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.
- Politics & Law
- Sports
- Writing
- Film & TV
- Music
- Science
- Other
- Filtered to 1940s Clear ×
Frei Tito
1945 - 1974
Marlui Miranda
Born 1949
Tasso Jereissati
Born 1948
Maria da Penha
Born 1945
Lúcio Alcântara
Born 1943
Joyce Cavalcante
Born 1949
Aderbal Freire Filho
Born 1941
Gonzaga Mota
Born 1942
Sérgio Machado (homme politique)
Born 1946
Jerônimo Moscardo
Born 1940
Marcia Theophilo
Born 1941
Sérgio Mattos
Born 1948
Alan Fontaine
1949 - 2011
Antonio Fernando de Souza
Born 1948
Cesar Asfor Rocha
Born 1948
Demócrito Rocha Dummar
1945 - 2008
Expedito Parente
1940 - 2011
Sebastião Belmino
Born 1948
Ednardo
Born 1945
Carlos Francisco Ribeiro Jereissati
Born 1946
Álvaro Augusto Ribeiro Costa
Born 1947
Roberto Pessoa
Born 1943
Regine Limaverde
Born 1947
Jana Moroni Barroso
1948 - 1974
Luiz Carlos Gondim
Born 1947
Bergson Gurjão Farias
1947 - 1972
Beto Studart
Born 1946
Francisco de Paula Rocha Aguiar
Born 1947
Francisco Gomes Hernández
1943 - 2014
Siroba
1940 - 2013
Pedro Lyra
1945 - 2017
Luciano Castro (político)
Born 1949
Ildefonso Colares Filho
1948 - 2017
Edson Silva (político brasileiro)
Born 1949
José Maria Ferreira Araújo
1941 - 1970
Artur Ribeiro (futebolista)
1949 - 2007
Mino (cartunista)
Born 1944
Manoel Domingos Neto
Born 1949
Descartes Gadelha
Born 1943
Geraldo Mesquita Júnior
Born 1948
Francisco das Chagas Veras
1946 - 2005
Jackson Pereira
1947 - 1995
Roberto Pontes
Born 1944
Flávio Torres
Born 1944
Messias Pontes
1947 - 2013
Roberto Cláudio Frota Bezerra
Born 1946
Paulo Ernâni Ramalho Carvalho
Born 1946
Ednilton Gomes de Soárez
Born 1944
Cláudio Moreira Filomeno Gomes
Born 1943
Firmo Fernandes de Castro
Born 1944
José Augusto Caetano
Born 1945
Marco Penaforte
Born 1948
João de Deus Costa Lima
Born 1948
Sérgio Filomeno
1941 - 1987
Marly Vasconcelos
Born 1943
Ulisses Tavares da Silva Filho
Born 1945