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This is a '''list of famous and notable people from [[Goa]], [[India]]'''. This list includes Goans and persons of Goan origin who are known to a large number of people, and not based on the extent of their popularity. Neither is the list viewed from the context of the present. Their fame could be brief; what matters is that they were well known during the peak of their popularity. The names are arranged in alphabetical order in their respective categories.
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== Architects ==

* [[Charles Correa]], Goan origin<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.charlescorrea.net/|title=Charles Correa Associates|website=www.charlescorrea.net|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>
* [[Bruno Souza (architect)|Bruno Souza]]
* [[Gerard da Cunha]], Goan origin

==Artists==
* [[Angelo da Fonseca]], noted for presenting [[Christianity|Christian]] themes in an Indian style
* [[Antonio Piedade da Cruz]], twentieth-century painter and sculptor<ref>J. Clement Vaz, "Profiles of Eminent Goans Past and Present", Concept Publishing Company, 1997, {{ISBN|9788170226192}}</ref>
* [[António Xavier Trindade]]
* [[Carl d'Silva]], wildlife artist
* [[Francis Newton Souza]] (1924–2003), artist
* [[Frederika Menezes]], digital painter
* [[José Pereira (scholar)|José Pereira]]
* [[Lancelot Ribeiro]], Goan origin Modern artist
* [[Laxman Pai]]
* [[Mario Miranda]] (1926–2011), famous for his cartoons in ''The Illustrated Weekly'' of India; Padma Vibushan awardee
* [[Prafulla Dahanukar]]
* [[Subodh Kerkar]], artist
* [[Vamona Navelcar]], painter
* [[Vasudeo S. Gaitonde]] (1924–2001), regarded as India's foremost abstract artist; received Padma Shri Award in 1971; born in Nagpur of Goan parents

* [[Kartika Rane]], film and television actress
* [[Kimi Katkar]], film actress
* [[Varsha Usgaonkar]], film and television actress

== Business people ==
* [[Aisha de Sequeira]], Indian banker and co-head of [[Morgan Stanley]]
* [[Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo]], Pakistani civil servant and businessman
* [[Francisco D'Souza]], American businessman of Goan origin
* [[Gracias Saldanha]], Goan origin founder of [[Glenmark Pharmaceuticals]]
* [[Ivan Menezes]], Goan origin, CEO of [[Diageo]]
* [[Manuel António de Sousa]], merchant
* [[Ramnath Kare]], industrialist
* [[Rogério de Faria (Roger Faria)|Roger Faria]], merchant
* [[Tony Fernandes]], Malaysian founder of Tune Air, owner of budget airline Air Asia. Father originally from Goa.
* [[Vasantrao S. Dempo]], industrialist
* [[Vasudev Salgaocar]]
* [[Victor Menezes]], Goan origin Senior Operating Advisor for New Silk Route

== Engineers ==
* [[Manuel Menezes]], engineer and former Chairman of the Indian Railway Board
* [[Peter de Noronha]], Goan origin
* [[Albert Vivian D'Costa]]

==Governors==
* [[Anthony Lancelot Dias]], Goan origin, 8th Governor of West Bengal
* [[Bernardo Peres da Silva]], of Neurá; appointed Prefect of Estado da Índia Portuguesa in 1835, the only Goan to hold a post equivalent to a Governor-General
* [[Rajendra Arlekar]], 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh
* [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]], 26th Governor of Punjab

==Indologists & Archeologists==
*[[Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi]] (1907–1966), Indologist
*[[Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi]] (1876–1947), studied Pali; Buddhist scholar
*[[José Gerson da Cunha]] (1844–1900), historian and Orientalist; wrote the first book on history of Bombay, ''The Origin of Bombay'' (1900), published by the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/Family-Matters/articleshow/154584.cms|title=Family Matters|date=31 August 2003|work=The Times of India|first1=Sudeshna|last1=Chatterjee}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Vaz|first=J. Clement |title=Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7DJLxYBYA-YC&q=%22Gerson+da+Cunha%22&pg=PA118|year=1997|publisher=Concept Publishing Company|isbn=81-7022-619-8|page=118}}</ref>
* [[Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar]]

==Lawyers & Judges==
* [[Anuja Prabhudessai]], Judge at Bombay High Court
* [[Ferdino Rebello]], former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court
* [[Fitz R S de Souza]], Goan origin, [[barrister]]-at-law and PhD from London; important figure in African politics; participated in Kenya's struggle for freedom
* [[Kashinath Trimbak Telang]], former Judge at Bombay High Court

==Military==
* [[General (India)|General]] [[Sunith Francis Rodrigues]], former [[Chief of the Army Staff (India)|Chief of the Army Staff]] and former [[Governor of Punjab (India)|Governor of Punjab]]
* [[Air Chief Marshal (India)|Air Chief Marshal]] [[Hrushikesh Moolgavkar]], Goan-origin [[Chief of the Air Staff (India)|Chief of the Air Staff]] from 1 February 1976 to 31 August 1978
* [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[WAG Pinto]], Senior General officer in the [[Indian Army]] and the Victor of Basantar
* [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Francis Dias]], Senior General officer in the [[Indian Army]] who was awarded a [[Vir Chakra]]
* [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] [[John Colin De Silva]], former Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and [[Director General of the Indian Coast Guard]]
* [[Air vice marshal (India)|Air Vice Marshal]] [[Erlic Pinto]], Goan origin Air officer in the [[Indian Air Force]]
* [[Filipe Nery Xavier]], Portuguese military commander
* [[Manuel António de Sousa]], military captain
* [[Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho]], Goan origin Portuguese military officer
* [[Kuxttoba]], rebel leader from the Rane clan of Sattari
* [[André Pereira dos Reis]], commander who lost Muscat in 1680<ref>{{cite book|title=Portugaliae monumenta cartographica|last1=Cortesão|first1=Armando|last2=Teixeira da Mota|first2=Avelino|date=1987|publisher=INCM|location=Lisbon|page=Vol 5}}</ref>

==Models and Pageants==
*[[Anjali Mendes]], Goan origin model
*[[Candice Pinto]], Goan origin model and pageant
*[[Gail Nicole Da Silva]], pageant
*[[Joanne Da Cunha]], model
*[[Radha Bartake]], pageant
*[[Reita Faria]], Goan origin former Miss World
*[[Waluscha De Sousa]], model

==Musicians & Singers==
{{See also|Goans in Hindi film music composition}}
{{See also|List of bands from Goa}}
*[[Alfred Rose (singer)|Alfred Rose]], singer and composer
*[[Anjanibai Malpekar]] (1883–1974), Hindustani classical singer of [[Bhendibazaar gharana]], [[List of Sangeet Natak Akademi fellows|Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship]] (1958)
*[[António Fortunato de Figueiredo]] (1903–1981), conductor, violinist; founder-director of the Academia de Música (now Dept of Western Classical Music, Kala Academy); founder-director of the Orquestra Sinfónica de Goa (Goa Symphony Orchestra)
*[[Anthony Gonsalves]] (1927–2012), violinist; taught R.D. Burman and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (a member of the Laxmikant Pyarelal team) and worked with most of the legendary composers of the 1950s and 1960s
*[[Chic Chocolate]], trumpeter and music composer
*[[Chris Perry (musician)|Chris Perry]], the king of Goan music
*[[Brown Indian Band|Colin D'Cruz]], jazz producer and bassplayer; runs Jazz Goa
*[[Datta Naik]], Hindi film music director
*[[Dinanath Mangeshkar]], dramatist and classical vocalist
*[[Esther Eden]], pop singer
*[[Frank Fernand]], violinist, trumpeter and music conductor
*[[Hema Sardesai]], playback singer
*[[Ian D'Sa]], UK-born, of Goan descent; guitarist of Canadian rock band [[Billy Talent]]
*[[Jitendra Abhisheki]], Indian musician
*[[Kesarbai Kerkar]] (1892–1977)
*[[Khaprumama Parvatkar]] (1879–1953), ghumot and tabla player
*[[Kishori Amonkar]], classical vocalist
*[[Leoncie]], singer
* [[Lorna Cordeiro]], Konkani language singer
*[[Lourdino Barreto]], music conductor and composer
*[[Mogubai Kurdikar]], classical vocalist
*[[Oliver Sean]], singer-songwriter
*[[Prabhakar Karekar]], Hindustani classical singer
*[[Prasad Sawkar]], singer
*[[Ramdas Kamat]], Sangeet Natak musician
* [[Remo Fernandes]], musician and [[Bollywood]] playback singer
*[[Sebastian D'Souza]], music arranger and conductor
*[[Sonia Sirsat]], Fado singer
* [[Suresh Haldonkar]], classical vocalist, actor
*[[Tulsidas Borkar]], harmonium player and music composer

==Olympians==
* [[Dominic John Rebelo]], 1996, 2000 Olympian in archery for Kenya
* [[Jack Britto]], field hockey, 1952, representing Pakistan
* [[J.M. Carvalho]], field hockey, 1976, representing India
* [[Neville D'Souza]], only Indian footballer to score a hat-trick in Olympics

==Physicians==
*[[José Gerson da Cunha]]
*[[Acacio Gabriel Viegas]]
*[[Jaime Valfredo Rangel]]
*[[P. D. Gaitonde]]
*[[Alvaro de Loyola Furtado]]
*[[Bhau Daji]]
*[[Francisco Luís Gomes]]
*[[Rosendo Ribeiro]]
*[[António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues]]
*[[Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar]]
*[[Miguel Caetano Dias]]
*[[P S Ramani]]
*[[Vincent Alvares]]
*[[M. C. Albuquerque]]
*[[Wilfred de Souza]]
*[[Mortó Dessai]]

==Politicians==
{{See also|List of chief ministers of Goa}}
{{See also|List of deputy chief ministers of Goa}}
{{See also|List of Rajya Sabha members from Goa}}
* [[Abbé Faria]], priest, key participant in the [[Conspiracy Of The Pintos]]; became a famous hypnotist and revolutionary in France
* [[Alfredo Bruto da Costa]], Minister for Health and Social Welfare of Portugal
* [[Alfredo Nobre da Costa]], Prime Minister of Portugal in 1978
*[[António Costa]], Portuguese Prime Minister (since 26 November 2015) and former Mayor of Lisbon (2007–2015)
*[[Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo]], Saligao origin, Councillor of Karachi Municipality and founder of [[Karachi Goan Association]]
* [[Churchill Alemao]], first Catholic Chief Minister and the shortest serving Chief Minister of Goa
*[[Dayanand Bandodkar]], first Chief Minister of Goa
*[[Dayanand Narvekar]], youngest speaker in Goan assembly history at (34 years) in 1984
* [[Digambar Kamat]], former Chief Minister
*[[Eduardo Faleiro]], politician and former central minister
*[[Erasmo de Sequeira]], head of United Goans Party; former member of the Indian Parliament at New Delhi
*[[Ernest Soares]], Bardez origin, [[List of Lords Commissioners of the Treasury|Junior Lord of the Treasury]] and former [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Barnstaple (UK Parliament constituency)|Barnstaple]]
* [[Francisco Sardinha]], former Chief Minister and current MP of South Goa
*[[Jack de Sequeira]], prominent campaigner for the opinion poll that retained Goa as an separate 'Union territory'
* [[Jaime Valfredo Rangel]], physician and president of the Municipal Council of [[Bardez]], also delegate to the [[International Labour Organization]]
* [[João Leão]], Finance Minister of Portugal
*[[John F Fernandez]], first Rajya Sabha MP
*[[Jorge Barreto Xavier]], Margao born, former Secretary of State of Culture of Portugal
*[[José Inácio Candido de Loyola]] (1891-1973), Goan independence activist
*[[Joseph Murumbi]], Guirim born, 2nd [[Deputy President of Kenya|Vice President]] of Kenya and 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs (Kenya)
*[[Keith Vaz]], Bastora origin, former [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Leicester East (UK Parliament constituency)|Leicester East]]
* [[Laxmikant Parsekar]], first incumbent Chief Minister to lose it's assembly constituency
*[[Luís de Menezes Bragança]], journalist, writer and anti-colonial activist
* [[Luis Proto Barbosa]], former Chief Minister
* [[Luizinho Faleiro]], former Chief Minister and the first unopposed MLA
*[[Manohar Parrikar]], former Chief Minister of Goa; former Defense Minister of India<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/manohar-parrikar-appointed-as-new-goa-chief-minister/articleshow/57610213.cms|title=Manohar Parrikar appointed as new Goa Chief Minister|date=2017-03-13|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2017-07-16}}</ref>
* [[Narana Coissoró]], left his motherland of Goa to serve the Portuguese people and became a member of the Portuguese Parliament
* [[Nelson de Souza]], former Minister of Planning for Portugal
* [[Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho]], formerly a Portuguese military officer, was the chief strategist of the 1974 [[Carnation Revolution]] in Lisbon; was born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo); Mozambique of some Goan ancestry
*[[Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar]], first speaker of the Goa Assembly<ref>[http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/pastspk.php Past speakers of Goa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090924020431/http://www.goavidhansabha.gov.in/pastspk.php|date=24 September 2009}}</ref>
*[[Pio Gama Pinto]], Kenyan freedom fighters and politician; director of the Pan African Press
* [[Pramod Sawant]], current Chief Minister
*[[Pratapsingh Raoji Rane]], longest serving Chief Minister (15 years and 250 days), longest serving MLA (1972 - Present) and oldest speaker in Goan assembly history at (73 years) in 2012
* [[Ravi Naik]], former Chief Minister
*[[Sanyogita Rane]], only woman MP
* [[Shamrao Madkaikar]]
* [[Shashikala Kakodkar]], only woman Chief Minister and the youngest (38) serving Chief Minister
*[[Shripad Naik]], longest serving MP from Goa and the current MP of North Goa
*[[Suella Braverman]], Assagao origin, [[Attorney General for England and Wales]] and [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Fareham (UK Parliament constituency)|Fareham]]
*[[Valerie Vaz]], Bastora origin, [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Walsall South (UK Parliament constituency)|Walsall South]]
*[[Vinay Tendulkar]], current Rajya Sabha MP
* [[Wilfred de Souza]], oldest (71) serving Chief Minister

==Education==
* [[Armando Menezes]], Head of the Department of English St Xavier's College Bombay; Principal of Karnataka College Dharwad; Under-Secretary Education, Government of Maharashtra
* [[Rui de Figueiredo]], professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mathematics, [[University of California, Irvine]]

== Priests, Nuns, Bishops and Religious leaders ==
*Ven. [[Agnelo de Souza]], S.F.X - Roman Catholic priest
*[[Aleixo das Neves Dias]], S.F.X - Bishop of Port Blair
*[[Angelo Innocent Fernandes]] - Archbishop of New Delhi
*[[Aniceto Nazareth]] - Roman Catholic priest in Bombay
*[[Anil Joseph Thomas Couto]] - current Archbishop of Delhi
*[[Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto]] - current Bishop of Sindhudurg
*[[Anthony de Mello]] - Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and author
*[[Anthony Theodore Lobo]] - Bishop of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan (Karachi/Goa)
*[[Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares]] - first Metropolitan of Goa and Ceylon of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
*[[Armando Trindade]] - Archbishop of Lahore
*[[Benny Mario Travas]] - current Archbishop of Karachi
*[[Blasco Francisco Collaço]] - first Indian Nuncio
*[[Bridget Sequeira]], F.M.C.K. - founded the [[Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King]], a missionary religious congregation for women in Karachi, Pakistan.
*Msgr. [[Chico Monteiro]] - Goan priest
*[[Evarist Pinto]] - from Aldona, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
*[[Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca]] - Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
*[[Filipe Neri Ferrão]] - from Aldona, current [[Archbishop of Goa|Archbishop of Goa and Daman]]
*[[Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebelo]] - Auxiliary Bishop of Goa
*[[Hubert Olympus Mascarenhas]] - Catholic priest in Bombay
*[[Ignatius P. Lobo]] - Bishop of Belgaum
*[[Ivan Dias]], Cardinal Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Rome (Mumbai/Goa)
*[[Jacome Gonsalves]], C.O. - [[Oratory of Saint Philip Neri|Oratorian]] priest, also known as the "Father of Catholic Literature of Sri Lanka"
*[[Joseph Cordeiro]] - first Pakistani Cardinal (Karachi/Goa)
*[[Joseph Coutts]] - current Cardinal-priest of Pakistan
*St. [[Joseph Vaz]] - C.O. missionary in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); patron of [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman]]
*[[Karuna Mary Braganza]] - Catholic nun and Principal of [[Sophia College for Women|Sophia College, Bombay]]
*[[Lumen Monteiro]], C.S.C - current Bishop of Agartala
*[[Matheus de Castro]] (c. 1594–1677) - first Indian Bishop of the Catholic Church
*[[Mathias Fernandes]] - first native Indian Bishop of Mysore
*[[Max Rodrigues]] - Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)
*[[Moreno de Souza]] - translated the [[Bible]] into [[Konkani language]]
*[[Oswald Gracias]] - from Carmona, current Cardinal Archbishop of Mumbai
*[[Raul Nicolau Gonçalves]] - Archbishop of Goa and Damao
*[[Robert D'Silva]] - Pakistani priest for over 50 years
*[[Romuald D'Souza]] - Jesuit priest, founder of Xavier Centre of Historical Research and Goa Institute of Management
*Msgr. [[Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado]]- Catholic priest, professor and linguist
*[[Thomas de Castro]] - [[Apostolic vicariate|Vicar Apostolic]] of [[Kanara|Canara]]
*[[Valerian D'Souza]] - Bishop of Poona
*[[Valerian Gracias]] - first Indian Cardinal and Archbishop (Mumbai/Goa)
*[[Vasco do Rego]], SJ - Jesuit priest, editor of the oldest Konkani periodical
*[[Zinia Pinto]] - Catholic nun and principal of [[St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi]]

==Scientists and Researchers==

*[[Froilano de Mello]], Portuguese microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and independent [[Member of Parliament|MP]] in the [[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Portuguese parliament]]
* [[Raghunath Mashelkar]], eminent scientist and head of the prestigious Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

==Sportsmen/Sportswomen==
{{Main article|Goans in cricket}}
{{See also|Goa cricket team}}
{{Main article|Goans in football}}
{{See also|Goa football team}}
* [[Antao D'Souza]], represented Pakistan cricket team in Tests in the 1950s and early 60s
* [[Anthony de Mello (cricket administrator)|Anthony de Mello]], first secretary of the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]
* [[Bhakti Kulkarni]], International Master and Woman Grandmaster in Chess
* [[Brahmanand Sankhwalkar]], former Indian football team captain; one of Goa's best goalkeepers; Arjuna awardee
* [[Brandon Fernandes]], all time top Indian assister in ISL
* [[Bruno Coutinho]], former Indian football team captain, Arjuna awardee and AIFF Player of the Year, 1996
* [[Carlos Cordeiro]], former President of the [[United States Soccer Federation]]
* [[Climax Lawrence]], most capped Goan International footballer and AIFF Player of the Year, 2005
* [[Dilip Sardesai]], former Indian cricketer
* [[Eliza Nelson]], 1982 Asian Games hockey team
* [[Fortunato Franco]], 1962 Asian Games football team
* [[Ivana Maria Furtado]], Woman International Master in Chess
* [[Lavy Pinto]], 1951 Asian Games gold medallist in 100m and 200m sprint
* [[Lawrie Fernandes]], 1948 London Olympics hockey team
* [[Leander Paes]], 1996 Atlanta Olympics Tennis singles bronze medallist, 5 gold medals at the Asian Games (1994-2006) and 18 Grand Slam titles.
* [[Leo Pinto]], 1948 London Olympics hockey team
* [[Leon Luke Mendonca]], Grandmaster in Chess
* [[Maria Rebello]], former Indian women footballer and currently a referee
* [[Mandar Rao Dessai]], record Appearance maker in ISL
* [[Margaret Toscano]], 1982 Asian Games hockey team
* [[Mary D'Souza Sequeira]], 1954 Asian Games 4×100m relay team
* [[Mauricio Afonso]], former Indian football team captain
* [[Maxie Vaz]], 1948 London Olympics hockey team
* [[Mervyn Fernandis]], 1980 Moscow Olympics hockey team
* [[Paras Mhambrey]], former Indian cricketer
* [[Peter Paul Fernandes]], 1936 Berlin Olympics hockey team
* [[Pratesh Shirodkar]], record Goan Appearance maker in I-league
* [[Reginald Rodrigues]], 1948 London Olympics hockey team
* [[Rowllin Borges]], AIFF Emerging Player of the Year, 2016 and the highest scoring Goan in ISL
* [[Selma D'Silva]], 1982 Asian Games hockey team
* [[Seraphino Antao]], represented Kenya in sprinting in the Common wealth Games during the 1950s and early 60s; won two gold medals
* [[Shadab Jakati]], spin bowler for Goa and [[Chennai Super Kings]]; played a key role to help his team win the IPL
* [[Swapnil Asnodkar]], opening batsman for Goa and [[Rajasthan Royals]]; played a key role help his team win the inaugural edition of the Indian Premier League
* [[Stephie D'Souza]], 1954 Asian Games 4×100m relay team
* [[Victorino Fernandes]], leading Goan goalscorer in I-league
* [[Wallis Mathias]], represented Pakistan cricket team in 1955
* [[Walter de Sousa]], 1948 London Olympics hockey team
* [[Yeshwant Barde]], cricket umpire at the Ranji Trophy and IPL

==Tiatrists==
{{Main article|Tiatr#List of tiatrists}}
*[[Alfred Rose (singer)]]
*[[C. Alvares]]
*[[Hortencio Pereira]]
*[[John D'Silva]]
*[[M. Boyer]]
*[[Prince Jacob]]
*[[Roseferns]]
*[[Sharon Mazarello]]
*[[Tomazinho Cardozo]]

==Writers, Editors & Journalists==
{{Main|Goan literature#Goan writers}}
{{See also|Poets in (and from) Goa}}
{{See also|List of fiction writers from Goa, India}}
*[[Armand de Souza]] (1877–1922), founding editor of the ''Morning Leader'' in Ceylon; early freedom fighter; jailed by the British colonial government for advocating democracy, but was released following public protests; author of ''Hundred days in Ceylon under martial law in 1915'';<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://openlibrary.org/b/OL16666915M/Hundred_days_in_Ceylon_under_martial_law_in_1915 |title = Hundred days in Ceylon under martial law in 1915|publisher = Printed by Woolridge & Co.|year = 1916}}</ref> father of Senator Doric de Souza (Professor of English) and the late editor of the ''Times of Ceylon'', Tory de Souza
*[[B. D. Satoskar]], author, ex-editor of ''Gomantak'' daily
*[[Chandrakant Keni]], retired editor of Marathi daily ''Rashtramat'' and Konkani daily ''[[Sunaparant]]''; former freelance journalist; was associated with the development of Konkani language; won Sahitya Academy Award for his book ''Ashadh Pawali''
*[[Dom Moraes]] (1938–2004), won the American Press Club Citation for Excellence in Reporting, for some 20 articles he wrote for the ''New York Times Sunday Magazine''; poet
*[[Francisco Luís Gomes]] (1829–1869), Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist
*[[Frank Simoes]], Goan advertising executive; author of ''Glad Season in Goa''
*[[Frank Moraes]], editor of prominent newspapers in post-independence India, including ''The Indian Express''
*[[Ian Fyfe]] (d. 2005), cricketer, coach and a sports journalist from Karachi, Pakistan
*[[Ivo de Figueiredo]] (born 1966), Norwegian historian, biographer and critic of Goan origin
*[[Lambert Mascarenhas]], author of the novel ''Sorrowing Lies My Land'' (1955); editor of the ''Goan Tribune''; founder editor of ''[[Goa Today]]'', former editor of ''[[The Navhind Times]]''; won the State Cultural award
*[[Manohar Rai Sardesai]], Konkani and French novelist and poet
*[[Maria Aurora Couto]], writer, academic and literary critic with books including ''Graham Greene: On the Frontier, Politics and Religion in the Novels'', and ''Goa: A Daughter's Story''
*[[Olivinho Gomes]] (St Estevam, Goa, 1943—30 July 2009), eminent Konkani scholar and former acting vice chancellor of the Goa
*[[Orlando da Costa]] (1929–2006), Communist Portuguese poet and writer of Goan descent, born in the capital of the former Portuguese colony of Mozambique, Maputo
*[[Ravindra Kelekar]] (born 1925), freedom fighter, writer and revivalist of the Konkani language
* [[Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado]] (1855–1922), from Assagão, linguist; knew Malayalam, Sinhala, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, and Sanskrit; in 1892, he produced a Konkani-Portuguese dictionary and later a grammar
* [[Teotonio R. de Souza]], historian, founder-director of Xavier Centre of Historical Research, Goa (1979–1994); Fellow of the Portuguese Academy of History; author of publications on Goan history and culture

==References==
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== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20010422093941/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/1503/eminent-goans.html Goans All Over the World are Doing Great Things]
* [http://goanet.org/post.php?name=News&list=goanet&info=2006-November/thread&post_id=050978 Great Men of Goa]

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