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[edit] Famous natives
- Saint Peter of Rates (? — 60), catholic saint; first bishop of Braga (mythical)
- Saint Félix (9th century), fisherman and local saint (mythical)
- Tomé de Sousa (1503 — 1579), first general-governor of Brazil
- Cego do Maio (1817 — 1884), local hero and fisherman
- Gomes de Amorim (1827 — 1891), poet
- Eça de Queirós (1845 — 1900), very famous and influential novelist
- António Augusto da Rocha Peixoto (1866 — 1909), naturalist and ethnologist
- David José Alves, (1866 — 1924), polititian
- António dos Santos Graça (1882 — 1956), ethnologist
- Blessed Alexandrina of Portugal, (1904 — 1955), was referred to be a saint even while still living
- Diogo Freitas do Amaral (b. 1941), politician, founder of the CDS party, former prime-minister and minister
- Tavares Moreira (b. 1944), economist and former president of the Bank of Portugal
- Other noteworthy natives
- Manuel Amorim - local historian
- Manuel Lopes - ethnologist
- Patrão Lagoa - Fisherman
- Patrão Sérgio - Fisherman
- Lopes da Cruz - Founder of the Portuguese catholic radio
- Flávio Gonçalves - teacher
- Caetano Vasques Calafate - Journalist, writer
- Elísio Martins da Nova - radio-telegrafist of the Portuguese armada
- Ezequiel de Campos - Economist, Engineer, writer
- Manuel Silva - historian
- Maria da Paz Varzim - creator of Maria da Paz Varzim Institute
