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List of Portuguese people

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The following is a list of notable and historically significant people from Portugal.

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15th century

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Vasco da Gama, discoverer of the sea route to India
Pedro Álvares Cabral, discoverer of Brazil
João Vaz Corte-Real, discoverer of Newfoundland.
Afonso de Albuquerque, naval admiral and viceroy of India.
Fernão Mendes Pinto, writer and one of the first to travel to Japan

15th/16th century

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16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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19th century

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20th century

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Monarchs

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Saints

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Saint Anthony of Lisbon (or Padua)

Blessed

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Religious

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Popes

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Pope John XXI

Philosophers

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Musicians

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Writers

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José Maria de Eça de Queiroz, realist writer

Fictionists

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Poets

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Others

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Artists

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Scientists

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Engineers and architects

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Psychiatrists

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Actors and directors

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Actors

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Directors

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Others

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Soldiers

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Sports

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Football

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Others

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Politicians

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Historians

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Businesspeople

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Other

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See also

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References

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  2. ^ "St. Beatrice da Silva Meneses - Saints & Angels".
  3. ^ "St. Verissimus, Maxima, and Julia - Saints & Angels".
  4. ^ "St. Mancius - Saints & Angels".
  5. ^ "St. Verissimus, Maxima, and Julia - Saints & Angels".
  6. ^ "St. Rita Amada de Jesus - Saints & Angels".
  7. ^ "St. Rudesind - Saints & Angels".
  8. ^ "St. Verissimus, Maxima, and Julia - Saints & Angels".
  9. ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Wilgefortis".
  10. ^ "St. Teresa of Portugal - Saints & Angels".
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  15. ^ "The Nobel Prize in Literature 1998". The Nobel Foundation. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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  18. ^ Rosenbaum, Jonathan (2004). Essential Cinema: On the Necessity of Film Canons. Baltimore/London: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 419–420, 422, 424. ISBN 0-8018-7840-3.
  19. ^ "The 21st Century's 100 greatest films". BBC. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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