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/ref> in the north of Portugal. Notable people with the surname include: * Agberto Guimarães (born 1957), Brazilian middle-distance runner * Alencar Guimarães (1865–1940), Brazilian lawyer and politician *

Alexandre Guimarães Alexandre Henrique Borges Guimarães (born 7 November 1959) is a Costa Rican football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the currently a free agent. Club career Early career Guimarães was born on 7 November 1959 i ...

(born 1959), Brazilian-Costa Rican football player and manager * Antônio Guimarães (1900–1975), Brazilian sports shooter * Artur Victor Guimarães (born 1998), Brazilian footballer *

Bernardo Guimarães Bernardo Joaquim da Silva Guimarães (; August 15, 1825 – March 10, 1884) was a Brazilian poet and novelist. He is the author of the famous romances '' A Escrava Isaura'' and '' O Seminarista''. He also introduced to Brazilian poetry the ''vers ...

(1825–1884), Brazilian poet and novelist * Bruno Guimarães (born 1997), Brazilian footballer * Carlos Guimarães (1898–?), Portuguese former footballer * Daniel Guimarães (born 1987), Brazilian footballer *

Darcy Guimarães Darcy Guimarães (19 April 1915 – 1 April 1981) was a Brazilian hurdler. He competed in the men's 110 metres hurdles at the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XI Olympiad () and officially ...

(1915–1981), Brazilian hurdler * Djalma Guimarães (1894–1973), Brazilian geochemist *

Durval Guimarães Durval Guimarães (14 July 1935 – 23 July 2022) was a Brazilian sport shooter who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics, the 1972 Summer Olympics, the 1976 Summer Olympics, the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics, and several edit ...

(born 1935), Brazilian former sport shooter * Edson Izidoro Guimarães (born 1957), Brazilian serial killer * Elina Guimarães (1904–1991), Portuguese feminist and writer * Flávio Guimarães (born 1963), Brazilian composer, harmonica player and singer *

Gabriela Guimarães Gabriela Braga Guimarães (; born 19 May 1994), also known by her nickname Gabi, is a Brazilian professional indoor volleyball player. She plays as an outside hitter. She competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2024 Summer Olympics, winning a ...

(born 1994), Brazilian volleyball player * Getúlio Teixeira Guimarães (1937–2020), Brazilian Roman Catholic priest * Gustavo Guimarães (born 1994), Brazilian water polo player *

Hélder Guimarães Helder Guimarães (born November 16, 1982) is a Portuguese performer, magician, and storyteller. Known for his unique approach of sleight-of-hand magic, storytelling and performance, Helder's work has been featured at the Kennedy Center, TED T ...

(born 1982), Portuguese magician and illusionist *

Ingrid Guimarães Ingrid da Silva Guimarães (born July 5, 1972) is a Brazilian actress, comedian and television presenter. Personal life Since 2006, she has been married to artist Renê Machado and they have a daughter, Clara (born in 2010). She is the niece of ...

(born 1972), Brazilian actress * Jonas Guimarães (born 1951), Brazilian politician * José Guimarães (disambiguation), multiple people * Lúcia Guimarães (born 1957), Brazilian journalist *

Luiz Fernando Guimarães Luiz Fernando Guimarães (born November 28, 1949, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) is a Brazilian actor. At the beginning of the 1980s, he participated in the Asdrubal Trouxe o Trombone, a group of actors from Rio de Janeiro who wrote, produced, and ...

(born 1949), Brazilian actor * Manuel Guimarães (1915–1975), Portuguese filmmaker * Marcelo Guimarães (born 1983), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Natália Guimarães Natália Aparecida Guimarães (born 25 December 1984 in Juiz de Fora) is a Brazilian actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Brasil 2007 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2007 where she place ...

(born 1984), Brazilian actress *

Nilo Guimarães Nilo de Oliveira Guimarães (born 30 September 1954) is a São Toméan businessman and politician. Running as an independent candidate in the 30 July 2006 presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state who ...

(born 1954), São Toméan businessman and politician * Nilo Guimarães (basketball) (born 1957), Brazilian basketball player *

Oriovisto Guimarães Oriovisto Guimarães (born August 12, 1945) is a Brazilian politician. He has represented Paraná (state), Paraná in the Brazilian Senate, Federal Senate since 2019 and he is a member of Podemos (Brazil), Podemos. He was president of Grupo Positi ...

(born 1945), Brazilian politician *

Oswaldo Guimarães Oswaldo Maestro dos Santos Guimarães (born 23 October 1989) is a Brazilian handball player for Balonmano Torrelavega and the Brazilian handball team. He won a gold medal the 2015 Pan American Games and competed for Brazil at the 2013 World Cha ...

(born 1989), Brazilian handball player *

Pedro Guimarães Pedro Guimarães is a Brazilian economist. He had served as chairman of Caixa Econômica Federal from 2019 to 2022 and former partner of the investment bank Brasil Plural. Guimarães resigned from office after accusations of sexual abuse against ...

(born 1971), Brazilian economist * Philippe Guimarães (born 1991), Brazilian footballer * Plauto Guimarães (1925–1972), Brazilian Olympic swimmer * Regina Guimarães (born 1957), Portuguese poet, playwright, stage director and lyricist * Ricardo Cardoso Guimarães (born 1959), Brazilian former basketball player * Ricardo Guimarães (born 1995), Portuguese footballer * Ricardo Guimarães (athlete) (1909–1974), Brazilian sprinter * Rodolfo Guimarães (1866–1918), Portuguese army officer and historian of mathematics *

Serafim Guimarães Serafim Guimarães, full name Serafim Correia Pinto Guimarães, (born May 2, 1934) is a Portuguese physician and pharmacology, pharmacologist. With his colleague Walter Osswald (born 1928) he made the Department of Pharmacology, Medical Faculty o ...

(born 1934), Portuguese physician and pharmacologist * Sonia Guimarães (born 1957), Brazilian professor * Suely Guimarães (born 1957), Brazilian paralympic athlete *

Tuca Guimarães Antônio Carlos Guimarães (born 12 April 1973), known as Tuca Guimarães, is a Brazilian football coach. Starting his career in futsal, Tuca moved to football in 2010 with São Paulo's youth setup. In 2016, he managed Série A club Figueirens ...

(born 1973), Brazilian football manager * Ubiratan Guimarães (1943–2006), Brazilian politician and colonel * Ulysses Guimarães (1916–1992), Brazilian politician and lawyer * Vitorino Guimarães (1876–1957), Portuguese economist and politician * Wálter Guimarães (1913–1979), Brazilian footballer * Wesley Guimarães (born 1995), Brazilian actor

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