Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet

Herberto Hélder Herberto Helder de Oliveira (Funchal, São Pedro, 23 November 1930 – Cascais, 23 March 2015) was a Portuguese poet often considered the most important Portuguese poet of the second half of the 20th century. Biography Herberto Helder was b ...

(1930-). The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder include: * Hélder Fragueiro Antunes, a Portugues-American executive * Hélder Barbosa (born 1987), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Cabral (born 1984), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Catalão (born 1955), Portuguese footballer *

Hélder Cristóvão Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-). The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder incl ...

(born 1971), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called Hélder * Hélder Costa (born 1994), Angola-born Portuguese footballer * Hélder Costa (playwright) (born 1939), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in Paris * Hélder Muianga (born 1976), Mozambican football player * Hélder Esteves (born 1977), Portuguese football striker *

Helder Francisco Malauene Helder Francisco Malauene is a Mozambican politician. He is a member of the Economic, Social and Cultural Council of the African Union and is also Chairman of the Social Affairs and Health Committee The Social Affairs and Health Committee of the ...

, Mozambican politician *

Hélder Macedo Hélder Malta Macedo (Krugersdorp, November 1935) is a Portuguese writer. His father was a colonial administrator in Zambézia, Mozambique, where Macedo grew up till the age of 12. His opposition to the Salazar regime The ''Estado Novo'' ( ...

(born 1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writer *

Hélder Maurílio Hélder Maurílio da Silva Ferreira (13 April 1988), known as Hélder Maurílio or simply Hélder, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for Londrina. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger. Club career Juventude Helder started hi ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Hélder Prista Monteiro Hélder Prista Monteiro ( Lisbon, 1922 - 1 November 1994) was a Portuguese playwright and writer. He is known as one of the major practitioners of the theatre of the absurd The Theatre of the Absurd (french: théâtre de l'absurde ) is a post–W ...

(1922–1994), Portuguese absurdist playwright *

Hélder Graça Neto Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-). The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder incl ...

(born 1982), Angolan footballer *

Hélder Postiga Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga (; born 2 August 1982) is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a striker. After beginning at Porto, where he won eight items of silverware along the way, he amassed Primeira Liga totals o ...

(born 1982), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Lima Queiroz (born 1963), Brazilian zoologist *

Hélder Rosário Hélder Miguel do Rosário (born 9 March 1980; ) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Born in Lisbon of Cape Verdean descent, Rosário started playing professionally with Sporting CP's far ...

(born 1980), Portuguese footballer * Hélder Ribeiro Silva (born 1991), Brazilian footballer

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