List of Cape Verdeans
This article is a list of famous people related to Cape Verde.
The words “Cabo Verdean” are not always used to express the same notions. They can be used to express:
- People who were born in Cape Verde and/or were raised in Cape Verde, generally having lived most of their lives in Cape Verde and who ethnically identify themselves as Cape Verdeans.
- People who may or may not have born in Cape Verde, having lived most of their lives outside Cape Verde, having a different nationality than Cape Verdean. Many of these people also have Cape Verdean nationality. Most of these people ethnically identify themselves as Cape Verdeans, having strong ties with Cape Verde and Cape Verdean culture.
- People who were not born in Cape Verde but with one or both parents being of one of the two criteria above. Since the ties between Cape Verdean descendants and Cape Verde are usually long lasting, these people often consider themselves as being “Cape Verdeans”.
1. Cape Verdean people
Actors
Artists
Models
Amber Rose
Music – singers, musicians & composers
- Mayra Andrade (1985– ), singer, living in France
- Bana (1932–2013), singer
- Bau (1962– ), musician, composer
- Teófilo Chantre (1964– ), musician, living in France
- Bela Duarte, artist
- Cesária Évora (1941–2011), singer and global popularizer of morna and coladeira
- Fantcha (1956– ), singer
- Ana Firmino (1953– ), singer, living in Portugal
- Johnny Drama Alves (196?- ), rapper, singer, musician, songwriter
- Jotamont (1912–1988), composer of morna
- Ildo Lobo (1953–2004), singer with Os Tubarões
- Suzanna Lubrano (1975– ), zouk singer, living in Netherlands
- Vasco Martins (1956– ), musician, composer
- Karin Mensah (1965- ), jazz singer and music educator living in Italy
- Manuel de Novas (1938–2009), composer
- Tito Paris (1963– ), musician, composer, singer, living in Portugal
- Vuca Pinheiro (1948– ), musician, composer
- Fernando Quejas (1922–2005), singer and songwriter
- Gil Semedo (1974– ), singer, composer, living in Netherlands
- Armando Zeferino Soares (1920–2007), composer of the famous song “Sodade”
- Eugénio Tavares (1867–1930), greatest composer of morna
- Tcheka (1973– ), singer, composer, musician
- Antoninho Travadinha, violinist
- Paulino Vieira, composer, singer, musician, living in Portugal
- Dona Tututa (1919-2014), composer and a pianist
Poets
- Terencio Anahory (1934-, journalist and poet.[1]
- Aguinaldo Fonseca (1922-2014)
- Arménio Vieira (1941– ), journalist
- Eugénio Tavares (1867–1930)
- Gabriel Mariano (1928–2002), poet and an essayist
- Manuel de Novas (1938–2009), poet, composer
- Ovídio Martins (1928–1999), poet, journalist
- Sergio Frusoni (1901–1975), Cape Verdean poet of Italian descent and promoter of the Cape Verdean Creole language
- Dr. Azágua (19- -), Poet, writer and author, political activist and educator.
- José Luis Hopffer Cordeiro Almada, (1961-), Poet, writer and author, political activist, and attorney.
Politicians
- Abílio Duarte (1931–1996) (1931–1996)
- Aristides Pereira (1923–2011), former President of Cape Verde
- António Mascarenhas Monteiro (1944– ), former President of Cape Verde
- Corsino Fortes (1933– ), ambassador, writer
- Carlos Veiga (1949– ), former Prime Minister of Cape Verde
- Honório Barreto (1813–1859), was a governor of the Portuguese Guinea
- José Maria Neves (1960– ), Prime Minister of Cape Verde
- Pedro Pires (1934), former Prime Minister of Cape Verde; former President of Cape Verde
Professors and Academics
Dr. Ricardo Rosa University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Dr. Donaldo Macedo University of Massachusetts Boston
Dr. Jose M. Cruz, University of Connecticut, School of Business
Sports
Athletics
- Carlos Almeida (1968– ), long distance runner
- Isménia do Frederico (1971– ), sprinter
- Alfayaya Embalo, sprinter
- Lidiane Lopes (1994– ), sprinter
- Sonia Lopes (1975– ), middle distance and long-distance runner
- Denielsan Martins (1987– ), sprinter
- Eva Pereira (1989– ), middle distance and long-distance runner
- Ruben Sança (1986– ), long-distance runner
- Lenira Santos (1987– ), sprinter
- Euclides Varela (1982– ), long-distance runner
- António Zeferino (1966– ), long-distance runner
Boxing
- Flavio Furtado (1978– )
Basketball
- Walter Tavares (1992– )
- Dana Barros
Football (Soccer)
- Bijou Davidson (1986– )
- Paulo Dos Santos (1973– )
Writers
- António Aurélio Gonçalves, short story writer.[1]
- António Nunes (1901-1984), academic and short story writer.[1]
- Baltasar Lopes da Silva (1907–1989), writer, poet, linguist
- Corsino Fortes (1933– ), poet
- Germano Almeida (1945– ), author, lawyer
- Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (1919–2006), writer, doctor, author
- Ivone Ramos (1926– ), poet
- Jorge Barbosa (1902–1971), poet, writer
- João Cleófas Martins (1901–1970), photographer, author
- Manuel Lopes (1907–2005), novelist, poet, essayist
- Onésimo da Silveira (1935-), politician and writer.[1]
- Orlanda Amarilis (1924– )
- Viriato de Barros
- Yolanda Morazzo (1928– )
2. Cape Verdean people with other than Cape Verdean nationality
Actors
Artists
Beauty Queens
Models
Music – singers, musicians & composers
- Boy Gé Mendes (1952– ), Senegalese musician, singer and composer, founder of Paris-based Cape Verdean music bands “Cabo Verde Show”, “Mendes e Mendes” and “Mendes e Mendes & O'asah”
- Maria de Barros, Senegalese-born, Mauritanian-grown singer, now living in United States
- Lura (1975– ), Portuguese-born singer
Poets
Rosendo Évora Brito (1937- ) Cape Verdean Poet and author, political activist Dr. Azágua, Capeverdean Poet, writer and author, political activist and educator. Leão Vulcão, Capeverdean Poet, writer and author. Rei d'Alcatraz Capeverdean Poet, writer and author.
Politicians
- Evandro Carvalho, American politician
- Vinny deMacedo (1965– )
Professors and Academics
Sports
Athletics
- Márcio Fernandes, (1983-), paralympic javelin thrower
Basketball
- João Gomes (1985– )
Boxing
- Aalviar Lima (1978– )
- Miguel Dias (1968– )
Football (Soccer)
- Cafú (1977– )
- Dady (1981– )
- Gélson Fernandes (1986– ) naturalized Swiss, plays for Switzerland
- José Emilio Furtado (1983– )
- José Veiga (1976– )
- Nélson Veiga (1978– )
- Pedro Pelé (1978– )
- Toni Varela (1986– )
Writers
3. Cape Verdean descendants
Actors
- Sara Martins (1977- ), Portuguese-born French actress
- Anika Noni Rose (1972– ), United States actress, singer
- Chelsea Tavares (1991– ), United States actress, singer
- Michael Beach (1963– ), United States actor
- Lena Horne (1917–2010), United States singer, actress, civil rights activist.
- Ashley Holliday (1985– ), United States actress
Artists
- Lindsay Grace, United States game designer
- Carlito Rezende (1972- ), painter
- Mito Elias, (1965- ) painter
Beauty Queens
- Mildred Almeida was Miss Massachusetts in 1951
- Tatiana Silva (1985– ), was Miss Belgium in 2005
- Tiara Christine dos Santos 2000-2010 miss junior Georgia
Models
- Amber Rose (1983– ), United States model, recording artist, actress and socialite
Music – singers, musicians & composers
- Blu Cantrell (1976– ), United States soul singer-songwriter, musician (drums and guitar), Scatter producer
- Elvis "E-Life" de Oliveira, Dutch rapper from Rotterdam
- Elle Varner (1989– ), United States singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
- Eddy "Eddy Fort Moda Grog" Fortes, Dutch rapper from Rotterdam
- Horace Ward Martin "Horace Silver" Tavares Silva (1928– ), hard bop United States Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader
- Johnny Rodrigues (1951- ), singer (not to be confused with American singer Johnny Rodriguez born the same year)
- Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes (1971–2002), United States rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer and was a member of Hip-Hop group TLC
- Masspike Miles (1980– ), United States singer
- Paul Pena (1950–2005), United States singer, songwriter and guitarist
- Paul Gonsalves (1920–1974), United States musician-woodwinds and tenor saxophone
- Pebbles (1964– ), United States radio presenter, personality and voice-over artist
- Sara Tavares (1978– ), Portuguese singer
- Tavares Brothers (1959– ), United States R&B, Funk and Soul music group
Poets
Politicians
- Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973), Guinea-Bissau nationalist politician
Professors and Academics
- Charles Manuel "Sweet Daddy" Grace (1881 or 1884–1960), United States Bishop
- Peter J. Gomes (1942–2011), United States Preacher and Theologian, Harvard University
- Lindsay Grace, American University
Sports
American Football
- Stephen Cooper (1979– ) United States American football player
- Tony Gonzalez (1976– ) United States American football player
- Wayne Fontes (1940– ) United States American football player
Athletics
- Henry Andrade (1962– ), United States hurdler
- Nelson Cruz (1977– ), Portuguese long distance runner
Baseball
- Davey Lopes (1945– ) United States baseball player
- Wayne Gomes (1973– ) United States baseball player
Boxing
- Demetrius "The Best" Andrade (1988– ) United States boxer
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler (1954– ) United States boxer
Basketball NBA
- Charles D. Smith (1965– ) United States basketball player
- Dana Barros (1967– ) United States basketball player
- Ryan Gomes (1982– ) United States basketball player
Football (Soccer)
- Cecilio Lopes (1979– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- David Mendes da Silva (1982– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- Guy Ramos (1985– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- Henrik Larsson (1971– ) Swedish football (soccer) player
- Jerson Cabral (1991– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- Lerin Duarte (1990– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- Luc Castaignos (1992– ) Dutch football (soccer) player
- Nani (1986– ) Portuguese football (soccer) player
- Manuel Fernandes (1986– ) Portuguese football (soccer) player
- Patrick Vieira (1976– ) French football (soccer) player
Golfers
- Gary Holman, nicknamed "Jordan Spieth of the Granite City." Gary is famed for a rolls royce swing, and a hustling handicap that normally ensures a minimum of 46 stableford points.
Other Sports
- Cynthia Barboza (1987– ), United States volleyball player
Writers
- Patrick Rodrigues (1985-), United States entrepreneur, filmmaker and credited as the creator of Cape Verdean Beautiful People www.iamcvbp.com
- Mike Costa (1957- ), United States comedy writer, filmmaker
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Janheinz Jahn; Ulla Schild; Almut Nordmann Seiler (1972). Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag. pp. 401–2. ISBN 978-3-7711-0153-4.