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

• Janira Hopffer Almada, politician
• Ivan Almeida, basketball player
• Patrick Andrade, footballer (soccer player)
• António 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
• Calú (Carlos Lima), footballer
• Cao, footballer currently living in Portugal
• António Lopes Cardoso, Portuguese writer and poet
• Caló (Carlos Pedro Silva Morais), footballer^[1]
• Louisa da Conceição
• Crispina Correia
• Mário Correia
• José Ulisses Correia e Silva, current Prime Minister of Cape Verde
• Nuno da Costa
• Adriano Tomás Custodio Mendes, footballer
• Dário Furtado, footballer
• Djô footballer
• Manuel dos Santos Fernandes, footballer
• Abílio Duarte, politician
• Óscar Duarte, footballer currently living in Portugal
• Mito Elias, writer and artist
• Gélson Fernandes, footballer
• Vargas Fernandes, footballer
• Odaïr Fortes, footballer
• Armando Freitas
• José Emílio Furtado
• Ricardo Jorge Pires Gomes
• Jimmy Ines, footballer
• José Rui, footballer
• Kuca, footballer^[2]
• Rosângela Lagos, basketball player
• Carlos Lisboa
• Kiki Ballack (Luís Germano Pirs Lopes de Almeida), footballer^[3]
• Rosângela Lopes, basketball player
• Gelson Martins, footballer
• Mikoyam Tavares (nickname: Mikoyam), footballer
• Rui Monteiro, footballer
• Nando, footballer
• Nani, footballer
• Neno, footballer
• António Pedro
• Piguita, footballer
• Zé Piguita footballer and manager
• Platini (Luís Carlos Almada Soares)^[4]
• Fernando Quejas, writer
• Nuno Miguel Monteiro Rocha, footballer
• Yara dos Santos
• Ronny Souto (nickname: Ronny), footballer
• Sidney, footballer
• Dany Silva, singer
• Kevin Sousa, footballer
• Stopira, footballer^[5]
• Vadú, singer
• Adilson Tavares Varela (better known as Cabral), footballer
• Arménio Vieira, writer and poet
• Vinha, footballer
• Lela Violão, singer

Ribeira Grande do Santiago

• André Álvares de Almada

Santa Catarina

• Orlanda Amarílis, writer
• Víctor Borges, former foreign minister
• João Baptista Freire, agronomist and former chamber president
• Pedro Freire, professional judge
• 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 prime minster of Cape Verde
• Jose Maria Neves, Cape Verdean statesman and former president of Cape Verde
• Ivone Ramos, writer
• Gil Semedo, singer
• Norberto Tavares, writer
• Tcheka or Txeca (Manuel Lopes Andrade), singer and songwriter
• Toco (Fernando dos Reis Tavares), militant for the liberation of Cape Verde
• Toni Varela, writer
• Anton Varela, municipal council
• Manuel Veiga, writer

Santa Cruz

• Catchás, one of the Great Cape Verdean singers
• Elida Almeida, singer
• Djaniny, footballer
• Lito (Cláudio Zélito Fonseca Fernandes Aguiar), footballer

São Domingos

• Codé di Dona, singer
• Simplício Rodrigues de Sá, artist

São Lourenço dos Órgãos

• Orlando Pantera, singer

São Miguel

• Teodoro Mendes Tavares

Tarrafal

• Anilton César Varela da Silva, futsal player
• Gracelino Barbosa, para-athlete
• Pedro Celestino SIlva Soares, footballer
• Silvino Lopes Évora, writer
• Mário Lúcio, singer, member of Simentera band
• Janício Martins, footballer

Locality not listed

• Gegé, footballer
• Izé Teixeira, singer
• Tuga (Álvaro Semedo Vaz), footballer

References

1. "Caló at Zerozero".
2. "Kuca profile at Soccerway".
3. "Kiki Ballack at thefinalball.com".
4. "Platini at Zero Zero".
5. "Stopira at Zero Zero".