# Cabral (surname)

Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.
Notable people with the surname include:
* Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973), Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader
* Andrea Cabral (born 1959), American politician
* Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959), American businesswoman, 42nd U.S. Treasurer
* António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar (1803–1889), Portuguese statesman
* Artur de Sacadura Cabral (1881–1924), Portuguese aviation pioneer
* César Cabral (born 1989), Dominican professional baseball player
* Chrystia Cabral (born 1991), American musician known professionally as Spellling
* Ciruelo Cabral (born 1963), Argentine fantasy artist
* Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist
* Donald Reid Cabral (1923–2006), President of the Dominican Republic
* Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician
* Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born 1936), Brazilian historian and history writer
* Facundo Cabral (1937–2011), Argentine singer and songwriter
* Fito Cabrales, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist
* Francisco Cabral (1529–1609), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan
* Gloria Cabral (born 1982), Brazilian-Paraguayan architect
* Gonçalo Velho Cabral (15th century), Portuguese monk and explorer
* João Bosco Cabral (born 1975), Timorese professional footballer
* João Cabral (born 1599), Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala
* João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999), Brazilian poet and diplomat
* João de Pina-Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist
* José María Cabral (1816–1899), Dominican military figure and politician
* José María Cabral Bermúdez (1902–1984), Dominican lawyer and businessman
* José María Cabral y Báez (1864–1937), Dominican lawyer, businessman and politician
* Juan Bautista Cabral (1789–1813), Argentine soldier
* Len Cabral, United States storyteller
* Lília Cabral (born 1957), Brazilian actress
* Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau
* Manuel Caldeira Cabral (born 1968), Portuguese politician
* Manuel del Cabral (1907–1999), Dominican writer
* Marcos Antonio Cabral (1842–1903), Dominican military officer, writer, speaker and politician
* Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician
* Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez (1877–1961), Dominican politician
* Mercedes Cabral (born 1986), Filipina actress
* Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left-wing politician
* Nilesh Cabral, Indian politician
* Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right-wing politician
* Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520), Portuguese discoverer of Brazil
* Peggy Cabral (born 1947), Dominican journalist, television host, politician and diplomat
* Roxanne Cabral, US diplomat
* Sérgio Cabral (1937–2024), Brazilian journalist, writer, composer and researcher
* Sérgio Cabral Filho (born 1963), Brazilian politician and journalist

## Sports

* Adilson Tavares Varela, commonly known as Cabral, Cape Verdean football player
* Alejandro Cabral, Argentine footballer
* Brian Cabral, American footballer
* Cabral Ferreira, Portuguese football club president
* Carlos Alberto Cabral, Brazilian football manager
* Cristian Martins Cabral, Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Cabral, Argentine footballer
* Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
* Kévin Cabral, French footballer
* Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese racing driver
* Milagros Cabral, Dominican Republic volleyball player
* Paulo Cabral, Portuguese footballer
* Rémi Cabral, French footballer