The people listed below were all born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal.
Saints and religion Saint Peter of Rates (? — 60), Catholic saint; mythology Saint Felix the Hermit (9th century?), Catholic saint; mythology Blessed Alexandrina of Balazar (1904 — 1955), Catholic mystic José da Sacra Família (1788 — 1858), friar and Catholic missionary D. Joaquim Gonçalves (1936, Fafe — 2013, Póvoa de Varzim), bishop
Literature Gomes de Amorim (1827 — 1891), poet Eça de Queiroz (1845 — 1900), novelist Agustina Bessa-Luís Camilo Castelo Branco Daniel Hompesch (1948, Liege — 2017, Póvoa de Varzim), painter
Discovery Age & imperialism Tomé de Sousa (1503 — 1579), first general-governor of Brazil Diogo Dias de São Pedro, captain of the Portuguese armada, liberator of Bahia, Brazil António Cardia, Judge/Mayor of Póvoa de Varzim, liberator of Pernambuco, Brazil Garcia d'Ávila, Bandeirante in Brazil
Ethnography and local politics Relevant people on subjects of local importance, such as ethnographic studies, history and politics: Cego do Maio (1817 — 1884), local hero and fisherman António Augusto da Rocha Peixoto (1866 — 1909), naturalist and ethnologist David José Alves (1866 — 1924), politician António dos Santos Graça (1882 — 1956), ethnologist Elísio Martins da Nova, radio-telegrafist of the Portuguese armada Manuel Silva (1869 — 1941), historian Maria da Paz Varzim, creator of the Maria da Paz Varzim Institute
Politics and economics Diogo Freitas do Amaral (b. 1941), politician, founder of the CDS party, former prime minister and minister Tavares Moreira (b. 1944), economist and former president of the Bank of Portugal Miguel Cadilhe (b. 1944), economist and former finance minister Manuel Francisco de Almeida Brandão (1837-1902), capitalist, Portuguese Progressist party, mayor of Póvoa de Varzim
Television Sandra Sousa, TV presenter, journalist
Sports Alves brothers Bruno Alves Geraldo Alves (footballer, born 1980) Júlio Regufe Alves Rui Costa (cyclist) Hélder Postiga Fábio Coentrão Bino (footballer) António Lima Pereira Aurora Cunha