List of Angolans

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)

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 (born 1925), 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
 * 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
 * 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), 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