List of University of Coimbra people

This is a list of notable alumni and students, from the University of Coimbra.

Alumni

Noted professors and lecturers

Noted professors and lecturers at the University include:

Nobel laureates

• Egas Moniz, (1874 - 1955) Portuguese physician and neurologist. He received many honours and international recognition, culminating with the 1949 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology.

Others

• Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira, (1756 - 1815), naturalist.
• André de Gouveia, (1497 - 1548) head teacher, humanist and pedagogue.
• António Castanheira Neves, (1929), legal philosopher and professor emeritus at the law faculty.
• António de Oliveira Salazar, (1889 - 1970), politician (Prime-Minister and Dictator of Portugal from 1932 to 1968).
• Carlos Mota Pinto, (1936 - 1985), politician (Prime-Minister).
• Domenico Vandelli, (1735 - 1816), Italian naturalist.
• Eduardo Lourenço, (born in 1923), professor, essayist, critic, philosopher, and writer.
• Félix Avelar Brotero, (1744 - 1828), botanist and professor.
• Fernando Távora, (1923 - 2004), renowned Portuguese architect and professor.
• Fernão Lopes de Castanheda, (1500 - 1559), historian, bedel and archivist.
• George Buchanan, (1506 - 1582), a Scottish historian and humanist scholar.
• José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva, (1763 – 1838), Brazilian statesman and naturalist.
• Pedro Nunes, (1502 - 1578), mathematician who is considered to be one of the world’s top mathematicians of his time.
• Sidónio Pais, (1872 - 1918), politician (President in 1918), military, and professor of mathematics.

Noted attendees

Noted persons who graduated from or otherwise attended the University include:

• Adolfo Correia da Rocha, (1907 - 1995), writer, poet and physician. He adopted the name Miguel Torga as a pseudonym.
• Adriano Correia de Oliveira, (1942 - 1982), musician, famous singer and composer of politically engaged folk music in the 60's-70's. (did not graduate)
• Alberto João Jardim, (1943), politician, president of the regional government of Madeira.
• Almeida Garrett, (1799 - 1854), romanticist and writer.
• Álvaro Santos Pereira, (1972), economist and professor.
• Antero de Quental, (1842 - 1891), poet, philosopher, political activist.
• António José de Almeida (1866 - 1929), politician (President), founder of Lisbon and Porto universities.
• António de Almeida Santos (1926), politician and Minister in several occasions.
• António Nobre (1867 - 1900), poet. (did not graduate)
• Aristides Sousa Mendes, (1885 - 1954), diplomat, known for protecting European Jews as a consul in France during World War II against government orders.
• Armindo Freitas-Magalhães (1966), psychologist and researcher, working on the psychology of the human smile.
• Artur Jorge, (1946), football coach and former football player. (did not graduate at this university but in the University of Lisbon)
• Bartolomeu de Gusmão, (1685 - 1724), naturalist, recalled for his early work on lighter-than-air ship design.
• Bernardino Machado, (1851 - 1944), politician (President).
• Carlos de Oliveira (1921 - 1981), poet and novelist.
• Christopher Clavius, (1538 - 1612), German mathematician and astronomer who was the main architect of the modern Gregorian calendar.
• Colin Evans, (1964 - ), Englishman. Considered to be one of the world's leading Commercial Diplomats.
• Eça de Queiroz, (1845 - 1900), novelist, one of the leading intellectuals of the 'Generation of 1870'.
• Fátima Felgueiras, (1954), politician and mayor.
• Fausto Correia, (1951 - 2007), politician, member of the Portuguese Parliament and the Government of Portugal, member of the Parliament of the European Union.
• Fernando Machado Soares, (1930), fado singer, author, judge.
• Gregório de Matos e Guerra, (1636 – 1696), poet and lawyer.
• Guerra Junqueiro, (1850 - 1923), lawyer, politician, member of the Portuguese House of Representatives, journalist, author and poet.
• João Botelho, (1949), film director. (did not graduate)
• João Maria Tudela (1929), singer, musician and entertainer. (did not graduate)
• João Mário Grilo, (1958), film director. (did not graduate)
• João de Deus (1830 - 1896), one of the greatest Portuguese poets of his generation. (did not graduate)
• Jorge Chaminé, baritone born in 1956, Human Rights Medal from the UN and Good Will Ambassador of Music in ME (Music in the Middle East).
• José Adriano Pequito Rebelo, (1892 - 1983), integralist politician and writer.
• José Alberto de Oliveira Anchieta, (1832 - 1897), 19th century explorer and naturalist. (did not graduate)
• José de Anchieta, (1534 - 1597), jesuit missionary, apostle of Brazil, writer and poet.
• José Cid, (1942), singer and composer. (did not graduate)
• José Hipólito Raposo, (1885 - 1953), integralist politician and writer.
• Leão Ramos Ascensão, (1903 - 1980), integralist politician and writer.
• Luís de Almeida Braga, (1890 - 1970), integralist politician and writer.
• Luís Marques Mendes, (1957), politician (former leader of the Social Democratic Party).
• Luís Vaz de Camões, (c. 1524 – 1580), considered Portugal's greatest poet. (did not graduate)
• Manoel da Nóbrega, (1517 - 1570), jesuit priest and first Provincial of the Society of Jesus in colonial Brazil. He was very influential in the early History of Brazil, having participated in the founding of several cities.
• Manuela Azevedo, (1970), singer.
• Manuel Alegre, (1936), poet and politician (member of the Socialist Party).
• Manuel Teixeira Gomes, (1860 - 1941) political figure. (did not graduate)
• Maria de Belém Roseira, (1949), politician (member of the Socialist Party, former minister).
• Marquês de Pombal, (1699 - 1782), Prime Minister to King Joseph I of Portugal throughout his reign.
• Narana Coissoró, (1933), a Portuguese lawyer and politician.
• Nicolau Tolentino de Almeida, (1740 - 1811), foremost Portuguese satirical poet of the 18th century
• Ruy Luís Gomes, (1905 – 1984), a Portuguese mathematician.
• Salgado Zenha, (1923 - 1993), left-wing politician and lawyer.
• Teófilo Braga, (1843 - 1924), politician (President), writer and playwright.
• Valentim Loureiro, (1938), military major, politician, mayor, and a former football club chairman. (did not graduate)
• Vergílio Ferreira, (1916 - 1996), writer and teacher.
• Zeca Afonso, (1929 - 1987), singer, songwriter and poet. A notable left-winger whose music is considered a symbol of the Carnation Revolution.