Notable Citizens
- João Daniel de Sines, O Raspalhista, GColTE (c. February 1809 - 19 April 1878; Lisbon) - a liberalist sympathizer and hero of the Liberal Wars, he would go on to fame for his medical knowledge and contributions during cholera (1856) and yellow-fever (1857) outbreaks, as well as his attacks on the royalist medicine and power of the Catholic Church, founding the Sociedade Humanitariana Raspalhista and publishing various articles in O Portuguez and O Patriota.
- Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (c.1460 or 1469 – 24 December 1524; Kochi, India) - was a Portuguese explorer and the commander of the first ships to India; for a short time (in 1524) he was Governor of Portuguese India. He was born at the castle where his father Estêvão da Gama was the local alcalde, and following his return from India, was given feudal rights over Sines.
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