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List of people called Teixeira

Notable people with the surname include:

Historical

Tristão Vaz Teixeira Tristão Vaz Teixeira (c. 1395–1480) was a Portuguese navigator and explorer who, together with João Gonçalves Zarco and Bartolomeu Perestrelo, was the official discoverer and one of the first settlers of the archipelago of Madeira (1419–14 ...

(1395–1480), Portuguese navigator and explorer * Luís Teixeira (16th century), Portuguese Jesuit cartographer, mathematician and humanist * Bento Teixeira (1560–1618), Portuguese writer * Pedro Teixeira Albernaz (1595–1662), Portuguese cartographer *

Pedro Teixeira Pedro Teixeira (b.1570-1585 - d.4 July 1641), occasionally referred to as the Conqueror of the Amazon, was a Portuguese explorer and military officer, who became, in 1637, the first European to travel up and down the entire length of the Amazon ...

(died 1640), Portuguese explorer * António Teixeira (composer) (1707–1769), Portuguese composer * Antônio Gonçalves Teixeira e Souza (1812–1861), Brazilian author *

Alexander Teixeira de Mattos Alexander Louis Teixeira de Mattos (April 9, 1865 – December 5, 1921), known as Alexander Teixeira de Mattos, was a Dutch-English journalist, literary critic and publisher, who gained his greatest fame as a translator. Early life The Teix ...

(1865–1921), journalist, literary critic and publisher, and translator

Politicians

António Teixeira de Sousa António Teixeira de Sousa, 2nd Count of Sousa Palmela (5 May 1857 in Celeirós, Sabrosa – 5 June 1917 in Celeirós, Sabrosa; ) was a Portuguese medical doctor and politician during the Constitutional Monarchy. He graduated in Medicine at th ...

(1857–1917), Portuguese medical doctor and politician *

Constantino Teixeira Constantino Teixeira (died 1988 in Bissau, Guinea-Bissau) was a Bissau-Guinean politician who was Prime Minister of Guinea-Bissau Guinea-Bissau ( ; pt, Guiné-Bissau; ff, italic=no, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫 𞤄𞤭𞤧𞤢𞥄𞤱𞤮, Gine-Bisaawo ...

, Guinea-Bissau politician * Fernando Teixeira dos Santos (born 1951), Portuguese politician * Humberto Cavalcanti de Albuquerque Teixeira (1915–1979), Brazilian lawyer, politician, musician, and composer * José Roberto Magalhães Teixeira (1937–1996), Brazilian politician *

Manuel Teixeira Gomes Manuel Teixeira Gomes, GCSE (; 27 May 1860 – 18 October 1941) was a Portuguese politician and writer. He served as the seventh president of Portugal between 5 October 1923 and 11 December 1925. Personal life Manuel Teixeira Gomes was born ...

(1860–1941), Portuguese politician *

Miro Teixeira Miro Teixeira (born May 27, 1945) is a Brazilian lawyer, politician and journalist. Background Teixeira graduated in Law at the Candido Mendes University. He operates from a political base in Rio de Janeiro. Political career He began his career ...

(born 1945), Brazilian politician and journalist *

Nuno Severiano Teixeira Henrique Nuno Pires Severiano Teixeira (born November 5, 1957, in Portuguese Guinea) is a Portuguese academic and politician. Severiano Teixeira is a full professor at New University of Lisbon, and was also the vice rector of the same institution ...

(born 1957), Portuguese politician

Sports

Alex Teixeira Santos Alex Teixeira Santos (; born 6 January 1990) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vasco da Gama. Teixeira began his career with Vasco da Gama, making his debut for the senior team at the age of 18, before moving ...

(born 1990), Brazilian footballer * Armando Gonçalves Teixeira (born 1976), known as ''Petit'', Portuguese footballer *

Dimas Teixeira Dimas Manuel Marques Teixeira (born 16 February 1969), known simply as Dimas, is a Portuguese former footballer who played as a left back. In a 15-year senior career he represented both Benfica and Sporting in his country, also having stints ...

(born 1969), Portuguese footballer *

Dionatan Teixeira Dionatan do Nascimento Teixeira (24 July 1992 – 5 November 2017) was a Brazilian-born Slovakian professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Teixeira began playing football with local side Londrina EC in Brazil before he was given t ...

(1992–2017), Brazilian-born Slovak footballer *

Filipe Teixeira Filipe Andrade Teixeira (; born 2 October 1980) is a Portuguese retired footballer. Regarded as technical and creative, he was capable of playing in several midfield positions, and he competed professionally in five countries his own notwiths ...

(born 1980), Portuguese footballer *

Glover Teixeira Glover Lucas Teixeira (; born 28 October 1979) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champi ...

(born 1979), Brazilian mixed martial artist *

Humberlito Borges Teixeira Humberlito Borges Teixeira or simply Borges (born October 5, 1980 in Salvador), is a Brazilian retired footballer who played as a striker. Career Club career União São João Before coming to União São João started by clubs without much ...

(born 1980), Brazilian football player * João Carlos Teixeira (born 1993), Portuguese football player * João Miguel da Cunha Teixeira, Portuguese footballer * José Batlle Perdomo Teixeira (born 1965), Uruguayan footballer *

Júlio César Teixeira Júlio César Teixeira known as Julinho (the diminutive form of Júlio, born 18 June 1979) is a Brazilian footballer. Biography Born in Espírito Santo state, Julinho started his career in Paulista Futebol Clube. In 2004, he left for Corinthi ...

, (born 1979) known as Julinho, Brazilian footballer *

Mark Teixeira Mark Charles Teixeira ( ; born April 11, 1980), nicknamed "Tex", is an American former professional baseball first baseman who played 14 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Angels of Anahei ...

(born 1980), American baseball player *

(born 1998), Swiss footballer * Renan Teixeira da Silva (born 1985), Brazilian footballer * Ricardo Terra Teixeira (born 1947), former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) * Ricardo Teixeira (born 1982), Angolan racing driver * Rodrigo Teixeira (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Virgilio Teixeira (born 1973), Dutch footballer *

Wilson Teixeira Beraldo Wilson Teixeira Beraldo (20 April 1917, Silvianópolis, state of Minas Gerais, Brazil – 28 July 1998, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais) was a Brazilian physician and physiologist, a co-discoverer of bradykinin. Beraldo graduated in medicine in 194 ...

(1917–1998), Brazilian physician and physiologist

Other people

Anísio Teixeira Anísio Spínola Teixeira (July 12, 1900 — March 11, 1971) was a Brazilian educator, jurist, and writer. Teixeira was one of the reformers of Brazilian education of the early 20th century, being an advocate of progressive education in the countr ...

(1900-1971), Brazilian educator, jurist, and writer * Anya Teixeira (1913–1992), British photographer and photojournalist * Armando Teixeira (born 1968), Portuguese musician * Carlos Teixeira (born 1976), Portuguese volleyball player * Eduardo Teixeira Coelho (1919–2005), Portuguese comic book artist * Fernando Teixeira, American engineer *

Francisco Gomes Teixeira Francisco Gomes Teixeira (28 January 1851, São Cosmado, Armamar – 8 February 1933, Porto) was a Portuguese mathematician and historian of mathematics. Biography In 1876 he became a corresponding member of the Academia Real das Ciências de ...

, Portuguese mathematician and historian of mathematics * Gonçalo Teixeira (disambiguation), several people *

Henrique Teixeira de Sousa Henrique Teixeira de Sousa (September 19, 1919 in São Lourenço on the island of Fogo – March 3, 2006) was a doctor and author from Cape Verde. Biography Teixeira de Sousa graduated in 1945 in Lisbon with a degree in Medicine, having at ...

(1919–2006), Cape Verdean doctor and author *

Jack Teixeira Jack Douglas Teixeira ( ; born December 2001) is an American airman in the 102nd Intelligence Wing of the Massachusetts Air National Guard. In April 2023, following an investigation into the removal and disclosure of hundreds of classified P ...

(born 2001/2002), American air national guardsman accused of being responsible for

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* Luis Filipe Teixeira (born 1959), Portuguese essayist and teacher *

Marlon Teixeira Marlon Luiz Teixeira (born September 16, 1991) is a Brazilian fashion model. Career He started his career when his grandmother introduced him to Anderson Baumgartner, owner of Way Model Management and friend of the family. He has walked for nu ...

, Brazilian model *

Moises Teixeira da Silva Moises Teixeira da Silva is a convicted robber who escaped São Paulo, Brazil's Carandiru prison with about 100 others through a tunnel in 2001. He was serving a 25-year sentence at the time. Since his escape, da Silva is suspected of mastermindin ...

, Brazilian criminal *

Ruy Teixeira Ruy Teixeira (; born December 15, 1951) is an American political scientist and commentator who has written several books on various topics in political science and political strategy. He is most noted for his work on political demography, and pa ...

, American political scientist * Thalissa Teixeira, British-Brazilian actress *

Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar Lieutenant-General Urano Teixeira da Matta Bacellar (1947 – January 6, 2006) was a Brazilian soldier. He was born in Bagé in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. He served for 39 years in the Brazilian Army and eventually rose to the rank of L ...

(1947–2006), Brazilian military officer * Virgílio Teixeira (1917–2010), Portuguese film, television and stage actor

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