Notable Citizens
- Paulus Orosius (c. 385 – c. 420): Important historian and theologue from the Braga diocese, friend of St. Augustine.
- Martin of Braga (c. 520 – 580): Bishop of Braga that converted the Suevi to Catholicism.
- Diogo de Sousa (c. 1461 – 1532): Archbishop of Braga after 1505. A great sponsor of the arts, he remodelled the Cathedral and promoted the urbanisation of the city following Renaissance models. He also founded several churches and an important school (the São Paulo School).
- Francisco Sanches (1550–1623): 16th-century physician born in the Braga diocese and educated in universities in France and Italy.
- André Soares (1720–1769): 18th-century architect, designed several important Rococo buildings in Braga and Northern Portugal.
- Irmã Maria Estrela Divina, religious and stigmatic woman. Buried in Braga Cathedral.
- Domingos Leite Pereira: Portuguese politician of the Portuguese First Republic.
- Maria Ondina Braga (1932–2003) escritora e cosmopolita
- António Variações (1944–1984) innovative pop composer and singer
- Marie Myriam (born Myriam Lopes in Braga, 8 May 1957) French singer of Portuguese origin, winner of 1977 Eurovision Song Contestwith "L'oiseau et l'enfant" ("The Bird and the Child"), written by Jean Paul Cara and Joe Grace.
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