Brazil
Historical figures born in Brazil
17,997 notable historical figures were born in Brazil. These are the most notable:
Brazil ranks #10 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Spain, India and Russia.
By occupation
- Politician: 14
- Football: 10
- Head of State/President: 8
- Writer/Author: 8
- Singer/Musician: 7
- Instrumentalist: 7
- Composer: 6
- Entrepreneur/Executive: 5
- Jair Bolsonaro (born 1955, Politics)
- Ayrton Senna (1960 to 1994, Sports)
- Neymar (born 1992, Sports)
- Gisele Bündchen (born 1980, Entertainment)
- Ronaldinho (born 1980, Sports)
- Kaká (born 1982, Sports)
- Ronaldo (born 1976, Sports)
- Pelé (1940 to 2022, Sports)
- Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (born 1945, Politics)
- Daniel Alves (born 1983, Sports)
- Nelson Piquet (born 1952, Sports)
- Dilma Rousseff (born 1947, Politics)
- Pedro II of Brazil (1825 to 1891, Politics)
- Getúlio Vargas (1882 to 1954, Politics)
- Ariel (The Little Mermaid) (Other)
- Michel Temer (born 1940, Politics)
- Paulo Freire (1921 to 1997, Philosophy)
- Oscar Niemeyer (1907 to 2012, Architecture)
- Alberto Santos-Dumont (1873 to 1932, Science)
- Antônio Carlos Jobim (1927 to 1994, Arts & Music)
- Sérgio Mendes (1941 to 2024, Arts & Music)
- Romário (born 1966, Politics)
- Maria II of Portugal (1819 to 1853, Politics)
- Roberto Carlos (born 1973, Sports)
- João Gilberto (1931 to 2019, Arts & Music)
- Fernando Henrique Cardoso (born 1931, Politics)
- Juscelino Kubitschek (1902 to 1976, Politics)
- Vinícius Júnior (born 2000, Sports)
- Hermeto Pascoal (1936 to 2025, Arts & Music)
- Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil (1846 to 1921, Politics)
- Adriana Lima (born 1981, Entertainment)
- Peter Medawar (1915 to 1987, Science)
- Flávio Bolsonaro (born 1981, Politics)
- João Figueiredo (1918 to 1999, Politics)
- Andressa Urach (born 1987, Arts & Music)
- Heitor Villa-Lobos (1887 to 1959, Arts & Music)
- Eduardo Bolsonaro (born 1984, Politics)
- Philippe Coutinho (born 1992, Sports)
- Seu Jorge (born 1970, Arts & Music)
- Jorge Ben (born 1942, Arts & Music)
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