Seu Jorge

Seu Jorge

male, 39 years old
Seu Jorge is a Brazilian musician, composer, and actor. Born Jorge Mário da Silva, he was raised in a favela in the city of Belford Roxo in the B...
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II

male, deceased (2005)
Pope John Paul II born (May 18, 1920, Wadowice, Poland – April 2, 2005, Vatican City) reigned as the 264th Pope of the Catholic Church and So...
Henry The Navigator

Henry The Navigator

male, deceased (1460)
Infante Henrique, Duke of Viseu <small>KG</small> (Porto, March 4, 1394-Sagres, November 13, 1460); pron.), was an "infante" (prince) of the...
Gil Vicente

Gil Vicente

male, deceased (1536)
Gil Vicente <small>&lt;/small> (born c. 1465; died c.1536 or 1537) was a Portuguese playwright and poet who acted in and directed his own plays....
Olavo Bilac

Olavo Bilac

male, deceased (1918)
Olavo Brás Martins dos Guimarães Bilac was a Brazilian poet of the Parnassian school. Considered one of the greatest poets ever to write in Po...
Ferdinand Magellan

Ferdinand Magellan

male, deceased (1521)
Ferdinand Magellan ; Spring 1480-April 27, 1521, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines) was a Portuguese-born maritime explorer who, at the service of...
Mia Couto

Mia Couto

male, 54 years old
Mia Couto, pron. (b.5 July 1955 Beira, Mozambique), is considered this southeast African nation's foremost creative writer. His works in...
Pepetela

Pepetela

male, 68 years old
Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos is a major Angolan writer of fiction. He writes under the name Pepetela. A white Angolan, Pepetela fought a...
John Of God

John Of God

male, deceased (1550)
John of God (Spanish: Juan de Dios; Portuguese: João de Deus; 8 March 1495 - 8 March 1550) was a Portuguese-born friar and saint, who has become o...
Manu Chao

Manu Chao

male, 48 years old
Manu Chao is a French, Spanish, Galician-Portuguese, English language singer of Galician origins. He is also occasionally credited as Oscar Tramor.