List of sons and daughters of the city of Porto

The following list contains personalities born in Porto , listed chronologically by year of birth. The list does not claim to be complete.

Personalities born in Porto

Until 1800

Monument to the Infante Heinrich the Navigator

• Henry the Navigator (1394–1460), Infant of Portugal from the house of Avis.
• Pêro Vaz de Caminha (probably 1445-1500), Cabral's scribe, wrote the letter that announced the “discovery” of Brazil (Carta do Achamento do Brasil).
• Pedro de Porto (1465 / 70–1535), composer of Renaissance music .
• Inácio de Azevedo (1527–1570), Jesuit missionary
• Uriel da Costa (1585–1640), religious philosopher, theology critic and free thinker
• Tomás Pinto Brandão (1664–1743), poet
• Luiz de Castro Pereira (1768–1822), bishop, prelate of Cuiabá (Brazil)
• Ignacio José de Macedo (1774–1834), clergyman
• Domingos Vieira (1775–1857), theologian, Romanist, Lusitanist and lexicographer
• Antonio Pinto Soares (1780–1865), head of state (Jefe de Estado) of Costa Rica
• José Joaquim Lopes de Lima (1796 / 1798–1852), officer, politician and administrator
• Almeida Garrett (1799–1854), writer and playwright.

1801 to 1850

• Joaquim Augusto Kopke (1806–1895), entrepreneur and military, last head of the German-born Kopke-Portwein dynasty
• Diogo Kopke (1808–1844), publicist, lecturer, journalist and military
• Soares de Passos (1826-1860), poet
• Bento da França Pinto de Oliveira (1833–1889), officer and colonial administrator
• Ramalho Ortigão (1836–1915), poet
• Júlio Dinis (1839–1871), doctor and writer
• Arthur Roope Hunt (1843-1914), geologist
• Arthur Napoleão (1843–1925), child prodigy at the piano, later a Brazilian composer.
• Guilherme Braga (1845–1874), poet
• Francisco Marques de Sousa Viterbo (1845–1910), poet, archaeologist, historiographer and journalist
• Joaquim de Vasconcelos (1849–1936), music and art writer, critic and historian
• António Carvalho de Silva Porto (1850-1893), painter

1851 to 1900

• Artur Alberto de Campos Henriques (1853–1922), politician
• João Marques de Oliveira (1853–1927), painter
• Artur Loureiro (1853–1932), painter
• Venceslaus de Sousa Pereira de Lima (1858–1919), politician, Prime Minister 1909
• António Cálem (1860–1932), merchant
• Aurélio Paz dos Reis (1862–1931), plant breeder, photographer, pioneer of Portuguese film
• Duarte Leite (1864–1950) historian, journalist, diplomat and politician
• Amália Luazes (1865–1938), educator and writer
• Basílio Teles (1866–1923), writer and politician
• António Nobre (1867–1900), poet
• Raul Brandão (1867–1930), writer
• José Marques da Silva (1869–1947), architect
• Domingos Alvão (1872–1946), photographer
• Ângelo de Lima (1872–1921), modern poet
• Augusto Gil (1873-1929), poet
• Félix Bermudes (1874–1960), playwright and marksman
• Manuel Pio Correia (1874–1934), botanist
• Alfonso Nunes de Mattos (1875–1946), film producer
• António Patrício (1878–1930), playwright, writer and diplomat
• Guilhermina Suggia (1885–1950), cellist , one of the first women to make a career with the cello; she had named after her Stradivarius - Cello "Bonamy Dobree-Suggia" from 1717th
• Carlos Maia Pinto (1886–1932), politician and prime minister
• José Mouzinho de Albuquerque (1886–1965), show jumper, officer and military attaché
• Manuel de Abreu Ferreira de Carvalho (1893–1968), officer and governor
• Maria Henriques Osswald (1893–1988), writer and translator
• José Maria Ferreira de Castro (1898–1974), writer
• Botelho Moniz (1900–1970), general during the Estado Novo
• José Gomes Ferreira (1900–1985), writer and poet

1901 to 1950

• Pedro Homem de Mello (1904–1984), poet and lawyer
• Francisco Jose Lahmeyer Bugalho (1905–1949), poet of German descent, father of the poet and Germanist Cristovam Pavia
• Agostinho da Silva (1906–1994), philosopher and author
• Adolfo Casais Monteiro (1908–1972), writer
• Manoel de Oliveira (1908–2015), film director and nestor of film art in Portugal
• Edgar Cardoso (1913–2000), bridge construction engineer
• Kaúlza Oliveira de Arriaga (1915–2004), general, writer and politician
• Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen (1919-2004), writer
• Manuel Pereira da Silva (1920–2003), sculptor
• José Bernardino Ramalhete (* 1921), architect
• Tomás de Melo Breyner Andresen (1922–1993), diplomat
• Vasco de Lima Couto (1923–1980), poet and actor
• Fernando Távora (1923–2005), architect and the founder of the "School of Porto"
• António Matos Veloso (* 1923), architect
• Ana Hatherly (1929–2015), poet, philologist and university professor
• Álvaro Siza Vieira (* 1933), architect, Távora's pupil
• Francisco Sá Carneiro (1934–1980), Prime Minister of the Third Republic
• Mário de Araújo Cabral (1934–2020), racing car driver
• Paulo Rocha (1935–2012), film director
• Alexandre Soares dos Santos (1935–2019), entrepreneur
• Alberto Pimenta (* 1937), writer, university professor, Germanist, translator and performer
• Jorge Nuno Pinto da Costa (* 1937), President of the FC Porto football club
• Álvaro Cassuto (* 1938), conductor and composer
• Januário Torgal Mendes Ferreira (* 1938), military bishop of Portugal
• Alfredo Tropa (* 1939), director
• Manuel Casimiro (* 1941), painter, photographer, designer, sculptor and film director
• Mário Cláudio (* 1941), writer, poet and essayist
• José Mário Branco (1942–2019), singer and composer
• Adriano Correia de Oliveira (1942–1982), protest singer, fado singer and composer
• Vasco Graça Moura (1942–2014), lawyer, politician, writer and translator
• Saheb Sarbib (* 1944), Algerian-American jazz musician
• Artur Barrio (* 1945), Portuguese-Brazilian artist
• Sérgio Godinho (* 1945), poet, musician, composer and singer
• Artur Jorge (* 1946), soccer player and coach
• Maria de Belém Roseira (* 1949), lawyer and politician
• Humberto Coelho (* 1950), football player and coach

1951 to 1975

• José Calvário (1951–2009), musician, composer and conductor.
• Souto Moura (* 1952), architect, Tavora and Siza's pupil
• Miguel Sousa Tavares (* 1952), writer and journalist
• José Carvalho (* 1953), Olympic track and field athlete
• Alda Sousa (* 1953), politician
• Fernando Magalhães (1954–2013), journalist and television correspondent
• João Paulo Borges Coelho (* 1955), Mozambican writer
• Mísia (* 1955), fado singer, pioneer for its revival and renewal
• Elisa Ferreira (* 1955), politician
• Fernando Gomes (* 1956), football player
• Augusto Santos Silva (* 1956), politician and university professor, multiple minister
• José Pedro Aguiar Branco (* 1957), lawyer and politician, Minister of Defense
• João Canijo (* 1957), director
• Joaquim Pinto (* 1957), film director
• Rui Rio (* 1957), politician, former mayor of Porto
• Dona Rosa (* 1957), blind fado singer
• Luís de Almeida Sampaio (* 1957), Portuguese Ambassador to Germany
• Rosa Mota (* 1958), marathon runner and two-time Olympic champions (1984 and 1988)
• Ana Bustorff (* 1959), actress
• Adriano Luz (* 1959), actor and theater director
• Pedro Abrunhosa (* 1960), jazz and pop musician, author
• José Azeredo Lopes (* 1961), lawyer, university professor and politician, Minister of Defense from 2015
• Ni Amorim (* 1962), racing driver
• Pedro Cordeiro (born 1963), tennis player
• Pedro Chaves (* 1965), racing driver
• Rui Poças (* 1966), cameraman
• Alberta Marques Fernandes (* 1968), journalist
• Cristina Pereira (1968–2009), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Paulo Duarte (* 1969), football coach
• Diogo Feio (* 1970), politician
• Nuno Marques (* 1970), tennis player
• Jorge Costa (* 1971), soccer player and coach
• João Pinto (* 1971), football player
• Tiago Guedes (* 1971), director
• Miguel Maia (* 1971), volleyball and beach volleyball player
• Miguel Ramos (* 1971), racing car driver
• Carlos Resende (* 1971), handball player and coach
• Ricardo Sá Pinto (born 1972), football player
• Rita Sousa Uva (* 1972), aviation lawyer and writer
• Ricardo Trêpa (born 1972), actor
• Nuno Resende (* 1973), Belgian-Portuguese pop singer
• Jacinto Lucas Pires (* 1974), writer, screenwriter and director
• Filipa César (* 1975), artist and filmmaker
• João Barbosa (* 1975), racing car driver
• Jorge Sousa (* 1975), international soccer referee

From 1976

• Ricardo Martins da Costa (* 1976), handball player
• Tiago Monteiro (* 1976), racing car driver
• Luís Miguel Rocha (1976-2015), writer
• Leonor Baldaque (* 1977), actress
• André Villas-Boas (* 1977), football coach
• Miguel Araújo (* 1978), songwriter and pop musician
• Mário Gajo de Carvalho (* 1978), film director
• Filipa Leal (* 1979), journalist, poet, screenwriter and television presenter
• Susana Santos Silva (* 1979), jazz musician
• Mónica Ferraz (* 1980), singer
• João Paulo Pinto Ribeiro (* 1980), football player
• Sérgio Paulo Barbosa Valente (born 1980), football player
• José Moreira (* 1982), soccer goalkeeper
• Jorge Trêpa (* 1982), actor
• João Villas-Boas (* 1982), actor
• Pedro Fraga (* 1983), rower
• Raúl Meireles (born 1983), football player
• Nuno Mendes (* 1984), Olympic rower
• Álvaro Parente (* 1984), racing car driver
• Luís Carlos Correia Pinto ( Luisinho , * 1985), football player
• Paulo Machado (* 1986), football player
• Pedro Petiz (* 1986), Portuguese racing driver
• RAC , DJ and music producer in the USA
• Vítor Hugo Gomes Paços (* 1987), football player
• Tiago Pinto (* 1988), soccer player
• Tiago Jorge Oliveira Lopes (* 1989), football player
• Sara Sampaio (* 1991), model
• André Gomes (* 1993), football player
• João Mário (* 1993), football player
• Rui Soares (* 1993), squash player
• Jorge Viterbo Ferreira (* 1994), chess player
• Gonçalo Paciência (* 1994), football player
• Gonçalo Oliveira (born 1995), tennis player
• Diogo Jota (* 1996), football player
• Diogo Leite (* 1999), soccer player