75 Notable alumni of University of Porto
Updated: June 22, 2026 EliteDegrees
University of Porto is ranked #229 in the world and #2 in Portugal by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 75 notable alumni from University of Porto sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff. Many individuals affiliated with University of Porto won Nobel Prizes for Peace, in Physics, Chemistry, Physiology or Medicine, and Economics.
1. Virgínia Moura
1915-1998 (aged 83)
revolutionary
politician
Virgínia Moura was a Portuguese anti-government activist and feminist, opposed to the authoritarian regime known as the Estado Novo. As a member of the Communist Party, she was arrested on 16 occasions for her activities. She was the second Portuguese woman to qualify as a civil engineer.
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2. Carlos Ribeiro
1813-1882 (aged 69)
military personnel
archaeologist
geologist
politician
Carlos Ribeiro was a pioneering geologist and archaeologist who inaugurated the concept of fieldwork in Portugal, and was responsible for the discovery and excavation of many Neolithic and other sites in Portugal. Director of the first Geological Commission of Portugal (1857), he led production of the first edition of the Geological Chart of Portugal to the scale of 1/500,000, work...
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3. Basílio Teles
1866-1923 (aged 57)
writer
journalist
philosopher
revolutionary
Basílio Teles was a Portuguese author.
4. Armando Basto
1889-1923 (aged 34)
painter
sculptor
Armando Pereira de Basto was a Portuguese painter, illustrator, sculptor and decorator.
5. José Fernando Ferreira Mendes
1962-. (aged 64)
physicist
university teacher
José Fernando F. Mendes is a Portuguese physicist (statistical physics) and professor of physics, best known for his work and contributions to the field of network theory. Graduated from University of Porto in 1987. He earned a PhD in March 1995 from the same University under the direction of Eduardo Lage, the title of the thesis was "Dynamics of spin...
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6. Sofia Martins de Souza
1870-1960 (aged 90)
painter
Sofia Martins de Sousa was a Portuguese painter.
7. Gonçalo Sampaio
1865-1937 (aged 72)
scientific collector
university teacher
anthropologist
botanical collector
botanist
Gonçalo António da Silva Ferreira Sampaio was a Portuguese botanist.
8. Ângelo de Sousa
1938-2011 (aged 73)
painter
sculptor
Ângelo César Cardoso de Sousa was a Portuguese painter, sculptor, draftsman and professor, better known for continuously experimenting with new techniques in his works. He was seen as a scholar of light and colour who explored minimalism in new radical ways.
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9. Pedro Filipe Soares
1979-. (aged 47)
mathematician
politician
Pedro Filipe Gomes Soares is a Portuguese mathematician and politician of the Left Bloc.
10. Delfim Santos
1907-1966 (aged 59)
university teacher
philosopher
Delfim Pinto dos Santos, was a Portuguese academic, philosopher, educationist, essayist and book and movie reviewer.
11. José Moura Soeiro
1984-. (aged 42)
politician
sociologist
José Borges de Araújo de Moura Soeiro is a Portuguese sociologist and politician, and a former member of the Assembly of the Republic, where he represented the Left Bloc. He acted as an MP from 2008 to 2025. He obtained his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Porto.
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12. Ilda Figueiredo
1948-. (aged 78)
politician
economist
Maria Ilda da Costa Figueiredo is a Portuguese politician and a former Member of the European Parliament for the Portuguese Communist Party, part of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left group.
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13. José Albino Silva Peneda
1950-. (aged 76)
politician
economist
José Albino da Silva Peneda is a Portuguese politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Social Democratic Party–People's Party coalition; part of the European People's Party–European Democrats group.
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14. Regina Pessoa
1969-. (aged 57)
screenwriter
animator
film director
Regina Maria Póvoa Pessoa Martins is a Portuguese filmmaker and animator.
15. Teresa Lago
1947-. (aged 79)
astrophysicist
astronomer
university teacher
Maria Teresa Vaz Torrão Lago is a Portuguese astronomer. She founded the Centre for Astrophysics of the University of Porto and created the first astronomy degree program in Portugal. Lago was the General Secretary of the International Astronomical Union between 2018 and 2021. Her research focuses on the evolution of young stars and she is active in the promotion of...
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16. Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira
1902-1983 (aged 81)
painter
illustrator
writer
Júlio Maria dos Reis Pereira ComIH, was a Portuguese painter and poet. He is better known by the two pseudonyms he used: Júlio, as a painter; and Saul Dias as a poet. He was an important artist of the second generation of Portuguese Modernism. His art features a strong expression of lyricism and artistic explorations that could be connected with...
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17. Diogo de Macedo
1889-1959 (aged 70)
sculptor
painter
writer
Diogo de Macedo was a Portuguese painter, sculptor, and writer.
18. Carvalho Araújo
1881-1918 (aged 37)
military personnel
politician
José Botelho de Carvalho Araújo was a Portuguese Navy officer and colonial administrator who died in action in World War I battling German U-boat SM U-139, commanded by submarine ace Lothar von Arnauld de la Perière.
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19. Henrique Medina
1901-1988 (aged 87)
painter
Henrique Medina de Barros was a Portuguese painter, better known as a portraitist.
20. António Carneiro
1872-1930 (aged 58)
poet
painter
António Teixeira Carneiro Júnior was a Portuguese painter, illustrator, poet and art professor.
21. João Torres
1986-. (aged 40)
politician
civil engineer
João Veloso da Silva Torres was a leader of the Socialist Youth, is a former Member of Parliament, former Secretary of State for Consumer Protection in the XXI Portuguese Government, and currently holds the office of Secretary of State for Commerce, Services and Consumer Protection in the XXII Portuguese Government.
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22. Carlos Costa
1949-. (aged 77)
banker
economist
Carlos da Silva Costa is a Portuguese economist who served as Governor of the Bank of Portugal from 7 June 2010 to 20 July 2020, when he was succeeded by Mário Centeno.
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23. Alberto Vaquina
1961-. (aged 65)
physician
minister
politician
Alberto Vaquina is a Mozambican politician who served as Prime Minister of Mozambique from 2012 to 2015. He was appointed by President Armando Guebuza on 8 October 2012, replacing Aires Ali, who was sacked in a cabinet reshuffle.
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24. Maria Manuel Dias da Mota
1971-. (aged 55)
academic
biologist
scientist
malariologist
Maria Manuel Mota is a Portuguese malariologist and executive director of the Instituto de Medicina Molecular João Lobo Antunes, Lisbon.
25. António Teixeira Lopes
1866-1942 (aged 76)
sculptor
António Teixeira Lopes was a Portuguese sculptor.
26. João Marques de Oliveira
1853-1927 (aged 74)
painter
João Joaquim Marques da Silva Oliveira was a Portuguese painter in the Naturalist style.
27. Miguel Ventura Terra
1866-1919 (aged 53)
architect
politician
Miguel Ventura Terra was a Portuguese architect.
28. Maria Helena Braga
1971-. (aged 55)
researcher
Maria Helena Sousa Soares de Oliveira Braga is an associate professor at the Engineering Physics Department of University of Porto, Portugal. She is currently focused on research areas in Materials Science and Materials Engineering at University of Porto and University of Texas at Austin. She is credited with expanding the understanding of glass electrolyte and glass batteries with colleague John...
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29. José Leite de Vasconcelos
1858-1941 (aged 83)
philologist
archaeologist
linguist
university teacher
writer
José Leite de Vasconcelos Cardoso Pereira de Melo, known as simply Leite de Vasconcelos, was a Portuguese ethnographer, archaeologist and prolific author who wrote extensively on Portuguese philology and prehistory. He was the founder and the first director of the Portuguese National Museum of Archaeology.
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30. Clara Pinto Correia
1960-2025 (aged 65)
biologist
writer
journalist
translator
actor
Clara Pinto-Correia was a Portuguese novelist, journalist and educator.
31. Francisco Assis
1965-. (aged 61)
politician
Francisco José Pereira de Assis Miranda is a Portuguese politician who served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for the Socialist Party. He was part of the Party of European Socialists from 2004 to 2009, and again from 2014 until 2019. He is also a former mayor of Amarante, having been in office from 1989 to 1995, and...
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32. António Teixeira de Sousa
1857-1917 (aged 60)
minister
writer
politician
António Teixeira de Sousa, 2nd Count of Sousa Palmela was a Portuguese medical doctor and politician during the Constitutional Monarchy. He graduated in Medicine at the University of Porto, in 1883. A member of the conservative Regenerator Party, he was first elected to the Chamber of Deputies, in 1889. He was later minister of the Navy and Overseas (1900–1903), and,...
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33. Graça Morais
1948-. (aged 78)
painter
Graça Morais GOIH is a Portuguese artist. A member of the Academia Nacional de Belas-Artes (National Academy of Fine Arts) of Portugal, she was made a Grand Officer of the Order of Prince Henry in 1997. She is married to the musician Pedro Caldeira Cabral.
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34. Fernando Teixeira dos Santos
1951-. (aged 75)
university teacher
economist
politician
Fernando Teixeira dos Santos GOIH is a Portuguese economist and professor. He was Minister of Finance in the XVII and XVIII Constitutional Government of Portugal, led by José Sócrates.
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35. João Pedro Matos Fernandes
1967-. (aged 59)
engineer
politician
João Pedro Matos Fernandes is a Portuguese politician who served as Minister of the Environment since 26 November 2015 until 30 March 2022.
36. Ricardo Rio
1972-. (aged 54)
politician
economist
Ricardo Bruno Antunes Machado Rio is a Portuguese economist and politician, currently serving as mayor of Braga.
37. Jorge Jardim Gonçalves
1935-. (aged 91)
banker
Jorge Manuel Jardim Gonçalves MTCG GCIH ComNSC is a Portuguese banker.
38. José Marques da Silva
1869-1947 (aged 78)
architect
José Marques da Silva was a Portuguese architect and educator.
39. Aurélia de Souza
1866-1922 (aged 56)
painter
Maria Aurélia Martins de Sousa was a Portuguese painter.
40. Paulo de Morais
1963-. (aged 63)
university teacher
politician
Paulo Alexandre Baptista Teixeira de Morais is a Portuguese professor and politician. He is the vice-president of the national chapter of the NGO Transparency International. Former deputy mayor of Porto and a public voice against corruption in Portuguese politics, he ran to the presidential elections of 2016. Paulo de Morais, whose campaign focused on the fight against corruption, obtained more...
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41. Manuel Pizarro
1964-. (aged 62)
politician
physician
Manuel Francisco Pizarro de Sampaio e Castro is a Portuguese politician of the Socialist Party who served as Minister of Health in Prime Minister António Costa's third cabinet from 2022 to 2024. He previously was a Member of the European Parliament from 2019 to 2022.
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42. José Francisco Pacheco
1951-. (aged 75)
writer
José Francisco de Almeida Pacheco is a Portuguese educator who pioneered a school called Escola da Ponte (Bridge School), in Vila das Aves, Portugal. He is also a published writer, with some books and a wide range of articles.
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43. Ana Filipa Martins
1996-. (aged 30)
artistic gymnast
Ana Filipa da Silva Martins is a retired Portuguese artistic gymnast who competed at the 2016, 2020, and 2024 Olympic Games. She won a bronze medal at the 2015 Summer Universiade on the balance beam. She is the first Portuguese gymnast to win a World Cup gold medal.
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44. Luís Filipe Menezes
1953-. (aged 73)
politician
physician
Luís Filipe de Menezes Lopes is a Portuguese politician.
45. Jorge Moreira da Silva
1971-. (aged 55)
engineer
politician
Jorge Manuel Lopes Moreira da Silva GOIH is a Portuguese engineer and politician of the Social Democratic Party serving as the executive director of the United Nations Office for Project Services, UNOPS, since 2023.
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46. Abel Salazar
1889-1946 (aged 57)
painter
philosopher
physician writer
Abel de Lima Salazar was a Portuguese physician, lecturer, researcher, writer and painter.
47. Marcelo Viana
1962-. (aged 64)
mathematician
university teacher
Marcelo Miranda Viana da Silva is a Brazilian mathematician working in dynamical systems theory. He proved the Zorich–Kontsevich conjecture together with Artur Avila.
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48. António Soares dos Reis
1847-1889 (aged 42)
university teacher
sculptor
António Manuel Soares dos Reis was a Portuguese sculptor.
49. Jorge Bom Jesus
1962-. (aged 64)
politician
linguist
Jorge Lopes Bom Jesus, also known as JBJ, is a Santomean linguist and politician who was the 17th Prime Minister of São Tomé and Príncipe from 3 December 2018 to 10 November 2022. He is a member of the Movement for the Liberation of São Tomé and Príncipe/Social Democratic Party (MLSTP-PSD).
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50. Ana Luísa Amaral
1956-2022 (aged 66)
university teacher
novelist
writer
translator
poet
Ana Luísa Amaral was a Portuguese poet.
51. Carlos Guimarães Pinto
1983-. (aged 43)
author
economist
university teacher
politician
Carlos Manuel Guimarães Oliveira Pinto, better known as Carlos Guimarães Pinto, is a Portuguese economist, author, university professor, think tank executive, blogger and politician. A prominent member of the Liberal Initiative, on October 13, 2018, he became the president of the party, a position he left on December 8, 2019 being succeeded by João Cotrim de Figueiredo. He is a...
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52. Elisa Ferreira
1955-. (aged 71)
politician
economist
Elisa Maria da Costa Guimarães Ferreira, GCC is a Portuguese politician and economist who served as the European Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms in the administration of President Ursula von der Leyen between 2019 and 2024. She previously served as vice-governor of the Bank of Portugal from 2016 until 2019. She was as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for...
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53. Júlio Pomar
1926-2018 (aged 92)
sculptor
painter
illustrator
Júlio Artur da Silva Pomar, GOL, GCM was a Portuguese painter and visual artist. He was considered by leading art historian José-Augusto França as the greatest Portuguese painter of his generation.
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54. Kaúlza de Arriaga
1915-2004 (aged 89)
military personnel
writer
politician
Kaúlza de Oliveira de Arriaga, OA, GCC, OC, OIH was a Portuguese general, writer, professor and politician. He was Secretary of State (junior minister) of the Air Force between 1953 and 1955 and commander of the Terrestrial Forces in Mozambique from 1969 until 1974 during the Mozambican War of Independence.
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55. Júlio Dinis
1839-1871 (aged 32)
writer
poet
physician writer
teacher
Júlio Dinis, pseudonym of Joaquim Guilherme Gomes Coelho was a Portuguese medical doctor and poet, playwright and novelist. He was the first great novelist of modern Portuguese middle-class society. His novels, extremely popular in his lifetime and still widely read in Portugal today, are written in a simple and direct style accessible to a large public.
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56. Jorge de Sena
1919-1978 (aged 59)
translator
poet
linguist
writer
Jorge Cândido Alves Rodrigues Telles Grilo Raposo de Abreu de Sena was a Portuguese-born poet, critic, essayist, novelist, dramatist, translator and university professor who spent the latter portion of his life in the United States.
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57. Raul Brandão
1867-1930 (aged 63)
military personnel
writer
journalist
Raul Germano Brandão was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary descriptions and by the lyricism of his language. Brandão was born in Foz do Douro, a parish of Porto, where he spent the majority of his youth. Born in a family of sailors, the ocean and the sailors are recurring themes in...
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58. Tomás Podstawski
1995-. (aged 31)
association football player
Tomás Martins Podstawski is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.
59. Francisco da Costa Gomes
1914-2001 (aged 87)
mathematician
military personnel
revolutionary
politician
Francisco da Costa Gomes, ComTE GOA was a Portuguese military officer and politician who was the president of Portugal from 1974 to 1976. Earlier on, he had been deployed to Angola as part of the Portuguese Colonial War.
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60. Eduardo Souto de Moura
1952-. (aged 74)
university teacher
architect
Eduardo Elísio Machado Souto de Moura, better known as Eduardo Souto de Moura, is a Portuguese architect who was the recipient of the Pritzker Architecture Prize in 2011 and the Wolf Prize in Arts in 2013. Along with Fernando Távora and Álvaro Siza, he is one of the alumni of the Porto School of Architecture, where he was appointed a...
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61. Catarina Martins
1973-. (aged 53)
actor
stage actor
politician
Catarina Soares Martins is a Portuguese politician and actress. She was the national coordinator of the Left Bloc from 11 November 2012 until 28 May 2023, and has been a member of the Assembly of the Republic for the Left Bloc since 2009. She trained as a linguist and is active in theater.
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62. Rui Rio
1957-. (aged 69)
politician
economist
Rui Fernando da Silva Rio GCIH is a Portuguese economist and retired politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD). He was the Mayor of Porto from 2002 to 2013. Between 2018 and 2022, he was President of the PSD and Leader of the Opposition.
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63. Fernando Medina
1973-. (aged 53)
economist
sociologist
politician
Fernando Medina Maciel Almeida Correia is a Portuguese economist and politician Socialist Party (PS) who served as Minister of Finance in the government of Prime Minister António Costa from 2022 to 2024. He previously served as Mayor of Lisbon from 2015, succeeding Costa, to 2021.
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64. Augusto Santos Silva
1956-. (aged 70)
university teacher
politician
journalist
sociologist
school teacher
Augusto Ernesto dos Santos Silva GCL GCC is a Portuguese sociologist, university professor, and politician who served as the President of the Assembly of the Republic between 2022 and 2024, in the 15th Legislature. From November 2015 to March 2022, he was the Portuguese Minister of Foreign Affairs, in the XXI and XXII Constitutional Governments led by Prime Minister António...
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65. Belmiro de Azevedo
1938-2017 (aged 79)
entrepreneur
businessperson
Belmiro Mendes de Azevedo was a Portuguese entrepreneur, ranked by Forbes as the 605th richest person in the world (2008), and 3rd richest in Portugal, with an estimated wealth of US$ 2 billion. He owned a controlling stake in Sonae SGPS, one of the largest business groups in Portugal, which also operates in Spain, Greece, Germany, Italy, Turkey and Brazil.
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66. Agostinho da Silva
1906-1994 (aged 88)
poet
philosopher
writer
George Agostinho Baptista da Silva, GCSE was a Portuguese philosopher, essayist, and writer. His thought combines elements of pantheism and millenarism, an ethic of renunciation (like in Buddhism or Franciscanism), and a belief in freedom as the most important feature of man. Anti-dogmatic, he asserts that truth is only found in the sum of all conflicting hypothesis (in paradox). He...
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67. Nadir Afonso
1920-2013 (aged 93)
painter
graphic artist
philosopher
architect
Nadir Afonso, GOSE was a Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter. Formally trained in architecture, which he practiced early in his career with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Nadir Afonso later studied painting in Paris and became one of the pioneers of Kinetic art, working alongside Victor Vasarely, Fernand Léger, Auguste Herbin, and André Bloc.
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68. José Pacheco Pereira
1949-. (aged 77)
writer
pundit
political analyst
politician
journalist
José Álvaro Machado Pacheco Pereira, GCL is a Portuguese political commentator, historian and politician. He is a member of the center-right Social Democratic Party.
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69. Rui Faria
1975-. (aged 51)
association football player
association football coach
Rui Filipe da Cunha Faria is a Portuguese football coach, known for his work with football manager José Mourinho for 17 years.
70. Álvaro Siza Vieira
1933-. (aged 93)
university teacher
architect
Álvaro Joaquim de Melo Siza Vieira GOSE GCIH GCIP is a Portuguese architect, and architectural educator. He is internationally known as Álvaro Siza ( Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈalvɐɾu ˈsizɐ]) and in Portugal as Siza Vieira ( pronounced [ˈsizɐ ˈvjɐjɾɐ]).
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71. Camilo Castelo Branco
1825-1890 (aged 65)
writer
historian
playwright
translator
poet
Camilo Castelo Branco, 1st Viscount of Correia Botelho, was a prolific Portuguese writer of the 19th century, having produced over 260 books (mainly novels, plays and essays). His writing is considered original in that it combines the dramatic and sentimental spirit of Romanticism with a highly personal combination of sarcasm, bitterness and dark humour. He is also celebrated for his...
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72. João Botelho
1949-. (aged 77)
screenwriter
writer
film editor
teacher
illustrator
João Manuel Relvas Leopoldo Botelho is a Portuguese film director.
73. Manuel Teixeira Gomes
1860-1941 (aged 81)
diplomat
writer
politician
Manuel Teixeira Gomes GCTE was a Portuguese politician who served as the president of Portugal from 1923 to 1925.
74. Paulo Rangel
1968-. (aged 58)
writer
politician
Paulo Artur dos Santos Castro de Campos Rangel is a Portuguese jurist and politician of the Social Democratic Party (PSD) who has been Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2024, in the XXIV Constitutional Government, led by Luís Montenegro.
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75. Leandro Müller
1978-. (aged 48)
writer
novelist
Leandro Müller is a Brazilian writer. He has a double degree in Journalism and Advertising from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). Muller studied Philosophy at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro - Brazil) and at Porto University (Universidade do Porto, Portugal). He has been writing...
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