh King of Portugal from the House of Burgundy
- D. Pedro I (1320–1367), eighth king of Portugal from the House of Burgundy, married Inês de Castro
- Beatrice of Portugal (1347–1381), Infanta of Portugal and Countess of Albuquerque
- Beatrix of Portugal (1373–1409), Queen of Castile and León
- Peter of Portugal (1392–1449), first Duke of Coimbra
- Francisco Álvares (1465–1540), missionary and traveler to Ethiopia
- Heinrich of Coimbra (1495–1532), Bishop of Ceuta, worked in Olivenza
- Francisco de Sá de Miranda (1485–1558), poet
- Mem de Sá (1500–1572), noble lawyer and colonial administrator, co-founder of Rio de Janeiro
- Belchior Carneiro Leitão (1516–1583), Jesuit bishop, worked in Macau and was Patriarch of Ethiopia
- Maria of Portugal (1527–1545), Portuguese princess, first wife of the later Spanish king Philip II.
- Diego de Paiva de Andrade (1528-1575), theologian
- Teotónio de Bragança (1530–1602), theologian, Archbishop of Braga
- Jerónimo de Ruão (1530–1601), Renaissance architect, son of the architect João de Ruão / Jean de Rouen (1500–1580)
- Pedro de Cristo (1545 or 1550–1618), Polyphonic composer of the Renaissance
- Pedro de Mariz (1550–1615), librarian, historian and author
- Tomé Velho (1555–1632), architect and sculptor
- Diogo de Carvalho (1578–1624), Jesuit missionary, beatified martyr in Japan
- António Tenreiro (15th / 16th century), explorer and book author
- José Simões (16th century), royal carpenter
- António de Macedo (1612–1695), Jesuit educator and diplomat
- Pedro de Castilho († 1630), bishop and inquisitor, two-time viceroy of Portugal under Spanish rule
- Jerónimo Baía (1630–1688), Benedictine church historian and important Baroque poet
1701 to 1900
- José Antonio Carlos de Seixas (1704–1742), Portuguese composer and harpsichordist
- Joaquim Machado de Castro (1731-1822), sculptor
- José Liberato Freire de Carvalho (1772–1855), journalist, politician and clerical Freemason
- Francisco José de Sousa Loureiro (1772–1844) doctor, military man and author
- José Leandro da Silva e Sousa (1781–1834), lawyer and liberal politician
- António Joaquim Barjona (1786–1866), doctor, university professor and liberal politician
- Joaquim António de Aguiar (1792–1884), multiple prime minister
- Guilherme Henriques de Carvalho (1793–1857), Bishop and Cardinal, Patriarch of Lisbon
- Francisco António Fernandes da Silva Ferrão (1798–1874), lawyer, politician and Freemason, two-time minister
- Inácio Accioli de Cerqueira e Silva (1808–1865), cartographer, geographer and historian in Brazil, imperial chronicler
- Bernardo de Serpa Pimentel (1817–1895), librarian and author,
- António José de Freitas Honorato (1820–1898), Archbishop of Braga
- António de Serpa Pimentel (1825–1900), politician, Prime Minister in 1890
- Augusto César Barjona de Freitas (1834–1900), politician and lawyer, multiple minister
- Eduardo Coelho (1835–1889), typesetter and journalist
- António Augusto Pereira de Miranda (1838–1922), entrepreneur and politician, 1887–1891 Governor of the Bank of Portugal
- Guilherme de Vasconcelos Abreu (1842–1907), orientalist, university professor and military
- Francisco Adolfo Coelho (1847–1919), reform pedagogue, folklorist, Romanist, Lusitanist and Creoleist
- Manuel da Silva Gaio (1860–1934), poet, author and theorist
- António Augusto da Costa Mota (1862–1930), sculptor
- Antero de Figueiredo (1866-1953), writer
- Camilo Pessanha (1867–1926), writer
- Luís Dias dos Santos (1867–1946), Portuguese-Brazilian sculptor and architect
- Alberto Osório de Castro (1868–1946), lawyer and writer, Minister of Justice under Sidónio Pais
- Fortunato de Almeida (1869–1933), historian and author
- Eugénio de Castro e Almeida (1869–1944), writer and translator, founder of symbolism in Portugal
- Augusto de Paiva Bobela da Mota (1879–1931), military and colonial administrator, 1919–1920 governor of Portuguese India
- António Cortesão (1891–1977), agronomist, colonial administrator and historian
- José Campos de Figueiredo (1899–1965), author, poet and dramaturge, mostly under the pseudonym Paulo Prates
- Artur Paredes (1899–1980), composer and guitarist, father of Carlos Paredes
- César Maria de Serpa Rosa (1899–1968), military, governor-general of Portuguese Timor from 1950 to 1958
1901 to 1925
- Mário Augusto da Silva (1901–1977), physicist, best known in France and Portugal for his work on radioactivity
- João Ameal (1902–1982), author, journalist and politician
- Mário Simões Dias (1903–1974), musicologist and violinist
- Henrique de Barros (1904–2000), agricultural engineer and politician, Minister under Mário Soares and President of Parliament 1975–76
- Augusto Vaz Serra (1905–1994), doctor and university professor
- José de Campos Contente (1907–1957), painter
- Carlos Augusto Ramos (1912–1983), painter
- Álvaro Cunhal (1913-2005) was a politician and from 1961 to 1992 chairman of the Portuguese Communist Party
- José Maria Antunes (1913–1991), football player, national coach and doctor
- Luís Dourdil (1914–1989), painter, draftsman and graphic artist
- João José Cochofel (1919–1982), poet, author and literary critic
- Alberto José Pessoa (1919–1985), architect
- Rui Sanches (1919–2009), civil engineer and politician, multiple building minister
- Mário Braga (* 1921), author, translator and journalist
- Maria Carlota Quintanilha (* 1923), architect
- José G. Herculano de Carvalho (1924–2001), linguist, Romanist and Lusitanist
- Fernando Aguiar-Branco (* 1923), lawyer and politician
- Leopoldo de Morais da Cunha Matos (* 1923), electrical engineer and politician
- João José Tinoco (1924–1983), architect, particularly in Mozambique
- Carlos Paredes (1925–2004), guitarist and composer, is considered a master of the Portuguese guitar
1926 to 1950
- António Pinho Brojo (1928–1999), musician and pharmacist, guitarist of Fado de Coimbra
- Costa Lobo (1929–2013), civil engineer and town planner
- Mário Raposo (1929–2013), lawyer and politician, multiple Minister of Justice
- Mário Silva (* 1929), painter
- Pedro Olaio (* 1930), painter
- Jorge Pinheiro (* 1931), painter
- Vasco Berardo (* 1933), medalist and sculptor
- Luís Goes (1933–2012), doctor, best known as the singer of Fado de Coimbra
- José Forjaz (* 1936), Portuguese-Mozambican architect
- Rui Mendes (* 1937), actor and theater director
- Fernando Assis Pacheco (1937–1995), author, translator, journalist and Germanist
- Teolinda Gersão (* 1940), writer
- Boaventura de Sousa Santos (* 1940), sociologist, author and university professor
- Ana Vieira (* 1940), artist
- João Machado (* 1942), designer and sculptor
- Eduardo Batarda (* 1943), painter, father of the actress Beatriz Batarda
- Mário Vieira de Carvalho (* 1943), musicologist and author
- José Álvaro Morais (1943–2004), film director
- Francisco Lucas Pires (1944–1998), lawyer and conservative politician
- António Manuel Hespanha (* 1945), historian and lawyer, university professor
- Carlos Amaral Dias (* 1946), psychoanalyst and university professor
- Mário Crespo (* 1947), journalist, television reporter and university lecturer
- Al Berto (1948–1997), poet
- Eugénia Vasques (* 1948), theater critic and university lecturer
- Zita Seabra (* 1949), best-known dissident of the Portuguese Communist Party
- Miguel Beleza (* 1950), economist, Minister of Finance 1990–1991, President of the Portuguese National Bank 1992–1994
- Armando Luís de Carvalho Homem (* 1950), historian and university professor
1951 to 1975
Raquel Ralha, 2005 in Porto with WrayGunn
- Fausto Correia (1951–2007), socialist politician
- José Adelino Maltez (* 1951), political scientist, author and Freemason
- António Menezes Cordeiro (* 1953), lawyer and author
- Maria da Glória Garcia (* 1953), lawyer, rector of the University of Coimbra
- Anabela Rodrigues (* 1953), lawyer and politician, 2014–2015 Minister of the Interior
- Maurício Abreu (* 1954), photographer and publicist
- Joana Marques Vidal (* 1955), lawyer, since 2012 Prosecutor General of Portugal
- Carlos Paião (1957–1988), musician
- Maria Teresa Maia Gonzalez (* 1958), writer
- José Manuel Pureza (* 1958), sociologist and lawyer, politician and university professor
- Luís Esparteiro (born 1959), actor
- António Lobo Xavier (* 1959), lawyer and conservative politician
- João Mendes Ribeiro (* 1960), architect
- Amândio Coroado (* 1962), film producer and university lecturer
- Inês Pedrosa (* 1962), writer and journalist
- José Viterbo (* 1962), football coach
- Margarida Mano (* 1963), politician and administrative scientist, multiple minister
- Pedro Passos Coelho (* 1964), conservative-liberal politician, Prime Minister 2011–2015
- Miguel Constância (* 1964), biologist
- Paulo Saraiva (1964–2012), musician
- Paulo Filipe Monteiro (* 1965), theater director, author and university lecturer
- João Rasteiro (* 1965), poet and translator
- Mário Silvares de Carvalho Figueiredo (* 1966), lawyer and sports official, 2012–2014 president of the Portuguese professional football league
- Paulo Mota Pinto (* 1966), lawyer and university professor, constitutional judge
- Duarte Barrilaro Ruas (* 1967), actor, theater director, theater producer and author
- Miguel Poiares Maduro (* 1967), lawyer and politician, Minister in the Passos Coelho cabinet
- Constança Urbano de Sousa (* 1967), lawyer, university professor and politician, Minister in the Costa I cabinet
- Sérgio Azevedo (* 1968), composer and university professor
- Carlos Fernando da Costa Antunes (* 1969), architect
- Regina Pessoa (* 1969), animation director, best known for her award-winning short film História Trágica com Final Feliz
- Pedro Almeida Vieira (* 1969), writer
- António Ferreira (* 1970), director
- Pedro Ferreira (* 1970), violinist and composer
- JP Simões (* 1970), musician
- Catarina Ruivo (* 1971), director
- Raquel Ralha , musician, a singer of the band Wraygunn known
- Carlos Damas (* 1973), musician, is considered the most important modern violinist in Portugal
- Sérgio Conceição (* 1974), football player and coach
- Marta Temido (* 1974), health economist, Portuguese health minister since 2018
- Gonçalo Gomes (* 1975), racing car driver
- Alex Santos (* 1975), DJ, musician and producer
From 1976
- Marisa Matias (* 1976), politician, MEP for the Bloco de Esquerda party
- André Sardet (* 1976), musician
- Paulo Adriano (* 1977), football player
- Jaime Correia (* 1978), racing driver
- Inês Santos (* 1978), singer
- Nuno Filipe Oliveira Santos (* 1978), football player
- Liana (* 1979), fado singer
- Joana Serrado (* 1979), philosopher and author
- Pedro Rodrigues (* 1980), musician, classical guitarist
- João Neto (* 1981), judoka, European champion 2008
- Cleia Almeida (* 1982), actress
- Joana Ramos (* 1982), judoka, European champion 2011
- Zé Castro (born 1983), football player
- João Camões (* 1983), musician
- Ana Lopes (born 1983), actress
- Diana Pereira (* 1983), model and entrepreneur, became Supermodel of the World in 1997, wife of Tiago Monteiro
- Edgar Marcelino (* 1984), football player
- Filipe Albuquerque (* 1985), racing driver
- David Silva (* 1986), soccer player, national player of Cape Verde
- Miguel Veloso (* 1986), football player
- André Coimbra (* 1986), poker player
- Ana Rente (* 1988), Olympic gymnast
- Edgar Morais (* 1989), actor
- Rafael Morais (born 1989), actor
- Lídia Pereira (* 1991), politician
- Bárbara Luz (* 1993), tennis player
- Mia Tomé (* 1994), actress
- Patrícia Rodrigues (* 1997), handball player
Other people related to Coimbra
- Fernando de Castilla y León (1018-1065), King and Emperor of Castile , recaptured Coimbra from the Moors
- Gregory VIII (antipope) († 1137), was bishop in Coimbra from 1099 to 1109
- Alfonso I, the Conqueror (Afonso I. Henriques) (1109–1185), the first king of Portugal, died on December 6, 1185 in Coimbra
- Dionysius (Dom Dinis), the peasant king ( o lavrador ) (1261–1325), the sixth king of Portugal from the House of Burgundy, founded Portugal's first university in Coimbra
- Queen Elisabeth of Portugal (Rainha Santa Isabel) (1271–1336), retired to Coimbra after the death of her husband, patroness of the city
- Inês de Castro (1320-1355), wife of the future King D. Pedro I , it was on the orders of her father, King D. Afonso IV executed in Coimbra, their history is in the national epic of Portugal "Os Lusíadas" by Camões processed ( "... que depois de ser morta foi rainha" - ... the one who became queen after death)
- André de Gouveia (1497–1548), humanist and educator of the Renaissance , taught and died in Coimbra
- Garcia da Orta (1499–1568), botanist and pharmacist, taught in Coimbra, the first European author of a treatise on tropical medicine
- Heliodoro de Paiva (1502–1552), composer, philosopher and theologian, lived and worked in Coimbra, where he also died
- Luis de Molina (1535–1600), Spanish Jesuit, theologian and founder of Molinism , studied and taught in Coimbra
- Carolina Michaëlis de Vasconcelos (1851–1925), German-Portuguese Romance studies, first woman to teach at the University of Coimbra
- Ernst Matthes (1889–1958), German zoologist, taught and worked in Coimbra
- Joaquim de Carvalho (1892–1958), philosopher, studied, taught and died in Coimbra
- Armando de Lacerda (1902-), Germanist , Romanist and phoneticist , taught and died in Coimbra
- Manuel de Paiva Boléo (1904–1992), Portuguese Romanist, Lusitanist, philologist and dialectologist, taught and died in Coimbra
- Albin Eduard Beau (1907–1969), German Germanist, Romanist and Lusitanist, taught and died in Coimbra
- Miguel Torga (1907–1995), worked as a writer and doctor in Coimbra
- José Afonso (1929–1987), composer and protest singer, studied and lived in Coimbra for a time
- Mário Wilson (1929–2016), first Portuguese master coach of Benfica Lisbon and national coach, previously football player and coach of the Académica de Coimbra for many years
- Vital Moreira (* 1944), socialist politician and lawyer, has studied and taught in Coimbra ever since
- The Legendary Tigerman (* 1970), blues / rock musician, founding member in Coimbra of the bands Tédio Boys and WrayGunn
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