20th-century Brazilian medical doctors

President of Brazil from 1956 to 1961

Sócrates Brasileiro Sampaio de Souza Vieira de Oliveira (19 February 1954 – 4 December 2011), simply known as Sócrates , was a Brazilian footballer who played as a midfielder. His medical degree and his political awareness, combined with style and quality of his play, earned him the nickname "Doctor Socrates". Easily recognizable for his beard and headband, Sócrates became the "symbol of cool for a whole generation of football supporters". In 1983, he was named South American Footballer of the Year. In 2004, he was named by Pelé in the FIFA 100 list of the world's greatest living players. He i

Eduardo Gonçalves de Andrade (born 25 January 1947), generally known as Tostão (Brazilian Portuguese: [tosˈtɐ̃w̃]), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward or attacking midfielder and was a physician.

Brazilian novelist (1908-1967)

Brazilian pediatrician (1934-2010)

Brazilian psychiatrist (1905-1999)

Brazilian politician, 56th and 60th governor of São Paulo (2001-2006, 2011-2018) and 26th Vice President of Brazil since 2023

Brazilian physician, writer and activist against world hunger (1908–1973)

Brazilian model

Brazilian physician and zoologist (1855-1940)

Brazilian physician (1866–1954)

Brazilian doctor, educator, scientist, medical science popularizer in the press and TV, and best-selling author

Brazilian physician and activist

Brazilian writer and politician, member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters and federal deputy for the State of Bahia (1876–1947)

Brazilian psychologist

Brazilian politician

Brazilian politician

Brazilian association football player (1905-1998)

Brazilian politician

first female pediatrician in Portugal

Belgian-Brazilian teacher and physician (1852-1942)

Brazilian researcher and professor (1953-2020)

Brazilian neuroscientist, researcher and university teacher (1914–1993)

Brazilian physician (1905–1940)

Brazilian physician and politician

Brazilian physician and biologist (1910–2000)

Anarchist author and psychiatrist (1927-2008)

Brazilian feminist and activist, lead for Amnesty international in Brazil

Brazilian politician

Brazilian army general and medical doctor

Brazilian politician and journalist (1942–2026)

Brazilian physician, writer and columnist

Brazilian writer

Brazilian neurologist (1876–1960)

Brazilian physician (1940-2014)

Brazilian zoologist (1880-1943)

Brazilian footballer and manager (1890-1966)

Brazilian gynecologist

Brazilian military physician

Brazilian physician and politician (1922-2015)

Brazilian physician

Brazilian physician, psychiatrist and ethnologist