List of people on stamps of Portugal
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This is a list of people who have appeared on the postage stamp
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Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
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Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
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- AdamAdamAdam is a figure in the Book of Genesis. According to the creation myth of Abrahamic religions, he is the first human. In the Genesis creation narratives, he was created by Yahweh-Elohim , and the first woman, Eve was formed from his rib...
, first man (1998) - Afonso IAfonso I of PortugalAfonso I or Dom Afonso Henriques , more commonly known as Afonso Henriques , nicknamed "the Conqueror" , "the Founder" or "the Great" by the Portuguese, and El-Bortukali and Ibn-Arrik by the Moors whom he fought, was the first King of Portugal...
, king (1926; 1940; 1947; 1955; 2009) - Afonso IIAfonso II of PortugalAfonso II , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , nicknamed "the Fat" , third king of Portugal, was born in Coimbra on 23 April 1185 and died on 25 March 1223 in the same city. He was the second but eldest surviving son of Sancho I of Portugal by his wife, Dulce, Infanta of Aragon...
, king (1955) - Afonso IIIAfonso III of PortugalAfonso III , or Affonso , Alfonso or Alphonso or Alphonsus , the Bolognian , the fifth King of Portugal and the first to use the title King of Portugal and the Algarve, from 1249...
, king (1955) - Afonso IVAfonso IV of PortugalAfonso IV , called the Brave , was the seventh king of Portugal and the Algarve from 1325 until his death. He was the only legitimate son of King Denis of Portugal by his wife Elizabeth of Aragon.-Biography:...
, king (1955) - Afonso VAfonso V of PortugalAfonso V KG , called the African , was the twelfth King of Portugal and the Algarves. His sobriquet refers to his conquests in Northern Africa.-Early life:...
, king (1994; 1996) - Joaquim AgostinhoJoaquim AgostinhoJoaquim Fernandes Agostinho, OIH was a Portuguese professional bicycle racer. He was champion of Portugal in six successive years. He rode the Tour de France 13 times and finished all but once, winning on Alpe d'Huez in 1979, and finishing 3rd twice...
, cyclist (2005) - Agrippina the ElderAgrippina the elderVipsania Agrippina or most commonly known as Agrippina Major or Agrippina the Elder was a distinguished and prominent granddaughter of the Emperor Augustus. Agrippina was the wife of the general, statesman Germanicus and a relative to the first Roman Emperors...
, Roman matron (1993) - Albert I, prince of Monaco (1996)
- Matias de AlbuquerqueMatias de AlbuquerqueMatias de Albuquerque , the first and only Count of Alegrete, was a Portuguese colonial administrator and soldier...
, colonial administrator (1928) - Tomás Alcaide, tenor (2001)
- Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
, American filmmaker, actor and musician (2000) - Brites de Almeida, heroine of Independence (1927)
- José de Almada Negreiros, painter (Self-Portrait 1993; 2005)
- António José de AlmeidaAntónio José de AlmeidaAntónio José de Almeida, GCTE, GCA, GCC, GCSE, , son of José António de Almeida and wife Maria Rita das Neves, was a Portuguese political figure...
, politician (1979) - Almeida GarrettAlmeida GarrettJoão Baptista da Silva Leitão de Almeida Garrett, Viscount of Almeida Garrett was a Portuguese poet, playwright, novelist and politician. He is considered to be the introducer of the Romanticism in Portugal, with the epic poem Camões, based on the life of Luís de Camões...
, poet, playwright, novelist (1957; 1999) - Nuno Álvares PereiraNuno Álvares PereiraDom Nuno Álvares Pereira, O. Carm. , also spelled Nun'Álvares Pereira, was a Portuguese general of great success who had a decisive role in the 1383-1385 Crisis that assured Portugal's independence from Castile...
, general, saint (1926; 1928; 1931; 1933; 1949; 2009) - Dino Alves (born 1967), fashion designer (2004)
- Laura Alves, actress (1996)
- Manuel Alves, fashion designer (2004)
- Amélia de Orleães, queen (2005)
- José de AnchietaJosé de AnchietaJosé de Anchieta was a Canarian Jesuit missionary to Brazil in the second half of the 16th century. A highly influential figure in Brazil's history in the 1st century after its discovery on April 22, 1500 by a Portuguese fleet commanded by Pedro Álvares Cabral, Anchieta was one of the founders of...
, missionary (1997) - Angel of the AnnunciationGabrielIn Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an Archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.He first appears in the Book of Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions. In the Gospel of Luke Gabriel foretells the births of both John the Baptist and of Jesus...
, archangel (1993) - Carolina Beatriz Ângelo, feminist (2009)
- António de LisboaAnthony of PaduaAnthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, O.F.M., was a Portuguese Catholic priest and friar of the Franciscan Order. Though he died in Padua, Italy, he was born to a wealthy family in Lisbon, Portugal, which is where he was raised...
, Franciscan saint (1895; 1931; 1933; 1981; 1995) - António Antunes, cartoonist (2005)
- José de Azeredo Perdigão, foundation president (1996)
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- Robert Baden-PowellRobert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-PowellRobert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, Bt, OM, GCMG, GCVO, KCB , also known as B-P or Lord Baden-Powell, was a lieutenant-general in the British Army, writer, and founder of the Scout Movement....
, British general and founder of scouting (2007) - Nuno Baltazar (born 1976), fashion designer (2004)
- João de BarrosJoão de BarrosJoão de Barros , called the Portuguese Livy, is one of the first great Portuguese historians, most famous for his Décadas da Ásia , a history of the Portuguese in India and Asia.-Early years:...
, historian (1996) - Bartolomeu dos Mártires, theologian and archbishop (1990)
- Alexander Graham BellAlexander Graham BellAlexander Graham Bell was an eminent scientist, inventor, engineer and innovator who is credited with inventing the first practical telephone....
, Scottish inventor (1976) - Manuel Maria Barbosa du BocageManuel Maria Barbosa du BocageManuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage was a Portuguese Neoclassic poet, writing under the pen name Elmano Sadino.-Biography:...
, poet (1966) - Miguel Bombarda, psychiatrist and politician (2001)
- João Domingos BomtempoJoão Domingos BomtempoJoão Domingos Bomtempo was a Portuguese classical pianist, composer and pedagogue.-Biography:Bomtempo was the son of an Italian musician in the Portuguese court orchestra, and studied at the Music Seminary of the Patriarchal See in Lisbon...
, composer (1974) - José Bonifácio, Brazilian statesman (1972)
- Columbano Bordalo PinheiroColumbano Bordalo PinheiroColumbano Bordalo Pinheiro , who is usually referred to as Columbano, was a Portuguese Realist painter...
, painter (2007) - Rafael Bordalo PinheiroRafael Bordalo PinheiroRafael Bordalo Pinheiro was a Portuguese artist known for his illustration, caricatures, sculpture and ceramics designs, and is considered the first Portuguese comics creator.- Life :...
, artist, cartoonist (1992; 2005) - Teófilo BragaTeófilo BragaJoaquim Teófilo Fernandes Braga ]] 24 February 1843 – 28 January 1924) was a Portuguese writer, playwright, politician and the leader of the Republican Provisional Government after the abdication of King Manuel II, as well as the second elected President of the First Portuguese Republic, following...
, writer and politician (1979) - Fernando II, Duke of BraganzaFernando II, Duke of BraganzaFerdinand II was the older son of Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Doña Joana de Castro....
, nobleman (1965) - João de Bragança, duke of Lafões (1980)
- Louis BrailleLouis BrailleLouis Braille was the inventor of braille, a system of reading and writing used by people who are blind or visually impaired...
, musician and inventor of braille (2009) - João Branco, fashion designer (2004)
- João de BritoJohn de BritoSaint John de Brito was a Portuguese Jesuit missionary and martyr, often called "the Portuguese St...
, missionary and saint (1948) - Félix Avelar BroteroFélix Avelar BroteroFélix Avellar Brotero was a Portuguese botanist and professor. He fled to France in 1788 to escape persecution by the Inquisition, and there published his Compendio de Botanica in order to earn his living...
, botanist (1944) - Luís Buchinho, fashion designer (2004)
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- Adelaide Cabete, physician and feminist (2009)
- Pedro Álvares CabralPedro Álvares CabralPedro Álvares Cabral was a Portuguese noble, military commander, navigator and explorer regarded as the discoverer of Brazil. Cabral conducted the first substantial exploration of the northeast coast of South America and claimed it for Portugal. While details of Cabral's early life are sketchy, it...
, explorer (1945; 1969; 1992; 2000) - Juan Rodríguez CabrilloJuan Rodríguez CabrilloJuan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese explorer noted for his exploration of the west coast of North America on behalf of Spain. Cabrillo was the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present day California in the United States...
, explorer (1969; 1994) - Luís da Câmara Pestana, bacteriologist (1966; 1999)
- Luís de CamõesLuís de CamõesLuís Vaz de Camões is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of Shakespeare, Vondel, Homer, Virgil and Dante. He wrote a considerable amount of lyrical poetry and drama but is best remembered for his epic work Os Lusíadas...
, poet (1898; 1911; 1924; 1972; 1980) - Diogo CãoDiogo CãoDiogo Cão was a Portuguese explorer and one of the most remarkable navigators of the Age of Discovery, who made two voyages sailing along the west coast of Africa to Namibia in the 1480s.-Early life and family:...
, explorer (1945; 1986; 1991) - Bento de Jesus CaraçaBento de Jesus CaraçaBento de Jesus Caraça, GCSE, GOL was an influential Portuguese mathematician, economist and statistician. Caraça was also a member of the Portuguese Communist Party and so, he became one of the most famous personalities in the resistance against the Fascist regime led by António Oliveira...
, mathematician (2001) - Carlos ICarlos I of Portugal-Assassination:On 1 February 1908 the royal family returned from the palace of Vila Viçosa to Lisbon. They travelled by train to Barreiro and, from there, they took a steamer to cross the Tagus River and disembarked at Cais do Sodré in central Lisbon. On their way to the royal palace, the open...
, king (1892–93; 1895–96; 1996) - António Óscar Carmona, president (1934; 1945; 1970)
- Stuart Carvalhais, cartoonist (2005)
- Rómulo de CarvalhoAntónio GedeãoAntónio Gedeão was a Portuguese poet, essayist, writer and playwright, who also published several works related to science...
, poet (2006) - Camilo Castelo BrancoCamilo Castelo BrancoCamilo Ferreira Botelho Castelo-Branco,1st Viscount de Correia Botelho , was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having authored over 260 books . His writing is, overall, considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal...
, writer (1925; 1990) - Álvaro de CastroÁlvaro de CastroÁlvaro Xavier de Castro was Prime Minister of Portugal from November 20 to November 30, 1920 and from December 18, 1923 to July 6, 1924.-Early career:...
, politician (1980) - João de CastroJoão de CastroDom João de Castro was a Portuguese naval officer and fourth viceroy of Portuguese India. He was called Castro Forte by poet Luís de Camões. Castro was the son of Álvaro de Castro, civil governor of Lisbon...
, viceroy of India (1994) - Ana de Castro Osório, feminist writer (2009)
- João ChagasJoão Pinheiro ChagasJoão Pinheiro Chagas was a Portuguese journalist and politician. He was born in Brazil, from Portuguese parents who soon moved back to Portugal. He was an editor at the newspapers "O Primeiro de Janeiro", "Correio do Norte", "O Tempo" and "O Dia"...
, journalist and politician (1979) - Augusto Cid, cartoonist (2005)
- João Cid dos Santos (1907-1975), physician (1999)
- Eduardo Coelho (1935-1989, journalist (1964)
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, explorer (1992) - José Correia da SerraJosé Correia da SerraJosé Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese Abbot, polymath - philosopher, diplomat, statesman, politician and scientist. In some circumstances, he was also known as Abbé Correa.-Biography:...
, naturalist (1966) - João Vaz Corte-Real, navigator (ship shown on stamp, 1966)
- Jaime Cortesão, historian and politician (1980)
- Pêro da CovilhãPêro da CovilhãPedro or Pêro da Covilhã was a Portuguese diplomat and explorer.He was a native of Covilhã in Beira. In his early life he had gone to Castile and entered the service of Alphonso, Duke of Seville...
, diplomat and explorer (1988) - Afonso CostaAfonso CostaAfonso Augusto da Costa, GCTE, GCL was a Portuguese lawyer, professor, and republican politician.-Political career:Costa was the leader of the Portuguese Republican Party, and he was one of the major figures of the Portuguese First Republic. He was a republican deputy in the Chamber of Deputies...
, politician (1979) - António Augusto da Costa Mota, sculptor (1971)
- Padre Cruz, priest, blessed (1960)
- Álvaro CunhalÁlvaro CunhalÁlvaro Barreirinhas Cunhal, who used the name Álvaro Cunhal , was a Portuguese politician. He was one of the major opponents of the dictatorial regime of Estado Novo. He served as secretary-general of the Portuguese Communist Party from 1961 to 1992...
, politician (2005) - Marie CurieMarie CurieMarie Skłodowska-Curie was a physicist and chemist famous for her pioneering research on radioactivity. She was the first person honored with two Nobel Prizes—in physics and chemistry...
, Polish physicist and chemist (1998)
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- Charles DarwinCharles DarwinCharles Robert Darwin FRS was an English naturalist. He established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestry, and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection.He published his theory...
, English naturalist (2009) - Humberto DelgadoHumberto DelgadoHumberto da Silva Delgado, GCL was a General of the Portuguese Air Force and politician.Delgado was born in Brogueira, Torres Novas. He was the son of Joaquim Delgado and wife Maria do Ó Pereira and had three younger sisters, Deolinda, Aida and Lídia....
, air force general and politician (2006) - João de DeusJoão de DeusJoão de Deus Ramos , better known as João de Deus, the greatest Portuguese poet of his generation, was born in Silves, São Bartolomeu de Messines, in the province of Algarve, son of Pedro José Ramos and wife Isabel Gertrudes Martins...
, poet (1996) - Bartolomeu DiasBartolomeu DiasBartolomeu Dias , a nobleman of the Portuguese royal household, was a Portuguese explorer who sailed around the southernmost tip of Africa in 1488, the first European known to have done so.-Purposes of the Dias expedition:...
, explorer (1945; 1992) - Dinis IDenis of PortugalDinis , called the Farmer King , was the sixth King of Portugal and the Algarve. The eldest son of Afonso III of Portugal by his second wife, Beatrice of Castile and grandson of king Alfonso X of Castile , Dinis succeeded his father in 1279.-Biography:As heir to the throne, Infante Dinis was...
, king (1955; 1976; 1997) - Walt DisneyWalt DisneyWalter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
, American filmmaker, animator and entrepreneur (2001) - Afonso Domingues, architect (1949)
- José Domingues dos SantosJosé Domingues dos SantosJosé Domingues dos Santos was a Portuguese politician, jurist, professor and journalist who, among other positions, served as President of the Council of Ministers of one of the many governments of the Portuguese First Republic...
, politician (1980) - Martinho de DumeMartin of BragaSaint Martin of Braga was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Hispania , a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author...
, archbishop and saint (1953)
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- Gil EanesGil EanesGil Eanes was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator and explorer.Little is known about the personal life of Gil Eanes, prior to his role in the Portuguese Age of Discovery, and was considered a household servant and shield-bearer of the Infante Henry the Navigator...
, explorer (1945; 1984; 1991) - Eça de Queiroz, novelist (1995; 2000)
- António Egas Moniz, neurologist (1966; 1974; 1983; 1999)
- Albert EinsteinAlbert EinsteinAlbert Einstein was a German-born theoretical physicist who developed the theory of general relativity, effecting a revolution in physics. For this achievement, Einstein is often regarded as the father of modern physics and one of the most prolific intellects in human history...
, Swiss physicist (2000; 2005) - Eleanor, queen (1958; 1985)
- José Elias Garcia, journalist and politician (1979)
- Elizabeth of AragonElizabeth of AragonElizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...
, queen and saint (1958) - Robert Esnault-PelterieRobert Esnault-PelterieRobert Albert Charles Esnault-Pelterie was a pioneering French aircraft designer and spaceflight theorist. He was born in Paris, the son of a textile industrialist...
, French spaceflight theorist (1975) - Florbela Espanca, poet (1994)
- Ricardo Espírito Santo Silva, banker and philanthropist (2003)
- EusébioEusébioEusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
, footballer (2005)
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- Filipe Faísca, fashion designer (2004)
- João Fernandes Andeiro, (†1383), Galician count (1983)
- Pedro Fernandes de Queiroz, navigator (1994)
- João Fernandes Vieira, colonial liberator and governor (1968)
- Fernando, prince and saint (1949)
- Fernando IFerdinand I of PortugalFerdinand I , sometimes referred to as the Handsome or rarely as the Inconstant , was the ninth King of Portugal and the Algarve, the second son of Peter I and his wife, Constance of Castile...
, king (1955) - Fernando IIFerdinand II of AragonFerdinand the Catholic was King of Aragon , Sicily , Naples , Valencia, Sardinia, and Navarre, Count of Barcelona, jure uxoris King of Castile and then regent of that country also from 1508 to his death, in the name of...
, king of Aragon (1994) - Fernando IIFernando II, Duke of BraganzaFerdinand II was the older son of Fernando I, 2nd Duke of Braganza and of his wife, Doña Joana de Castro....
, duke of Braganza (1965) - Fernando IVFerdinand IV of CastileFerdinand IV, El Emplazado or "the Summoned," was a king of Castile and León and Galicia...
, king of Castile (1997) - Conde de Ferreira, merchant and philanthropist (1993)
- José Maria Ferreira de Castro, writer (1998)
- António Joaquim Ferreira da Silva (1853-1923), chemist (1956)
- José Valentim Fialho de Almeida, writer (2007)
- Filipa de LencastrePhilippa of LancasterPhilippa of Lancaster, LG was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage with King John I secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal...
, queen (1949) - Francis of AssisiFrancis of AssisiSaint Francis of Assisi was an Italian Catholic friar and preacher. He founded the men's Franciscan Order, the women’s Order of St. Clare, and the lay Third Order of Saint Francis. St...
, Italian monk and saint (1982; 2009) - Francisco XavierFrancis XavierFrancis Xavier, born Francisco de Jasso y Azpilicueta was a pioneering Roman Catholic missionary born in the Kingdom of Navarre and co-founder of the Society of Jesus. He was a student of Saint Ignatius of Loyola and one of the first seven Jesuits, dedicated at Montmartre in 1534...
, missionary (1952; 2006) - Francisco Franco, sculptor (1971)
- Luís FróisLuís FróisLuís Fróis was a Portuguese missionary.He was born in Lisbon and in 1548 joined the Society of Jesus . In 1563, he came to Japan to engage in missionary work, and in the following year arrived in Kyoto, meeting Ashikaga Yoshiteru who was then Shogun...
, missionary (1997)
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- GabrielGabrielIn Abrahamic religions, Gabriel is an Archangel who typically serves as a messenger to humans from God.He first appears in the Book of Daniel, delivering explanations of Daniel's visions. In the Gospel of Luke Gabriel foretells the births of both John the Baptist and of Jesus...
, archangel (1962; 1993) - Carlos Viegas Gago CoutinhoGago CoutinhoCarlos Viegas Gago Coutinho, GCTE, GCC, generally known simply as Gago Coutinho was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who, together with Sacadura Cabral , was the first to cross the South Atlantic Ocean by air, from March to June 1922 , from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro.The Fairey IIIB seaplane used by...
, aviator pioneer (1923; 1969; 1972) - Vasco da GamaVasco da GamaVasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira was a Portuguese explorer, one of the most successful in the Age of Discovery and the commander of the first ships to sail directly from Europe to India...
, explorer (1898; 1911; 1945; 1969; 1980; 1992; 1996; 1997; 1998) - Rui Roque Gameiro] (1906-1935) sculptor (1971)
- Francisco Gentil, oncologist (1999)
- Robert H. GoddardRobert H. GoddardRobert Hutchings Goddard was an American professor, physicist and inventor who is credited with creating and building the world's first liquid-fueled rocket, which he successfully launched on March 16, 1926...
, American rocket scientist (1975) - Bento de Góis, missionary, explorer (1968)
- Damião de GóisDamião de GóisDamiao de Góis , born in Alenquer, Portugal, was an important Portuguese humanist philosopher. He was a friend and student of Erasmus. He was appointed secretary to the Portuguese factory in Antwerp in 1523 by King John III of Portugal...
, philosopher (1974; 2002) - Guilherme Gomes Fernandes (1850-1902), firefighter (1953)
- Diogo GomesDiogo GomesDiogo Gomes , was a Portuguese navigator, explorer and writer.Diogo Gomes was a servant and explorer of Portuguese prince Henry the Navigator. His memoirs were dictated late in his life to Martin Behaim...
, explorer (1991) - Estêvão GomesEsteban GómezEsteban Gómez, also known as Estevan Gómez, and born Estêvão Gomes, , was a Portuguese cartographer and explorer. He sailed at the service of Spain in the fleet of Ferdinand Magellan, but deserted the expedition before reaching the Strait of Magellan, and returned to Spain in May 1521...
, cartographer and explorer (1993) - Francisco Gomes Teixeira, mathematician (1952)
- José Manuel Gonçalves, fashion designer (2004)
- Nuno Gonçalves de Faria, patriot (1973)
- Joana de Gouveia, heroine of Independence (1928)
- Guerra JunqueiroGuerra JunqueiroAbilio Manuel Guerra Junqueiro was a Portuguese, bachelor in law at the University of Coimbra, a top civil servant, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author, and poet. His work helped inspire the creation of the Portuguese First Republic...
, poet (1951) - Calouste GulbenkianCalouste GulbenkianCalouste Sarkis Gulbenkian was an Armenian businessman and philanthropist. He played a major role in making the petroleum reserves of the Middle East available to Western development...
, Armenian oil pioneer, philanthropist, art collector (1965; 2006) - Bartolomeu de GusmãoBartolomeu de GusmãoBartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão , was a priest and naturalist born in the then Portuguese colony of Brazil, noted for his early work on lighter-than-air airship design....
, inventor (1983)
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- Paul HarrisPaul P. HarrisPaul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney best known for founding Rotary International in 1905, a service organization that currently has well over one million members worldwide.-Biography:...
, American founder of Rotary Clubs (2005) - Henrique, o Navegador, prince, patron of exploration (1894; 1935; 1949; 1960; 1994)
- Henrique de BorgonhaHenry, Count of PortugalHenry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal was Count of Portugal from 1093 to his death. He was brother of Hugh I, Duke of Burgundy, and Odo I, Duke of Burgundy, all sons of Henry, the heir of Robert I, Duke of Burgundy. His name is Henri in modern French, Henricus in Latin, Enrique in modern Spanish...
, count of Portugal (1996) - Alexandre HerculanoAlexandre HerculanoAlexandre Herculano de Carvalho e Araújo , was a Portuguese novelist and historian.-Early life:...
, novelist and historian (1977) - Celso Hermínio (1871-1904), cartoonist (2005)
- Augusto Hilário, singer (1996)
- Rowland HillRowland Hill (postal reformer)Sir Rowland Hill KCB, FRS was an English teacher, inventor and social reformer. He campaigned for a comprehensive reform of the postal system, based on the concept of penny postage and his solution of prepayment, facilitating the safe, speedy and cheap transfer of letters...
, English postal reformer (1940; 1990) - Pedro Homem de Melo, poet (2004)
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- Innocent IIIPope Innocent IIIPope Innocent III was Pope from 8 January 1198 until his death. His birth name was Lotario dei Conti di Segni, sometimes anglicised to Lothar of Segni....
, pope (2009) - Isabel de AragonElizabeth of AragonElizabeth of Aragon, also known as Saint Elizabeth of Portugal, T.O.S.F. , was queen consort of Portugal, a tertiary of the Franciscan Order and is venerated as a saint of the Roman Catholic Church.-Biography:Elizabeth was a descendant of one of the most powerful families in Europe:...
, queen and saint (1958) - Isabel de Portugal, Duchess of Burgundy (1991)
- Roberto IvensRoberto IvensRoberto Ivens was a Portuguese explorer of Africa, Geographer, colonial administrator, and an officer of the Portuguese Navy.-Early life:...
, explorer and colonial administrator (1998)
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- James the Greater, apostle and patron saint of Spain (1984)
- JesusJesusJesus of Nazareth , commonly referred to as Jesus Christ or simply as Jesus or Christ, is the central figure of Christianity...
, central figure of Christianity (1974; 1977; 1979; 1981; 1983; 1995; 2000) - Joana, princess and blessed, called saint in Portugal (1953)
- João I, king (1926; 1983; 1949; 2004; 2007)
- João II, king (1981; 1992; 1994)
- João IV, king (1926; 1940; 1995; 2004)
- João VI, king (2008)
- João de DeusJohn of GodJohn of God ) was a Portuguese-born friar and saint, one of Spain's leading religious figures.John of God was born João Cidade in Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal, into a once-prominent family that was impoverished but had great religious faith...
, saint (1950; 1995) - John XXIPope John XXIPope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião Pope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião Pope John XXI, , born Pedro Julião (Latin, Petrus Iulianus (c. 1215 – May 20, 1277), a Portuguese also called Pedro Hispano (Latin, Petrus Hispanus; English, Peter of Spain), was Pope from 1276 until his death about eight...
, pope (1977) - John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
, pope (1982; 2000) - Ricardo Jorge, hygienist (1966; 1999; 2008)
- José I, king (1969; 1995)
- JosephSaint JosephSaint Joseph is a figure in the Gospels, the husband of the Virgin Mary and the earthly father of Jesus Christ ....
, saint, husband of Mary (1974; 1977; 1979; 1981; 1983)
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- Leal da Câmara, painter and cartoonist (2005)
- José Leite de VasconcelosJosé Leite de VasconcelosJosé Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo was a Portuguese ethnographer and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory...
, ethnographer (1966) - Maximiano Lemos, medical historian (1966)
- José Leitão de BarrosJosé Leitão de BarrosJosé Leitão de Barros was a Portuguese film director and playwright.Among his most famous films are Maria do Mar , the second docufiction after ...
, film director (1996) - Leonor de Avis, queen (1958; 1985)
- João de Lisboa, navigator (1993)
- Duarte LoboDuarte LoboDuarte Lobo was a Portuguese composer of the late Renaissance and early Baroque. He was one of the most famous Portuguese composers of the time, together with Filipe de Magalhães, Manuel Cardoso, composers who all began their academic studies as students of Manuel Mendes...
, composer (1974) - Carlos LopesCarlos LopesCarlos Alberto de Sousa Lopes, GCIH, is a former Portuguese long-distance athlete, winner of the marathon race at the 1984 Summer Olympics, in Los Angeles. He brought home Portugal's first ever Olympic gold medal along with a new Olympic record - 2:09.21.Born in Vildemoinhos, near Viseu, Portugal,...
, long distance runner and footballer (2005) - Fátima LopesFátima LopesFátima Lopes, ComIH is a Portuguese fashion designer.Fátima comes from the Portuguese island of Madeira. She was born and grew up in its capital city, Funchal. Since an early age she showed an interest in fashion and during her adolescence, unhappy with what the shops had to offer in terms of...
, fashion designer (2004) - Fernão LopesFernão LopesFernão Lopes was a Portuguese chronicler appointed by King Edward of Portugal. Fernão Lopes wrote the history of Portugal, but only a part of his work remained....
, chronicler (1949; 1995) - Henrique Lopes de MendonçaHenrique Lopes de MendonçaHenrique Lopes de Mendonça was a Portuguese poet, playwright and naval officer. He wrote several plays, and with his friend, the composer Alfredo Keil, he wrote the lyrics of the future Portuguese national anthem, A Portuguesa, which was adopted in 1911...
, poet and playwright (1990) - Pero Lopes de Sousa, navigator (1994)
- Fernando Lopes-GraçaFernando Lopes-GraçaFernando Lopes-Graça, GOSE, GCIH was a Portuguese composer and conductor of the 20th century...
, composer (2006) - António Lopes RibeiroAntónio Lopes RibeiroAntónio Filipe Lopes Ribeiro was a Portuguese film director.Son of Manuel Henrique Correia da Silva Ribeiro and wife Ester da Nazaré Lopes, he was the older brother of actor Ribeirinho.-Filmography:...
, film director (1996) - Luís ILuís I of Portugal|-...
, king (1862–64; 1866–67; 1867–70; 1870–76; 1879–90; 1880–81; 1882–83; 1884–87; 1884; 1892–1893; 1980; 1989; 2002)
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- Bernardino Machado, president (2001)
- Fernão de MagalhãesFerdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" ....
, explorer (1945; 1993) - Sebastião de Magalhães Lima, journalist and statesman (1978)
- Ferdinand MagellanFerdinand MagellanFerdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer. He was born in Sabrosa, in northern Portugal, and served King Charles I of Spain in search of a westward route to the "Spice Islands" ....
, explorer (1945; 1993) - José MalhoaJosé MalhoaJosé Vital Branco Malhoa, known simply as José Malhoa was a Portuguese painter....
, painter (2005) - Manuel IManuel I of PortugalManuel I , the Fortunate , 14th king of Portugal and the Algarves was the son of Infante Ferdinand, Duke of Viseu, , by his wife, Infanta Beatrice of Portugal...
, king (1995; 1996) - Manuel IIManuel II of PortugalManuel II , named Manuel Maria Filipe Carlos Amélio Luís Miguel Rafael Gabriel Gonzaga Francisco de Assis Eugénio de Bragança Orleães Sabóia e Saxe-Coburgo-Gotha — , was the last King of Portugal from 1908 to 1910, ascending the throne after the assassination of his father and elder brother Manuel...
, king (1910) - João Abel Manta (born 1928), cartoonist (2005)
- Guglielmo MarconiGuglielmo MarconiGuglielmo Marconi was an Italian inventor, known as the father of long distance radio transmission and for his development of Marconi's law and a radio telegraph system. Marconi is often credited as the inventor of radio, and indeed he shared the 1909 Nobel Prize in Physics with Karl Ferdinand...
, Italian inventor (2000) - Maria IMaria I of PortugalMaria I was Queen regnant of Portugal and the Algarves from 1777 until her death. Known as Maria the Pious , or Maria the Mad , she was the first undisputed Queen regnant of Portugal...
, queen (1997) - Maria II, queen (1853; 1935; 1953; 2003)
- Mark the EvangelistMark the EvangelistMark the Evangelist is the traditional author of the Gospel of Mark. He is one of the Seventy Disciples of Christ, and the founder of the Church of Alexandria, one of the original four main sees of Christianity....
, apostle (1993) - Bernardo Marques, painter (painting shown 1998)
- Martinho de DumeMartin of BragaSaint Martin of Braga was an archbishop of Bracara Augusta in Hispania , a monastic founder, and an ecclesiastical author...
, archbishop and saint (1953) - Osvaldo Martins (born 1972), fashion designer (2004)
- Jaime Martins Barata (1899-1970), painter (1999)
- Jacinta and Francisco MartoJacinta and Francisco MartoFrancisco Marto and his sister Jacinta Marto , also known as Blessed Francisco Marto and Blessed Jacinta Marto, together with their cousin, Lúcia dos Santos were the children from Aljustrel near Fátima, Portugal, who said they witnessed three apparitions of an angel in 1916 and...
, siblings who saw visions of Mary (1992; 2000) - MaryMary (mother of Jesus)Mary , commonly referred to as "Saint Mary", "Mother Mary", the "Virgin Mary", the "Blessed Virgin Mary", or "Mary, Mother of God", was a Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee...
, saint, mother of Jesus (1946; 1950; 1956; 1967; 1974; 1977; 1979; 1981; 1983; 1993; 2000) - Fernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes PintoFernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese explorer and writer. His exploits are known through the posthumous publication of his memoir Pilgrimage in 1614, an autobiographical work whose truthfulness is nearly impossible to assess...
, explorer (1980) - Emílio Garrastazu MédiciEmílio Garrastazu MédiciEmílio Garrastazu Médici, was a Brazilian military leader and politician. His rightist rule from 1969 to 1974, marked the apex of military governments in Brazil.-Early life:...
, Brazilian president (1973) - Thomaz de Mello, graphic artist (2006)
- Gonçalo Mendes da MaiaGonçalo Mendes da MaiaGonçalo Mendes da Maia , also known as O Lidador , so named for his fearlessness in the struggle against the Saracens, was a Portuguese knight of the time of Afonso Henriques, about whom tradition relates important achievements in the events preceding the independence of Portugal...
, knight, military commander (1927) - MichaelMichael (archangel)Michael , Micha'el or Mîkhā'ēl; , Mikhaḗl; or Míchaël; , Mīkhā'īl) is an archangel in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic teachings. Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and Lutherans refer to him as Saint Michael the Archangel and also simply as Saint Michael...
, archangel (1993) - Carolina MichaëlisCarolina Michaëlis de VasconcellosCarolina Michaëlis de Vasconcelos, born Karoline Michaelis was a German-Portuguese romanist.She was born in Berlin as the last of five children of Gustav Michaelis, a mathematics teacher...
, philologist (2001; 2009) - Aureliano de Mira Fernandes, mathematician (2008)
- Jean MonnetJean MonnetJean Omer Marie Gabriel Monnet was a French political economist and diplomat. He is regarded by many as a chief architect of European Unity and is regarded as one of its founding fathers...
, French statesman (1988) - Alexandra Moura (born 1973), fashion designer (2004)
- Wolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus MozartWolfgang Amadeus Mozart , baptismal name Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart , was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. He composed over 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music...
, Austrian composer (1993; 2006)
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- Vitorino NemésioVitorino NemésioVitorino Nemésio Mendes Pinheiro da Silva was a poet, author and intellectual from Terceira, Azores, best known for his romance Mau Tempo No Canal, as well as being a professor in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lisbon and member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon...
, poet (2001) - António Nicolau d'Almeida (1873-1948), football (soccer) enthusiast (2005)
- Manuel da NóbregaManuel da NóbregaManuel da Nóbrega was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and first Provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil...
, missionary (1954) - José Norton de MatosJosé Norton de MatosJosé Maria Mendes Ribeiro Norton de Matos, GCTE, GCL was a general and a Portuguese politician.-1880s:...
, politician (1980; 1999) - João da NovaJoão da NovaJoão da Nova , Xoán de Novoa or Joam de Nôvoa galician spellings, Juan de Nova, Spanish spelling, was a Galician explorer of the Atlantic and Indian Oceans at the service of Portugal...
, Galician explorer (1992) - Pedro NunesPedro NunesPedro Nunes , was a Portuguese mathematician, cosmographer, and professor, from a New Christian family. Nunes, considered to be one of the greatest mathematicians of his time , is best known for his contributions in the technical field of navigation, which was crucial to the Portuguese period of...
, mathematician and geographer (1978; 2002)
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- Hermann OberthHermann OberthHermann Julius Oberth was an Austro-Hungarian-born German physicist and engineer. He is considered one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics.- Early life :...
, Romanian rocket scientist (1975) - Manoel de OliveiraManoel de OliveiraManoel Cândido Pinto de Oliveira, GCSE is a Portuguese film director born in Cedofeita, Porto. He began working on films in the late 1920s, but did not receive international recognition until the early 1970s. Since the late 1980s he has been one of the most prolific working film directors and...
, film director (2008) - Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira MartinsJoaquim Pedro de Oliveira MartinsJoaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins was a Portuguese politician and social scientist, son of Francisco Cândido Gonçalves Martins and wife Maria Henriqueta de Morais Gomes de Oliveira Joaquim Pedro de Oliveira Martins (Lisbon, 30 April 1845 – Lisbon, 24 August 1894) was a Portuguese politician...
, historian and politician (1994) - Our Lady of FátimaOur Lady of FatimaOur Lady of Fátima is a famous title given to the Blessed Virgin Mary as she appeared in apparitions reported by three shepherd children at Fátima in Portugal. These occurred on the 13th day of six consecutive months in 1917, starting on May 13...
(1950; 1967) - Our Lady of the Conception (1946; 1997)
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- Duarte Pacheco PereiraDuarte Pacheco PereiraDuarte Pacheco Pereira, called the Great, was a 15th century Portuguese sea captain, soldier, explorer and cartographer. He travelled particularly in the central Atlantic Ocean west of the Cape Verde islands, along the coast of West Africa and to India...
, explorer and cartographer (1993) - Gualdim PaisGualdim PaisDom Gualdim Pais , a Portuguese crusader, Templar, Friar and Knight in the service of Afonso Henriques of Portugal, was the founder of the city of Tomar.-Biography:...
, crusader, knight (1928) - Passos Manuel, politician (1986)
- Vincent de PaulVincent de PaulVincent de Paul was a priest of the Catholic Church who became dedicated to serving the poor. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church and the Anglican Communion. He was canonized in 1737....
, French saint (1963) - Aurélio Paz dos Reis, cinema pioneer (1996)
- Pedro I, king (1955)
- Pedro IV, king, also emperor of Brazil as Pedro I (1972; 1984)
- Pedro VPedro V of Portugal* Duke of Barcelos* Marquis of Vila Viçosa* Count of Ourém* Count of Barcelos* Count of Arraiolos* Count of Guimarães-Honours:* Knight of the Garter* Knight of the Golden Fleece-Ancestry:...
, king (1855–56; 1856–58; 1961; 2002) - António PedroAntónio PedroAntónio Pedro da Costa was a Portuguese actor, writer and painter born to a prominent family from the Cape Verde Islands, son of José Maria da Costa and wife Elizabeth Savage de Paula Rosa...
, painter, writer, actor (2009) - António Pereira Coutinho (1966)
- Soeiro Pereira GomesSoeiro Pereira GomesJoaquim Soeiro Pereira Gomes was a Portuguese writer of realist influence and became one of the major names of Portuguese literature of the 20th century. Pereira Gomes is, along with Alves Redol, the biggest name of the Portuguese neo-realist movement...
, writer (2009) - Bartolomeu PerestreloBartolomeu PerestreloBartolomeu Perestrello , 1st Capitão Donatário, Lord and Governor of the Island of Porto Santo was a Portuguese navigator and explorer that is claimed to have discovered and populated Porto Santo Island together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Tristão Vaz Teixeira...
, explorer (1990) - Fernando PessoaFernando PessoaFernando Pessoa, born Fernando António Nogueira de Seabra Pessoa , was a Portuguese poet, writer, literary critic and translator described as one of the most significant literary figures of the 20th century and one of the greatest poets in the Portuguese language.-Early years in Durban:On 13 July...
, poet (1975; 1985; 2000) - Raul Maria Pereira (1877-1933), architect (2007)
- Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy (1991)
- Philippa of LancasterPhilippa of LancasterPhilippa of Lancaster, LG was a Queen consort of Portugal. Born into the royal family of England, her marriage with King John I secured the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance and produced several famous children who became known as the "Illustrious Generation" in Portugal...
, queen (1949) - João Pinto Ribeiro, conspirator (1927)
- Pius XII, pope (1951)
- Marquis of Pombal, statesman (1972; 1982; 1999)
- Marcos PortugalMarcos PortugalMarcos António da Fonseca Portugal was a Portuguese classical composer, who achieved great international fame for his operas in Italian....
, composer (1974) - Henrique PousãoHenrique PousãoHenrique César de Araújo Pousão was a Portuguese painter.- Life :Henrique Pousão was the son of a judge, from a wealthy family of Alentejo. His early talent manifested at the age of ten, when he copied a portrait of Rubens...
, painter (2009)
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- Virginia Quaresma (1882-1973), journalist (2009)
- Antero de QuentalAntero de QuentalAntero Tarquínio de Quental , old spelling Anthero, , a Portuguese poet, philosopher and writer, whose works became a milestone in the Portuguese language, alongside those of Camões or Bocage....
, poet (1991)
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- João das RegrasJoão das RegrasJoão das Regras, in English, literally John of the Rules, was a Portuguese jurist of the second half of the 14th-century. João das Regras was born in Lisbon in an unknown date and died there on 3 May 1404...
, jurist (1927; 1949) - José RégioJosé RégioJosé Maria dos Reis Pereira, better known by the pen name José Regio was a Portuguese writer which lived most of his life in Portalegre...
, writer (2001) - Pedro ReinelPedro ReinelPedro Reinel was a Portuguese cartographer of the 16th century, author of one of the oldest signed Portuguese nautical chart . That is a portolan type of chart, covering western Europe and part of Africa, and already reflecting the explorations made by Diogo Cão in 1482-1485. With his son Jorge...
, cartographer (1985) - José RelvasJosé RelvasJosé Maria Mascarenhas Relvas José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas José Maria Mascarenhas Relvas (Golegã, Golegã, March 5, 1858 - Alpiarça, Casa dos Patudos, October 31, 1929; , was a Portuguese politician.-Political career:...
, politician (2008) - Aquilino RibeiroAquilino RibeiroAquilino Gomes Ribeiro, ComL was a Portuguese writer and diplomat. He is considered as one of the great Portuguese novelists of the 20th century. He was nominated for the Nobel Literature Prize in 1960....
, novelist (1985) - João Baptista Ribeiro (1790-1868), painter and engraver (1986)
- João Rodrigues CabrilhoJuan Rodríguez CabrilloJuan Rodriguez Cabrillo was a Portuguese explorer noted for his exploration of the west coast of North America on behalf of Spain. Cabrillo was the first European explorer to navigate the coast of present day California in the United States...
, explorer (1969; 1994) - José Rodrigues Miguéis, writer (2001)
- Gioachino Rossini, Italian composer (1993)
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- Francisco Sá CarneiroFrancisco Sá CarneiroFrancisco Manuel Lumbrales de Sá Carneiro, GCTE, GCC, GCL founded the Portuguese Social Democratic Party in 1974 and was elected Prime Minister of Portugal in January 1980, but only held office for eleven months, dying in a plane crash with his partner, Snu Abecassis, on December 4, 1980...
, political leader (1990) - Sacadura CabralSacadura CabralArtur de Sacadura Freire Cabral, GCTE , known simply as Sacadura Cabral , was a Portuguese aviation pioneer who in 1922, together with Gago Coutinho , conducted the first flight across the South Atlantic Ocean, and also the first using astronomical navigation only, from Lisbon, Portugal, to Rio de...
, aviator (1923; 1972) - Ana Salazar, fashion designer (2004)
- António de Oliveira SalazarAntónio de Oliveira SalazarAntónio de Oliveira Salazar, GColIH, GCTE, GCSE served as the Prime Minister of Portugal from 1932 to 1968. He also served as acting President of the Republic briefly in 1951. He founded and led the Estado Novo , the authoritarian, right-wing government that presided over and controlled Portugal...
, prime minister, dictator (1971) - Sam (1924-1993), cartoonist (his character Guarda Ricardo shown, 2005)
- José SaramagoJosé SaramagoJosé de Sousa Saramago, GColSE was a Nobel-laureate Portuguese novelist, poet, playwright and journalist. His works, some of which can be seen as allegories, commonly present subversive perspectives on historic events, emphasizing the human factor. Harold Bloom has described Saramago as "a...
, novelist (1998) - Luís Sanchez, fashion designer (2004)
- Sancho ISancho I of PortugalSancho I , nicknamed the Populator , second monarch of Portugal, was born on 11 November 1154 in Coimbra and died on 26 March 1212 in the same city. He was the second but only surviving legitimate son and fourth child of Afonso I of Portugal by his wife, Maud of Savoy. Sancho succeeded his father...
, king (1955) - Sancho IISancho II of PortugalSancho II , nicknamed "the Pious" and "the Caped" or "the Capuched" , , fourth King of Portugal, was the eldest son of Afonso II of Portugal by his wife, Infanta Urraca of Castile...
, king (1955) - Sebastião Sanhudo (1851-1901), cartoonist (2005)
- Francisco dos Santos] (1878-1930), sculptor (1971)
- Lúcia SantosLúcia SantosLúcia de Jesus dos Santos – Sister Mary Lucy of Jesus and of the Immaculate Heart, better known as Sister Lúcia of Fátima – was a Roman Catholic Discalced Carmelite nun from Portugal...
, nun who saw visions of Mary (1992) - Reynaldo dos Santos, physician and art historian (1999)
- Vasco SantanaVasco SantanaVasco Santana was a Portuguese actor, one of the most renowned of the classical era of Portuguese cinema....
actor (1996) - Sebastião ISebastian of PortugalSebastian "the Desired" was the 16th king of Portugal and the Algarves. He was the son of Prince John of Portugal and his wife, Joan of Spain...
, king (1990) - Carlos SeixasCarlos SeixasJosé António Carlos de Seixas, , was a Portuguese composer, the son of the cathedral organist, Francisco Vaz and Marcelina Nunes.Seixas was born in Coimbra...
, composer (1974) - António SérgioAntónio SérgioAntónio Sérgio de Sousa was an influential educationist, philosopher, journalist, sociologist and essayist from Portugal.-Background:...
, thinker and educator (1980) - Alexandre de Serpa PintoAlexandre de Serpa PintoAlexandre Alberto da Rocha de Serpa Pinto was a Portuguese explorer of southern Africa and a colonial administrator....
, explorer and colonial administrator (1980) - José António Serrano (1851-1904), surgeon, anatomist (1966)
- Alfredo da Silva, industrialist (2008)
- António SilvaAntónio SilvaAntónio Maria da Silva was a Portuguese actor. He accumulated over 40 credits over his more than 50 years in acting.-Early life:...
, film actor (1996) - Agostinho da SilvaAgostinho da SilvaGeorge Agostinho Baptista da Silva, GCSE was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renunciation , and a belief in freedom as the most important feature of man. Anti-dogmatic, he asserts that truth is only found in the...
, philosopher (2006) - Eusébio da Silva FerreiraEusébioEusébio da Silva Ferreira, GCIH, GCM , commonly known simply as Eusébio, is a retired Mozambican-born Portuguese football forward. He is considered one of the best footballers of all-time by the IFFHS, experts and fans...
, footballer (2005) - Manuel da Silva Passos, politician (1986)
- Diogo de SilvesDiogo de SilvesDiogo de Silves, is the presumed name of an obscure Portuguese explorer of the Atlantic who allegedly discovered of the Azores islands in 1427....
, explorer (1990) - José Simões de Almeida (sobrinho) (1880-1950), sculptor (1971)
- Tomé de SousaTomé de SousaTomé de Sousa was the first governor-general of Brazil from 1549 to 1553, when it was a Portuguese colony. He was a nobleman and soldier born in Rates, Póvoa de Varzim...
, governor-general of Brazil (1972) - João de Sousa CarvalhoJoão de Sousa CarvalhoJoão de Sousa Carvalho was the foremost Portuguese composer of his generation.Born in Estremoz, he studied music from 1753 at the Colégio dos Santos Reis in Vila Viçosa, then from 1761 at the Conservatorio di S Onofrio in Naples. In 1766 his setting of Metastasio’s operatic libretto La Nitteti was...
, composer (1974) - Emília de Sousa Costa (1877-1959), feminist, child advocate and author (2009)
- Aristides de Sousa MendesAristides de Sousa MendesAristides de Sousa Mendes do Amaral e Abranches, GCC, OL was a Portuguese diplomat. He ignored and defied the orders of his own government for the safety of war refugees fleeing from invading German military forces in the early years of World War II...
, diplomat (1995) - Amadeo de Souza CardosoAmadeo de Souza CardosoAmadeo de Souza Cardoso was a Portuguese artist, working in the style of the vanguard of his time. Although he lived a short life, his workmanship was legendary.- Life :He was born in Mancelos, a parish of Amarante...
, painter (1987) - Heinrich von StephanHeinrich von StephanHeinrich von Stephan was a general post director for the German Empire who reorganized the German postal service. He was integral in the founding of the Universal Postal Union in 1874, and in 1877 introduced the telephone to Germany.Stephan was born in Stolp , Pomerania, in the Kingdom of Prussia...
, German postmaster general (1999)
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- Manuel Teixeira GomesManuel Teixeira GomesManuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh President of Portugal between 5 October 1923 and 11 December 1925.-Personal life:...
, politician and writer (1980) - António Teixeira LopesAntónio Teixeira LopesAntónio Teixeira Lopes was a Portuguese sculptor.Teixeira Lopes was the son of sculptor José Joaquim Teixeira Lopes and started learning his art in his father's workshop...
, sculptor (1971) - José António Tenente (born 1966), fashion designer (2004)
- TeotónioTheotoniusTheotonius was an Augustinian canon and royal advisor. He is noted and famed in Portugal, for being the first Prior of the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Coimbra, Portugal...
, saint (1958) - Teresa de LeãoTheresa, Countess of PortugalTheresa of Portugal was the first ruler of independent Portugal...
, countess of Portugal (1996) - Luísa TodiLuísa TodiLuísa Rosa de Aguiar Todi was a popular and successful Portuguese mezzo-soprano opera singer.Luísa Todi was born Luísa Rosa de Aguiar on January 9, 1753 in Setúbal, Portugal. In 1765, her family moved to Lisbon, where her father was a musical writer in the Theatre of Bairro Alto.Luísa began her...
, mezzo-soprano (1974) - Miguel TorgaMiguel TorgaMiguel Torga, pseudonym of Adolfo Correia da Rocha is considered one of the greatest Portuguese writers of the 20th century...
, writer (2007) - Nuno TristãoNuno TristãoNuno Tristão was a 15th century Portuguese explorer and slave trader, active in the early 1440s, traditionally thought to be the first European to reach the region of Guinea .-First Voyage:Nuno Tristão was a knight of the household of Henry the Navigator...
, explorer (1991) - Konstantin TsiolkovskyKonstantin TsiolkovskyKonstantin Eduardovich Tsiolkovsky was an Imperial Russian and Soviet rocket scientist and pioneer of the astronautic theory. Along with his followers the German Hermann Oberth and the American Robert H. Goddard, he is considered to be one of the founding fathers of rocketry and astronautics...
, Russian rocket scientist (1975)
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- Francisco Valença (1882-1962), illustrator and cartoonist (2005)
- Tristão Vaz TeixeiraTristão Vaz TeixeiraTristão Vaz Teixeira was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, discovered the Madeira Islands...
, explorer (1990) - Maria Veleda (1871-1955), feminist (2009)
- Gonçalo VelhoGonçalo VelhoGonçalo Velho Cabral was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer and hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery.-Biography:He was son of...
, explorer (1945) - Cesário VerdeCesário VerdeCesário Verde was a 19th-century Portuguese poet. His work, while mostly ignored during his lifetime and not well known outside of the country’s borders even today, is generally considered to be amongst the most important in Portuguese poetry and is widely taught in schools...
, poet (1957) - Giuseppe VerdiGiuseppe VerdiGiuseppe Fortunino Francesco Verdi was an Italian Romantic composer, mainly of opera. He was one of the most influential composers of the 19th century...
, Italian composer (1993) - José Vianna da MottaJosé Vianna da MottaJosé Vianna da Motta was a distinguished Portuguese pianist, teacher, and composer. He was one of the last pupils of Franz Liszt...
, composer (1969) - Gil VicenteGil VicenteGil Vicente , called the Trobadour, was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays. Considered the chief dramatist of Portugal he is sometimes called the "Portuguese Plautus,"[3] often referred to as the "Father of Portuguese drama" and as one of Western literature's...
, playwright (1937) - Angelina Vidal, feminist writer (2009)
- António VieiraAntónio VieiraFather António Vieira was a Portuguese Jesuit and writer, the "prince" of Catholic pulpit-orators of his time.-Life:Vieira was born in Lisbon to Cristóvão Vieira Ravasco, the son of a mulatto woman, and Maria de Azevedo. Accompanying his parents to Brazil in 1614, he received his education at the...
, missionary, writer and orator (1997; 2008) - Maria Helena Vieira da SilvaMaria Helena Vieira da SilvaMaria Helena Vieira da Silva was a Portuguese-French abstractionist painter.-Life:Vieira da Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal. At the age of eleven she had begun seriously studying drawing and painting at that city's Academia de Belas-Artes...
, painter (1996; 2008) - Filipa de Vilhena, patriot (1926)
- Luiz Villas-Boas, jazz musician (2009)
- Vímara PeresVímara PeresVímara Peres, Count of Portugal was a Galician Christian duke of the 9th century in west Iberia. He was a vassal of the King of Asturias, Léon and Galicia, Alfonso III, and was sent to reconquer and secure from the Moors , in the west coastal fringe of Gallaecia, the area from the Minho River to...
, count of Portugal (1995) - Vincent of SaragossaVincent of SaragossaSaint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, is the patron saint of Lisbon. His feast day is 22 January in the Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Communion and 11 November in the Eastern Orthodox Churches...
, patron saint of Lisbon (1995) - Virgin of the AnnuciationAnnunciationThe Annunciation, also referred to as the Annunciation to the Blessed Virgin Mary or Annunciation of the Lord, is the Christian celebration of the announcement by the angel Gabriel to Virgin Mary, that she would conceive and become the mother of Jesus the Son of God. Gabriel told Mary to name her...
(1993)
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- João Gonçalves ZarcoJoão Gonçalves ZarcoJoão Gonçalves Zarco was a Portuguese explorer who established settlements and recognition of the Madeira Islands, and was appointed first captain of Funchal by Henry the Navigator.-Life:...
, explorer (1945; 1968; 1981; 1990) - ZenoZeno of VeronaZeno of Verona was either an early Christian Bishop of Verona or martyr. He is a saint in the Roman Catholic Church and in Eastern Orthodox Church.-Life and historicity:...
, saint (1962)
Azores
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, explorer (1992) - Natália CorreiaNatália CorreiaNatália de Oliveira Correia, GOSE, GOL was an intellectual, poet and social activist, as well as author of the official lyrics of the Hino dos Açores, the regional anthem of Autonomous Region of the Azores...
, poet (1996) - Gil Mont'Alverne de Sequeira, politician, promoter of autonomy for the Azores (1995)
- Aristides Moreira da Mota, politician, promoter of autonomy for the Azores (1995)
- Vitorino NemésioVitorino NemésioVitorino Nemésio Mendes Pinheiro da Silva was a poet, author and intellectual from Terceira, Azores, best known for his romance Mau Tempo No Canal, as well as being a professor in the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lisbon and member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon...
, poet (1999) - Gonçalo VelhoGonçalo VelhoGonçalo Velho Cabral was a Portuguese monk and Commander in the Order of Christ, explorer and hereditary landowner responsible for administering Crown lands on the same islands, during the Portuguese Age of Discovery.-Biography:He was son of...
, explorer (1989)
Madeira
- Christopher ColumbusChristopher ColumbusChristopher Columbus was an explorer, colonizer, and navigator, born in the Republic of Genoa, in northwestern Italy. Under the auspices of the Catholic Monarchs of Spain, he completed four voyages across the Atlantic Ocean that led to general European awareness of the American continents in the...
, explorer (1988; 1992) - Guiomar de Sá Vilhena, landowner (1996)