List of people from São Paulo

The people who are born in the City of São Paulo are called Paulistanos in Brazil, while the people who are born in State of São Paulo, independent of the city, are called Paulistas. These people made extensive contributions to Brazil's (and the world's) history, culture, music, literature, education, science, and technology and a great hub of Brazilian growth and innovation in all these areas. Notable people born in the City or the State of São Paulo include:

A–M

Gianne Albertoni (b. 1981) – model
Frida Alexandr (1906–1972) – Jewish writer
Sandra Annenberg (b. 1968) – journalist
Líbero Badaró (1798–1830) – physician, botanist, journalist and politician
Luiz Cesar Barbieri (b. 1981) – football player known as "Cesinha"
Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992) – Modernist architect
Rubens Barrichello (b. 1972) – racing driver
Yara Bernette (1920–2002) – classical pianist
Sagramor de Scuvero Brandão (1921–1995) – actress and radio personality
Maria Bueno (1939–2018) – tennis player
Luciano Burti (b. 1975) – racing driver
Bruno Caboclo (born 1995) – basketball player
Lília Cabral (b. 1957) – actress
Cafu (b. 1970) – football player
Alice Piffer Canabrava (1911–2003) – economic historian^[1]
Laura Cardoso (b. 1927) – actress
Boris Casoy (b. 1941) – journalist
César Cielo (b. 1987) – swimmer
Elvis Johnny Correa (b. 1986) – football player
Rochelle Costi (1961–2022) – artist and photographer^[2]
Laerte Coutinho (b. 1951) – cartoonist and screenwriter
Fernão Dias (1608–1681) – Bandeirante
Abílio Diniz (b. 1936) – chairman and businessman
Milene Domingues (b. 1979) – model
Elsie Dubugras (1904–2006) – journalist, medium, parapsychologist and plastic artist
Eliana (b. 1972) – television presenter
Eliane Elias (b. 1960) – jazz pianist, singer, composer and arranger
Rodrigo Faro (b. 1973) – television presenter and actor
Vicente Feola (1909–1975) – football coach
Christian Fittipaldi (b. 1971) – racing driver
Emerson Fittipaldi (b. 1946) – racing driver
Adriane Galisteu (b. 1973) – television presenter
Raul Gil (b. 1938) – television presenter
Luciana Gimenez (b. 1970) – television presenter
Yan Gomes (b. 1987) – Major League Baseball player
Ailton Graça (b. 1964) – actor
Beatriz Haddad Maia (b. 1996) – tennis player
Alexandre Herchcovitch (b. 1971) – fashion designer
Luciano Huck (b. 1971) – television presenter
Eder Jofre (1936–2022) – boxer
Gilberto Kassab (b. 1960) – mayor of São Paulo
Andreas Kisser (b. 1968) – guitarist
Felipe Kitadai (b. 1989) – Olympic medalist judoka
Amyr Klink (b. 1955) – sailor
Mike Krieger (b. 1986) – co-founder of Instagram
Dodi Leal (b. 1984) – academic, performer and trans-rights activist
Rita Lee (1947-2023) – rock-and-roll singer
Tiago Leifert (b. 1980) – journalist and television presenter
Maria Lenk (1915–2007) – swimmer
Paula Lima (b. 1970) – singer
Gabriel Magalhães (b. 1997) – football player
Anita Malfatti (1889–1964) – painter
Paulo Maluf (b. 1931) – governor of São Paulo
Felipe Massa (b. 1981) – Formula One driver
Marcos Mion (b. 1979) – television presenter
Eric Moxey (1894–1940) – Royal Air Force (British) bomb-disposal expert

N–Z

Marcio Navarro (b. 1978) – mixed-martial arts fighter, former ISKA world-champion kickboxer
Alessandra Negrini (b. 1970) – actress
Tomie Ohtake (1913–2015) – visual artist
Paolla Oliveira (b. 1982) – actress
Marisa Orth (b. 1963) – actress
José Carlos Pace (1944–1977) – racing driver
Ernesto Paglia (b. 1959) – journalist
Monalisa Perrone (b. 1969) – journalist
Laura Pigossi (b. 1994) – tennis player
Marcos Pontes (b. 1963) – astronaut
Jânio Quadros (1917–1992) – lawyer and politician
Muricy Ramalho (b. 1955) – football coach
Nando Reis (b. 1963) – singer
Sérgio Reis (b. 1940) – singer
Caio Ribeiro (b. 1975) – football player
Suzane von Richthofen (b. 1983) – convicted murderer
Maria Rita (b. 1977) – singer
Rivelino (b. 1946) – football player
Zé Roberto (b. 1974) – football player
Ellen Rocche (b. 1979) – actress
Cairo Santos (b. 1991) – player of American football
Djalma Santos (1929–2013) – football player
Ricardo Semler (b. 1959) – entrepreneur
Ayrton Senna (1960–1994) – racing driver
Charles Oliveira (b. 1989) – mixed-martial arts fighter; former UFC Lightweight Champion
Alex Pereira (b. 1987) – mixed-martial arts fighter; former kickboxer champion
Giovana Queiroz (b. 2003) – footballer for Brazil^[3]
Anderson Silva (b. 1975) – mixed-martial arts fighter
Margarida Teresa da Silva e Orta (1711–1793) – writer, poet
Mauricio de Sousa (b. 1935) – cartoonist and businessman
Aldir Mendes de Souza (1941–2007) – painter and physician
Luisa Stefani (b. 1997) – tennis player
Lygia Fagundes Telles (1918–2022) – writer
Suzana Vieira (b. 1942) – actress
Viola (b. 1969) – football player
Eva Wilma (1933–2021) – actress
Valêncio Xavier (1933–2008) – writer and director
Mariana Ximenes (b. 1981) – actress
Chucri Zaidan (1891–1980) – physician; in 1966, received the title of Paulistano Citizen of the Municipal Chamber of São Paulo

References

^ FEA USP. "Alice Piffer Canabrava".
^ "Artista plástica Rochelle Costi morre aos 61 anos, em São Paulo" [Plastic artist Rochelle Costi dies at age 61 in São Paulo]. Pioneiro GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ Burhan, Asif. "Brazilian Giovana Queiroz Aiming To Kick-Start Career In Women's Super League". Forbes. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

[canabrava-1] FEA USP. "Alice Piffer Canabrava".

[Obit-2] "Artista plástica Rochelle Costi morre aos 61 anos, em São Paulo" [Plastic artist Rochelle Costi dies at age 61 in São Paulo]. Pioneiro GZH (in Brazilian Portuguese). 27 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[3] Burhan, Asif. "Brazilian Giovana Queiroz Aiming To Kick-Start Career In Women's Super League". Forbes. Retrieved 24 June 2023.

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