Most Famous Brazilian Politicians

Brazil has produced 503 notable politicians throughout history, led by Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Category All
Citizenship All
LI
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Brazilian Politician Born 1945
# 1,732
DR
Dilma Rousseff Brazilian Politician Born 1947
# 1,974
GV
Getúlio Vargas Brazilian Dictator 1882 – 1954
# 2,599
JK
Juscelino Kubitschek Brazilian Politician 1902 – 1976
# 4,721
DD
Deodoro da Fonseca Brazilian Politician 1827 – 1892
# 14,026
JQ
Jânio Quadros Brazilian Politician 1917 – 1992
# 18,513
MT
Michel Temer Brazilian Politician Born 1940
# 19,779
CM
Chico Mendes Brazilian Politician 1944 – 1988
# 20,823
T
Tiradentes Brazilian Revolutionary 1746 – 1792
# 22,379
TN
Tancredo Neves Brazilian Politician 1910 – 1985
# 22,587
MS
Marina Silva Brazilian Politician Born 1958
# 23,302
AG
Anita Garibaldi Brazilian Politician 1821 – 1849
# 24,870
JB
Jair Bolsonaro Brazilian Politician Born 1955
# 29,149
FD
Francisco de Paula Rodrigues Alves Brazilian Politician 1848 – 1919
# 30,124
LB
Leonel Brizola Brazilian Politician 1922 – 2004
# 37,633
PS
Plínio Salgado Brazilian Politician 1895 – 1975
# 40,646
CL
Carlos Lacerda Brazilian Politician 1914 – 1977
# 41,165
WL
Washington Luís Brazilian Politician 1869 – 1957
# 46,177
VB
Venceslau Brás Brazilian Politician 1868 – 1966
# 52,603
JP
Júlio Prestes Brazilian Politician 1882 – 1946
# 56,139