List of residents of Póvoa de Varzim
- List of residents of Póvoa de Varzim
=Famous natives=
*Saint Peter of Rates (? — 60), catholic saint; first bishop of Braga (mythical)
*Saint Felix the Hermit (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 Queiroz (1845 — 1900), very famous and influential novelist
*António Augusto da Rocha Peixoto (1866 — 1909), naturalist and ethnologist
*David José Alves, (1866 — 1924), politician
*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
*Aurelino Costa (b. 1956), poet
;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
Moved
*Agustina Bessa-Luís
*Camilo Castelo Branco (did not live in the city, but was regularly in the city for entertainment and gambling)
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