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LISBON
Most Famous People Born in Lisbon, Portugal
- Notable people
- 3,023
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- Median birth year
- 1938
- Most distinctive
- Model 3.8×
An Atlantic capital that built an empire and kept the receipts. Lisbon's distinctive professions tilt literary and architectural — writers, poets, composers, physicians, architects — and the dataset reaches back unbroken to the 12th century, when the city was reconquered from the Moors. The modern half is footballers, stage actors, and a surprisingly deep model bench; the older half is the colonial governors and Discoveries-era princes who never quite leave any Lisbon street.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Lisbon Is Known For
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Football is Lisbon's biggest profession — 13% of all notables (379).
Lisbon over-indexes on model — 3.8× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Lisbon's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Writing
- Film & TV
- Politics & Law
- Art & Design
- Music
- Other
- Field: Journalist Clear ×
Miguel Esteves Cardoso
Born 1955
Berthold Jacob
1898 - 1944
Artur Agostinho
1920 - 2011
Mário Neves
1912 - 1999
Joaquim Letria
Born 1943
Francisco Solano Constancio
1777 - 1846
Carlos Cáceres Monteiro
1948 - 2006
Repórter X
1897 - 1935
Jorge Gabriel
Born 1968
Ricardo Costa (journalist)
Born 1968
João Lopes Marques
Born 1971
Maria João Avillez
Born 1945
Rodrigo Paganino
1835 - 1863
Margarida Marante
1959 - 2012
Helena Vaz da Silva
1939 - 2002
Fátima Campos Ferreira
Born 1958
Catarina Portas
Born 1969
Carlos Fino
Born 1948
José Manuel Fernandes
Born 1957
Francisco José da Rocha Martins
1879 - 1952
Daniel Oliveira (apresentador)
Born 1981
Pedro Rolo Duarte
1964 - 2017
Luís Filipe Costa
1936 - 2020
Francisco Gomes da Silva
1853 - 1909
Pedro Pinto
Born 1975
Rui Marques
Born 1963
Artur Portela, Filho
1937 - 2020
Luís Forjaz Trigueiros
1915 - 2000
Júlia Pinheiro
Born 1962
Fernando Lopes Adão Correia
Born 1935
Maria Elisa
Born 1950
António Macedo (jornalista)
Born 1950
José Maria Lisboa
1838 - 1918
Jorge Duarte Costa
Born 1975
Laurinda Alves
Born 1961
Ana Lamy
Born 1970
Henrique Monteiro
Born 1956
Rui Santos (jornalista)
Born 1960
Miguel Monteiro
Born 1965
Leonor Pinhão
Born 1957
José Pedro Castanheira
Born 1952
Marta Dhanis
Born 1982
Daniel Oliveira (jornalista)
Born 1969
Teresa Pais
1967 - 2015
José Salazar Carreira
1894 - 1974
Nuno Eiró
Born 1974
António Serzedelo
Born 1945
Luísa Castel-Branco
Born 1954
Raul Durão
1942 - 2007
Sofia Pinto Coelho
Born 1963
Almiro Maia de Loureiro
1897 - 1965
Margarida Pinto Correia
Born 1966
António Granado
Born 1963
Leonildo de Mendonça e Costa
1849 - 1923
Jaime Fernandes
1947 - 2016
Álvaro da Silva Pinheiro Chagas
1872 - 1935
Alberto Arons de Carvalho
Born 1949
João Duarte de Meneses
1868 - 1918
Ana Sousa Dias
Born 1956
Daniel Ricardo
Born 1941
Nuno Guerreiro (jornalista)
Born 1969
Augusto Eduardo Neuparth
1859 - 1925
Ângelo Alves de Sousa Vaz
1879 - 1962
Paulo Ferreira de Melo
Born 1956
Ernesto Driesel Schröeter
1849 - 1942
Martim Avillez Figueiredo
Born 1972
João Pedro Bandeira
Born 1965
Rodrigues da Silva
1939 - 2009
João António Ortigão Ramos
1897 - 1971
Rui Araújo
Born 1954
Luciano Ernesto da Silva Granate
1895 - 1974
Pedro Teixeira Neves
Born 1969
Costa Júnior
1906 - 1988
Eladio Paramés
Born 1949
Rolo Duarte
1929 - 1987
Alberto Tota
Born 1882
Francisco Vieira da Silva
1825 - 1868
Manuel de Portugal (cronista)
Born 1928
Zeferino Vítor de Meireles
Died 1822