List of Famous people born in Sonora, Mexico

Abelardo Rodríguez Luján, commonly known as Abelardo L. Rodríguez was the substitute president of Mexico from 1932 to 1934. He completed the term of Pascual Ortiz Rubio after his resignation, during the period known as the Maximato. Former President Plutarco Elías Calles then held considerable de facto political power, without being president himself. However, Rodríguez was more successful than Ortiz Rubio had been in asserting presidential power against Calles's influence.

Alejandro Manuel Cárdenas Robles is a retired track & field athlete from Mexico. He is married to high jumper athlete Romary Rifka.

Francisco Abel Murrieta Gutiérrez was a Mexican lawyer and politician who was a member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as deputy of the LXIII Legislature of the Mexican Congress from 2015 to 2018, representing Sonora's sixth district. Previously, he was a member of the Congress of Sonora and the attorney general of the same state.

Plutarco Haza is a Mexican actor raised in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.

Norma Luz Irene Duarte Palafox, known as Norma Duarte or Norma Duarte Palafox, is a Mexican footballer who plays as a forward for Pachuca in the Liga MX Femenil.

Beatriz Adriana Flores de Saracho, commonly known as Beatriz Adriana, is a Mexican singer of ranchera.

Luis Aguilar Manzo was a Mexican film and television actor and singer. He was also known as El Gallo Giro, and was noted for his performances in films as El 7 leguas (1955) and El látigo negro (1958).

Luis Colosio Fernández was a Mexican politician affiliated with the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as Senator of the LVIII and LIX Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Sonora.

Francisco "Paquín" Estrada Soto was a Major League Baseball player for the New York Mets. Estrada, a catcher, appeared in one game for the Mets in 1971. Estrada was at the time of his death the manager of the Chihuahua Dorados in the Mexican League (Summer), and catcher's coach with Culiacán Tomateros in the Mexican Pacific League (Winter). In 2006, he served as the manager of the Mexico national baseball team for the World Baseball Classic.

Dora Patricia Mercado Castro is a Mexican feminist politician. She is a founder, former president and the 2006 presidential candidate of the extinct Social Democratic Party.