3.7275° S, 38.5275° W
FORTALEZA
Most Famous People Born in Fortaleza, Brazil
- Notable people
- 439
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1949
- Most distinctive
- Martial Art 24.5×
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Fortaleza during each.
Notable Births by Decade
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What Fortaleza Is Known For
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Politician is Fortaleza's biggest profession — 21% of all notables (92).
Fortaleza over-indexes on martial art — 24.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Fortaleza's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1850s Clear ×
0097 PHYSICIAN
Guilherme Studart, barão de Studart
1856 - 1938
0140 LAWYER
Tomás Pompeu de Sousa Brasil (II)
1852 - 1929
0188 WRITER
Antônio Pompeu de Sousa Brasil
1851 - 1886
0191 POLITICIAN
Marcos Franco Rabelo
1851 - 1940
0203 POLITICIAN
Pedro Borges
1851 - 1922
0263 PRIEST
Antônio Xisto Albano
1859 - 1917
0268 POET
Raimundo Antônio da Rocha Lima
1855 - 1878
0372 LAWYER
Francisco Barbosa de Paula Pessoa
1853 - 1943
0418 HISTORIAN
João Batista Perdigão de Oliveira
1854 - 1929
0439 POLITICIAN
Antônio de Amorim Garcia
1850 - 1913