List of sons and daughters of the city of São Paulo

The list of sons and daughters of the city of São Paulo lists people who were born in the Brazilian metropolis of São Paulo and who are represented with an article in the German-language Wikipedia. The list does not claim to be complete.

18th century

Domitília de Castro Canto e Melo
(1797–1867)

Teresa Margarida da Silva e Orta (1711–1792), writer
Domitília de Castro Canto e Melo (1797–1867), Duchess of Santos
José Antônio dos Reis (1798–1876), Bishop of Cuiabá

19th century

Charles William Miller
(1874-1953)

Arthur Friedenreich
(1892–1969)

César Sauvan Jaurú (1824–1897), politician
Álvares de Azevedo (1831-1852), writer
José de Camargo Barros (1858–1906), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of São Paulo
Alexandre Levy (1864-1892), composer and pianist
Charles William Miller (1874–1953), football player
Gastão Liberal Pinto (1884–1945), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of São Carlos do Pinhal
Olavo Egídio de Souza Aranha Jùnior (1887–1972), building contractor
Anita Malfatti (1889–1964), painter
Oswald de Andrade (1890–1954), writer
Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues (1892–1965), football player and coach
Arthur Friedenreich (1892–1969), football player
Mário de Andrade (1893-1945), writer
Bertha Lutz (1894–1976), herpetologist and women's rights activist
Francisco Casabona (1894–1979), composer
Manuel Nunes (1895–1977), football player and coach
Ciro de Freitas Vale (1896–1969), lawyer, diplomat and foreign minister
Francisco Mignone (1897–1986), composer
João de Souza Lima (1898–1982), pianist, composer and conductor
Ernesto de Paula (1899–1994), Roman Catholic clergyman, Bishop of Piracicaba
José Ribas (* 1899; † after 1933), Argentine athlete

Also:

Mesquita , one of the most influential families in Brazil

20th century

1901-1910

Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues
(1901-1965)

Sérgio Buarque de Holanda (1902–1982), journalist, writer and historian
Walter Burle Marx (1902–1990), composer, pianist and conductor
Gerolamo Quaglia (1902–1985), Italian wrestler
Tino Bianchi (1905–1996), Italian actor
Anfilogino Guarisi (1905–1974), Brazilian-Italian soccer player
Antônio Maria Alves de Siqueira (1906–1993), Archbishop
Caio Prado Júnior (1907–1990), historian, geographer, writer and politician
Heinz Flügel (1907–1993), German publicist, writer and radio play author
Chico Landi (1907–1989), racing car driver
Plinio Correa de Oliveira (1908–1995), politician and publicist
Lelita Rosa (1908–1980), film actress
Pietro Sernagiotto (1908-1965), Brazilian-Italian soccer player
Euclydes Barbosa (1909–1988), football player
Vicente Feola (1909–1975), football player and coach
José Jobim (1909–1979), diplomat and economist
Roberto Burle Marx (1909–1994), landscape architect

1911-1920

Waldemar de Brito
(1913–1979)

Antônio Barbosa (1911–1993), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Campo Grande
Vicente Ângelo José Marchetti Zioni (1911–2007), Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Botucatu
Waldemar de Brito (1913–1979), football player
Colette Pujol (1913–1999), painter, draftsman and teacher
Leônidas da Silva (1913-2004), football player
Hermínio de Brito (1914 - after 1945), football player
Garoto (1915–1955), guitarist and composer
Maria Lenk (1915–2007), swimmer
Zélia Gattai (1916–2008), writer
Paulo Emílio Sales Gomes (1916–1977), historian, film critic and politician
Constantin Andreou (1917–2007), Greco-French painter and sculptor
Charles L. Fontenay (1917–2007), American science fiction writer and artist
Florestan Fernandes (1920–1995), sociologist and politician

1921-1930

Lygia Fagundes Telles
(* 1923)

Antônio Ermírio de Moraes
(1928-2014)

Wilson Martins (1921–2010), literary scholar and cultural historian
Judith Lauand (* 1922), graphic artist and painter
Lygia Fagundes Telles (* 1923), writer
Iracema Arditi (1924-2006), painter
Hans Hee (1924–2009), German author, composer and lyricist
Michel Philippe-Gérard (1924–2014), French orchestra leader, pianist, conductor and songwriter
Pinga (1924-1996), football player
Vicente Marotta Rangel (1924–2017), professor of international and maritime law and judge at the International Tribunal for the Sea
José Carlos Bauer (1925–2007), football player and coach
Walter Ivan de Azevedo (* 1926), Roman Catholic religious priest and emeritus bishop of São Gabriel da Cachoeira
Amelia Toledo (1926–2017), sculptor, painter, draftsman and designer
Romeu Alberti (1927–1988), Bishop of Apucarana and Archbishop of Ribeirão Preto
Roberto Freire (1927–2008), psychiatrist and writer
Adhemar Ferreira da Silva (1927–2001), triple jumper and Olympic champion
Öyvind Fahlström (1928–1976), Swedish artist
Antônio Ermírio de Moraes (1928–2014), entrepreneur and industrialist
Walter Narchi (1929-2004), marine biologist
Victor Nussenzweig (* 1928), parasitologist
Nelson Pereira dos Santos (1928-2018), director
Arthur Luiz Piza (1928–2017), painter and graphic artist
Júlio Botelho (1929–2003), football player
Fábio Crippa (1929–2011), football goalkeeper
Julinho (1929-2003), football player
Walter Hugo Khouri (1929–2003), film director, screenwriter and film producer
Djalma Santos (1929-2013), football player
Ana Ariel (1930-2004), actress
Walter Bini (1930–1987), Roman Catholic clergyman and Bishop of Lins
Fernando Gasparian (1930–2006), Brazilian industrialist and publisher of Armenian origin

1931-1940

Rubens de Falco
(1931-2008)

Paulo Maluf
(* 1931)

Félix Miéli Venerando
(1937–2012)

Rubens de Falco (1931–2008), actor
Antônio Gaspar (* 1931), Roman Catholic clergyman and former bishop of Barretos
Fernando Legal (* 1931), Roman Catholic Bishop of São Miguel Paulista
Paulo Maluf (* 1931), politician
Alberto da Costa e Silva (* 1931), diplomat, writer and poet
Romeu Tuma (1931-2010), politician
Ubiratàn D'Ambrósio (* 1932), math historian and math teacher
Joaquim Guedes (1932-2008), architect
Nelson Leirner (1932–2020), draftsman, painter, set designer and teacher
José Maria Marin (* 1932), lawyer, sports official, politician and soccer player
Wanda dos Santos (* 1932), athlete
Kilza Setti (* 1932), composer, music ethnologist and social anthropologist
Mário Travaglini (1932-2014), football player and coach
Eduardo Coutinho (1933–2014), filmmaker
Dietrich Herm (* 1933), German geologist and paleontologist
Herch Moysés Nussenzveig (* 1933), theoretical physicist
João Gonçalves Filho (1934–2010), swimmer and water polo player
Wolf Krisch (* 1934), engineer, member of the state parliament in Baden-Württemberg
Fernando José Penteado (* 1934), Roman Catholic clergyman and former bishop of Jacarezinho
Christian Heins (1935–1963), racing car driver
Tarcísio Meira (born 1935), actor
Amaury Pasos (born 1935), basketball player
Cícero Sandroni (* 1935), journalist and writer
Alfredo Bosi (* 1936), university professor, literary scholar and critic
Nelson Fausto (1936–2012), Brazilian-American pathologist
Éder Jofre (born 1936), boxer
José Mojica Marins (1936–2020), filmmaker, actor and horror screenwriter
Moacir Claudino Pinto (* 1936), football player
Heinz Schumann (* 1936), German sprinter
Hanno Brühl (1937–2010), German television director
Luiz Bueno (1937–2011), racing car driver
Abrahão Farc (1937–2012), actor
Bernardo Kucinski (* 1937), journalist
Félix Miéli Venerando (1937–2012), alias Félix, football player
Walter Barelli (1938–2019), economist and politician
Tammo tom Dieck (* 1938), German mathematician
Michael Löwy (* 1938), Marxist sociologist and philosopher
Fritz d'Orey (* 1938), automobile racing driver
Ivaldo Bertazzo (* 1939), choreographer, dancer and educator
Maria Bueno (1939-2018), tennis player
João Scognamiglio Clá Dias (* 1939), Roman Catholic clergyman and founder of the order
Peter Andrews (* 1940), British paleoanthropologist
Wálter Machado da Silva (born 1940), football player
Sydney Possuelo (* 1940), anthropologist
Christiano Whitaker (* 1940), diplomat and painter

1941-1950

Celso Amorim
(* 1942)

Wilson Fittipaldi
(* 1943)

Emerson Fittipaldi
(* 1946)

Roberto Rivelino
(* 1946)

Sergio Clerici (* 1941), football player
Celso Lafer (* 1941), lawyer, economics minister and two-time foreign minister
José Palmeiro Mendes (* 1941), Roman Catholic clergyman, abbot of Nossa Senhora do Monserrate do Rio de Janeiro
Celso Amorim (* 1942), politician
Reinaldo Conrad (* 1942), sailor, World Cup and Olympic knight
José Serra (* 1942), politician
Wilson Fittipaldi (* 1943), racing car driver
César Camargo Mariano (* 1943), musician and music producer
Emir Sader (* 1943), Brazilian sociologist of Lebanese origin
Drauzio Varella (* 1943), doctor and author
Marcos Acayaba (* 1944), architect and urban planner
Carlos Pace (1944–1977), racing car driver
Ubiratan Pereira Maciel (1944-2002), basketball player
Sérgio Silva Amaral (* 1944), politician and diplomat
Zeca Assumpção (* 1945), jazz musician
Marta Suplicy (* 1945), politician
Emerson Fittipaldi (* 1946), racing car driver
Guilherme Franco (1946–2016), musician
Roberto Rivelino (* 1946), football player
Toquinho (* 1946), singer and guitarist
Nelson Ayres (* 1947), pianist and composer
Rita Lee (* 1947), singer, composer and instrumentalist
Edwin Luisi (* 1947), actor
Roberto Pirillo (born 1947), actor
Bettina Hoeltje (* 1948), German politician
Servilio de Oliveira (born 1948), boxer
Paulo Roberto de Almeida (* 1949), sociologist and diplomat
Itamar Assumpção (1949–2003), singer, composer, actor
Aldo de Cillo Pagotto (1949–2020), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Paraíba
Nilson Matta (* 1949), jazz musician
Cesário Melantonio Neto (* 1949), diplomat
Cyro Baptista (* 1950), jazz percussionist
Paulo Bellinati (* 1950), guitarist and composer
Edgard Antonio Casciano (* 1950), diplomat
Edmundo Sussumu Fujita (1950-2016), diplomat
Carlos Kirmayr (born 1950), tennis player
George Yonashiro (born 1950), Japanese football player
Itiberê Zwarg (* 1950), jazz musician

1951-1960

Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller
(* 1953)

Carlos Lema Garcia
(* 1956)

Torben Grael
(* 1960)

Ayrton Senna
(1960–1994)

Morris Albert (* 1951), singer and composer
Antônio Carlos Altieri (* 1951), Roman Catholic Archbishop of Passo Fundo
Peter Ficker (* 1951), regatta sailor
Zé Eduardo Nazário (* 1952), drummer
Paulo Cardoso (1953–2018), jazz musician
Serginho Chulapa (* 1953), football player
Ingo Hoffmann (* 1953), Brazilian racing car driver of German origin
Matilde Mastrangi (* 1953), actress
Antônio Carlos Rossi Keller (* 1953), Roman Catholic Bishop of Frederico Westphalen
Sylvia Steiner (* 1953), lawyer
Alexandre Welter (* 1953) regatta sailor
Nico Assumpção (1954–2001), bass player
José Neto (* 1954), guitarist
Iris Riedel-Kühn (* 1954), German tennis player
Vladimir Rodrigues dos Santos (born 1954), football player
Ismael Ivo (* 1955), dancer and choreographer
Igor Lintz Maués (* 1955), Austrian composer and sound artist of Brazilian origin
Fernando Meirelles (* 1955), film director
Muricy Ramalho (* 1955), soccer player and coach
Dudu Tucci (* 1955), musician
Arnaldo Angeli Filho (* 1956), draftsman and caricaturist
Fabio Freire (* 1956), percussionist
Carlos Lema Garcia (* 1956), Roman Catholic auxiliary bishop in São Paulo
Mônica Passos (* 1956), singer and actress
Ciro Pirondi (* 1956), architect and university professor
Gerardo Galeote (* 1957), Spanish politician
Lilia Moritz Schwarcz (* 1957), human scientist
Viviane Senna da Silva Lalli (* 1957), businesswoman and director of the Instituto Ayrton Senna
Chico Serra (* 1957), racing car driver
Zé Sérgio (* 1957), football player and coach
Walter Afanasieff (* 1958), American music producer, musician, composer and songwriter
Nelson Ascher (* 1958), poet
Ana Caram (* 1958), bossa nova and pop jazz singer
Ronald Grätz (* 1958), General Secretary of the Institute for Foreign Relations
Inés Lombardi (* 1958), artist
Paulo Luiz Massariol (* 1958), football player
Ná Ozzetti (* 1958), singer
Maurizio Sandro Sala (* 1958), racing car driver
Rodolfo Stroeter (* 1958), bassist and composer
Bernardo Ajzenberg (* 1959), writer, translator and journalist
Ricardo Semler (* 1959), manager
Arnaldo Antunes (* 1960), writer and musician
Edmilson Amador Caetano (* 1960), Roman Catholic clergyman and bishop of Guarulhos
Teco Cardoso (* 1960), jazz saxophonist and flutist
Eliane Elias (* 1960), pianist and singer
Torben Grael (* 1960), sailor
Cássio Motta (* 1960), tennis player
André Reis (* 1960), doctor and university professor
Ayrton Senna (1960–1994), racing car driver

1961-1970

Marcelo Rossi
(* 1967)

Paulo Sérgio
(* 1969)

Luciana Gimenez
(* 1969)

Cafu
(* 1970)

1961

Miguel Martins Abrahão (* 1961), writer, historian and playwright
Ricardo Basbaum (* 1961), artist and author
Beatriz Bracher (* 1961), writer
Luis Sergio Krausz (* 1961), literary scholar and university professor
Jac Leirner (* 1961), artist
Vik Muniz (* 1961), artist and exhibition curator
Miguel Nicolelis (* 1961), doctor and neuroscientist
Ivo Perelman (* 1961), jazz musician and painter

1962

Cao Hamburger (* 1962), film director, screenwriter and children's book author
Murah Soares (* 1962), dancer and choreographer

1963

Walter Casagrande (* 1963), football player
Marco Greco (* 1963), automobile racing driver
Bráulio Mantovani (* 1963), screenwriter
Luiz Mattar (* 1963), tennis player
Gilberto Milos (* 1963), chess player
Marco Aurelio Yano (1963–1991), composer

1964

Mario Caribé (* 1964), bassist
Lars Grael (* 1964), regatta sailor
Márcio Seligmann-Silva (* 1964), literary scholar

1965

Sandra Corveloni (* 1965), actress
Ronaldão (* 1965), football player
Cristiana Reali (* 1965), Italian-Brazilian actress
Bernardo Fernandes da Silva (* 1965), football player
Sérgio Tréfaut (* 1965), Portuguese film director

1966

Hélio Alves (* 1966), jazz musician
Adriano Goldman (* 1966), cameraman and director
Marquinho (born 1966), football player
Viviane de Santana Paulo (* 1966), writer
Virgínia Rosa (born 1966), singer
Marco Antonio dos Santos (born 1966), football player
Luciana Souza (* 1966), jazz singer and composer
Supla (* 1966), singer, actor and presenter
Mônica Vasconcelos (* 1966), singer and journalist

1967

Arnaldo Carvalheiro Neto (* 1967), Roman Catholic Bishop of Itapeva
Paulo Machline (* 1967), film director, screenwriter and producer
Marcelo Rossi (* 1967), priest of the Roman Catholic Church
Fernando Ramos da Silva (1967–1987), actor

1968

Alex Atala (* 1968), musician and cook
Sandra Cinto (* 1968), sculptor, painter, draftsman and installation artist
Ricardo Rosset (* 1968), automobile racing driver
César Sampaio (* 1968), football player

1969

Luciana Gimenez (* 1969), photo model and TV presenter
Daniel Rezende (* 1969), film editor
Paulo Sérgio Rosa (* 1969), football player
Márcio Roberto dos Santos (* 1969), football player
Paulo Sérgio (* 1969), football player
Roseli de Belo (* 1969), Brazilian soccer player
Vitché (* 1969), graffiti artist
Marcelo Zarvos (* 1969), composer and pianist

1970

Alex Barros (* 1970), motorcycle racer
Cafu (* 1970), football player
Pedro Diniz (* 1970), racing car driver
Paolo Gregori (* 1970), director and screenwriter
Jaime Oncins (* 1970), tennis player
Netinho de Paula (* 1970), singer, TV presenter and actor
Alessandro da Silva (* 1970), football player
Hélia Souza (* 1970), volleyball player

1971-1980

Rubens Barrichello
(* 1972)

André Akkari
(* 1974)

Luciano Burti
(* 1975)

Anderson Silva
(* 1975)

Joana Prado
(* 1976)

Falcão
(* 1977)

Tania Khalill
(* 1977)

Sheila Mello
(* 1978)

Ana Paula Oliveira
(* 1978)

Ellen Rocche
(* 1979)

1971

Alê Abreu (* 1971), film director
Mylla Christie (* 1971), actress and singer
Christian Fittipaldi (* 1971), racing car driver
Mônica Salmaso (* 1971), singer
Regiane da Silva (* 1971), fitness model

1972

Elisângela Adriano (* 1972), track and field athlete
Rubens Barrichello (* 1972), racing car driver
Denise Benda (* 1972), pianist and piano teacher
Ronivaldo Conceição (* 1972), squash player
Martin Vogel (* 1972), German volleyball player

1973

DJ Marky (* 1973), drum and bass DJ and music producer
Álvaro Affonso de Miranda Neto , also Doda (* 1973), show jumper
Juninho Paulista (* 1973), football player
Robert Scheidt (* 1973), sailor
Fernando Vilela (* 1973), sculptor, graphic artist, writer and book illustrator

1974

André Akkari (* 1974), poker player
Gui Boratto (* 1974), techno live act
Paulo Roberto Jamelli Júnior (* 1974), football player
Ricardo Lucas (* 1974), football player
César Aparecido Rodrigues (* 1974), football player and coach
Sylvinho (* 1974), Brazilian-Spanish soccer player
Zé Roberto (* 1974), football player

1975

Fábio Camilo de Brito (* 1975), football player
Luciano Burti (* 1975), racing car driver
Hélio Castroneves (* 1975), racing car driver
Ricardo Garcia (* 1975), volleyball player
Jair Oliveira (* 1975), musician
Serjão (* 1975), football player
Anderson Silva (born 1975), MMA fighter

1976

Mário Haberfeld (* 1976), racing car driver
Kamau (* 1976), rapper and mathematician
Vanessa Menga (* 1976), tennis player
Robson Ponte (* 1976), Brazilian-Italian soccer player
Bruno Prada (* 1976), regatta sailor
Joana Prado (* 1976), model
Ricardinho (* 1976), football player and coach
Marcos Senna (* 1976), Brazilian-Spanish soccer player
Zé Elias (* 1976), football player

1977

Rafael Alarçón (* 1977), squash player
Herbert Baglione (* 1977), graffiti artist
Falcão (* 1977), soccer and futsal player
Tania Khalill (* 1977), actress and singer
Santiago Nazarian (born 1977), writer
DJ Patife (* 1977), musician
Maria Rita (* 1977), singer

1978

Suzana Alves (* 1978), actress, singer and dancer
Washington Luigi Garucia (* 1978), football player
Eduardo César Gaspar (* 1978), football player
Sheila Mello (* 1978), dancer, actress and model
Ana Paula Oliveira (* 1978), soccer referee and journalist
Márcio Rodrigues (* 1978), football player

1979

Fernando Baiano (* 1979), football player
Camilla de Castro (1979–2005), transsexual porn actress, photo model and TV presenter
André Cintra (* 1979), disabled athlete, Paralympic snowboarder
Milene Domingues (* 1979), model and soccer player
Cassius Duran (* 1979), water diver
Daniel Galera (* 1979), writer and translator
Rodrigo-Antonio Grilli (* 1979), tennis player
Alessandro Hirata (* 1979), lawyer
Adriano Vieira Louzada (* 1979), football player
Ricardo Maurício (* 1979), racing driver
Luciana Mello (* 1979), professional dancer and singer
Mariana Palma (* 1979), visual artist
Daniela Piedade (* 1979), handball player
Ellen Rocche (* 1979), photo model
Júlio Rocha (* 1979), actor
Cristine Santanna (* 1979), Brazilian-Georgian beach volleyball player
Rodrigo Santana (* 1979), volleyball player
Kelly Santos (* 1979), basketball player
Paulo von Scala (* 1979), badminton player
Fabiola da Silva (* 1979), inline skater
Fábio Simplício (* 1979), football player
Ricardo Villar (* 1979), football player