List of people from Goa

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.

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries.

Architects

Artists
  • Antonio Piedade da Cruz, twentieth-century painter and sculptor[2]
  • Angelo da Fonseca, noted for presenting Christian themes in an Indian style
  • Mario de Miranda (1926–2011), famous for his cartoons in The Illustrated Weekly of India; Padma Vibushan awardee
  • Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001), regarded as India's foremost abstract artist; received Padma Shri Award in 1971; born in Nagpur of Goan parents
  • Kimi Katkar, film actress
  • Subodh Kerkar, artist
  • Kartika Rane, film and television actress
  • Francis Newton Souza (1924–2003), artist
  • Varsha Usgaonkar, film and television actress
  • Sarah Jane Dias (born 1982), Goan Catholic actress

Businesspersons

Governors
  • 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

Indologists & Archeologists

Lawyers & Judges
  • Luís da Cunha Gonçalves (1875–1956), wrote as many as 14 volumes on his studies of civil law[6]
  • Fitz R S de Souza, barrister-at-law and PhD from London; important figure in African politics; participated in Kenya's struggle for freedom

Military
  • André Pereira dos Reis, commander who lost Muscat in 1680[7]
  • Antonio Caetano da Silva, Major General Indian Army[8]
  • Eric Alexander Vas, Lt. General Indian Army[9]
  • Francis Dias, Lt. General Indian Army
  • General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, former Chief of Army Staff & former Governor of Punjab
  • John C. de Silva, Vice Admiral of Indian Navy[10]
  • Loretto Pereira, Air Marshal[11]
  • S. L. Menezes, Lt. General Indian Army[12]
  • Terence Joseph de Sa, Air Marshal[13]

Musicians
See also: Goans in Hindi film music composition

Olympians
  • Jack Britto, field hockey, 1952, representing Pakistan
  • John Mascarhanas, field hockey, 1960, representing India
  • J.M. Carvalho, field hockey, 1976, representing India
  • Lawrie Fernandes, field hockey, 1948, representing India
  • Leo Pinto, field hockey, 1948, representing India
  • Maxi Vaz, field hockey, 1948, representing India
  • Reggie Rodrigues, field hockey, 1948, representing India
  • Walter de Sousa, field hockey, 1948, representing India

Politicians

Professors & Educationists

Priests, Bishops and Religious leaders

Scientists and Researchers
  • Froilano de Mello, Portuguese microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and independent MP in the Portuguese parliament
  • Garcia de Orta (1523–1580), physician, druggist, and botanist; wrote and published the first major book on Indian drugs and remedies; a Portuguese/Spanish Jew who lived some time in Goa
  • Jason Keith Fernandes, Anthropologist, post-doctoral researcher at the Centro de Estudos Internacionais – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (CEI-IUL)[16].
  • Raghunath Mashelkar, eminent scientist and head of the prestigious Council of Scientific and Industrial Research

Sportsmen/Sportswomen
Main article: Goans in sports
  • Antao D'Souza, represented Pakistan cricket team in Tests in the 1950s and early 60s
  • Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, soccer player and former Goa captain; one of Goa's best goalkeepers; Arjuna award for his achievements in sports
  • Bruno Coutinho, Indian footballer and Arjuna award
  • Dilip Sardesai, former cricketer
  • Lawrie Fernandes, 1948 London Olympics Hockey Team
  • Leo Pinto, 1948 London Olympics Hockey Team
  • Maxie Vaz, 1948 London Olympics Hockey Team
  • Reggie Rodrigues, 1948 London Olympics Hockey Team
  • Seraphino Antao, represented Kenya in sprinting in the Common wealth Games during the 1950s and early 60s; won two gold medals
  • 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
  • Walter de Sousa, 1948 London Olympics Hockey Team

Writers, Editors & Journalists
  • Armand de Souza (1877–1922), founding editor of the Morning Leader in Ceylon; early freedom fighter; gaoled 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;[17] 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 (born 1938), won the American Press Club Citation for Excellence in Reporting, for some 20 articles he wrote for the New York Times Sunday Magazine; poet; died earlier this decade
  • Francisco Luís Gomes (1829–1869), Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist
  • Frank Simoes, passionate Goan advertising person; author of Glad Season in Goa
  • Frank Moraes, editor of many prominent newspapers in post-independence India, including The Indian Express
  • Ian Fyfe was a cricketer, coach and a sports journalist from Karachi, Pakistan
  • Ivo de Figueiredo (born 1966) is a Norwegian historian, biographer and critic of Goan origin
  • Lambert Mascarenhas, author of the classic novel Sorrowing Lies My Land (1955), which was reprinted thrice and has been translated into Marathi, Telugu and Konkani; 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 (1943–2009), (b.St Estevam, Goa, 1943—30 July 2009) was an 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
  • Preetu Nair, Principal correspondent, Times of India
  • Ravindra Kelekar (born 1925), freedom fighter, writer and revivalist of the Konkani language
  • Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (1855–1922), of Assagao, 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 Medieval Goa (1979), Goa to Me (1994), Goa outgrowing postcolonialism (2014) and several other publications on Goan history and culture
  • Jose Rangel (1930-2004), Director of the Voicuntrao Dempo Centre for Indo-Portuguese Studies, Director of Tipografia Rangel (1959-1991), writer and poet.

References
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  2. J. Clement Vaz, "Profiles of Eminent Goans Past and Present", Concept Publishing Company, 1997, ISBN 9788170226192
  3. "Victor J. Menezes: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  4. Chatterjee, Sudeshna (31 August 2003). "Family Matters". The Times of India.
  5. Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of eminent Goans, past and present. Concept Publishing Company. p. 118. ISBN 81-7022-619-8.
  6. Martin, John Duncan (1978). Essays in Classical and Modern Hindu Law: Consequences of the intellectual exchange with the foreign powers. BRILL. p. 472. ISBN 90-04-04808-1.
  7. Cortesão, Armando; Teixeira da Mota, Avelino (1987). Portugaliae monumenta cartographica. Lisbon: INCM. p. Vol 5.
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  10. "The Hindu : A dashing display of Indian Navy's might". The Hindu. 18 November 2001. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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  13. "Bharat Rakshak". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  14. "Manohar Parrikar appointed as new Goa Chief Minister". The Economic Times. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
  15. Past speakers of Goa Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  16. "Jason Keith Fernandes" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  17. Hundred days in Ceylon under martial law in 1915. Printed by Woolridge & Co. 1916.
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