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 1860s Clear ×
Olavo Bilac
1865 - 1918
Ernesto Nazareth
1863 - 1934
Júlia Lopes de Almeida
1862 - 1934
João Pinheiro Chagas
1863 - 1925
Antônio Francisco Braga
1868 - 1945
Prince Pedro Augusto of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1866 - 1934
Prince August Leopold of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1867 - 1922
Augusto Pestana (politician)
1868 - 1934
Horatio Torromé
1861 - 1920
Miguel Couto
1865 - 1934
Max Fleiuss
1868 - 1943
Luiz Gonzaga Duque Estrada
1863 - 1911
Cairbar Schutel
1868 - 1938
Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
1869 - 1888
Carlos Cavalcanti de Albuquerque
1864 - 1935
Elzira Dantas Machado
1865 - 1942
Alberto Faria
1869 - 1925
Carlos César de Oliveira Sampaio
1861 - 1930
Dario Persiano de Castro Vellozo
1869 - 1937
David Morethson Campista
1863 - 1911
Pedro Rabelo
1868 - 1905
Luís Gastão d'Escragnolle Dória
1869 - 1948
Eduardo de Sá
1866 - 1940
Mário Pederneiras
1867 - 1915
Augusto Cochrane de Alencar
1865 - 1927
Johann Paul Leberecht Strack
1863 - 1930
Julie de Cistello
1860 - 1932
Alberto Cardoso de Aguiar
1864 - 1935
Émile Chomet
1863 - 1936
Francisco Mendes Pimentel
1869 - 1957
Henrique Tribolet
1862 - 1908
Clodoaldo da Fonseca
1860 - 1936
Artur Porto de Melo e Faro
1866 - 1945
Antônio Coutinho Gomes Pereira
1865 - 1926
Maria Augusta Generoso Estrela
1860 - 1946
João de Deus de Mello e Souza
1863 - 1911
Bernardo Piquet Carneiro
1860 - 1936
Joaquim Floriano do Espírito Santo
1866 - 1907
Tomás Delfino dos Santos
1860 - 1947
Álvaro Sandim
1862 - 1919
Pedro de Alcântara (compositor)
1866 - 1929
Artur Camilo
1860 - 1930
Antônio Joaquim de Maia Monteiro
1860 - 1933
Azevedo Lemos (músico)
1860 - 1920
Capitão Rogério
1860 - 1920