22.9085° S, 43.1965° W
RIO DE JANEIRO
Most Famous People Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
- Notable people
- 5,466
- Peak decade
- 1980s
- Median birth year
- 1956
- Most distinctive
- Martial Art 13.2×
The capital that wasn't, but acted like one. Rio's most distinctive profession is martial arts at more than thirteen times the global rate — the home of Brazilian jiu-jitsu and the Gracie family — alongside the composers, singers, and music players of bossa nova and samba and a deep diplomatic-and-journalistic bench from its century as the seat of the Portuguese and then Brazilian empires. Footballers and actors are tied at almost exactly the same share, a balance that you don't see in any other Brazilian city.
Standouts
Notable Births by Decade
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What Rio de Janeiro Is Known For
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Football is Rio de Janeiro's biggest profession — 16% of all notables (898).
Rio de Janeiro over-indexes on martial art — 13.2× the global rate.
Rio de Janeiro under-produces painter — only 0.5× the global rate.
Profession Mix Over Time
Each band shows a profession family's share of Rio de Janeiro's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.
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- Filtered to 1840s Clear ×
Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil
1846 - 1921
Anitta (singer)
Born 1840
Chiquinha Gonzaga
1847 - 1935
José Paranhos, Baron of Rio Branco
1845 - 1912
Alfredo d'Escragnolle Taunay, Viscount of Taunay
1843 - 1899
Marc Ferrez (photographer)
1843 - 1923
João Barbosa Rodrigues
1842 - 1909
António Augusto Carvalho Monteiro
1848 - 1920
Princess Leopoldina of Brazil
1847 - 1871
Luís Caetano Pereira Guimarães Júnior
1845 - 1898
António Cândido Gonçalves Crespo
1846 - 1883
João Zeferino da Costa
1840 - 1916
Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado
1848 - 1880
John Sergeant Wise
1846 - 1913
Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
1845 - 1847
Pedro Afonso, Prince Imperial of Brazil
1848 - 1850
Cândido de Faria
1849 - 1911
Carlos de Laet
1847 - 1927
Émile Daireaux
1843 - 1916
José Carlos de Carvalho
1847 - 1934
Frederick Robert Vere Douglas-Hamilton
1843 - 1917
João Guilherme Greenhalgh
1845 - 1865
Geraldo Ribeiro de Sousa Resende, Baron Geraldo of Resende
1847 - 1907
Gustavo Richard
1847 - 1929
Júlio César de Noronha
1845 - 1923
Duque Estrada Meyer
1848 - 1905
Joaquim Marques Batista de Leão
1847 - 1913
Carlos Leôncio da Silva Carvalho
1847 - 1912
Maria Eugênia Monteiro de Barros
1848 - 1925
Estêvão Ribeiro de Sousa Resende
1840 - 1909
Miguel Joaquim Ribeiro de Carvalho
1849 - 1944
Jorge João Dodsworth
1841 - 1899
Manuel Martins Torres
1843 - 1905
Henrique Hermeto Carneiro Leão
1847 - 1916
Pedro Afonso Franco
1845 - 1920
Francisco de Figueiredo
1843 - 1917
Antônio Cândido da Cunha Leitão
1845 - 1888
Diogo Fernandes Álvares Fortuna
1849 - 1913
Domingos José Freire Junior
1842 - 1899
Zuzu Cavaquinho
1845 - 1905
Paulo Porto-Alegre
Born 1842
Augusto Amoretty
1845 - 1906
Manuel Coelho Cintra Júnior
1848 - 1892
Luís Betim Pais Leme
1847 - 1904
Manuel Queirós
1840 - 1914
Carlos Moreira de Abreu
1848 - 1923