Guinea-Bissau
Historical figures born in Guinea-Bissau
166 notable historical figures were born in Guinea-Bissau. These are the most notable:
Guinea-Bissau ranks #147 of 197 countries by number of historical figures on Histiphy, just behind Sierra Leone, Togo and Fiji.
By era
- Early Modern: 1
- Modern: 21
By occupation
- Politician: 20
- Minister/Cabinet Official: 12
- Head of State/President: 10
- Prime Minister: 6
- Inventor/Engineer: 3
- General/Commander: 2
- Football: 1
- Biologist/Naturalist: 1
- Ansu Fati (born 2002, Sports)
- Umaro Sissoco Embaló (born 1972, Politics)
- Amílcar Cabral (1924 to 1973, Politics)
- João Bernardo Vieira (1939 to 2009, Politics)
- Luís Cabral (1931 to 2009, Politics)
- José Mário Vaz (born 1957, Politics)
- Braima Camará (born 1968, Politics)
- Domingos Simões Pereira (born 1963, Politics)
- Malam Bacai Sanhá (1947 to 2012, Politics)
- Ilídio Vieira Té (born 1983, Politics)
- Rui Duarte de Barros (born 1960, Politics)
- Benkos Biohó (1600 to 1621, Politics)
- Raimundo Pereira (born 1956, Politics)
- Manuel Serifo Nhamadjo (1958 to 2020, Politics)
- Carlos Gomes Júnior (born 1949, Politics)
- Carmen Pereira (1936 to 2016, Politics)
- Mamadu Ture Kuruma (born 1947, Politics)
- Kumba Yala (1953 to 2014, Politics)
- Nuno Gomes Nabiam (born 1966, Politics)
- Veríssimo Correia Seabra (1947 to 2004, Military)
- Henrique Rosa (1946 to 2013, Politics)
- Francisco Mendes (1939 to 1978, Politics)
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