List of Famous people born in Argentina

Macedonio Fernández was an Argentine writer, humorist and philosopher. His writings included novels, stories, poetry, journalism, and works not easily classified. He was a mentor to Jorge Luis Borges and other avant-garde Argentine writers. Seventeen years of his correspondence with Borges was published in 2000. His published poetry includes "Creía yo".

Hernán Gumy is a former tennis player from Argentina, who turned professional in 1991. He represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he was defeated in the first round by Venezuela's Nicolas Pereira. Gumy made two finals in his career; both of them ATP 250s on clay in 1996. He won Santiago, Chile by beating the Spanish World No. 15 Félix Mantilla in a tough three-setter: in the semi-finals, and the Chilean world number 11 Marcelo Ríos in the final 6–4, 7–5. He lost the other final he was in, in Oporto, Portugal to Spain's Félix Mantilla despite winning the first set.

Juan Manuel Fangio II is a former auto racing champion and the nephew of auto racer Juan Manuel Fangio. Fangio II grew up meeting some of auto racing's most famous champions of his uncle's era. He inherited his uncle's passion for motorsports.

José Francisco de San Martín y Matorras, known simply as José de San Martín or El Libertador of Argentina, Chile and Peru, was an Argentine general and the prime leader of the southern and central parts of South America's successful struggle for independence from the Spanish Empire who served as the Protector of Peru. Born in Yapeyú, Corrientes, in modern-day Argentina, he left the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata at the early age of seven to study in Málaga, Spain.

Alberto César Mancini is a former professional tennis player from Argentina. He won three top-level singles titles and four tour doubles titles. His career-high rankings were World No. 8 in singles and No. 79 in doubles. His career prize-money totalled $1,543,120.

José Gutiérrez de la Concha e Irigoyen, 1st Marquess of Havana, 1st Viscount of Cuba, Grandee of Spain was a Spanish noble, general and politician, who served three times as Captain General of Cuba and once as the Prime Minister of Spain.

Juan Ramón Verón is an Argentine football coach and former professional player, who played as a midfielder or forward.

Alberto Manuel Rodríguez-Gallego González de Mendoza was an Argentine film actor who appeared in some 114 films between 1930 and 2005, spanning eight decades.

Jérôme Savary was an Argentinian-French theater director and actor. His work has democratized and widened the appeal of musical theater in France, drawing together and blending such genres as opera, operetta, and musical comedy.

Matías Médici is a male professional track and road cyclist from Argentina. He represented his native country at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, PR China.