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Abílio Augusto Monteiro Duarte (1931–1996), Cape Verdean nationalist and early political leader in the independence era •
Adriano Belmiro Duarte Nicolau, best known by his nickname Yano, Angolan footballer •
Adriano Duarte Mansur da Silva (born 1980), known as Adriano Duarte, Brazilian football defender •
Ana Clara Reis Duarte (born 1989), Brazilian tennis player •
Andrés Duarte Villamayor (born 1972), Paraguayan footballer •
Anselmo Duarte (1920–2009), Brazilian actor, screenwriter and film director •
António Dinis Duarte (born 1967), Cape Verdean former footballer •
Arsénio Trindade Duarte (1925–1986), simply known as Arsénio, Portuguese footballer •
Arthur Duarte (1895–1982), Portuguese actor, screenwriter, production designer and film director •
Bela Duarte, artist from Cape Verde •
Belfort Duarte (1883–1918), Brazilian football central defender •
Bruno Duarte da Silva (born 1996), known as Bruno Duarte or simply Bruno, Brazilian footballer •
Carlos Duarte (footballer) (1933–2022), Portuguese footballer •
Carlos Duarte, Venezuelan composer and pianist •
Carlos Duarte Costa (1888–1961), Brazilian Catholic bishop •
Carolina Duarte (born 1990), track and field athlete from Portugal •
Celso Duarte (born 1974), Paraguayan harp and Mexican jarocho harp, arranger and singer •
César Horacio Duarte Jáquez (born 1963), Mexican politician, member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party •
César Gonçalves de Brito Duarte (born 1964), known as Brito, Portuguese footballer •
Chris Duarte (basketball) (born 1997), Canadian basketball player •
Chris Duarte (musician) (born 1963), American guitarist, singer, and songwriter •
Cláudio Duarte (born 1950), Brazilian footballer and coach •
Daniel Duarte (disambiguation), several people •
David de Duarte Macedo (born 1995), Brazilian professional footballer •
Débora Duarte (born 1950), Brazilian actress •
Dénis Paulo Duarte (born 1994), Portuguese footballer •
Deroy Duarte (born 1999), Dutch football player •
Domingos Duarte (born 1995), Portuguese professional footballer •
Duarte Jorge Gomes Duarte (born 1987), also known as Duarte Duarte, Portuguese professional footballer •
Duarte de Freitas do Amaral, GCIH, ComC KCSG (1909–1979), Portuguese politician •
Elvira Lacy Duarte Cardoso (1937–2015), Uruguayan visual artist •
Enrique Duarte (born 1938), Peruvian basketball player •
Enriqueta Duarte (1929–2025), Argentine swimmer •
Eugenio Duarte, Cape Verdean ordained minister and 37th General Superintendent in the Church of the Nazarene •
Eva Duarte de Perón (1919-1952), the wife of Argentine President Juan Perón (1895–1974) and First Lady of Argentina from 1946 until her death in 1952 •
F. J. Duarte (born c. 1954), American laser physicist •
Fábio Alexandre Duarte Felício (born 1982), Portuguese former footballer •
Fábio Miguel Silva Duarte (born 1998), Portuguese professional footballer •
Fabio Andrés Duarte Arevalo (born 1986), Colombian track and road cyclist •
Félix Ramos y Duarte (1848–1924), Cuban educator and writer •
Frederico Duarte (born 1999), Portuguese professional footballer •
Francisca Duarte (1595–1640), Portuguese singer •
Francisco Ayala y García-Duarte (1906-2009), Spanish writer, the last representative of the Generation of '27 •
Francisco Lisvaldo Daniel Duarte (born 1990), also known as Esquerdinha, Brazilian footballer •
Francisco Miguel Duarte, also known as Chico Sapateiro (1907–1988), Portuguese writer and a regional leader •
Gabriela Duarte Franco (born 1974), Brazilian actress •
Gilles Duarte (born 1972), French rapper and actor •
Gisela Duarte Casas (born 1977), Peruvian volleyball player •
Gonçalo Duarte Amaral Sousa (born 1998), Portuguese professional footballer •
Henry Duarte Molina (born 1958), Costa Rican football coach •
Hugo José Duarte (born 1964), Brazilian football goalkeeper •
Hugo Duarte Sousa Luz (born 1982), Portuguese professional footballer •
Humberto Duarte Mauro (1897–1983), Brazilian film director •
Javier Duarte de Ochoa (born 1973), Mexican politician (affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party) •
Jessica María Duarte Volweider (born 1992), Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder •
Jessie Duarte, South African politician •
Jesús Gámez Duarte (born 1985), Spanish professional footballer •
João Alexandre Duarte Ferreira Fernandes (born 1979), known as Neca, Portuguese footballer •
João Cidade Duarte (1495-1550), also known as John of God, Portuguese soldier and Roman Catholic saint •
João Duarte Pereira (born 1990), Portuguese professional footballer •
Joe Duarte (born 1983), American professional mixed martial artist •
John-Paul Duarte (born 1986), Gibraltarian footballer •
John William Duarte (1919–2004), British composer, guitarist and writer •
José Duarte (disambiguation), several people •
José Napoleón Duarte Fuentes (1925–1990), Salvadoran politician who served as President of El Salvador from 1984 to 1989 •
Julián Duarte (born 1994), Mexican male volleyball player •
Juan Maldondo Duarte (born 1982), Brazilian footballer •
Juan Pablo Duarte, founding father of the Dominican Republic •
Júlio Duarte Langa (born 1927), Roman Catholic Church bishop •
Karen Emilia Castiblanco Duarte (born 1988), Colombian tennis player •
Laros Duarte (born 1997), Dutch professional football player •
Lacy Duarte (1937–2015), Uruguayan artist •
Lerin Duarte (born 1990), Dutch professional footballer •
Leonardo Campos Duarte da Silva (born 1996), known as Léo Duarte, Brazilian professional footballer •
León Duarte, (1928-1976), Uruguayan trade unionist and anarchist •
Leonel Duarte Plat (born 1987), Cuban footballer •
Leonora Duarte (1610 – 1678?), Flemish composer and musician •
Lima Duarte (born Ariclenes Venâncio Martins; 1930), Brazilian actor •
Luis Duarte (1941–2017), Peruvian basketball player •
Luiz Duarte da Rocha (born 1956), Brazilian playwright and director, and singer/songwriter •
Manuel Alegre Duarte (born 1936), Portuguese poet and politician •
Manuel Almeida Duarte (1945–2022), Portuguese footballer •
Marcelo Nuno Duarte Rebelo de Sousa ComSE, GCIH (born 1948), Portuguese politician, academic and journalist serving as the 20th President of Portugal, since 9 March 2016 •
María Gloria Penayo de Duarte (née Solaeche, born 1962), the First Lady of Paraguay as the wife of Nicanor Duarte Frutos, President of Paraguay from 2003–2008 •
Mariana Duarte (born 1996), Brazilian female water polo player •
Marcos Rogério Oliveira Duarte, known as Marcos Rogério or Rogério (born 1985), Brazilian footballer •
Mario Lucio Duarte Costa (born 1980), known as Aranha, Brazilian football goalkeeper •
Matias Duarte, Chilean computer interface designer for (
Android), Vice President of Design at
Google •
Mauricio Duarte Barajas (born 1992), Colombian professional footballer •
Nancy Duarte, American writer, speaker and CEO •
Néstor Duarte Carassa (born 1990), Peruvian footballer •
Nicanor Duarte Frutos, former President of Paraguay, 2003–2008 •
Norma Duarte (born 1998), Mexican footballer •
Óscar Duarte (disambiguation), several people •
Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte (born 1985), Cuban amateur boxer •
Óscar Esaú Duarte Gaitán (born 1989), Costa Rican professional footballer •
Pedro Miguel Mimoso Duarte (born 1978), Portuguese footballer •
Rafael Duarte Lima (born 1983), Brazilian boxer •
Raúl Fragoso Ferreira Duarte (born 1963), Angolan basketball coach •
Raúl Ricardo Duarte Barrios (born 1969), Paraguayan footballer and current manager •
Regina Blois Duarte (born 1947), Brazilian actress •
Ricardo André Duarte Pires (born 1982), Portuguese footballer •
Robert Jack Duarte Wallace (born 1986), Mexican actor and singer •
Roberto Duarte Silva, Cape Verdian chemist •
Rui Duarte (footballer, born 1980), Portuguese professional footballer •
Rui Pedro Viegas Silva Gomes Duarte (born 1978), Portuguese professional footballer •
Sérgio de Queiroz Duarte (1934-2024), Brazilian career diplomat •
Sérgio Valle Duarte, Brazilian multimedia artist and photographer •
Sophie Duarte (born 1981), French runner •
Stella Pope Duarte, Latina American novelist •
Teófilo Duarte (1898–1958), Portuguese colonial administrator •
Thaís Duarte Guedes (born 1993), Brazilian footballer •
Thomas James Duarte (born 1995), American football tight •
Valdomiro Duarte de Macedo (born 1979), Brazilian footballer •
Vera Valentina Benrós de Melo Duarte Lobo de Pina (born 1952), also known as Vera Duarte Martins, Cape Verdean human rights activist •
Vinicius Duarte (born 1996), Brazilian footballer •
John Duarte (born 1966), American politician and U.S. Representative ==Fictional characters==