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
Business 
Canada
Entertainment
Government
Sports
Medicine
Education- Universities
Literature
Community Military
Media
Religion
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 |
| Frank Cunha III | Architect President AIA 2009 | 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 |
| Roger Mendes | Businessmand | Portuguese Ancesty |
| 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 |
| Wendell Perry | Businessman, MBA | Portuguese ancestry |
| 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 |
| José Manuel Do Rosario Toscano | CEO & Director of ITSO, Member of Broadband Commission for Digital Developement | Born Lisbon, Portugal |
| 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 & Chief Exec. Officer of Alcoa Aluminio S.A. | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| 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, |
| Bill Moniz | television producer & director | Born Portugal |
| Mario A. Monteiro (PhD) | Professor at the University of Guelph (Guelph, Ontario) | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| Professor 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 |
|
Joaquim (Kim) J. Vicente, Ph. D. |
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 |
| John DeMello | founder Portuguese Radio east coast 1930 | New Bedford, MA |
| 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 |
| Alexandra Magalhaes | Education Psychology | Portuguese Born |
| Annie Gouveia Marques | Newark Community | Portuguese Parents |
| 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 |
| Maria Fernanda Alves Morais | TV hostess, VP Bank Fidelity Federal | Community Activist, Portuguese, born Lisbon, Portugal |
| 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 | “Official of the Order of Merit” Portuguese Republic 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 |
| Roger Azevedo, Ph.D. | Professor, McGill University, Montreal Canada | Born in Angola |
| 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 |
| Alberto Carvalho | Miami-Dade Public Schools Superintendent (2010) | Born in Lisbon, Portugal |
| 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 |
| Paula Coredeiro, Ph.D. | Dean University of San Diego, California | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| Mary T. Mendonça, PhD | Alumni Professor and Graduate Program Officer - Department of Biological Sciences, Auburn University | Portuguese Parents |
| 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 |
| Dr. Maria de Lourdes B. Serpa | Prof. Education and Special Education, Cambridge, MA | Portuguese ancestry |
| 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 |
| Virginia Vieira da Luz Tarver, Ph.D | Portuguese Language Studies & Dept. Head, | San Jose State University, CA - Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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) |
| Peter Amaral | Professional Musician | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Mary Astor, Actress 1906-1987 | Portuguese Great Grandfather, Illinois | Vasconsellos - Madeira exiles |
| Carlos Avalon | Singer, Las Vegas | Faial, Azores |
| 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, | James Franco | actor, (Spiderman) director and film producer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| Elbert Joseph "Bertie" Higgins | Adult-contemporary singer - songwriter | Portuguese ancestry |
| 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 |
| Tony Medeiros | Professional Musician | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| Maxine Olson | Artist | 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 |
| Phillip Pine | film and television actor, writer, director, and producer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| 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 |
| 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 | Daniela Rua - Actress | NCIS LA 2009 | Boston, MA. Portuguese Ancestry |
| Al Santos | Radio Announcer, Washington, DC | Born in Portugal |
| Frank Santos | Noted Hypnotist | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Angelo Dos Santos | Classical Harmonica Player, Brazil | Born Agueda, Portugal |
| 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 |
| Nikki Sixx (Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna) | Motley Crue | Portuguese Father |
| 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 |
Government
Name |
Activity | Notes |
| Helena Abrantes | City Council 2001 | Danbury, CT |
| Paul G. Afonso, 2003 | Telecom. & Energy Chairman, Mass. | Azorean Born |
| Fred Aguiar | Politician, Administrator (R) | S. Bernardin County, CA |
| Irene Almedia | Director | Passiac Valley Commission |
| 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 |
| Joseph H. de Bragga ** 1866 | US Navy, Rep. Party Leader | Queens, NY 1904-1930 |
| Frank Brass, Commissioner, Attorney | Workmen's Compensation Board | Grandfather, S. Miguel, Azores |
| Erma Brown | City Council | S. Amboy |
| Andrea Cabral | First woman elected sheriff | Massachusetts, 2002 |
| Antonio F.D. Cabral, Pico, Azores | State Representative | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Richard Cabral | Selectman, Killingworth, CT | Portuguese ancestry |
| William O. Cabral | Mayor of Stratford, CT | Azores Ancestry |
| Steven A. Camara | City Council | Fall River, MA |
| Ben Vieira Knighthorse Campbell | U.S. Senator (Portuguese mother) | Colorado | Albino Cardoza | Councilman 2009, Kearney, NJ | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Dennis Cardoza | Congressman - Merce, NJd | CA House |
| Elmer de Carvalho | Speaker House of Representatives | Hawaii, Azores Parents |
| Romeo Cascaes | Former Mayor, Freehold Twnshp, NJ | Township Town Clerk |
| Tony R. Cordeiro | mayor of Cerritos, CA | Portuguese Parents |
| Debora Coelho | Municipal Council, New Bedford | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Raymond C. Coelho | State Representative | Rehobeth, MA |
| Tony Coelho (Anthony Lee) | Politician, Ex-Congressman | California, 1987-1989 |
| Thomas Cordeiro, Councilman | East Hampton, CT, 2001, Rep. Party | Born Rhode Island of Portuguese Parents |
| Robert Correia | State House | Fall River, MA |
| John F. Correia | Senator, RI District 42, 1983 - 1992 | President Pro Temp |
| George R.Costa | Selectman - Town of Mashpee, MA | Portuguese Grandparents |
| James Manuel Costa | State Senator | California |
| Jim Costa | U.S. Congressman 2004 | California |
| Michael Costa | Sheriff | California |
| Alberto Coutinho | Assemblyman Dist. 29 | New Jersey, 1997 |
| E.H. Christian (Cristiano) ** | State Senator | California, 1920's |
| Edward Cruz | Businessman & Holmdell Mayor | New Jersey, Portugal |
| Tina Cruz (Lawyer) | Municipal Councilor | South River, NJ (1999) |
| Arthur Ferreira Desrocher | Politician | Mayor, Nantucket; MA Senator |
| Eduardo Dias | Politician, Board of Education, 1999 | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Jacinto F. Diniz ** (S. Miguel, Azores) | House of Representatives | 1940's Massachusetts |
| Edgar M. Duarte | Vice President of Governmental Affairs, DCMC | Portuguese Parents |
| John Dutra | Congressman | CA House |
| W. Enos | State Senator - District No. 42 | Rhode Island |
| Robert Esteves | City Council President, Bloomingdale, New Jersey | Portuguese ancestry, Minho |
| Joseph L. Faria | District No. 72 Central Falls | |
| Manuel Faria | State Representative | Fall River, Mass. |
| Mindy Fraqosa | City Council | Nauqatuck |
| John Fernandes | Town Council, Milford MA | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Maria Fernandes | Councillor - Sea Bright | New Jersey |
| Manny Figueiredo | Councilman 2009, Union, NJ | Portuguese ancestry |
| William Flanagan | Fall River, MA Mayor 2009 | Portuguese Ancestry Azores |
| Mary L. Fonseca | State Senator - Fall River | Massachusetts |
| Armando Fontoura | Sheriff, re-elected 2003 | New Jersey |
| Joseph Fortes | City Councilor | New Bedford, MA |
| Donald P. Freitas | 2000 Councilman - Antioch, CA | Madeira grandparents |
| David Furtado | City Council 2001 | Danbury, CT |
| Manuel Furtado | City Council 2001 | Danbury, CT |
| Brian Gomes | City Councilor | New Bedford, MA |
| Shirley Gomes | State Senator - District No. 4 | Harwich, Massachusetts |
| Donald Gonçalves | Councillor | Union, New Jersey |
| Jane L. Gonsalves | City Councilor | New Bedford, MA |
| Joe A. Gonsalves | CA State Assembly 1962-1974 | 1st Legislator of Portuguese Ancestry |
| Arthur Goulart | MA House of Rep. 1929-1932 | 1st Legislator Portuguese Ancestry in SE. |
| Manuel Rodrigues Grova, Jr. | City Councilman | Elizabeth, NJ |
| Tom Jardim | Politician | Westfield, New Jersey |
| Dennis Lawrence | City Councillor | New Bedford, MA |
| Helena Silveira Lawrence | Mayor - San Leandro | California, 1914 |
| Antonio Sousa Loura, Hudson, MA | Selectmen and Chairmain, Hudson | Azores, Portugal, Portuguese Parents |
| Charlene Lima | State Representative | Rhode Island |
| Fana Lopes | Commissioner | Bristol County, MA |
| Maria J. Lopes | District No. 83 - East Providence | Rhode Island |
| Phil Lopes | Leader, AZ House Democrats | Portuguese Ancestry, Azores |
| Mark Cruz Spaulding | Councilman, Brunswick, Georgia | Portuguese ancestry, Algarve |
| Nelson Macedo | Chief of Police | Danbury, CT |
| Michael John Machado | State Assemblyman - Napa | California |
| Tony Machado | Advisory Board Education 2003 | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Valdemiro Machado | City Council 2001 | Danbury, CT |
| Jack Martins, Mineola, LI, NY 2003 | New York State Senator | |
| John Martins | Artesia,California City Council | Portuguese Immigrant |
| Steven Martins | Councilman, New Bedford, MA | Chaves, Portugal |
| Helen Mathieu | Former State Senator | Rhode Island |
| João G. Mattos, Jr. | CA State Senator 1904 | Alameda County |
| James P. DeMattos, Businessman | Mayor of Bellingham, Washington | Early 1900's - Father from Madeira |
| Diane Medeiros | Town Administrator, Bristol MA | Portuguese Ancestry |
| John Medeiros | City Councillor , Fall River, MA | longest serving, 26 consecutive years |
| Elio Melo | State House, 2004 | Providence, RI |
| Helio Melo | Congressman, Rhode Island, MA | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Henry Mello | Politician, Ex-Majority Leader | California Senator |
| John F. Melo | Xerife Barnstable County | Cape Cod - Massachusetts |
| Susan Menard | Mayor of Woonsocket, RI | Terceira, Azores, Portugal |
| Aristide Sousa Mendes | Diplomat, France | Saved thousands of Jewish lives |
| George G. Mendonça | Massachussets State Senator | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Isidro Meneses | Mayor | California |
| Norman Miranda | City Council | Providence, RI |
| John Antunes Monteiro | Deputy Commissioner, Workforce and Talent Management, The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities | Born in Lisbon, Portugal |
| Tony Monteiro | Politician, Councilman | Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| Paulo E. Moura | Congressman | Fox Point, Rhode Island |
| David Nicolau | Town Council, Provincetown, MA | Portuguese Parents |
| Joaquim Nobrega | School Board Trustee | New Bedford, MA, Madeiran parents |
| Paulo Nogueira | Waterbury City Council 2003 | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Robert G. Nunes | Mayor of Taunton, MA. 4 times | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Susan Nunes | Mayor | Woonsocket |
| Edwin Pacheco | State House, 2004 | Rhode Island |
| Manuel Caetano Pacheco ** | Supervisor Honolulu | Democratic Territory, 1909 |
| Marc R. Pacheco | State Senator | Taunton, MA |
| Thomas Pacheco | Selectmen (Marthas Vineyard) | Tisbury, MA |
| M. Teresa Paiva-Weed, 2004 | Senator, - President of Senate | Rhode Island, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Paulo Pereira | Councilman, Mineola, NY | Born Estarreja, Portugal |
| Anthony Perry | Presidente Supremo Tribunal | Hawaii, 1926 |
| Al Pinheiro | Mayor | Gilroy, California |
| Victor Pinheiro | City Councilor | New Bedford, MA |
| Tony Pires | District No. 79 - Gen. Assembly Rep. | Rhode Island - comunity active |
| Richard Pombo | Politician, Medal Henry the Navigator | California, 1990 |
| Daniel da Ponte | State Senator District No. 42 | Rhode Island |
| Maria Reis | Municipal Council | East Newark, NJ (Caminha) |
| Michael A. Rice (Reis) | House of Representatives | RI, Portuguese Azorean Ancestry |
| Julio F. Rocha | State Legislature | Rhode Island, 1945 |
| Michael Rodrigues | Congressman | Westport, MA State |
| Antonio A. Rogers | State Senator 1919 | California |
| Everett Rogers | Selectman | Oak Bluffs, Marthas Vineyard, MA |
| George Rogers | State Senator | New Bedford, MA |
| Henry Rose | Congressman | RI State House |
| Lehua Fernandes Salling | State Senator | Hawaii |
| Alberto Santos | Politician, Council, Mayor 2003 | Kearney, New Jersey |
| Ana Cristina Santos | School Board 2009, Union, NJ | Portuguese ancestry |
| Tony Santos | Politician, Mayor 2006, San Leandro, CA | Portuguese Ancestry, Madeira |
| Anthony Silva | Town of Cumberland, MA Police Chief | Community Activist |
| Armando Silva, Elizabeth, NJ | Board of Education | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Manuel Vitorino da Silva ** | Lieutenant Mayor | New Bedford, MA 1920's |
| Custodio Silva, Jr. | Selectman | Provincetown, MA |
| Mario Silva | City Council | Toronto, ON Canada |
| William Silva (1887-1964) | Fireman Chief | Martha's Vineyard, MA |
| Davida Simas | White House President Obama Counsellor Team | Portuguese Parents |
| Anthony Soares | Councilman | Hoboken, NJ, 2000 |
| Stephen Soares | Mayor of Norwich, Vermont, 2005 | Grand Parents from Azores |
| Robert Sousa | Politician | Mayor of Orange, CT (1998) |
| Joseph Sylvia (1862-1968) | State Senator | Martha's Vineyard, MA |
| Paul J. Tavares | General Treasurer, former Senator | East Providence, Rhode Island |
| Marv Teixeira | Mayor of Carson City, Nevada (2006) | Madeira Ancestry |
| Nancy Teixeira | School Board | California |
| Patrick Andrade Toomey | Politician, Congress | 15th District, Pennsylvania |
| Manuel Valerio | Mayor | Sunnyvale, CA |
| Joe Vas, 2003 State Congressman | Mayor of Perth Amboy, | New Jersey |
| John Vasconcellos | Senator | California Senate |
| Vasconcelos ** (Madeira Exiles) | Mayor | Jacksonville, IL 1945 |
| Adriano Seabra da Veiga, MD | Honorary Consul, C T | Portugal |
| Jennifer Veiga | 2000 State Rep. Dist. 3, Denver, CO | grandparents from Portugal |
| William Vieira | District No. 74 - Pawtucket | Rhode Island |
| Carlton Viveiros | Fall River Mayor for 12 years | Fall River, Mass. |
Legal Profession
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Antone Aguiar | Justice, Attleboro | Massachusetts |
| John Almeida, Rutgers University | New Jersey Supreme Court, 1997 | Fall River, MA - Azorean ancestry |
| Bruce Botelho | Attorney General | State of Alaska |
| Michael A. Botelho | former County Judge, Carroll County, Arkansas | Azores Ancestry |
| Anthony Brazil ** | Dist. Atty 1934, County Judge 1949 | California |
| Benjamin Cardozo | US Supreme Court | Judge |
| Arthur A. Carrelas ** | Justice, County Judge | Associate, New Bedford, 1950's |
| Sandra Afonso Coira | Attorney | Portugese Parents |
| Armand Fernandes, J.D | Madeira ancestry, Bristol Judge | New Bedford, Massachusetts |
| Thomas Francis Fraga (1908-1971) | Superior Court Judge, Martinez, CA | Portuguese Ancestry from Azores |
| Joseph Freitas, Jr. ** | District Attorney | San Francisco, CA |
| Manuel Geraldo | Attorney, DC - PALCUS Board member | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Maria Araujo Khan | Connecticut Supreme Court Judge | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Marcia Silva Maltez, Attorney, Adjunct | Suprem Court - Middlesex, New Jersey | Portuguese Parents |
| Nelson Monteiro | Municipal Court Judge, NJ | Portuguese ancestry |
| John B. Nunes ** | Dukes County Judge, 3rd District Court Judge | Madeira Born, 1905 |
| Miguel Romao Palmeiro | Attorney, Maryland University | Portuguese Parents |
| Victor Romao Palmeiro | Attorney | Portuguese Parents |
| Anna Pereira | Municipal Judge, Newark, NJ | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Philip Rivard-Rapoza, J.D. | Judge, Chief Justice Appeals Court | Massachusetts |
| Milton Silva | State Senator and Judge | Fall River, Mass. |
| Frank M. Silvia | County Judge, Fall River | Azorean Parents, 1920's |
| Sal Simao | Attorney | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Cyrus Nils Tavares ** | Attorney General | Hawaii, 1940 |
| Augusto C. Taveira ** | County Judge | New Bedford, 1949 |
| John Teixeira, Madeira ancestry | Municipal Judge | Niagara Falls, New York |
| Ernest C. Torres | U.S. District Judge | Rhode Island |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Onsimo ´T. Almeida, Ph. D. | Author / Writer - Brown U. Providence, RI | Azores Ancestry |
| Carmelina Rio Borroz | Writer of Portuguese Pride & Pleasure | Portuguese Parents |
| Joseph Braga | Author | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Laurie Braga | Author | Portuguese Ancestry |
| José Brites (Portugal born) | Professor, Counsellor, Sculptor | Pres. Peregrinação Pub. Rumford, RI |
| Adalino Cabral, Ph.D., S. Miguel | Educator from the Azores | Boston area |
| Manuel da Silveira Cardozo | Author | Portuguese in America (Chronology) |
| Art Coelho | Writer | Big Timber, Montana |
| Eduardo Mayone Dias, Ph. D. | Professor & Writer (Lisbon born) | Los Angeles, California |
| Charles Reis Felix | Author "Through a Portagee Gate" | New Bedford, Portuguese parents |
| Frank X. Gaspar, Poet, Author | Associate Professor , "Leaving Pico", | Long Beach City College, CA, Portuguese ancestry |
| Geoffrey Gomes, Professor and Author | As far as the eye can see | Hayward University and Chabot College |
| Ronald Joseph Goulart | Science Fiction and Mystery Author | New Bedford (1933) |
| Linda Leuzzi, Writer, Journalist | Author of "The Portuguese Boy", | Portuguese father |
| Sue Fagald Lick | Author, Azorean Dreams and others | Great Grand Parents from the Azores |
| Gloria de Melo | Author and Columnist | A minha mão esquerda |
| George Monteiro | Author / Writer | Professor, Brown University, Providence, RI |
| John Roderigo dos Passos (b) | Author, Soldier | Born Chicago 1896, Madeiran Grandfather |
| Fernando dos Santos, Journalist/Author | Os Portugueses no Hawaii | Por quem os sinos não dobram |
| Daniel Silva | Best Seller Author | Portuguese Adopted Parents |
| Pete Souza | Author, Ronald Reagan, Photographer | Portuguese Ancestry from Azores |
| Katherine Vaz, Ph.D. | Professor & Writer | University of California at Davis |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Xana Antunes | Assistant Editor | New York Post |
| Frank Baptista | Radio announcer, producer, Cape Verde | Portuguese ancestry |
| Maria João Baptista | International Dept. Editor | NBC TV Network |
| Greg Botelho, BA | Harvard U. CNN web editor (2005) | Portuguese Ancestry, S. Miguel, Azores |
| Maria Cabral (Radio) 1954-1961, UN Chairperson | Medal of Merit from the Portuguese Gov. | Born Riberinha, Pico,Azores (CA) |
| Antonio Alberto Costa | Medal of "Comendador", Voice of America, | Radio & TV Entrepreneur, Radio Portugal |
| Frank R. Dias of Sacramento, California | Citizen of the year 2002. Port. Edu. Found. | Community Leader, Award Port. Govern. |
| Anthony Furtado | Cartoonist, Tween, Ehron | Portuguese Ancestry from Azores |
| Deborah Garcia | TV Journalist in Orlando, Florida | Portuguese Parents |
| Lee Gomes | Wall Street Journal, Professor and Reporter | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Gigi Graciette | FOX 11 and UPN 13 news anchor in L.A., CA | Portuguese mother from Santarem |
| Lionel Rocha Holmes | Community Activist, Journalist | California, Medal of Merit, 1997 |
| Vasco S. Jardim | Newspaper Founder | Luso-Americano, Madeira Born |
| Stuart Marques | Managing News Editor | New York Post |
| Antonio Matinho | Publisher | Luso-Americano, Newark, NJ |
| Christina Mendonca | news anchor News 10, Sacramento, CA | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jason Oliveira | Sportscaster for ABC | Fresno, CA - Portuguese parents |
| Pedro Pinto | CNN Sports Reporter | UNC, Born Lisbon, Portugal |
| João Rocha | Newspaper, New Bedford, RI | Diario de Noticias - 1973 |
| Gil Santos | Sports Caster, Patriots, Community Services | New England, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Todd Santos | NBC Weather man | Umass, Lowell, Born Bristol-RI, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Melissa Simas | KAIT TV Arkansas, Journalist | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Patty Souza | meteorologist, News 10 Sacramento, CA | ancestory, Azores Islands |
| Pete Souza | White House official photographer | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Batista S. Vieira | Owner, 3 Radio Stations | California |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Chris Amadeu Botelho | Chief Master Sergeant (E-9) | Born in S. Miguel, Azores |
| Charles Braga (Bridge named in MA) | U.S. Navy, was killed at Pearl Harbor | Dec. 7, 1941 |
| Lt. Colonel Mario Carmo | USMC | Marines |
| Lt. Col. John Marques Constantino | RI Army National Guard | Cumberland, Rhode Island |
| Manuel Nunes Coutinho | World War II - Pacific Decorated Veteran | Lisbon, community activist, sports, awards |
| Ronald Cruz (Ret.) | Colonel USMC, President PALCUS | Washington, DC |
| MG John R. D'Araujo Jr. | Deputy Director of FEMA (Director of Recovery Operations) in Washington D.C | Hawaii, Azores, Madeira ancestors |
| Captain Lieutenant John De Meneses | American Revolutionary War | New Jersey, Portuguese |
| James Francis Dias | Brig. General of the US Army Reserve | Newport, Rhode Island |
| Ralph Ellis Dias, Private First Class | US Marine Corps in Vietnam | Congressional Medal of Honor |
| Mary Ann Faias | Lieutenant Colonel | Graduate, Seton Hall University |
| Harold Gonsalves | Private First Class - WWII | Congressional Medal of Honor |
| Walter Goulart | Soldier | 1st American to die in WWI, France |
| Alberto Silveira Leonardo | Major, US Marine Corps | Modesto, CA, born Azores in 1949 |
| Paul Edwin Lima | Major General, U. S. Army | Dorchester, Massachusetts, ancestory, Azores, Sao Miguel |
| Colonel Dr. Joseph Lopes | ROTC Hall of Fame, Milford, MA | Portuguese ancestry |
| Manuel Anthony Machado, Jr. | Army Veteran, Vietnam War, Purple Heart | Portuguese ancestory |
| Roger Machado | 1st Sergeant USMC, WW II, Korea | New York, Albany |
| Raleigh Medeiros, San Diego, California | U.S.M.C Master Sgt. Rifle team, Viet Nam. | Portuguese Ancestry, born in Hawaii |
| Rev. Augusto F. Mendonca, 1918-2003 | Lt. Commander WWII, Medal of Valor | Portuguese Ancestry, Azores. R.I. |
| Leroy Mendonca | killed in Korean War | Congressional Medal of Honor |
| Brothers Moraes | US Air Force Pilots | Steve, Jason and Eric |
| Henrique Soares Nunes | Sergent. Commander Veterans foreign wars in Bellville & Catholic War, Veterns State Service Officer of New Jersey | Parents born in Murtosa |
| George Peters | WWII US Army Paratrooper , Medal of Honor | Portuguese Ancestry, Cranston, RI |
| Louis Antonio Pires | Confederate Army | Son of Madeira Exiles |
| Col. Antonio Henriques Rebelo | (USAF) Merit Medal, passed away,5/21/06 | from Lourinha, |
| LtColonel Alfred Francis Rose | US Army 28 years Cdr Paratroops, born RI ancestry from Azores | from Lourinha, |
| Artur Melo Da Silva Sanhudo | USS Seattle AOE-3 from 1971 -1975 | Born in Murtosa, Portugal |
| Richard J. Santos | National Commander American Legion | Born New Bedford, Portuguese parents |
| Americo Sardo | General US Marine Corps | Born in Murtosa, Portugal |
| France Silva | Congress Medal of Honor, 1901 (looking for pictures and info) | Born CA, Portuguese ancestory |
| H. C. Hank Stackpole II | Lt. General | USMC |
| Paulo Sousa | Eng.UMD; US Navy Test Pilot | Portuguese Parents, France born |
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Served in Iraq
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| Spc. Michael Andrade | 115th Military Police Co., RI National Guard | killed in Iraq |
| Spc. Edmund Aponte | 115th Military Police Co., RI National Guard | injured in Iraq |
| Captain Bryan Barroqueiro | Hecules C-130 Pilot | Active in Iraq (July 4, 2005) |
| David Borges | 447th Military Police Battalion ,M P Specialist Rank | Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, Operation Homeland Defense - Portuguese |
| Staff Sgt. Joseph M. Camara | 115th Military Police Co., RI National Guard | New Bedford police officer, killed in Iraq |
| Sgt. Charles Caldwell | 115th Military Police Co., RI National Guard | killed in Iraq |
| Peter Gerald Enos | killed in Iraq | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Major General John de Freitas III | Operation Iraq Freedom, 2005 | Fort Belvoir, Virginia |
| Sgt. Ronald Freitas USMC | Iraq and Somlia | San Jose, CA |
| CPL. Thomas Freitas USMC | Iraq | San Jose, CA |
| Robert M. Gaspar | Senior Master Sergeant, USAFR, Oklahoma | Portuguese father, served Iraq 2003 |
| Todd Nunes | killed in Iraq | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Brian Oliveira | U.S. Marine | killed in Iraq |
| SSG Scott C. Rose | 101st Abn Div - UH60 Crew Chief | killed in Tikrit, Iraq 7 NOV 2003 |
| Scott G. Rose | U.S. Marine | killed in Iraq |
| Sandra Ruela | Air Force, Iraq Missions | Portuguese ancestry |
| David & Brian Santos, Twins | R.I. National Guard active in Iraq, 2005 | Portuguese parents, Kearny, N.J. |
| Sargent Humberto Timóteo | New Jersey, National Guard (Vieiros) | killed in Bagdad, Iraq (Estarreja) |
| David Marques Vicente | 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div. | killed in Iraq, parents from Lisbon |
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Served in Afhganistan |
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| Scott Andrews | Died in Afhganistan | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Robert Barrett | Died in Afhganistan | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Chad Gonsalves | Army sgt. killed in Afhganistan | Portuguese heritage, Turlock, CA |
| Daniel Henrique Malho | Canadian Military wounded Afhganistan | Born Portugal |
| Nathan Medeiros | Afghanistan awarded the Purple Heart | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jorge Oliveira |
2011 Army Sergeant killed
in Afghanistan |
Anadia Portugal |
| Joao Manuel Vaz | Portuguese linguist for army, OEF 2 in 2002 and 2003 | Parents from Tras os Montes, Portugal |
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Served in the American Civil War |
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| Antonio Baptiste | Soldier | Portugal |
| Judah Benjamim (b) | Minister of War for General Lee | Civil War |
|
Major General John DeFreitas III, |
Seaman | Porto, Portugal |
| Pauling Desanto | Soldier | Lisbon, Portugal |
| Ricardo Domingos | Sergeant | Portugal |
| José Melo de Freitas | Sailor | Vila Real |
| Alberto Jardim | Soldier | Portugal |
| Joaquim Jorge | Sailor | Nazaré, Portugal |
| Joseph King | Soldier | Lisbon, Portugal |
| José Maria Moreno | Sergeant | Portugal |
| Joaquim Nunes | Sailor | Coimbra, Portugal |
| Manuel Inacio Pereira | Steward | Vila Matalda (?), Portugal |
| Henry Plumson | Soldier | Portugal |
| John G. Rose | Soldier | Portugal |
| Joseph Sant | Soldier | Portugal |
| Joseph Silvia | Soldier | Portugal |
| George Smith | Soldier | Portugal |
| Manuel Solteiro (Saitarios) | Carpenter | Portugal |
Military Wall Of Honor
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Unknown War |
World War II (1941 - 1945) Continued |
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Al Almeida |
Joseph A. Pina | |
|
World War I (1917 - 1918) |
Armindo A. Rebeiro | |
| António Paiva | Raúl Rebelo | |
|
World War II (1941 - 1945) |
Frank C. Santos | |
| Edward A. Albano | August C. Serra | |
| Urico Alves | Joseph T. Silva | |
| Júlio Amaral | Albino Simoes | |
| Manuel Antonio | José Sousa Sr. | |
| Lionel Barros | John A. Val | |
| Fernando Bastos | Richard Vega | |
| Casimir L. Borges |
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| James V. Botelho | Adelino Dos Santos Jr. | |
| Manuel V. Botelho | Jack Fernandes | |
| Peter Botelho | Victor Martins | |
| Andriano Coelho, Sr. | Nuno Soares | |
| Anthony M. Coelho | Améico Ventura | |
| John Correia |
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| Custódio A. Cruz | Manuel Correira | |
| Richard Cruz | Donald Cunha | |
| James Cunha | Jack Dinho | |
| José Custodio | Joseph Dinho | |
| João-Franca F. DaSilva | Alban Pais Dos Santos | |
| Albert M. Dinho | José Gomes | |
| Manuel Pl. Diniz | Jack Granja | |
| Paul Dinto | Eduardo Henriques | |
| Leonel F. Enteado | Norbert Lopes | |
| António I. Farias | Nelson Macedo | |
| Frank R. Fonseca | Orlando Monteiro | |
| António Francisco | Júlio Mota | |
| Joaquim Francisco | Renaldo Mota | |
| Joseph V. Lopes | John Neves | |
| Oscar J. Lopes | Arthur Paiva | |
| Philip Lopes Sr. | Joseph Paiva | |
| Albert Lourenco | Alfred Pina | |
| Carlos Lourenco |
Vietnam War (1956 - 1975) |
|
| Manuel Machado | Alban Pais Dos Santos | |
| John J. Madeiros | Célcio Enteado | |
| Joseph J. Madeiros | Daniel Lourenco | |
| Manuel Madeiros | Larry Miguel Jr. | |
| Jack Marino Sr. | Nelson Neves | |
| Bernardino Marques | António Nunes | |
| Larry S. Miguel Sr. |
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| Américo Mota | Miguel Rosa | |
| Joaquim Oliva |
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| Victor B. Oliva | Arlindo Almeida | |
| Júlio Paiva | David Botelho | |
| Armando Pereira | Andrew DeCunha | |
| Edward Pina | Diane N. Lopes |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Stephen Peter Alencastre ** | Bishop in Hawaii | 1924, from Porto Santo Madeira |
| Most Rev. Tod David Brown | Bishop | Diocese of Orange County, CA |
| Mons. José Cacella | Missionary & Author, "A Luta" | 1915, New York |
| Marcelino Manuel Graça** (Daddy Grace) | Bishop & Founder House of Prayer | Brava, Cape Verde, 1920's, NC |
| Rev. William J. Levada, STD | Cardinal of San Francisco, CA | of Portuguese ancestry |
| Humberto Medeiros | Cardinal, Boston Diocese | Arrifes, São Miguel, Azores |
| Rev. Larry Silva, Born in Hawaii | Diocese of Oakland, Bishop of Honolulu | Grandparents from Azores |
Science, Medicine, & Engineering
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Steve Abrantes ** | Inventor wool carding & combing | Providence, 1940's |
| Tania Alexandra Afonso, MD | UMDNJ | Portuguese Parents |
| Dr. Roy Almeida | Biologist Spokane, Washington | Father from Castelo Branco |
| Dr. Francisco Medeiros do Amaral | Clinic Director | WWII Factory B-36 Bomber made |
| Joseph Amaral, MD, FACS | Director, Minimally Invasive Surgery | Brown University Medical School |
| John Andrews (João André) ** | Inventor water fuel car | Pittsburg, 1916 |
| Angelo Cardoso, Ph. D. | Cancer Researcher, Dana Farber Inst | Boston, MA |
| Vitor Cardoso | Engineer, Lucent Tech. | New Jersey Community |
| Helena Carvalho, M.D. | Graduated 2003 in Gynecology, Miami U. FL | Portuguese Parents |
| Joaquim Correia, MD | Saint James Hospital, Newark, NJ - 2003 | Harvard College, NYU School of Medicine |
| José Pacheco Correia ** | Inventor electric needle machine | São Miguel, New Bedford |
| Andrea Camacho Cruz, Ph. D. | U.Hartford; Psychology Vet Med, NJ | Portuguese Parents |
| Anthony M. Coelho Jr., Ph.D. | President and CEO Grant Success Associates, Inc. | Portuguese ancestry |
| Burke Cunha, MD | Contagious Diseases Director, Best Doctor, New York Magazine, June 2010 | Hospital Univ. Long Island, NY |
| Gregory Curt, MD | Medical Doctor | Washington, DC |
| Antonio Damasio, MD | Neurology, Golden Prize 1995 | Iowa, born in Portugal |
| Sebastião Luiz Dias | Inventor irrigation system | Bethelehem, Pennsylvania |
| Carlos Fernandes, MD | St. John's Hospital Director | San Francisco, CA |
| David Fernandes, MD | Long Island Hospital, Pediatrician, Best Doctor, New York Magazine, June 2010 | Son of Madeirans |
| José dos Santos Fernandes ** | Inventor stable cleaner | New York, 1940's |
| Mathias Figueira, MD | Founder American College Surgeons | NY 1853-1930 Physician, from Madeira |
| Mario Gomes, MD | Surgeon, generic research | Georgetown University Hospital, DC |
| David Gouveia, M.D., F.A.C.S. | Surgeon, Morton Hospital | Taunton, MA |
| Abilio da Silva Greaves ** | Inventor Thermophone Fire Alarm | Boston, Born in Faial |
| Padre Antonio Gomes Himalaya | Portuguese Priest /Inventor, Solar Furnace | 1904 World's fair Missouri (1867-1933) |
| Mario M. Leitao, Jr., FACOG | Obstetrics and Gynecology; Gynecologic Oncology | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| José P. Lobo, MD, Univ. Lisbon, Harvard | Pan-American Hospital, NY | Born Goa, India - Newark, NJ |
| Rogerio Lobo, MD | Gynecologist | Manhattan, New York |
| John C. Lobato ** | Engineer, Inventor, Airplane-Dir-Helic. | New Jersey in the 1920's, from Madeira |
| John Lopes, MD, Scientist | Cancer research at Michigan, Wayne Univ. | Born in Coimbra |
| Joseph Loureiro, Ph. D. | Biology Researcher | U.N.C., Chapel Hill |
| Joe Lourenco | Inventor and author, (LA 2004) | Born in Portugal |
| Ruy V. Lourenço, MD | Dean N.J. Medical School | University of Lisbon |
| Craig Mello, MD | Nobel Prize in Medicine | Portuguese ancestry, Azores |
| Ernest J. Moniz, Ph. D. | Physics, Dept. of Energy | MIT, Stanford. Azores roots |
| Marta Nunes, MD, research | Cornell University, New York | Born, Guarda, Portugal |
| Tiago Fleming Outeiro, (Science & MP 2004) | Scientist, MIT, Parkinson research | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Paulo Pacheco, MD, cancer research | Cornell Medical Ctr, Brown Univ. | Boston College, Azorean born |
| Pedro Parente, Ph. D. Pharamcy | Rutgers U. New Brunswick, NJ | Born in Coimbra, Portugal |
| David Pereira, MD | Orthopedic Surgeon, Manhattan, NY | Son of Beira Alta immigrants |
| Dr. Manuel C. Pereira | Dr. Fall River, MA | born São Miguel, Açores |
| Peter Pereira; MD | Poet-Writer | Portuguese ancestry, Seattle, WA |
| Stephen Pereira, MD | Surgeon Medical | New Jersey, 1998 |
| George Perry, Ph. D., Azorean ancestry | Dean and Professor Pathology and Neurosciences | College of Sciences, U. Texas at San Antonio |
| Ronald de Pinho, MD | Cancer Medical Researcher, NY | Biomedic Excellence Mellini Prize |
| Rui Ponte | Oceangraphic Scientist, MIT | Born in Pico, Azores, Portugal |
| Miguel Ramalho-Santos, Ph.D. | 2008 Innovator Award, Genetic Scientist, U of California, San Francisco | Biology Graduate, Coimbra University -Ph.D. Harvard |
| Manuel Valente dos Santos | Inventor, Suction Basket Forceps | Harrison, NJ |
| Robert Shipley | Inventor, Electronic Engineer | California, Oakland, Rodrigues Family |
| Dr. Angelo Taveira da Silva (Minho) | Pulmonary diseases & ICU Medicine | Georgetown University Hospital |
| Dr. José M. Silva | East Coast DMPK Group Johnson & Johnson | Born in Aveiro Portugal |
| Manuel Luciano da Silva, MD | Historian/Researcher | Medical Doctor, RI |
| Monica de Silva, MD | Surgeon, Rochester, NY, (MP 2004) | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Milton A. Silveira, Engineer | NASA - Azores & Brazil | McLean, VA - New Bedford, MA |
| Rui Soeiro, MD | Cancer Research | Einstein Medical College |
| Ivo Souza, Ph. D. Berkeley U. CA | Physics Prize George E. Vally | Born in Lisbon, Portugal |
| Samuel Swart, MD | Radiology, Engineering, & Mech. Degree | Born Portugal, Providence, RI |
| Stanley E. Teixeira | Structural Engineer, San Francisco | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Lester L. Vargas, MD | Medicine, Cardiovascular Surgical | Portuguese Ancestry of Providence |
| Manuela M. Veloso | School Computer Science,Carnegie Mellon University | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Caesar Ventura | Chemist Founder of NuBrite Paint Co. | Dighton, Mass. |
| Dr. Jeffrey Vieira | Medical Doctor, Contagious diseases | NBC, NY 1995 |
| Gilbert Vincent, Dentist | Activist Civil Cultural Charitable | Fall River, Mass. |
| Name | Activity | Notes |
| Stephen Ames | Golf, 2002 PGA PlayersChampionship | Portuguese mother, Trinidad & Tobago |
| Billy Andrade | Golf, PGA, 1998 Bell Canadian Open | Bristol, Rhode Island |
| Mary Andrade | Basketball player | WNBA |
| Wesley "Cabbage" Correia | UFC from Hilo Hawaii | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Joe Corvo | Hockey Player, Carolina Hurricanes | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Johnny David | Major League Soccer Athlete, MetroStars, 2004 | Portuguese born |
| Sarah DeCosta | Hockey Olympic Medal | Portuguese ancestry |
| Tino Domingues | NASL Soccer, 1951 | Born in Coimbra |
| Drew Doughty | Hockey Player, LA Kings | Portuguese Mother |
| Sid Fernandez | Baseball Player National League | Portuguese ancestry |
| Lew Fonseca | Famous Baseball player | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Joe (José) Fontes around the world, solo | Circumnavigate the world by east. w. sail boat | Born in Azores, Portugal |
| Wayne Fontes | Coach, Detroit Lions | National Football League |
| Manny Fernandez | Hockey Player, Boston Bruins | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Rockne Freitas | Detroit Lions football player | Hawaii-born of Madeira heritage |
| Jonny Gomes’ | Tampa Bay Devil Rays | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Billy Gonsalves, US Soccer Player | Inducted 1950 to National Soccer Hall of Fame | Born New Bedford of Azorean parents |
| Kurt Gouveia | NFL - Redskins, Eagles, Chargers | Hawaii born |
| Tony Lema | PGA Pro Golf Champion 1957/64 | Madeira/Azorean Parents |
| Davey Lopes | 1st base coach, Washington Nationals, 2006 | Portuguese ancestry |
| James Lopes | Iowa S.U. State champion and record holder | David Lopes' son, Portuguese ancestry |
| Carlos Machado | Anchor Fox Soccer Report | Portuguese ancestry |
| Francisco Marcos | Founder & Pres. USI Soccer League | Bombarral, Portugal |
| Alex Martins | President of the NBA Orlando Magic | Portuguese Parents |
| Billy Martin, Baseball | player/coach: Yankees, Tigers | Azores |
| Mike Martinho, Baseball | All American Div. I, NCAA top 10, 3 point | Parents from Carregal do Sal, Portugal |
| Al Melo | Boxing Champion | US representative, 1924 Olympics |
| Jim Mello, 2 All American Full Back | Fighting Irish, Notre Dame | West Warwick, Rhode Island |
| John P. Motta | Executive V.P., F.A. Football. New Hampshire | Parents from S. Miguel, Azores |
| Dustin Pedroia | Boston Red Sox | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Ticha Penicheiro | Sports, WNBA | Basketball - CA 1998 |
| Mike Pereira | NFL Officiating Director | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Pedro Pinto | Sports announcer and commentator | World Sports, CNN News Network |
| Claudio Reyna, Rangers Player | Capt. of US National Soccer Team | Born, NJ, Portuguese Father, Arg. mother |
| Ephraim (Red) Rocha | Basketball Player, Hawaii Rainbows | Detroit Pistons, Oregon State College |
| Henrique Santos ** | US Fencing Champion, 1942 | Madeira Born |
| Carlos Semedo, Major League Soccer | New England Revolutionaries | Born, Lisbon, Portugal |
| Charlie Silvera | Athlete, Catcher for the NY Yankees | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jose Luis Soares | 1994 Special Olympics Gold Medal | Azores |
| Tim Sylvia | UFC weight champion | Portuguese ancestry |
| Tony Tavares | CEO of the Nats, 2006 | Portuguese ancestry |
| Keith Terceira | Boxing Writer, Historian, and Business Owner | Ancestry St Michael in the Azores |
| Mark Teixeira | Baseball player in 2009 World Series | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jose Theodore | Hockey Player, Washington Capitals | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Robin Ventura | Major league baseball player for L.A. Dodgers | Portuguese Ancestry |
| Fernando Vicente-Ferreira | Davis Cup - Tennis; TV Commentator | born Cascais, Portugal, 1950 | Shane Victorino | Baseball player 2009 World Series | born Hawaii, Portuguese Ancestry |
| Jose Violante | Vice Pres., NBA Europe Basketball | Violante |
| Bernie de Viveiros ** | Major League Baseball Player | Detroit Tigers, 1920's |
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** Portuguese-Americans by Leo Pap
(b) Isaias Gomes dos Santos, Os Portugueses na América do Norte, Sociedade de Geografia
(Lisbon, 1999)