Costa (meaning Coast) or da Costa (from the Coast) is a common surname in Portugal, Brazil and in other countries of Portuguese language. It is a name associated with a great number of different people:
- António Costa, Portuguese politician
- Antonio da Costa Santos, Brazilian architect and politician
- Carlos Duarte Costa, Brazilian religious figure
- Celso Costa, Brazilian mathematician, discovered Costa's minimal surface, an embedded minimal surface in 1982
- Delfim Moreira da Costa Ribeiro, Brazilian politician
- Gal Costa, Brazilian singer
- Isaac da Costa, Dutch Jewish writer
- Jim Costa, Portuguese-American politician
- João da Costa, Portuguese Jesuit
- Jorge Costa, Portuguese football player
- Lúcio Costa, Brazilian architect and urban planner
- Oscar da Costa, Spitting Image caricaturist
- Manuel Pinto da Costa, former president of São Tomé and Príncipe
- Marcos Costa, Brazilian boxer
- Martinho da Costa Lopes, East Timorese religious and political leader
- Matt Costa, Famous American folk singer and songwriter.
- Michael Costa, Australian politician
- Renata Aparecida da Costa, aka Renata Costa, Brazilian footballer.
- Ricardo Costa, Portuguese filmmaker
- Robert Costa, American policitian.
- Ronaldo da Costa, Brazilian runner
- Rui Costa, Portuguese football player
- Terry Costa, Canadian artist [1]
- Uriel da Costa, Portuguese Jewish writer
Costa is also a surname in Italy:
- Lorenzo Costa, Italian painter.
- Sir Michael Costa, Italian-born English composer and conductor.
- Paolo Costa, Italian Member of the European Parliament.
in Greece
- Antony Costa, British singer
