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 Hélder Jorge Leal Rodrigues Barbosa (born 25 May 1987) is a Portuguese former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 148 matches and 19 goals, mainly for Braga (three seasons) and Académica (t ...

(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 Hélder Carlos Muianga (born 28 September 1976), commonly known as Mano-Mano, is a Mozambican retired association football, footballer who played in Mozambique for Clube de Desportos da Costa do Sol, Costa do Sol and Grupo Desportivo de Maputo, D ...

(born 1976), Mozambican football player * Hélder Esteves (born 1977), Portuguese football striker *

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

, Mozambican politician *

Hélder Macedo Hélder Malta Macedo (born November 1935 in Krugersdorp) is a Portuguese writer. His father was a colonial administrator in Zambézia, Mozambique Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique, is a country located in Southeast Africa ...

(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 Grêmio Prudente. Mainly a right back, he can also play as a winger. Club career Juventude Helder s ...

(born 1988), Brazilian footballer *

Hélder Prista Monteiro Hélder Prista Monteiro (Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropoli ...

(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 of ...

(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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