Most Famous People from Brazil
Brazil has produced 2,862 notable individuals throughout history, with athletes and politicians being the most represented categories. The highest-ranked is Pelé. Rankings are based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.
Category All
Citizenship All
P
Pelé Brazilian Football Born 1940
#
200
N
Neymar Brazilian Football Born 1992
#
277
PC
Paulo Coelho Brazilian Writer Born 1947
#
557
R
Ronaldinho Brazilian Football Born 1980
#
789
AS
Ayrton Senna Brazilian Driver 1960 – 1994
#
1,382
GB
Gisele Bündchen Brazilian Actor Born 1980
#
1,547
LI
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazilian Politician Born 1945
#
1,732
DR
Dilma Rousseff Brazilian Politician Born 1947
#
1,974
K
Kaká Brazilian Football Born 1982
#
2,384
R
Rivaldo Brazilian Football Born 1972
#
2,487
GV
Getúlio Vargas Brazilian Dictator 1882 – 1954
#
2,599
JA
Jorge Amado Brazilian Writer 1912 – 2001
#
2,775
AS
Alberto Santos-Dumont Brazilian Inventor 1873 – 1932
#
2,787
CL
Clarice Lispector Brazilian Writer 1920 – 1977
#
2,907
PI
Pedro I of Brazil Brazilian Emperor 1798 – 1834
#
2,957
CV
Caetano Veloso Brazilian Writer Born 1942
#
3,355
GG
Gilberto Gil Brazilian Singer Born 1942
#
4,161
SS
Sebastião Salgado Brazilian Photojournalist Born 1944
#
4,695
JK
Juscelino Kubitschek Brazilian Politician 1902 – 1976
#
4,721
RC
Roberto Carlos Brazilian Football Born 1973
#
4,746