Egas Moniz - Neurologist - Nobel Laureate for Medicine - 1949
Mark Teixeira - American Major League Baseball player for the New York Yankees.
Ferdinand Magellan - First Person to sail around the world.
Vanessa Fernandes - World and European Triathlon champion and Olympic medallist.
José Manuel Barroso - President of the European Commission
Cristiano Ronaldo - Footballer - Fifa World Footballer of the Year 2008
Maria Ramos - Former Director-General of Finance - South Africa. Current Chairwoman of Transnet and ranked 14th most powerful women in the world by Fortune Magazine.
José Saramago - Nobel Laureate for Literature - 1998
Nelly Furtado - Popstar
Pedro Hispano - Pope John XXI - First Portuguese Pope and published one of the first Medical text books in Europe
Luis Figo - Footballer - 2001 FIFA World player of the year
Pedro Nunes - One of greatest mathematicians of his time, is best known for his contributions in the technical field of navigation. (1502 - 1578)
Fernando Pessoa - Poet
Eusébio da Silva Ferreira - Footballer - World Footballer of the Year (1965 & 1966).
Vasco da Gama - First European to sail around Africa and reach India.
Amália Rodrigues - Singer and actress - "Rainha do Fado"
Luis Figo - Footballer - 2001 FIFA World player of the year