List of sons and daughters of the city of Rio de Janeiro

The list of sons and daughters of the city of Rio de Janeiro includes people who were born in the Brazilian metropolis of Rio de Janeiro . The list does not claim to be complete.

17th and 18th centuries

1601-1800

Francisco Manuel da Silva
(1795–1865)

• Maria Ursula Lancastro y Abreu (1682–1730), Portuguese-Brazilian adventurer
• António José da Silva (1705–1739), Portuguese comedy poet of Marran origin
• António de Morais Silva (1755–1824), lexicographer, grammarian, Romanist and Lusitanist
• António Pereira de Sousa Caldas (1762-1814), Portuguese poet and author
• José Maurício Nunes Garcia (1767–1830), composer
• Antônio Rodrigues de Aguiar (1768–1818), Prelate of Goiás
• Francisco Manuel da Silva (1795–1865), composer

19th century

1801-1850

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva
(1803-1880)

Peter II
(1825-1891)

• Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (1803–1880), Marshal and Commander in Chief of the Brazilian Army
• Maria II (1819-1853), Queen of Portugal
• Neville Bowles Chamberlain (1820-1902) British field marshal
• Januária of Brazil (1822–1901), Princess of Brazil and Infanta of Portugal
• Franziska of Brazil (1824–1898), Princess of Brazil and Infanta of Portugal
• Peter II (1825-1891), Emperor of Brazil from 1831 to 1889
• Manuel Antônio de Almeida (1831–1861), poet doctor
• Joaquim José da França Júnior (1838–1890), lawyer, dramaturge, journalist and painter
• Joaquim Maria Machado de Assis (1839–1908), writer and poet
• Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton (1843–1917), Scottish engineer
• Isabella of Brazil (1846–1921), last Crown Princess of Brazil
• John Sergeant Wise (1846–1913), lawyer and politician
• Chiquinha Gonzaga (1847–1935), pianist and composer
• Leopoldina of Brazil (1847–1871), Princess of Brazil
• Joaquim Calado (1848–1880), flautist and composer

1851-1880

Henrique Oswald
(1852-1931)

Adolfo Lutz
(1855-1940)

Augusto Pestana
(1868-1934)

• Miguel Bombarda (1851-1910), Portuguese psychiatrist and politician
• Bernardino Machado (1851–1944), politician from the time of the first republic in Portugal
• Henrique Oswald (1852–1931), composer and diplomat
• Adolfo Lutz (1855–1940), physician, zoologist and pioneer of bacteriology in Brazil
• Heinrich David (1856–1935), Swiss lawyer and politician
• Ludwig Tesdorpf (1856–1905), German precision mechanic and entrepreneur
• Henry Alexander Miers (1858–1942), British mineralogist
• Ernesto Nazareth (1863–1934), composer
• João Pinheiro Chagas (1863–1925), Portuguese journalist and politician, briefly Prime Minister of Portugal in 1911
• Johann Paul Leberecht Strack (1863–1930), German wholesale merchant and senator of the Hanseatic city of Lübeck
• Olavo Bilac (1865–1918), journalist, poet and teaching inspector
• Anacleto de Medeiros (1866–1907), composer and conductor
• Peter August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1866–1934), Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Imperial Brazilian heir to the throne
• August Leopold von Sachsen-Coburg and Gotha (1867–1922), imperial Brazilian pretender to the throne
• Francisco Braga (1868–1945), composer
• Max Fleiuss (1868–1943), journalist and writer
• Augusto Pestana (1868–1934), engineer and politician
• Florentino Ávidos (1870–1956), engineer and politician
• Arthur Wehnelt (1871–1944), German physicist
• Carlos Magalhães de Azeredo (1872–1963), diplomat, lawyer, journalist and writer
• Irineu de Almeida (1873-1916), musician and composer
• Heitor da Silva Costa (1873-1947), civil engineer
• Luís Martins de Souza Dantas (1876–1954), diplomat
• Henrique César Fernandes Mourão (1877–1945), Roman Catholic Bishop of Cafelândia
• Henrique da Rocha Lima (1879–1956), physician and pathologist

1881-1900

Mário de Pimentel Brandão
(1889–1956)

Oscar Lorenzo Fernández
(1897-1948)

• Afonso Henriques de Lima Barreto (1881–1922), journalist and author
• João do Rio (1881–1921), journalist, chronicler, translator and theater scholar
• Vítor Viana (1881–1937), lawyer, journalist and historian
• Edgar Roquette-Pinto (1884–1954), writer, ethnologist, anthropologist and doctor
• Antenor Nascentes (1886–1972), Romance scholar, grammarian and lexicographer
• Artur de Souza Nascimento (1886–1957), musician
• Octávio Bevilacqua (1887–1953), musicologist and teacher
• Carlos Duarte Costa (1888–1967), Bishop of the Roman Catholic Church and founder of the Catholic Apostolic Church in Brazil
• Edith de Magalhães Fraenkel (1889–1969), pioneer in health care and nursing
• Donga (1890–1974), musician
• Carlos Celso de Ouro Preto (1891-1953), diplomat
• Lélio Gama (1892–1981), mathematician, astronomer and geophysicist
• Ronaldo de Carvalho (1893–1935), poet and diplomat
• Alceu Amoroso Lima (1893-1983), author
• Temistocles da Graça Aranha (1894-1956), diplomat
• Philadelpho Azevedo (1894–1951), lawyer, judge at the International Court of Justice in The Hague
• Newton Pádua (1894–1966), composer
• Alberto Cavalcanti (1897–1982), film director and film producer
• Oscar Lorenzo Fernández (1897–1948), composer
• Pixinguinha (1897–1973), musician, composer and conductor
• Octávio Trompowsky (1897–1984), chess player
• Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887–1959), composer and conductor
• Mário de Pimentel Brandão (1889–1956), diplomat and politician
• Jorge Latour (1898–1972), diplomat
• Nonô (1899–1931), national soccer player
• Waldemar Levy Cardoso (1900–2009), Field Marshal

20th century

1901-1910

Oscar Niemeyer
(1907–2012)

• Edmundo de Macedo Soares e Silva (1901–1989), brigadier general and politician
• Cecília Meireles (1901–1964), journalist and poet
• Agostinho Fortes Filho (1901–1966), football player
• José de Lima Figueiredo (1902–1956), general, politician and author
• Bidu Sayão (1902–1999), opera singer
• Vasco Leitão da Cunha (1903-1984), diplomat
• Altamir de Moura (1903–1988), diplomat
• Fernando Giudicelli (1903-1968), football player
• Alfredo Alves (1904–1975), football player
• Alfredo Brilhante da Costa (1904–1980), football player
• Jaguaré Bezerra de Vasconcelos (1905–1946), football player
• Adalgisa Nery (1905–1980), writer
• Augusto Hamann Rademaker Grünewald (1905–1985), President of Brazil
• Preguinho (1905–1979), football player
• Raul Roulien (1905–2000), actor, film director, pianist, singer and television presenter
• Roberto Barthel Rosa (1906–1990), diplomat
• Carlos Alberto Ferreira Braga (1907-2006), songwriter and singer
• Luís Gervasoni (1907–1963), Brazilian football player of Italian origin
• Oscar Niemeyer (1907–2012), pioneer of modern architecture
• Cartola (1908–1980), actually Angenor de Oliveira, samba composer
• Sylvio Hoffmann Mazzi (1908–1991), football player
• Démosthenes Magalhães (born 1909), football player
• Adolpho Justo Bezerra de Menezes (1910–1990), diplomat and author
• Carlos Chagas Filho (1910-2000), biophysicist
• Felix Sonnenfeld (1910–1993), chess composer

1911-1920

Peter Brian Medawar
(1915-1987)

João Havelange
(1916-2016)

João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo
(1918–1999)

• Marcolino Gomes Candau (1911–1983), doctor and from 1953 to 1973 was Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO)
• Rui Pinto Duarte (1911– ??), modern pentathlon
• Domingos da Guia (1912-2000), football player
• Marina de Vasconcelos (1912–1973), anthropologist and university professor
• Véra Clouzot (1913–1960), French-Brazilian actress, first wife of Henri-Georges Clouzot
• Sílvio Elia (1913–1998), Romanist, Lusitanist, Brazilianist and linguist
• Vinícius de Moraes (1913–1980), poet and guitarist
• Othon Motta (1913–1985), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Campanha
• Cristiano Portela de Araújo Pena (1913–2000), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Divinópolis
• Leônidas da Silva (1913-2004), football player
• Affonso Guimarães da Silva (1914–1997), football player
• Antônio Houaiss (1915–1999), Romanist, Lusitanist, translator, cultural politician and lexicographer
• Eunice Katunda (1915–1990), composer
• Peter Brian Medawar (1915-1987), anatomist
• Carlos Alfredo Bernardes (1916–1977), diplomat, Foreign Minister for a short time in 1962
• Cleonice Berardinelli (* 1916), university professor
• João Havelange (1916–2016), football official, member of the IOC
• Miguel Alvaro Osório de Almeida (* 1916), diplomat
• Mozart Gurgel Valente Júnior (1917–1970), diplomat, brother of Maury Gurgel Valente
• Clemente Isnard (1917–2011), Roman Catholic religious, Bishop of Nova Friburgo
• José Osvaldo de Meira Penna (1917-2017), diplomat
• Arnaldo Süssekind (1917–2012), lawyer and politician
• Jacob do Bandolim (1918–1969), mandolinist and composer
• Dino 7 Cordas (1918-2006), guitarist
• Manuel Pio Correia Júnior (1918–2013), diplomat and foreign minister
• João Baptista de Oliveira Figueiredo (1918–1999), politician, President of Brazil (1979–1985)
• Mário de Mello Mattos (* 1919), military and diplomat
• Euclides Quandt de Oliveira (1919–2013), politician
• Carlos Calero Rodrigues (1919-2011), diplomat
• Pedro dos Santos (1919–1993), percussionist and composer
• Danilo Alvim (1920–1996), football player
• Augusto da Costa (1920-2004), football player
• Murillo de Miranda Bastos Júnior (* 1920), diplomat
• José Mauro de Vasconcelos (1920–1984), writer

1921-1930

Luiz Bonfá
(1922-2001)

Nílton Santos
(1925-2013)

Fernanda Montenegro
(* 1929)

• Pery Broad (1921–1993), SS-Unterscharfuhrer and member of the guards at Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp
• Átila Iório (1921–2002), actor
• Vasco Mariz (1921–2017), historian, musicologist, writer and diplomat
• Maury Gurgel Valente (* 1921), diplomat
• Luiz Bonfá (1922–2001), composer, singer and guitarist
• Dora Lopes (1922–1983), singer and composer of Bossa Nova
• Paulo Amaral (1923–2008), football player and coach
• Waldir Azevedo (1923–1980), composer
• Emilinha Borba (1923–2005), singer and actress
• Hélio Jaguaribe (1923–2018), sociologist, economist and writer
• Bola Sete (1923–1987), guitarist, singer and composer
• Victor José Silveira (1923–1999), diplomat
• Mauro Thibau (1923–2005), engineer, 1964–1967 Minister of Mines and Energy
• Francisco de Assis Grieco (1924–2001), economist, politician and diplomat
• David Resnick (1924–2012), Israeli architect and urban planner of Brazilian origin
• Almir Mavignier (1925–2018), painter and graphic artist
• Dom Um Romão (1925–2005), drummer and percussionist
• Nílton Santos (1925-2013), football player
• Carlos Heitor Cony (1926–2018), writer and journalist
• Jamil Haddad (1926–2009), politician
• Lyle Amaury Tarrisse da Fontoura (* 1926), diplomat
• João Hermes Pereira de Araújo (* 1926), diplomat
• Carlos José Castilho (1927–1987), football goalkeeper
• Décio Esteves (1927-2000), football player and coach
• Cláudio Garcia de Souza (* 1927), diplomat
• Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927–1994), singer, pianist, guitarist and composer
• Newton Mendonça (1927–1960), pianist and poet
• Wilson (1927-1998), football player and coach
• Murillo Gurgel Valente (* 1927), diplomat, brother of Maury Gurgel Valente
• M. Rainer Lepsius (1928–2014), German sociologist
• Candido Mendes (* 1928), lawyer, philosopher, sociologist, political scientist and writer
• Tarcísio Padilha (* 1928), university professor and philosopher
• Johnny Alf (1929-2010), bossa nova musician
• Pires Constantino (1929-2002), football player
• Günther Kehnscherper (1929–2004), German Protestant theologian and archaeologist
• Daisy Lúcidi (1929–2020), radio presenter, telenovela performer, film actress and politician
• Fernanda Montenegro (born 1929), actress
• Octávio Rainho da Silva Neves (* 1929), diplomat
• Amaury Bier (* 1930), diplomat
• Sérgio de Camargo (1930–1990), sculptor and relief artist
• Helvécio Martins (1930–2005), first black Mormon General Authority
• Luciano Pedro Mendes de Almeida (1930-2006), Roman Catholic clergyman, Archbishop of Mariana
• Silvio Santos (* 1930), moderator and media entrepreneur
• Elza Soares (* 1930), samba singer

1931-1940

Fernando Henrique Cardoso
(* 1931)

Alberto Dines
(1932-2018)

Arnaldo Niskier
(* 1935)

Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
(* 1936)

1931

• Augusto Boal (1931–2009), inventor of the "Theater of the Oppressed"
• Fernando Henrique Cardoso (* 1931), sociologist, politician and President of Brazil
• José Telles da Conceição (1931–1974), track and field athlete
• Dino da Costa (* 1931), football player and coach
• Geraldo Dantas de Andrade (* 1931), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in São Luís do Maranhão
• Assis Lopes (* 1931), emeritus Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in São Sebastião do Rio de Janeiro

1932

• Antônio Carlos Diniz de Andrada (* 1932), diplomat
• Alberto Dines (1932–2018), journalist and biographer of Stefan Zweig
• Maurício Einhorn (* 1932), harmonica virtuoso and composer

1933

• Rubens Bassini (1933–1985), percussionist
• Léa Garcia (born 1933), actress
• Garrincha (1933–1983), world football star of the 1950s and 1960s
• Evaristo de Macedo (* 1933), football player and coach
• Celso José Pinto da Silva (1933–2018), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Teresina

1934

• Sérgio Paulo Rouanet (* 1934), diplomat, philosopher, anthropologist, translator and writer
• Raul de Souza (* 1934), jazz musician and band leader
• Sylvia Telles (1934–1966), singer

1935

• Milton Banana (1935-1999), percussionist
• Norma Bengell (1935–2013), actress and film director
• Maurício Carneiro Magnavita (* 1935), diplomat
• Arnaldo Niskier (* 1935), journalist, politician and writer
• Alano Maria Pena (* 1935), Roman Catholic Archbishop
• Azumir Veríssimo (1935–2012), football player

1936

• Luiz Eça (1936–1992), musician and composer
• Luiz Alfredo Garcia-Roza (1936–2020), bestselling author
• Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter (* 1936), entrepreneur
• Álvaro Gurgel de Alencar Netto (1936–2006), diplomat
• Wilson das Neves (1936-2017), musician
• Vera Pedrosa Martíns de Almeida (* 1936), diplomat

1937

• Jorge Bornhausen (* 1937), politician and lawyer
• Sérgio Cabral (* 1937), journalist, writer and actor
• Marcia Haydée (* 1937), international ballet director and choreographer
• Carlos Lamarca (1937–1971), career officer
• Miúcha (1937–2018), singer and composer
• Hélio Oiticica (1937–1980), artist
• Nélida Piñon (born 1937), writer
• Pery Ribeiro (1937–2012), actor and singer
• Aída dos Santos (born 1937), athlete
• Peter von Siemens (* 1937), German industrial manager and entrepreneur from the Siemens family

1938

• Mario Brock (* 1938), Brazilian-German neurosurgeon
• Wilson Simonal (1938-2000), singer
• Jô Soares (* 1938), author, actor, television presenter, dramaturge and theater director

1939

• Norma Blum (* 1939), actress
• Hércules Brito Ruas (born 1939), football player
• Irio De Paula (1939–2017), guitarist and composer
• Jorge Paulo Lemann (* 1939), Brazilian-Swiss investor and banker
• Carlos Lyra (* 1939), musician
• Paulo Dyrceu Pinheiro (* 1939), diplomat

1940

• Wilfried Berk (* 1940), German-Brazilian musician
• Oscar Castro-Neves (1940–2013), guitarist, arranger and composer
• João Fernandes (* 1940), American cameraman
• Affonso José Santos (* 1940), diplomat
• Claudio Szenkar (1940–2002), jazz musician and songwriter

1941-1950

Ademir da Guia
(* 1942)

Jairzinho
(* 1944)

Paulo Coelho
(* 1947)

Paulo César Lima
(* 1949)

Fernando Collor de Mello
(* 1949)

1941

• Affonso Beato (* 1941), cameraman
• Marshall Brickman (* 1941), American screenwriter and Oscar winner
• Nana Caymmi (* 1941), singer
• Ana Maria Machado (* 1941), writer, journalist and painter
• Brian Michael Fraser Neele (born 1941), diplomat
• Luiz Felipe Lampreia (1941–2016), Foreign Minister and diplomat
• Sérgio Sant'Anna (1941-2020), writer
• Robertinho Silva (* 1941), drummer and percussionist

1942

• Roberto Pinto Ferreira Mameri Abdenur (* 1942), diplomat
• Jorge Antunes (* 1942), composer of new music
• Eumir Deodato (* 1942), arranger, pianist and producer
• Ademir da Guia (* 1942), football player and politician
• Tim Maia (1942–1998), soul and funk musician
• Milton Nascimento (* 1942), musician and composer
• Flora Purim (* 1942), jazz singer
• Paulinho da Viola (* 1942), musician, singer and composer
• Alba Zaluar (1942–2019), anthropologist

1943

• Aloisio Milanez Aguiar (1943-2016), jazz pianist
• Leny Andrade (born 1943), singer
• Luiz Aquila (* 1943), artist
• Dori Caymmi (* 1943), musician
• José Artur Denot Medeiros (* 1943), diplomat
• Clodoaldo Hugueney Filho (1943-2015), diplomat
• Edu Lobo (* 1943), singer, arranger and composer
• Carlos Alberto Parreira (* 1943), football coach
• Marília Pêra (1943–2015), actress
• Sérgio de Souza Fontes Arruda (* 1943), diplomat

1944

• Affonso Emilio de Alencastro Massot (* 1944), diplomat
• Chico Buarque (* 1944), singer and writer
• Miguel Faria Jr. (born 1944), film director
• Jairzinho (* 1944), football player and coach
• Araquem de Melo (1944-2001), football player
• Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira (* 1944), comic book artist and author
• Renate Stille (* 1944), diplomat
• Carlos Alberto Torres (1944-2016), football player
• José Roberto Wright (* 1944), football referee

1945

• Guilherme Fausto da Cunha Bastos (* 1945), diplomat
• Ademar da Silva Braga (* 1945), football coach, known as Ademar Braga
• Jorge Ben Jor (* 1945), pop musician
• Ivan Lins (* 1945), composer, pianist and singer
• César Maia (* 1945), businessman and politician; three-time mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro (1993–1997, 2001–2005 and 2005–2009)
• Eliana Pittman (born 1945), singer
• Arthur Verocai (* 1945), musician, singer, conductor and music producer

1946

• Gilberto Braga (* 1946), screenwriter
• Beth Carvalho (1946-2019), singer
• Nelson Falcão (* 1946), regatta sailor
• Vera Lúcia Machado (* 1946), diplomat
• Marcio Mattos (* 1946), musician and ceramist
• Claudio Roditi (1946-2020), jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player
• Dario José dos Santos (* 1946), football player
• Milton Viera (born 1946), Uruguayan football player

1947

• Daniel Azulay (1947–2020), comic book artist, author and television presenter
• Raul Campos e Castro (* 1947), diplomat
• Paulo Coelho (* 1947), writer and bestselling author
• Roberto Mangabeira Unger (* 1947), political scientist and lawyer

1948

• Sérgio Abreu (* 1948), guitarist
• Rosa Freire d'Aguiar (* 1948), journalist and translator
• Monica Bielenstein (* 1948), German actress and voice actress
• Paulinho da Costa (* 1948), percussionist
• Hans Donner (* 1948), Austro-Brazilian designer
• Cildo Meireles (* 1948), concept artist
• Sérgio Vieira de Mello (1948–2003), politician, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Ronaldo Miranda (* 1948), music critic and composer
• Valter Pecly Moreira (* 1948), diplomat
• Joyce Moreno (* 1948), singer, songwriter
• Jennifer O'Neill (* 1948), American film actress and photo model of Brazilian origin
• Joel Santana (* 1948), soccer player and coach

1949

• Jorge Aragão (* 1949), pagoda musician, singer and composer
• Paulo Guedes (* 1949), economist and minister of economics
• Edson de Castro Homem (* 1949), Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Iguatu
• Paulo César Lima (born 1949), football player
• Fernando Collor de Mello (* 1949), politician and President of Brazil from 1990 to 1992

1950

• Cesarius Alvim (* 1950), jazz musician
• Almir Chediak (1950–2003), guitarist, composer and music producer
• Elisa Fernandes (1950–1993), TV and theater actress
• Nelinho (born 1950), football player

1951-1960

Nelson Piquet
(born 1952)

Antonio Patriota
(born 1954)

Erika Burtscher
(* 1956)

Edney Gouvêa Mattoso
(* 1957)

Bernard Rajzman
(* 1957)

Mario Guedes
(* 1958)

Carlos Mozer
(* 1960)

1951

• Paulo Henriques Britto (* 1951), translator and poet
• Duduka da Fonseca (* 1951), drummer
• Carlos Roberto Maciel Levy (* 1951), art critic and art historian
• André Lara Resende (* 1951), banker and racing car driver
• Jaques Wagner (* 1951), politician

1952

• Abel Braga (* 1952), football player and coach
• Nelson Piquet (* 1952), racing car driver
• Ney Rosauro (* 1952), composer, marimba virtuoso and conductor
• Antonio Carlos Secchin (* 1952), writer and literature professor

1953

• Loalwa Braz (1953-2017), singer and songwriter
• Jorge Degas (* 1953), Danish bassist and composer of Brazilian origin
• José Roberto de Almeida Pinto (* 1953), diplomat
• Lulu Santos (* 1953), singer, guitarist and composer
• Zico (* 1953), soccer player and coach

1954

• Ricardo Ferretti (* 1954), football player and coach
• Paulo Sérgio de Oliveira Lima (born 1954), football player
• Jaques Morelenbaum (* 1954), cellist, composer, arranger, conductor and music producer
• Antonio Patriota (* 1954), politician
• Joel Portella Amado (* 1954), Roman Catholic clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Rio de Janeiro
• Jorge José Emiliano dos Santos (1954–1995), football referee
• Ronaldo Senfft (* 1954), regatta sailor
• Marcos Silva (* 1954), fusion musician and arranger

1955

• Bruno Barreto (* 1955), director, film producer and screenwriter
• Edinho Nazareth Filho (* 1955), football player and coach
• Romero Lubambo (* 1955), jazz guitarist
• Aloísio Jorge Pena Vitral (* 1955), Roman Catholic Bishop of Sete Lagoas
• Maria Laura da Rocha (* 1955), diplomat
• Sandra de Sá (* 1955), singer and composer
• Flora Süssekind (* 1955), literary scholar

1956

• Paulo Autuori (* 1956), football coach
• Erika Burtscher (* 1956), Austrian politician (ÖVP) and teacher
• Carla Guagliardi (* 1956), visual artist
• Armando Marçal (* 1956), percussionist
• Adílio de Oliveira Gonçalves (born 1956), football player
• Walter Salles (* 1956), film director, screenwriter and film producer

1957

• Zsófia Bán (* 1957), Hungarian writer, essayist and literary critic
• Fábio Barreto (1957-2019), filmmaker
• Mestre Braga (* 1957), martial artist and founder of Capoeira Angola
• Sidney Chalhoub (* 1957), historian
• Joanna (born 1957), singer
• Guilherme Karan (1957-2016), actor
• Edney Gouvêa Mattoso (* 1957), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Nova Friburgo
• Bernard Rajzman (* 1957), sports official and volleyball player
• Ruy Ramos (* 1957), Brazilian-Japanese soccer player
• Nelson Teich (* 1957), oncologist and Minister of Health

1958

• Daniel Adler (* 1958), regatta sailor
• Pedro Amorim (* 1958), choir musician, mandolin and guitar
• Ronaldo Folegatti (* 1958), composer and guitarist
• Mario Guedes (* 1958), German-Portuguese heavyweight boxer
• Marcelo Lago (* 1958), sculptor and object artist
• Paulo Lins (* 1958), writer
• Norton de Andrade Mello Rapesta (* 1958), diplomat
• Tita (* 1958), soccer player

1959

• Henrique Cazes (* 1959), cavaquinho player, composer and arranger and radio host
• Izabela Maria Furtado Kestler (1959–2009), Germanist
• Roberto Moreno (* 1959), Formula 1 racing driver
• Zeca Pagodinho (* 1959), samba musician, singer and text writer
• Eliane Rodrigues (* 1959), pianist

1960

• Carlos Brito (* 1960), manager
• Bernardo Carvalho (* 1960), author and journalist
• Beatriz Milhazes (* 1960), artist
• Carlos Mozer (* 1960), soccer player and coach
• Eduardo Penido (* 1960), regatta sailor
• Renato Russo (1960–1996), singer and composer
• Isabel Salgado (* 1960), beach volleyball player

1961-1970

Aluizio Abranches
(* 1961)

Dario Edoardo Viganò
(* 1962)

Cláudia Ohana
(* 1963)

Glória Pires
(* 1963)

Jorge José de Amorim Campos
(* 1964)

Romário
(* 1966)

Eduardo Paes
(* 1969)

1961

• Aluizio Abranches (* 1961), film director
• Deborah Colker (* 1961), dancer and choreographer
• José Feghali (1961–2014), pianist and music teacher
• Ângela Figueiredo (born 1961), actress
• Josimar (* 1961), football player
• Alexandre Murucci (born 1961), artist
• Antônio Carlos Cruz Santos MSC (* 1961), Roman Catholic bishop
• Marcos Soares (* 1961), regatta sailor

1962

• Bussunda (1962-2006), comedian
• José Carlos da Costa Araújo (1962–2009), football goalkeeper
• Cássia Eller (1962-2001), singer
• Eduardo Kac (* 1962), artist
• Darcy Lima (* 1962), chess grandmaster, official, editor and teacher
• Paula Morelenbaum (* 1962), singer
• Jackie Silva (* 1962), beach volleyball player, world champion and Olympic champion
• Marcelo Viana (* 1962), mathematician
• Dario Edoardo Viganò (* 1962), Italian Roman Catholic clergyman and communication scientist; Director of the Vatican Television Center CTV
• Catia Werneck (* 1962), singer

1963

• Maucha Adnet (born 1963), singer
• Thomas Erdos (* 1963), automobile racing driver
• Sérgio Cabral Filho (* 1963), journalist and politician
• Marco Lucchesi (* 1963), writer, poet and translator
• DJ Marlboro (* 1963), DJ of the Rio Funk
• Cláudia Ohana (born 1963), actress
• Glória Pires (born 1963), actress and singer
• Claudia Roquette-Pinto (* 1963), author and translator
• Marcos Suzano (* 1963), percussionist

1964

• Rafael Cardoso (* 1964), writer and art historian
• Pedro Cunha Cruz (* 1964), Roman Catholic bishop
• Ricardo Gomes (* 1964), soccer coach and player
• Guga (* 1964), soccer player
• Jorginho (born 1964), football player
• Ernesto Neto (* 1964), visual artist
• Arnaldo da Silva (* 1964), sprinter
• Robson da Silva (* 1964), sprinter and Olympic knight
• Dalton Vigh (born 1964), actor

1965

• Fernanda Torres (born 1965), actress

1966

• Roque Costa Souza (* 1966), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in Rio de Janeiro
• Romário (* 1966), soccer player and politician
• Gilson Andrade da Silva (* 1966), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Nova Iguaçu

1967

• Marcelo Andrade (* 1967), serial killer
• Marcelo D2 (* 1967), rapper
• Marisa Monte (* 1967), singer
• José Padilha (* 1967), director, documentary filmmaker and producer
• Antonio Pinto (* 1967), film composer
• Mônica Rodrigues (* 1967), beach volleyball player
• Øystein Slettemark (* 1967), Greenland biathlete and cross-country skier

1968

• Carlos Latuff (* 1968), cartoonist and caricaturist
• Eduardo Moscovis (* 1968), actor
• Marcos Rocha , politician, governor of Rondônia
• Carlos Saldanha (* 1968), director
• Alex Da Silva (* 1968), dancer and choreographer
• Olga de Souza (* 1968), singer

1969

• Patrícia Amorim (* 1969), swimmer and football sports official
• Adriana Behar (* 1969), beach volleyball player; two-time world champion
• Franklin Bittencourt (* 1969), soccer player and coach
• Eduardo Paes (* 1969), politician and Mayor of Rio de Janeiro from 2009 to 2016

1970

• Cássio Alves de Barros (* 1970), football player
• Marcos Bernstein (* 1970), screenwriter and film director
• Malcolm Braff (* 1970), Swiss jazz pianist and game designer
• Indio da Costa (* 1970), lawyer and politician
• Marc-Kevin Goellner (* 1970), German tennis player
• Adriana Lisboa (* 1970), writer
• Isabella Parkinson (* 1970), theater and film actress
• Alexandre Ramos Samuel (* 1970), volleyball and beach volleyball player

1971-1980

Jana Ina
(* 1976)

Ronaldo
(* 1976)

Vitor Belfort
(* 1977)

Morena Baccarin
(* 1979)

Julia Bacha
(* 1980)

1971

• Alexandre Awi Mello (* 1971), religious, professor, secretary of the Dicastery for Laity, Family and Life

1972

• Cafú (born 1972), football player
• Sérgio Eduardo Ferreira da Cunha (* 1972), football player
• Emerson Moisés Costa (born 1972), football player
• Amon Tobin (* 1972), musician and DJ

1973

• Marcio Borges (* 1973), football player
• Bruno Campos (* 1973), actor
• Faith Feitosa (* 1973), K-1 fighter
• Ivan (* 1973), football player
• Crisaide Mendes Jones (* 1973), actress and ballet dancer
• Sandra Pires (* 1973), beach volleyball player
• Rodrigo (* 1973), football player

1974

• Nalbert Bitencourt (* 1974), volleyball player
• Alexandre Kassin (* 1974), music producer
• Cristian Machado (* 1974), singer
• MV Bill (* 1974), rapper
• Kiko Pellicano (* 1974), regatta sailor

1975

• Siqueira Luciano (* 1975), football player
• Marcelo Machado (* 1975), basketball player
• Donna Vargas (* 1975), actress, porn actress and producer

1976

• Giovanna Antonelli (* 1976), actress and singer
• Jana Ina Berenhauser (* 1976), presenter, actress and model
• Idalina Borges Mesquita (* 1976), handball player
• Cacá Bueno (* 1976), racing driver
• Bob Burnquist (born 1976), skateboarder
• Hamilton de Holanda (* 1976), mandolin player, composer
• Antônio Francisco Bonfim Lopes (* 1976), drug dealer
• Gilberto da Silva Melo (* 1976), football player
• Francisco Neri (* 1976), football player
• Ronaldo (* 1976), football player
• Leonardo dos Santos Silva (* 1976), football player and coach

1977

• Athirson (born 1977), football player
• Mehmet Aurélio (* 1977), football player
• Vitor Belfort (born 1977), MMA fighter
• Igor Figueiredo (* 1977), snooker player
• Vanilda Leão (* 1977), beach volleyball player
• Dunia Montenegro (* 1977), porn actress
• Bruno Quadros (* 1977), soccer player and coach

1978

• MC Créu (* 1978), music producer and DJ
• João Paulo Cuenca (* 1978), writer
• Carolina Dieckmann (* 1978), Brazilian actress and singer of German origin
• Leandro Firmino (born 1978), actor
• George dos Santos Paladini (* 1978), football player
• Antônio da Silva (* 1978), football player

1979

• Artur Ávila (* 1979), Brazilian-French mathematician
• Morena Baccarin (* 1979), actress
• Júlio César (* 1979), soccer goalkeeper
• Marielle Franco (1979–2018), politician and human rights activist
• Cristiano de Lima (1979-2004), football player
• Joílson Rodrigues Macedo (* 1979), football player
• Sabrina Malheiros (* 1979), singer
• Rodrigo Ribeiro (* 1979), racing driver
• Juan Silveira dos Santos (* 1979), football player
• Eduardo Adelino da Silva (* 1979), football player
• Josiane Tito (* 1979), sprinter and middle distance runner

1980

• Julia Bacha (* 1980), documentary filmmaker
• Júlio César Rocha Costa (* 1980), football player
• Fabrizio Moretti (* 1980), drummer
• Cássio José de Abreu Oliveira ( Cássio ; * 1980), football player
• Fernando Santos ( Fernando ; * 1980), football player
• Anselmo Tadeu Silva do Nascimento ( Anselmo ; * 1980), football player
• Juliana Veloso (* 1980), water diver

1981-1990

Adriano Leite Ribeiro
(* 1982)

Kevin Kurányi
(* 1982)

Leonardo Santiago
(* 1983)

Vágner Love
(* 1984)

1981

• Gabriel Andrade (* 1981), German actor of Brazilian origin
• Tiago Calvano (* 1981), football player
• Cristiano dos Santos Rodrigues (* 1981), football player
• Sidney Cristiano dos Santos (* 1981), Turkish-Brazilian soccer player
• Renata Ribeiro (* 1981), beach volleyball player

1982

• Adriano (* 1982), football player
• Kevin Kurányi (* 1982), German soccer player
• Reginaldo Oliveira (* 1982), dancer and choreographer
• Fabio de Matos Pereira (* 1982), football player
• Rodrigo de Souza Cardoso (* 1982), football player
• Marcos Ferreira Xavier (* 1982), Azerbaijani-Brazilian soccer player

1983

• Alanzinho (born 1983), football player
• André Bahia (* 1983), football player
• Pedro Cunha (* 1983), beach volleyball player
• Diego Morais (born 1983), football player
• Maria Clara Salgado Rufino (* 1983), beach volleyball player
• Leonardo Santiago (born 1983), football player
• Anderson Alves da Silva (born 1983), football player
• Eduardo Alves da Silva (* 1983), Croatian football player of Brazilian origin
• Rodrigo Ribeiro Souto (born 1983), football player
• Alexandre Rodrigues (born 1983), actor
• Roberto Streit (* 1983), racing driver
• Isabel Swan (* 1983), regatta sailor

1984

• Anderson Costa (* 1984), football player
• Carlos Alberto Gomes (* 1984), football player
• Vágner Love (* 1984), football player
• Elize Secomandi Maia (* 1984), beach volleyball player
• Thiago Silva (* 1984), football player

1985

• Diego Alves (* 1985), soccer goalkeeper
• Paulo Vitor Barreto de Souza (born 1985), football player
• Rafael Bastos (* 1985), football player
• Benny Feilhaber (* 1985), American football player of Brazilian-Austrian origin
• Rhooney de Oliveira Ferramenta (* 1985), beach volleyball player
• André Lima (* 1985), football player
• Maicón Thiago Pereira de Souza (born 1985), football player
• Jorge Célio Sena (* 1985), sprinter

1986

• Egídio de Araújo Pereira Júnior (* 1986), football player
• Nathalia Dill (* 1986), actress
• Silvio Halleck (* 1986), fashion designer
• Gustavo Lins (* 1986), pagoda musician
• Pedro Solberg Salgado (* 1986), beach volleyball player
• Robson Alves da Silva (* 1986), football player

1987

• Dodô (* 1987), football player
• Maya Gabeira (* 1987), professional surfer
• Rodrigo Moledo (* 1987), football player
• Carolina Solberg Salgado (* 1987), beach volleyball player
• Bárbara Seixas (* 1987), beach volleyball player

1988

• Renato Augusto (* 1988), football player
• Darlan Cunha (born 1988), actor
• Bruno Mezenga (* 1988), football player
• Maicon Pereira de Oliveira (1988-2014), football player
• Diogo Portela (* 1988), darts player
• Douglas Silva (* 1988), actor
• Marcelo da Silva Júnior (* 1988), football player
• Andressa Soares (* 1988), dancer, model and singer

1989

• Gabriella De Almeida Rinne (* 1989), German pop singer and reality TV participant
• Josef de Souza Dias (* 1989), football player
• Rafael Ferreira Donato (* 1989), football player
• Fernando Romboli (* 1989), tennis player
• Nathan Júnior Soares de Carvalho (* 1989), football player
• Welinton (* 1989), soccer player

1990

• Fellipe Bastos (* 1990), football player
• Evandro Gonçalves Oliveira Júnior (* 1990), beach volleyball player
• Airton Ribeiro Santos (* 1990), football player
• Fabrício Silva Dornellas (* 1990), football player

1991-2000

Jade Barbosa
(* 1991)

Vitinho
(* 1993)

• Jade Barbosa (born 1991), gymnast
• Martine Grael (* 1991), regatta sailor
• Augusto Lima (* 1991), basketball player
• Allan (* 1991), soccer player
• Diego Maurício (* 1991), football player
• Rodrigo (* 1991), Brazilian-Spanish soccer player
• Philippe Coutinho (* 1992), football player
• Gerson Guimarães Junior (* 1992), football player
• Wellington Nem (born 1992), soccer player
• Vitinho (* 1993), football player
• Wellington Silva (born 1993), football player
• Tamara de Sousa (* 1993), heptathlete
• Adryan (* 1994), football player
• Laura Rizzotto (* 1994), singer, songwriter and musician
• Wallace Fortuna dos Santos (* 1994), football player
• Allano (* 1995), soccer player
• Ingrid de Oliveira (* 1996), water diver
• Caio Rangel (* 1996), soccer player
• Juninho Rocha (born 1997), football player
• Perla Haney-Jardine (born 1997), American actress
• Lucas Ribamar (born 1997), football player
• Gerson (born 1997), football player
• Pedro Guilherme Abreu dos Santos (born 1997), football player

Year of birth unknown

• Yvonne Meyer , ballet dancer and dance teacher
• Fabio Presgrave , cellist and music teacher
• Lidia Santos , literary scholar

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