Cabral (surname)

Cabral is a surname of Portuguese origin, coming from the word Cabra meaning goat. The surname Cabral most commonly came from goat farmers.

Notable people with the surname include:

• Amílcar Cabral (1924–1973), Bissau-Guinean and Cape Verdean anti-colonial leader
• Andrea Cabral (born 1959), American politician
• Anna Escobedo Cabral (born 1959), American businesswoman, 42nd U.S. Treasurer
• António Bernardo da Costa Cabral, 1st Marquis of Tomar (1803–1889), Portuguese statesman
• Artur de Sacadura Cabral (1881–1924), Portuguese aviation pioneer
• César Cabral (born 1989), Dominican professional baseball player
• Chrystia Cabral (born 1991), American musician known professionally as Spellling
• Ciruelo Cabral (born 1963), Argentine fantasy artist
• Cristina Rodríguez Cabral (born 1959), Uruguayan poet, researcher, and Afro-Uruguayan activist
• Donald Reid Cabral (1923–2006), President of the Dominican Republic
• Esperanza Cabral, 21st century Filipino politician
• Evaldo Cabral de Mello (born 1936), Brazilian historian and history writer
• Facundo Cabral (1937–2011), Argentine singer and songwriter
• Fito Cabrales, Spanish songwriter, singer and guitarist
• Francisco Cabral (1529–1609), Portuguese Jesuit missionary in Japan
• Gloria Cabral (born 1982), Brazilian-Paraguayan architect
• Gonçalo Velho Cabral (15th century), Portuguese monk and explorer
• João Bosco Cabral (born 1975), Timorese professional footballer
• João Cabral (born 1599), Portuguese Catholic missionary, seeker of the mystical land of Shambhala
• João Cabral de Melo Neto (1920–1999), Brazilian poet and diplomat
• João de Pina-Cabral, Portuguese anthropologist
• José María Cabral (1816–1899), Dominican military figure and politician
• José María Cabral Bermúdez (1902–1984), Dominican lawyer and businessman
• José María Cabral y Báez (1864–1937), Dominican lawyer, businessman and politician
• Juan Bautista Cabral (1789–1813), Argentine soldier
• Len Cabral, United States storyteller
• Lília Cabral (born 1957), Brazilian actress
• Luís Cabral, first President of Guinea-Bissau
• Manuel Caldeira Cabral (born 1968), Portuguese politician
• Manuel del Cabral (1907–1999), Dominican writer
• Marcos Antonio Cabral (1842–1903), Dominican military officer, writer, speaker and politician
• Maria da Conceição Nobre Cabral, Guinea-Bissau politician
• Mario Fermín Cabral y Báez (1877–1961), Dominican politician
• Miguel de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese left-wing politician
• Nilesh Cabral, Indian politician
• Paulo de Sacadura Cabral Portas, Portuguese right-wing politician
• Pedro Álvares Cabral (1467–1520), Portuguese discoverer of Brazil
• Peggy Cabral (born 1947), Dominican journalist, television host, politician and diplomat
• Roxanne Cabral, US diplomat
• Sérgio Cabral (1937–2024), Brazilian journalist, writer, composer and researcher
• Sérgio Cabral Filho (born 1963), Brazilian politician and journalist

Sports

• Adilson Tavares Varela, commonly known as Cabral, Cape Verdean football player
• Alejandro Cabral, Argentine footballer
• Brian Cabral, American footballer
• Cabral Ferreira, Portuguese football club president
• Carlos Alberto Cabral, Brazilian football manager
• Cristian Martins Cabral, Brazilian footballer
• Gustavo Cabral, Argentine footballer
• Jerson Cabral, Dutch footballer
• Kévin Cabral, French footballer
• Mário de Araújo Cabral, Portuguese racing driver
• Milagros Cabral, Dominican Republic volleyball player
• Paulo Cabral, Portuguese footballer
• Rémi Cabral, French footballer