List of Angolans

Notable people from Angola include:

Athletes

• Akwá (born 1977), footballer, Parliament member (MPLA)
• Flávio Amado (born 1979), footballer
• Ze Kalanga (born 1983), footballer
• Mantorras (born 1982), footballer
• Rui Marques (born 1977), footballer
• Nando Rafael (born 1984), footballer
• Manel "Prodígio" Kape (born 1993), mixed martial artist

Clergy

• Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (1931-2020), Roman Catholic bishop of Benguela since 1975 until 2008[1]
• Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Archbishop[2]
• Damião António Franklin (1950-2014), Roman Catholic Archbishop[3]
• Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1925), Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1977 to 2001[4]

Military

• João de Matos (1955-2017), military general[5]
• 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[6]
• Anselmo Ralph (born 1981), singer/songwriter[7]
• Anna Joyce (born 1987), singer/songwriter[8]
• Artur Nunes (1950-1977) singer/songwriter of Angolan soul music during the Angolan Civil War
• Bonga (born 1943), singer/songwriter of Angolan folk music including Semba[9]
• Paulo Flores (born 1972), Semba musician[10]
• Toty Sa'Med (born 1989), singer/songwriter[11]

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
• António Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
• 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
• Lúcio Lara (1929-2016), founding member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 1954), politician, third president of Angola (from 2017)
• Ana Dias Lourenço (1957), 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
• 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
• 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
• 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), Portuguese-Angolan journalist and fiction writer^[Gikandi]
• Fernando Costa Andrade (born 1936), poet^[Jahn]
• Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), poet and politician^[Jahn]
• Mario António (born 1934), poet^[Jahn]
• Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), poet
• Geraldo Bessa Victor (born 1917), poet^[Jahn]
• Dulce Braga (born 1958)
• António Cardoso (born 1933), short story writer^[Jahn]
• Mendes de Carvalho, writing as Uanhenga Xitu, politician and Africanist writer in Portuguese and Kimbundu^[Gikandi][12]
• Lisa Castel (born 1955), writer and journalist
• Alberto Graves Chakussanga (1978–2010), murdered Angolan radio journalist
• Maria João Chipalavela[13]
• Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900–1960), poet^[Jahn]
• Viriato da Cruz (1928-1973), poet^[Jahn]
• Alexandre Dáskalos (born 1924), poet[14]
• Maria Alexandre Dáskalos (born 1957)[15] ^[Jahn]
• Raul David (born 1918)[16]
• Lopito Feijóo (born 1963), poet[17]
• Isabel Ferreira (born 1958)
• Ernesto Lara Filho (1932–1977), poet[18]
• Domingos Florentino (born 1953)[19]
• Henrique Guerra (born 1937), short story writer^[Jahn]
• Duque Kate Hama (born 1963)[20]
• António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet and political activist^{[Gikandi] [Jahn]}
• Sousa Jamba (born 1966), Anglophone journalist and novelist[21][22]
• Kandjila (born 1973)[23]
• Luis Kandjimbo (born 1960), essayist and critic[24]
• Dia Kassembe (born 1946), Francophone writer and novelist[25]
• Alda Lara (1930–1962), poet
• Manuel de Santos Lima (born 1935)[26] ^[Jahn]
• Amélia da Lomba (born 1961), writer and journalist
• Reis Luís, or "Mbwanga" (born 1968), Portuguese-language novelist[27]
• João Maimona (born 1955), poet and essayist[28]
• Rafael Marques (born 1971), journalist
• André Massaki (born 1923), politician and writer^[Jahn]
• Joaqim Dias Cordeiro da Matta (1857–1894), folklorist^[Jahn]
• Cikakata Mbalundu (Aníbal Simões) (born 1955)[29]
• Manuel Rui Monteiro (born 1941), poet^[Gikandi][30]
• Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), poet^{[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]}
• Frederico Ningi (born 1959), poet, journalist[31]
• Ondjaki (born 1977), poet, novelist and dramatist
• Ernesto Cochat Osório (1917–2002), doctor and poet^[Jahn]
• Pepetela, pen-name of Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), writer of fiction^[Gikandi]
• José de Fontes Pereira (1838–1891), early Angolan journalist
• Wanda Ramos (1948–1998)
• Inácio Rebelo de Andrade (born 1935)[32]
• Oscar Ribas (1909–2004), novelist^[Jahn]
• Alcides Sakala Simões (born 1953)[33]
• Ana de Santana (born 1960)
• Aires de Almeida Santos[34]
• Arnaldo Santos (born 1936), poet^[Jahn]
• Maria Perpétua Candeias da Silva, teacher and short story writer^[Jahn]
• Rosa Soares[35] novelist (born 1996)
• Paula Tavares (born 1952), poet
• Timóteo Ulika (Cornélio Caley)[36]
• José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), short-story writer and novelist^{[Gikandi] [Jahn]}
• Uanhenga Xitu (1924-2014), writer and nationalist
• Mota Yekenha (born 1962)[37]

Other

• Leila Lopes (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011
• Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer
• Adjany Costa (born 1990), conservationist and ichthyologist[38]

See also

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

References

1. Bishop Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga catholic-hierarchy.org
2. Manuel Franklin da Costa catholic-hierarchy.org
3. "Archbishop Damião António Franklin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
4. Alexandre do Nascimento catholic-hierarchy.org
5. "Angola admits involvement in Congo" 31 August 1998, BBC News
6. Aline Frazão
7. Anselmo Ralph
8. http://platinaline.com/anna-joyce-regressa-aos-singles-tema-destino/
9. Davis, Clive (2009) "Bonga Bairro", The Sunday Times, 18 January 2009
10. "Singing Gift Contributes to Yola Semedo's Music Quality". Angola Times. 11 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2010.
11. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-43401024
12. Georg M. Gugelberger, Marxism and African literature, p. 147.
13. "Maria João Chipalavela", Nação Ovimbundu.org
14. "Alexandre Dáskalos", Nação Ovimbundu.org
15. "Maria Alexandre Dáskalos", Nação Ovimbundu.org
16. "Raul David", Nação Ovimbundu.org
17. Patrick Chabal, The Post-Colonial Literature of Lusophone Africa, 1996, pp. 159–60.
18. "Ernesto Lara Filho", Nação Ovimbundu.org
19. "Domingos Florentino", Nação Ovimbundu.org
20. "Duque Kate Hama", Nação Ovimbundu.org
21. Rogers, Sean. "Sousa Jamba". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 18 February 2009. Accessed 17 February 2011.
22. "Sousa Jamba", Nação Ovimbundu.org
23. "Kandjila", Nação Ovimbundu.org
24. "Luís Kandjimbo (Luís Domingos)", Nação Ovimbundu.org
25. "Dia Kassembe". Aflit.arts.uwa.edu.au. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
26. "Manuel de Santos Lima", Nação Ovimbundu.org
27. Livro ´´À conquista da dispersão à Kianda`` é lançado quinta-feira, ANGOP, 3 October 2010
28. João Maimona – Plural Editores Archived 5 September 2014 at the Wayback Machine
29. "Cikakata Mbalundu (Aníbal Simões)", Nação Ovimbundu.org
30. "Manuel Rui Monteiro" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-11.
31. "Frederico Ningi", Nação Ovimbundu.org
32. "Inácio Rebelo de Andrade", Nação Ovimbundu.org
33. "Alcides Sakala Simões", Nação Ovimbundu.org
34. "Aires de Almeida Santos", Nação Ovimbundu.org
36. "Timóteo Ulika (Cornélio Caley)", Nação Ovimbundu.org
37. "Mota Yekenha", Nação Ovimbundu.org
38. https://www.nationalgeographic.org/find-explorers/adjany-costa

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