famous portuguese people mariasborges'sTop Ten famous portuguese peopletags: niche & otherSubmitted on 5 September 2007 - 1:24am
Nelly Furtado
 even though she wasn't born in Portugal, her parents are Portuguese... and by our law, that makes her Portuguese also! ha! 
Maria de Medeiros
 she was on Pulp Fiction... definitely one of the best Portuguese actresses! 
José Saramago
 He won the Nobel Prize of Literature in 1998... even though i personally don't like him or his books, I'll have to put him on this top ten 
José Mourinho
 Mourinho is one of the best soccer coaches in Europe. He won four consecutive league titles (two at Porto and two at Chelsea) and the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Cup with Porto.In 2004 and 2005 he was named the world's best soccer coach by the International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS). 
Teresa Heinz Kerry
 Like most Portuguese people, she has a VEEEERY LONG name: Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões-Ferreira Heinz Kerry. She's not only a philanthropist, but also the wife of U.S. Senator John Kerry and the widow of the late Senator H. John Heinz III. haha! famoooooous! 
Luis Figo
 ok... soccer is not very big in America.. but Figo used to be of the best players in the world.. so that's big for us.. we're a small country! ha! FHe was the 2000 European Footballer of the Year, aaaaand the 2001 FIFA World Player of the Year!! yay! 
Joaquim de Almeida
 He's one of the best Portuguese actors... he's been on many American movies.. here's his profile on wikipedia! 
Ticha Penicheiro
 She plays in the WNBA, for the Sacramento Monarchs. Go Ticha!!! 
José Manuel Barroso
 he's the president of the European Commission!! again, big deal for such a small country as Portugal!! yay! i love him.. he was our former Prime Minister! 
Cristiano Ronaldo
 he's one of the best soccer players ever! he plays for Manchester United and Portugal... the funny thing about him is that he was named Ronaldo after President Ronald Reagan! i just happen to think that this is hilarious!!!!  go Portugal!! you just increased my knowledge of soccer by like 60% Pretty soon you'll have to update the list when you are the famous wife of Philippoussis - what beautiful babies...  I had no idea Maria de Medeiros was Portuguese. I love her! I'm going to Portugal this winter. Thanks to this list I'll be able to carry a conversation. Thanks! haha! that's awesome!!! if you have any more questions about portugal, i'll be more than happy to answer!!!  And of course, Joaquim de Almeida was Ramon Salazar on 24! |
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