List of personalities of the city of Funchal
It lists personalities who were born in the city of Funchal , the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira . The list is arranged chronologically by date of birth.
To 1900
- Simão Gonçalves da Câmara (1460–1530), military man and conqueror on the Portuguese voyages of discovery
- Simão Gonçalves da Câmara (1512–1580), military, first Count of Calheta
- João Fernandes Vieira (1631–1681), general particularly in Brazil
- Tomé Rodrigues Nogueira do Ó (1675–1741), conqueror and bandeirante in Brazil
- Fernando José Correia Brandão de Bettencourt Henriques de Noronha (1768–1821), aristocratic military man, diplomat and large landowner
- João José Sá Machado (1778–1837), aristocratic landowner, military man and politician
- João Gualberto de Oliveira (1788–1852), noble politician and banker, multiple minister
- Arsénio Pompílio Pompeu de Carpo (1792–1869), slave trader, important citizen of Luanda
- José Ferreira Pestana (1795–1885), military, colonial administrator and politician, multiple minister
- António Aloísio Jervis de Atouguia (1797–1861), liberal politician and multiple minister, noble freemason
- Charles W. Cathcart (1809-1888), US Senator
- Nicolau Anastácio de Bettencourt (1810–1874), politician and philanthropist
- Luís da Câmara Leme (1819–1904), military, author and politician, multiple minister
- José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage (1823–1907), zoologist and politician, multiple minister
- João José Pereira Júnior (1823–1896), entrepreneur in Brazil, director of the Estrada de Ferro Sorocabana railway line
- Jacinto Augusto de Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt (1824–1888), noble politician and diplomat
- Russel Manners Gordon (1829–1906), Anglo-Portuguese nobleman and military man
- Agostinho de Ornelas e Vasconcelos Esmeraldo Rolim de Moura e Teive (1836–1901), diplomat, aristocrat and scientist
- Jaime Moniz (1837–1917), politician and educator, 1871–1872 Navy and Overseas Minister
- Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (1837–1880), Bishop of Funchal and Archbishop of Goa
- Manuel Nunes (1843–1922), carpenter, manufacturer and inventor, is considered the father of the ukulele
- Tristão Vaz Teixeira de Bettencourt da Câmara (1848–1903), noble journalist and newspaper publisher
- Maximiliano Eugénio de Azevedo (1850–1911), military man and author
- Lloyd Mathews (1850–1901), British naval officer and colonial administrator, abolitionism activist against slavery
- Joaquim Augusto de Sousa (1853–1905), photographer
- Carlos Azevedo de Menezes (1863–1928), botanist
- António Alves de Oliveira (1863–1946), military and colonial administrator
- Luís da Câmara Pestana (1863–1899), hygienist, university professor and pioneer of bacteriology
- Fernando Augusto da Silva (1863–1949), spiritual historian and author
- Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar (1865–1938), naval officer and politician, Prime Minister 1924
- Mark Athias (1875–1946), physician, researcher and university professor
- Henrique Franco (1883–1961), painter
- Francisco Franco de Sousa (1885–1955), sculptor, a. a. the famous Lisbon statue of Christ
- Manuel Luís Vieira (1885–1952), cameraman and film director
- Edmundo Bettencourt (1889–1973), poet and lawyer, important figure in Fado de Coimbra
- Juvenal de Araújo (1892–1976), politician
- Ernesto Sena de Oliveira (1892–1972), Bishop of Lamego and Coimbra, Titular Archbishop of Mitylene
- Lomelino Silva (1892–1967), opera singer
- José Vicente Gonçalves (1896–1985), mathematician, author and university professor
Luís da Câmara Pestana
José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage
Jacinto Augusto de Santana e Vasconcelos Moniz de Bettencourt
Manuel Nunes
Joaquim Augusto de Sousa
Fernando Augusto da Silva (with the Order of St. Jacob of the Sword )
Alfredo Rodrigues Gaspar
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1901 to 1950
- Alberto de Araújo (1903–1980), politician and lawyer
- Luiz Peter Stanton Clode (1904–1990), electrical engineer, composer, author and radio pioneer in Madeira
- Fernão de Ornelas (1908–1978), politician and lawyer
- Artur de Sousa ( Pinga ) (1909–1963), football player
- Virgílio Teixeira (1917-2010), actor
- Max (1918–1980), fado singer
- José Manuel Bettencourt Rodrigues (1918–2011), military, politician and colonial administrator
- Joel Serrão (1919–2008), historian and university professor
- Fernando Augusto Santos e Castro (1922–1983), politician and colonial administrator
- João Cosme Santos Guerreiro (1923–1987), mathematician and university professor
- José da Silva ( Saca ) (1923-2005), swimmer
- Elisabeth Gesche (* 1924), German nurse and former honorary consul
- Rui Vieira (1926–2009), botanist, agricultural engineer and politician
- Lourdes Castro (* 1930), painter and installation artist
- Teodoro de Faria (* 1930), Bishop of Funchal
- Herberto Helder (1930–2015), poet
- Nélio Mendonça (1930–2009), doctor and politician
- Maurílio Jorge Quintal de Gouveia (1932–2019), Archbishop of Évora
- Armindo Abreu (* 1935), journalist
- António da Cunha Telles (* 1935), film director and producer
- Jardim Gonçalves (* 1935), civil engineer, officer, bank manager, Opus Dei member and economic criminal
- Lino José Góis Ferreira (* 1936), military and politician
- Ângela Caires (1939–2013), writer and journalist
- Eleutério Gomes de Aguiar (1940–2002), educator, journalist and politician
- Virgílio Pereira (* 1941), politician and geographer, MEP and multiple mayor of Funchal
- Alberto João Jardim (* 1943), conservative politician, longtime president of the Autonomous Region of Madeira
- Guilherme Silva (* 1943), lawyer and conservative politician
- Joe Berardo (* 1944), entrepreneur, investor and art collector
- Sérgio Borges (1944–2011), beat musician and singer
- José Viale Moutinho (* 1945), writer and journalist
- Vicente Jorge Silva (* 1946), journalist, film director and television commentator
- José Agostinho Baptista (* 1948), poet and translator
- Gil Gomes Galvão (* 1949), lawyer, 2002–2012 judge at the Constitutional Court of Portugal
- António José Luís dos Reis (* 1949), civil engineer and university professor
Jardim Gonçalves
Ângela Caires
Eleutério Gomes de Aguiar
Guilherme Silva
Joe Berardo
From 1951
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- Francisco José Vieira Fernandes (* 1952), economist and writer
- Fernando Frutuoso de Melo (* 1955), EU official and Director General
- Sérgio Marques (* 1957), politician, Member of the European Union from 1999-2009
- José Lino Tranquada Gomes (* 1958), politician and lawyer
- Paulo David (* 1959), architect
- Miguel Albuquerque (* 1961), politician, lawyer and writer, President of the Madeira Autonomous Region since 2015
- Edgar Silva (* 1962), Catholic theologian and communist politician, presidential candidate 2016
- Fátima Lopes (* 1965), fashion designer
- Vítor Sá (* 1965), rally driver
- Paulo Cafôfo (* 1971), teacher, Mayor of Funchal since 2013
- João Rodrigues (* 1971), Olympic windsurf sailor
- Marco Vasconcelos (* 1971), badminton player
- Ricardo Fernandes (* 1972), badminton player
- Paula Saldanha (* 1972), Olympic Judoka, 1999 Vice European Champion
- Liliana Rodrigues de Góis (* 1973), humanities scholar and socialist politician, Member of the European Union since 2014
- Duarte Nuno Pereira Gomes (* 1973), UEFA referee
- Nuno Teixeira (* 1973), lawyer and conservative politician
- Briguel , Nuno Miguel Pereira Sousa (* 1975), football player
- Ronalda (* 1976), pop singer, sister of Cristiano Ronaldo
- Carina Freitas (* 1976), singer and child psychiatrist
- Sara Aleixo (* 1978), actress, dancer and model
- Pedro Macedo Camacho (* 1979), composer, especially music for computer games
- Carlos Nóbrega (* 1979), musician and actor
- Fernando Dinarte Santos Silva (* 1980), football player
- Luís Miguel Olim Andrade (* 1981), football player
- Cláudia Monteiro de Aguiar (* 1982), liberal-conservative politician, Member of the European Union since 2014
- Zé Vitor (* 1982), football player
- Pedro Spínola (born 1983), handball player
- Petra Camacho (* 1984), actress and singer
- Vânia Fernandes (* 1985), singer
- Fábio Machado (* 1985), musician, classical mandolin interpreter
- Cristiano Ronaldo (* 1985), football player
- Ana Luisa Flôr Moura (* 1986), badminton player
- Moisés Henriques (* 1987), Australian cricketer
- Bernardo Sousa (* 1987), rally driver
- João Diogo Gomes Freitas (* 1988), football player
- Marcos Freitas (* 1988), table tennis player, 2011 European champion
- Pedro Alexandre Silveira Pita (* 1988), football player
- Sara Cerdas (* 1989), PS politician, MEP since 2019
- João Ferraz (* 1990), handball player
- Rúben Ferreira (* 1990), football player
- Laura Luís (* 1992), soccer player
- Jota (* 1993), football player
- Giullia Buscacio (born 1997), Brazilian actress
Pedro Camacho
Carlos Nóbrega
Zé Vitor
Vânia Fernandes at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo in Real Madrid shirt (2015)
Liliana Rodrigues de Góis
Carina Freitas
Moisés Henriques
Laura Luís
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