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FORTALEZA

Most Famous People Born in Fortaleza, Brazil

Notable people
439
Peak decade
1980s
Median birth year
1949
Most distinctive
Martial Art 24.5×
Through the Decades

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 art24.5× the global rate.

  1. Politician92
  2. Football71
  3. Writer33
  4. Actor20
  5. Lawyer16
  6. Player15
  7. Singer14
  8. Martial Art11
  1. Martial Art1124.5×
  2. Writer332.3×
  3. Poet102.2×
  4. Lawyer162.1×
  5. Physician62.0×
  6. Diplomat51.9×
  7. Politician921.8×
  8. Player151.8×

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.

1800185019001950
  • Politics & Law
  • Sports
  • Writing
  • Film & TV
  • Music
  • Science
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Politician92
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Showing 92 of 439 notable people

0004 POLITICIAN

Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco

1900 - 1967

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0046 POLITICIAN

Tasso Jereissati

Born 1948

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0060 POLITICIAN

Roberto Cláudio

Born 1975

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0062 POLITICIAN

Armando Falcão

1919 - 2010

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0064 POLITICIAN

Lúcio Alcântara

Born 1943

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0065 POLITICIAN

Juracy Magalhães

1905 - 2001

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0079 POLITICIAN

Mauro Benevides

Born 1930

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0082 POLITICIAN

Luizianne Lins

Born 1968

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0095 POLITICIAN

Sérgio Machado (homme politique)

Born 1946

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0100 POLITICIAN

Ildefonso Albano

1885 - 1957

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0128 POLITICIAN

Erika Kokay

Born 1957

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0129 POLITICIAN

José Parsifal Barroso

1913 - 1986

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0141 POLITICIAN

Acrísio Moreira da Rocha

1907 - 2004

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0146 POLITICIAN

Raimundo Padilha

1899 - 1988

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0152 POLITICIAN

Hélio Gueiros

1925 - 2011

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0155 POLITICIAN

Inácio Arruda

Born 1957

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0156 POLITICIAN

André Figueiredo

Born 1966

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0180 POLITICIAN

Ricardo Fiuza

1939 - 2005

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0191 POLITICIAN

Marcos Franco Rabelo

1851 - 1940

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0203 POLITICIAN

Pedro Borges

1851 - 1922

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0206 POLITICIAN

Artur Bruno

Born 1959

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0207 POLITICIAN

Raul Barbosa

1911 - 1975

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0212 POLITICIAN

Ana Maria Medeiros da Fonseca

1950 - 2018

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0214 POLITICIAN

Tomás Pompeu de Sousa Brasil (filho)

1879 - 1969

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0217 POLITICIAN

César Cals Neto

Born 1950

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0226 POLITICIAN

Carlos Jereissati

1917 - 1963

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0231 POLITICIAN

José Costa Cavalcanti

1918 - 1991

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0232 POLITICIAN

Mauro Benevides Filho

Born 1959

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0237 POLITICIAN

Murilo Borges

1913 - 1982

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0240 POLITICIAN

Domingos Neto

Born 1988

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0241 POLITICIAN

Edson Queiroz Filho

1951 - 2008

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0244 POLITICIAN

Domingos Filho

Born 1963

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0247 POLITICIAN

Afonso Augusto de Albuquerque Lima

1909 - 1981

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0250 POLITICIAN

Roberto Pessoa

Born 1943

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0251 POLITICIAN

Luís Cavalcanti Sucupira

1901 - 1997

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0265 POLITICIAN

Luís Roberto Andrade Ponte

Born 1934

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0267 POLITICIAN

Vitor Valim

Born 1978

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0271 POLITICIAN

Francisco de Paula Rocha Aguiar

Born 1947

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0273 POLITICIAN

Franklin Chaves

1908 - 1992

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0275 POLITICIAN

Manuel Teófilo Gaspar de Oliveira

1816 - 1859

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0278 POLITICIAN

Carlos Eduardo Benevides Neto

Born 1956

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0284 POLITICIAN

João Ferreira Neto

Born 1950

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0286 POLITICIAN

Luciano Castro (político)

Born 1949

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0289 POLITICIAN

Cid Saboia de Carvalho

Born 1935

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0290 POLITICIAN

Fábio Abreu Costa

Born 1972

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0291 POLITICIAN

José Mauro Castelo Branco Sampaio

1927 - 2015

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0292 POLITICIAN

Antônio Eudes Xavier

Born 1964

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0294 POLITICIAN

Leonardo Rêgo

Born 1976

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0298 POLITICIAN

Ivan Frota

Born 1930

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0299 POLITICIAN

Paulo Henrique Lustosa

Born 1968

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0300 POLITICIAN

Rachel Ximenes Marques

Born 1963

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0305 POLITICIAN

Edson Silva (político brasileiro)

Born 1949

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0306 POLITICIAN

José Clarindo de Queirós

1841 - 1893

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0308 POLITICIAN

Luiz Alberto Vidal Pontes

Born 1956

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0312 POLITICIAN

Álvaro Nunes Weyne

1881 - 1963

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0313 POLITICIAN

Alberto Targino

1912 - 2016

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0316 POLITICIAN

Marcelo Caracas Linhares

1924 - 2007

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0320 POLITICIAN

José Maria Ferreira Araújo

1941 - 1970

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0327 POLITICIAN

Meton de Alencar

1845 - 1893

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0328 POLITICIAN

Carlos Virgílio Távora

1955 - 2000

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0329 POLITICIAN

José Ramos Torres de Melo

1892 - 1969

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0335 POLITICIAN

Romero Estelita Cavalcanti Pessoa

1892 - 1982

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0336 POLITICIAN

Geraldo Mesquita Júnior

Born 1948

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0347 POLITICIAN

Raimundo de Alencar Araripe

1890 - 1984

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0349 POLITICIAN

César Cals de Oliveira

1885 - 1948

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0353 POLITICIAN

Jackson Pereira

1947 - 1995

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0356 POLITICIAN

Patrícia Aguiar

Born 1966

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0359 POLITICIAN

José Félix de Azevedo e Sá

1781 - 1827

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0361 POLITICIAN

João Henrique Sampaio Vieira da Silva

1896 - 1974

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0363 POLITICIAN

Flávio Torres

Born 1944

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0366 POLITICIAN

Péricles Moreira da Rocha

1917 - 2000

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0367 POLITICIAN

Messias Pontes

1947 - 2013

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0368 POLITICIAN

Fausto Augusto Borges Cabral

1909 - 1963

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0374 POLITICIAN

Franklin Monteiro Gondim

1894 - 1982

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0375 POLITICIAN

Alderico Vieira Perdigão

1895 - 1970

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0378 POLITICIAN

Antônio José Machado

1809 - 1861

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0383 POLITICIAN

Cláudio Moreira Filomeno Gomes

Born 1943

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0387 POLITICIAN

Júlio César Costa Lima

Born 1956

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0396 POLITICIAN

Crisanto Moreira da Rocha

1905 - 1975

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0399 POLITICIAN

Manuel Francisco Viana Neto

Born 1952

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0406 POLITICIAN

Gonçalo de Lagos Fernandes Bastos

1842 - 1896

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0408 POLITICIAN

Marco Penaforte

Born 1948

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0411 POLITICIAN

Sérgio Filomeno

1941 - 1987

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0424 POLITICIAN

Jorge Moreira da Rocha

1895 - 1957

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0425 POLITICIAN

José Otacílio Saboia Ribeiro

1903 - 1969

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0426 POLITICIAN

José Alves Linhares

1919 - 1985

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0431 POLITICIAN

Batista Neto

1906 - 1999

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0433 POLITICIAN

Abelardo Marinho de Albuquerque Andrade

1892 - 1968

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0434 POLITICIAN

Egberto Rodrigues

1908 - 1964

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0435 POLITICIAN

Átila Barreira do Amaral

1886 - 1951

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0436 POLITICIAN

Osvaldo Studart

1894 - 1956

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0439 POLITICIAN

Antônio de Amorim Garcia

1850 - 1913

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