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 1930s Clear ×
Fernando Henrique Cardoso
Born 1931
Augusto Boal
1931 - 2009
Elza Soares
Born 1930
Hélio Oiticica
1937 - 1980
Jô Soares
Born 1938
Nélida Piñon
Born 1937
Norma Bengell
1935 - 2013
Silvio Santos
Born 1930
Marshall Brickman
Born 1939
Carlos Lyra
Born 1939
Reginaldo Faria
Born 1937
Joaquim Pedro de Andrade
1932 - 1988
Miúcha
1937 - 2018
Wilson Simonal
1938 - 2000
Hércules Brito Ruas
Born 1939
Daniel Filho
Born 1937
Alberto Dines
1932 - 2018
Dolores Duran
1930 - 1959
Yoná Magalhães
1935 - 2015
Leon Hirszman
1937 - 1987
Francis Hime
Born 1939
Pery Ribeiro
1937 - 2012
Jorge Paulo Lemann
Born 1939
Sylvia Telles
1934 - 1966
Paulo Francis
1930 - 1997
Hugo Carvana
1937 - 2014
Léa Garcia
Born 1933
Norma Blum
Born 1939
Mário Henrique Simonsen
1935 - 1997
Sérgio Paulo Rouanet
Born 1934
Evaristo de Macedo
Born 1933
David Perlov
1930 - 2003
Anna Bella Geiger
Born 1933
Wilson das Neves
1936 - 2017
Joel Antônio Martins
1931 - 2003
Suely Franco
Born 1939
Carlos Lamarca
1937 - 1971
Raul de Souza
Born 1934
Dino da Costa
1931 - 2020
Paulo César Saraceni
1933 - 2012
Luiz Eça
1936 - 1992
Irio De Paula
1939 - 2017
Luiz Alfredo Garcia Roza
1936 - 2020
Rose Marie Muraro
1930 - 2014
Canário
Born 1934
Jorge Bornhausen
Born 1937
Juca Chaves
Born 1938
Rogério Duprat
1932 - 2006
Milton Banana
1935 - 1998
Arnaldo Niskier
Born 1935
Djalma Dias
1939 - 1990
Luciano Mendes de Almeida
1930 - 2006
Maria Gladys
Born 1939
Sérgio de Camargo
1930 - 1990
Bertha Becker
1930 - 2013
José da Conceição
1931 - 1974
Carlinhos
1937 - 2015
Marcílio Marques Moreira
Born 1931
Caetano Silva
1930 - 1973
Carlos Vereza
Born 1939
Walter Lima Jr.
Born 1938
Ronaldo Rogério de Freitas Mourão
1935 - 2014
Candeia
1935 - 1978
Bea Feitler
1938 - 1982
José Faria
1933 - 2013
Carlson Gracie
1932 - 2006
José Carlos Avellar
1936 - 2016
Artur da Távola
1936 - 2008
Wilson Moreira
1936 - 2018
Ivan Junqueira
1934 - 2014
Agildo Ribeiro
1932 - 2018
Jaguar (cartoonist)
Born 1932
Dóris Monteiro
Born 1934
Etty Fraser
1931 - 2018
Domingos de Oliveira
1936 - 2019
Márcio Moreira Alves
1936 - 2009
Edson Bispo dos Santos
1935 - 2011
Zózimo Bulbul
1937 - 2013
Helvécio Martins
1930 - 2005
Ivan Cândido
1931 - 2016
José Lino Grünewald
1931 - 2000
Adriano Reys
1934 - 2011
Rubens Bassini
1933 - 1985
Ilka Soares
Born 1932
Maurício Einhorn
Born 1932
João Filgueiras Lima
1931 - 2014
Paulo Silvino
1939 - 2017
Ricardo Tacuchian
Born 1939
Azumir Veríssimo
1935 - 2012
Aída dos Santos
Born 1937
Bruno Siciliano
Born 1938
Jarbas Faustinho
Born 1939
David Neves
1938 - 1994
Perry Salles
1939 - 2009
Simão Sessim
Born 1935
Carlos Lessa
1936 - 2020
Luiz Paulo Conde
1934 - 2015
Beatriz de Moura
Born 1939
Marly Bulcão
Born 1939
Tutuca
1932 - 2015
Stella Carr
1932 - 2008
Oswaldo Loureiro
1932 - 2018
Carlos Alberto Martins Cavalheiro
1932 - 2012
Nelsinho Rosa
Born 1937
Alano Maria Pena
Born 1935
Carlos Kurt
1933 - 2003
Marcelo Ramos Motta
1931 - 1987
Álvaro Valle
1934 - 2000
Tite (futebolista)
1930 - 2004
Noriel Vilela
1936 - 1975
Haroldo Costa
Born 1930
Celso José Pinto da Silva
1933 - 2018
Maria d'Apparecida
1935 - 2017
Sônia Mamede
1936 - 1990
João Carlos Marinho
1935 - 2019
Alaíde Costa
Born 1935
Mestre Marçal
1930 - 1994
Jorge Vieira
1934 - 2012
Lélia Coelho Frota
1937 - 2010
Ronaldo Azeredo
1937 - 2006
Mauro Torres Homem Rodrigues
Born 1932
Édson Campos Martins
1930 - 1991
Vanja Orico
1931 - 2015
Cláudio Costa Neto
Born 1932
Armando Marques
1930 - 2014
Aracy Cardoso
1937 - 2017
Flavio Colin
1930 - 2002
Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter
Born 1936
Carlos Alberto Etchandy Gimeno Navarro
1931 - 2003
Maria Pompeu
Born 1936
Walter Firmo
Born 1937
José Ricardo
1939 - 1999
Haroldo
1931 - 2010
Maria Lea Salgado Labouriau
1931 - 2013
Wilson Carneiro
Born 1930
Edison Machado
1934 - 1990
Carlos Eduardo Dolabella
1937 - 2003
Claudette Soares
Born 1935
Leina Krespi
1938 - 2009
Jorge Coutinho
Born 1934
Ary Ventura Vidal
1935 - 2013
Ivan Mesquita
1932 - 2011
Walter Alfaiate
1930 - 2010
Elton Medeiros
1930 - 2019
Ruthinéa de Moraes
1930 - 1998
Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte
Born 1934
Francisco Falcon
Born 1933
Assis Lopes
Born 1931
Teixeira Heizer
1932 - 2016
Sylvio dos Santos
1935 - 2016
Hermínio Bello de Carvalho
Born 1935
Serguei
1933 - 2019
Yocie Yoneshigue
Born 1939
Marcio Braga
Born 1936
Samuel Pinheiro Guimarães Neto
Born 1939
Eugênio Izecksohn
1932 - 2013
Jorginho do Pandeiro
1930 - 2017
Íris Bruzzi
Born 1935
Sonia Andrade
Born 1935
Saturnino Braga
Born 1931
Jaime Barcelos
1930 - 1980
Geraldo Dantas de Andrade
Born 1931
Nélson Caruso
1939 - 1982
Bebeto Castilho
Born 1939
Durval Ferreira
1935 - 2007
Joel Nascimento
Born 1937
Domício Proença Filho
Born 1936
Langhorne A. Motley
Born 1938
Mario Brock
Born 1938
Tião Neto
1931 - 2001
Paulo Malhães
1938 - 2014
Odette Vidal de Oliveira
1930 - 1939
Lana Bittencourt
Born 1932
Aroldo Rodrigues
Born 1933
Joaquim Assis
Born 1934
Thereza Santos
1930 - 2012
Ivo Soares
Born 1938
Vera Valdez
Born 1936
Talita Rodrigues
Born 1934
Luiz Antonio Millecco
1932 - 2005
Ricardo Capanema
1931 - 1998
Flavio Behring
Born 1937
José Amoroso Filho
Born 1937
Luiz Bevilacqua
Born 1937
Paulo Casé
1931 - 2018
Jordan da Costa
1932 - 2012
Gildo Rodrigues
1939 - 2009
Julie Joy
1930 - 2011
Diana Morel
1935 - 1998
Nelson Padrella
Born 1938
Regina Sampaio
Born 1939
Laura de Vison
1939 - 2007
Ivan de Almeida
Born 1938
José Carlos Barbosa Moreira
1931 - 2017
Theodorico Haroldo de Oliveira
1937 - 1990
Marlene José Bento
1938 - 2020
Dalva de Andrade
Born 1935
Lilico
1937 - 1998
Nilo da Silva
Born 1932
Iberê Cavalcanti
Born 1935
Paulo Rangel (escritor)
1931 - 1996
Joaquim Albino
Born 1931
Urubatão Calvo Nunes
1931 - 2010
Sergio Malbrán
1937 - 2006
Aizita Nascimento
Born 1939
Ilo da Fonseca
Born 1930
Helio Brasil
Born 1931
Fernando Barbosa Lima
1933 - 2008
Getúlio Côrtes
Born 1938
Nestor de Montemar
1933 - 1995
Walmir Amaral
Born 1939
Alberto Venancio Filho
Born 1934
Miriam Teresa
Born 1935
Guilherme Araújo
1936 - 2007
João Loredo
1930 - 2012
Lucy Lúpia
1932 - 2012
Roberto Lobo
Born 1938
Tetê Medina
Born 1935
Fera da Penha
Born 1937
Robert Rossner
1932 - 1999
Mauro José Miranda Gandra
1933 - 2018
Getulio Delphim
Born 1938
Waldyr Sant'anna
1936 - 2018
Newton Martins
1935 - 2011
Antônio Barros de Castro
1938 - 2011
Luís Fernando Freire
Born 1938
Peter von Siemens (Manager, 1937)
Born 1937
Hermann Gonçalves Schatzmayr
1936 - 2010
Miriam Mambrini
Born 1938
Goulart de Andrade
1933 - 2016
Washington Rodrigues
Born 1936
Joseval Peixoto
Born 1938
Milton Temer
Born 1938
Wilton Franco
1930 - 2012
Nair Amorim
Born 1933
Rose Rondelli
1934 - 2005
João Roberto Kelly
Born 1938
Monarco
Born 1933
Gleuber Vieira
Born 1933
Antônio Carlos (radialista)
Born 1937
Aurimar Rocha
1934 - 1979
Maria Regina Lobo Leite Figueiredo
1938 - 1972
Riva Blanche
1937 - 1998
Armando Costa
1933 - 1984
João Araújo (empresário)
1935 - 2013
Robson Gracie
Born 1935
Arnaldo Montel
1930 - 2008
Helena Jobim
1931 - 2015
Jorge Armando Felix
Born 1939
Sérgio Ferretti
1937 - 2018
Affonso Celso de Ouro-Preto
Born 1938
Lauro Fabiano
Born 1935
Mário Mendonça
Born 1934
Aroldo Melodia
1930 - 2008
Marcelo Cerqueira (político)
Born 1938
Fernando Cônsul
Born 1938
Chico Feitosa
1935 - 2004
Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos
1935 - 2019
Evandro Carlos de Andrade
1931 - 2001
Sérgio Noronha
1932 - 2020
Marisa Gata Mansa
1938 - 2003
Zuca Sardan
Born 1933
Per Johns
1933 - 2017
Sérgio Ribeiro Miranda de Carvalho
1930 - 1994
Octavio Gallotti
Born 1930
Bira Presidente
Born 1937
Mara Abrantes
Born 1934
Leila Miranda
1934 - 1992
Roberto de Guimarães Carvalho
Born 1939
Luciene Franco
Born 1939
Murílio de Avellar Hingel
Born 1933
Agenor Francisco Homem de Carvalho
Born 1933
Arnaldo Carrilho
1937 - 2013
Viriato Ferreira
1930 - 1992
José Henrique Millan
Born 1937
Ivan da Silveira Serpa
1932 - 2011
Manuel da Conceição
1930 - 1996
Carlos Sussekind
Born 1933
Mauro César Rodrigues Pereira
Born 1935
Myriam Nogueira Portela Nunes
1932 - 2020
Olívia Pineschi
Born 1938
Roberto Rodrigues Passos
Born 1939
Darcy da Mangueira
1932 - 2008
Rex Nazaré Alves
Born 1938
Osvaldo Silva
Born 1930
Sócrates da Costa Monteiro
Born 1930
Hélio Vígio
1934 - 2016
Mauro Campos
Born 1939
Roberto Audi
1934 - 1997
Albino Pinheiro
1934 - 1999
José Jorge
1931 - 2006
José Roberto Teixeira Leite
Born 1930
Osmar Navarro
1930 - 2012
Marion Duarte
Born 1938
Admildo Chirol
1934 - 1998
Carlos Leonam
Born 1939
Gustavo de Faria
Born 1937
Aldemar
1931 - 1977
Arnaldo Lopes Martins
1934 - 1999
Humberto Franceschi
1930 - 2014