Hélder

Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-).

The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder include:


 * Hélder Fragueiro Antunes, a Portugues-American executive
 * Hélder Barbosa (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Cabral (born 1984), Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Catalão (born 1955), Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Cristóvão (born 1971), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called Hélder
 * Hélder Costa (born 1994), Angola-born Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Costa (playwright) (born 1939), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in Paris
 * Hélder Muianga (born 1976), Mozambican football player
 * Hélder Esteves (born 1977), Portuguese football striker
 * Helder Francisco Malauene, Mozambican politician
 * Hélder Macedo (born 1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writer
 * Hélder Maurílio (born 1988), Brazilian footballer
 * Hélder Prista Monteiro (1922–1994), Portuguese absurdist playwright
 * Hélder Graça Neto (born 1982), Angolan footballer
 * Hélder Postiga (born 1982), Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Lima Queiroz (born 1963), Brazilian zoologist
 * Hélder Rosário (born 1980), Portuguese footballer
 * Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer