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Notable people from Angola include:

Athletes

• Akwá (born 1977), footballer, Parliament member (MPLA)
• Flávio Amado (born 1979), footballer
• Didi, footballer
• Ze Kalanga (born 1983), footballer
• Mantorras (born 1982), footballer
• Rui Marques (born 1977), footballer
• Nando Rafael (born 1984), footballer
• Manuel Sala (born 1982), footballer
• Simão (Angolan footballer) (born 1976)

Artists

Clergy

• Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (1931–2020), Roman Catholic bishop of Benguela since 1975 until 2008
• Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Archbishop
• Damião António Franklin (1950–2014), Roman Catholic Archbishop
• Alexandre do Nascimento (1925–2024), Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1977 to 2001

Military

• João de Matos (1955–2017), 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

• Aline Frazão (born 1988), singer/songwriter
• Anselmo Ralph (born 1981), singer/songwriter
• Bonga (born 1943), singer/songwriter of Angolan folk music including Semba
• Mylson (born 1994)
• Paulo Flores (born 1972), Semba musician

Photographers

• Chilala Moco (born 1977), photographer
• Depara (1928–1997), photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Politicians

• Nito Alves (1945–1977), member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), founding member and former president of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Mawete João Baptista, ambassador
• Américo Boavida (1923–1968), physician and member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Maria Mambo Café (1945–2013), politician
• Boaventura Cardoso (born 1944), former Minister of Culture
• Abel Apalanga Chivukuvuku (born 1957), politician, member of UNITA, and member of the Pan-African Parliament
• Carlos Contreiras, President of the Republican Party
• Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), secretary of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• Alfredo Junqueira Dala, National Assembly member
• António Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
• Jose Antonio Dias, minister for geology and mines, 1994
• José Eduardo dos Santos (born 1942), President of Angola 1979–2017
• Efigênia dos Santos Lima Clemente, member of the Pan-African Parliament
• Aguinaldo Jaime (born 1954), current Deputy Prime Minister of Angola
• Almerindo Jaka Jamba (born 1949), politician, former leader of UNITA
• Maria Monteiro Jardin, Angolan minister for fisheries, 1994
• Antónino Filipe Tchiyulo Jeremias, politician for the UNITA
• Lúcio Lara (1929–2016), founding member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• João Lourenço (born 1954), politician, third president of Angola (from 2017)
• Maria Haller (1923–2006), ambassador and writer
• Ana Dias Lourenço (born 1957), Minister of Planning from 1999
• Abel Xavier Nzuzi Lubota, Angolan politician, National Assembly member
• Paulo Lukamba Gato (born 1954), politician, rebel and leader of UNITA from 2002 to 2003
• Idalino Manuel Mendes, Angolan minister for industry
• 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
• 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
• José Patrício, ambassador to the UN
• Alberto Paulino, politician, and National Assembly of Angola member
• 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 leader of UNITA
• Anastácio Artur Ruben Sicato, politician for the UNITA
• Maria Elizabeth Simbrão de Carvalho, ambassador
• 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 (1934–2007), member of the Pan-African Parliament

Writers

See: List of Angolan writers

• Henrique Abranches (1932–2004), poet
• Antero Abreu (1927–2017), poet
• José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Angola born Portuguese journalist and fiction writer
• Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), poet and politician
• Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), poet
• Dulce Braga (born 1958)
• Lisa Castel (born 1955), writer and journalist
• Alberto Graves Chakussanga (1978–2010), murdered Angolan radio journalist
• Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900–1960), poet
• Viriato da Cruz (1928–1973), poet
• Lopito Feijóo (born 1963), poet
• Isabel Ferreira (born 1958)
• Ernesto Lara Filho (1932–1977), poet
• António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet and political activist
• Sousa Jamba (born 1966), Anglophone journalist and novelist
• Alda Lara (1930–1962), poet
• Amélia da Lomba (born 1961), writer and journalist
• Rafael Marques (born 1971), journalist
• Manuel Rui Monteiro (born 1941), poet
• Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), poet
• Ondjaki (born 1977), poet, novelist and dramatist
• Pepetela, pen-name of Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), writer of fiction
• José de Fontes Pereira (1838–1891), early Angolan journalist
• Wanda Ramos (1948–1998)
• Oscar Ribas (1909–2004), novelist
• Alcides Sakala Simões (born 1953)
• Ana de Santana (born 1960)
• Arnaldo Santos (born 1936), poet
• Paula Tavares (born 1952), poet
• José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), short-story writer and novelist
• Uanhenga Xitu (1924–2014), writer and nationalist

Other

• Leila Lopes (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011
• Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer
• Adjany Costa (born 1990), conservationist and ichthyologist
• Carlos Fernandes, LGBT rights activist

See also

• Demographics of Angola
• List of Angola-related topics
• List of Portuguese-language poets

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