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.
One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Rio de Janeiro during each.
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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Haroldo Eiras
1919 - 1980
Betty Saddy
Born 1949
Mauro Ferreira
Born 1965
Ivi Monteiro
Born 1984
Francisco Dos Santos
Born 1974
Roberto Assaf
Born 1955
Laíla
Born 1943
Albertina Bertha
1880 - 1953
Paulo Cintura
Born 1950
Flora Diegues
1986 - 2019
Thereza Piffer
Born 1966
Vanessa Riche
Born 1972
André Silva
Born 1971
Omar Docena
Born 1984
Carlos Alberto (dublador)
Born 1964
Ricardo Bianchini
Born 1966
Arnaldo Guinle
1884 - 1963
Carmem Sheila
Born 1944
Ricardo Silva Kubrusly
Born 1951
Lauro Fabiano
Born 1935
José de Sousa Marques
1894 - 1974
Joaquim Monteiro de Carvalho
1913 - 2008
Fabrício Bastos
Born 1981
Plínio Doyle
1906 - 2000
Júlio Barroso
1953 - 1984
Roberto Luiz Assumpção de Araújo
1915 - 2007
Paulo Sérgio Ramos Barboza
Born 1944
Sandra Passarinho
Born 1950
Mauro Quintaes
Born 1958
Tavinho Fialho
1960 - 1993
Fayçal Sayegh
Born 1961
João Paulo Santos de Oliveira Gomes
Born 1989
Paulo César Barros
Born 1947
Sérgio Besserman Vianna
Born 1957
Laura Liuzzi
Born 1985
Marcelo Lago
Born 1958
Mário Mendonça
Born 1934
Helena Chagas
Born 1961
João Paulo Burnier
1919 - 2000
Eugênio Tadeu
Born 1965
Nilberto da Silva Melo
Born 1973
Gilsinho (sambista)
Born 1970
Aroldo Melodia
1930 - 2008
Giacomo Attolico
1928 - 2020
Jaime Vogeler
1906 - 1966
Charles Sergel
1911 - 1980
Leticia Ribeiro
Born 1979
Benjamim Costallat
1897 - 1961
Maria Regina Caldas
Born 1942
Wilson Aguiar Filho
1951 - 1991
Ricardo Graça Mello
Born 1961
Ruy Quaresma
Born 1952
David Vieira (fighter)
Born 1982
André Grabois
1946 - 1973
Tuca Nascimento
Born 1960
Marcelo Cerqueira (político)
Born 1938
Fernando Cônsul
Born 1938
Victor Rosa
Born 1986
Luizinho Da Silva
Born 1954
Lourival Faissal
Born 1922
Alice Tamborindeguy
Born 1960
Marcio Mattos
Born 1946
Alan (footballer, born 1998)
Born 1998
Arthur Veríssimo
Born 1959
Luiz Paulo Corrêa da Rocha
Born 1945
Ito Melodia
Born 1969
Fábio Nunes
Born 1984
Denise Porto Mattioli
Born 1952
Sergio Rial
Born 1960
Luisa González
Born 2001
Milton Ribeiro (artista plástico)
1922 - 2013
Amanda Azevedo
Born 1999
Jackson Nogueira
Born 1981
Daddy Kall
Born 1977
Ângelo Mendes de Moraes
1894 - 1990
Felipe Maia
Born 1973
Lafayette Coelho Varges Limp
Born 1943
Augusto Cochrane de Alencar
1865 - 1927
Tinga (cantor)
Born 1974
Michel Tikhomiroff
Born 1974
Arlindo Marques Júnior
1913 - 1968
Antonio Bulhões
Born 1968
Tutty Vasques
Born 1954
Fernando Leporace
Born 1947
Carlos Augusto R. Santos-Neves
Born 1944
Simone Campos
Born 1983
Vinicius Carvalho
Born 1966
Beno César
Born 1963
Gerson Cardozo
Born 1970
Gleisson Freire
Born 1982
Aguinaldo Caiado de Castro
1899 - 1963
Íris Lettieri
Born 1941
Carla Cristina Cardoso
Born 1975
Chico Feitosa
1935 - 2004
Magda Chambriard
Born 1957
Flávia Rubim
Born 1982
Fernando Azevedo e Silva
Born 1954
Johann Paul Leberecht Strack
1863 - 1930
Wellington Salgado de Oliveira
Born 1958
Caso Cláudia Silva Ferreira
1976 - 2014
Domingos Brazão
Born 1965
Beto sem Braço
1940 - 1993
Júlio Lopes
Born 1959
Wanderley Guilherme dos Santos
1935 - 2019
Demétrius
1942 - 2019
William Travassos
Born 1969
Paulo Menezes
Born 1971
Paulo Stein
Born 1947
Paulo Roberto Cardoso Rodrigues
Born 1985
Sérgio Stern
Born 1951
Rilion Gracie
Born 1963
Hudson Felipe Gonçalves
Born 1996
Letícia Novaes
Born 1982
Evandro Carlos de Andrade
1931 - 2001
Ednaldo da Conceição
Born 1976
Andrea de Andrade
Born 1987
Suzana Queiroga
Born 1961
Nando (músico)
Born 1953
Fernanda Vogel
1980 - 2001
Juan Paiva
Born 1998
Renata Cordeiro
Born 1970
Laura Carneiro
Born 1963
Abelardo de Souza
1908 - 1981
Tatiana Figueiredo
Born 1968
Ataulpho Alves Júnior
1943 - 2017
Cahê Rodrigues
Born 1976
Frederico Trotta
1899 - 1980
Regina Celi
Born 1967
Arnô Canegal
1915 - 1986
Rafael Sardão
Born 1981
Toni Platão
Born 1963
Carla Guagliardi
Born 1956
Euclydes de Oliveira Figueiredo Filho
1919 - 2009
Rapha Pinheiro
Born 1992
Ricardo Lessa
Born 1956
Marcelo Delaroli
Born 1980
Sérgio Noronha
1932 - 2020
Marisa Gata Mansa
1938 - 2003
Mariane Ebert
1968 - 2020
Jorge Nóbrega
Born 1954
Marcos Jorge de Lima
Born 1979
Caio Luiz de Almeida Vieira de Mello
Born 1949
Edu Krieger
Born 1974
Marcos Lisboa
Born 1964
Armando Freitas Filho
Born 1940
José Vieira Fazenda
1874 - 1917
Alinor Azevedo
1914 - 1974
Ully Lages
Born 1993
Dário Lourenço
Born 1953
Ronnie Marruda
Born 1956
Délio Jardim de Matos
1916 - 1990
Vagner Luís de Oliveira Marins
Born 1980
Sueli Ramalho
Born 1964
Bruno Fortunato
Born 1956
Cristina Canale
Born 1961
Ubiratan Iorio
Born 1946
Maurício Dottori
Born 1960
Marilena Cury
1946 - 2007
Robert L. Dawson
1943 - 2007
Olavo Bilac Pinto Neto
Born 1963
Júnior Lopes
Born 1973
Vincenzo Riccardi di Lantosca
1829 - 1887
Duque Estrada Meyer
1848 - 1905
Jerônimo Guimarães Filho
Born 1948
Clóvis Pê
Born 1973
Lucas Klysman
Born 1990
Osires de Paiva
Born 1952
Zuca Sardan
Born 1933
Cátia Pedrosa
1963 - 2018
Alexandre de Paula Dupeyrat Martins
Born 1944
Luiz Carlos Braga (jornalista)
Born 1961
Mestre Ciça
Born 1956
Elin Lauritzen
1916 - 2006
Alexandre Freitas Câmara
Born 1970
Roger Madruga
Born 1964
Eric Faria
Born 1974
Adolfo Rosenthal
Born 1961
Antônio Carlos Doorgal de Andrada
Born 1961
Jorge Marcelo de Araújo
Born 1975
Leandro Cruz de Oliveira
Born 1982
Ludwig Tesdorpf
1856 - 1905
Eliane Potiguara
Born 1950
José Maria Velho da Silva
1811 - 1901
Jorge Babu
Born 1965
Terezinha Elisa
Born 1940
Bem Gil
Born 1985
Joe Vasconcelos
Born 1966
Lenice Peluso de Oliveira
Born 1961
Octávio Júlio Moreira Lima
1926 - 2011
Guaracy Santos
Born 1969
Mosquito (cantor)
Born 1987
Daniel Lobo
1973 - 2016
Marina de Vasconcelos
1912 - 1973
Bernardino José de Sena Freitas
1812 - 1876
Per Johns
1933 - 2017
Sérgio Ribeiro Miranda de Carvalho
1930 - 1994
Zé Rodolpho
Born 1984
Átila Nunes Filho
Born 1948
Raymundo Nonato de Cerqueira Filho
Born 1944
Sílvio Heck
1905 - 1988
Richardson (futebolista)
Born 1976
Orsina da Fonseca
1859 - 1912
Roby Porto
Born 1964
Fernando Antônio Ceciliano Jordão
Born 1952
João Luiz dos Santos
Born 1959
Bento do Amaral Coutinho
1683 - 1711
Igor Sorriso
Born 1987
Renato Maduro
1955 - 2010
Sérgio Cosme
Born 1950
Leonardo Bessa
Born 1974
Ricardo Graça
Born 1997
Nina Becker
Born 1974
João Bourbonnais
Born 1955
Arcy da Rocha Nóbrega
1899 - 1968
Marcus Ferrer
Born 1963
Claudio Dantas Sequeira
Born 1977
Alcino Neves dos Santos Filho
1951 - 2006
Renato Cinco
Born 1974
Sérgio Marques (autor)
Born 1944
Emmily Pinheiro
Born 1985
Nílton Campolino
1926 - 2001
Mauro Naves
Born 1959
Thomas Roth
Born 1951
Christiane Jatahy
Born 1968
Jorge Moll Filho
Born 1944
Maria Isabel de Alcântara Brasileira
1827 - 1827
Henrique Dodsworth
1895 - 1975
Martha Mesquita da Rocha
Born 1959
Augusto César de Oliveira Morgado
1944 - 2006
Bruno F. Fernandes
Born 1978
Alexandre Kalache
Born 1945
Francisco de Paula Mayrink
1839 - 1906
Natalino José Guimarães
Born 1955
Aretha Marcos
Born 1974
Yachmin Gazal
Born 1965
Isabel Gallotti
Born 1963
Adilson Pires
Born 1959
Luciano Pezão
Born 1975
Paulo Cezar (cantor)
Born 1950
Walter Goulart da Silveira
Born 1922
Flávia Oliveira
Born 1969
Samuel Wainer Filho
1955 - 1984
Leandro Sapucahy
Born 1970
Rubens Florentino Vaz
1922 - 1954
Max Viana
Born 1973
Octavio Gallotti
Born 1930
Otília Amorim
1894 - 1970
Quitéria Chagas
Born 1980
Jonas Sá
Born 1978
Adriana Marques
Born 1971
Karla Sabah
Born 1962
Reyson Gracie
Born 1941
Paulo Simões
Born 1953
André Silva Gomes
Born 1973
Kléber (footballer, born 1998)
Born 1998
Lucinha Nobre
Born 1975
Rogério Vieira (produtor musical)
Born 1971
Minervino de Oliveira
Born 1891
José Machado Lopes
1900 - 1990
Mário Pacheco do Nascimento
Born 1962
Alvaro Socci
Born 1968
Márcio Theodoro
Born 1968
José Carlos Sussekind
Born 1947
Renato Barros
1943 - 2020
Júlio Cézar (dublador)
1956 - 2014
Ernane Ferreira Campos
Born 1985
Jorge Nunes
1950 - 2014
Gabriel Grün Moss
1904 - 1989
Euler Bentes Monteiro
1917 - 2002
Ana Maria Kreisler
Born 1946
Lucas Pereira (jornalista)
Born 1972
Bira Presidente
Born 1937
Pedro Scooby
Born 1988
Afonso Machado
Born 1954
Claudia Cataldi
Born 1971
Ronald Pryor
1901 - 1977
Ana Cristina Ridzi
1947 - 2015
Yago Machado
Born 2001
Ivan Wrigg
Born 1946
Gabriel Louchard
Born 1985
José Antônio de Azevedo Castro
1839 - 1911
Astor Silva
1922 - 1968
Geraldo Roca
1954 - 2015
Marcelo Hargreaves
Born 1981
Carlos "Caique" Elias
Born 1957
Márcio Nunes
Born 1963
Ricardo Duque
Born 1974
Silvio Halleck
Born 1986
Elena Landau
Born 1958
Kalma Murtinho
1920 - 2013
Douglas Silva (futebolista)
Born 1980
Luiz Henrique Byron de Mello
Born 1949
José Ilan
Born 1970
Paulinho Carioca
Born 1977
René Rivas
Born 1968
Renata Dias Gomes
Born 1983
Mariângela Cantú
Born 1960
Samuel Malafaia
Born 1949
Mara Abrantes
Born 1934
Kacau Gomes
Born 1977