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PORTO ALEGRE
Most Famous People Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Notable people
- 991
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1960
- Most distinctive
- Model 3.9×
The gaucho capital's writer and journalist over-indexes reflect a Southern Brazilian literary tradition distinct from Rio or São Paulo — Moacyr Scliar built a magical-realist world from Jewish Porto Alegre, and Elis Regina redefined Brazilian popular singing before her 37th birthday. Ronaldinho learned futsal a short walk from both their childhood homes.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Porto Alegre during each.
Notable Births by Decade
Click a decade to filter the list below. Peak: 1980s with 182 notable births.
What Porto Alegre Is Known For
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Football is Porto Alegre's biggest profession — 25% of all notables (247).
Porto Alegre over-indexes on model — 3.9× the global rate.
Porto Alegre under-produces painter — only 0.6× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Porto Alegre's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1950s Clear ×
João Batista da Silva
Born 1955
Jorge Furtado
Born 1959
Werner Schünemann
Born 1959
Sílvia Pfeifer
Born 1958
Jair Gonçalves Prates
Born 1953
Eduardo Bueno
Born 1958
Claudiomiro Estrais Ferreira
1950 - 2018
Denis Lerrer Rosenfield
Born 1950
André Luís Ferreira
Born 1959
Hamilton Mourão
Born 1953
Luís Carlos Machado
1950 - 2011
Flávia Moraes
Born 1959
Nico Nicolaiewsky
1957 - 2014
Nilton Bonder
Born 1957
Casemiro Mior
Born 1958
Karin Lambrecht
Born 1957
Victor Wagner
Born 1959
Licínio Azevedo
Born 1951
Caco Barcellos
Born 1950
Chico Fraga
Born 1954
Moroni Bing Torgan
Born 1956
Carlos Gerbase
Born 1959
Bolívar Modualdo Guedes
Born 1954
Onyx Lorenzoni
Born 1954
Paulo Castelli
Born 1956
Luiza Helena de Bairros
1953 - 2016
Osmar Terra
Born 1950
Otto Guerra
Born 1956
Fernando Chagas Carvalho Neto
Born 1952
Zé do Rock
Born 1956
Hique Gomez
Born 1959
Daniel Herz
1954 - 2006
Sérgio Pinto Ribeiro
Born 1959
Berenice Azambuja
Born 1952
Malu Valle
Born 1957
José Victor Castiel
Born 1958
Claudio Ribeiro
Born 1958
José Paulo Cairoli
Born 1952
Luís Fernando Roese Ortiz
Born 1956
Celso Loureiro Chaves
Born 1950
Neusinha Brizola
1954 - 2011
Zaira Bueno
Born 1955
Júlio Titow
Born 1952
Afonso Motta
Born 1950
Ubirajara Veiga da Silva
Born 1955
Jane Tutikian
Born 1952
Alexandre Zilles
1951 - 1999
Nelson Sirotsky
Born 1953
Mendes Ribeiro Filho
1957 - 2015
Carlos Roberto Orrigo da Cunha
Born 1953
Jalusa Barcellos
Born 1952
Giba Assis Brasil
Born 1957
Júlio Reny
Born 1959
Pedro Ernesto (radialista)
Born 1950
Pedro Ruas
Born 1956
Jorge Zelada
Born 1957
Regina Becker Fortunati
Born 1957
Ney Keller
Born 1958
Cacalo
Born 1950
Carla Pernambuco
Born 1959
Chico Spina
Born 1955
Karin Rosenbaum
Born 1954
Gelson Oliveira
Born 1955
Eduardo Meditsch
Born 1956
Paulo de Tarso Vieira Sanseverino
Born 1959
Carmen Seganfredo
Born 1956
Araken de Assis
Born 1955
Mário Bernd
Born 1950
Ciro Barcelos
Born 1953
Teresa Toda
Born 1950
Gelson Fogazzi Rocha
Born 1952
Ciro Simoni
Born 1951
Pedro Sirotsky
Born 1956
Sérgio Nogueira
Born 1950
Nelson Coelho de Castro
Born 1954
Duda Kroeff
Born 1955
Gustavo Victorino
Born 1956
Ana Luíza Azevedo
Born 1959
Dalmir Estigarribia
1958 - 2019
Donato Renato Mosella
Born 1957
Amauri Knevitz
Born 1959
Rogério Paes de Farias Corrêa
Born 1959
Carlos Cunha Filho
Born 1950
Enildo Paulo Pereira
1952 - 2012
Luciano Alabarse
Born 1953
Galileu Arruda
1953 - 2012
Jackson Liberato Ramos
Born 1958
Gilberto Andrade
1956 - 1968
Fredo Getúlio
Born 1954
Geraldo Luiz Borges Hackmann
Born 1951
Beatriz Santos
Born 1950
Jurandir de Andrade Arrué
1951 - 2019
Paulo Roberto da Silveira Rocha
Born 1951
Silvia Koller
Born 1959
Dede Fedrizzi
Born 1959
Chico Brandão
Born 1959
Pedro Hamilty
Born 1954
Aluizio Veras
Born 1955
Paulo Afonso Girardi Feijó
Born 1958