List of sons and daughters of the city of Évora
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The following list contains personalities born in the Portuguese city of Évora , listed chronologically according to their year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.
Until 1800
- Miguel da Silva (1480–1556), cardinal
- Martinho de Portugal (1485–1547), Archbishop of Funchal
- Pero Fernandes Sardinha (1496–1556), first bishop in Brazil
- Garcia de Resende (* around 1470, † 1536), Portuguese courtier, chronicler and poet
- André de Resende (* around 1500; † 1573), Dominican, theologian, author and archaeologist
- Afonso de Portugal (1509–1540), cardinal
- Cristóvão da Gama (1516–1542), military leader, son of Vasco da Gama
- António Ribeiro Chiado (around 1520; † 1591), spiritual dramatist and poet of the Renaissance
- Gaspar da Cruz (1520–1570), Dominican missionary, author of the first European book on China
- Duarte Nunes de Leão (around 1530; † 1608), legal scholar and historian
- Vasco Pereira Lusitano (1535–1609), painter in Seville
- Johann Manuel of Portugal (1537–1554), Portuguese prince, father of King D. Sebastião
- Luis Mendez de Vasconcellos (1543–1623), 55th Grand Master of the Order of Malta in Malta
- Pedro Fernández de Quirós (1565–1614), navigator and explorer mainly in the Pacific
- Gaspar Fernandes (1566–1629), Portuguese composer and organist
- Pedro Nunes (1586–1637), painter
- Estêvão Brioso de Figueiredo (1630–1689), bishop in Olinda and Funchal
- Sebastião de Andrade Pessanha (1676–1737), Archbishop of Goa, 1717 Governor of Portuguese India
- José da Avé-Maria Leite da Costa e Silva (1727–1799), bishop of the Azores
- Joaquim José Rodrigues de Brito (1753–1831), economist, university professor and author
- Agostinho José Freire (1780–1836), military and liberal politician, multiple minister
1801 to 1950
- Francisco Arderius Bardán (1835–1886), Spanish musician, actor and entrepreneur
- Gabriel Pereira (1847–1911), archaeologist and librarian, 1888–1902 director of the Biblioteca Nacional
- Ernesto Vieira da Rocha (1872–1952), military, politician and Freemason, multiple minister and decorated general of the Portuguese Expeditionary Corps during the First World War
- José Eduardo de Calça e Pina da Câmara Manoel (1875–1940), agricultural engineer and politician
- Irene Isidro (1907–1993), actress
- Joaquim Augusto Pereira do Carmo da Câmara Manoel (1907–1951), author, journalist and local politician
- Estrela da Liberdade Alves Faria (1910–1976), modernist painter
- João Cruz (1915–1981), football player ( Sporting Lisbon )
- Perdigão Queiroga (1916–1980), film director and producer
- José Augusto Alegria (1917–2004), musicologist and author
- Joaquim Rosa (born 1926), actor
- Fernanda Borsatti (* 1931), actress
- José Cutileiro (1934–2020), Portuguese diplomat, politician, scholar and author
- Joaquim Bravo (1935–1990), painter
- Francisco Murteira Nabo (* 1939), economist, manager and politician
- Álvaro Lapa (1939–2006), painter, author and university lecturer
- Joaquim Manuel Nazareth (* 1942), sociologist and university professor
- António Livramento (1944–1999), roller hockey player and coach, is considered the best player of all time
- Manuel Gusmão (* 1945), poet, essayist, translator and university professor
- António Palolo (1946–2000), sculptor and painter
- Fernando Cavaterra (* 1949), marine, was believed to have been lost in East Timor for decades
From 1951
- Luís Carmelo (* 1954), versatile writer and blogger
- Glória Férias (born 1963), actress
- João Magueijo (* 1967), physicist
- Paulo Torres (* 1971), football player and coach
- João Maria Ventura Trindade (* 1972), architect
- Ricardo Andorinho (* 1976), handball player
- Ricardo Levi (* 1977), pop singer
- Edgar Martins (* 1977), photographer in Great Britain
- Duarte (* 1980), fado singer
- Carla Matadinho (* 1982), model
- Hugo Laurentino (* 1984), handball goalkeeper
- Pedro Rebocho (* 1995), football player
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