Famous People in Portugal
Who is the most famous person in Portugal?
- Antonio Guterres (Secretary-general of the United Nations)
- Cristiano Ronaldo
- Jose Saramago (writer)
- Jose Mourinho
- Luis Figo
- Amalia Rodrigues (singer)
- Alvaro Siza Viera (architect)
- Sara Sampaio
- Antonio Horta Osorio (banker)
- Daniela Ruah
What Celebrities live (or already lived) in Portugal?
Celebrities are buying up property in Portugal. Here you have one small list of the most famous residents in Portugal:
- Madonna is living in a luxury palace in Lisbon. She shares it with her children Lourdes, Rocco, David, Mercy, and twins Estere and Stella. Her son David Banda is playing football for Benfica’s youth team.
- Scarlett Johansson bought an apartment in the trendy Príncipe Real neighborhood of Lisbon.
- Bonnie Tyler has owned a house in Albufeira (Algarve Region).
- Cliff Richards has a villa with a vineyard in Guia, near Albufeira (Algarve Region).
- Michael Fassbender bought a luxury apartment in the Alfama neighborhood (Lisbon). The apartment has an extraordinary overlooking of the Tagus river.
- Monica Bellucci bought a palace in the Alfama neighborhood. She is decorating her 3-story house with the help of an Italian interior architect.
- Christian Louboutin has a palace in Lisbon, and he will open a 5-star hotel in Alentejo Region soonly.
- John Malkovich has been working and visiting Lisbon several times. He invested in businesses like the Lux Fragil (bar), and the Bica do Sapato restaurant in Lisbon.
- Eric Cantona acquired an apartment in Lisbon and decided to invest in the Portuguese real estate market.
- Garrett McNamara beat the world record of Guinness, by the giant wave ever surfed. He placed Nazare on the map as a mandatory stop for surfers to improve their art. Garrett McNamara acquired a house in Nazare and Sintra.
- Ronan Keating bought a house in the famous Quinta do Lago in Algarve Region.
- Philippe Starck (interior designer) has a house in Cascais.
- Noah Lennox (singer) changed the US for Portugal several years ago and settled in Lisbon.
Famous People who visited Portugal
Portugal is on the up and up. Since 2018, Portugal has consecutively won various awards. The World Travel Awards recognized and rewarded Portugal for its excellence in tourism service and responsible travel.
- Lenny Kravitz
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- David Cameron
- Jeremy Irons
- Greta Thunberg
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