Listed below are notable people from Uruguay.

Artists

  • Rodolfo Arotxarena
  • Pablo Atchugarry
  • José Belloni
  • Juan Manuel Blanes
  • Juan José Calandria
  • Carlos Capelán
  • Pedro Figari
  • Carlos María Herrera
  • Edward Johnston
  • Carlos Páez Vilaró
  • Virginia Patrone
  • María Carmen Portela
  • Hermenegildo Sábat
  • Martín Sastre
  • Felipe Seade
  • Joaquín Torres García
  • Daniel Pontet
  • Eduardo Vernazza

Vedettes, singers, actors, dancers and models

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  • Alicia Alfonso (born 1963) actress
  • Marcelo Buquet actor and former model
  • César Campodónico actor
  • Eunice Castro fashion-runway model, professional theater dancer, television and runway hostess and actress of stage and screen
  • Mateo Chiarino (born 1983) actor, writer, and director
  • Mary da Cuña (1942–2016) actress and theater director
  • George DelHoyo American theater and television actor, born in Canelones
  • Virginia Dobrich professional theater and television dancer
  • Mónica Farro theatrical supervedette, model and professional theater and television actress
  • Tina Ferreira carnival and theater vedette, dancer and journalist
  • Delfi Galbiati theatre actor
  • Andrea Ghidone vedette, fashion model, professional dancer and actress of theater and television
  • Daniel Hendler film, television, and theatre actor
  • Osvaldo Laport film and television actor
  • Laura Martínez (born 1964) actress, dancer, television star
  • María Mendive (born 1968) actress and theater director
  • Mónica Mesones model and TV presenter
  • Bárbara Mori telenovela and film actress and model
  • Natalia Oreiro Latin Grammy-nominated singer, actress and fashion designer
  • María Padín (1888–1970) actress and producer
  • Pelusa Vera (born 1940) theater, radio, and television actress
  • Imilce Viñas (1939–2009) actress, comedian, teacher, and theater director
  • China Zorrilla award-winning theater, film and television actress

Musicians

  • Miguel del Aguila
  • Jorge Drexler, Academy Award winner
  • Enrique Graf
  • Pablo Sciuto
  • José Serebrier
  • Alfredo Zitarrosa
  • Edgardo Cambón
  • Mariana Ingold
  • Martín López
  • Eduardo Mateo
  • Martín Méndez
  • Rubén Rada
  • Jaime Roos
  • Gabe Saporta
  • Erwin Schrott
  • Julio Sosa
  • Daniel Viglietti
  • Malena Muyala

Politics and military

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  • Gregorio Álvarez
  • Juan José de Amézaga
  • Mariano Arana
  • Líber Arce (1938–1968), martyred student activist
  • José Gervasio Artigas
  • Danilo Astori
  • Alfredo Baldomir
  • Hugo Batalla
  • Jorge Batlle
  • José Batlle y Ordóñez
  • Lorenzo Batlle
  • Luis Batlle Berres
  • Tomas Berreta
  • Graciela Bianchi (born 1954), professor, politician, lawyer, notary
  • Eduardo Blanco Acevedo
  • Juan María Bordaberry
  • Pedro Bordaberry
  • Baltasar Brum
  • Lorenzo Carnelli
  • Juan Lindolfo Cuestas
  • José Eugenio Ellauri
  • Hugo Fernández Faingold
  • Venancio Flores
  • Emilio Frugoni
  • Reinaldo Gargano
  • Julio César Grauert
  • Héctor Gutiérrez Ruiz
  • Luis Alberto de Herrera
  • Luis Alberto Lacalle
  • Juan Antonio Lavalleja
  • Aparicio Méndez
  • Rafael Michelini
  • Zelmar Michelini
  • Martha Montaner (1955–2016), deputy and senator
  • José Mujica
  • Rodolfo Nin Novoa
  • Didier Opertti Badan
  • Manuel Oribe
  • Jorge Pacheco Areco
  • Susana Pintos (1939–1968), martyred student activist
  • Fructuoso Rivera
  • Julio María Sanguinetti
  • Aparicio Saravia
  • Raúl Sendic
  • Joaquín Suárez
  • Gabriel Terra
  • Tabaré Vázquez
  • Feliciano Viera

Religious leaders

  • Gonzalo Aemilius
  • Antonio María Barbieri
  • Pablo Galimberti
  • José Benito Lamas
  • Dámaso Antonio Larrañaga
  • Juan Francisco Larrobla
  • José Benito Monterroso
  • Francisca Rubatto
  • Juan Luis Segundo
  • Mariano Soler
  • Jacinto Vera

Writers

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  • Eduardo Acevedo Díaz
  • Francisco Acuña de Figueroa
  • Delmira Agustini
  • Pilar Barrios
  • Mario Benedetti
  • Amanda Berenguer
  • Ruben Cotelo
  • Juana de Ibarbourou
  • Eduardo Galeano
  • Marosa di Giorgio
  • Julio Herrera y Reissig
  • Jorge Majfud
  • Eduardo Milán
  • Juan Carlos Mondragón
  • Juan Carlos Onetti, Cervantes Prize winner
  • Emilio Oribe
  • Cristina Peri Rossi
  • Teresa Porzecanski
  • Manuel Pérez y Curis
  • Horacio Quiroga
  • José Enrique Rodó
  • María Herminia Sabbia y Oribe
  • Florencio Sánchez
  • Maria Eugenia Vaz Ferreira
  • Idea Vilariño
  • Javier de Viana
  • Juan Zorrilla de San Martín

Film directors and screenwriters

  • Fede Álvarez
  • Valeria Puig
  • Juan Pablo Rebella
  • Pablo Stoll
  • Rodo Sayagues

Public figures

  • Irma Avegno (1881–1913), businesswoman
  • Roberto Canessa
  • Alberto Mechoso (1936–1976), anarchist
  • Mariana Mota, judge
  • Nando Parrado
  • Gustavo Zerbino

Indigenous people

  • María Micaëla Guyunusa
  • Laureano Tacuavé Martínez

Engineers and architects

  • Eladio Dieste
  • Gonzalo Frasca
  • Roman Fresnedo Siri
  • Carlos Ott

Educators

  • Enriqueta Compte y Riqué (1866–1949), educational theorist
  • María Stagnero de Munar (1856–1922), educational reformer and feminist
  • Pablo Román Pérez Torres, Uruguayan translator and lecturer

Journalists

  • Susana Andrade (born 1963) – attorney, journalist, columnist, politician
  • Clara Berenbau (1980–2013) – presenter, announcer, columnist, actress, writer, and journalist
  • Dolores Castillo (1920–1991) – journalist, philosophy professor, and trade union activist
  • Jorge Gestoso Spanish-language television host and President of GTN, Gestoso Television News
  • Pedro Sevcec Spanish-language television news anchor for U.S. network Telemundo

Composers

  • Miguel del Aguila – (Grammy nominated classical composer)
  • Jorge Drexler Academy Award-winning song composer (The Motorcycle Diaries)
  • Gerardo Matos Rodríguez composer of the tango La Cumparsita
  • Guido Santórsola
  • Alfredo Zitarrosa

Scientists

  • Beatriz Álvarez Sanna (born 1968), biochemist
  • Rodrigo Arocena
  • Teresita de Barbieri, feminist sociologist, academic, and researcher
  • José L. Duomarco
  • Erna Frins (born 1960), physicist
  • Rodolfo Gambini
  • Gaston Gonnet
  • Esmeralda Mallada (born 1937), astronomer
  • José Luis Massera
  • Mariana Meerhoff (born 1975), researcher, professor, and biologist
  • Mario Wschebor

Sports

Football

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  • Sebastián Abreu ("El Loco Abreu") football player, member of national team
  • José Andrade former football player and member of the 1930 FIFA World Cup-winning team
  • Felipe Avenatti former football player
  • Julio César Benítez Amodeo Uruguayan football player, played seven seasons with Barcelona from 1961 to his sudden death in 1968
  • Edinson Cavani football player, member of national team and Manchester United
  • Héctor Codevila footballer
  • César Falletti football player, forward
  • Diego Forlán former football player, member of national team
  • Enzo Francescoli former football player, member of national team
  • Alcides Ghiggia former football player, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup-winning team
  • Diego Godín football player, member of national team and Cagliari
  • Wilson Graniolatti former football player
  • Carlos Grossmüller former football player
  • John Harley played with C.U.R.C.C./Peñarol from 1909 until his retirement from football in 1920
  • Luis Jonne former football player, member of national team
  • Gary Kagelmacher football player, defender
  • Marcelo Lipatin football player, forward (Trofense)
  • Diego Lugano former football player, member of national team
  • Francisco Majewski former football player
  • Juan Masnik former football player
  • Ladislao Mazurkiewicz former football player
  • Paolo Montero former football player, member of the national team
  • Fernando Muslera football player, member of national team and Galatasaray
  • José Nasazzi former football player, captain of the 1930 FIFA World Cup-winning team
  • Álvaro Recoba football player, member of the national team
  • Pedro Rocha former football player, member of the national team
  • Hugo Rivero former football player
  • Diego Rossi football player, forward
  • Juan Schiaffino former football player, member of the 1950 FIFA World Cup-winning team
  • Luis Suárez football player, member of national team and member of Inter Miami
  • Obdulio Varela former football player, captain of the 1950 World Cup-winning team
  • Matías Vitkieviez former football player
  • Gerardo Vonder former football player

Others

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  • Celia Barboza (born 1977) – surfing champion
  • Esteban Batista first Uruguayan to play in the National Basketball Association
  • Alberto Domínguez Uruguayan and Australian cyclist. Represented Uruguay at the 1958 Pan American Games
  • Alfredo Evangelista boxer
  • José María Flores Burlón boxer
  • Marcel Felder (born 1984) tennis player
  • Emiliano Lasa, track and field athlete, Olympic finalist
  • Oscar Moglia Olympic medal-winning basketball player
  • Andy Ram (born 1980) – Uruguay-born Israeli tennis player
  • Uriel Trocki (born 1996) Uruguayan-Israeli basketball player for national team and in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
  • Milton Wynants Olympic silver medal-winning cyclist

Economists

  • Azucena Arbeleche (born 1970)economist, professor, and civil servant
  • Arturo C. Porzecanski Wall Street economist and university professor

See also

  • Lists of people by nationality

References