22.9083° S, 43.1964° W — 5,435 FAMOUS PEOPLE
RIO DE JANEIRO
Most Famous People Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A comprehensive ledger of notable people across arts, science, politics, sport, and public life.
Paulo Coelho
Born 1947
Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)
Born 1976
Oscar Niemeyer
1907 - 2012
Pedro II of Brazil
1825 - 1891
Machado de Assis
1839 - 1908
Antônio Carlos Jobim
1927 - 1994
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887 - 1959
Zico
Born 1953
Vinicius de Moraes
1913 - 1980
Romário
Born 1966
Fernanda Montenegro
Born 1929
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Born 1931
Chico Buarque
Born 1944
Morena Baccarin
Born 1979
Thiago Silva
Born 1984
Fernando Collor de Mello
Born 1949
Maria II of Portugal
1819 - 1853
Milton Nascimento
Born 1942
Peter Medawar
1915 - 1987
Kevin Kurányi
Born 1982
Walter Salles
Born 1956
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
1846 - 1921
Glória Pires
Born 1963
Jorginho
Born 1964
Philippe Coutinho
Born 1992
Jennifer O'Neill
Born 1948
Rodrigo (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Augusto Boal
1931 - 2009
Marisa Monte
Born 1967
João Havelange
1916 - 2016
Vágner Love
Born 1984
Eduardo da Silva
Born 1983
Renato Augusto
Born 1988
Jorge Ben
Born 1945
Giovanna Antonelli
Born 1976
Amon Tobin
Born 1972
Anitta (singer)
Born 1840
José Padilha
Born 1967
Olavo Bilac
1865 - 1918
Marcelo (footballer, born 1988)
Born 1988
Murilo Benício
Born 1971
Marília Pêra
1943 - 2015
Eumir Deodato
Born 1943
Fernanda Torres
Born 1965
Nelson Piquet
Born 1952
Cássia Eller
1962 - 2001
Ivan Lins
Born 1945
Cecília Meireles
1901 - 1964
Cazuza
1958 - 1990
Ana Maria Machado
Born 1941
Carlos Saldanha
Born 1968
Diego Alves
Born 1985
Pixinguinha
1897 - 1973
Roberto Mangabeira Unger
Born 1947
Chiquinha Gonzaga
1847 - 1935
Bruno Barreto
Born 1955
Benny Feilhaber
Born 1985
Taís Araújo
Born 1978
Juan (footballer)
Born 1979
João Figueiredo
1918 - 1999
Tim Maia
1942 - 1998
Kiko Loureiro
Born 1972
Elza Soares
Born 1930
Ruy Ramos
Born 1957
Adriano (footballer, born 1982)
Born 1982
Bernardino Machado
1851 - 1944
Bruno Campos
Born 1973
José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco
1845 - 1912
Loalwa Braz
1953 - 2017
Hélio Oiticica
1937 - 1980
Manuel Antônio de Almeida
1831 - 1861
Antônio Fagundes
Born 1949
Cartola
1908 - 1980
Sérgio Vieira de Mello
1948 - 2003
Flora Purim
Born 1942
Nathalia Dill
Born 1986
José Mauro de Vasconcelos
1920 - 1984
Leandra Leal
Born 1982
Allan (footballer, born 1991)
Born 1991
Véra Clouzot
1913 - 1960
Carlos Mozer
Born 1960
Cláudia Ohana
Born 1963
Luiz Bonfá
1922 - 2001
Deborah Secco
Born 1979
Noel Rosa
1910 - 1937
Artur Avila
Born 1979
Beth Carvalho
1946 - 2019
Bruno Cortez
Born 1987
Lima Barreto
1881 - 1922
Adryan
Born 1994
Jô Soares
Born 1938
Thiago Lacerda
Born 1978
Alberto Cavalcanti
1897 - 1982
Nélida Piñon
Born 1937
Gonçalves de Magalhães, Viscount of Araguaia
1811 - 1882
Ernesto Nazareth
1863 - 1934
Paulinho da Costa
Born 1948
Renato Russo
1960 - 1996
Jairzinho
Born 1944
Marcelo D2
Born 1967
Marcos Valle
Born 1943
Norma Bengell
1935 - 2013
Josef de Souza
Born 1989
Emiliano Di Cavalcanti
1897 - 1976
Princess Francisca of Brazil
1824 - 1898
Diego Souza (footballer, born 1985)
Born 1985
Edu Lobo
Born 1943
Gilberto (footballer, born 1976)
Born 1976
Cildo Meireles
Born 1948
António José da Silva
1705 - 1739
Gabriel o Pensador
Born 1974
Aurora Miranda
1915 - 2005
Wellington Silva (footballer, born 1993)
Born 1993
Betty Faria
Born 1941
Erasmo Carlos
Born 1941
Mehmet Aurélio
Born 1977
José Maurício Nunes Garcia
1767 - 1830
Paulinho da Viola
Born 1942
Adriana Varejão
Born 1964
Ed Motta
Born 1971
Antonio Candido
1918 - 2017
Cauã Reymond
Born 1980
Wallace Oliveira
Born 1994
Rafael Bastos
Born 1985
Leandro Firmino
Born 1978
Ricardo Gomes
Born 1964
Ernesto Neto
Born 1964
Bernardo Rezende
Born 1959
Beatriz Milhazes
Born 1960
Fabrizio Moretti
Born 1980
Douglas Silva
Born 1988
Ademir da Guia
Born 1942
Infante Sebastian of Portugal and Spain
1811 - 1875
Renzo Gracie
Born 1967
Paulo Lins
Born 1958
Daniel Benzali
Born 1950
Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay
1843 - 1899
Carlos Heitor Cony
1926 - 2018
André Bahia
Born 1983
Bob Burnquist
Born 1976
Bidu Sayão
1902 - 1999
Kelly Key
Born 1983
Bianca Comparato
Born 1985
Wellington Nem
Born 1992
Silvio Santos
Born 1930
Dunia Montenegro
Born 1977
Nílton Santos
1925 - 2013
Emílio Santiago
1946 - 2013
Alceu Amoroso Lima
1893 - 1983
Royce Gracie
Born 1966
Thiago Fragoso
Born 1981
Dona Ivone Lara
1921 - 2018
Marshall Brickman
Born 1939
Paulo Autran
1922 - 2007
Deyverson
Born 1991
Roberto Marinho
1904 - 2003
Diego Maurício
Born 1991
Irasema Dilián
1924 - 1996
Edinho (footballer, born 1955)
Born 1955
Joyce (singer)
Born 1948
Antônio Pinto (composer)
Born 1967
Maicon Pereira de Oliveira
1988 - 2014
Mattheus Oliveira
Born 1994
Andrucha Waddington
Born 1970
Lavínia Vlasak
Born 1976
Jorge (footballer)
Born 1996
Vitinho (footballer, born 1993)
Born 1993
Michel Macedo
Born 1990
Darlan Cunha
Born 1988
Egídio Pereira Júnior
Born 1986
Carlos Lyra
Born 1939
Renata Sorrah
Born 1947
Rafaela Silva
Born 1992
Wallace (footballer, born October 1994)
Born 1994
Jonathan Haagensen
Born 1983
Airton Ribeiro Santos
Born 1990
Reginaldo Faria
Born 1937
Fernandão (footballer, born 1987)
Born 1987
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
1932 - 1988
Camila Pitanga
Born 1977
Lenny Fernandes Coelho
Born 1988
Malu Mader
Born 1966
Maria Ribeiro
Born 1975
Carlos Alberto Parreira
Born 1943
Miúcha
1937 - 2018
Marcos González
Born 1980
Marcos Palmeira
Born 1963
Vitor Belfort
Born 1977
Eduardo Kac
Born 1962
Marielle Franco
1979 - 2018
Lulu Santos
Born 1953
Antônio Houaiss
1915 - 1999
Nana Caymmi
Born 1941
Rafael Carioca
Born 1989
Paulinho Moska
Born 1967
Marc Ferrez (photographer)
1843 - 1923
Francisco Manuel da Silva
1795 - 1865
Tônia Carrero
1922 - 2018
Regina Casé
Born 1954
Wilson Simonal
1938 - 2000
Hércules Brito Ruas
Born 1939
Millôr Fernandes
1923 - 2012
Jacob do Bandolim
1918 - 1969
Abel Braga
Born 1952
Eduardo Viveiros de Castro
Born 1951
Alexandre Rodrigues (actor)
Born 1983
Braguinha (composer)
1907 - 2006
Carla Camurati
Born 1960
Daniel Filho
Born 1937
Gonzaguinha
1945 - 1991
João Emanuel Carneiro
Born 1970
Zizinho
1921 - 2002
Donato Gama da Silva
Born 1962
Luiza Possi
Born 1984
Fábio Barreto
1957 - 2019
Lucas Paquetá
Born 1997
Paulo Vitor Barreto
Born 1985
Alanzinho
Born 1983
Bernardo Carvalho
Born 1960
Cláudia Abreu
Born 1970
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
1862 - 1934
Vinícius de Oliveira
Born 1985
Negueba
Born 1992
Cléo Pires
Born 1982
Jorge Aragão
Born 1949
João Pinheiro Chagas
1863 - 1925
João do Rio
1881 - 1921
Gretchen (singer)
Born 1959
Henrique (footballer, born 1983)
Born 1983
Jade Barbosa
Born 1991
Fernanda Abreu
Born 1961
Martins Pena
1815 - 1848
Oscar Castro-Neves
1940 - 2013
Drica Moraes
Born 1969
Lexa (singer)
Born 1995
Luciano Siqueira de Oliveira
Born 1975
Marina Lima
Born 1955
Carlos Alberto Torres
1944 - 2016
Marcello Novaes
Born 1962
Dario Edoardo Viganò
Born 1962
Athirson
Born 1977
Adolfo Lutz
1855 - 1940
Gustavo Franco
Born 1956
Paulo Cézar Caju
Born 1949
Luiz Eduardo de Oliveira
Born 1944
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández
1897 - 1948
Dori Caymmi
Born 1943
Carlos José Castilho
1927 - 1987
Roberta Rodrigues
Born 1982
Alberto Dines
1932 - 2018
Valdir Azevedo
1923 - 1980
Deborah Evelyn
Born 1966
Ana Cristina Cesar
1952 - 1983
Gilberto Braga
Born 1945
Antônio da Silva (footballer)
Born 1978
Christina Oiticica
Born 1951
Marcelinho Carioca
Born 1971
Gina Valentina
Born 1997
Lucas Nogueira
Born 1992
Dolores Duran
1930 - 1959
Adriana Lisboa
Born 1970
Júlio César de Mello e Souza
1895 - 1974
Bruno Gagliasso
Born 1982
Rafael dos Anjos
Born 1984
Fellype Gabriel
Born 1985
Marcelo Gleiser
Born 1959
Arthur Moreira Lima
Born 1940
Paulo Autuori
Born 1956
Felipe Jorge Loureiro
Born 1977
Marc-Kevin Goellner
Born 1970
Luciana Arrighi
Born 1940
Samir Santos
Born 1994
Adriana Esteves
Born 1969
Perry Broad
1921 - 1993
Domingos da Guia
1912 - 2000
Inês Brasil
Born 1969
Nelinho
Born 1950
Leonardo Silva
Born 1979
Luiz Fernando Carvalho
Born 1960
Ricardo Santos (footballer)
Born 1987
Evaristo da Veiga
1799 - 1837
Miguel Falabella
Born 1957
Bruno Rezende
Born 1986
Charles Fernando Basílio da Silva
Born 1985
Yoná Magalhães
1935 - 2015
Hamilton de Holanda
Born 1976
André Lima
Born 1985
Toró
Born 1986
Royler Gracie
Born 1965
Rodrigo Moledo
Born 1987
Eduardo Moscovis
Born 1968
Robson da Silva
Born 1964
Tartá
Born 1989
Francis Hime
Born 1939
Pery Ribeiro
1937 - 2012
Ben Goertzel
Born 1966
Marina Ruy Barbosa
Born 1995
Affonso Beato
Born 1941
Leonardo Santiago
Born 1983
Beth Goulart
Born 1961