Silva

Silva, de Silva and da Silva are surnames in Portuguese-speaking countries, such as Portugal and Brazil. It is derived from the Latin word silva, meaning 'forest' or 'woodland'. It is also widespread in Portuguese-speaking regions of Spain (mostly in Galicia) and even more widespread in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in the Americas (being the most common surname in Brazil), in Africa and Asia, notably in India and Sri Lanka. (See also: Luso-Indian, Portuguese in Sri Lanka) Movement of people has led to the name being used in many places. Due to emigration from Portuguese-speaking countries, Silva (and the variants Da Silva and De Silva) is the fifth most common surname in the French department of Val-de-Marne, outside Paris, and it was the 19th most common family name given to newborns between 1966 and 1990 in France. (See: Portuguese in France) It is also the 7th most common surname (and the most common non-German, non-French) in Luxembourg. (See: Portuguese Luxembourger) It is also among the top 20 surnames in Andorra, Angola, Cape Verde 2Geographical distribution As of 2014, 64.7% of all known bearers of the surname Silva were residents of Brazil (frequency 1:57), 5.3% of Mexico (1:417), 5.1% of Portugal (1:37), 3.2% of Mozambique (1:152), 2.8% of Venezuela (1:192), 2.7% of the United States (1:2,361), 2.3% of Chile (1:136), 2.2% of Argentina (1:349), 2.2% of Peru (1:263), 2.0% of Colombia (1:424) and 1.1% of Guinea-Bissau (1:29). In Brazil, the frequency of the surname was higher than national average (1:57) in the following states: Maranhão (1:24) Bahia (1:32) Roraima (1:32) Pará (1:35) Acre (1:38) Amapá (1:39) Alagoas (1:39) Sergipe (1:40) Amazonas (1:43) Rio Grande do Norte (1:47) Pernambuco (1:51) Goiás (1:53) Paraíba (1:53) Piauí (1:54) Ceará (1:55) Federal District (1:55) 2Arts 3Actors Adele Silva, British actress António Silva (actor), Portuguese actor Chathurartha Devadithya Gardiyawasam Lindamulage Roy Aloysius Felix de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor and film director Deepani Silva, Sri Lankan actress Douglas Silva, Brazilian actor Fernando Ramos da Silva, Brazilian actor Frank Silva, American actor and set dresser Freddie Silva, Sri Lankan actor, comedian Henry Silva, American actor Howard da Silva, American actor Jothiratnage Sadiris de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala actor, musician Hilarion "Larry" Silva, Filipino actor Leslie Silva, American actress Nicole da Silva, Australian actress Paulo Rogério da Silva, Brazilian actor also known as Gero Camilo Sanjit De Silva, Sri Lankan American actor, director Simone Silva, Egyptian-born French film actress 3Musicians Da Silva (singer), French singer, songwriter of Portuguese origin Alan Silva, American free jazz double bassist Amancio D'Silva, Goan jazz guitarist Andrew Conrad De Silva, Sri Lankan Australian R&B and rock vocalist and instrumentalist Dawn Silva, American funk vocalist Deepal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala playback singer and actor Desmond de Silva, Sri Lankan vocalist Francisco Manuel da Silva, Brazilian musician Henry Silva, Cape Verdean band leader/singer Humberto Rodríguez Silva, Cuban composer Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva (Horace Silver), American jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Luis Silva, Venezuelan folklore singer Rui da Silva, Portuguese DJ Stuart de Silva, Sri Lankan Australian jazz pianist Virajini Lalithya de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala vocalist Vivienne de Silva Boralessa, Sri Lankan vocalist (Buddhist devotional music) 3Painters and sculptors António Carvalho de Silva Porto, Portuguese naturalist painter Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Diego Velázquez), Spanish painter Manuel Pereira da Silva, Portuguese sculptor Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, Portuguese painter William Posey Silva, American painter 3Writers First nameSilva Kaputikyan, Armenian poet, writer, academian and public activistSurnameAntónio Diniz da Cruz e Silva, Portuguese heroic-comic poet António José da Silva, eighteenth-century Brazilian Converso playwright known as "The Jew" Arménio Adroaldo Vieira e Silva (Arménio Vieira), Portuguese journalist Baltasar Lopes da Silva, Cape Verdean writer Daniel Silva (novelist), American author John de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala playwright José Gabriel Lopes da Silva (Gabriel Mariano), Cape Verdean poet and essayist Joseph Silva, a pseudonym of Ron Goulart Luís Filipe Silva, Portuguese writer Nihal De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala novelist Sugathapala de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala dramatist, novelist, radio play producer, and translator Wellawattearachchige Abraham Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala novelist Wilson da Silva, Australian/Portuguese science writer, editor and filmmaker 3Other arts Ena de Silva, re-established Sri Lanka's batik industry Maria José Marques da Silva, Portuguese architect Matthew R. Silva, American makeup effects artist Minnette de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala architect 2Fictional characters Silva (Shaman King), a fictional character in Shaman King Silva, a mystical speaking necklace in GARO Raoul Silva, the antagonist of the James Bond film Skyfall Rose Da Silva, Christopher Da Silva & Sharon Da Silva, fictional characters in the Silent Hill (film) 2History Bernardo Peres da Silva, the first and only native Goan governor of Portuguese India Lucius Flavius Silva, Roman governor of Judea who crushed Jewish resistance at Masada in 73 AD José Joaquim da Silva Xavier (1746–1792), known as Tiradentes, Brazilian independentist leader Pedro da Silva, first post courier of Canada (17th-18th century) Ruy Gómez de Silva (1516-1573), nobleman and cousin of Philip II of Spain 2Media Dayananda de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala radio journalist at Radio Ceylon João Silva (photographer), South African photographer Martin Silva, politician and radio personality Sampath Lakmal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala journalist specializing in defense issues Tatiana Silva Braga Tavares, Miss Belgium Tom Silva, general contractor on the PBS show This Old House 2Political Amaro Silva, former municipal politician in Winnipeg (Manitoba), Canada Aníbal Cavaco Silva, President of Portugal Anthony Emmanuel Silva, Sri Lankan Tamil Member of Parliament António Maria da Silva, Portuguese politician Artur da Costa e Silva, Brazilian military officer and politician Asoka de Silva, 9th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Asoka de Silva, 42nd Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Benedita da Silva, Brazilian politician Charles Percival de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician Chitta Ranjan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer, Chairman of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission, 40th Attorney General of Sri Lanka, 39th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka Colvin Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries and Constitutional Affairs Crishantha de Silva, 21st Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Desmond Lorenz de Silva, Sri Lankan Briton lawyer, former United Nations Chief War Crimes Prosecutor in Sierra Leone D. G. Albert de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament Duminda Silva, Sri Lankan politician Estanislau da Silva, East Timorese politician and member of the Revolutionary Front for an Independent East Timor Eunice Silva, Cape Verdean civil engineer and politician Francisco de Paula Vieira da Silva de Tovar, 1st Viscount of Molelos, Portuguese politician Fredrick de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician Gardiye Punchihewage Amaraseela Silva, 34th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka George E. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and politician G.E.S. de Silva, Commanding Officer of the Sri Lanka Volunteer Naval Force G. H. De Silva, 13th Commander of the Sri Lanka Army Golbery do Couto e Silva, Brazilian politician G. P. S. de Silva, 40th Chief Justice of Sri Lanka George Reginald de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician H. A. Silva, 11th Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Herman Leonard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and diplomat, 12th Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in New York Israel Pinheiro da Silva, Brazilian politician and engineer Jaime Silva, former Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Fisheries of Portugal Jim Silva, American politician José Albino Silva Peneda, Portuguese politician José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva, Brazilian activist K. L. A. Ranasinghe Silva, 41st Surveyor General of Sri Lanka L. M. D. de Silva, 10th Solicitor General of Sri Lanka Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias, Brazilian military commander Luís da Silva Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Portuguese politician Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, former President of Brazil Lydia Méndez Silva, Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party Makalandage Johnny Terrence De Silva Gunawardena, 8th Commander of the Sri Lanka Air Force Manikku Wadumestri Hendrick de Silva, 26th Attorney General of Sri Lanka Manuel António Vassalo e Silva, Portuguese politician Manuel Carvalho da Silva, coordinator of the Portuguese Labour union federation Marina Silva, Brazilian environmentalist and politician Mario Silva, Canadian politician Osmund de Silva, 13th Inspector General of the Sri Lanka Police Pandikoralalage Sunil Chandra De Silva, 35th Attorney General of Sri Lanka Patrick de Silva Kularatna, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and educationist Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament Mervin Rex de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II Mervyn Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament for Galle Electoral District Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, Sri Lankan Minister of Transport Peduru Hewage William de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist politician, Cabinet Minister of Industries and Fisheries in Prime Minister S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's SLFP-MEP coalition government (1956–59) Sampathawaduge Stephen Anthony Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Member of Parliament Sarath N. Silva, 41st Chief Justice of Sri Lanka Shan Wijayalal De Silva, 5th Chief Minister of Southern Province, Sri Lanka Shavendra Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala general and diplomat Sonia Silva, American politician T. N. De Silva, former Commandant of the Sri Lanka Army Volunteer Force Wilmot Arthur de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala politician, veterinary surgeon, and philanthropist, Minister of Health in the second State Council of Ceylon Walwin Arnold de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant 2Religion Saint Beatrice of Silva, Portuguese Dominican nun Clarence Richard Silva, United States Catholic bishop Hezekiah da Silva, Jewish author born in Livorno, Italy, and teacher in Jerusalem Blessed João Mendes de Silva (Amadeus of Portugal), Portuguese Hieronymite and later Franciscan Lynn de Silva, Sri Lankan Methodist theologian Raúl Silva Henríquez, Chilean cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church Robert D'Silva, Pakistani Catholic priest 2Scholars Agostinho da Silva, Portuguese philosopher Arjuna Priyadarsin de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala gastroenterologist Chandra Richard de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala academic, historian, and author Clarence de Silva, Canadian engineer Dudley Kenneth George de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala educationist Harendra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala pediatrician H. Janaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala physician Jayathi De Silva, Sri Lankan scientist and model José Sebastião e Silva, Portuguese mathematician Kingsley De Silva, Sri Lankan obstetrician and gynaecologist Kingsley Muthumuni de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala academic, historian, and author Maria Nazareth F. da Silva, Brazilian zoologist Maurício Rocha e Silva, Brazilian physician Mohan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala surgeon Moisés Silva, Cuban-born American professor of biblical studies Primus Thilakaratne de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala senior consultant physician Ranjith Premalal De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala professor of agricultural engineering Sammu Raghu De Silva Chandrakeerthy, Sri Lankan Sinhala engineering professor Vajiranath Lakshman De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala doctor, founder of the Saukyadana Movement Alcino J. Silva, Portugal-born American neuroscientist 2Sports Many people on this list are not generally known as Silva. 3Auto racing Ayrton Senna da Silva, also known as Ayrton Senna or Senna, Brazilian Formula One triple world champion Ollie Silva, American auto racing driver 3Basketball Chris Silva (Chris Silva Obame Correia), Gabonese player Filipe da Silva, Portuguese player Maria Paula Silva, Brazilian player Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian national player, later wrestler and mixed martial artist 3Beach volleyball Jackie Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player Paulo Emilio Silva, Brazilian beach volleyball player 3Cricket Alankara Asanka Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Amila Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer AR Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Aravinda De Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer Aruna de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala first-class cricketer Ashen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala first-class cricketer Ashley de Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer Asiri de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Asoka de Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer John Albert "Bertie" de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer who played for the University of Oxford Chalana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Chamara Silva, Sri Lankan international cricketer Chamod Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Chirantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Damitha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Dandeniya Premachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Dandeniyage Somachandra de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala international cricketer Dedunu Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardena, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Deva Lokesh Stanley de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala ODI cricketer Dhananjaya Maduranga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Elle Hennadige Shadeep Nadeeja Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer who played for United Arab Emirates Emmanuel Nadhula de Silva Wijeratne, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Ganga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala woman cricketer Gayashan Ranga de Silva Munasinghe, Sri Lankan Italian cricketer Gihan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Ginigalgodage Ramba Ajit de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Hasitha Lakmal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Hendahewage Sanjeewa Gayan Sameera Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer for the United Arab Emirates Janith Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Kariyawasam Thantrige Gayan Thilanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Bahraini cricketer Karunakalage Sajeewa Chanaka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Kasun de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Jayan Kaushal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala test cricketer Kelaniyage Jayantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Lanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala international cricketer Liyana de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Malinga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Mangamuni Gamini Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala first-class cricketer Granville Nissanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Malith Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Manelker De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Milroy Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Muthumuni Raween Lakshitha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Nilakshi de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Nilan De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Patiharamada Juwan Hewage Sanath Ranjan Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Pinnaduwage Chaturanga de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Pinnaduwage Wanindu Hasaranga De Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Ramindu de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Richard Martin M. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Rodrigo Hennedige Sanjeewa Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Roshan Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Roshen Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala test cricketer Roy Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Rumesh Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer T. Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Sammu Nirwantha Thikshila de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Sampathwaduge Amal Rohitha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala international cricketer Sanath de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Senal de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Shaluka Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Sripal Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer SS Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Warshamannada Pradeep de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Weddikkara Ruwan Sujeewa de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala test cricketer Woshantha Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Yakupiti Gayan Asanka de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala cricketer Yohan de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala first-class cricketer 3Horse racing/Jockeys Willie (de) Silva 3Football Anton Silva Neymar da Silva Santos Júnior David Silva Thiago Silva Dani Alves da Silva Willian Borges Da Silva Marco Silva Bernardo Silva 4Brazil Male international playersAfonso Guimarães da Silva, Afonsinho Alexandre da Silva Mariano Alexandre Rodrigues da Silva, Alexandre Pato Cleonésio Carlos da Silva Gilberto Silva Gilberto da Silva Melo Giovanni Silva de Oliveira Heurelho da Silva Gomes, Heurelho Gomes Jackson Coelho Silva João Alves de Assis Silva, Jô Jorge Luís Andrade da Silva José Roberto da Silva Júnior, Zé Roberto Leônidas da Silva Lucimar Ferreira da Silva, Lúcio Luiz Alberto da Silva Oliveira Mauro Silva Nélson de Jesus Silva, Dida (footballer born 1973) Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Nilmar Oscarino Costa Silva Roberto Carlos da Silva Rocha, Roberto Carlos (footballer) Thiago Emiliano da Silva, Thiago SilvaFemale international playersCristiane Rozeira de Souza Silva Kátia, Kátia Cilene Teixeira da Silva Marta (footballer), Marta Vieira da Silva Thaís Helena da SilvaOthersAdaílton da Silva Santos Adriano Pereira da Silva Aílton Gonçalves da Silva Airton Ferreira da Silva (Airton Pavilhão) Alan Osório da Costa Silva André Luiz Silva do Nascimento Antônio da Silva (footballer) David da Silva Deivson Rogério da Silva (Bobô (footballer born 1985)) Diego da Silva Costa Elisérgio da Silva (Serginho Baiano) Elpídio Silva Fábio da Silva Alves Fábio do Nascimento Silva Fábio Ferreira da Silva Fábio Pereira da Silva Hugo Veloso Oliveira Silva Jefferson Teixeira Silva (Jefferson Luis) Johnathan Aparecido da Silva José Fábio da Silva Josualdo Alves da Silva Oliveira Lauro Antonio Ferreira da Silva Lucenilde Pereira da Silva Luciano José Pereira da Silva Luís Cláudio Carvalho da Silva Manoel de Oliveira da Silva Júnior Márcio Pereira da Silva Marcos Roberto da Silva Barbosa Marcus Lima Silva Michael Anderson Pereira da Silva Otacilio Jales da Silva Paulo Sérgio Oliveira da Silva Rafael Pereira da Silva, footballer, born 1980 Rafael Pereira da Silva, footballer, born 1990 Renan Teixeira da Silva Sérgio Severino da Silva Tiago Silva dos Santos Ueslei Raimundo Pereira da Silva Vitor Silva Assis de Oliveira Júnior (Vitor Júnior) Víctor Domingo Silva Wender Coelho da Silva (Teco (footballer)) Wéverton Pereira da Silva William da Silva Barbosa shehan Amal da Silva 4Croatia Eduardo da Silva 4Equatorial Guinea Emmanuel Danilo Clementino Silva (Danilo Clementino) 4Paraguay Anthony Domingo Silva Paulo da Silva 4Portugal Adrien Silva Anthony da Silva António Conceição da Silva Oliveira Carlos da Silva Daniel da Silva Soares David Mendes da Silva Edson Rolando Silva Sousa Eusébio da Silva Ferreira José Carlos da Silva José José Manuel da Silva Fernandes (Zé Manel (footballer)) João Nuno da Silva Cardoso Lucas (João Lucas) João Paulo da Silva Gouveia Morais José Paulo Sousa da Silva João Pedro da Silva Pereira (João Pereira (Portuguese footballer)) Lourenço da Silva (Luís Lourenço) Mário Silva (footballer) Paulo da Silva (Paulo César da Silva Barrios) Paulo Monteiro (Paulo Armando da Silva Monteiro) Ricardo Emídio Ramalho Silva 4Spain David Silva Donato Gama da Silva Fernando Macedo da Silva 4Uruguay Bruno Silva Darío Silva Martín Silva Néstor Silva Santiago Silva Tomás Silva 3Managers and referees Carlos Silva Valente, Portuguese football referee Fred Silva, United States American-football official Telê Santana da Silva, Brazilian football manager Vanderlei Luxemburgo da Silva, Brazilian football coach 3Martial arts Anderson Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Antônio Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Assuerio Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Edinanci Silva, Brazilian judoka Erick Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Giant Silva (Paulo César da Silva), Brazilian mixed martial artist Jay Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Jussier da Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist Thiago Silva (fighter), Brazilian mixed martial artist Wanderlei Silva, Brazilian mixed martial artist 3Track and field Adhemar da Silva, Brazilian athlete Anísio Silva, Brazilian triple jumper Carlos Silva (hurdler) (born 1974), Portuguese hurdler Fábio Gomes da Silva, pole vaulter Fátima Silva, Portuguese long-distance runner Jani Chathurangani Chandra Silva Hondamuni, Sri Lankan Sinhala sprinter Joaquim Silva (athlete), Portuguese long-distance runner Osmiro Silva, Brazilian long-distance runner Pedro da Silva (athlete), Brazilian decathlete Rui Silva, Portuguese Olympic athlete Vânia Silva, Portuguese hammer thrower 3Other sports Carlos Silva, Venezuelan baseball player Chandrika de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player Cherantha de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala swimmer Daniel Silva (golfer), Portuguese golfer Eden Giselle Silva, Sri Lankan Briton tennis player Emanuel Silva, Portuguese flatwater canoeist Eurico Rosa da Silva, Brazilian-born Canadian jockey Fabiola da Silva, Brazilian inline skater Frederico Ferreira Silva, Portuguese tennis player Garth da Silva, New Zealand boxer Inoka Rohini de Silva, Sri Lankan badminton player Jamie Silva, American football safety John da Silva, New Zealand wrestler and boxer Luís Mena e Silva, Portuguese horse rider Neuza Silva, Portuguese tennis player Raquel Silva, Brazilian volleyball player Rogério Dutra Silva, Brazilian tennis player 2Others A. E. de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman Eugenia Silva, Spanish model Sir Ernest de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala business magnate, banker, and barrister George David Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala Australian mass murderer João Marques Silva, Portuguese researcher José da Silva Pais, Portuguese soldier José Silva (parapsychologist), Portuguese-American parapsychologist Moises Teixeira da Silva, Brazilian robber Palmira Silva, British murder victim Riccardo Silva (born 1970), Italian businessman Quentin D’Silva, Pakistani businessman Steven Silva, American chef Thakurartha Devadithya Guardiyawasam Lindamulage Nalin Kumara de Silva, Sri Lankan Sinhala promoter of pseudoscience 2See also 2References 2Bibliography BOUZA ZERRANO, José. Da Descendência de Don Francisco Prieto Gayoso