List of Famous people born in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Matuzalém Francelino da Silva, commonly known as just Matuzalém, is a Brazilian football manager and former player, who played as a midfielder.

Garibaldi Alves Filho is a Brazilian politician and former President of the Federal Senate.

Alfredo Nascimento is Brazil's minister of Transport. He is a member of the Republic Party, and was the party's president until he resigned in 2016 in support of the Impeachment process against Dilma Rousseff. He has occasionally been at odds with environmental minister Carlos Minc over projects in Amazonas and Rondônia. Nascimento was mayor of Manaus in the year 1988 and between 1997 until 2004, when he resigned to take over the Ministry of Transport of Brazil

Rafael Huete da Motta is a Brazilian politician and engineer. He has spent his political career representing Rio Grande do Norte, having served in the national legislature since 2015.

Amanda Francisco is a Brazilian female volleyball player. She competed with her club Rexona Ades at the 2015 FIVB Volleyball Women's Club World Championship.