Top 10 Arts & Culture; Media & Journalism Leaders
Ranked by net worth and influence
Last updated: February 2026
Manuel Figueiredo
Director; Director & Producer
Helena Vaz da Silva
Director; FESTIN Director; Producer; Producer & Festival Director
Ondjaki
Author; Columnist; Columnist & Author
Paulo Flores
Rapper; Rapper & Commentator; Rapper & Poet
Waldemar Bastos
Ambassador; Global Ambassador; Semba Legend; Semba Legend & Global Ambassador
Zé Eduardo
Columnist; Novelist; Novelist & Journalist
Youssef Rakha
Editor; Essayist; Novelist & Essayist; Writer
João Melo
Columnist; Poet; Poet & Cultural Critic
Leila Lopes
Miss Universe; Miss Universe & Activist; Miss Universe 2011; Miss Universe 2011 & Activist