page_title: Funchal
section_title: Notable persons
hierarchical_section_title: Funchal / Notable persons
caption_attribution_description: Svenska: Inför öppnandet av Cristiano Ronaldo Museum - "CR7" - i Funchal, Madeira den 15 december 2013.English: The opening of "Cristiano Ronaldo Museum" in Funchal, Madeira, 15th December 2013.
context_page_description: Funchal is the largest city, the municipal seat and the capital of Portugal's Autonomous Region of Madeira, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. The city has a population of 111,892, making it the sixth largest city in Portugal, and has been the capital of Madeira for more than five centuries. Because of its high cultural and historical value, Funchal is one of Portugal's main tourist attractions. It is also popular as a destination for New Year's Eve, and it is the leading Portuguese port on cruise liner dockings.
  The name is from the Portuguese word "funcho" and the suffix "-al", to denote "a plantation of fennel".
context_section_description: Maximiano de Sousa (Max) (20 January 1918, in Funchal, Madeira – 29 May 1980), Portuguese singer
  Aires de Ornelas e Vasconcelos (18 September 1837 – 28 November 1880), Roman Catholic archbishop of Goa
  Vânia Fernandes (born 25 September 1985), singer and 2008 Eurovision Song Contest competitor
  Herberto Hélder (23 November 1930 – 23 March 2015), Portuguese surrealist and experimental poet
  Alberto João Jardim (born 4 February 1943), Portuguese politician and President of the Regional Government of Madeira since 1978
  Fátima Lopes, ComIH (born 8 March 1965), fashion designer
  Pedro Macedo Camacho (born 4 September 1979), award-winning film and video game composer
  Lloyd William Mathews, KCMG, CB (7 March 1850 – 11 October 1901), British naval officer, politician and abolitionist
  Arsénio Pompílio Pompeu de Carpo, freemason, poet, and slaver
  Cristiano Ronaldo (born 5 February 1985), professional footballer for Juventus and captain of the Portugal national team
  Artur de Sousa Pinga (30 July 1909 – 12 July 1963), professional footballer and later coach for FC Porto
  Moises Henriques (1 February 1987), Australian Cricketer
  Sara Forbes Bonetta, goddaughter of Queen Victoria; died of tuberculosis on 15 August 1880 in Funchal.
caption: Museum in Funchal dedicated to Cristiano Ronaldo, born in the city in 1985
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