Samora Moisés Machel
1933 – 1986
1st President of Mozambique (1933–1986)
politician
Born September 29Wikipedia →Famous People from Mozambique
22 notable historical figures from Mozambique, including leaders, artists, scientists, and other influential people.
minister (8)politician (6)association football player (5)diplomat (2)Catholic bishop (2)Catholic priest (2)entrepreneur (1)economist (1)middle-distance runner (1)civil servant (1)
Joaquim Chissano
1939 – Present
2nd President of Mozambique
ministerpolitician
Born October 22Wikipedia →Filipe Nyusi
1959 – Present
President of Mozambique since 2015
entrepreneurministerpoliticianengineer
Born February 9Wikipedia →Luísa Diogo
1958 – 2026
Mozambican politician (1958–2026)
economistministerpolitician
Born April 11Wikipedia →Graça Machel
1945 – Present
Mozambican humanitarian activist and politician
ministerpoliticianteacher
Born October 17Wikipedia →Armando Guebuza
1943 – Present
3rd President of Mozambique
ministerpoliticianmilitary personnel
Born January 20Wikipedia →Maria Mutola
1972 – Present
Mozambican athlete
middle-distance runnerassociation football player
Born October 27Wikipedia →Carlos Agostinho do Rosário
1954 – Present
Prime Minister of Mozambique (2015-present)
civil servantdiplomatministerpolitician
Born October 26Wikipedia →Abel Xavier
1972 – Present
Portuguese-Mozambican association football player
association football playerassociation football coach
Born November 30Wikipedia →Mia Couto
1955 – Present
Mozambican writer
novelistchildren's writerjournalistbiologistpoetwriter
Born July 5Wikipedia →Reinildo Mandava
1994 – Present
Mozambican footballer (born 1994)
association football player
Born January 21Wikipedia →Simão Mate Junior
1988 – Present
Mozambican association football player
association football player
Born July 23Wikipedia →Afric Simone
1939 – Present
Mozambican vocalist, musician, performance artist, multi-instrumentalist, dancer and entertainer
singer
Born October 10Wikipedia →Alexandre José Maria dos Santos
1924 – 2021
Catholic cardinal (1924–2021)
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Born March 18Wikipedia →Júlio Duarte Langa
1927 – Present
Mozambican cardinal
Catholic bishopCatholic priest
Born October 27Wikipedia →Aires Ali
1955 – Present
Mozambican politician and Prime-Minister of Mozambique (2010–2012)
diplomatministerpolitician
Born December 6Wikipedia →Pascoal Mocumbi
1941 – 2023
Mozambican politician (1941–2023)
gynecologistministerpoliticianphysician
Born April 10Wikipedia →Daniel Chapo
1977 – Present
President of Mozambique since 2025
radio personalitynews presenterpoliticianlawyer
Born January 6Wikipedia →