List of people from Santiago, Cape Verde

This article is a list of people from the island of Santiago, Cape Verde . This is a list of people native to the island. The list is ordered by current municipality.

Praia

• David Hopffer Almada, politician, former Minister of Culture
• Janira Hopffer Almada, politician
• Ivan Almeida, basketball player
• Patrick Andrade, footballer (soccer player)
• António (Toni) Duarte, footballer
• Lúcio Antunes, coach
• Babanco, footballer
• Ballack, footballer
• Almir Barbosa, footballer
• Jorge Barbosa, writer and poet
• Gardénia Benrós, singer
• Bijou, footballer
• Alison Brito, footballer
• Jorge Brito, vice-rector of the Jean Piaget University in Cape Verde
• Calú (Carlos Lima), footballer
• Cao, footballer currently living in Portugal
• António Lopes Cardoso, Portuguese writer and poet
• Pedro Cardoso, poet
• Caló (Carlos Pedro Silva Morais), footballer ^[1]
• Louisa da Conceição, basketball player
• Crispina Correia, basketball player
• Mário Correia, basketball player
• José Ulisses Correia e Silva, current Prime Minister of Cape Verde
• Nuno da Costa, footballer
• Adriano Tomás Custodio Mendes, footballer
• Fufuco footballer
• Dário Furtado, footballer ^[2]
• Djô footballer
• Abílio Duarte, politician
• Cristina Duarte, politician
• Dulce Almada Duarte, linguist
• Óscar Duarte, footballer currently living in Portugal
• Vera Duarte, writer and politician
• Mito Elias, writer and artist
• Paulino do Livramento Évora, former bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
• Gélson Fernandes, footballer
• Vargas Fernandes, footballer
• Manuel dos Santos Fernandes, footballer
• Mário Fonseca, writer
• Odaïr Fortes, footballer
• Wullito Fernandes, footballer
• Ondina Ferreira, former Minister of Education and Culture and Social Communications
• Armando Freitas, footballer
• José Emílio Furtado, footballer
• Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes, footballer
• Jimmy Ines, footballer
• José Rui, footballer
• Júnior Monteiro, footballer
• Kuca, footballer ^[3]
• Rosângela Lagos, basketball player
• Cristina Fontes Lima, politician
• Carlos Lisboa, basketball player and coach
• Ildo Lobo, writer
• Nelson Nunes Lobo, painter
• Kiki Ballack (Luís Germano Pires Lopes de Almeida), footballer ^[4]
• Gelson Martins, footballer
• Tuna Mascarenhas, activist, medical laboratory scientist and second First Lady of Cape Verde
• Mikoyam Tavares (nickname: Mikoyam), footballer
• Orlando Monteiro, footballer currently living in São Tomé and Príncipe
• Rui Monteiro, footballer
• Nando, footballer
• Nani, footballer
• Neno, footballer
• António Pedro, painter
• Carlina Pereira, activist, politician and the inaugural First Lady of Cape Verde
• Piguita, footballer
• Zé Piguita footballer and manager
• Platini (Luís Carlos Almada Soares), footballer ^[5]
• Fernando Quejas, singer
• Nuno Miguel Monteiro Rocha, footballer
• Márcio Rosa, footballer
• Yara dos Santos, writer
• Ronny Souto (nickname: Ronny), footballer
• Samir (Hélder Lopes Semedo Fernandes), footballer ^[6]
• Jacinto Santos, politician, former mayor and head of the Democratic Renewal Party
• Oscar Santos, politician, current president of the city
• Sidney, footballer
• Dany Silva, singer
• José da Silva, railway worker, founder of Lusafrica record label company in France
• Kevin Sousa, footballer
• Stopira, footballer ^[7]
• Vadú, singer
• Adilson Tavares Varela (better known as Cabral), footballer
• Gilson Varela, footballer
• Arménio Vieira, writer and poet
• Vinha, footballer
• Lela Violão, singer

Ribeira Grande de Santiago

• André Álvares de Almada

Santa Catarina

• Orlanda Amarílis, writer
• Víctor Borges, former foreign minister
• Jovane Cabral, footballer
• João Baptista Freire, agronomist and former chamber president
• Pedro Freire, professional judge
• Arlindo Gomes Furtado, current bishop of Santiago de Cabo Verde
• Danielson Gomes Monteiro, footballer
• Gilyto, singer
• Henrique Lubrano de Santa Rita Vieira, doctor
• Suzanna Lubrano, singer
• Maria Martins, athlete
• Wania Monteiro, athlete
• António Mascarenhas Monteiro, former President of Cape Verde, Statesman
• Jose Maria Neves, former Prime Minister of Cape Verde, ex-Mayor of Santa Catarina
• Ivone Ramos, writer
• Gil Semedo, singer
• Norberto Tavares, singer, performer, writer, producer
• Tcheka or Txeca (Manuel Lopes Andrade), singer and songwriter
• Toco (Fernando dos Reis Tavares), militant for the liberation of Cape Verde
• Toni Varela, footballer
• Anton Varela, municipal council
• Manuel Veiga, writer
• Vergolino Santos Vieira, businessman

Santa Cruz

• Catchás (also as Katchás, original name: Carlos Alberto Martins), one of the Great Cape Verdean singers
• Elida Almeida, singer
• Nilson António, footballer
• Thairo Costa, singer
• Djaniny, footballer
• Nha Nácia Gomes, singer
• Lito (Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar), footballer
• Tino Santos, footballer

São Domingos

• Codé di Dona, singer
• Ano Nobo (Fulgěncio Tavares), singer
• Silva Rosa, singer
• Simplício Rodrigues de Sá, artist

São Lourenço dos Órgãos

• Orlando Pantera, singer

São Miguel

• Meno Fernandes, current mayor of the municipality of São Miguel
• Nho Agostinho, former leader of the Rabelados movement
• Moisés Lopes Pereira, current leader of the Rabelados movement in Espinho Branco
• Teodoro Mendes Tavares, current bishop of a diocese in Brazil
• Tchetcho, Rabelado painter

Tarrafal

• Anilton César Varela da Silva, futsal player
• Gracelino Barbosa, para-athlete
• Blick Tchutchi, singer
• Pedro Celestino SIlva Soares, footballer
• Chando Graciosa, singer
• Maruca Chica, singer
• Beto Dias, singer
• Silvino Lopes Évora, writer
• Mário Lúcio, singer, member of Simentera band, writer, painter and Minister of Culture ^[8]
• Janício Martins, footballer
• Princesito, singer
• José Luís Tavares, poet ^[9]

Locality not listed

• Joaquim Manuel Andrade (Dr. Azágua) – académician, poet, kriolist
• António Correia, footballer
• Gegé, footballer
• Kaoberdiano Dambarà, poet
• Nilda Maria, politician
• Adysângela Moniz, judoka
• Eunice Silva, civil engineer and politician
• Izé Teixeira, singer
• Tuga (Álvaro Semedo Vaz), footballer

References

1. "Caló at Zerozero".
2. "Dário at the Final Ball".
3. "Kuca profile at Soccerway".
4. "Kiki Ballack at the Final Ball".
5. "Platini at the Final Ball".
6. "Samir at the Final Ball".
7. "Stopira at Zero Zero".
8. Delicato, Mónica Oréfice (18 February 2009). "The Creativity of Mário Lúcio".
9. "Website of José Luís Tavares" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2017-05-30.