List of people from São Vicente, Cape Verde

This article is a list of people from the island of São Vicente, Cape Verde. This is a list of people native to the island. The list is ordered by area.

Mindelo

 * Hernani Almeida, musician
 * Bana, singer
 * Bau, singer
 * João Branco, theatrical actor, resident since 1991
 * Hermínia da Cruz Fortes, singer
 * Francisco Xavier da Cruz, better known as B. Leza, singer
 * Henrique ben David, 20th-century footballer
 * Delmiro, footballer
 * Humberto Duarte Fonseca, scientist
 * Vera Duarte, politician
 * Edivândio (Sequeira Reis), footballer
 * Djô d'Eloy, singer
 * Emerson da Luz, footballer
 * Cesária Évora, singer
 * Fantcha, singer
 * Manuel Ferreira, writer lived in the 1940s and the 1950s
 * Sérgio Ferreira, writer
 * Manuel Figueira, artist
 * Tchalé Figueira, artist
 * Aguinaldo Fonseca, writer
 * Corsino Fortes, writer, politician
 * Paula Fortes, independence activist
 * Eddy Fort Moda Grog, rapper
 * Sergio Frusoni, writer, poet
 * António Aurélio Gonçalves, writer
 * Carlos Filipe Gonçalves, writer
 * Vagner Gonçalves, footballer
 * Thierry Graça, footballer
 * Jorge Kadú, footballer
 * Belinda Lima, singer
 * Daniel Batista Lima, footballer currently resides in Greece
 * Leão Lopes – Community Developer, Documentary-Maker, Politician
 * Manuel Lopes, writer
 * João Cleófas Martins, writer
 * Ovídio Martins, poet
 * Georgina Mello, CPLP director-general
 * Thomas Miller, English cricketer
 * Eddy Moreno, singer
 * Oswaldo (or Osvaldo) Osório Alcantarâ, writer
 * Tito Paris singer
 * Péricles Pereira, footballer (soccer player)
 * Carlos Ponck, footballer
 * Luísa Queirós, artist
 * Elisângelo Ramos, producer and radio broadcaster
 * Gualberto do Rosário, politician
 * Steevan dos Santos, footballer/soccer player
 * Ailton Silva, footballer
 * José Lopes da Silva, poet
 * Onésimo Silveira, politician and writer
 * Jenifer Solidade, singer
 * Manuel Inocêncio Sousa, politician
 * Sténio (dos Santos), footballer
 * Dona Tututa singer
 * Vagner, footballer
 * João Vário, writer
 * Carlos Veiga, politician, former Prime Minister
 * Samir Vera-Cruz, actress
 * Vozinha (Josimar Dias), footballer
 * Roberto Xalino singer
 * Val Xalino, singer

Calhau

 * Vasco Martins, composer

Locality not listed

 * Boss AC, singer, rapper
 * Alexandre Alhinho, footballer and football manager
 * Carlos Alhinho footballer
 * Joel Almeida, basketball player
 * José Andrade, footballer
 * Leonel Almeida, singer
 * Jorge Borges, former foreign minister
 * Valter Borges, footballer
 * Dulce Almada Duarte, politician
 * Vasco da Gama Fernandes, lawyer and politician
 * Isaura Gomes, politician, pharmacist and former mayor
 * Carlos Silveira da Graça, footballer
 * Josimar Lima, footballer
 * Mailó, footballer
 * Mateus Lopes, footballer
 * Ryan Mendes, footballer
 * Luís de Montalvor, writer
 * Yolanda Morazzo writer
 * Oceano da Cruz, footballer and manager
 * Kévin Oliveira, footballer
 * António Paris, footballer, later emigrated to Portugal and played with its clubs
 * Erin Pinheiro, footballer
 * Rambé (do Rosario), footballer
 * Vanny Reis
 * Fredson Rodrigues, footballer
 * Titina (Albertina) Rodrigues, singer
 * Rolando footballer
 * Jovino dos Santos, singer
 * Paulos dos Santos, soccer player
 * Kenny Rocha Santos, footballer
 * Ericson Silva, footballer
 * Edson Silva, footballer and manager
 * Adriano Spencer, footballer
 * Fredson Tavares (Bock), footballer
 * Fátima Veiga, politician and former foreign minister
 * Lela Violão (Manuel Tomás da Cruz), a singer and a composer