List of personalities of the city of Luanda

This list lists personalities in alphabetical order who were born in the Angolan capital Luanda . The list does not claim to be complete.

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

Guilherme Afonso (2011)

José Águas, winning the 1962 European Cup with Benfica

Assunção dos Anjos as Foreign Minister (2009)

• Cláudio Abreu (* 1971), Portuguese football player
• Guilherme Afonso (* 1985), Swiss-Angolan football player
• Albina Africano (* 1945), Angolan chemist and politician
• José Águas (1930-2000), Portuguese football player
• Sandro Aguilar (* 1973), Portuguese film director
• Aguinaldo (* 1989), football player
• Marco Airosa (* 1984), football player
• José Pedro Alberto (* 1987), football player, Angolan national player since 2009
• Carlos Manuel Alonso (* 1978), football player
• Paulo António Alves (* 1969), football player
• Sofia Alves (* 1973), Portuguese actress
• Flávio da Silva Amado (* 1979), football player
• Ilídio do Amaral (1926-2017), Portuguese geographer
• Assunção dos Anjos (* 1946), politician and diplomat
• Manuel António (* 1988), Olympic track and field athlete
• Yamba Asha (* 1976), football player
• Manuel Domingos Augusto (* 1957), diplomat and politician
• José Baptista Pinheiro de Azevedo (1917–1983), Portuguese military and politician, Prime Minister 1975–1976

Maria Borges (2014)

Titi Buengo (2012)

B.

• Patrícia Barbas (* 1971), Portuguese architect
• Luaty Beirão (* 1981), hip-hop musician and human rights activist
• Natália Bernardo (* 1986), Angolan national handball player
• Maria Borges (* 1992), model
• André Titi Buengo (* 1980), football player

C.

• Arsenio Cabungula , called Love (* 1979), football player
• Djalma Campos (* 1987), football player
• Adolfo Luxúria Canibal (* 1959), singer in the Portuguese band Mão Morta
• Boaventura Cardoso (* 1944), writer, diplomat and politician
• Arsénio Pompílio Pompeu de Carpo (1792–1869), businessman and politician
• Paulo de Carvalho (* 1960), sociologist
• William Carvalho (born 1992), football player

Djalma Campos (2013)

Paulo de Carvalho (2004)

Adolfo Luxúria Canibal in 2005 at a Mão Morta concert

Marisa Cruz (2011)

• Luis Pedro Cavanda (* 1991), Belgian-Angolan football player
• Carlos Narciso Chaínho (* 1974), football player
• Chara or Xara (* 1981), soccer player
• Desidério Costa (* 1934), politician, 2002–2008 Minister of Oil
• Hélder Costa (* 1994), Portuguese football player
• Mateus Galiano da Costa (* 1984), football player
• Assunção Cristas (* 1974), Portuguese lawyer and politician
• Hélder Cristóvão , called Hélder (* 1971), Portuguese football player
• Marisa Cruz (* 1974), Portuguese presenter and actress
• Stélvio Rosa da Cruz (* 1989), football player

D.

• Luís Delgado (* 1979), football player
• Diamondog (* 1980), Angolan rapper based in Berlin
• Filomeno Vieira Dias (* 1958), Catholic Archbishop of Luanda

Elizio (2014)

Pedro Emanuel (2008)

E.

• Elizio (* 1979), musician with Cape Verdean roots
• Pedro Emanuel (* 1975), Portuguese football player
• Vítor Estêvão (* 1952), Portuguese cameraman
• Estrela (* 1995), Portuguese football player
• José Xavier Ezequiel (* 1962), Portuguese writer

F.

Aline Frazão (2012)

Fidelino Loy de Jesus Figueiredo in East Timor (2019)

Alexandre Faria (2012, as President of the Estoril Praia Football Club )

• Alexandre Faria (* 1973), Portuguese lawyer and local politician
• Antónia Moreira de Fátima (* 1982), judoka
• Bruno Fernando (* 1998), basketball player
• Isabel Ferreira (* 1958), lawyer and writer
• Fidelino Loy de Jesus Figueiredo (* 1937), diplomat
• Paulo José Lopes Figueiredo (* 1972), football player
• Paulo Flores (born 1972), singer
• Núrio Fortuna (* 1995), football player
• Irina França (* 1980s), singer
• Aline Frazão (* 1988), singer, singer-songwriter

G

Geraldo (2014, wearing Angola's jersey )

• Paul G (* 1980s), musician
• Armando Gama (* 1954), Portuguese singer, represented Portugal at the Eurovision Song Contest 1983
• Zézé Gamboa (* 1955), filmmaker
• Geraldo (* 1991), soccer player
• Gilberto (* 1982), football player
• Hélder Gonçalves (* 1970), Portuguese musician, guitarist in the group Clã
• Isabel Guialo (* 1980), Angolan handball national player
• Enoque Guilherme (* 1987), football player, Angolan national player since 2009

J

• Jamba (* 1977), football player
• Manuel Alexandre Jamuana (* 1984), football player, Angolan national player since 2008
• António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet and writer
• Aguinaldo Jaime (* 1956), politician
• Lucas João (* 1993), Portuguese football player
• José Maria Júnior (* 1943), Portuguese football player

Marcelina Kiala at the 2012 Olympics

K

• Zé Kalanga (born 1983), football player
• António Paulo Kassoma (* 1951), multiple minister, President of Parliament since 2010
• Luisa Kiala (* 1982), Angolan handball national player
• Marcelina Kiala (* 1979), Angolan national handball player

L.

• Lamá (* 1981), soccer player
• Cremilda de Lima (* 1940), Angolan children's book author
• Locô (* 1984), football player
• Jone Lopes Pedro (* 1990), German-Portuguese-Angolan basketball player
• Narciso Lubasa (* 1989), German-Angolan football player

M.

Manucho in Real Valladolid jersey (2010)

Teresa Nzola Meso at the 2009 European Indoor Championships

Aleixo-Platini Menga (Olympic qualification 2012 in Mannheim)

Ana Clara Guerra Marques (2011)

• André Macanga (* 1978), football player
• Paulo Madeira (* 1970), Portuguese soccer player, a. a. National player at the EM'96
• Ana Magalhães (* 1960), artist, especially sculptor
• Archer Mangueira (* 1962), politician
• Manucho (* 1983), football player
• Neftali Manzambi (* 1997), Swiss-Angolan football player
• Mário (* 1985), football player
• Ana Clara Guerra Marques (* 1962), Angolan dancer and choreographer
• Rui Marques (born 1977), football player
• João Melo (* 1955), writer and journalist
• David Mendes (* 1962), lawyer, human rights activist and politician
• Jorge Alberto Mendonça (* 1938), football player
• Antonio Manuel Viana Mendonça (* 1982), football player
• Aleixo-Platini Menga (* 1987), German athlete
• Teresa Nzola Meso (born 1983), track and field athlete
• Miloy (born 1981), football player
• Agenor Miranda (1907-2004), important priest of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion
• Rafael Marques de Morais (* 1971), civil rights activist, journalist and author
• Joaquim Moreno (* 1973), Portuguese architect and author
• Dog Murras (* 1977), Kuduro musician

Envy (2008)

Lopo do Nascimento on the state visit to Romania (1978)

Fernando Nobre (2008), founder and spokesman of the NGO AMI

N

• Eduardo Nascimento (1943–2019), singer, represented Portugal at the 1967 Grand Prix de la Chanson
• Lopo do Nascimento (* 1942), politician, first Prime Minister of independent Angola (1975 to 1978)
• Neide (* 1986), pop musician and actress
• Fernando Nobre (* 1951), politician, doctor, freemason and university professor

O

Ondjaki, 2012 in Brasília

• Ondjaki (* 1977), Angolan writer

P

• Edgar Patrício de Carvalho Pacheco (* 1977), Angolan-Portuguese football player
• Pocas Pascoal (* 1963), Angolan film director
• Salvador Manuel Pascoal (* 1977), Kizomba and Semba singer
• José Gonçalves Martins Patrício (* 1954), oil manager, former diplomat
• Jone Lopes Pedro (* 1990), German-Angolan basketball player
• José Maria Pimentel (* 1956), Portuguese-Angolan writer and illustrator
• Alberto Oliveira Pinto (* 1962), Portuguese writer
• Afimico Pululu (* 1999), French-Angolan football player

Q

• Eusébio de Queirós (1812–1868), Brazilian. Politicians, judges and Freemasons, ended the slave trade in Brazil
• Ungudi Quiawacana (* 1990), athlete

R.

Nando Rafael (2007)

Eusébio de Queirós (1858)

Jose Joaquim Rodrigues (2003)

• Nando Rafael (* 1984), German-Angolan football player
• Anselmo Ralph (* 1981), pop singer
• Cláudio Ramos (* 1973), Portuguese television presenter, actor and writer
• Alexandre Relvas (* 1956), manager, lobbyist and PSD politician
• Óscar Bento Ribas (1909–2004), Angolan ethnologist and writer
• Alberto do Carmo Bento Ribeiro (* 1941), Angolan politician and diplomat
• João Ricardo (* 1970), football player
• José Carvalho da Rocha (* 1964), Angolan politician, telecomm since 2008. and IT minister
• Altamiro Rodrigues (1959-2007), Angolan singer
• Jacinto Rodrigues (* 1939), Portuguese philosopher, university professor and author
• José Joaquim Rodrigues (* 1936), Portuguese sculptor and draftsman

S.

Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho da Silva (1828)

• Manuela Sambo (* 1964), painter
• António Santos (* 1964), Olympic athlete, 1988 African triple jump champion
• Ana Paula dos Santos (* 1963), President's wife
• Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos , known as Nandó (* 1952), Prime Minister since 2002
• Francisco Santos (artist) , called Xesko (* 1962), Angolan-Portuguese artist and Olympic swimmer
• José Eduardo dos Santos (* 1942), President of Angola
• José Filomeno dos Santos (* 1978), businessman, son of the former President José Eduardo dos Santos
• Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos (1910–1984), politician and Freemason, 1983–1984 president of the PSD party
• Welwitschia dos Santos (* 1978), entrepreneur and politician, daughter of the president
• João Victor Saraiva , called Madjer (* 1977), beach soccer player
• Paulo Castro Seixas (* 1967), Portuguese anthropologist and sociologist, university professor and author
• Luís Lopes de Sequeira († 1681), Afro-Portuguese officer, commander of the Battle of Ambuila (1665)
• Eusébio de Queirós Coutinho da Silva (1781–1842), Luso-Brazilian lawyer, Minister in Brazil
• Jildson Simões (* 1989), entrepreneur, athlete and official, organizer of international Jiu Jitsu competitions
• Álvaro Sobrinho (* 1962), entrepreneur and banker
• Luís Soveral (* 1961), Portuguese painter, architect, actor and genealogist

Ana Paula dos Santos (2009)

José Eduardo dos Santos (2007)

Luís Filipe B. Teixeira (2006)

T

• Gonçalo M. Tavares (* 1970), Portuguese writer
• Luís Filipe B. Teixeira (* 1959), Portuguese writer, philosopher and university professor
• Paula Teixeira da Cruz (* 1960), Portuguese lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice since 2011

V

• Fernando José de França Dias Van Dúnem (* 1952), ambassador and politician
• Francisca Van Dunem (* 1952), Angolan-Portuguese lawyer and politician, Minister of Justice in the Costa I cabinet
• João Van-Dúnem (1952–2013), journalist and media manager
• Maria de Lourdes Pereira dos Santos Van-Dúnem (1935-2006), singer
• Afonso Van-Dúnem M'Binda (1941–2014), diplomat and politician

Manuel Domingos Vicente (2014)

José Pierre Vunguidica in the national jersey, 2014

• Manuel Domingos Vicente (* 1956), engineer, manager and politician, Vice President of Angola since 2012
• Lito Vidigal (* 1969), football coach
• José Pierre Vunguidica (* 1990), football player

X

• Fernando Agostinho da Costa , usually called Xara (* 1981), football player

See also

• Luanda

Web links

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