5 Notable alumni of Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon
Updated: June 01, 2026 EliteDegrees
Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon is ranked #1,383 in the world and #11 in Portugal by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 5 notable alumni from Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with Polytechnic Institute of Lisbon won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Nuno Lopes
1978-. (aged 48)
disc jockey
stage actor
actor
film actor
Nuno Miguel Pereira Lopes is a Portuguese actor and DJ. He's internationally known for his role in Saint George, the Portuguese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 90th Academy Awards, and most recently for his role at Netflix TV series, White Lines as Duarte "Boxer" Silva.
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2. Joana de Verona
1989-. (aged 37)
model
film director
actor
film actor
Joana de Verona Correia de Vilela Machado Borges is a Brazilian-Portuguese actress. She has appeared in more than forty films and series since 2001.
3. João Brites
1947-. (aged 79)
Director of Shows at EXPO'98
director
university teacher
theatrical director
João Brites, is a Portuguese theatre director and artist. He founded the Teatro O Bando in Lisbon in 1974 and as served as its director since. He is also a professor of the School of Theater and Cinema in Lisbon.
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4. José Sócrates
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
José Sócrates Carvalho Pinto de Sousa GCIH, commonly known as José Sócrates ( European Portuguese: [ʒuˈzɛ ˈsɔkɾɐtɨʃ]), is a Portuguese politician who was the prime minister of Portugal from 12 March 2005 to 21 June 2011. For the second half of 2007, he acted as president-in-office of the Council of the European Union.
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5. Carmelinda Pereira
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
school teacher
revolutionary
trade unionist
Carmelinda Pereira is a retired teacher and politician from Portugal who represented the Portuguese Socialist Party (PS) in the Portuguese Assembly of the Republic before later becoming the founder of a small Trotskyist party.
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