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
Fernando Augusto da Silva (with the Order of St. Jacob of the Sword )
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
From 1951
- 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
Vânia Fernandes at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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