Lista de Personas Famosas nacidas en Bahía
Jean Carlos
Jean Carlos Sales Bemvindo, or simply Jean Carlos, is a Brazilian striker. He currently plays for Barra.
Antônio Imbassahy
Antônio José Imbassahy da Silva, or simply Antônio Imbassahy, is a Brazilian politician and electrical engineer, former governor of Bahia and former mayor of Salvador.
Laila Garin
Laila Miranda Garin es una actriz y cantante brasileña.
João Batista Nunes
João Batista Nunes de Oliveira, known as Nunes, is a former Brazilian football striker.
Marcelo Nova
Marcelo Nova is a Brazilian singer born in the state of Bahia.
Cândido Vaccarezza
Cândido Elpídio de Souza Vaccarezza is a Brazilian gynecologist and politician affiliated to Avante. He was born in Senhor do Bonfim, Bahia and moved to São Paulo. He ran for the office of state representative of the State of São Paulo in 1998, obtaining the substitutive position. He was elected to the same position in 2002. In 2006, he was elected federal deputy. He became leader of the party in February 2009 and then, on January 1, 2010, leader of the Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva administration in the House of Representatives. In Dilma Rousseff's administration, he remained in office until March 2012.
Itamar Vieira Junior
Itamar Vieira Junior is a Brazilian writer. He was born in Salvador, Bahia. He has a PhD in Ethnic and African Studies from the Federal University of Bahia. He is best known for his short story collection A oração do carrasco [The executioner's prayer] (2017), which was a finalist for the Prêmio Jabuti de Literatura, and for his recent novel, Torto Arado [Crooked plow] which won the Prêmio LeYa in 2018.
Edcarlos Conceição Santos
Edcarlos Conceição Santos, es un futbolista brasileño. Juega de defensa y Actualmente en el Equipo de Al-Ahli de la Liga Qatar Stars League.
Tom Zé
Tom Zé, de nombre completo Antônio José Santana Martins, es un músico brasileño, compositor de canciones y multinstrumentista, del género denominado música popular de Brasil.
Agnelo Queiroz
Agnelo dos Santos Queiroz Filho is a Brazilian politician and member of the Workers' Party (PT) since 2008. He has served as the Governor of the Federal District of Brazil since January 1, 2011.