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Updated May 12th, 2008
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The PAHR Foundation has initiated a database containing anyone with Portuguese ancestry who has achieved fame since the beginning of the 20th century. Our web site has published the names indicated below, however we realize that many names are still missing and others do not deserve the distinction given. Readers are invited to send names of notable people who may have Portuguese ancestry, and may have contributed to Canada and the United States in the fields of Government, Entertainment, Education, Literature, Science, Media and Business with public recognition by the social community. The following is a tentative list and subject to change. Please send your comments with details to add to the names, or if their inclusion here is appropriate or not, including the ones presented below. (Also send more details of the names shown if you have any additional information.) Also if your name is shown and you have a web page please give us the link. Some names already have a link, try it.
Distinguished Persons with Portuguese ancestry, by field of endeavor and last name |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Anthony F. Andrade | Businessman, Community | Portuguese Born |
| Patrick Monteiro de Barros | Businessman - Oil Industry - Cattle | Born in France, Portuguese parents |
| Alan Belda | Alcoa CEO | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Pedro Belo | Community, Banking, Philantropy | Born in Portugal |
| Mariano S. Bishop (Bispo) ** | Textile Workers Union | VP 1952 |
| Michael Botelho ** | Textile Workers Union | VP 1953 |
| Bernardino Coutinho | Newark, Portugal Day | Foundation Bernardino Coutinho, NJ |
| Victor do Couto (S.Miguel, Azores) | Exec. Director, MAPS; MIRA, Boston | Cambridge, MA |
| Evaristo Cruz Sr. | Businessman, Order of Merit | Cantanhede, Portugal, New Jersey |
| Eduardo Cruz | Businessman, Community, Philantropy | Portuguese Parents |
| Isaac Delgado (b) | Founder of New Art | New Orleans |
| Tom Faria | Entrepreneur, Engineer, Inventor | New London, CT - Madeira Ancestry |
| John Henry Felix | Entrepreneur, Honorary Consul | Hawaii |
| Anthony Fernandes | ARCO, Philip SC, CEO | Father from Carregal do Sal |
| Daniel Fernandes (footballer) | goalkeeper Greek football club PAOK FC | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jose Bento Fernandes | Sugar, Rum, Real Estate, Trinidad & Tobago | Madeira, Philantropy to USA and Portugal |
| Joseph Fernandes | Madeira born Entrepreneur | Philanthropy - Norton, MA, 1976 |
| Antonio Frias | Industrial, Hudson, MA | Skyscraper Concrete Contractors |
| Augusto Gomes | Businessman - Banker - Lusitania | Portugal |
| Manny Gomes | Pilot (Avila Simas) | California |
| Teresa Simões Ferreira Heinz | Chairperson Heinz Foundation | Wife US Senator John Kerrey, MA |
| Alan Martinez (Trigueiro) | Architect, San Francisco, California | Ancestry from Azores. Santa Maria, CA |
| Evan Sabino Medeiros, Ph.D. | Political Scientist, RAND Corporation | Grandparents, São Miguel, Azores |
| Michael Mendes | Diamond Nuts CEO | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Gilberto Nobrega | TV Cameraman, Major Networks | Azores, Providence, RI |
| Maria Monet | Finances | New York |
| Miguel Monteiro | Pilot-Captain | Continental Airlines |
| Robert J. Morgado | Businessman, Chairman/CEO | Warner Music Group, Hawaii |
| William L. Pereira ** | Studio Designer | Architect |
| Joseph Perry, Jr. | Businessman, Political Counselor | Azorean parents |
| Manuel L. Ponte | Publishing & Book Distribution | born São Miguel, Azores |
| Maria Isilda Ribeiro | Made US flag placed on the Moon | Sousa, Vagos, Portugal |
| Antonio José Ribeiro da Rocha (b) | Owned most of Hollywood Real Estate | Arrived in LA in 1815 |
| Alfredo dos Santos | Philanthropy | Portugal |
| Domitilia dos Santos, VP Smith Barney | Honored Order of Commendatory, (MP 2004) | Born in Algarve |
| João Santos, Ph.D. Boston University | FED senior Economist, (MP 2004), | Azores born |
| Antonio Seabra, Seabras SuperMarkets | Honored by Portuguese Government | Commendatory Order of Merit |
| Gerson Mendes Seixas (b) | Wrote to George Washington | Thanks for the right to freedom and religion |
| Antonio Leal da Silva | Businessman, Azores | Sylvia & Perry Ship Supply Co. |
| Joe A. Silva | Portuguese Pioneer in California | Born San Miguel, Azores |
| John Silva. PhD | Chief Economist at Wachovia, Professor | US Senate Joint Economic Committee |
| Maria Hortencia Silveira | Entrepreneur | Honored by the California Senate, 98 |
| Luis Tormenta | Construction Planning Committee | Portugal |
| Judah Touro (b) | Founder of Hospital Touro | New Orleans, 1854 |
| Fred Vierra | TCI VP | Colorado 1996 |
| William Madison Wood | American Woolen Co. Lawrence, MA | Industrialist of the early 1900's |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Leonor Simas-Almeida | Brown University | Gavea Brown Advisor |
| Manuela Araujo | University of Toronto | Gavea Brown Advisor |
| Dr. Horacio Arruda | Chief Medical Officer of Health for Québec | Parents born in Azores |
| Prof. Aida Baptista, Ph. D. | Dept. of Spanish/Portuguese | University of Toronto |
| Armando Barqueiro, Journalist | Voz de Portugal Community, Businessman, | Awarded the distinction of Comendador, |
| Alain J. P. Belda | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Alcoa Aluminio S.A. | |
| Irene Maria Ferreira Blayer, Ph. D. | Professor, Brock University | Ontario, Azorean Ancestry |
| Anthony Boneca | Killed in Afhaganistan served Canadian Military | Portuguese Parents |
| Suzana Da Camara | Jazz vocalist & composer | Azores |
| Maria A. Carvalho | Public Health Analyst | Born in Azores |
| Suzy Casimiro, Ph. D., Researcher, | Thesis Portuguese Crossroads in Australia | Born in Toronto of Portuguese |
| Keshia Chanté | teen pop singer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| José Mario Coelho | Radio-TV Personality | Community Active, Toronto |
| Evalina Cordeiro-McEachern | City Council, Aurora City, Ontario | Born in Toronto of Azorean parents |
| Paulo da Costa | author/writer/ Literary Magazine | General Editor of The Filling Station, |
| Shawn Desman | Canadian pop/R&B singer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Tony Dionisio | Syndicate Leader, Local 183 | Labour Int'l Union of North America |
| John Elias | Professor and GE Coordinator | Humber College, Ontario |
| Carlos de Faria, MPP | Member of Provincial Parliament | Mississauga East, Citizenship |
| Christine Ferreira | Elected School Trustee | Toronto District School Board |
| Paul Ferreira | Ontario Member of Parliament | Born in the Azores |
| Peter M. Ferreira, Comm. Volunteer | President Portuguese C. National Congress | Mississauga Public Library, Chair |
| Peter Fonseca | Minister of Tourism | Born Lisbon, Portugal |
| Nelly Furtado | Pop singer - Grammy award winner. | Vancouver & Toronto |
| Anthony Gomes | Musician - Guitarist - Blues | Toronto, Portuguese Father, Cdn.Mother |
| Prof. Ilda Januario, M. Sc. | Anthropology, U of T, McGill | Montreal & Toronto |
| Justin Louis | Actor | Toronto, Portuguese ancestry |
| Daniel Henrique Malho | Canadian Military | Born Portugal |
| Keith Martin, MP | Federal Canada Government (British Columbia) | Portuguese ancestry |
| Steve Martins | NHL Hockey Player - Hull Quebec | Harvard University Graduate, Azores |
| Manuela Marujo, Ph. D. | Professor at the University of Toronto | Department of Spanish & Portuguese |
| Martinho Medeiros | MA, Political Analyst, Ontario Gov. (MP 2004) | Portuguese Ancestry, Azores |
| Brian Melo | Winner of Canadian Idol season five | São Miguel, Portugal Ancestry |
| Arthur Mendonca | Canadian fashion designer | Azores |
| Luis Miranda | First Elected Mayor of Portuguese Ancestry | City of Anjou, Quebec, |
| Cesar de Morais | Justice - Ontario Court of Justice | Toronto, Ontario |
| Ana Nunes | Council Outremont, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Fernando Nunes, Ph. D. | Assist. Professor Mount Sinai University | Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Nellie Pedro | Elected School Trustee | Toronto District School Board |
| Victor M. Pinheiro | Professor U. Montreal | Architecture and Design |
| Keanu Reeves | Actor | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Mike Ribeiro | NHL Hockey Player Montreal Canadiens | Born in Quebec of Portuguese Parents |
| Jose Carlos Rodrigues | Author | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Victor M.P. da Rosa, Ph. D. | Sociologist & Professor, U. of Ottawa | Ottawa, ON |
| Isabel dos Santos | Council Plateau, Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Mario J. Santos | Lawyer and Elected School Trustee | Winnipeg Board of Education |
| Nelson Santos | Mayor, Kingsville, Ontario | Portuguese Ancestry, Fatima |
| Sid Seixeiro | News TV Anchor Scores TV Network (2005) | Portuguese Parents |
| Ana Maria Silva | Bachelor in fine arts a M.Ed.in education | Université de Montreal, Concordia |
| Mario Silva, MP | Federal Canada Government (Ontario); Toronto | Born in Portugal |
| Lucas Silveira | singer/guitarist of rock band The Cliks | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Prof. Elvino Sousa, Ph. D. | Electrical & Computer Engineering | University of Toronto |
| Charles Sousa, MBA. Ex-Pres. FPCBP | RBC Senior Manager, Ontario MP Parliament | Portuguese parents from Nazare |
| John Sousa | Professor of Psychology | Humber College, Ontario |
| Maria Teresa Linhares de Sousa | Judge | Superior Court of Justice, Ontario |
| David Tavares, Entrepeneur | Teleconnect, Globe Star, Canada Pure | Born in Portugal |
| John Tavares (ice hockey) | Canadian junior ice hockey player | Portuguese Ancestry |
| John Tavares (lacrosse) | Pro lacrosse player | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Tony Tavares | Sports, President of Montreal Expos | Portuguese Ancestry |
| José Carlos Teixeira, Ph. D., Author | Professor of Geography at Univ. of Toronto | Author of several books |
| Erika de Vasconcellos (b), Author | My Darling Dead Ones, M. Queridos Mortos | Toronto, Portuguese ancestry |
| Eduardo Viana | Elected School Trustee | Oakville Catholic School Board |
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Joaquim (Kim) J. Vicente, Ph. D.
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Professor University of Toronto, Inventor | Born in Lisbon, Mechanical Engineering |
| Steven Vitoria | Pro soccer player | Plays for Portugal |
Community - Service - Activities (not included in other categories)
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Francisco Alves, Inventor w/Patents | Retired EE Engineer, Motorola | Active in Community Organizations |
| Bernardino Coutinho | Portugal Day Organizer, Newark, NJ | Active in Community Organizations |
| James Albert Gonsalves | Cerebral Palsy, Non-Profit organizations | Activity in California, Portuguese Parents |
| Jose Bernardino Henriques | Helped found Philadelphia Portuguese Club | Born in Veiros, Portugal |
| Venilde de Ascensão Jeronimo, Ph. D. | Community Leader. Leukemia fundraiser | Born in S. Miguel, Azores |
| John Mattos | Graphics Artist, US Post Office Stamp Designer | Portuguese Ancestry, Modesto, CA |
| Gloria de Melo | Community, Public Relations, Writer, Author | Portugal Born |
| Dina Matos McGreevy | Wife of New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevy | Community Activist, Portuguese Parents |
| João P. Morais, Council of 100 | Virginia, Comendador Order of Merit | Community Activist, Portuguese, Chaves |
| Ceu Cirne-Neves, 2003 woman | St. James Hospital, N.J. | Active in Community Organizations |
| Rui Ponte, Architect | Community and Professional | Washington, DC, Portuguese Parents |
| Agostinho Saraiva | Medal - Portuguese Communities | Ossining, NY - Community Leader |
| Antonio Seabra | Business, Community, Media, TV | Born in Portugal |
| Fernando Silva | Medal - Portuguese Communities | Jamaica, NY - Community Leader |
| John Silveira, San Jose, California | Athlete and active leader | Born in Horta, Azores, Portugal |
| Manuel Viegas of Tondela, Portugal | Community Activist, Newark, NJ | Order of the Knight Vila Viçosa |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Dr. David Almeida (Tucson) | Psychologist, Professor U. Arizona | Grandchild of Lisbon-born immigrant |
| Onésimo T. Almeida, Ph. D. Professor | Chairman Portuguese Studies, Brown Univ. | Providence, RI - Azores ancestry |
| Joe Alves | Journalist for educational themes | Star-Ledger of Newark, NJ |
| Bill Bizzini, Dorothy Bizzini, Stanislaus | Donated 1.35 million to CA Sate University. | Ancestry from Azores and Swiss (Perry) |
| Cesar Augusto Braga-Pinto | Rutgers University Prof. Portuguese Studies | Brunswick, New Jersey |
| John Borba, Stanislau, California | Professor of the Year 2003, CA State Univ. | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Maria João Bolina Alves | Georgetown University | Washington, DC |
| Laurinda Andrade (Azores) | Educator/Writer of Open Door | Pioneer Teacher, New Bedford, MA |
| Maria Laura Areias | Tulane University | New Orleans, LA |
| Stephen Cabral, Ph. D. | Massachusetts College of Pharmacy | Anthropologist, Univ. Dartmouth, MA. |
| George Caldeira, Ph. D. | Political Science - Ohio State University | 100% Portuguese |
| João Camacho | Professor Kean University | Born in Angola |
| Antonio Joãe Silva Carvalho | Professor | University of Massachusetts |
| Nelson Francisco de Carvalho | Stanford University | Stanford, CT |
| Laura H. Ponte Chauvin | Vice President of Development, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO | Portuguese Ancestry |
| António A. Cirurgião, Ph. D. | University of Connecticut, Professor Emeritus | Spanish and Portuguese languages |
| Alice Clement | Professor, Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Joaquim F. Coelho | Professor, Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| Antonio Jose Costa | Professor | Yale University |
| Jose' D'Arruda | Professor of Physics, UNC Pembroke, Department Chair | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Kimberly DaCosta Holton, Ph. D. | Professor Rutgers University-Newark | Portuguese Parents |
| Pedro Domingos, Ph. D. | Scientist and Investigator, born in Lisbon | Professor Rokfeller Univ. NY |
| Maria Duarte | University of Iowa | Iowa City, IA |
| Francis A. Dutra | Professor, Dept. of History, UC | Santa Barbara, CA. |
| Francisco Cota Fagundes | Professor U. Mass, Amherst | Gavea Brown Advisor |
| Ana Paula Ferreira, Ph. D. | Professor, University of California | Irvine, Gavea Brown Advisor |
| Fernanda Ferreira | Professor, University of Michigan, | Born Minho, Researcher |
| Antone Felix (Comendador) | Professor U. Mass, Dartmouth | New Bedford, son of Azoreans |
| José M. Figueiredo, ED.D. | Dir. Public School, Cambridge | National Pres. UPC, Boston |
| Maria Figueiredo-Pereira, Ph.D. | Scientist and Researcher | Professor, Hunter College in NY |
| James Fonseca, Ph. D. | Dean Ohio University, Zanesville | Portuguese Parents |
| Manuel da Costa Fontes Ph.D. | Professor, Kent State University | Kent, Ohio |
| Myron John Francis | Educator and Community Leader | Portuguese Ancestry Azores, East Providence, RI |
| Florbela M. Rebelo Gomes | Professor | Berkeley University, California |
| Geoffrey L. Gomes | Director Languages Hayward Univ. | Professor at Chabot College, CA |
| Peter J. Gomes, Pusey Minister | Plummer Professor of Christian Morals | Professor Harvard University |
| José Eduardo Guimarães, MD | Professor, Thomas Jefferson University | Philadelphia, PA |
| Larry Hanks | Professor | Illinois University |
| Kimberly da Costa Holton Ph.D | .; Rutgers University/Newark Faculty Scholar Award | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Antonio Ladeira, Ph.D. | Professor & Author, Yale University | New Haven, CT |
| Paul Christopher Manuel, Ph. D | Dean of Humanities & Social Sciences | Portuguese ancestry, Cambridge, MA |
| Rita Duarte Marinho, Ph. D | Harvard Professor, Iberian Themes | Millersville University of PA |
| Dakin Mathews, Scholar | Professor Emeritus Cal State Hayward | Portuguese ancestry, Azores |
| Antone Arruda Medeiros, M.D | Professor of Medicine, Brown Medical School | Parents from Sao Miguel, Acores |
| Denis M. Medeiros, PhD, RD | Professor and Head, Kansas State University | Azorean descent-New Bedford, MA |
| Michelle Mello, Ph. D. | Professor, Harvard University, Law, Health | Fresno, CA. Azorean Ancestry |
| Maria Rosa Menocal | Professor, Yale University | New Haven, CT |
| George Monteiro | Professor, Brown University | Providence, Rhode Island |
| Maria Teresa Machado Neves | University of Connecticut | Storrs, CT |
| Jorge Perdigão, MD | Professor Department Dentistry | Minnesota University |
| David Pimentel, Ph.D. | Cornell Univ. NY - Entomology | Portuguese ancestry |
| George Pimentel, Ph.D | Professor Emeritus of Chemistry | U.C. Berkley |
| George Perry, Ph. D.,Azorean ancestry | Dean and Professor Pathology and Neurosciences | College of Sciences, University of Texas at San Antonio |
| Al Pinheiro | Mayor of Gilroy, California | Portuguese Ancestry |
| John Pinheiro, Ph.D. | Professor and Author, Aquinas College | Grandfather from Faial, Azores |
| Richard Pimentel | Professor Emeritus | CA Polytechnic University |
| Julio Ramos | Professor | Berkley University, California |
| Gregory Rocha, Ph. D. | Professor U. Mass, Dartmouth | Son of Madeirans |
| Linda M.A. Rodrigues, Ph.D. | Chair, Dept. of Foreign Languages | New School University, NYC, NY |
| Paul Rodrigues | Superintendent of Schools, New Bedford | Madeiran parents |
| Francis Millet Rogers, P.h. D. | Professor Harvard | Massachusetts |
| João Manuel F. Ferreira Salgado | University of California | Santa Barbara, CA |
| João Camilo dos Santos, Ph.D. | Portuguese & Brazilian Lit Studies | University of California-Santa Barbara |
| Rabi Seixas (b) | Founder of the University | Colombia |
| Jorge de Sena | Professor & Writer | Santa Barbara, California |
| Ana Paula Serra, Ph. D. | N.Y. University - Portuguese language, Rutgers | Portuguese ancestry, N Brunswick |
| Suzanne Soraya Sindi, Ph.D. | Brown U. Mathematics Professor | Azorean mother |
| Carlos Alberto Veloso da Silva | New Jersey State University, Rutgers | Newark, NJ |
| Joseph Donald Silva | Professor emeritus New Hampshire University | Madeira, Portugal ancestry |
| Luis Silva, Ph. D. | Columbia U.,NY – Professor Arts American U.(DC) | Born Setubal, Portugal |
| Jeanine Silveira Stewart, Ph.D. | Dean of Washington and Lee Universities, VA | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Catherine Silvia, born 1881 | 2nd Portuguese woman teacher | Fall River, MA (Azorean parents) |
| Ana Cristina C. de Oliveira Sousa | California State University | Turlock, CA |
| Darlene A. Sousa, Ph.D | Program Director over 8 Community Clinics | Azorean Ancestry |
| Frank Sousa, Ph. D. Professor | Director Portuguese Studies Center | Univ. Massachusetts, Dartmouth |
| Ronald Sousa | University of Illinois | Urbana, IL |
| Mario Vieira, Ph. D | Professor at US Naval Academy | Annapolis, Maryland |
| Nelson H. Vieira, Ph. D | Brown University, Gavea Brown Advisor | Providence, RI |
| David John Viera, Ph.D. | Professor at Tennessee Tech Univ. | Cookeville, Tennessee |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Abilio Oliveira Aguas | Fig. Foz, Scrimshaw artist | guest of John Kennedy |
| Antonio Jacques de Almeida (b) | Maestro for the Moscow Symphonic Orchestra | Founder Symphonic Mit of Boston |
| Bruno de Almeida | Movie producer, (LA 2004) | Portuguese ancestry, New York |
| Joaquim de Almeida | Actor | Harrison Ford Film, etc. |
| Dennis Alves | Trumpet player, Boston Symphony | Central Falls, RI |
| Joseph E. Alves, Jr. | Motion Picture Designer & Producer, Jaws, Etc. | Portuguese parents. USC, Cuinard Institute |
| Bob Amaral | Actor Broadway | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Pat Amaral | Writer, Author | They Ploughed the Seas (1978) |
| Mary Astor, Actress 1906-1987 | Portuguese Great Grandfather, Illinois | Vasconsellos - Madeira exiles |
| Carlos Avalon | Singer, Las Vegas | Faial, Azores www.carlosavalon.com |
| Michael Beach | Actor Third Watch | Cape Verde ancestry |
| Raul Benevides | Radio & Community Personality | Comendador, Fall River, MA. |
| Busbee Berkley | Hollywood Choreographer | Enos, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Nuno Bettencourt | Musician, Extremes group | Hudson, MA, from the Azores |
| Brooke Burke, Journalist | Model Host Wild On - UCLA Broadcast | Portuguese Mother |
| Brannon Braga | Movie writer, Star Trek Generations | Paramount Pictures |
| Charles Cambra (Senor Carlos) | Magician & Dice Stackers | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Mario Carvalho | CBS TV Cameraman | 2 Emmies, War Coverage |
| Tommy Castro | Jazz, Blues Singer. (2005) | Portuguese Parents |
| Steven Correia | Sculptor Artist, glass, etc. | San Diego High School w/ his name |
| Antonio Alberto Costa | Radio & Community Personality, Pioneer | Voice of America, Infante D. Henrique Medal |
| Joaquim (Jack) Costa (b) | Stage Choreographer | Founder Dance Academy of Hollywood |
| Mike Costa | writer/Producer | Portuguese Ancestry, Cape Verde |
| Cindy Silva Costner (1958-) | Wife | Kevin Costner |
| James Cunha (Jimmy Rodrick) | Magician | Born in Portugal |
| Dorothy DeBorba, 1930s | Child Actor, Our Gang, Little Rascals series | Portuguese Azorean Ancestry |
| Edmund Dinis, (S. Miguel, Azores) | President Radio Globo WJFD-FM, DA | New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1960's |
| Samantha Eggar | Actress | Portuguese Ancestry, mothers side |
| Louise Fazenda ** | Actress | Screen |
| Richard Fernandes | Producer and Director | Disney's Sesame Street, Nickelodeon |
| Richardo Fernandes | Emmy Award 2001 Television | Madeira ancestry |
| Fr. Stephen Fernandes, Pastor | Magic Collector & Historian | Portuguese Ancestry, Fall River, MA |
| Peter Ferreira | violinist, www.peterferreira.com | Waterbury, Connecticut - Portuguese parents, |
| Bobby Gentry | C & W Singer / composer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Anthony Gomes | Musician, Urban Records | Toronto born |
| Mario Gonçalves | Actor, The Hughleys | ABC TV Network |
| Paul Gonçalves | Musician, Duke Wellington Band | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Thomas (Tom) Jeffrey Hanks | Actor (Fraga Descendant) 1956- | 1872 Portuguese Pioneers |
| Don Ho | Entertainer | Hawaii |
| Bobby Justin | Singer & Movie Actor | Fall River, MA |
| Vicente Lopez | Musician, Band Leader, 1920 to 1960 | Portuguese ancestry, 1975, NY Times |
| Emeril Legasse, UMass-Dartmouth | TV Chef, Honorary Doctor degree | Portuguese ancestry, born Fall River, MA |
| Francis Madeira | Maestro, Rhode Island Symphony | Philadelphia |
| Vanessa (Barrigas) Marcil | Actress, Melrose Place | Portuguese father |
| Fausto Mathias | Choreographer, Prize winner | Modern dances, New York |
| Carlos de Mattos | Movie Industry, Mathews Studio | Twice an Oscar winner (ET), Angola |
| Glenn Medeiros | Singer (808) 923-7469 | Polynesian Palace, Hawaii |
| Joe Medeiros | Director, Tonight Show Jay Leno | NBC Network, New York |
| Rod de Medicis ** | Rodrigo Nobrega Pinto de Medicis | Movie Actor, Northern Portugal |
| Rebert S. de Mello | Honolulu Symphony Conductor | Azores, 1935 - music educator -d.1966 |
| Susan Mello | Opera singer, soprano from Fall River, MA. | Parents S. Miguel, Azores. |
| John A. Mendes | Magician as Prince Mendes | Fall River, MA |
| Sam Mendes (American Beauty) | Movie and Stage Musicals Producer | Born in London, Portuguese father |
| Aurora Miranda | Movie actress, singer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Carmen Miranda | Portuguese Born Actress & Singer | Portugal, Brazil, (died in Hollywood) |
| Wendy Moniz | Movie and TV Actress (The Guardian) | Fall River, Portuguese Parents |
| Susan Neves | Opera Singer | 1996 |
| Silvia Nevjinsky | Dancer Paul Taylor Company | New York |
| Elmar Oliveira | Violinist, Tchaikowski Prize winner | Naugatuck, CT. Portuguese parents |
| Nathan Oliveira | Stanford University - Artist Painter | Oakland, CA, 1928 |
| Manny Oliveira | Comedian, HBO, A&E, TV & Movies | East Providence, Portuguese ancestry |
| David Ortiz | Actor (Miss Match - NBC), (People 2004) | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Mariano Palhinha | Magic Inventor and writer of magic books | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Piper Parabo | Movie Actress, Singer, Coyote Ugly | Born in New Jersey of Portuguese mother. |
| Harold Peary: José Pereira de Faria | Comedian, The Great Gildersleeve | San Leandro, CA, Azores Parents |
| Diana Pereira | Ford Agency Model | Super Model of the World at 17 |
| Joe Perry | Lead guitarrist "Aerosmith" | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Steve Perry of Journey Band | Singer, Records 10 million copies | California |
| Artur Pizarro | Pianist | Kansas City, KS 1998 |
| James Rainho | Magic Inventor w/100 patents, Lecturer | Magician, Born in Portugal |
| Joe Raposo | Musician, Composer, Sesame Street | Massachusetts |
| Stephen Rebello (Movieline) | Writer, Journalist, Author, Editor | Fall River, MA, Azorean grandparents |
| Keanu Reeves | Movie Actor | Portuguese Ancestry Hawaii |
| Gerardo Ribeiro | Violinist | 1998 |
| Carmelyn Rio-Borroz | Writer | Washington, Arizona |
| Joe deRita | Movie Actor Comedian Three Stooges | Portuguese ancestry |
| Eugenio Manuel Rodrigues | Composer of Coimbra | CT State Univ, Yale, & Duke |
| David Lee Roth - musician, singer | Van Halen Rock Band, Dick Clark show | Grandmother was Portuguese |
| Al Santos | Radio Announcer, Washington, DC | Born in Portugal |
| Frank Santos | Noted Hypnotist | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Nicole dos Santos | Actress | Broadway |
| Daniel Silva | Author Best Seller, Journalist | Azorean adopted parents, MA |
| Tom Silva | TV Star (His bio) | PBS, This Old House series |
| William Posey Silva | Landscape Painter | Artist |
| Hattie Bence Silvia (1871-1971) | Artist, Painter, Pioneer Teacher | Granddaughter of Azores Immigrants |
| Horace Silver (Ward Martin Tavares Silva) | Jazz Musician, Composer | Cape Verde, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Zózimo de Sousa (b) | Actor | Born, Azores, St. George, 1888 |
| John Philip de Sousa | Composer Military Marches | Washington, DC |
| Steven de Sousa (Hollywood) | Writer, Die Hard, Beverly Hills,etc. | Born in PA of Madeira parents |
| Danielle Steel (1947-) | #1 Bestselling Author | Maternal grandparents born in Azores |
| George C. de Sylva ** | Producer | Song writer |
| Henry da Sylva ** | Henrique Maria Jaime da Silva | Movie Actor, Director, Lisbon, 1920's |
| Jonathan Taylor Thomas (Weiss) | Movie & TV Actor, TV series: Home Improvement | Randy Taylor, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Manuel Robert Thomas | Famous Magician of the 30s and 40s | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Karen Valentine | Actress TV series: Room 222 | parents from Azores |
| Joey Vieira, Movie & TV Actor | Lassie TV series, Patriot, ABC TV | Azores ancestry |
| Meredith Vieira | Announcer with Barbara Walters, ABC-TV | Providence, RI - Azores ancestry |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Helena Abrantes | City Council 2001 | Danbury, CT |
| Paul G. Afonso, 2003 | Telecom. & Energy Chairman, Mass. | Azorean Born |
| Antone Aguiar | Justice, Attleboro | Massachusetts |
| Fred Aguiar | Politician, Administrator (R) | S. Bernardin County, CA |
| Irene Almedia | Director | Passiac Valley Commission |
| John Almeida, Rutgers University | New Jersey Supreme Court, 1997 | Fall River, MA - Azorean ancestry |
| Joseph S. Almeida | 20th. District - Providence | Rhode Island |
| Ed Alves | City Council | California |
| Rosa Alves | Politician, Council | Kearney, New Jersey |
| Stephen D. Alves | State Senator - District No. 19 | Rhode Island |
| Augusto Amador | Politician, City Council | New Jersey, 1998 |
| Annelle Claire Amaral | State Representative | Hawaii |
| John Amaral | School Board | Providence, RI |
| Curt Andre | Mayor | Turlock, CA |
| Daniel Andrews | 2000 Town Administrator | North Smithfield, Rhode Island |
| William Andrews** (Guilherme Andrade) | U.S. House of Representatives | Lawyer in Mass. 1920's |
| Ron Andrade | Chief of Police | Fall River, Mass. |
| John M. Arruda ** | Mayor Fall River | 1957 |
| Mary-Jo-Avellar | Selectmen and writer | Provincetown, MA |
| Clarence Azevedo | Mayor - Sacramento | California, 1959 |
| Carlos Baia | MS Umass; Urban Dev. Deerfield, FL | Portuguese Parents, New Bedford |
| William San Bento | District No. 75- Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| Maria Beirão | Councillor - Hillside | New Jersey |
| Sergio Bichao, Hillside, NJ, 18 year old | Board of Education | Portuguese Ancestry |
| William Augusto Borba, 1971-1972 | S. San Francisco, California Mayor | Also City Council, during the 1970's |
| Lisa Gomes Boscola | Politician, PA State House, 18th District | Portuguese Ancestry, Valença Minho |
| Bruce Botelho | Attorney General | State of Alaska |
| Michael A. Botelho | former County Judge, Carroll County, Arkansas | Azores Ancestry |
| Joseph H. de Bragga ** 1866 | US Navy, Rep. Party Leader | Queens, NY 1904-1930 |
| Anthony Brazil ** | Dist. Atty 1934, County Judge 1949 | California |
| Frank Brass, Commissioner, Attorney |