Silva is a surname in

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-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the

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word , meaning "forest" or "woodland". It is the family name of the House of Silva. The name is also widespread in Galician-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more so in regions of the former

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in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. It is also quite common in Spanish-speaking Latin America. Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the

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, outside Paris, and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France. It is also the seventh most common surname (and the most common non-German, non-French) in Luxembourg. It is also among the top 20 surnames in Andorra, Angola, Cape Verde and Switzerland.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 64.7% of all known bearers of the surname ''Silva'' were residents of Brazil (frequency 1:57), 5.3% of Mexico (1:417), 5.1% of Portugal (1:37), 3.2% of Mozambique (1:152), 2.8% of Venezuela (1:192), 2.7% of the United States (1:2,361), 2.3% of Chile (1:136), 2.2% of Argentina (1:349), 2.2% of Peru (1:263), 2.0% of Colombia (1:424) and 1.1% of

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Maranhão Maranhão () is a state in Brazil. Located in the country's Northeast Region, it has a population of about 7 million and an area of . Clockwise from north, it borders on the Atlantic Ocean for 2,243 km and the states of Piauí, Tocantins and ...

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Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest b ...

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Pará Pará is a state of Brazil, located in northern Brazil and traversed by the lower Amazon River. It borders the Brazilian states of Amapá, Maranhão, Tocantins, Mato Grosso, Amazonas and Roraima. To the northwest are the borders of Guyana ...

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Alagoas Alagoas (, ) is one of the 27 federative units of Brazil and is situated in the eastern part of the Northeast Region. It borders: Pernambuco (N and NW); Sergipe (S); Bahia (SW); and the Atlantic Ocean (E). Its capital is the city of Maceió. ...

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Sergipe Sergipe (), officially State of Sergipe, is a state of Brazil. Located in the Northeast Region along the Atlantic coast of the country, Sergipe is the smallest state in Brazil by geographical area at , larger only than the Federal District. Serg ...

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Rio Grande do Norte Rio Grande do Norte (, , ) is one of the states of Brazil. It is located in the northeastern region of the country, forming the northeasternmost tip of the South American continent. The name literally translates as "Great Northern River", re ...

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Pernambuco Pernambuco () is a States of Brazil, state of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast region of the country. With an estimated population of 9.6 million people as of 2020, making it List of Brazilian states by population, sev ...

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Goiás Goiás () is a Brazilian state located in the Center-West region. Goiás borders the Federal District and the states of (from north clockwise) Tocantins, Bahia, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul and Mato Grosso. The state capital is Goi ...

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Arts

Actors

Adele Silva Adele Silva (born 19 November 1980) is an English actress. She played the role of Kelly Windsor in the ITV soap opera ''Emmerdale'' on and off from 1993 to 2011. In 1989, she had a minor role in the final classic series ''Doctor Who'' story '' ...

, British actress * António Silva (actor) (1886–1971), Portuguese actor *

Deepani Silva Deepani Silva ( si, දීපානි සිල්වා) also known as Deepani de Silva ( si, දීපානි ධී සිල්වා) is a Sri Lankan popular veteran film and teledrama actress. She made it to the films after appearing ...

, Sri Lankan actress *

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, Brazilian actor *

Fernando Ramos da Silva Fernando Ramos da Silva (29 November 1967 – 25 August 1987) was a Brazilian actor who became renowned for his role as "Pixote," the 10-year-old title character in Hector Babenco's 1981 film '' Pixote: A Lei do Mais Fraco'', a documentary-sty ...

(1967–1987), Brazilian actor * Frank Silva (1950–1995), American actor and set dresser *

Freddie Silva Haupe Liyanage Athukorala Morris Joseph Ranabahu, (born 18 May 1938 – died 29 October 2001: si, ෆෙ‍්‍රඩී සිල්වා), popularly as Freddie Silva, was a Sri Lankan film actor, and playback singer, who appeared from 1973 u ...

(1938–2001), Sri Lankan actor, comedian and playback singer * Gertrudes Rita da Silva (1825–1888), Portuguese actor *

Henry Silva Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor. A prolific character actor, Silva was a regular staple of international genre cinema, usually playing criminals or gangsters. His notable film appearances include ...

(1926–2022), American actor * Howard da Silva, American actor and director * Sadiris Master (died 1958), Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor, musician * Hilarion "Larry" Silva (1937–2004), Filipino actor, comedian and politician *

Leena de Silva Liyanage Don Leena Piyasili de Silva (born 30 October 1936 as ලීනා ද සිල්වා) inhala, popularly as Leena de Silva, is an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theater and television. One of the earliest pillars of Sri Lankan cinem ...

(born 1936), Sri Lankan Sinhala film, television, and theater actress *

Leslie Silva Leslie Silva (born April 21, 1968) is an American actress who has had long running television roles in ''Odyssey 5'', ''Providence'', and ''Shades of Blue''. Early life and education In 1968, Silva was born in Schenectady, New York. She gradua ...

, American actress *

Nicole da Silva Nicole da Silva (born 18 September 1981) is an Australian actress, best known for her roles as Stella Dagostino in the series '' Rush'' (2008–2011), and as Franky Doyle in the show ''Wentworth'' (2013–2018, 2019). She has made appearance ...

, Australian actress *

Palitha Silva Garanduwa Baarage Palitha Silva (born August 30, 1967 as පාලිත සිල්වා) inhala is a Sri Lankan actor, dramatist, producer, director, scriptwriter and author. He started his career at 15 years of age when he was chosen to tr ...

, Sri Lankan actor *Paulo Rogério da Silva, Brazilian actor also known as Gero Camilo *

Roy de Silva Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, popularly known as Roy de Silva (රෝයි ද සිල්වා; 30 August 1937 – 30 June 2018), was a Sri Lankan actor and film director in Sri Lankan cinema a ...

(1937–2018), Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor and film director * Sanjit De Silva, Sri Lankan American actor and director *

Simone Silva Simone may refer to: * Simone (given name), a feminine (or Italian masculine) given name of Hebrew origin * Simone (surname), an Italian surname Simone may also refer to: * ''Simone'' (1918 film), a French silent drama film * ''Simone'' (1926 fi ...

(1928–1957), Egyptian-born French film actress, also briefly in British films.

Musicians

* Da Silva (singer), French singer, songwriter of Portuguese origin *

Alan Silva Alan Silva (born Alan Lee da Silva; January 22, 1939 in Bermuda) is an United States of America, American free jazz double bassist and Keyboard instrument, keyboard player. Biography Silva was born a British subject to an Azores, Azorean/Portug ...

, American free jazz double bassist *

Amancio D'Silva Amancio D'Silva (19 March 1936 – 17 July 1996) was an Indian jazz guitarist and composer, known for his own recordings and his collaborations with other musicians in Britain, notably Joe Harriott and Stan Tracey. Life He was born in Bombay (n ...

(1936–1996), Indian jazz guitarist and composer * Andrew Conrad De Silva, Sri Lankan Australian R&B and rock vocalist and instrumentalist * Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist * Deepal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese playback singer and actor *

Desmond de Silva Desmond or Desmond's may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Desmond'' (novel), 1792 novel by Charlotte Turner Smith * ''Desmond's'', 1990s British television sitcom Ireland * Kingdom of Desmond, medieval Irish kingdom * Earl of Desmond, Irish a ...

, Sri Lankan vocalist *

Francisco Manuel da Silva Francisco Manuel da Silva (21 February 1795 – 18 December 1865) was a Brazilian songwriter and music professor. He was born and died in Rio de Janeiro. He had great prominence in the musical life of Rio de Janeiro in the period between the de ...

(1795–1865), Brazilian composer and music professor *

, Cape Verdean band leader/singer * Humberto Rodríguez Silva (1908–1952), Cuban composer and judge *

Horace Silver Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at sc ...

(1928–2014), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader * Luis Silva (1943–2008), American Tejano songwriter *Lúcio Silva da Souza, known artistically as

Silva Silva is a surname in Portuguese language, Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the Latin word , meaning "forest" or "woodland". It is the family name of the House of Silva. The name is also widespread i ...

, Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist * Malcolm "Mac" Silva (1947-1989), Aboriginal Australian musician, who appeared in the film '' Country Outcasts'' * Rui da Silva, Portuguese DJ *

Stuart de Silva Stuart de Silva was a jazz pianist from Sri Lanka. He played in a group that broadcast on Sri Lankan radio backing among others, singer Yolande Bavan. Dave Brubeck later arranged for a scholarship for de Silva to study jazz compositions at Berklee ...

, Sri Lankan Australian jazz pianist * Virajini Lalithya de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese vocalist * Vivian Wilson da Silva Fernandes, Indian Rapper from Mumbai, India, also known as DIVINE * Vivienne de Silva Boralessa (1930–2017), Sri Lankan vocalist (Buddhist devotional music) * Yohani Diloka de Silva, Sri Lankan singer, songwriter, rapper, music producer, YouTuber and businesswoman, also known as Yohani

Painters and sculptors

* António Carvalho de Silva Porto, Portuguese naturalist painter *Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez ( Diego Velázquez), Spanish painter *

Francis Augustus Silva Francis Augustus Silva (October 4, 1835 – March 31, 1886) was an American Luminist painter of the Hudson River School. His specialty was marine scenes, particularly of the Atlantic coast, a genre in which he masterfully captured the subt ...

, American painter *

Manuel Pereira da Silva image:Auto-retrato.jpg, 200px, Manuel Pereira da Silva Manuel Pereira da Silva (7 December 1920 – 2003) was a Portugal, Portuguese sculptor. He was born in Avintes, Portugal. The workmanship of Manuel Pereira da Silva has an abstract formal ...

, Portuguese sculptor * Marilyn da Silva, American metalsmith * Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter * William Posey Silva, American painter

Writers

;First name * Silva Kaputikyan, Armenian poet, writer, academian and public activist ;Surname * Alfreda de Silva (1920–2001), Sri Lankan Sinhala poet, journalist, and screenwriter * António Diniz da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese heroic-comic poet * António José da Silva, eighteenth-century Brazilian Converso playwright known as "The Jew" *Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva ( Arménio Vieira), Portuguese journalist *

Baltasar Lopes da Silva Baltasar Lopes da Silva ( Caleijão, São Nicolau, 23 April 1907 - Lisbon, Portugal, 28 May 1989) was a writer, poet and linguist from Cape Verde, who wrote in both Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole. With Manuel Lopes and Jorge Barbosa, he w ...

, Cape Verdean writer *

Daniel Silva (novelist) Daniel Silva (born 1960) is an American journalist and author of thriller and spy novels. Early life Silva was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan. When Silva was seven years old, his family moved to Merced, California. He was raised as a Catholic. H ...

, American author * John de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese playwright *José Gabriel Lopes da Silva (

Gabriel Mariano José Gabriel Lopes da Silva, also known as Gabriel Mariano (May 18, 1928 in Ribeira Grande – February 18, 2002 in Lisbon, Portugal), was a Cape Verdean poet, novelist, and an essayist. He studied at São Joaquim and graduated as director in Lis ...

), Cape Verdean poet and essayist *Joseph Silva, a pseudonym of American author

Ron Goulart Ronald Joseph Goulart (; January 13, 1933 – January 14, 2022) was an American popular culture historian and mystery, fantasy, and science fiction author. He published novelizations and other work under various pseudonyms: Kenneth Robeson, Co ...

* Luís Filipe Silva, Portuguese writer * Nihal De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese novelist *

Sugathapala de Silva Sugathapala De Silva (4 August 1928 – 28 October 2002) was an acclaimed Sri Lankan dramatist and novelist, translator, radio play producer, and Sinhala Radio Play writer. Biography Early life Sugathapala De Silva was born on 4 August 1928 M ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese dramatist, novelist, radio play producer, and translator * Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese novelist * Wilson da Silva, Australian/Portuguese science writer, editor and filmmaker

Other arts

Ena de Silva Ena de Silva (née Aluwihare) (22 October 1922 – 29 October 2015) was a notable Sri Lankan artist, credited with re-establishing the country's batik industry. She was renowned for her skillsets in the design of batiks and handicrafts and p ...

, re-established Sri Lanka's

batik Batik is an Indonesian technique of wax-resist dyeing applied to the whole cloth. This technique originated from the island of Java, Indonesia. Batik is made either by drawing dots and lines of the resist with a spouted tool called a ''ca ...

industry *

Ingrid Silva Ingrid Silva (born 1988/1989) is a Brazilian ballet dancer who currently performs with the Dance Theatre of Harlem in New York City. Early life Silva was born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, to a father who served in the air force and mother who w ...

, Brazilian ballet dancer *

Maria José Marques da Silva Maria José Marques da Silva (1914-1996) was a Portuguese architect who, like her celebrated father, designed buildings in her native city of Porto. In 1943, she became the first woman to graduate as an architect from the Porto School of Fine Ar ...

, Portuguese architect * Minnette de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese architect

Historical figures

Bernardo Peres da Silva Bernardo Peres da Silva (15 October 1775—18 November 1844) was a governor of Portuguese India. He was the first and only native Goan to be appointed to this post during the 451 years of Portuguese colonial and provincial governance. He was a ...

, the first and only native Goan governor of Portuguese India *

Lucius Flavius Silva Lucius Flavius Silva Nonius Bassus was a late-1st-century Roman general, governor of the province of Iudaea and consul. Silva was the commander of the army, composed mainly of the ''Legio X Fretensis'', in 72 AD which laid siege to the near-impre ...

, Roman governor of Judea who crushed Jewish resistance at Masada in 73 AD *José Joaquim da Silva Xavier (1746–1792), known as

Tiradentes Joaquim José da Silva Xavier (; 12 November 1746 – 21 April 1792), known as Tiradentes (), was a leading member of the colonial Brazilian revolutionary movement known as Inconfidência Mineira, whose aim was full independence from Po ...

, Brazilian independentist leader * Pedro da Silva, first post courier of Canada (17th–18th century) *

Ruy Gómez de Silva Ruy may refer to: Arts and Entertainment * Ruy, the Little Cid, Spanish animated television series * Ruy Blas, a character in the eponymous tragic drama by Victor Hugo People *another form of Rui, a Portuguese male given name *another form of the ...

(1516–1573), nobleman and cousin of Philip II of Spain

Media

* Dayananda de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese radio journalist at Radio Ceylon * João Silva (photographer), South African photographer * Martin Silva, Portuguese-Canadian politician and radio personality *

Sampath Lakmal de Silva Sampath Lakmal de Silva ( – July 2, 2006) was a Sri Lankan Freelance press and television journalist specialising in defense articles and wrote for various publications including Irudina, Lakbima, Sathdina and TNL and he also worked for various ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese journalist specializing in defense issues * Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares, Belgian model, Miss Belgium 2005 * Tom Silva, general contractor on the PBS show ''This Old House'' *

Thotawatte Don Manuel Titus de Silva Thotawattege Don Manuel Titus de Silva ( Sinhala:ටයිටස් තොටවත්ත), popularly as Titus Thotawatte, was a Sri Lankan director and editor who made several popular Sri Lankan action movies in the 1960s and 1970s and later ...

, popularly as Titus Thotawatte, Sri Lankan director and editor

Political and military figures

* Alexander Edmund de Silva Wijegooneratne Samaraweera Rajapakse (1866–1937), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Amaro Silva, municipal politician in Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada * Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal * Anthony Emmanuel Silva, Sri Lankan Tamil Member of Parliament *

António Maria da Silva António Maria da Silva, GCTE (; 26 May 1872 in Lisbon – 14 October 1950 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese politician. An engineer, he was a prominent member of the Portuguese Republican Party. He was Prime Minister (President of the Council of ...

, Portuguese politician *

Artur da Costa e Silva Artur da Costa e Silva (; 3 October 1899 – 17 December 1969) was a Brazilian Army Marshal and the second president of the Brazilian military government that came to power after the 1964 coup d'état. He reached the rank of Marshal of the Br ...

, Brazilian military officer and politician * Asoka de Silva, 9th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy * Asoka de Silva, 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka * Benedita da Silva, Brazilian politician * Charles Percival de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician * Charles de Silva Batuwantudawe (1877-1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician * Chitta Ranjan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer, Chairman of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, 40th Attorney General of Sri Lanka, 39th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka * Colvin Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs *

Crishantha de Silva General Akurathiya Withanage Jagath Crishanthe de Silva, RWP, USP is a former senior Sri Lanka Army officer and military engineer. He had served as the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army from 22 February 2015 to 4 July 2017, as the Chief of Defe ...

, 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army *

Desmond Lorenz de Silva Sir George Desmond Lorenz de Silva, (13 December 1939 – 2 June 2018) was a British criminal law barrister and international lawyer who served as the United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone. Early life Desmond de Silva was ...

, Sri Lankan Briton lawyer, former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone * D. G. Albert de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament * Duleep de Silva Wickramanayake, Sri Lankan Sinhala army major-general * Duminda Silva, Sri Lankan politician *

Estanislau da Silva Estanislau da Conceição Aleixo Maria da Silva (born 4 August 1952) is an East Timorese politician and a key member of Fretilin. He was acting Prime Minister from May 2007 to August 2007. A member of Fretilin since 1974, Da Silva served on ...

, East Timorese politician and member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor * Eunice Silva, Cape Verdean civil engineer and politician * Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of Molelos, Portuguese politician * Frank de Silva (born 1935), Inspector-General of Sri Lanka Police from 1993–1995 * Fredrick de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician *

Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva was the 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in 1973 succeeding Hugh Norman Gregory Fernando and was Chief Justice until 1974. He was succeeded by Victor Tennekoon Deshamanya Justice Victor Ten ...

, 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka * George E. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and politician * G.E.S. de Silva, Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force * G. H. De Silva, 13th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army * Golbery do Couto e Silva, Brazilian politician * G. P. S. de Silva, 40th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka * George Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician *

Gratian Silva Major General Hikkaduwage Gratian Silva, VSV, FBIM (27 January 1933 – 8 November 2015) was a Sri Lankan military leader, he served as the Military Secretary. Early life and education Gratian Silva was born in Ginthota, Galle. He received ...

(1933–2015), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general * H. A. Silva, 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy * Hélio José da Silva Lima (born 1960), Brazilian politician known as Hélio José * Herman Leonard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese lawyer and diplomat, 12th Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York *

Israel Pinheiro da Silva Israel Pinheiro da Silva (4 January 1896 – 6 July 1973) was a Brazilian politician and engineer. Pinheiro da Silva was a friend of President Juscelino Kubitschek and was nominated by him the engineer chief of the construction of Bras� ...

, Brazilian politician and engineer * Jaime Silva, former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of Portugal * Jayatilleke De Silva (1938–2019), Sri Lankan Sinhala Communist guerrilla * Jim Silva, American politician * José Albino Silva Peneda, Portuguese politician * José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian activist * K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva, 41st Surveyor General of Sri Lanka * Leopold James de Silva Seneviratne, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant *

L. M. D. de Silva Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva, QC, PC (25 April 1893 – 28 November 1962) was a Ceylonese lawyer and judge, who was a Solicitor General of Ceylon, sat on the Supreme Court of Ceylon and the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. Education ...

, 10th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka * Lucien Macull Dominic de Silva (1893-1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala member of the Privy Council *

Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias (25 August 1803 – 7 May 1880), nicknamed "the Peacemaker" and "Iron Duke", was an army officer, politician and monarchist of the Empire of Brazil. Like his father and uncles, Caxias pursued a ...

, Brazilian military commander * Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Portuguese politician * Luis Roberto da Sliva (born 1977), East Timorese politician *

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (; born Luiz Inácio da Silva; 27 October 1945), known mononymously as Lula, is a Brazilian politician, trade unionist, and former metalworker who is the president-elect of Brazil. A member of the Workers' Party ...

, former President of Brazil * Lydia Méndez Silva, Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party * Makalandage Johnny Terrence De Silva Gunawardena, 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force * Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva, 26th Attorney General of Sri Lanka *

Manuel António Vassalo e Silva Manuel António Vassalo e Silva (8 November 1899 – 11 August 1985) was an officer of the Portuguese Army and an overseas administrator. He was the 128th and the last Governor-General of Portuguese India. Background He was the only son of M ...

, Portuguese politician * Manuel Carvalho da Silva, coordinator of the Portuguese Labour union federation *

Marina Silva Maria Osmarina da Silva Vaz de Lima (born 8 February 1958) is a Brazilian politician and environmentalist. She is the founder and former spokeswoman for the Sustainability Network Party (REDE). During her political career, Silva served as a sen ...

, Brazilian environmentalist and politician * Mario Silva, Canadian politician *

Osmund de Silva Santiago Wilson Osmund De Silva (25 December 1909 - c. 1980) was Ceylonese police officer. He was the thirteenth and the first Ceylonese career police officer to become Inspector-General of Police (1955–1959). Early life and education ...

, 13th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police *

Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra De Silva Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra de Silva (30 January 1941 – 28 February 2021) was the 35th Attorney General of Sri Lanka. He was appointed in 1988, succeeding Shiva Pasupati Deshamanya Shivakumaran Pasupati is a leading Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, P ...

, 35th Attorney General of Sri Lanka * Patrick de Silva Kularatna, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician and educationist * Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament * Mervin Rex de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II *

Mervyn Silva Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva (Sinhala language, Sinhala:හේවා කෝපරගේ මර්වින් සිල්වා; Tamil:மேர்வின் சில்வா) (born 25 March 1944) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliam ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician * Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament for Galle Electoral District * Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport * Peduru Hewage William de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Trotskyist politician, Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries 1956–1959 *

Piyal De Silva Admiral Piyal De Silva, WWV & Bar, RWP, RSP, VSV, USP is a former senior Sri Lankan naval officer. He was the Commander of the Sri Lankan Navy from 2019 to 2020. Education Educated at Dharmasoka College, in Ambalangoda he joined the navy ...

, Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy * Piyal Nishantha de Silva (born 1970), Sri Lankan Sinhala Cabinet Minister * Ranjith de Silva, Sri Lanka Light Infantry major-general * Sampathawaduge Stephen Anthony Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Member of Parliament *

Sarath N. Silva Sarath Nanda Silva PC served as the 41st Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. He obtained his Primary and Secondary school education at Trinity College Kandy and continued to Sri Lanka Law College. Prior to civil service, his ach ...

, 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka * Shan Wijayalal De Silva, 5th Chief Minister of Southern Province, Sri Lanka * Sharon Quirk-Silva (born 1962), American politician * Shavendra Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese general and diplomat * Sonia Silva, American politician * Stephen de Silva Jayasinghe (1911–1977), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician * Thakur Artha Niranjan Joseph De Silva Deva Aditya (born 1948), Sri Lankan Briton politician * T. N. De Silva, former Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force * Vincent Stuart de Silva Wikramanayake (1876-1953), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician * Wilmot Arthur de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese politician, veterinary surgeon, and philanthropist, Minister of Health in the second State Council of Ceylon * Walwin Arnold de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese civil servant

Religion

*Saint Beatrice of Silva, Portuguese Dominican nun *

Clarence Richard Silva Clarence Richard Silva (born August 6, 1949), known as Larry Silva, is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Honolulu since 2005. Silva is the first priest born in Hawaii to beco ...

, United States Catholic bishop *

Hezekiah da Silva Rabbi Hezekiah da Silva (also Hezekiah Silva) (1659–1698) () was a Jewish author born in Livorno, Grand Duchy of Tuscany. He was the son-in-law of the dayan Mordechai Rafael Malachi. Biography Hezekiah Da Silva was born in 1659 in Livorno, Gr ...

, Jewish author born in Livorno, Italy, and teacher in Jerusalem *Blessed João Mendes de Silva ( Amadeus of Portugal), Portuguese Hieronymite and later Franciscan * Kanishka de Silva Raffel (born 1964), Sri Lankan Australian Anglican priest, 12th Dean of St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney * Lynn de Silva, Sri Lankan Methodist theologian * Maxwell Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Catholic priest, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Colombo *

Raúl Silva Henríquez Raúl Silva Henríquez SDB (27 September 1907 – 9 April 1999) was a Chilean prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal from 1962. He served as Archbishop of Santiago de Chile from 1961 to 1983 and as Bishop of Valparaíso from 1959 to 1961. ...

, Chilean cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *

Robert D'Silva Robert D'Silva (7 June 1925 – 15 October 2015) was a Pakistani Roman Catholic priest. Biography He was born in Karachi, Pakistan. He attended St Patrick's High School, Karachi, where he was a classmate of BJP President L.K. Advani. He st ...

, Pakistani Catholic priest

Scholars

* Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher * Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese gastroenterologist * Chandra Richard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author * Clarence de Silva, Canadian engineer * Dudley Kenneth George de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese educationist *

Harendra de Silva Harendra de Silva is a pediatrician whose efforts have helped to create awareness of child abuse in Sri Lanka. Education de Silva was educated at Ananda College Colombo, before he entered the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, where he ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese pediatrician * H. Janaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese physician * Jayathi De Silva, Sri Lankan scientist and model * José Sebastião e Silva, Portuguese mathematician * Kingsley De Silva, Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist * Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese academic, historian, and author * Kongahage Anslem Lawrence de Silva (born 1940), Sri Lankan Sinhala biologist and herpetologist * Maria Nazareth F. da Silva, Brazilian zoologist * Maurício Rocha e Silva, Brazilian physician * Mohan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese surgeon * Moisés Silva, Cuban-born American professor of biblical studies * Primus Thilakaratne de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese senior consultant physician * Ranjith Premalal De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese professor of agricultural engineering * Sammu Raghu De Silva Chandrakeerthy, Sri Lankan Sinhalese engineering professor * Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese doctor, founder of the Saukyadana Movement *

Alcino J. Silva Alcino J. Silva (born April 9, 1961) is a Portuguese-American neuroscientist who was the recipient of the 2008 Order of Prince Henry and elected as a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2013 for his contributions ...

, Portugal-born American neuroscientist

Sports

Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva.In Brazil, sportspeople, especially footballers, are frequently referred to by their ''apelido''/''alcunha'', a one- or two-word appellation that may be part of their real name or a nickname. For example, Roberto Carlos da Silva is better known as ''Roberto Carlos'', Marta Vieira da Silva as ''Marta'', José Roberto da Silva Júnior as ''Zé Roberto'', and Nélson de Jesus Silva as ''Dida''. Ayrton Senna da Silva is a slightly different case; he chose to be known professionally by his mother's family name of Senna.

Auto racing

Ayrton Senna da Silva Ayrton Senna da Silva (; 21 March 1960 – 1 May 1994) was a Brazilian racing driver who won the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in , , and . Senna is one of three Formula One drivers from Brazil to win the World Championship and wo ...

, also known as Ayrton Senna or Senna, Brazilian Formula One triple world champion *

Ollie Silva Oliver W. Silva (May 14, 1929 – August 15, 2004) was an American auto racing driver. He raced in the Northeastern United States, winning many races, track championships, and touring-series championships. Silva drove in modifieds, supermodifie ...

, American auto racing driver

Basketball

* Chris Silva (Chris Silva Obame Correia), Gabonese player *

Filipe da Silva Filipe da Silva (born 30 November 1979 in Guimarães) is a Portuguese-French former professional basketball player. Professional career In his pro career, he played with the Spanish club CB Villa de los Barrios. External links French LNB profile ...

, Portuguese player *

Maria Paula Silva Maria Paula Gonçalves da Silva (born March 11, 1962 in Osvaldo Cruz, São Paulo), nicknamed "Magic Paula", is a retired Brazilian women's basketball player. She is considered one of the greatest players in her country, along with Hortência Mar ...

, Brazilian player *

Oscar da Silva Oscar Leon da Silva (born 21 September 1998) is a Brazilian-German professional basketball player for FC Barcelona of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He played college basketball for the Stanford Cardinal. Early life and career da Silva was a ...

(born 1998), German basketball player * Paulo César da Silva or

Giant Silva Paulo César da Silva (born July 21, 1962) is a Brazilian former national basketball player for the Brazilian national basketball team and later mixed martial artist and professional wrestler, better known by his ring name Giant Silva. He stands ...

(born 1962), Brazilian national player, later wrestler and mixed martial artist

Beach volleyball

* Jackie Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player * Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player

Cricket

Alankara Asanka Silva Alankara Asanka Silva (born 4 April 1985) is a Sri Lankan first-class cricketer who plays for Saracens Sports Club. He holds the record for the highest individual score when batting at number 11 in a Twenty20 match (26 not out In cricket, a ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Amal Silva Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva (born 12 December 1960) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in nine Test matches and 20 One Day Internationals from 1983 to 1988. He was a left-handed wicketkeeper batsman and opened the batting for Sri ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Amila Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Aravinda De Silva Deshabandu Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva ( si, අරවින්ද ද සිල්වා; born 17 October 1965) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and captain, who has also played in English county cricket. de Silva helped Sri Lanka to win the ...

, Sri Lankan international cricketer * Aruna de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer * Ashen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer *

Ashley de Silva Ashley Matthew de Silva (born 3 December 1963) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in three Test matches and four One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1993. He is, , CEO of Sri Lanka Cricket. De Silva was born in 1963 in Colombo into ...

, Sri Lankan international cricketer * Asiri de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Asoka de Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer *

Bertie de Silva John Albert "Bertie" de Silva (19 January 1901 – 30 November 1981) was a cricketer who played five matches of first-class cricket for Oxford University in England between 1924 and 1927 and three first-class matches for Dr J Rockwood's Ceylon ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for the University of Oxford * Chalana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Chamara Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer * Chamod Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Chirantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Damitha Silva Damitha Silva (born 26 August 1998) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Kurunegala Youth Cricket Club in Tier B of the 2016–17 Premier League Tournament on 16 December 2016. Prior to his debut, he was named in Sri L ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer * Dedunu Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese ODI cricketer * Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer who played for United Arab Emirates * Emmanuel Nadhula de Silva Wijeratne, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Ganga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese woman cricketer * Gayashan Ranga de Silva Munasinghe, Sri Lankan Italian cricketer * Gihan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Granville Nissanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Hasitha Lakmal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Hendahewage Sanjeewa Gayan Sameera Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer for the United Arab Emirates *

Janith Silva Janith Silva (born 16 November 1990) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his first-class debut for Sri Lanka Army Sports Club in the 2010–11 Premier Trophy on 22 April 2011. In August 2018, he was named in Kandy's squad the 2018 SLC T20 Leagu ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Jayan Kaushal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer * Joshua Da Silva, Trinidadian cricketer, test match wicket keeper/batsman for the

West Indies cricket team The West Indies cricket team, nicknamed the Windies, is a multi-national men's cricket team representing the mainly English-speaking countries and territories in the Caribbean region and administered by Cricket West Indies. The players on ...

* Kariyawasam Thantrige Gayan Thilanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Bahraini cricketer * Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Kasun de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Lanka de Silva Lanka de Silva (born 29 July 1975) is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who played in three Test matches and 11 One Day Internationals in 1997. He is also the current interim head coach of the Sri Lanka women's national cricket team. Domestic care ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer * Liyana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Malinga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Mangamuni Gamini Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer * Manelker De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Milroy Silva Milroy Silva (born 12 October 1982) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament The 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that too ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Muthumuni Raween Lakshitha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Nilakshi de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Nilan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Patiharamada Juwan Hewage Sanath Ranjan Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Pinnaduwage Chaturanga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Ramindu de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Richard Martin M. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Rodrigo Hennedige Sanjeewa Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Roshan Silva Singha Sports Club is a former first-class cricket team in Sri Lanka. The team played first-class cricket in most seasons from 1989–90 to 2010–11. It played 155 matches, for 22 wins, 70 losses and 63 draws. It continues to compete in sub-first- ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Roshen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer * Roy Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Rumesh Silva Rumesh Silva (born 8 May 1987) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament The 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament was a List A cricket competition that took pla ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Sammu Nirwantha Thikshila de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese international cricketer *

Sanath de Silva Sanath de Silva (born 5 February 1989) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He has played ten first-class and two List A matches for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club between 2011 and 2013. He made his first-class debut for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club in the 20 ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

Senal de Silva Senal de Silva is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He made his List A debut for Hambantota District in the 2016–17 Districts One Day Tournament on 17 March 2017. He made his Twenty20 debut on 22 May 2022, for Badureliya Sports Club Badureliya Sports Cl ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Shaluka Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Sripal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer *

T. Silva T. Silva (first name and birthdate unknown) was a Sri Lankan cricketer who played for Kalutara Physical Culture Centre. Silva made five first-class appearances for the team, during the Saravanamuttu Trophy The Major League Tournament (formerl ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Warshamannada Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese test cricketer * Woshantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese cricketer * Yohan de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese first-class cricketer

Football

Brazil

;Male international players *Afonso Guimarães da Silva, Afonsinho * Alexandre da Silva Mariano *Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva,

Alexandre Pato Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva (; born 2 September 1989), commonly known as Alexandre Pato () or just Pato, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker. Pato began his career as a youth player for Internacional in 2000, maki ...

*Cleonésio Carlos da Silva *

Dani Alves Daniel Alves da Silva (born 6 May 1983), known simply as Dani Alves (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Liga MX club UNAM and the Brazil national team. Widely considered one of the greatest full-backs of ...

, Daniel Alves da Silva *

Gilberto Silva Gilberto Aparecido da Silva (; born 7 October 1976) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder most notably for English Premier League club Arsenal, Super League club Panathinaikos F.C., Clube Atlé ...

Gilberto da Silva Melo Gilberto da Silva Melo (born 25 April 1976), more commonly known as Gilberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer. He played at left-back for the majority of his career. Gilberto's brothers Nenei and Nélio are also former footballer ...

* Giovanni Silva de Oliveira *Heurelho da Silva Gomes,

Heurelho Gomes Heurelho da Silva Gomes (born 15 February 1981) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He played for Premier League clubs Tottenham Hotspur and Watford, having previously made a name for himself at Dutch club ...

* Jackson Coelho Silva *João Alves de Assis Silva,

Jô João Alves de Assis Silva (born 20 March 1987), known as Jô () or João Alves, is a Brazilian professional footballer. He has previously played for Nagoya Grampus, CSKA Moscow, Manchester City, Everton, Galatasaray, Internacional, Atlétic ...

* Jorge Luís Andrade da Silva *José Roberto da Silva Júnior,

Zé Roberto José Roberto da Silva Júnior (born 6 July 1974), commonly known as Zé Roberto, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left wing-back or as a midfielder. Currently, he is a technical advisor to Palmeiras, acting directly ...

* Leônidas da Silva *Lucimar Ferreira da Silva,

Lúcio Lucimar Ferreira da Silva (born 8 May 1978), commonly known as Lúcio, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. A tall and physically strong defender who excelled in the air, Lúcio was known for his long, s ...

* Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira *

Mauro Silva Mauro may refer to: Given name * Mauro (footballer, born 1932), Brazilian footballer * Mauro Silva (footballer, born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Mauro (footballer, born 1984), Portuguese footballer * Bruno Mauro (born 1973), Angolan footballer ...

, Mauro da Silva Gomes *Nélson de Jesus Silva, Dida (footballer born 1973) *

Neymar Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior (born 5 February 1992), known as Neymar, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Paris Saint-Germain and the Brazil national team. A prolific goalscorer and renowned ...

, Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior *Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Nilmar * Oscarino Costa Silva *Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha,

Roberto Carlos Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha (born 10 April 1973), commonly known as Roberto Carlos, is a Brazilian former professional footballer who now works as a football ambassador. He started his career in Brazil as a forward but spent most of his car ...

Sean de Silva Sean de Silva (born 17 January 1990) is a Trinidadian professional footballer. Club career Born in Port-of-Spain, De Silva played youth football in his native Trinidad and Tobago for St. Ann's Rangers, before attending the College of Charleston ...

*Thiago Emiliano da Silva,

Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional Association Football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea F.C., Chelsea and captains the Brazil national football team, Brazil national team. Con ...

* Willian, Willian Borges da Silva ;Female international players * Cristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva * Kátia, Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva *

Marta (footballer) Marta Vieira da Silva (born 19 February 1986), known mononymously as Marta (), is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for the Orlando Pride in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and the Brazil national team. Mar ...

, Marta Vieira da Silva * Thaís Helena da Silva ;Others * Adaílton da Silva Santos * Adriano Pereira da Silva * Aílton Gonçalves da Silva *Airton Ferreira da Silva ( Airton Pavilhão) * Alan Osório da Costa Silva * André Luiz Silva do Nascimento * Antônio da Silva (footballer) *

David da Silva David Aparecido da Silva (born 12 November 1989), commonly known as David da Silva, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Liga 1 club Persib Bandung. Career Shelbourne On 11 August 2011, Da Silva signed a contract ...

*Deivson Rogério da Silva ( Bobô (footballer, born 1985)) *

Diego da Silva Costa Diego da Silva Costa (, ; born 7 October 1988), commonly known as Diego Costa, is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Spain national team. Costa began his football care ...

*Elisérgio da Silva ( Serginho Baiano) * Elpídio Silva * Fábio da Silva Alves * Fábio do Nascimento Silva * Fábio Ferreira da Silva * Fábio Pereira da Silva * Hugo Veloso Oliveira Silva *Jefferson Teixeira Silva ( Jefferson Luis) *

Johnathan Aparecido da Silva Johnathan Aparecido da Silva (born 29 March 1990), commonly known as Johnathan Goaiano or just Johnathan, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker. He is currently a free agent. While playing for Suwon Samsung Bluewings J ...

* José Fábio da Silva * Josualdo Alves da Silva Oliveira * Lauro Antonio Ferreira da Silva * Lucenilde Pereira da Silva * Luciano José Pereira da Silva * Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva * Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior * Márcio Pereira da Silva * Marcos Roberto da Silva Barbosa * Marcus Lima Silva * Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva * Otacilio Jales da Silva * Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva * Rafael Pereira da Silva, footballer, born 1980 * Rafael Pereira da Silva, footballer, born 1990 * Renan Teixeira da Silva *

Sérgio Severino da Silva Sérgio Severino da Silva known as Serginho (little Sérgio) (born 27 September 1978), is a Brazilian footballer. Serginho spent most of his career in native Pernambuco and nearby Northeast states. He played a few seasons in Campeonato Bras ...

* Tiago Silva dos Santos * Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva *Vitor Silva Assis de Oliveira Júnior ( Vitor Júnior) * Víctor Domingo Silva *Wender Coelho da Silva ( Teco (footballer)) *

Wéverton Pereira da Silva Weverton Pereira da Silva (; born 13 December 1987), simply known as Weverton, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Palmeiras and the Brazil national team. Club career Born in Rio Branco, Acre, Weverton joined ...

* William da Silva Barbosa

Croatia

Eduardo da Silva Eduardo Alves da Silva (, ; born 25 February 1983), commonly known as Eduardo and sometimes nicknamed Dudu, is a former professional footballer. Capable of playing any forward position, he started as a striker, but was deployed mostly as a ...

England

* Jay Dasilva

Equatorial Guinea

*Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (

Danilo Clementino Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (born 5 March 1982), known as Danilo, is a retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Brazil, he was a member, as a naturalized citizen, of the Equatorial Guinea national team. Biography Danilo ...

)

Paraguay

* Anthony Domingo Silva * Paulo da Silva

Portugal

Adrien Silva Adrien Sébastien Perruchet da Silva (; born 15 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays for UAE Pro League club Al Wahda. A central midfielder, he is known for his dribbling and passing skills. He began his career with Sporting CP, ...

*André Miguel Valente da Silva ( André Silva) * Anthony da Silva * António Conceição da Silva Oliveira * Bernardo Silva, Bernardo Mota Veiga de Carvalho e Silva * Carlos da Silva * Jose Bosingwa Da Silva * Daniel da Silva Soares * David Mendes da Silva *

Edson Rolando Silva Sousa Edson Rolando Silva Sousa (born 9 March 1983 in São Vicente, Cape Verde) is a Portuguese football manager and former player. He is the head coach of Falcões do Norte in Cape Verde. He played as a forward. Edson Silva signed for Tottenham fr ...

Eusébio Eusébio da Silva Ferreira (; 25 January 1942 – 5 January 2014), nicknamed the "Black Panther", the "Black Pearl" or "O Rei" ("The King"), was a Portuguese footballer who played as a striker. He is considered one of the greatest players of ...

da Silva Ferreira * José Carlos da Silva José *José Manuel da Silva Fernandes (

Zé Manel (footballer) José Manuel da Silva Fernandes (born 22 February 1975), commonly known as Zé Manel, is a Portuguese retired professional footballer who played as a winger. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 270 matches and 51 goals over ten seasons, mainl ...

) *João Nuno da Silva Cardoso Lucas ( João Lucas) * João Paulo da Silva Gouveia Morais * José Paulo Sousa da Silva *João Pedro da Silva Pereira ( João Pereira (Portuguese footballer)) *Lourenço da Silva ( Luís Lourenço) * Marco Silva, Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva * Mário Silva (footballer) * Paulo da Silva (Paulo César da Silva Barrios) * Paulo Monteiro (Paulo Armando da Silva Monteiro) * Ricardo Emídio Ramalho Silva

Spain

David Silva David Josué Jiménez Silva (born 8 January 1986) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for La Liga club Real Sociedad. Silva plays mainly as a central or an attacking midfielder but can also play as a winger or second striker. He is ...

, David Josué Jiménez Silva *

Donato Gama da Silva Donato Gama da Silva (born 30 December 1962), known simply as Donato, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played from the 1980s to early 2000s. He spent most of his professional career in Spain – 15 years and more than 500 ...

* Fernando Macedo da Silva

Sri Lanka

* Anton Silva * Dillon De Silva (born 2002), Sinhala footballer

Uruguay

* Bruno Silva *

Darío Silva Darío Debray Silva Pereira (born 2 November 1972) is a Uruguayan retired professional footballer who played as a striker. After making a name for himself in his country and in Italy with Cagliari, he spent the following seven years of his car ...

Martín Silva Martín Andrés Silva Leites (born 25 March 1983) is a Uruguayan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Paraguayan side Club Libertad. Club career Defensor Sporting Silva has played most of his professional career in Defensor S ...

* Néstor Silva * Santiago Silva

Managers and referees

Carlos Silva Valente Carlos Alberto Silva Valente (born July 25, 1948 in Setúbal) is a retired Portuguese football referee. He is known for having refereed three matches in the FIFA World Cup, one in the 1986 and two in the 1990 File:1990 Events Collage.png, From ...

, Portuguese football referee * Fred Silva, United States American-football official *

Telê Santana Telê Santana da Silva, also known as Telê Santana (July 26, 1931 – April 21, 2006) was a Brazilian football manager and former player ( right winger). He was born in Itabirito, Minas Gerais. Telê was the manager responsible for putting ...

da Silva, Brazilian football manager *

Vanderlei Luxemburgo Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva (born 10 May 1952) is a Brazilian professional football coach and former player. He is currently a free agent. A left wingback, Luxemburgo represented Flamengo, Internacional and Botafogo before retiring in 1980. ...

da Silva, Brazilian football coach

Martial arts

Anderson Silva Anderson da Silva (; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 an ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Antônio Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Assuerio Silva Assuério Silva (born June 18, 1974) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, having competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pancrase. He became the Heavyweight King of Pancrase on May 30, 2007, defeating Tatsuya ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Edinanci Silva, Brazilian judoka *

Erick Silva Erick Vinicius Silva (born June 21, 1984) is a Brazilian former mixed martial artist who competed in the Welterweight division. A professional from 2005 till 2019, he competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bellator MMA, and Jungle Fight, ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist *

(Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Jay Silva Jay Silva (born May 25, 1981) is an Angolan-born American mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, Silva has also formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, the MFC, KSW, and T ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Jussier da Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist * Natália Falavigna da Silva, Brazilian taekwondo athelete *

Thiago Silva (fighter) Thiago Silva (born November 12, 1982) is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Eagle FC. A professional competitor since 2005, he has competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UF ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Wanderlei Silva Wanderlei César da Silva ( , , ; born 3 July 1976) is a Brazilian-American former mixed martial artist who competed in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships and the American-based Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He holds the record for the ...

, Brazilian mixed martial artist

Track and field

* Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian athlete * Anísio Silva, Brazilian triple jumper *

Carlos Silva (hurdler) Carlos Alberto da Silva (born 8 June 1974) is a retired Portuguese athlete who specialized in the 400 metres hurdles. He finished fourth at the 1998 European Championships. He also competed at the 1994 European Championships in Athletics, the 1 ...

(born 1974), Portuguese hurdler * Fábio Gomes da Silva, pole vaulter * Fátima Silva, Portuguese long-distance runner * Germán Silva, Mexican long distance runner * Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni, Sri Lankan Sinhalese sprinter *

Joaquim Silva (athlete) Joaquim Silva (born January 13, 1961) is a retired long-distance runner from Portugal, who won the 1994 edition of the Vienna Marathon. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea ...

, Portuguese long-distance runner *

Joseildo da Silva Joseildo Rocha da Silva (born 20 February 1965) is a Brazilian long-distance runner. He won the 1991 Chicago Marathon, the marathon event at the 1991 South American Championships in Athletics, and the 1993 Los Angeles Marathon. Da Silva compe ...

, Brazilian long-distance runner * Osmiro Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner * Pedro da Silva (athlete), Brazilian decathlete * Robson da Silva, Brazilian sprinter * Rui Silva (athlete), Portuguese Olympic athlete * Vânia Silva, Portuguese hammer thrower

Other sports

* Carlos Silva (baseball), Venezuelan baseball player * Chandrika de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player * Cherantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese swimmer * Daniel Silva (golfer), Portuguese golfer * Eden Giselle Silva, Sri Lankan Briton tennis player * Emanuel Silva, Portuguese flatwater canoeist *

Eurico Rosa da Silva Eurico Rosa da Silva (born June 29, 1975, in Buri, São Paulo, Brazil) is a retired Thoroughbred racing jockey who raced for five years in his native Brazil and another four years in Macau before coming to Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. ...

, Brazilian-born Canadian jockey * Fabiola da Silva, Brazilian inline skater *

Frederico Ferreira Silva Frederico Ferreira "Kiko" Silva (born 18 March 1995) is a Portuguese tennis player who currently plays at ITF Men's Circuit and ATP Challenger Tour. In May 2021, Silva reached a career singles high ranking of No. 168. He also reached a career-hi ...

, Portuguese tennis player *

Garth da Silva Garth John da Silva (born 28 December 1973 in Wellington, New Zealand) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he won his first round in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division again ...

, New Zealand boxer * Inoka Rohini de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player * Jamie Silva, American football safety * Jason Silva, American rock climber * John da Silva, New Zealand wrestler and boxer *

Luís Mena e Silva Luís Falcão de Mena e Silva (24 January 1902 – 3 August 1963) was a Portuguese horse rider Equestrianism (from Latin , , , 'horseman', 'horse'), commonly known as horse riding (Commonwealth English) or horseback riding (American Englis ...

, Portuguese horse rider * Neuza Silva, Portuguese tennis player *

Raquel Silva Raquel Peluci Xavier Camargo da Silva (born April 30, 1978, in Rio de Janeiro) is a volleyball player who competed for Brazil at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There she won the bronze medal with the Women's National Team. Rodrig ...

, Brazilian volleyball player * Roberto Silva Nazzari, Uruguayan chess master *

Rogério Dutra Silva Rogério Dutra da Silva (; born February 3, 1984) is a former Brazilian professional tennis player. Dutra Silva had a career high ATP singles ranking of 63 achieved on July 24, 2017 and a career high ATP doubles ranking of 84 achieved on Febru ...

, Brazilian tennis player

Other professions

A. E. de Silva Albert Emmanuel de Silva Snr. was a prominent businessman during the late 19th century in Sri Lanka. Business ventures He founded and was the sole proprietor of the A.E. de Silva and Co. in the late 19th century, which dealt in every descriptio ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese businessman * Eugenia Silva, Spanish model *

Sir Ernest de Silva Sir Albert Ernest de Silva (26 November 1887 – 9 May 1957) was a Ceylonese business magnate, banker, barrister and public figure, considered to be the most prominent Ceylonese philanthropist of the 20th century. A wealthy and influential polym ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhalese business magnate, banker, and barrister * George David Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese Australian mass murderer *

João Marques Silva João Paulo Marques Silva is a Portuguese researcher working on SAT. He developed the SAT solver GRASP during his PhD. Marques-Silva was a Senior Lecturer from October 2005 until June 2007 at the school of Electronics and Computer Science of th ...

, Portuguese researcher * José da Silva Pais, Portuguese soldier * José Silva (parapsychologist), Portuguese-American parapsychologist * Kamaj Silva (born 1983), Sri Lankan Sinhala entrepreneur * Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian robber * Palmira Silva, British murder victim *

Riccardo Silva Riccardo Silva is an Italian businessman and investor. He is owner of Silva International Investments, which has investments in a range of companies across media, sports, entertainment, art, and real estate. He is also the president and co-own ...

(born 1970), Italian businessman *

Quentin D'Silva Quentin D'Silva is a Pakistani Christian business executive. Life D'Silva was born in Karachi, Pakistan and studied at St Patrick's High School, Karachi. He gained an MBA from the University of Karachi. After graduating he worked in marketing ...

, Pakistani businessman *

Steven Silva Steven Joseph Silva (born November 27, 1986 in Oceanside, California) is a Filipino-American footballer from Team Socceroo FC in the UFL Second Division. He is also an actor, chef, radio disk jockey, and the Ultimate Male Survivor of the fift ...

, American chef * Thakurartha Devadithya Guardiyawasam Lindamulage Nalin Kumara de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhalese promoter of pseudoscience * Jean Charles da Silva e de Menezes, known as Jean Charles de Menezes, Brazilian man killed by British police in 2005

Fictional characters

Silva (Shaman King) The manga and anime series ''Shaman King'' features several characters created by Hiroyuki Takei. As a result of being focused on shamanism the series' cast is divided between humans and spirits, the latter not being able to go the afterlife due t ...

, in ''Shaman King'' *Silva, a mystical speaking necklace in ''GARO'' * Raoul Silva, the antagonist of the James Bond film ''

Skyfall ''Skyfall'' is a 2012 spy film and the twenty-third in the ''James Bond'' series produced by Eon Productions. The film is the third to star Daniel Craig as fictional MI6 agent James Bond and features Javier Bardem as Raoul Silva, the vill ...

'' *Rose Da Silva, Christopher Da Silva and Sharon Da Silva, fictional characters in the film ''

Silent Hill is a horror anthology media franchise centered on a series of survival horror games created by Keiichiro Toyama and published by Konami. The first four video games in the series, '' Silent Hill'', ''Silent Hill 2'', ''Silent Hill 3'' and '' ...

'' *Kristen De Silva, protagonist in ''

Child's Play 3 ''Child's Play 3'' is a 1991 American slasher film and the third installment in the '' Child's Play'' film series. The film is written by Don Mancini and directed by Jack Bender. Brad Dourif once again reprised his role as Chucky from the previo ...

'', played by Perrey Reeves *

Noelle Silva is a fictional character of the manga series '' Black Clover'' created by Yūki Tabata. A Magic Knight in the Black Bulls, she is a royal of the Clover Kingdom and daughter of the House of Silva who joins the squad alongside Asta. Unable to cont ...

, a character in ''Black Clover'' * Octavio Silva, a playable character known as Octane in ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a free-to-play battle royale-hero shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Nintendo Switch in March ...

References

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