List of Angolans

Notable people from the Central/Southern African nation of Angola include:

Clergy

• Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (born 1931), Roman Catholic bishop of Benguela, Angola since 1975
• Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Archbishop
• Damião António Franklin (born 1950), Roman Catholic Archbishop
• Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1925), Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1977 to 2001

Military

• João de Matos, military general
• Nzingha, 17th century queen of the Ndongo and Matamba Kingdoms of the Mbundu people in southwestern Africa - also known as Ana de Sousa Nzinga Mbande

Musicians

• Waldemar Bastos (born 1954), pop musician
• Bonga (born 1943), singer-songwriter of Angolan folk music including Semba
• Paulo Flores (born 1972), Semba musician
• Teta Lando
• Neide Van-Dúnem (born 1986), singer-songwriter of popular music (Kizomba e Semba)

Politicians

• Nito Alves, member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), founding member and former president of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Américo Boavida (1923–1968), physician and member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Maria Mambo Café (born 1945), politician
• Boaventura Cardoso (born 1944), Former Minister of Culture
• Abel Apalanga Chivukuvuku, politician, member of UNITA, and member of the Pan-African Parliament
• Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), secretary of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• António Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
• José Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942), current President of Angola
• Efigênia dos Santos Lima Clemente, member of the Pan-African Parliament
• Aguinaldo Jaime, current deputy Prime Minister of Angola
• Almerindo Jaka Jamba (born 1949), politician, rebel and former leader of UNITA
• Lúcio Lara, founding member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Ana Dias Lourenço, Minister of Planning from 1999
• Paulo Lukamba (born 1954), politician, rebel and leader of UNITA from 2002 to 2003
• Marcolino José Carlos Moco (born 1953), Prime Minister of Angola from 1992 to 1996
• José Pedro de Morais (born 1955), Minister of Finance since 2002
• Venâncio da Silva Moura (1934–1999), Minister of External Relations from 1992 to 1999
• Lopo do Nascimento (born 1942), first Prime Minister of Angola serving from 1975 to 1978
• Dr, António Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), first President of Angola serving from 1975 to 1979
• Pitra Neto (born 1958), Minister of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security from 1992
• Domingos Manuel Njinga, member of the Pan-African Parliament
• Anália de Victória Pereira (1941–2008), leader of the Liberal Democratic Party
• Holden Roberto (1923–2007), politician, Founding member of the National Front for the Liberation of Angola
• Isaías Samakuva (born 1946), politician, and current leader of UNITA
• Jonas Savimbi (1934–2002), politician and rebel leader of UNITA
• Paulo Teixeira Jorge (born 1934), Minister of External Relations from 1976 to 1984
• Fernando José de França Dias Van-Dúnem (born 1952), Prime Minister of Angola from 1991 to 1992 and from 1996 to 1999
• Jerónimo Elavoko Wanga, member of the Pan-African Parliament

Hugo Azancot de Menezes, Founding member of the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola

Athletes

• Akwá (born 1977), soccer player, Parliament member (MPLA)
• Flávio Amado (born 1979), soccer player
• Mantorras (born 1982), soccer player
• Rui Marques (born 1977), soccer player
• Ze Kalanga, soccer player
• Nando Rafael (born 1984), soccer player

Writers

• Henrique Abranches (born 1932), poet
• José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Portuguese-Angolan journalist and fiction writer
• José de Fontes Pereira (1838–1891), early Angolan journalist
• António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet
• Alda Lara (1930–1962), poet
• Rafael Marques, journalist
• Pepetela (born 1941), fiction writer
• Óscar Ribas (1909–2004), novelist

Others

• Depara (1928–1997), photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo
• André Action Diakité Jackson, chief administrator of Africa's diamond industry
• Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer
• Chilala Moco (born 1977), photographer
• Leila Lopes (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011

See also

• List of Angola-related topics