List of Famous people born in Santa Catarina, Brazil

Jorge Luiz Frello Filho, best known as Jorginho is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea and the Italy national team. He operates as a central midfielder, but also can be deployed as a defensive midfielder and a deep-lying playmaker.

Taila Jaime dos Santos is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. As of November 16, 2021, she is #10 in the UFC women's flyweight rankings.

Junior dos Santos Almeida is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and a former UFC Heavyweight Champion. He has victories over 5 UFC Heavyweight Champions: Fabrício Werdum, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Shane Carwin, and Stipe Miocic. As of December 24, 2020, he is #11 in the UFC heavyweight rankings.

Filipe Luís Kasmirski, known as Filipe Luís, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Flamengo and the Brazil national team.

Éder Citadin Martins, simply known as Éder, is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Brazilian club São Paulo FC.

Luciano Hang is a Brazilian billionaire businessman, the co-founder of the Havan department store chain, which he owns nearly all of. Bloomberg LP have called him "a free-market evangelist and arguably Jair Bolsonaro's most passionate booster in the business community."

Douglas dos Santos, simply known as Douglas, is a retired Brazilian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.

Gustavo Kuerten, nicknamed Guga, is a retired world No. 1 tennis player from Brazil. He won the French Open singles title three times, and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. Kuerten suffered many problems with injuries which resulted in his non-attendances at many tournaments in 2002 and between 2004 and 2008. After two hip surgeries and a few failed attempted comebacks, he retired from top-level tennis in May 2008. During his career he won 20 singles and 8 doubles titles.He was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 2012. In 2016, he was asked to be the torch bearer for the Rio Olympics.

Vera Lúcia Berndt Fischer is a Brazilian actress, known particularly for appearing in telenovelas.

Rafael Ramos de Lima, known as Rafael Lima, is a Brazilian footballer who plays for América Mineiro as a central defender.