List of people from Goa

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This is a list of notable people from Goa, India. This list includes Goans and persons of Goan origin. The names are arranged in alphabetical order in their respective categories. Template:Indian people sidebar

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Architects

• Bruno Souza (born 1925), Indian architect who was part of a group of architects who aimed to redefine the essence of modern architecture within the context of India.<ref>"Digital Archives of Goan Architect, Bruno Souza - Archives - News - CEPT". cept.ac.in. Retrieved 10 November 2023.</ref>
• Charles Correa (1930–2015), Indian architect and urban planner, recognized for his contributions to modern architecture in post-Independent India.<ref>An Architecture of Independence: The Making of Modern South Asia Archived 3 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine University of Pennsylvania.</ref>
• Gerard da Cunha, Goan origin, founder and principal architect of the architecture firm Architecture Autonomous. An alumnus of the School of Planning and Architecture, Delhi, he is known for utilizing locally available materials and traditional construction techniques in harmony with its ecosystem<ref>"Gerard Da Cunha's Architectural gems". taoarchitecture.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

Artists

• Angelo da Fonseca, noted for presenting Christian themes in an Indian style<ref>Menezes, Vivek (31 July 2022). "The enduring significance of Goan artist Angelo da Fonseca, whose work was erased from art history". Scroll.in. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Antonio Piedade da Cruz, twentieth-century painter and sculptor<ref name=":0" />
• António Xavier Trindade, important painter of the Bombay School in the early 20th century<ref>"Rembrandt of the East : António Xavier Trindade [includes activity sheet ]". The Heritage Lab. 13 February 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Carl d'Silva, Indian wildlife artist and naturalist well known for his paintings of birds in many ornithological handbooks and field guides.<ref>"Wildlife artist Carl D'Silva passes away". The Times of India. TNN. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Dinanath Dalal<ref> https://jyotsnaprakashan.com/authors/english-authors/deenanath-dalal-2. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)</ref>
• Francis Newton Souza (1924–2002), artist<ref>"F.N. Souza | Indian artist". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Frederika Menezes, Goan author, poet and artist. She is best known for her book, Unforgotten (which was a love story for young adults, published in 2014). A poem of hers, The Different Normals, is yet to feature in English textbook of the Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE)<ref name="itsgoa.com">"Humans of Goa - Frederika Menezes And How To Smile in Adversity". ItsGoa. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Lancelot Ribeiro, Goan origin Modern artist<ref>"Lancelot Ribeiro: Artist in the vanguard of the influx of Indian". The Independent. 3 April 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Laxman Pai, Indian artist and painter. He was a principal of the Goa College of Art, a post he held from 1977 to 1987. Pai was a recipient of several awards, including India's third highest civilian honour of Padma Bhushan, awarded by the Government of India.<ref>"Goan artist Laxman Pai passes away at 95". The Indian Express. 15 March 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Mario Miranda (1926–2011), famous for his cartoons in The Illustrated Weekly of India; Padma Vibushan awardee<ref>"The genius of Indian cartoonist Mario Miranda". BBC News. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Prafulla Dahanukar, Indian painter, a leader in modern Indian art who also helped and influenced many young artists in India.<ref>Pillai, Akshaya G. (11 January 2023). "Prafulla Dahanukar: An Iconic Feminist In The History of Women In Art". Feminism in India. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Subodh Kerkar, Indian painter, sculptor and installation artist, and founder of the private art gallery Museum of Goa. He is known for his artworks and installations.<ref>"Watch: Ocean artist makes a case for sustainable living by making art from discarded fishing boats". The Indian Express. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Vamona Navelcar, painter<ref>"Rediscovering Vamona's versatility". The Times of India. 4 May 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Vasudeo S. Gaitonde (1924–2001), regarded as India's foremost abstract artist; received Padma Shri Award in 1971; born in Nagpur of Goan parents<ref>"Explained: What makes VS Gaitonde India's highest-selling modern artist". The Indian Express. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Bankers

• Aisha de Sequeira, Indian banker and co-head of Morgan Stanley<ref>Krishnan, Revathi (11 December 2020). "Aisha de Sequeira — 'daughter of Goa' & Morgan Stanley India co-head who idolised Steve Jobs". ThePrint. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Victor Menezes, Goan origin Senior Operating Advisor for New Silk Route<ref name=":0" />

Business people and Entrepreneurs

• Francisco D'Souza, American businessman of Goan origin<ref>"Exclusive: Francisco D'Souza, Co-founder & Managing Partner, Recognize, Former CEO Of Cognizant". Business Today. 20 October 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Gracias Saldanha, Goan origin founder of Glenmark Pharmaceuticals<ref>"Board of Director - Glenmark Pharmaceuticals". Glenmark Pharma. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Ivan Menezes, Goan origin, CEO of Diageo<ref>"Ivan Menezes, India-born CEO of Diageo, passes away". The Hindu. 7 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Manuel Menezes,business executive and former Chairman of the Indian Railway Board<ref name=":0" />
• Roger Faria, merchant<ref>Pinto, Jerry (2006). Reflected in Water: Writings on Goa. Penguin Books India. ISBN 978-0-14-310081-2.</ref>
• Tony Fernandes, Malaysian founder of Tune Air, owner of budget airline Air Asia. Father originally from Goa.<ref>Toh, Michelle (19 October 2023). "AirAsia chief Tony Fernandes criticized after posting shirtless massage photo on LinkedIn". CNN. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Vasudev Salgaocar, Indian businessman, and the founder and chairman of the V. M. Salgaocar Group of Companies, active mainly in iron ore mining, but also in coal mining and wind energy<ref>Manoj, P.; Thomas, Thomas K. (4 May 2018). "Salgaocar family settles six-year feud". BusinessLine. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Industrialists

• Ramnath Kare, industrialist<ref>"Ramnath Kare, a visionary – The Navhind Times". 19 October 2020. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Vasantrao S. Dempo, industrialist<ref>"Tributes paid to the great visionary Vasantrao Dempo: Navhindtimes.com, Goa". www.navhindtimes.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Engineers

• Peter de Noronha, Goan origin, businessman and civil servant of Kanpur, India. He was knighted by Pope Paul VI in 1965 for his work for the Christian community in India.<ref>Capital: A Weekly Journal of Commerce, Industry, and Finance. July 1970.</ref>
• Albert Vivian D'Costa, administrator and architect of the Indian Railways during its inception.<ref name=":0" />

People in Film and Television

• Kartika Rane, film and television actress<ref>"Top 9 TV Actresses From The 90s". www.timesnownews.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Kimi Katkar, film actress<ref>"10 Forgotten Bollywood Actresses". NDTVIndia. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Milroy Goes, film director<ref>"A step in the right direction". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Varsha Usgaonkar, film and television actress<ref>"Senior actress Varsha Usgaonkar invites her Sukh Mhanje Nakki Kay Asta co-actor Girija Prabhu to her native Usgaon for Ganpati festival, watch video". The Times of India. 26 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Waluscha De Sousa, Indian actress and model. She made her debut in the 2016 Hindi film Fan.<ref name="indiatoday.in">"Waluscha De Sousa recalls working with SRK in Fan: He is so charismatic | Exclusive". India Today. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Governors

• Anthony Lancelot Dias, Goan origin, 8th Governor of West Bengal<ref name=":0">Vaz, J. Clement (1997). Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 978-81-7022-619-2.</ref>
• 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<ref>"Recounting the legacy of Dr Bernardo Peres Da Silva (BPS)". Gomantak Times. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Rajendra Arlekar, 30th Governor of Bihar and 21st Governor of Himachal Pradesh<ref>"Shri Rajendra Arlekar, Hon'ble Governor of Himachal Pradesh paid courtesy visit to Hon'ble Governor at Raj Bhavan". rajbhavan.goa.gov.in. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Sunith Francis Rodrigues, 26th Governor of Punjab<ref>"'Military thinker' and former Army chief SF Rodrigues no more". The Times of India. TNN. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

Historians, Indologists & Archeologists

• José Pereira, Sanskrit scholar, historian, writer, artist, and linguist from Goa, India<ref>"Farewell, the last great Goan polymath". The Times of India. 1 February 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907–1966), Historian and Mathematician <ref>"Remembering the man who enlightened Indians about genetics and fought caste system, Damodar Dharmanand Kosambi". India Today. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• José Gerson da Cunha (1844–1900), historian and Orientalist; wrote the first book on history of Bombay, The Origin of Bombay (1900), published by the Bombay branch of the Royal Asiatic Society<ref>Chatterjee, Sudeshna (31 August 2003). "Family Matters". The Times of India.</ref>
• Dharmananda Damodar Kosambi (1876–1947), scholar of Buddhist religion and Pali language<ref>"MANAS | UCLA Social Sciences Computing". 3 March 2016. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)</ref>
• Prakashchandra Pandurang Shirodkar, Indian archaeologist and writer<ref>"Archivist Prakashchandra Shirodkar dies in Bengaluru". The Times of India. 7 May 2021. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Lawyers & Judges

• Anuja Prabhudessai, Judge at Bombay High Court<ref>"Justice Anuja Prabhudessai". Bar and Bench - Indian Legal news. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Ferdino Rebello, former Chief Justice of Allahabad High Court<ref>"Dr Justice Ferdino Rebello". MCIA. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Fitz R S de Souza, Goan origin, barrister-at-law and PhD from London; important figure in African politics; participated in Kenya's struggle for freedom<ref>"Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza". Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Kashinath Trimbak Telang, former Judge at Bombay High Court<ref>Sharma, Priyanka (21 May 2021). "Kashinath Trimbak Telang – Indologist and Indian judge - History Flame". Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

Military

• General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, former Chief of the Army Staff and former Governor of Punjab<ref name=":0" />
• Air Chief Marshal Hrushikesh Moolgavkar, Goan-origin Chief of the Air Staff from 1 February 1976 to 31 August 1978<ref>"Former IAF Chief Moolgavkar dead". The Hindu. 10 April 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Lieutenant General WAG Pinto, Senior General officer in the Indian Army and the Victor of Basantar<ref>"Lieutenant General Walter Anthony Gustavo 'Wag' Pinto dies at 97". The Indian Express. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Lieutenant General Francis Dias, Senior General officer in the Indian Army who was awarded a Vir Chakra<ref name=":0" />
• Vice Admiral John Colin De Silva, former Vice Chief of the Naval Staff and Director General of the Indian Coast Guard<ref>"Vice Admiral Silva laid to rest". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Air Vice Marshal Erlic Pinto, Goan origin Air officer in the Indian Air Force<ref>Singh, Dr Hemant Kumar Pandey & Manish Raj (6 May 2021). INDIA'S MAJOR MILITARY & RESCUE OPERATIONS. Horizon Books ( A Division of Ignited Minds Edutech P Ltd). ISBN 978-93-86369-24-6.</ref>
• Filipe Nery Xavier, Portuguese military commander<ref>D’Souza, Carmo (24 July 2020). Civil Law Studies: An Indian Perspective. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-5275-5725-3.</ref>
• Manuel António de Sousa, military captain<ref>Manuel Antonio de Sousa: heroi de Massangano. 1936.</ref>
• Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, Goan origin Portuguese military officer<ref>Wise, Peter (25 July 2021). "Saraiva de Carvalho, hero of Portugal's return to democracy, 1936-2021". Financial Times. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Kuxttoba, rebel leader from the Rane clan of Sattari<ref>Das, Sisir Kumar (1991). A History of Indian Literature: Western impact: Indian response, 1800-1910. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.</ref>
• André Pereira dos Reis, commander who lost Muscat in 1680<ref>Cortesão, Armando; Teixeira da Mota, Avelino (1987). Portugaliae monumenta cartographica. Lisbon: INCM. p. Vol 5.</ref>

Models and Pageants

• Anjali Mendes, Goan origin model<ref>"Supermodel archives: Vogue India looks back at the Indian women who claimed international runways". Vogue India. 27 March 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Candice Pinto, Goan origin model and pageant<ref>"In Bed With Candice Pinto: "I once wore Rocky S to bed"". Hindustan Times. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Gail Nicole Da Silva, Indian model and beauty pageant title holder of Femina Miss India United Continent 2014<ref>"India's Gail Nicole Da Silva bags second spot at international beauty pageant". The Indian Express. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Joanne Da Cunha, Indian actress, singer and model<ref>"'Celebrities Goa' launched for lifestyle community". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Radha Bartake, Indian actress and model <ref>"A Goan Beauty". 20 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Reita Faria, Goan origin former Miss World<ref>"Miss World competition returns to India after 27 years". The Indian Express. 9 June 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Waluscha De Sousa, Indian actress and model. She made her debut in the 2016 Hindi film Fan.<ref name="indiatoday.in"/>

Musicians & Singers

See also: Goans in Hindi film music composition and List of bands from Goa

• Anjanibai Malpekar (1883–1974), Hindustani classical singer of Bhendibazaar gharana, Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship (1958).<ref>"Anjanibai Malpekar". Rajan Parrikar Music Archive. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• António Fortunato de Figueiredo (1903–1981), conductor, violinist; founder-director of the Academia de Música (now Dept of Western Classical Music, Kala Academy); founder-director of the Orquestra Sinfónica de Goa (Goa Symphony Orchestra).<ref>"Francisco Monteiro: Antonio Figueiredo Biography". 5 February 2007. Archived from the original on 5 February 2007. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Anthony Gonsalves (1927–2012), violinist; taught R.D. Burman and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma (a member of the Laxmikant Pyarelal team) and worked with most of the legendary composers of the 1950s and 1960s<ref>"Music legend Anthony Gonsalves no more - Hindustan Times". 2 November 2012. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Chic Chocolate, trumpeter and music composer.<ref>"Bollywood Retrospect: Chic Chocolate and a trip down Bombay's jazz age". DNA India. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Chris Perry, the king of Goan music.<ref>"Goa: Chris Perry's son files Rs 100 crore defamation suit against Lorna Cordeiro". The Times of India. 1 May 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Colin D'Cruz, jazz producer and bassplayer; runs Jazz Goa<ref>"Colin all musicians: It's all about the bass for D'Cruz". The Times of India. 16 October 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Datta Naik, Hindi film music director<ref>"Biopic on music composer Datta Naik in the works". The Indian Express. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Dinanath Mangeshkar, dramatist and classical vocalist<ref>Ghangurde, Vandana Ravindra (19 January 2021). Swarsamrat Deenanath Mangeshkar: Swarsamrat Deenanath Mangeshkar: The Musical Genius of Maharashtra (in हिन्दी). Prabhat Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5048-552-1.</ref>
• Esther Eden, pop singer<ref>"This girl is on fire – The Navhind Times". 18 December 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Frank Fernand, violinist, trumpeter and music conductor<ref>Fernandes, André Rafael. When the Curtains Rise--: Understanding Goa's Vibrant Konkani Theatre. Tiatr Academy of Goa. ISBN 978-93-80739-01-4.</ref>
• Hema Sardesai, playback singer<ref>"Singer Hema Sardesai condemns Sadhavi Saraswati's beef remarks". The Hindu. 19 June 2017. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Ian D'Sa, UK-born, of Goan descent; guitarist of Canadian rock band Billy Talent.<ref>Chamberlain, Rich (19 July 2016). "Billy Talent's Ian D'Sa: the 10 records that changed my life". MusicRadar. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Jitendra Abhisheki, Indian musician<ref>"Check Out Latest Marathi Audio Song 'Lagi Kalejva Katar' Sung By Jitendra Abhisheki | Marathi Video Songs". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Kesarbai Kerkar (1892–1977)<ref>Ghosh, Banani (12 September 2023). "Kesarbai Kerkar: Legendary Classical Singer Whose Voice Went Interstellar". Feminism in India. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Khaprumama Parvatkar (1879–1953), ghumot and tabla player<ref>Pradhan, Aneesh (3 June 2017). "Listen: Rare recordings of the remarkable Khaprumama Parvatkar, who mastered the maths of rhythm". Scroll.in. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Kishori Amonkar, classical vocalist<ref>Denselow, Robin (12 April 2017). "Kishori Amonkar obituary". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Leoncie, singer<ref>"From Iceland — Leoncie Claims Gay Rights Association Is Behind Death Threats". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 13 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Lorna Cordeiro, Konkani language singer<ref>"The love song of Lorna Cordeiro, the inspiration behind Bombay Velvet". The Indian Express. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Lourdino Barreto, music conductor and composer<ref>"Remembering Fr Lourdino: A great Goan composer is resurrected 25 years after death". The Times of India. 16 March 2022. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Mogubai Kurdikar, classical vocalist<ref>Ramanan, Sumana (22 March 2019). "High Notes: Carrying Mogubai's vision forward". Mumbai Mirror. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Oliver Sean, singer-songwriter<ref>"Portuguese artist Oliver Sean hits the Billboard Top 10 Charts". www.theportugalnews.com. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Prabhakar Karekar, Hindustani classical singer<ref>"गुरूंना अभिमान वाटावा असा गायक - पं. प्रभाकर कारेकर". Lokmat (in मराठी). 13 July 2019. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Prasad Sawkar, singer<ref>"Whether singing or acting, he's star of the stage". The Times of India. 7 March 2015. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Ramdas Kamat, Sangeet Natak musician<ref>"ज्येष्ठ गायक-अभिनेते पंडित रामदास कामत यांचे निधन" [veteran singer actor pandit ramdas kamat passed away at his residence zws 70]. Loksatta (in मराठी). 9 January 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Remo Fernandes, musician and Bollywood playback singer<ref>"Remo Fernandes brings down curtains on GALF 2023". goanews.com. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Sebastian D'Souza, music arranger and conductor<ref>Desai, Kunal (29 January 2021). "Sebastian D'Souza : The Man Behind Immortal Harmonies". The Music Room. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Sonia Sirsat, Fado singer<ref>Ribeiro, Mini (30 September 2022). "How Sonia Shirsat is reviving Fado in India". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Suresh Haldonkar, classical vocalist, actor<ref>"Suresh Haldankar". Rajan Parrikar Music Archive. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Tsumyoki, Indian rapper, singer, record producer and musician<ref>"Goan Hip-Hop Artist Tsumyoki Nominated for MTV EMAs in Paris, November Awards Show Features Top Indian Acts". oHeraldo. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Tulsidas Borkar, harmonium player and music composer<ref>Sinha, Manjari (2 November 2018). "Pt. Tulsidas Borkar: Not just a master accompanist". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>
• Ajit Kadkade, Devotional singer<ref>"Watch Popular Marathi Devotional Video Song 'Janmojanmi Aamhi' Sung By Ajit Kadkade. Best Marathi Devotional Songs, Devotional Songs, Bhajans, and Pooja Aarti Songs". The Times of India. Retrieved 3 November 2023.</ref>

Olympians

Representing India

• Peter Paul Fernandes was part of India's Gold Medal-winning Men's Field Hockey Team at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
• Walter D'Souza, Lawrie Fernandes, Maxie Vaz, Leo Pinto and Reginald Rodrigues were part of the Gold Medal-winning Men's Field Hockey Team at the 1948 London Olympics.
• Mary D'Souza Sequeira became the First Indian Woman to Qualify for an Olympics at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics competing in the women's 100 and 200 metres race.
• Lavy Pinto reached the semi-final of the men's 100 meters Race at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics, the best ever performance by an Indian till date.
• Neville D'Souza from Assagao scored a Hattrick in the quarter-finals against Australia as the Men's Football Team stood Fourth in the 1956 Melbourne Olympics.
• Fortunato Franco From Colvale was part of the Indian Men's Football team at the 1960 Rome Olympics.
• Anthony Francis Coutinho competes in the men's 4 × 100 metres relay, reaching the semi-final at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics
• Stephie D'Souza competes in the Women's 400 meters Race of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics.
• Edward Sequeira from Arpora competes the Men's 5000 meters Race in the 1972 Munich Olympics
• Dr Vece Paes was Part of the Men's Hockey Bronze Medal-winning team though He did not play a Match at the 1972 Munich Olympics.
• Mervyn Fernandes was part of the Men's Hockey Team which won the gold medal at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. He also was part of the Team at the 1984 Los Angeles and 1988 Seoul Olympics.
• Margaret Toscano, Selma D'Silva, Lorraine Fernandes and Eliza Nelson were Part of the Women's's Field Hockey Team which stood Fourth at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
• Joaquim Carvalho from Assolna was part of the Men's Field Hockey team at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
• Darryl D'Souza was Part of the Men's Field Hockey team at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.
• Leander Paes won a bronze medal in the Men's Singles Tennis at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics.

Representing other nations

• Jack Britto, field hockey, 1952, representing Pakistan<ref>"Goans in Karachi: Conclusion: Magnanimity of a Goan tribe afar!". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Seraphino Antao, Athletics, 1960, 1964, representing Kenya<ref>"GOAN SPORTS ICONS FROM E. AFRICA: Yesterday, when Goans were kings, queens of sport!". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Dominic John Rebelo, 1996, 2000 Olympian in archery for Kenya.<ref>"Dominic John Rebelo - Olympic Facts and Results". www.olympiandatabase.com. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Physicians

• José Camillo Lisboa, Goan physician and botanist<ref>"Bloom where you are planted". oHeraldo. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• José Gerson da Cunha, Goan physician who achieved international renown as an orientalist, historian, linguist and numismatist<ref>"Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Acacio Gabriel Viegas, medical practitioner who was credited with the discovery of the outbreak of bubonic plague in Bombay, India, in 1896.<ref>Dias, Luis (28 April 2021). "Tracing the overlapping lives of my great-grandfather and one of the heroes of the Bombay Plague". Scroll.in. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Jaime Valfredo Rangel, Goan doctor, Director of Tipografia Rangel (Rangel Printing Press), President of the Municipal Council of Bardez (Mayor of Bardez) and a delegate to the International Labour Organization for Portugal.<ref>Boletim eclesiástico da Arquidiocese de Goa (in português do Brasil). Paço Patriarcal. 1946.</ref>
• P. D. Gaitonde, surgeon from Goa and an active participant in the Goa liberation movement. Along with Antonio Colaco, Gaitonde was nominated by the President of India to the 3rd Lok Sabha in 1962, following the incorporation of Goa, Daman and Diu into India on 19 December 1961.<ref>"The liberation of Goa : a participant's view of history / P.D. Gaitonde - Catalogue | National Library of Australia". catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Alvaro de Loyola Furtado, social worker, historian, journalist, medical practitioner and humanitarian. He was described as a leader among men, a man of great integrity and honour.<ref>"Alvaro de Loyola Furtado: Remembering a Goan patriot". The Times of India. 23 May 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Bhau Daji, an Indian physician, Sanskrit scholar, and an antiquarian.<ref>Admin (7 June 2023). "History Today in Medicine - Dr. Bhau Daji Lad". CME INDIA. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Francisco Luís Gomes, Goan physician, writer, historian, economist, political scientist and MP in the Portuguese parliament. A classical liberal by political orientation, Gomes represented Portuguese India in the Cortes Gerais (parliament) from 1861 to 1869.<ref>"Welcome to National Book Trust India". www.nbtindia.gov.in. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Rosendo Ribeiro, Goan physician and diplomat.<ref>"Dr Rosendo Ayres Ribeiro: The Story of the Doctor on a Zebra". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues, doctor, Portuguese diplomat and politician.<ref>"António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues (1854–1933), Portugese Ambassador | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Vithal Nagesh Shirodkar, Indian obstetrician and gynaecologist, hailing from the State of Goa.<ref>Baskett, Thomas F., ed. (2019), "Shirodkar, Vithal Nagesh (1899–1971): Shirodkar Cervical Suture", Eponyms and Names in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (3 ed.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 385, doi:10.1017/9781108421706.308, ISBN 978-1-108-42170-6, retrieved 4 November 2023</ref>
• Miguel Caetano Dias, medical doctor best known for his roles as chief of health services in Goa (Estado da Índia Portuguesa) and director of the Medical School of Goa (Escola Médico-Cirúrgica de Goa).<ref>Sethu, Divya (9 July 2021). "Son Of An Okra Farmer Transformed Goa's Healthcare & Eradicated Its Plague". The Better India. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• P S Ramani, Indian neurosurgeon and writer from the state of Goa. He is known for his work in Newcastle and his neuro spinal surgery technique of "PLIF". He is currently the senior neuro spinal surgeon at Lilavati Hospital, Mumbai.<ref>"Proud moment for Goa as auditorium in Mumbai named after Dr Ramani". oHeraldo. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Vincent Alvares, medical practitioner and chemist of his Majesty John V of Portugal. In 1713, he accompanied the General of the Arraial of Ponda, Antonio do Amaral Sarmento, to Sunda in Kanara.
• M. C. Albuquerque, an Indian physician. She was medical superintendent of the Vanivilas Women and Children Hospital in Bangalore, from 1937 to 1948.<ref>SL Bhatia History of Medicine Museum. The Firsts: Life Sketches of Medical Women in India. SL Bhatia History of Medicine Museum. SL Bhatia History of Medicine Museum.</ref>
• Wilfred de Souza, surgeon and politician from Goa, India. He served as Goa's chief minister on three occasions when he was a member of the Indian National Congress and the Goa Rajiv Congress Party, during his third tenure<ref>"Former Goa Chief Minister Wilfred De Souza passes away at 88". The Economic Times. 4 September 2015. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 4 November 2023.</ref>
• Mortó Dessai, a medical analyst of Goan origin who worked in Goa and Portugal<ref>Anderson, Warwick; Roque, Ricardo; Santos, Ricardo Ventura (22 April 2019). Luso-Tropicalism and Its Discontents: The Making and Unmaking of Racial Exceptionalism. Berghahn Books. ISBN 978-1-78920-114-7.</ref>
• Tomaz Aquino Messias de Bragança physicist and Mozambican social scientist

Politicians

See also: List of chief ministers of Goa, List of deputy chief ministers of Goa, and List of Rajya Sabha members from Goa

• Abbé Faria, priest, member of the Pinto clan key participant in the Conspiracy Of The Pintos; became a famous hypnotist and revolutionary in France
• Alfredo Bruto da Costa, former Minister for Health and Social Welfare of Portugal
• Alfredo Nobre da Costa, former Prime Minister of Portugal
• António Maria de Bettencourt Rodrigues (1854-1933) - Judge and diplomat
• António Costa, former Portuguese Prime Minister
• Cincinnatus Fabian D'Abreo, Saligao origin, former Councillor of Karachi Municipality and founder of Karachi Goan Association
• Churchill Alemao, first Catholic Chief Minister and the shortest serving Chief Minister of Goa
• Claire Coutinho, Goan origin, Member of Parliament for East Surrey
• Dayanand Bandodkar, first Chief Minister of Goa
• Dayanand Narvekar, youngest speaker in Goan assembly history at (34 years) in 1984
• Digambar Kamat, former Chief Minister
• Eduardo Faleiro, former Minister of State for External Affairs
• Erasmo de Sequeira, head of United Goans Party; former member of the Indian Parliament at New Delhi
• Ernest Soares, Bardez origin, former Junior Lord of the Treasury and former Member of Parliament for Barnstaple
• Fitz Remedios Santana de Souza, Kenyan lawyer and politician
• Francisco Luís Gomes (1829-1869), Member of Português Cortes Gerais for Goa
• Francisco Sardinha, former Chief Minister and current MP of South Goa
• Jack de Sequeira, prominent campaigner for the opinion poll that retained Goa as an separate 'Union territory'
• Jaime Valfredo Rangel, physician and president of the Municipal Council of Bardez, also delegate to the International Labour Organization
• João Leão, former Finance Minister of Portugal
• John F Fernandez, first Rajya Sabha MP
• Jorge Barreto Xavier, Margao born, former Secretary of State of Culture of Portugal
• José Inácio Candido de Loyola (1891-1973), Goan independence activist
• Joseph Murumbi, Guirim born, 2nd Vice President of Kenya and 2nd Minister for Foreign Affairs (Kenya)
• Kalidás Barreto (1932-2020) - Son of Goan intellectual Adeodato Barreto; MP for Castanheira de Pera
• Keith Vaz, Bastora origin, former Member of Parliament for Leicester East
• Laxmikant Parsekar, first incumbent Chief Minister to lose its assembly constituency
• Luís de Menezes Bragança, journalist, writer and anti-colonial activist, member of the Bragança family erstwhile rulers of Chandor
• Luis Proto Barbosa, former Chief Minister
• Luizinho Faleiro, former Chief Minister and the first unopposed MLA
• Manohar Parrikar, former Chief Minister of Goa; former Defense Minister of India<ref>"Manohar Parrikar appointed as new Goa Chief Minister". The Economic Times. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.</ref>
• Narana Coissoró, left his motherland of Goa to serve the Portuguese people and became a member of the Portuguese Parliament
• Nelson de Souza, former Minister of Planning for Portugal
• Otelo Saraiva de Carvalho, formerly a Portuguese military officer, was the chief strategist of the 1974 Carnation Revolution in Lisbon; was born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo); Mozambique of some Goan ancestry
• Pandurang Purushottam Shirodkar, first speaker of the Goa Assembly<ref>"Past speakers of Goa". Archived from the original on 24 September 2009.</ref>
• Pio Gama Pinto, Kenyan freedom fighters and politician; director of the Pan African Press
• Pramod Sawant, current Chief Minister
• Pratapsingh Raoji Rane, longest serving Chief Minister (15 years and 250 days), longest serving MLA (1972–2022) and oldest speaker in Goan assembly history at (73 years) in 2012
• Ravi Naik, former Chief Minister
• Rosendo Ribeiro (1871-1951) - former Vice-Consul of Portugal in Nairobi
• Sanyogita Rane, only woman MP
• Shamrao Madkaikar, was a freedom fighter and a leader of Communist Party of India from the Indian state of Goa. Madkaikar established the Gomantakiya Tarun Sangh in 1937 at Margao.
• Shashikala Kakodkar, only woman Chief Minister and the youngest (38) serving Chief Minister
• Shripad Naik, longest serving MP from Goa and the current MP of North Goa
• Suella Braverman, Assagao origin, Member of Parliament for Fareham
• Valerie Vaz, Bastora origin, Member of Parliament for Walsall South
• Sadanand Tanavade, current Rajya Sabha MP
• Wilfred de Souza, oldest (71) serving Chief Minister
• Wolfgang Dourado, former Attorney General and Chief Justice of Zanzibar
• Zaneta Mascarenhas, Goan origin, Member of Parliament for Swan

Education

• Armando Menezes, Head of the Department of English St Xavier's College Bombay; Principal of Karnataka College Dharwad; Under-Secretary Education, Government of Maharashtra<ref>Bhasker, W. W. S. (1983). "Armando Menezes the Writer". Journal of South Asian Literature. 18 (1): 71–81. ISSN 0091-5637. JSTOR 40872512.</ref>
• Rui de Figueiredo, professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Mathematics, University of California, Irvine<ref>"Rui de Figueiredo, Investment Management". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

Priests, Nuns, Bishops and Religious leaders

• Ven. Agnelo de Souza, S.F.X - Roman Catholic priest<ref name=":0" />
• Aleixo das Neves Dias, S.F.X - Bishop of Port Blair
• Angelo Innocent Fernandes - Archbishop of New Delhi
• Aniceto Nazareth - Roman Catholic priest in Bombay
• Anil Joseph Thomas Couto - current Archbishop of Delhi
• Anthony Alwyn Fernandes Barreto - current Bishop of Sindhudurg
• Anthony de Mello - Jesuit priest, psychotherapist and author
• Anthony Theodore Lobo - Bishop of Rawalpindi/Islamabad, Pakistan (Karachi/Goa)
• Antonio Francisco Xavier Alvares - first Metropolitan of Goa and Ceylon of the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church
• Armando Trindade - Archbishop of Lahore
• Benny Mario Travas - current Archbishop of Karachi
• Blasco Francisco Collaço - first Indian Nuncio<ref name=":0" />
• Bridget Sequeira, F.M.C.K. - founded the Franciscan Missionaries of Christ the King, a missionary religious congregation for women in Karachi, Pakistan.
• Msgr. Chico Monteiro - Goan priest
• Earl K. Fernandes - current Bishop of Columbus
• Evarist Pinto - from Aldona, Archbishop of Karachi, Pakistan
• Ferdinand Joseph Fonseca - Auxiliary Bishop of Bombay
• Filipe Neri Ferrão - from Aldona, current Archbishop of Goa and Daman<ref name=":0" />
• Francisco Xavier da Piedade Rebelo - Auxiliary Bishop of Goa
• Hubert Olympus Mascarenhas - Catholic priest in Bombay
• Ignatius P. Lobo - Bishop of Belgaum
• Ivan Dias, Cardinal Prefect, Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, Rome (Mumbai/Goa).<ref name=":0" />
• Jacome Gonsalves, C.O. - Oratorian priest, also known as the "Father of Catholic Literature of Sri Lanka"
• Joseph Cordeiro - first Pakistani Cardinal (Karachi/Goa)
• Joseph Coutts - current Cardinal-priest of Pakistan
• St. Joseph Vaz - C.O. missionary in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); patron of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Goa and Daman<ref name=":0" />
• Karuna Mary Braganza - Catholic nun and Principal of Sophia College, Bombay
• Lumen Monteiro, C.S.C - current Bishop of Agartala
• Matheus de Castro (c. 1594–1677) - first Indian Bishop of the Catholic Church
• Mathias Fernandes - first native Indian Bishop of Mysore
• Max Rodrigues - Bishop of Hyderabad (Pakistan)
• Moreno de Souza - translated the Bible into Konkani language
• Oswald Gracias - from Carmona, current Cardinal Archbishop of Mumbai
• Raul Nicolau Gonçalves - Archbishop of Goa and Damao<ref name=":0" />
• Robert D'Silva - Pakistani priest for over 50 years
• Romuald D'Souza - Jesuit priest, founder of Xavier Centre of Historical Research and Goa Institute of Management
• Msgr. Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado- Catholic priest, professor and linguist
• Thomas de Castro - Vicar Apostolic of Canara
• Valerian D'Souza - Bishop of Poona
• Valerian Gracias - first Indian Cardinal and Archbishop (Mumbai/Goa)
• Vasco do Rego, SJ - Jesuit priest, editor of the oldest Konkani periodical
• Zinia Pinto - Catholic nun and principal of St Joseph's Convent School, Karachi

Scientists and Researchers

• Froilano de Mello, Portuguese microbiologist, medical scientist, professor, author and independent MP in the Portuguese parliament<ref>"Froilano De Melo: Pioneer of Indian medical mycology". The Navhind Times. 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Raghunath Mashelkar, scientist and head of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research<ref>"Life". R A Mashelkar. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>

Athletes

Main article: Goans in cricket

See also: Goa cricket team

Main article: Goans in football

See also: Goa football team

• Antao D'Souza, represented Pakistan cricket team in Tests in the 1950s and early 60s<ref>"Antao D'Souza profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Anthony de Mello, first secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India<ref>"Anthony De Mello profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Bhakti Kulkarni, International Master and Woman Grandmaster in Chess
• Brahmanand Sankhwalkar, former Indian football team captain; one of Goa's best goalkeepers; Arjuna awardee
• Brandon Fernandes, all-time top Indian assister in ISL<ref>"Brandon Fernandes Profile". www.the-aiff.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Bruno Coutinho, former Indian football team captain, Arjuna awardee and AIFF Player of the Year, 1996
• Carlos Cordeiro, former President of the United States Soccer Federation
• Climax Lawrence, most capped Goan International footballer and AIFF Player of the Year, 2005
• Dilip Sardesai, former Indian international cricketer. He played Tests for the Indian national team as a batsman, the first Goa-born cricketer to play for India, and was often regarded as one of India's best batsmen against spin, although Indian batsmen have been known to play better against spin
• Eliza Nelson, 1982 Asian Games hockey team
• Fortunato Franco, 1962 Asian Games football team
• Gasper Crasto, former Indian professional footballer who played for Salgaocar FC
• Ivana Maria Furtado, Woman International Master in Chess
• Joshuah Vaz, current head coach of Indian national futsal team
• Lavy Pinto, 1951 Asian Games gold medallist in 100m and 200m sprint
• Lawrie Fernandes, 1948 London Olympics hockey team
• Leander Paes, 1996 Atlanta Olympics Tennis singles bronze medallist, 5 gold medals at the Asian Games (1994-2006) and 18 Grand Slam titles.<ref>"Leander Paes | Biography, Titles, & Facts". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Leo Pinto, 1948 London Olympics hockey team<ref>Pradeep Vijayakar (10 August 2010). "Leo Pinto, India's oldest Olympian, passes away". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Leon Luke Mendonca, Grandmaster in Chess
• Liston Colaco, highest scoring Goan in ISL
• Maria Rebello, former Indian women footballer and currently a referee
• Mandar Rao Dessai, record Appearance maker in ISL
• Margaret Toscano, 1982 Asian Games hockey team
• Mary D'Souza Sequeira, 1954 Asian Games 4 × 100 m relay team
• Mauricio Afonso, former Indian football team captain
• Maxie Vaz, 1948 London Olympics hockey team
• Mervyn Fernandis, 1980 Moscow Olympics hockey team
• Peter Paul Fernandes, 1936 Berlin Olympics hockey team
• Pratesh Shirodkar, record Goan Appearance maker in I-league
• Reginald Rodrigues, 1948 London Olympics hockey team
• Rowllin Borges, AIFF Emerging Player of the Year, 2016
• Selma D'Silva, 1982 Asian Games hockey team
• Seraphino Antao, represented Kenya in sprinting in the Common wealth Games during the 1950s and early 60s; won two gold medals
• Shadab Jakati, spin bowler for Goa and Chennai Super Kings; played a key role to help his team win the IPL
• 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
• Stephie D'Souza, 1954 Asian Games 4 × 100 m relay team
• Victorino Fernandes, leading Goan goalscorer in I-league
• Wallis Mathias, represented Pakistan cricket team in 1955
• Walter de Sousa, 1948 London Olympics hockey team
• Yeshwant Barde, cricket umpire at the Ranji Trophy and IPL

Tiatrists

Main article: Tiatr § List of tiatrists

• Alfred Rose (singer), one of the most popular singers and composers of Konkani songs (of the cantaram category), and is routinely broadcast on the Panaji or Panjim station of All India Radio (Akashvani).<ref name=":1">Directory of Tiatr Artistes, 2012. Tiatr Academy of Goa. 2012.</ref>
• C. Alvares, Indian actor, playwright, singer, producer and director from Saligao, Goa.<ref name=":1" />
• Comedian Selvy, (1974–2022) playwright, singer, director and producer from Goa. Regarded as one of the greatest Konkani comedians of his generation.<ref name=":1" />
• Edmer Barreto, Indian writer, director, and actor who primarily works on the Konkani stage.<ref>"When law makers turn law breakers…". oHeraldo. Retrieved 22 November 2023.</ref>
• Hortencio Pereira, is a Konkani stage actor from Goa, India. He is a lyricist, writer, actor, comedian, and singer.<ref name=":1" />
• John D'Silva, is an Indian Konkani actor, playwright and director. D'Silva is the first tiatrist to enter the Limca Book of Records in 2010 for acting, writing, directing and producing 25 tiatrs having a double alphabet in their titles.<ref name=":1" />
• M. Boyer, is a writer, director and producer from Goa. He has produced over 35 plays, participated in more than 5000 performances, composing and singing over 1000 songs.<ref name=":1" />
• Maestro Josinho (1941–2017), Indian saxophonist and playwright<ref>"Maestro Josinho no more". oHeraldo. Retrieved 7 November 2023.</ref>
• Mario Menezes (1960–2022), Indian actor, director, writer and prominent tiatrist. He primarily worked on the Konkani stage and was the vice president of Tiatr Academy Goa.<ref name=":1" />
• Nevel Gracias (1964–2022), Indian actor, singer, composer, director, playwright, editor and diocesan priest from Goa. He predominantly worked on the Konkani stage and is best known for his lenten tiatrs.<ref name=":1" />
• Prince Jacob, popular tiatrist and singer from Goa, India. He is "the most Famous man in Konkani Comedy".<ref name=":1" />
• Roseferns, Indian actor and director who is a Konkani tiatrist. He popularly goes under the sobriquet King of centuries.<ref name=":1" />
• Roy de Chinchinim, Indian playwright, theatre director, and actor.<ref>"Police secure venue of Roseferns' tiatr show". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Sharon Mazarello, tiatrist, singer, scriptwriter, director and actor, hailing from the coastal state of Goa, India.<ref name=":1" />
• Tomazinho Cardozo, dramatist, playwright, writer (in Konkani and English), educationist and politician from Goa.<ref name=":1" />

Writers, Editors & Journalists

Main article: Goan literature § Goan writers

See also: Poets in (and from) Goa

See also: List of fiction writers from Goa, India

• Armand de Souza (1877–1922), founding editor of the Morning Leader in Ceylon; early freedom fighter; jailed 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;<ref>Hundred days in Ceylon under martial law in 1915. Printed by Woolridge & Co. 1916. OL 16666915M.</ref> father of Senator Doric de Souza (Professor of English) and the late editor of the Times of Ceylon, Tory de Souza
• Damodar Mauzo, Jnanpith Award-winning Konkani writer, Novelist, Critic and script writer<ref>"Goan writer Damodar Mauzo gets Jnanpith Award". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• B. D. Satoskar, author, ex-editor of Gomantak daily.<ref name=":0" />
• 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<ref>Keni, Chandrakant (2006). Eklo eksuro (novolika) ani don kotha. Goa Konkani Akademi.</ref>
• Dom Moraes (1938–2004), won the American Press Club Citation for Excellence in Reporting, for some 20 articles he wrote for the New York Times Sunday Magazine; poet.<ref name=":0" />
• Francisco Luís Gomes (1829–1869), Portuguese physician, politician, writer, historian, and economist.<ref name=":0" />
• Frank Simoes, Goan advertising executive; author of Glad Season in Goa.<ref>Simoes, Frank (2003). Frank Unedited: The Best of Frank Simoes. Lotus Collection. ISBN 978-81-7436-303-9.</ref>
• Frank Moraes, editor of prominent newspapers in post-independence India, including The Indian Express<ref>"In the time of Frank Moraes, too". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Frederick Noronha, active in cyberspace and involved with e-ventures involving Goa, developmental concerns and free software.<ref>"The Rise (and Fall?) of Goa's Book Ecosystem". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Frederika Menezes, Goan author, poet and artist. She is best known for her book, Unforgotten (which was a love story for young adults, published in 2014). A poem of hers, The Different Normals, is yet to feature in English textbook of the Goa Board of Secondary & Higher Secondary Education (GBSHSE)<ref name="itsgoa.com"/>
• Ian Fyfe (d. 2005), cricketer, coach and a sports journalist from Karachi, Pakistan.<ref>"Shameel CC clinch Ian Fyfe memorial cricket title". www.thenews.com.pk. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Ivo de Figueiredo (born 1966), Norwegian historian, biographer and critic of Goan origin<ref>"Getting to know home and family". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• J. Clement Vaz (1915–unknown) author of Profiles of Eminent Goans, Past and Present<ref name=":0" />
• JoeGoaUk, pseudonymous Goa-based correspondent, photographer, photojournalist, and online activist<ref>"The Marvellous, Mysterious JoeGoaUk". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Lambert Mascarenhas, author of the novel Sorrowing Lies My Land (1955); editor of the Goan Tribune; founder editor of Goa Today, former editor of The Navhind Times; won the State Cultural award.<ref name=":0" />
• Leopoldo da Gama, Goan journalist and founder of the weekly Portuguese newspaper "A Convicção".<ref name=":0" />
• Manohar Rai Sardesai, Konkani and French novelist and poet.<ref name=":0" />
• 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.<ref>"Obituary: Maria Couto (1937-2022) combined scholarship with sagacity, compassion, humanism, and humility". Hindustan Times. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Olivinho Gomes (St Estevam, Goa, 1943—30 July 2009), eminent Konkani scholar and former acting vice chancellor of the Goa.<ref>Gomes, Olivinho (2004). Goa. National Book Trust, India. ISBN 978-81-237-4139-0.</ref>
• 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.<ref>Costa, Orlando da (2017). No Flowers, No Wreaths: A Play in Three Acts. Goa 1556.</ref>
• Ravindra Kelekar (born 1925), freedom fighter, writer and revivalist of the Konkani language.<ref>"Konkani writer Ravindra Kelekar receives Jnanpith". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>
• Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (1855–1922), from Assagão, linguist; knew Malayalam, Sinhala, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, and Sanskrit; in 1892, he produced a Konkani-Portuguese dictionary and later a grammar<ref>Dalgado, Sebastião Rodolfo (1919). Glossário luso-asiático, por... Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado,... (in português). Impr. da Universidade.</ref>
• 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 publications on Goan history and culture.<ref>"Digging deep into surname stories". The Times of India. 24 April 2016. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Activists

• Nilesh Naik (1970–1995), Goan environmental activist and farmworker; Goa's first environmental martyr<ref>Edelman, Marc; Hall, Ruth; Borras Jr, Saturnino M.; Scoones, Ian; White, Ben; Wolford, Wendy (15 August 2017). Global Land Grabbing and Political Reactions 'from Below'. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-62240-0.</ref>
• Floriano Vaz (1963–1986), Indian writer and activist from Goa. First martyr of the scheduled tribe community who fought for the official status of the Konkani language during the Konkani language agitation.<ref>"Konkani martyr remembered on death anniversary". The Goan EveryDay. Retrieved 26 November 2022.</ref>
• Neola Pereira, Indian environmentalist who is known for her participation in the #SaveMollem campaign<ref>"Meet Neola Pereira, the 20-year old fighting for Goa's forests". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 2 November 2023.</ref>

Radio personalites

• RJ Joed Almeida, Indian radio personality known for hosting The Drive with Joed on Indigo 91.9 FM.<ref>Karun, Nina (13 May 2022). "The Drive With Joed". indigomusic.com. Retrieved 6 December 2023.</ref>

External links

• Goans All Over the World are Doing Great Things
• Great Men of Goa Archived 28 March 2009 at the Wayback Machine