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Most Famous Portuguese Writers
Writing 193
Portugal 1,128
904 FP 
Fernando Pessoa Portuguese Poet 1888–1935
Fernando Pessoa Portuguese Poet 1888–1935 927 JS 
José Saramago Portuguese Writer 1922–2010
José Saramago Portuguese Writer 1922–2010 8,029 GV Gil Vicente Portuguese Playwright 1465–1536
9,075 JM José Maria de Eça de Queirós Portuguese Writer 1845–1900
16,349 MT 
Miguel Torga Portuguese Poet 1907–1995
Miguel Torga Portuguese Poet 1907–1995 20,438 FE 
Florbela Espanca Portuguese Poet 1894–1930
Florbela Espanca Portuguese Poet 1894–1930 31,083 JD 
José de Almada Negreiros Portuguese Poet 1893–1970
José de Almada Negreiros Portuguese Poet 1893–1970 32,711 CV 
Cesário Verde Portuguese Poet 1855–1886
Cesário Verde Portuguese Poet 1855–1886 34,095 MA 
Manuel Alegre Portuguese Poet b. 1936
Manuel Alegre Portuguese Poet b. 1936 34,110 MB 
Menasseh Ben Israel Portuguese Writer 1604–1657
Menasseh Ben Israel Portuguese Writer 1604–1657 34,330 DD 
Damião de Góis Portuguese Philosopher 1502–1574
Damião de Góis Portuguese Philosopher 1502–1574 35,299 AB 
Agustina Bessa-Luís Portuguese Writer 1922–2019
Agustina Bessa-Luís Portuguese Writer 1922–2019 42,885 AR 
Aquilino Ribeiro Portuguese Writer 1885–1963
Aquilino Ribeiro Portuguese Writer 1885–1963 51,272 NC 
Natália Correia Portuguese Poet 1923–1993
Natália Correia Portuguese Poet 1923–1993 51,314 BD 
Basílio da Gama Portuguese Writer 1741–1795
Basílio da Gama Portuguese Writer 1741–1795 51,990 JL 
José Luís Peixoto Portuguese Poet b. 1974
José Luís Peixoto Portuguese Poet b. 1974 52,113 VF 
Vergílio Ferreira Portuguese Writer 1916–1996
Vergílio Ferreira Portuguese Writer 1916–1996 54,364 EL 
Eduardo Lourenço Portuguese Philosopher 1923–2020
Eduardo Lourenço Portuguese Philosopher 1923–2020 55,711 JD 
João de Deus Portuguese Poet 1830–1896
João de Deus Portuguese Poet 1830–1896 56,020 FD 
Ferreira de Castro Portuguese Writer 1898–1974
Ferreira de Castro Portuguese Writer 1898–1974 62,215 JC 
José Cardoso Pires Portuguese Writer 1925–1998
José Cardoso Pires Portuguese Writer 1925–1998 62,657 VG 
Vasco Graça Moura Portuguese Writer 1942–2014
Vasco Graça Moura Portuguese Writer 1942–2014 63,355 JD Júlio Dantas Portuguese Writer 1876–1962
68,941 CM Cláudio Manuel da Costa Portuguese Writer 1729–1789
69,653 BR 
Bernardim Ribeiro Portuguese Poet 1482–1552
Bernardim Ribeiro Portuguese Poet 1482–1552 71,396 FG 
Fernando Gonçalves Namora Portuguese Writer 1919–1989
Fernando Gonçalves Namora Portuguese Writer 1919–1989 77,224 AB 
António Botto Portuguese Poet 1897–1959
António Botto Portuguese Poet 1897–1959 85,350 MI Muhammad ibn Ammar Portuguese Writer 1031–1086
93,185 AG 
António Gonçalves de Bandarra Portuguese Poet 1500–1556
António Gonçalves de Bandarra Portuguese Poet 1500–1556 93,842 VH 
Valter hugo mãe Portuguese Writer b. 1971
Valter hugo mãe Portuguese Writer b. 1971 95,843 PD 
Pedro da Fonseca (philosopher) Portuguese Philosopher 1528–1599
Pedro da Fonseca (philosopher) Portuguese Philosopher 1528–1599 96,447 FD 
Fialho de Almeida Portuguese Writer 1857–1911
Fialho de Almeida Portuguese Writer 1857–1911 97,403 MD 
Manuel de Faria e Sousa Portuguese Writer 1590–1649
Manuel de Faria e Sousa Portuguese Writer 1590–1649 110,463 NJ 
Nuno Júdice Portuguese Writer b. 1949
Nuno Júdice Portuguese Writer b. 1949 127,689 RB Ruy Belo Portuguese Poet 1933–1978
134,637 IL Ilse Losa Portuguese Writer 1913–2006
136,040 JF José Fonseca e Costa Portuguese Writer 1933–2015
139,754 DM 
Dulce Maria Cardoso Portuguese Writer b. 1964
Dulce Maria Cardoso Portuguese Writer b. 1964 144,008 AB 
Abel Botelho Portuguese Writer 1854–1917
Abel Botelho Portuguese Writer 1854–1917 144,684 SD 
Sebastião da Gama Portuguese Poet 1924–1952
Sebastião da Gama Portuguese Poet 1924–1952 147,208 LL Luís Lindley Cintra Portuguese Linguist 1925–1991
162,181 ML 
Manuel Lima Portuguese Writer b. 1978
Manuel Lima Portuguese Writer b. 1978 164,284 JV Joaquim Veríssimo Serrão Portuguese Historian 1925–2020
167,586 IL 
Irene Lisboa Portuguese Writer 1892–1958
Irene Lisboa Portuguese Writer 1892–1958 188,319 AS 
António Sardinha Portuguese Writer 1888–1925
António Sardinha Portuguese Writer 1888–1925 197,343 BD 
Bernardo de Brito Portuguese Historian 1569–1617
Bernardo de Brito Portuguese Historian 1569–1617 198,053 FM 
Fernando Monteiro de Castro Soromenho Portuguese Writer 1910–1968
Fernando Monteiro de Castro Soromenho Portuguese Writer 1910–1968 198,077 CC 
Carlos Castro (journalist) Portuguese Journalist 1945–2011
Carlos Castro (journalist) Portuguese Journalist 1945–2011 200,595 TR 
Tomás Ribeiro Portuguese Author 1831–1901
Tomás Ribeiro Portuguese Author 1831–1901 201,399 LC 
Leonardo Coimbra Portuguese Philosopher 1883–1936
Leonardo Coimbra Portuguese Philosopher 1883–1936
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