Hélder is a given name in Portuguese. The unrelated German-Jewish surname "Helder" is also given the accent in Portuguese, such as the Portuguese poet Herberto Hélder (1930-).
The name is sometimes confused with Heitor. People named Hélder include:
Hélder Barbosa (1987-), Portuguese footballerHélder Cabral (1984-), Portuguese footballerHélder Cristóvão (1971-), Angola-born Portuguese footballer, often just called HélderHélder Costa (1939-), Portuguese dramatist, formerly exiled in ParisHélder Costa (footballer) (1994-), Angola-born Portuguese footballerHélder Muianga (1976-), Mozambican football playerHélder Esteves (1977-), Portuguese football strikerHelder Francisco Malauene ( ), Mozambican politicianHélder Macedo (1935), Portuguese literary scholar and writerHélder Fragueiro Antunes, a Portugues-American executiveHélder Prista Monteiro (1922-1994), Portuguese absurdist playwrightHélder Graça Neto (1982-), Angolan footballerHélder Postiga (1982-), Portuguese footballerHélder Lima Queiroz (21st century), Brazilian zoologistHélder Rosário (1980-), Portuguese footballerHélder Maurílio (born 1988), Brazilian footballer