List of Angolans

• Akwá (born 1977), footballer, Parliament member (MPLA)
• Flávio Amado (born 1979), footballer
• Ze Kalanga (born 1983), footballer
• Mantorras (born 1982), footballer
• Rui Marques (born 1977), footballer
• Nando Rafael (born 1984), footballer
• Manel "Prodígio" Kape (born 1993), mixed martial artist

• Oscar Lino Lopes Fernandes Braga (1931-2020), Roman Catholic bishop of Benguela since 1975 until 2008[1]
• Manuel Franklin da Costa (1921–2003), Roman Catholic Archbishop[2]
• Damião António Franklin (1950-2014), Roman Catholic Archbishop[3]
• Alexandre do Nascimento (born 1925), Roman Catholic Archbishop from 1977 to 2001[4]

• João de Matos (1955-2017), military general[5]
• 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

• Aline Frazão (born 1988), singer/songwriter[6]
• Anselmo Ralph (born 1981), singer/songwriter[7]
• Anna Joyce (born 1987), singer/songwriter[8]
• Artur Nunes (1950-1977) singer/songwriter of Angolan soul music during the Angolan Civil War
• Bonga (born 1943), singer/songwriter of Angolan folk music including Semba[9]
• Paulo Flores (born 1972), Semba musician[10]
• Toty Sa'Med (born 1989), singer/songwriter[11]

• Chilala Moco (born 1977), photographer
• Depara (1928–1997), photographer who worked in the Democratic Republic of Congo

• 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
• António Dembo (1944–2002), politician, rebel and vice-president of UNITA from 1992 to 2002
• 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
• Lúcio Lara (1929-2016), founding member of the People's Movement for the Liberation of Angola
• João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço (born 1954), politician, third president of Angola (from 2017)
• Ana Dias Lourenço (1957), Minister of Planning from 1999
• Paulo Lukamba (born 1954), politician, rebel and leader of UNITA from 2002 to 2003
• 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

See: List of Angolan writers

• Henrique Abranches (1932-2004), poet
• Antero Abreu (1927–2017), poet
• José Eduardo Agualusa (born 1960), Portuguese-Angolan journalist and fiction writer^[Gikandi]
• Fernando Costa Andrade (born 1936), poet^[Jahn]
• Mário Pinto de Andrade (1928–1990), poet and politician^[Jahn]
• Mario António (born 1934), poet^[Jahn]
• Arlindo Barbeitos (born 1940), poet
• Geraldo Bessa Victor (born 1917), poet^[Jahn]
• Dulce Braga (born 1958)
• António Cardoso (born 1933), short story writer^[Jahn]
• Mendes de Carvalho, writing as Uanhenga Xitu, politician and Africanist writer in Portuguese and Kimbundu^[Gikandi][12]
• Lisa Castel (born 1955), writer and journalist
• Alberto Graves Chakussanga (1978–2010), murdered Angolan radio journalist
• Maria João Chipalavela[13]
• Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900–1960), poet^[Jahn]
• Viriato da Cruz (1928-1973), poet^[Jahn]
• Alexandre Dáskalos (born 1924), poet[14]
• Maria Alexandre Dáskalos (born 1957)[15] ^[Jahn]
• Raul David (born 1918)[16]
• Lopito Feijóo (born 1963), poet[17]
• Isabel Ferreira (born 1958)
• Ernesto Lara Filho (1932–1977), poet[18]
• Domingos Florentino (born 1953)[19]
• Henrique Guerra (born 1937), short story writer^[Jahn]
• Duque Kate Hama (born 1963)[20]
• António Jacinto (1924–1991), poet and political activist^{[Gikandi] [Jahn]}
• Sousa Jamba (born 1966), Anglophone journalist and novelist[21][22]
• Kandjila (born 1973)[23]
• Luis Kandjimbo (born 1960), essayist and critic[24]
• Dia Kassembe (born 1946), Francophone writer and novelist[25]
• Alda Lara (1930–1962), poet
• Manuel de Santos Lima (born 1935)[26] ^[Jahn]
• Amélia da Lomba (born 1961), writer and journalist
• Reis Luís, or "Mbwanga" (born 1968), Portuguese-language novelist[27]
• João Maimona (born 1955), poet and essayist[28]
• Rafael Marques (born 1971), journalist
• André Massaki (born 1923), politician and writer^[Jahn]
• Joaqim Dias Cordeiro da Matta (1857–1894), folklorist^[Jahn]
• Cikakata Mbalundu (Aníbal Simões) (born 1955)[29]
• Manuel Rui Monteiro (born 1941), poet^[Gikandi][30]
• Agostinho Neto (1922–1979), poet^{[Gikandi] [Jahn] [Killam & Rowe]}
• Frederico Ningi (born 1959), poet, journalist[31]
• Ondjaki (born 1977), poet, novelist and dramatist
• Ernesto Cochat Osório (1917–2002), doctor and poet^[Jahn]
• Pepetela, pen-name of Artur Carlos Maurício Pestana dos Santos (born 1941), writer of fiction^[Gikandi]
• José de Fontes Pereira (1838–1891), early Angolan journalist
• Wanda Ramos (1948–1998)
• Inácio Rebelo de Andrade (born 1935)[32]
• Oscar Ribas (1909–2004), novelist^[Jahn]
• Alcides Sakala Simões (born 1953)[33]
• Ana de Santana (born 1960)
• Aires de Almeida Santos[34]
• Arnaldo Santos (born 1936), poet^[Jahn]
• Maria Perpétua Candeias da Silva, teacher and short story writer^[Jahn]
• Rosa Soares[35] novelist (born 1996)
• Paula Tavares (born 1952), poet
• Timóteo Ulika (Cornélio Caley)[36]
• José Luandino Vieira (born 1935), short-story writer and novelist^{[Gikandi] [Jahn]}
• Uanhenga Xitu (1924-2014), writer and nationalist
• Mota Yekenha (born 1962)[37]

• Leila Lopes (born 1986), Miss Universe 2011
• Ana Clara Guerra Marques, dancer
• Adjany Costa (born 1990), conservationist and ichthyologist[38]

• Demographics of Angola
• List of Portuguese-language poets

• List of Angola-related topics