People Associated With The Order of Christ
- Vasco da Gama (also to the Order of Santiago before)
- Pedro Álvares Cabral
- Henry the Navigator
- João Gonçalves Zarco
- Gonçalo Velho Cabral
- Bartolomeu Dias
- D. Beatrice
- Manuel I (Grand Master)
- Francisco de Almeida
- Miguel Corte-Real
- Gaspar Corte-Real
- Martim Afonso de Sousa
- João de Castro
- Cristóvão da Gama
- Jácome Ratton
- Tomé de Sousa
- Fernão de Magalhães also known as Ferdinand Magellan (also to the Order of Santiago)
- Pedro Teixeira
- Alexandre Rodrigues Ferreira
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